2020 Barcelona Sporting Club season
The 2020 season will be Barcelona Sporting Club's 95th season in existence and the club's 62nd season in the top flight of Ecuadorian football. Barcelona is going to be involved in three competitions: the main national tournament Liga Pro, the national cup called Copa Ecuador, and the international tournament Copa Libertadores.
2020 season | ||||
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President | Carlos Alfaro Moreno | |||
Head Coach | Fabián Bustos | |||
Stadium | Monumental Banco Pichincha | |||
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This season is going to be the first one with Carlos Alfaro Moreno as president of the club. In the last season, Barcelona had three different coaches, but on 17 December 2019 the club hires the Argentinean coach Fabián Bustos.[1]
Barcelona participated in the 2020 Copa Libertadores. They began their participation from the first qualifying stage, a key they won 5-1 on aggregate against Progreso. In the second qualifying stage they beat Sporting Cristal 5-2 on aggregate. In the third qualifying phase they won 5-0 on aggregate to Cerro Porteño. However, in the group stage, Barcelona played in Group A, obtaining 5 defeats and only 1 victory, finishing last in the table and being eliminated from the tournament.
Barcelona is going to be one of the twenty teams disputing the 2020 Liga Pro and 2020 Copa Ecuador. Barcelona finished the 2019 Liga Pro first stage in second place, qualifying to the 2020 Copa Libertadores.[2]
Season overview
January
- Barcelona played their annual traditional friendly match called Noche Amarilla (the "Yellow Night"), in which they presented their season squad. In this friendly match, the retired Italian player Alessandro del Piero played as a special guest. The rival was Delfín SC. The match ended with a 0–1 score in favor of the visiting team.
Goalscorers
No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | App. | Liga Pro | Copa Ecuador | Copa Libertadores | Total |
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11 | FW | ![]() |
Fidel Martínez | - | 3 | - | 8 | 11 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Damián Díaz | - | 8 | - | 2 | 10 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
Leandro Emmanuel Martínez | - | 4 | - | 3 | 7 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Cristian Colmán | - | 4 | - | 1 | 5 |
44/9 | FW | ![]() |
Jonathan Álvez | - | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
21 | FW | ![]() |
José Angulo | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
13 | FW | ![]() |
Ely Esterilla | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Darío Aimar | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Bruno Piñatares | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Pedro Pablo Velasco | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Byron Castillo | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Gabriel Marques | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Michael Arroyo | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Nixon Molina | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
77 | MF | ![]() |
Adonis Preciado | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
3 | MF | ![]() |
William Riveros | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Competitions
Liga Pro
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | LDU Quito | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 35 | Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Independiente del Valle | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 32 | |
3 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 31 | |
4 | Barcelona | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 29 | |
5 | Macará | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 24 | |
6 | Aucas | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 23 | |
7 | Técnico Universitario | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 22 | |
8 | Delfín | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 18 | |
9 | Guayaquil City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 18 | |
10 | Mushuc Runa | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 18 | |
11 | Olmedo | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 17 | |
12 | Emelec | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 16 | |
13 | El Nacional | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 14 | |
14 | LDU Portoviejo | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 13 | |
15 | Orense | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 10 | |
16 | Deportivo Cuenca | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 8 |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
Last updated: 19 November 2020.
Source: Liga Pro
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
16 February 2020 Match 1 | Barcelona | 0 - 0 | Técnico Universitario | Guayaquil |
16:45 |
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Summary |
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Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
22 February 2020 Match 2 | Delfín | 1 - 2 | Barcelona | Manta |
14:30 | Summary | Stadium: Estadio Jocay Referee: ![]() |
28 February 2020 Match 3 | Barcelona | 1 - 1 | LDU Portoviejo | Guayaquil |
18:00 | Summary | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
7 March 2020 Match 4 | LDU Quito | 2 - 1 | Barcelona | Quito |
18:00 |
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Summary | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: ![]() |
14 August 2020 Match 5 | Barcelona | 1 - 0 | Orense | Guayaquil |
19:15 |
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Summary |
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Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
18 August 2020 Match 6 | D. Cuenca | 0 - 3 | Barcelona | Cuenca |
17:00 | Pedro Larrea ![]() Ivan Piedra ![]() Sergio Ojeda ![]() |
Report | Nixon Molina ![]() Bruno Piñatares ![]() Fidel Martínez ![]() Gabriel Marques ![]() Bruno Piñatares ![]() Jonathan Álvez ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Referee: ![]() |
23 August 2020 Match 7 | Barcelona | 2 - 1 | Emelec | Guayaquil |
18:30 | G. Marques ![]() F. Martínez ![]() C. Colmán ![]() |
M. Hernandez ![]() A. Leguizamón ![]() J. Rojas ![]() R. Ordóñez ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
26 August 2020 Match 8 | Guayaquil City | 2 - 1 | Barcelona | Guayaquil |
19:00 | Miguel Parrales ![]() Ariel Chávez ![]() |
José Enrique Angulo ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt Referee: ![]() |
29 August 2020 Match 9 | Barcelona | 3 - 1 | Olmedo | Guayaquil |
17:30 | Damián Díaz ![]() Darío Aimar ![]() Cristian Colmán ![]() |
Gorman Estacio ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
1 September 2020 Match 10 | Barcelona | 4 - 2 | Aucas | Guayaquil |
19:00 | Emmanuel Martínez ![]() ![]() José Enrique Angulo ![]() Michael Arroyo ![]() |
Luis Miguel Encalada ![]() Jhonny Quiñonez ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
4 September 2020 Match 11 | Mushuc Runa | 1 - 2 | Barcelona | Ambato |
19:00 | Ignacio Herrera ![]() |
Damián Díaz ![]() Emmanuel Martínez ![]() |
Stadium: COAC Mushuc Runa Referee: ![]() |
9 September 2020 Match 12 | Macará | 1 - 1 | Barcelona | Ambato |
19:00 | Leonel Quiñónez ![]() |
Damián Díaz ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Referee: ![]() |
13 September 2020 Match 13 | Barcelona | 1 - 0 | Universidad Católica | Guayaquil |
18:00 | Damián Díaz ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
26 September 2020 Match 14 | Independiente | 1 - 1 | Barcelona | Sangolquí |
19:30 | Luis Segovia ![]() |
Jonathan Álvez ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Rumiñahui Referee: ![]() |
3 October 2020 Match 15 | Barcelona | 0 - 0 | El Nacional | Guayaquil |
18:30 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Emelec | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 18 | Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Barcelona | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 18 | |
3 | LDU Quito | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 17 | |
4 | Guayaquil City | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 16 | |
5 | Universidad Católica | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 | |
6 | Orense | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 13 | |
7 | Deportivo Cuenca | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 12 | |
8 | Aucas | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 11 | |
9 | Olmedo | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 11 | |
10 | Técnico Universitario | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 11 | |
11 | Macará | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 11 | |
12 | Independiente del Valle | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 10 | |
13 | Delfín | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 9 | |
14 | El Nacional | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 8 | |
15 | Mushuc Runa | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 7 | |
16 | LDU Portoviejo | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 6 |
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
Last updated: 2 November 2020 .
