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Guayaquil City F.C.

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Guayaquil City
Full nameGuayaquil City FĂștbol Club
NicknamesEl Equipo de la Ciudad
Los Ciudadanos
Los Ciitadinos
Los Celestes
Los Albicelestes
Founded7 November 2007; 18 years ago (2007-11-07)
GroundEstadio Christian BenĂ­tez Betancourt, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Capacity10,152
PresidentChristian Zamora
ManagerPool GavilĂĄnez
LeagueLigaPro Serie A
2025Serie B, 1st of 12 (promoted)
Websitewww.guayaquilcityfc.com

Guayaquil City F.C. (known as C.D. River Ecuador until 2017) is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Guayaquil. They currently play in the country's top tier-level football league, the Ecuadorian Serie A after to winning from the Ecuadorian Serie B at the end of the 2025 season.

History

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Formed in 2007 as Club Deportivo River Plate Ecuador (or River Ecuador), the club was founded through a partnership with the dominant Argentinian side River Plate.[1] By 2010 the relationship had already ended, but the club continued to operate under its given name and with River Plate's traditional red kit colour.[1]

On 11 July 2017 it was announced that River Ecuador had renamed themselves to Guayaquil City FĂștbol Club, changing their strip to sky blue and white horizontal stripes.[2] The new name, kit colours and badge design prompted a number of claims that the change in identity was the result of a takeover by the Manchester City-linked City Football Group, though no evidence of this was forthcoming.[3]

Statistics

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Serie A

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  • Seasons: 9 (2015–2023)
  • Matches played: 132
    • Wins: 38
    • Draws: 32
    • Losses: 62
  • Goals for: 137
  • Goals against: 184
  • Goals difference: -47
  • Points: 146
  • All-time position: 7th

Serie B

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  • Seasons: 5 (2010–2014)

Segunda CategorĂ­a

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  • Seasons: 2 (2008–2009)

Players

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Current squad

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As of 2 March 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ECU Gilmar Napa
3 DF  ECU Yardely Rodríguez
4 DF  ECU Erick Ladines
5 MF  ECU Madison Julio
6 DF  ECU Roger Arias
8 MF  ECU Jean Humanante
9 FW  PAR Manu Palma
10 MF  ECU Damiån Díaz
11 FW  ECU Edinson Mero
12 GK  ECU Rodrigo Perea
15 MF  ECU Kevin Sambonino
16 DF  ECU Jonathan Ordóñez
17 DF  ECU Junior Ayoví
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  ECU Anderson Naula
20 MF  URU Santiago Laurino
21 FW  ECU Jose Miguel Andrade
23 FW  ECU Edwin Angulo
24 MF  URU Gerónimo Plada
25 GK  ECU Eved Sanchez
28 MF  ECU Janus Vivar
29 DF  ECU Joshué Quiñónez
50 MF  ECU Cesar Parra
51 DF  ECU Esnåider Cabezas
70 FW  ECU Pablo Mancilla
80 MF  URU Pablo Gonzålez

Managers

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Los cuatro River de América" [The Four River of the Americas]. El País (in Spanish). 19 December 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "River Ecuador jugará desde este viernes como Guayaquil City FC" [River Ecuador will play from this Friday as Guayaquil City FC]. El Universo. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Guayaquil City FC es la primera filial del Manchester de Pep Guardiola en SudamĂ©rica" [Guayaquil City FC is the first affiliate of Pep Guardiola's Manchester in South America]. depor.com. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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