2019 Barcelona Sporting Club season

The 2019 season was Barcelona Sporting Club's 94th season in existence and the club's 61st season in the top flight of Ecuadorian football. Barcelona was involved in three competitions: the main national tournament Liga Pro, the national cup called Copa Ecuador, and the international tournament Copa Libertadores.

Barcelona SC
2019 season
PresidentJosé Francisco Cevallos
Head CoachGuillermo Almada
(until 12 April)
Leonardo Ramos
(until 30 October)
Tabaré Silva
StadiumMonumental Banco Pichincha
Liga ProQuarter-finals
Copa EcuadorSemi-finals
C. LibertadoresSecond qualifying stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Fidel Martínez (16)
All: Fidel Martínez (17)
Biggest winBarcelona 6–2 Deportivo Cuenca
Biggest defeatMushuc Runa 5–1 Barcelona

In their Copa Libertadores campaign, Barcelona played the second qualifying phase against the Uruguayan Defensor Sporting. Barcelona won the first leg match 2-1 away from home, but Defensor Sporting claim CONMEBOL for an infraction of Barcelona. CONMEBOL awarded Defensor Sporting a 3–0 win as a result of Barcelona fielding an ineligible player. In the second leg match, Barcelona won 1-0 at home but Defensor won 3-1 on aggregate, so Barcelona was eliminated from the tournament.

In their Copa Ecuador campaign Barcelona started playing in the round of 32. Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate against Mineros SC and advanced to the round of 16. Then Barcelona won the key by the away goals rule (the aggregate score ended up in 2–2) against Santa Rita and advanced to quarterfinals. Barcelona also won in their quarterfinals key against El Nacional by the away goals rule (the aggregate score ended up 1–1) and advanced to semifinals. However, in their semifinals key, Barcelona tied 4-4 on aggregate but lost by the away goals rule against Delfín SC and was eliminated from the tournament.

In their Liga Pro campaign, Barcelona was one of the sixteen fighting for the championship. In the first stage Barcelona won 17 matches, had 4 draws and 9 losses obtaining 55 points at the end of the stage and a +18 of goal difference. Barcelona ended up in the second place of the table, qualifying to 2020 Copa Libertadores first stage and the playoffs. In the quarterfinals Barcelona lost the key against Aucas 0-1 on aggregate and was eliminated from the tournament.

Season overview

February

On 6 February, Barcelona started their season and their Copa Libertadores campaign defeating Defensor Sporting 1-2 away from home.[1] Ely Esterilla scored the first goal of the 2019 Barcelona season. Álvaro Navarro scored for the Uruguayan club getting a temporary draw, but Barcelona took the lead again by a goal from Xavier Arreaga near the end of the match.[2]

On 9 February, Barcelona started their Liga Pro campaign defeating El Nacional 5–2 at home.[3] Fidel Martínez scored the first goal of the match by penalty kick.[4] Two goals scored by Martínez and another more by Stalin Caicedo made Barcelona taking the lead in the first half. In the second half, El Nacional scored two goals by Jordy Caicedo, but Barcelona expanded their score by two more goals from Ayrton Cisneros y Ángel Quiñónez in the last minutes of the match.[5]

On 11 February, CONMEBOL awarded Defensor Sporting a 3–0 win as a result of Barcelona fielding the ineligible player Sebastián Pérez Cardona in the first leg.[6]

On 12 February, Barcelona defeated Uruguayan Defensor Sporting again 1-0 at home, but due to the CONMEBOL punishment Defensor Sporting won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage of the 2019 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages.[7]

In their second Liga Pro match held on 16 February, Barcelona drew 0-0 against Macará.[8]

On 24 February, Barcelona defeated Mushuc Runa 2-0 away from home. Oscar Estupiñan and Ángel Quiñonez scored for Barcelona.[9]

March

Barcelona lost their two first matches in March: the first one was held on 3 March against Independiente with a 3-0 lost away from home,[10] ad the second one was against Universidad Católica with a 2-1 at home held on 10 March.[11]

