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{{Short description|Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil}}
{{Distinguish|text=Spanish club [[FC Barcelona]]}}
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'''Barcelona Sporting Club''' ({{IPA|es|baɾseˈlona|lang}}), internationally known as '''Barcelona de Guayaquil''', is an Ecuadorian sports club based in [[Guayaquil]], known best for its professional [[football team]]. They currently play in the [[Ecuadorian Serie A]], the highest level of football in the country, and [[List of unrelegated association football clubs|hold the distinction]] of being the only club in the Ecuadorian top flight to not have played in the [[Ecuadorian Serie B|Serie B]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2009/10/01/1/1372/barcelona-juega-anos-historia.html|title=Barcelona se juega 84 años de historia en la A|date=1 October 2009|website=Eluniverso.com|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>

Barcelona Sporting Club is one of the most popular football teams in Ecuador, having won the Serie A title a record 16 times, most recently in 2020. They have also  won six regional titles (five in the professional era), and were the first Ecuadorian club to make it to the [[Copa Libertadores]] finals, making it twice, but lost on both occasions.

Barcelona Sporting Club was founded on 1 May 1925, by Eutimio Pérez, a Spanish immigrant who named the club after his home city of [[Barcelona]]. Since then, Barcelona Sporting Club has become the most popular club in the country. The club holds a long-standing rivalry with [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]], where matches between the two teams are considered the most important derby in Ecuador, commonly referred to as "[[Clásico del Astillero|El Clásico del Astillero]]". The club plays their home matches in [[Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha]], the largest stadium in the country.

In addition to football, the club has teams in professional basketball, bowling, boxing, swimming, volleyball, baseball, athletics, and tennis. In 2008, its basketball team was the champion in the Ecuadorian National Basketball League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asobasketguayas.ec/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109:liganacionalmasculina&catid=38:not-y-bol&Itemid=68|title=Barcelona campeón nacional de basketball|date=July 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719133912/http://asobasketguayas.ec/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109:liganacionalmasculina&catid=38:not-y-bol&Itemid=68|access-date=November 29, 2018|archive-date=July 19, 2011}}</ref>

==History==
===Foundation and early years (1925–1969)===
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{{Image label|x=0.23|y=0.05|scale=350|text=<span style="font-size:87%;">'''Aguirre'''</span>}}
{{Image label|x=0.06|y=0.22|scale=350|text=<span style="font-size:87%;">'''Sangster'''</span>}}
{{Image label|x=0.07|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<span style="font-size:87%;">'''Guzmán'''</span>}}
{{Image label|x=0.30|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<span style="font-size:87%;">'''Murillo Moya'''</span>}}
{{Image label|x=0.35|y=0.22|scale=350|text=<span style="font-size:87%;">'''Franco'''</span>}}
{{Image label|x=0.10|y=0.40|scale=350|text=<span style="font-size:87%;">'''Márquez'''</span>}}
{{Image label|x=0.20|y=0.35|scale=350|text=<span style="font-size:87%;">'''Zevallos'''</span>}}
{{Image label|x=0.32|y=0.40|scale=350|text=<span style="font-size:87%;">'''Moría'''</span>}}
{{Image label|x=0.06|y=0.55|scale=350|text=<span style="font-size:87%;">'''Criollo'''</span>}}
{{Image label|x=0.23|y=0.50|scale=350|text=<span style="font-size:87%;">'''Pacheco'''</span>}}
{{Image label|x=0.38|y=0.55|scale=350|text=<span style="font-size:87%;">'''Viteri'''</span>}}
Barcelona Sporting Club's 1st squad of 15 June 1925. The coach was Eutimio Pérez.
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[[File:Don Eutimio Pérez Arumi.jpg|thumb|left|Don Eutimio Pérez Arumi, patron at the birth of Barcelona S.C.|200px]]
''Barcelona Sporting Club'' was founded on 1 May 1925 by Eutimio Pérez, a Spanish immigrant who decided to name the club after his home city of [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]. The team was named after Pérez's return to Ecuador, and BSC's Barça-like crest was adopted later on. The team competed in the provincial amateur tournament organized by Asociación de Fútbol del Guayas (AFG), which included clubs from around the [[Guayas Province, Ecuador|Guayas Province]] in Ecuador. In the 1940s, Barcelona's popularity grew partly by its notoriety in playing matches against important Colombian teams, such as [[Deportivo Cali]] and [[Millonarios Fútbol Club|Millionarios]], two of the best teams from [[Colombia]]'s [[El Dorado (football)|golden]] era of football. Barcelona defeated Millionarios twice in Guayaquil, by scores of 3–2 and 1–0.
[[File:Camiseta de Barcelona Sporting Club de 1926.jpg|thumb|right|Barcelona Sporting Club in 1926.
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Barcelona was formed in the same place where the club which would become its most intense sporting rival was founded, [[C.S. Emelec|Club Sport Emelec]]. Both clubs were born in the same Guayaquil neighborhood, [http://enguayaquil.com/barrio-del-astillero/ Astillero de Guayaquil].

