Macará

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«Macará»

237 Matches

83 wins

69 draws

85 losses

271–281 Goals

−10 Difference

1.1 Scored per game

Form W L D D L W

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

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
18 Aug	Liga Pro	Universidad Católica H	1:1	D
13 Aug	CONMEBOL Sudamericana	Santos A	1:2	L
9 Aug	Liga Pro	Barcelona SC A	2:1	W

Standing

Liga Pro

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
2	Universidad Católica	27	12	8	7	47:25	44
3	Aucas	26	13	5	8	30:26	44
4	Macará	26	12	6	8	33:26	42
5	LDU Quito	27	12	5	10	27:22	41
6	Barcelona SC	27	10	9	8	28:22	39

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 237

237 Matches

83 wins

69 draws

85 losses

271–281 Goals

−10 Difference

1.1 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 237

83 69 85

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	237	117	120
Scored	271	142	129
Conceded	281	118	163
Scored per game	1.1	1.2	1.1
Conceded per game	1.2	1.0	1.4
Difference	−10	+24	−34

Key players

by appearances over the last year

José Luis Marrufo Jiménez Defender 20 Matches

Santiago Etchebarne Defender 20 Matches

Jhon Jairo Jiménez Vega Defender 20 Matches

Darwin Cuero Goalkeeper 20 Matches

Jose Cazares Midfielder 20 Matches

Jordán Josué Mohor Nazareno Midfielder 20 Matches

Rodrigo Rodriguez Goalkeeper 20 Matches

Luca Ferro Forward 19 Matches

Squad of Macará

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Matches
14	José Luis Marrufo Jiménez	Defender	20
21	Santiago Etchebarne	Defender	20
4	Jhon Jairo Jiménez Vega	Defender	20
12	Darwin Cuero	Goalkeeper	20
16	Jose Cazares	Midfielder	20
27	Jordán Josué Mohor Nazareno	Midfielder	20
1	Rodrigo Rodriguez	Goalkeeper	20
22	Luca Ferro	Forward	19
13	Luis Miguel Ayala Brucil	Defender	19
77	Jeison Daniel Chalá Vásquez	Forward	19
9	F. Posse	Forward	19
30	Tommy Chamba	Midfielder	18
50	Carlos Caicedo	Midfielder	18
26	Marlon Medranda	Defender	18
10	Matías Nicolás Miranda	Midfielder	18
15	M. Tello	Midfielder	17
3	Juan Espinosa	Defender	17
5	Jean Carlos Estacio Nazareno	Midfielder	17
20	M. Vieira	Midfielder	16
87	Jose Klinger	Forward	15
25	Denilson Bolaños	Defender	12
17	Jordan Zambrano	Midfielder	11
7	Federico Mariano Paz Navarrete	Forward	11
8	Gaston Blanc	Midfielder	11
28	Agustín Iván Campana	Midfielder	7
19	Patricio Ramos	Forward	6
11	Leonar Espinosa	Midfielder	6
18	Matías Cabeza	Forward	5