Full name | Club Deportivo América |
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Nickname(s) | "El Equipo Cebollita", "Verdolaga", "El Escuadrón Verde" (The Green Squad) |
Founded | November 25, 1939 |
Ground |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Quito, Ecuador |
Capacity | 40,948 |
Chairman | Gino Guerrón Valenzuela |
Manager | Francisco Correa |
League | Segunda Categoría |
2016 | 1st (promoted) |
Club Deportivo América, commonly known as América de Quito, is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. Once a top-level club in Ecuador that spent 22 season at that level, they have been relegated over the years to the country's third-level, Segunda Categoría; they lasted played in Ecuador's Serie A in 1988. Even though they have been regulated that far down, they are ranked 13 on Serie A's all-time list.
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions:
In Serie A (up to 2007)