Manta F.C.
Ecuadorian football club
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Manta Fútbol Club is a professional football club from the city of Manta, Ecuador. Founded in 1998, they play in Serie A.
Pesqueros (Fishermen)
Atuneros (Tuna fishermen)
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Especializado Dedicado a la Práctica del Deporte Profesional Manta Fútbol Club | |||
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| Nicknames | Celestes (Sky blues) Pesqueros (Fishermen) Atuneros (Tuna fishermen) | |||
| Founded | 27 July 1998 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Jocay | |||
| Capacity | 21,000 | |||
| Chairman | Guillermo Medranda | |||
| Manager | Javier Carvajal | |||
| League | Serie A | |||
| 2025 | First stage: 16th of 16 Relegation group: 1st of 4 | |||
| Website | http://www.mantafutbolclub.com/ | |||
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History
Manta was founded in 1998 after the purchase of the franchise rights from the defunct Manta Sport. From 1999–2001, the club competed in the Segunda Categoría, the third tier of Ecuadorian football league system before being promoted in 2002 to Serie B. Manta won promotion again in 2003 to Serie A for the first time but finished poorly and were relegated back to Serie B where they would spend the next six seasons. 2009 saw the club back in Serie A but no titles were forthcoming and they were relegated again in 2014.
They got promoted back to the Serie A in 2020 played in the first tier after a seven-year absence. After one season, they suffered another relegation, only returning to the top tier in 2024 after finishing second in the year's Serie B.
Honours
- Serie B
- Champions (1): 2008
Players
- As of 7 April 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Fabián Bustos (2009–2010)- Gabriel Perrone (2010–2011)
Armando Osma (2011–2012)
Edwin Cózar (2012–2013)- Fabián Bustos (2013)
- Juan Manuel Llop (2014)
- Armando Osma (2014)
- Jorge Alfonso (2014–2015)
- Juan Amador Sánchez (2015)
- Luis Espinel (2016)
- Jorge Alfonso (2017)
Rolando Azas (2017–2018)- Pablo Saucedo (2019)
- Fabián Frías (2019–2021)
Pablo Trobbiani (2022)
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Manta F.C. on Facebook
- Manta F.C. on Twitter
- Manta F.C. on Instagram
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