In 1950, Barcelona Sporting Club won its first AFG amateur title; the following year, the Association turned professional, and between 1951 and 1967, Barcelona racked up five professional regional titles and finished as runners-up six times, tying crosstown rival [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] for the most titles. In 1957, as one of the top two finishers in the Guayas regional tournament, Barcelona was invited to participate in the newly organized [[Serie A de Ecuador]], which would crown a national championship from among the top two teams from both the AFG and the Interandino tournament disputed by teams from [[Quito]] and [[Ambato, Ecuador|Ambato]]. Barcelona of Guayaquil finished second in their first participation. Barcelona won its first national title in 1960, and became the first Ecuadorian team to compete in the [[Copa Libertadores]].

*'''First match:''' 15 June 1925 vs [[C.S. Ayacucho|Ayacucho]] (1–0)
*'''First international match:''' 19 March 1931 vs {{flagicon|COL}} [[Deportivo Cali]] (4–4)

===Success, then fall from grace (1970s)===

By the 1970s, Barcelona had established themselves as one of Ecuador's more popular teams after winning a number of provincial and national championships. Despite their national success, their performance in the Copa Libertadores had been lackluster, having exited the tournament early in competition. That changed in [[Copa Libertadores 1971|1971]], when they reached the semi-finals of the tournament with a star-studded squad that featured players such as Brazilian international [[Jose Paes]], Peruvian World Cup player [[Pedro Pablo León]], and Ecuadorian legend [[Alberto Spencer]]. Although they failed to reach the finals, at that time [[Estudiantes de La Plata]] was undefeated 4 years in row in home matches in [[Copa Libertadores]], they managed to defeat three-time tournament winner Estudiantes de La Plata 1–0 in [[La Plata]], later it would be recognized as ''La Hazaña de la Plata''.<ref>{{cite news | date=2010-03-06 | url=http://www.barcelonasportingclub.ec/hazana_plata.php | title=La Hazaña de la Plata | publisher=BSC Official Web site | access-date=2010-03-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329075113/http://www.barcelonasportingclub.ec/hazana_plata.php | archive-date=March 29, 2010 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 1972, they reached the semi-finals again, establishing themselves in the international stage.

The first two years of the decade were in stark contrast to the remainder; after the 1972 season, the club entered a dry spell that would last nine years. Barcelona did not win a national title, nor did it qualify for the Copa Libertadores, until the 1980s.

===Resurgence (1980s)===
In the 1980s, Barcelona shed the shackles of the prior decade and resurged on the international and domestic fronts. In 1980, the team won their first national title since 1971, going on to win four more before the end of the decade, making the 1980s the team's most successful period in terms of national titles; Barcelona became the first Ecuadorian squad to win 10 national championships. During this period, Barcelona competed in six editions of the Copa Libertadores, reaching the semi-finals twice in [[Copa Libertadores 1986|1986]] and [[Copa Libertadores 1987|1987]]. In 1988, the club hosted a historic meeting against [[FC Barcelona]] from Spain, homonym to the Ecuadorian club, during the [[Guayaquil City Cup]] friendly; the Ecuadorian Barcelona emerged victoriously 2–1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://diegoarcos.com.ec/hace-28-anos-barcelona-de-espana-jugaba-en-guayaquil/|title = Hace 31 años Barcelona de España jugaba en Guayaquil|date = May 26, 2019}}</ref>

In 1987, Barcelona inaugurated a new home ground, the [[Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo|Estadio Monumental]]. With an opening capacity of almost 90,000 spectators, the ''Monumental'' is still the largest stadium in Ecuador, and was the second-largest in South America, after the [[Estádio do Maracanã]] in Rio de Janeiro. The capacity has been reduced to just under 60,000 due to safety concerns like most South American stadiums.

