Club Deportivo Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Universidad Católica
Full name	Club Deportivo de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Nickname(s)	"Los Camaratas"; "El Trencito Azul" (The Blue train),; "Chatoleii"
Founded	June 26, 1963
Ground	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa; Quito, Ecuador; (Capacity: 40,948)
Chairman	Miguel Ordóñez Villacreses
Manager	Renato Salas
League	Serie B
2008	Serie A, 11th (relegated)
Home colours	Away colours

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Club Deportivo Universidad Católica del Ecuador is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently is playing in the second level of Ecuadorian football the Serie B.

[edit] History

Universidad Católica was originally founded as a university football team for Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, a Catholic university in Quito. In 1962, they won the inter-university championship. Soon after, they became a football club on June 26, 1963 under Liga Deportiva de la Universidad Católica.

On January 15, 1965, they beat Club Gladiador for the right to compete professional. They then won their first professional title at the 12th Interandean Professional Championship that same year.

In 1973 & 1979, Universidad Católica finished second in the national championship. As a results, they were allowed to participate in the Copa Libertaodres the following years (1974 & 1980). Although being in the First Category (Primera A & Primera B) for most of their history, they descended to the Second Category in 1993. They returned to Primera B in 1998, and ascended briefly to Primera A for 2008.

[edit] Achievements

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
- Runner-up (2): 1973, 1979
Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie B
- Winner (2): 1990 E1, 2007
- Runner-up (5): 1972 E2, 1989 E1, 2005 C, 2006 E1, 2006 E2
Campeonato Professional Interandino
- Champion (1): 1965