Full name | Manta Sport Club |
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Nickname(s) |
El Equipo de la ciudad (The Team of the City) |
Founded | January 1, 1915 |
Dissolved | August 20, 1996 |
Ground |
Estadio Jocay Manta, Ecuador |
Capacity | 20,000 |
Manta Sport Club was an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Manta. Founded in 1915, it spent the majority of its years bouncing between the top-flight Serie A and the Serie B until 1985. Statistically, it is the most successful club from Manta. The club later folded in 1996 after 10 years in the Segunda Categoría. The club dissolved a little after 29 years of existence when it ceded its team to Manta FC.