===The glory years (1990s)===
In 1990, under a new president, and with the firm intention of conquering the Copa Libertadores for the first time (and the first time for a team in Ecuador), the club acquired key international players: former Argentine international and World Cup champion in [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] [[Marcelo Trobbiani]], [[Argentina|Argentine]] international [[Alberto Acosta]], and [[Uruguay]]an [[Marcelo Saralegui]]. With the inclusion of the foreign players and a batch of young as well as experienced Ecuadorian players, they played a fantastic tournament.

In [[1990 Copa Libertadores]] edition, a dramatic semi-final home and away series, Barcelona beat [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] of Argentina in a penalty shoot-out, to finally reach the long-awaited final. Unfortunately they would come short, losing against [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]] of (Paraguay) 2–0 in the away game, and tying 1–1 in the home game. Many considered the referee had affected the outcome in favor of the Paraguayan team.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}}

In [[1992 Copa Libertadores|1992]], they put together another great team, beating the previous champions [[Colo-Colo]] (Chile) and reaching the Libertadores Cup semi-finals once again, but losing against the powerful Brazilian team of [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]], who at the time was coached by [[Tele Santana]]. Among their stars, São Paulo had players such as [[Zetti]], [[Cafu]], [[Raí]], [[Müller (footballer, born 1966)|Müller]] and [[Palhinha (Jorge Ferreira da Silva)|Palhinha]].

This decade also proved to show a negative side in the team's history. On 26 December 1993, three days after Barcelona had achieved the second place in the Ecuadorian league and earning a spot in the next Libertadores cup, Ecuadorian striker [[Carlos Muñoz (Ecuadorian footballer)|Carlos Muñoz]] died in a car accident at the age of 26.

After winning the Ecuadorian league title in 1997 (their last until 2012) with the help of such players as former [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivian international]] [[Marco Etcheverry|Marco "El Diablo" Etcheverry]], former [[Colombia national football team|Colombian international]] [[Antony de Ávila|Anthony "El Pipa" De Avila]] and former [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuadorian international]] [[Agustin Delgado|Agustin "Tin" Delgado]], they would go on to play the [[Copa Libertadores 1998|1998 Libertadores Cup]] with mostly old players that seemed to be on their way out. But against all odds, they would reach their second Libertadores Cup final, losing both championship games against [[Brazil|Brazilian]] team [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco Da Gama]], 2–0 in the away game and 2–1 in the home game. 

1998 was their last appearance in the Copa Libertadores final as of 2022, ultimately meaning that their intention of capturing the Copa Libertadores that they wanted since the turn of the decade turned out to be a missed opportunity and was disappointing to many fans as they expected to win at least one continental title. The glory of being the first Ecuadorian team instead went to bitter rivals [[L.D.U. Quito]] who won the [[2008 Copa Libertadores]] and leaving Barcelona further stings of what could have been.

===Title drought (1998–2012)===
[[Image:Monumental03.jpg|thumbnail|right|Barcelona's stadium during a match in 2006.]]
Barcelona did not win a national title for 15 years since 1997, and participated in only two editions of the Copa Libertadores in the 2000s (decade). Despite the lack of titles in recent years, the club remains among the most successful teams in the league, having managed three Serie A runners-up finishes in the decade. Barcelona continues to be among the top contributors to the [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador national team]], and remains one of the most popular teams in Ecuador. The [[Clásico del Astillero|derby]] with crosstown team [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]], remains the most popular football rivalry in Ecuador.<ref>{{cite news | date=2010-02-11 | url=http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=119 | title=El Clásico del Astillero | publisher=Football Derbies | access-date=2010-02-11| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100114115950/http://footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=119| archive-date= January 14, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

