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Barcelona Sporting Club (Spanish: [baɾθeˈlona]), 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 hold the distinction of being the only club in the ...
Football was introduced to Ecuador by Juan Alfredo Wright, who had recently returned from university in England. On 23 April 1899, he and his brother Roberto founded the first Ecuadorian football team, Guayaquil Sport Club. [6] [7] As the popularity of the sport grew in the country, more teams were established.
Clubs are not only members of the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol, Ecuador's football governing body, but of one of 18 provincial football associations in the country. Clubs play in either Primera Categoría (divided into Serie A or Serie B) or Segunda Categoría.
Messi departed the club after 21 years as a Barça player, and the club's all-time leading goalscorer, and signed on a free transfer with French club Paris Saint-Germain. [ 175 ] [ 176 ] The financial implications also restricted Barcelona in the transfer market and as a result most of the incoming players were either free transfers or loans ...
The 2021 season was the 96th season in the existence of Barcelona Sporting Club, and the 63rd season in the top flight of Ecuadorian football.Barcelona was involved in three primary competitions: the main national tournament Liga Pro, the national cup called Copa Ecuador, and the international tournament Copa Libertadores.
Lionel Messi missed his penalty, but goalkeeper Emiliano "Dibu" Martínez saved two penalties to send Argentina to the Copa América semifinals and eliminate Ecuador. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty ...
Messi was on the field for his Major League Soccer club on Friday night for a friendly against New York City FC, a match put together to commemorate his eighth time winning the Ballon D'Or ...
The 2021 season in Ecuadorian football includes all the matches of the different national male and female teams, as well as the local club tournaments, and the participation of these in international competitions in which representatives of the country's teams will participate.