On 17 March, Barcelona defeated Fuerza Amarilla 0-3 away from home.[12] Barcelona goals were scored by Pedro Pablo Velasco, Fidel Martínez and Christian Alemán.[13]

In the seventh round of the Liga Pro first stage, Barcelona drew 1-1 against Liga de Quito in a match played on 30 March.[14] Barcelona goal was scored by Fidel Martínez in the 25th minute, but in the last minutes of the match Rodrigo Aguirre scored for L.D.U.[15]

April

Barcelona started April with a draw against América de Quito in a match played on 6 April which ended 2-2 away from home.[16]

Barcelona's biggest win of this season was held on 12 April against Deportivo Cuenca which was defeated 6-2 at home.

On 21 April, Barcelona defeated Delfín 3-1 at home. Barcelona goals were scored by Fidel Martínez, Robert Herrera and Leonardo Campana.

On 24 April, Barcelona started their Copa Ecuador campaign with drew match against Mineros SC with a 1-1 away from home.

Also Aucas was defeated by Barcelona in a match played on 27 April which ended 3-4 away from home.

May

On 5 May, Barcelona defeated Guayaquil City 1-0 at home. Barcelona's only goal was scored by Leo Campana.

On 12 May, Barcelona defeated their big rival Emelec 0-1 away from home. In the first official Clásico del Astillero of the year, Barcelona's only goal was scored by Fidel Martínez.

On 16 May, Barcelona played the second leg match of the Copa Ecuador Round of 32 against Mineros SC winning with a 2-0. Osbaldo Lastra and Ely Esterilla scored for the Canarios. Barcelona won 3-1 on aggregate and advanced to Round of 16.

June

July

August

September

October

November

Goalscorers
No. Pos. Nation Name App. Liga Pro Copa Ecuador Copa Libertadores Total
11 FW Fidel Martínez - 16 1 0 17
23 MF Christian Alemán - 6 1 0 7
9 FW Oscar Estupiñán - 5 0 0 5
FW Jonathan Álvez - 3 1 0 4
19 FW Leonardo Campana - 3 1 0 4
21 FW Ángel Quiñonez - 3 0 0 3
13 FW Ely Esterilla - 1 1 1 3
10 FW Damián Díaz - 2 0 0 2
77 MF Washington Vera - 1 1 0 2
29 DF Félix Torres - 2 0 0 2
18 MF Matías Oyola - 0 1 1 2
MF Pedro Arboleda - 2 0 0 2
8 MF Richard Calderón - 1 0 0 1
4 DF Robert Herrera - 1 0 0 1
31 DF Pedro Pablo Velasco - 1 0 0 1
33 DF Ayrton Cisneros - 1 0 0 1
31 MF Osbaldo Lastra - 0 1 0 1
3 DF Xavier Arreaga - 0 0 1 1
53 MF José Caicedo - 1 0 0 1
MF Marcos Caicedo - 1 0 0 1
MF Billy Arce - 1 0 0 1
MF Byron Castillo - 1 0 0 1
MF Mario Pineida - 1 0 0 1
MF Gabriel Marques - 1 0 0 1
MF Sebastián Pérez Cardona - 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 34 3 3 40