===Maruri and Harb Era (2007–2011)===
During November 2007, [[Eduardo Maruri]] was elected President of Barcelona for the 2007–11 period. Maruri and Noboa (Barcelona's Vice President) introduced the slogan ''La Renovación'' (The Renovation), thereby promising to bring in key international players as well as the best Ecuadorian players and to clean up the mess that had prevented Barcelona from winning the national title.<ref>{{cite news | date=2007-11-23 | url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2007/11/23/0001/15/6620B50A617D4C398116F07499B8D9B6.html | title=Maruri ganó las elecciones | publisher=EL UNIVERSO | access-date=2010-03-06}}</ref> However, the 2009 season was Barcelona's worst season in its history in the [[Serie A de Ecuador|Serie A]]. Such teams as [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]], [[Club Deportivo ESPOLI|ESPOLI]], [[Deportivo Cuenca]] and [[LDU Portoviejo]] came out and spoke about their concern: if Barcelona were relegated, it would enormously impact those teams' economic situations, since when they would play at home against Barcelona it would almost guarantee a sell-out. (This was because Barcelona had the most fans of any team in Ecuador.<ref>{{cite news | date=2009-09-18 | url=http://www.ultimasnoticias.ec/noticiaUN.asp?id_noticia=32025&id_seccion=8 | title=Y si Barcelona desciende a la B? | publisher=UltimasNoticias | access-date=2009-09-18}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>) On 3 October 2009, more than 70,000 fans showed up at the [[Estadio Monumental Banco del Pichincha]] to support ''El Idolo del Ecuador'' so that it would not be relegated to the [[Serie B de Ecuador|Serie B]]. In an intense match, Barcelona defeated [[LDU Portoviejo]] 2–0 with goals from [[José Luis Perlaza]] (46th minute) and [[Juan Samudio]] (90th minute). This allowed Barcelona to remain the only Ecuadorian team that has never played a game in [[Serie B de Ecuador|Serie B]].<ref>{{cite news|date=2009-10-03 |url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2009/10/03/1/1372/barcelona-salvo-categoria.html |title=Barcelona salvó la categoría |publisher=EL UNIVERSO |access-date=2009-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006022216/http://www.eluniverso.com/2009/10/03/1/1372/barcelona-salvo-categoria.html |archive-date=October 6, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | date=2009-10-04 | url=http://www.tvecuador.com/index.php?option=com_reportajes&view=showcanal&id=1171&Itemid=27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717114628/http://www.tvecuador.com/index.php?option=com_reportajes&view=showcanal&id=1171&Itemid=27 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2011-07-17 | title=Barcelona de Guayaquil Salva la Categoría de Fútbol Video | publisher=LATV Ecuador | access-date=2009-10-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news
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On 5 November 2009, Barcelona's President, [[Eduardo Maruri]], announced the hiring of a multimedia communications group from Spain, [[MediaPro]], to help them as a consultant and guide them through the new decade in the aspects of advertisement, finance, and sport. This was done with the hope of bringing Barcelona back to international prominence and giving the fans what they most desired, the elusive 14th domestic title.<ref>{{cite news|date=2009-11-05 |url=http://www.barcelonasportingclub.ec/noticias.php?id=272 |title=Maruri "Este grupo asesor nos va a guiar hacia la nueva década" |publisher=BSC official website |access-date=2009-11-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003215656/http://www.barcelonasportingclub.ec/noticias.php?id=272 |archive-date=October 3, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=2009-11-05 |url=http://www.barcelonasportingclub.ec/noticias.php?id=271 |title=Barcelona llegó a un acuerdo con Mediapro |publisher=BSC official website |access-date=2009-11-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003215834/http://www.barcelonasportingclub.ec/noticias.php?id=271 |archive-date=October 3, 2011 }}</ref>{{clear}}

However, Eduardo Maruri resigned the presidency of Barcelona during a surprise press conference on 22 December 2010, stating that he was doing so because of "family issues".<ref>{{cite news | date=2010-12-22 | url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2010/12/22/1/1372/eduardo-maruri-renuncio-barcelona.html?p=1354&m=1835 | title=Eduardo Maruri renunció a Barcelona | publisher=El Universo | access-date=2010-12-22}}</ref> Maruri was resigning one year before the scheduled completion of his term. After Maruri resigned, Juan Carlos Estrada was designated as the new President of Barcelona.<ref>{{cite news | date=2010-12-22 | url=http://marcador.ec/notas/2010/12/22/amor-trabajo-y-mas-trabajo-promete-juan-carlos-estrada-flamante-presidente-de-barcelona | title="Amor, trabajo y más trabajo", promete Juan Carlos Estrada, flamante presidente de Barcelona | publisher=Marcador | access-date=2010-12-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225211524/http://marcador.ec/notas/2010/12/22/amor-trabajo-y-mas-trabajo-promete-juan-carlos-estrada-flamante-presidente-de-barcelona | archive-date=December 25, 2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Estrada also resigned the next day and Alfonso Harb Viteri assumed the presidency. Harb stated that he was going to step down as President and announced that Barcelona's presidential elections would be held on 11 June of the following year.

