Basketball team
Macará
Club · Ecuador · Liga Pro
«Macará»
A group of students at the Colegio Nacional Bolívar met in Ambato's Montealvo park in 1939 to found a football club, and an army captain, Galo Molina, talked them out of a name. He suggested Macará instead, and the students agreed.
Its record in Ecuadorian football reads as a long climb between divisions. Macará reached Serie A for the first time in 1960, then dropped down in 1978 and again in 1991, before working its way back.
Serie A has been harder to crack. Macará has never won it, and its best finish came in 2019 — third place, enough to send the club into the Copa Libertadores for the first time. Relegation followed in 2022, reversed the next year when the 2023 Serie B title brought an immediate return to the top flight.
Latest results
All matches| 13 Sep | Liga Pro |
Emelec
H
|
||
| 6 Sep | Liga Pro |
Independiente del Valle
A
|
1:3 | L |
| 2 Sep | Liga Pro |
Manta
H
|
4:3 | W |
| 30 Aug | Liga Pro |
Orense SC
A
|
2:1 | W |
| 25 Aug | Liga Pro |
Libertad Asunción
A
|
0:1 | L |
| 20 Aug | CONMEBOL Sudamericana |
Santos
H
|
0:0 | D |
Standing
CONMEBOL SudamericanaGroup stage · Group A
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Macará
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6:3 | 10 |
| 2 |
 Tigre
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8:5 | 9 |
| 3 |
 America de Cali
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6:5 | 9 |
| 4 |
 Alianza Atlético
|
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2:9 | 2 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 239| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 239 | 118 | 121 |
| Scored | 276 | 146 | 130 |
| Conceded | 287 | 121 | 166 |
| Scored per game | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Conceded per game | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Difference | −11 | +25 | −36 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Jose Cazares
Midfielder
23 Matches
Jhon Jairo Jiménez Vega
Defender
23 Matches
José Luis Marrufo Jiménez
Defender
23 Matches
Santiago Etchebarne
Defender
23 Matches
Jordán Josué Mohor Nazareno
Midfielder
23 Matches
Darwin Cuero
Goalkeeper
23 Matches
Rodrigo Rodriguez
Goalkeeper
23 Matches
Luis Miguel Ayala Brucil
Defender
22 Matches
Squad of Macará
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | |
Jose Cazares |
Midfielder | 35 | 23 |
| 4 | |
Jhon Jairo Jiménez Vega |
Defender | 31 | 23 |
| 14 |  |
José Luis Marrufo Jiménez |
Defender | 30 | 23 |
| 21 |  |
Santiago Etchebarne |
Defender | 32 | 23 |
| 27 | |
Jordán Josué Mohor Nazareno |
Midfielder | 25 | 23 |
| 12 | |
Darwin Cuero |
Goalkeeper | 31 | 23 |
| 1 | |
Rodrigo Rodriguez |
Goalkeeper | 30 | 23 |
| 13 | |
Luis Miguel Ayala Brucil |
Defender | 32 | 22 |
| 22 |  |
 Luca Ferro |
Midfielder | 25 | 22 |
| 9 | |
 F. Posse |
Forward | 25 | 22 |
| 30 | |
 Tommy Chamba |
Midfielder | 21 | 21 |
| 26 | |
 Marlon Medranda |
Defender | 27 | 21 |
| 3 | |
 Juan Espinosa |
Defender | 23 | 20 |
| 15 | |
 M. Tello |
Midfielder | 21 | 20 |
| 5 | |
 Jean Carlos Estacio Nazareno |
Midfielder | 28 | 20 |
| 50 | |
 Carlos Caicedo |
Midfielder | 19 | 20 |
| 20 | |
 M. Vieira |
Midfielder | 21 | 19 |
| 77 | |
 Jeison Daniel Chalá Vásquez |
Forward | 31 | 19 |
| 87 | |
 Jose Klinger |
Midfielder | 21 | 18 |
| 10 |  Matías Nicolás Miranda |
Midfielder | 18 | ||
| 25 | |
 Denilson Bolaños |
Defender | 26 | 14 |
| 17 |  Jordan Zambrano |
Midfielder | 11 | ||
| 8 |  Gaston Blanc |
Midfielder | 11 | ||
| 7 |  Federico Mariano Paz Navarrete |
Forward | 11 | ||
| 28 | |
 Agustín Iván Campana |
Midfielder | 28 | 10 |
| 19 |  Patricio Ramos |
Forward | 9 | ||
| 11 |  Leonar Espinosa |
Midfielder | 6 | ||
| 18 |  Matías Cabeza |
Forward | 5 | ||
| 23 | |
 Néstor Caicedo |
Forward | 22 | 3 |
| 52 |  B. Coello |
Midfielder | 1 |
Fixtures of Macará
-
13 Sep
Emelec
H
-
6 Sep
Independiente del Valle
A
1:3
L
-
2 Sep
Manta
H
4:3
W
-
30 Aug
Orense SC
A
2:1
W
-
25 Aug
Libertad Asunción
A
0:1
L
-
20 Aug
Santos
H
0:0
D
-
18 Aug
Universidad Católica
H
1:1
D
-
13 Aug
Santos
A
1:2
L
Honours of Macará
- Serie B 1971, 1998, 2005, 2016, 2023 5