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Liga Pro

First stage
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Macará 30 17 11 2 47 16 +31 62 Advance to Playoffs
2 Barcelona 30 17 4 9 55 38 +17 55
3 Universidad Católica 30 16 5 9 48 29 +19 53
4 Delfín 30 15 8 7 46 33 +13 53
5 Independiente del Valle 30 15 7 8 41 29 +12 52
6 LDU Quito 30 13 10 7 46 30 +16 49
7 Aucas 30 14 7 9 48 44 +4 49
8 Emelec 30 14 4 12 43 30 +13 46
9 El Nacional[lower-alpha 1] 30 13 6 11 41 34 +7 44
10 Deportivo Cuenca[lower-alpha 2] 30 12 7 11 44 46 −2 42
11 Olmedo 30 9 7 14 34 44 −10 34
12 Guayaquil City 30 8 7 15 35 48 −13 31
13 Mushuc Runa 30 8 6 16 36 58 −22 30
14 Técnico Universitario 30 8 5 17 40 60 −20 29
15 América de Quito (R) 30 6 7 17 26 41 −15 25 Relegation to Serie B
16 Fuerza Amarilla[lower-alpha 3] (R) 30 2 5 23 24 74 −50 6
Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. El Nacional were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of August.[17]
  2. Deportivo Cuenca were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of May.[18]
  3. Fuerza Amarilla were deducted four points for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS,[19] and one additional point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of May.[18]
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 17 4 9 56 38  +18 55 10 1 4 34 17  +17 7 3 5 22 21  +1

Last updated: 4 November 2019 (2019-11-04).
Source: Liga Pro

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHA
ResultWDWLLWDDWWWWWWWLLLWLWLWDWWWLLW
Position111786896533211455454555432332
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29). Source: LigaPro
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
9 February 2019 1Barcelona5-2El NacionalGuayaquil
19:30 ECT Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 12.718
Referee: Juan Albarracín
16 February 2019 2Macará0-0BarcelonaAmbato
19:30 ECT Report Stadium: Estadio Bellavista
Attendance: 6.438
Referee: Vinicio Espinel
24 February 2019 3Barcelona2-0Mushuc RunaGuayaquil
16:15 ECT Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 24.882
Referee: Diego Lara
3 March 2019 4Independiente3-0BarcelonaSangolqui
16:15 ECT Report Stadium: Estadio Rumiñahui
Attendance: 4.215
Referee: Luis Quiroz
10 March 2019 5Barcelona1-2Universidad CatólicaGuayaquil
16:15 ECT Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 18.841
Referee: Jefferson Macías
17 March 2019 6Fuerza Amarilla0-3BarcelonaMachala
15:00 ECT Report Stadium: Estadio 9 de Mayo
Attendance: 18.841
Referee: Carlos Orbe
30 March 2019 7Barcelona1-1L.D.U. QuitoGuayaquil
17:30 ECT Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 23.636
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero
6 April 2019 8América de Quito2-2BarcelonaQuito
20:00 ECT Report Stadium: Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Roddy Zambrano
12 April 2019 9Barcelona6-2Deportivo CuencaGuayaquil
19:15ECT Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 14.889
Referee: Franklin Congo
21 April 2019 10Barcelona3-1DelfínGuayaquil
16:15 ECT Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 21.871
Referee: Marlon Vera
27 April 2019 11Aucas3-4BarcelonaQuito
18:30 ECT Report Stadium: Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
Referee: Luis Quiroz
5 May 2019 12Barcelona1-0Guayaquil CityGuayaquil
18:00 ECT Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 20.150
Referee: Diego Lara
12 May 2019 13Emelec0-1BarcelonaGuayaquil
18:00 ECT Report Stadium: Estadio Katherine Cronin
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero
19 May 2019 14Técnico Universitario0-3BarcelonaAmbato
16:15 ECT Report Stadium: Estadio Bellavista
Referee: Franklin Congo
24 May 2019 15Barcelona2-0OlmedoGuayaquil
19:30 ECT Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 17.172
Referee: Carlos Orbe
6 July 2019 16El Nacional1-0BarcelonaQuito
19:15 ECT J. Ordóñez  26' Stadium: Olímpico Atahualpa
14 July 2019 17Barcelona1-2MacaráGuayaquil
16:15 ECT F. Martínez  96' Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero
21 July 2019 18Mushuc Runa5-1BarcelonaAmbato
12:00 ECT Leonardo Campana  64' Stadium: COAC Mushuc Runa
Referee: Roddy Zambrano
28 July 2019 19Barcelona4-1IndependienteGuayaquil
16:15 ECT J. Álvez  11'
F. Martínez  28'
M. Pineida  30'
C. Alemán  50' (pen.)		 Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Franklin Congo
4 August 2019 20Universidad Católica2-1BarcelonaQuito
16:15 ECT B. Castillo  74' Stadium: Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Roberto Sánchez
12 August 2019 21Barcelona2-1Fuerza AmarillaGuayaquil
19:30 ECT P. Velasco  38'
D. Díaz  82'		 Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Vinicio Espinel
16 August 2019 22L.D.U. Quito2-0BarcelonaQuito
19:15 ECT Stadium: Casa Blanca
Referee: Augusto Aragon
24 August 2019 23Barcelona4-0América de QuitoGuayaquil
19:30 ECT F. Martínez  18',  28',  82' (pen)
D. Díaz  43' (pen)		 Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Carlos Orbe
30 August 2019 24Deportivo Cuenca1-1BarcelonaCuenca
20:00 ECT F. Martínez  53' (pen) Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Referee: Roberto Sánchez
14 September 2019 25Delfín1-2BarcelonaManta
15:15 ECT Riveros  28' (o.g.)
Ordoñez  34' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estadio Jocay
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero
22 September 2019 26Barcelona2-1AucasGuayaquil
16:30 ECT J. Álvez  12'
B. Arce  37'		 Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Mario Romero
28 September 2019 27Guayaquil City0-2BarcelonaGuayaquil
18:30 ECT L. Campana  16'
J. Jiménez  35' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt
Referee: Carlos Orbe
20 October 2019 28Barcelona0-3EmelecGuayaquil
17:00 ECT Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Franklin Congo
27 October 2019 29Barcelona0-1Técnico UniversitarioGuayaquil
15:30 ECT Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: José Espinel
3 November 2019 30Olmedo1-2BarcelonaRiobamba
? ECT J. Álvez  45+1'
M. Caicedo  46'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Referee: Oscar Proaño