===Noboa Era (2011–2015)===
The businessman Antonio Noboa with his slogan ''Primero Barcelona'', defeated his opponent Jose Herrera and was sworn as the new president of Barcelona SC on 11 June 2011.<ref>{{cite news | date=2011-06-11 | url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2011/06/11/1/1372/barcelona-sc-tendra-hoy-un-nuevo-presidente.html?p=1354&m=1835 | title=Antonio Noboa ganó las elecciones y presidirá Barcelona  | publisher=El Universo | access-date=2011-06-10}}</ref>{{clear}} During the Noboa era, Barcelona managed to win the [[2012 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|2012 Serie A]], ending a 14-year title drought.<ref>{{cite news | date=2015-10-17 | url=http://lahora.com.ec/index.php/noticias/show/1101874862#.VwBUVGNlmRs | title=Barcelona: La era Noboa deja interrogantes | publisher=La Hora | access-date=2016-04-02}}</ref> {{clear}}

===Cevallos Era (2015–)===
Former goalkeeper [[José Francisco Cevallos]] assume the presidency of Barcelona on 13 December 2015 against [[Universidad Católica del Ecuador|Universidad Católica]] in Barcelona's home stadium, "El Monumental". His term ended in 2020, but was renewed.<ref>{{cite news | date=2015-10-01 | url=http://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2015/10/01/nota/5159102/jose-francisco-cevallos-virtual-presidente-barcelona | title=José Francisco Cevallos, nuevo presidente de Barcelona Sporting Club  | publisher=El Universo | access-date=2016-04-02}}</ref>{{clear}} In his tenure, Barcelona won the [[2016 Ecuadorian Serie A]], qualifying them for the [[2017 Copa Libertadores]], which they reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1998. This run was a great one, qualifying 2nd in their group after River Plate and alongside [[Independiente Medellín]], and [[FBC Melgar|Melgar]]. In the knockouts, they beat Brazilian Sides [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras|Palmeiras]] in the round of 16 and [[Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas|Botafogo]] in the Quarterfinals, before losing to eventual champion [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] in the Semifinals. His term ended with a gleeful [[2020 Ecuadorian Serie A]] Championship, and then was re-elected Club President. The next year, Barcelona reached the semifinals of the [[2021 Copa Libertadores]]. This run saw Barcelona top a very tough group with 7 time winners [[Boca Juniors]], the previous year's runner-up [[Santos FC|Santos]], and one of the best Bolivian clubs in [[The Strongest]]. In the knockouts, they beat [[Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|Vélez Sarsfield]] in the round of 16 and [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] in the quarter-finals before falling to finalists [[CR Flamengo|Flamengo]] in the semi-finals. In the [[2022 Ecuadorian Serie A]], despite winning the first phase, they fell short of the Championship to first time winners [[S.D. Aucas|Aucas]].

==Colours and badge==
[[Image:Primer Escudo de Barcelona Sporting Club de 1925.jpg|thumb|230px|Barcelona's original crest.]]
The crest of Barcelona has changed over the years. The teams' first crest consisted of a modified version of the city of [[Coat of arms of Barcelona|Barcelona's Coat of Arms]] in dark blue borders. The team used this crest for two years until 1927. In 1935, the first major change came when they used Barcelona's flag in a circle, with a triangle behind it bearing the team's initials. In 1955, after the team won their first Guayas Championship, the team adopted their current crest, which is similar to [[FC Barcelona]]'s. Changes they made to it included the number of spikes, the colour of the ball, border colour, and the initials.

