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Emelec was founded on 28 April 1929 by George Capwell, the American head of the Electric Company of Ecuador (Spanish: Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador), from which the club is named after. The name of their home stadium pays homage to the club's founder.
Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador (literally Electric Company of Ecuador) or Emelec was the name of an Ecuadorian electric company based in the city of Guayaquil. Until 2004, it was owned by Fernando Aspiazu who used to be president of Banco del Progreso , Ecuador's second largest bank that was closed in March 1999.
Born in Esmeraldas, Collahuazo began his career in the youth academy of Emelec.Collahuazo's first team debut with Emelec was postponed due to a call-up for a microcycle with the Ecuador under-17 team in September 2023, with teammate Diogo Bagüí drafted in to cover for an injury crisis instead.
Estadio Banco del Pacífico Capwell is a multi-purpose stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador.It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Emelec.It was announced right after Emelec won the 2013 Ecuador Serie A title that Estadio George Capwell would be completely remodeled to hold a capacity of 40,000 fans.
George Lewis Capwell Cronin (July 1, 1902 – January 7, 1970), the American manager of the Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador ("Electric Company of Ecuador") in Guayaquil, Ecuador, founded Club Sport Emelec, a sports club, in 1929. Emelec, named for the first syllable of each word in the company's name, [1] is one of Ecuador's leading football clubs.
He arrived to Ecuador in 2004 as one of four foreign players signed by Emelec for that season. He immediately started showing great goalkeeping skills and despite or because Emelec's poor season he quickly became a fan favourite thanks to his performances for the club, and he won his first award of many for best goalkeeper of the year in Ecuador.
The club holds a long-standing rivalry with Emelec, where matches between the two teams are considered the most important derby in Ecuador, commonly referred to as "El Clásico del Astillero". The club plays their home matches in Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha , the largest stadium in the country.
The 1961 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol (English: Ecuadorian Football Championship) was the 3rd national championship for football teams in Ecuador. Emelec won their second national title. Qualified teams