Source: Liga Pro
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
14 October 2020 Match 1 | Técnico Universitario | 0 - 2 | Barcelona | Ambato |
18:30 |
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Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Referee: ![]() |
17 October 2020 Match 2 | Barcelona | 1 - 0 | Delfín | Guayaquil |
19:30 |
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Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
25 October 2020 Match 3 | LDU Portoviejo | 0 - 2 | Barcelona | Portoviejo |
18:00 |
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Stadium: Estadio Reales Tamarindos Referee: ![]() |
1 November 2020 Match 4 | Barcelona | 2 - 2 | LDU Quito | Guayaquil |
18:00 |
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Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
6 November 2020 Match 5 | Olmedo | 1 - 0 | Barcelona | Riobamba |
19:00 |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba Referee: ![]() |
10 November 2020 Match 6 | Barcelona | 2 - 0 | Independiente | Guayaquil |
19:00 |
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Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
15 November 2020 Match 7 | El Nacional | 1 - 1 | Barcelona | Quito |
19:00 |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: ![]() |
19 November 2020 Match 8 | Barcelona | 2 - 0 | Deportivo Cuenca | Guayaquil |
19:00 |
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Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
23 November 2020 Match 9 | Orense | 0 - 0 | Barcelona | Machala |
15:30 | Stadium: Estadio 9 de Mayo Referee: ![]() |
29 November 2020 Match 10 | Barcelona | 3 - 0 | Macará | Guayaquil |
18:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
6 December 2020 Match 11 | Emelec | 1 - 1 | Barcelona | Guayaquil |
19:00 | Stadium: Estadio George Capwell Referee: ![]() |
9 December 2020 Match 12 | Barcelona | 2 - 0 | Guayaquil City | Guayaquil |
18:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: ![]() |
Aggregate table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | LDU Quito (Q) | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 51 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Barcelona | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 46 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
3 | Universidad Católica | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 44 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage |
4 | Independiente del Valle | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
5 | Macará | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 35 | |
6 | Aucas | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 33 | |
7 | Técnico Universitario | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 33 | |
8 | Guayaquil City | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 33 | |
9 | Emelec | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 31 | |
10 | Olmedo | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 28 | |
11 | Delfín | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 27 | |
12 | Mushuc Runa | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 25 | |
13 | Orense | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 22 | |
14 | El Nacional | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 19 | |
15 | Deportivo Cuenca | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 19 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
16 | LDU Portoviejo | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Copa Libertadores
First qualifying stage
Progreso ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Barcelona ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C8).
Second qualifying stage
Barcelona ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Sporting Cristal ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Barcelona won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).
Third qualifying stage
Barcelona ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Cerro Porteño ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group A).
Group stage (Group A)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FLA | IDV | JUN | BSC | |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 15 | Round of 16 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 12 | 5–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | Copa Sudamericana | 1–2 | 4–1 | — | 0–2 | |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |
Flamengo ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Barcelona ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Notes
- Progreso played their home match at Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Parque Abraham Paladino, Montevideo, which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
- Sporting Cristal played their home match at Estadio Nacional, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima, which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[3][4]
- Independiente del Valle play their home matches against Junior and Barcelona at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, and will play their home match against Flamengo at Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda, Quito,[5] instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rumiñahui, Sangolquí which does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
References
- "Fabián Bustos es presentado como nuevo DT de Barcelona SC". El Universo (in Spanish). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- "Barcelona SC clasifica a la Copa Libertadores 2020". El Universo (in Spanish). 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- Sporting Cristal [@ClubSCristal] (19 December 2019). "Comunicamos que el estadio declarado para nuestra participación en la @Libertadores 2020, es el Estadio Nacional" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
- "Cambio de estadio en partido de Sporting Cristal vs. E3". CONMEBOL.com. 23 January 2020.
- "Cambio de escenario en partido del Independiente del Valle vs. Flamengo". CONMEBOL.com. 11 March 2020.