===Uniform evolution===
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The team's traditional colors are yellow and red, with the home kit being all yellow since moorlands era 2015

Prior to that, the teams used to play in black and white kits. For a period early in their history, the team used a kit similar to FC Barcelona's, but after a series of losses in that uniform, the team president swore never to wear those colors again. In the 1940s, yellow was introduced, and would eventually become the team's primary color, replacing white altogether; red would become the secondary color, used in their alternate kit.
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==Stadium==
{{Main|Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha}}

Barcelona has played in three stadiums. Their first stadium was [[Estadio George Capwell]], with whom they shared with crosstown rival Emelec as it was the only stadium in Guayaquil.

In 1959, they moved to the Guayaquil's brand new stadium [[Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera|Estadio Modelo]]. This was the stadium in which the teams played in during the golden years. For several years Barcelona shared this stadium with Emelec and Patria.

After Estadio Modelo's success, the president of Barcelona, [[Isidro Romero Carbo]], initiated the project to give Barcelona their own stadium. Romero talked with [[Jaime Nebot]], Guayaquil's mayor, and [[León Febres Cordero]], then President of Ecuador (both of whom are Barcelona fans) about the idea; they decided to help. Nebot donated a huge ground, for construction and Febres Cordero helped him with money. In 1986, Romero put up the first block of the stadium in 1986. In 1987, Estadio Monumental opened for the first time. The stadium was the first in Ecuador to have suites, and became the largest in terms of capacity, with space for close to 90,000 fans.

Recently the team signed a ten-year deal with Latin America Futbol Corporation to install a state of the art LED perimeter board in the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha. The 243-meter LED perimeter board was installed in September 2008 and is the first LED perimeter board in an Ecuadorian football stadium. The deal is a 50–50 partnership between the two groups. On 12 July 2015 a Giant LED perimeter board was debuted in the [[Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo|Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha]], the biggest in South America, which is located in the north sector in parish Tarqui of Guayaquil. A aerial lift or cable car currently under construction will connect the stadium with the "Aerovia" Julian Coronel station in downtown Guayaquil, which service is scheduled to start in the second half of August 2021.

==Supporters==
Barcelona SC has the largest fanbase of any club in Ecuador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/alexa-futbol-ecuador-barcelona-sporting.html|title=Barcelona, Liga y Emelec son los equipos con más hinchada en el país|website=El Comercio|date=May 23, 2014 |access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> According to [[CONMEBOL]], it is considered the most popular sports club in Ecuador with more than 7 million fans as of April 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://caracol.com.co/radio/2016/04/27/deportes/1461708496_404096.html | title=¿Cuál es el equipo con más hinchada en Colombia? | date=April 26, 2016 }}</ref> When Barcelona SC plays away, many of their followers from the city of the home team show up to the stadium to root for Barcelona.

Barcelona's [[ultras]] are known as ''La Sur Oscura'' (English: ''The Dark south''). During home matches, they are located in the southern end of the Estadio Monumental. In Quito, Barcelona's ultras are known as ''Sur Oscura Quito'' (English: ''Dark South Quito''). Another group of Barcelona's ultras are known as ''Zona Norte'' (English: ''North Zone'').

===Rivalries===
{{main|Clásico del Astillero}}

''El Clásico del Astillero'' is a match played against Barcelona's old rival [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]]. It was not until 22 August 1943 that the two sides faced each other for the first time, in a [[Guayaquil]] League match. Sporting their distinctive yellow jerseys, Los Canarios defeated El Eléctrico 4–3, with Pedro Villalta scoring a late winner for Barcelona. It was a match that would forever be remembered as The Derby of the Posts due to the number of times that the Emelec forwards struck the woodwork.

In 1948, the local derby received a name of its own in a preview in the newspaper El Universo, becoming known forever more as [[Clásico del Astillero|El Clásico del Astillero]] (The Shipyard Derby).

In 1990, proved to be a very special year in the history of El Clásico del Astillero, with the two sides facing off in a [[Copa Libertadores]] quarter-final second leg on 29 August. Barcelona de Guayaquil advanced to the semi-finals after a 1–0 win.

The rivalries between these two teams is immense in Ecuador and international that it caught the eye of international filmmaker [[Filmadora Panamericana]] and in 1973 a movie was made titled "[[El derecho de los pobres]]", starting Spanish-Mexican actor [[Enrique Rambal]], [[Mexico|Mexican]] actor [[Enrique Rocha]] and Ecuadorian football player [[Alberto Spencer]], proclaimed the best Ecuadorian football player of all times, makes his cinema debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310999/|title=El derecho de los pobres|access-date=November 29, 2018|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>

On social media, the rivalry between the two teams comes up more frequently. The fans take advantage of any slip of the opposite team to create memes and videos to laugh down, especially the day after a game. The most used phrase to highlight the existing rivalry is "Barcelona, tu papá." (English: "Barcelona is your father"), referring to the fact that Barcelona has always occupied a most important hierarchical position than Emelec in many aspects.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hinchaamarillo.com/2016/10/26/noticias/los-memes-que-dejaron-el-clasico-del-astillero-fotos/ |title=Los 'memes' que dejó el triunfo sobre Emelec (IMÁGENES) - Hincha Amarillo |work=Hincha Amarillo |date=26 October 2016 |access-date=6 August 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030223707/http://hinchaamarillo.com/2016/10/26/noticias/los-memes-que-dejaron-el-clasico-del-astillero-fotos/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

This rivalry has gained special significance with the recent success of both teams in Serie A play, with Barcelona winning in 2012, and Emelec winning in 2013 and 2014. The 2014 championship was decided by a 3–0 Emelec win over Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2014/12/21/nota/4364071/gran-final-emelec-barcelona-sc-inicia-1630-capwell-previa|title=Emelec goleó 3–0 a Barcelona y es bicampeón del fútbol ecuatoriano|date=December 21, 2014|website=Eluniverso.com|access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref>

==Honours==
===National===
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barcelonasc.ec/club_palmares.asp |title=Barcelona Sporting Club &#124; Sitio Oficial |access-date=2010-06-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421114939/http://barcelonasc.ec/club_palmares.asp |archive-date=April 21, 2010 }}</ref>
* '''[[Ecuadorian Serie A|Serie A]]''' 
** '''Winners (16):''' [[1960 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol|1960]], [[1963 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol|1963]], [[1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol|1966]], [[1970 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|1970]], [[1971 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|1971]], [[1980 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|1980]], [[1981 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|1981]], [[1985 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|1985]], [[1987 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|1987]], [[1989 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|1989]], [[1991 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|1991]], [[1995 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|1995]], [[1997 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|1997]], [[2012 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|2012]], [[2016 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|2016]], [[2020 Ecuadorian Serie A|2020]]

===International===
* '''[[Copa Libertadores]]''' 
** Runners-up (2): [[1990 Copa Libertadores|1990]], [[1998 Copa Libertadores|1998]]

===Regional===
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ecuacostachamp.html |title=Ecuador&nbsp;– Champions Costa |first=Esteban |last=Ávila Villagómez |date=December 29, 2000 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]] }}</ref>
* '''Campeonato Amateur de Guayaquil'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 1950
* '''Campeonato Amateur División Intermedia'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 1941
* '''Campeonato Amateur Serie B'''
** '''Winners (2):''' 1940, 1946
* '''Campeonato Amateur Serie C'''
** '''Winners (3):''' 1934, 1936, 1938
* '''Campeonato de Fútbol del Guayas'''
** '''Winners (5):''' 1955, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967
* '''Copa de Reservas AsoGuayas'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 2006
* '''Copa Fedeguayas'''
** '''Winners (1):''' 2004

==Players==
{{Category see also|Barcelona S.C. footballers}}

===Current squad===
{{updated|18 December, 2025}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=VEN|pos=GK|name=[[José Contreras (footballer, born 1994)|José Contreras]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=[[Xavier Arreaga]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=[[Gustavo Vallecilla]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=[[Aníbal Chalá]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ECU|pos=MF|name=Jandry Gómez}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=ECU|pos=MF|name=[[Gabriel Cortez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ECU|pos=FW|name=[[Felipe Caicedo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ECU|pos=FW|name=[[Joao Rojas (footballer, born 1997)|Joao Rojas]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=ECU|pos=MF|name=[[Janner Corozo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=[[Álex Rangel]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=[[Franklin Guerra]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=URU|pos=GK|name=[[Ignacio de Arruabarrena]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ECU|pos=MF|name=Jean Montano}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=[[Bryan Carabalí]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=URU|pos=MF|name=Joaquín Valiente|other={{small|on loan from [[Defensor Sporting]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Leonai]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ECU|pos=MF|name=[[Dixon Arroyo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ECU|pos=MF|name=Cristhian Solano}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=[[Byron Castillo]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Club León|León]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=Willian Vargas}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ECU|pos=MF|name=[[Jhonny Quiñónez]]|other={{small|on loan from [[Club Atlético Independiente|Atlético Independiente]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=URU|pos=FW|name=[[Octavio Rivero]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Braian Oyola]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ECU|pos=FW|name=[[Miguel Parrales]]}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Gastón Campi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=ECU|pos=GK|name=Kleber Pinargote}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=Dylan Luque|other=on loan to Chacaritas FC}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=Jhonnier Chalá|other=on loan to [[Mushuc Runa S.C.|Mushuc Runa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Luca Sosa]]|other=on loan to [[Newell's Old Boys]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=VEN|pos=FW|name=[[Eduard Bello]]|other=on loan to [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ECU|pos=FW|name=[[Jhon Acurio]]|other=on loan to [[Dorados de Sinaloa|Sinaloa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ECU|pos=FW|name=Bruno Caicedo|other=on loan to [[Orense S.C.|Orense]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ECU|pos=FW|name=[[Allen Obando]]|other=on loan to [[Inter Miami FC|Inter Miami]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Retired Numbers===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=ECU|pos=DF|name=[[Mario Pineida]]}} (2016-2025)
{{Fs end}}

==World Cup players==
The following players were chosen to represent their country at the [[FIFA World Cup]] while contracted to Barcelona SC.
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*{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Antony de Ávila]] (1998)
*{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Nicolás Asencio|Nicolás Geovanny Asencio]] (2002)
*{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[José Cevallos (footballer, born 1971)|José Francisco Cevallos]] (2002)
*{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Luis Gómez (footballer)|Luis Oswaldo Gómez]] (2002)
*{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Iván Hurtado|Iván Jacinto Hurtado]] (2002)
*{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Iván Kaviedes]] (2002)
*{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Edwin Tenorio]] (2002, 2006)
*{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Máximo Banguera]] (2014)
*{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Juan Carlos Paredes]] (2014)
*{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Luis Saritama]] (2014)
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==Managers==
{{Category see also|Barcelona S.C. managers}}

===Current technical staff===
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===Notable managers===
{{Category see also|Barcelona S.C. managers}}
List according to each manager that has won a title.<ref>{{cite news | date=2010-11-21 | url=http://www.bsc.ec/campeonatos.php | title=BSC Campeonatos | publisher=BSC official website | access-date=2010-11-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119160916/http://bsc.ec/campeonatos.php | archive-date=November 19, 2010 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Julio Kellman]] (won the 1960 Serie A title)
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Gradim|Francisco Ferreira de Sousa "Gradim"]] (won the 1963 Serie A title)
*{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Pablo Ansaldo]] (won the 1966 Serie A title)
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Otto Vieira]] (won Serie A titles 1970,71 and 80)
*{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Héctor Morales (Ecuadorian footballer)|Hector Morales]] (won the 1981 Serie A title)
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Luis Santibáñez]] (won the 1985 Serie A title)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Roque Máspoli|Roque Gastón Máspoli]] (won the 1987 Serie A title)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Miguel Ángel Brindisi|Miguel Brindisi]] (won the 1989 Serie A titles)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Jorge Habegger]] (won the 1991 Serie A titles)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Salvador Capitano]] (won the 1995 Serie A title)
*{{flagicon|China}} [[Siu Fong Lee / Silvia Heikkila|Siu Fong Lee Silvia Heikkila]] (won the 1997 Serie A title)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Gustavo Costas]] (won the 2012 Serie A title)
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Guillermo Almada]] (won the 2016 Serie A title)
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Fabián Bustos]] (won the 2020 Serie A title)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181225030547/http://ecuafutbol.org/web/club.php?co=0990962545001 Barcelona S.C.] at [[Ecuadorian Football Federation|FEF]]
* [http://es.fifa.com/live-scores/clubs/club=ecuador-barcelona-336/index.html Barcelona S.C.] at [[FIFA]]

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