Playoffs
Quarter-finals
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) First legAucas1–0BarcelonaQuito
17:15 ECT
Report Stadium: Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
Referee: Luis Espinel
27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) Second legBarcelona0 - 0
(0–1 agg.)		AucasGuayaquil
19:45 Report Stadium: Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo
Referee: Marlon Vera

Aucas won 0–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Semifinals.

Copa FEF Ecuador
Main article: 2019 Copa Ecuador

Round of 32
24 April 2019 First legMineros1-1BarcelonaGuaranda
12:30 ECT Torres  69' Report Vera  19' Stadium: Estadio Federativo
Attendance: 2455
Referee: Byron Reinoso
16 May 2019 Second legBarcelona2-0
(3–1 agg.)		MinerosGuayaquil
19:30 ECT Lastra  15'
Esterilla  18'		 Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 2.424
Referee: Gorky Stalin Araujo

Round of 16
10 July 2019 First legBarcelona1 - 0Santa RitaGuayaquil
? ECT L. Campana Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 8565
Referee: Erick Ruiz
31 July 2019 Second legSanta Rita2 - 1
(2-2 agg.)		BarcelonaVinces
15:30 ECT R. Alba  63',  90+1' Report F. Martínez  31' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio 14 de Junio
Attendance: 809
Referee: Mario Romero

The aggregate score ended up in 2–2, but Barcelona won the key by the away goals rule and advanced to quarterfinals.

Quarter-finals
21 August 2019 First legEl Nacional1 - 1BarcelonaQuito
19:30 ECT J. Borja Report C. Alemán Stadium: Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 9772
Referee: Oscar Proaño
25 September 2019 Second legBarcelona0 - 0
(1-1 agg.)		El NacionalGuayaquil
19:30 ECT Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 5637
Referee: José Luis Espinel

The aggregate score ended up in 1–1, but Barcelona won the key by the away goals rule and advanced to semifinals.

Semi-finals
2 October 2019 First legBarcelona4 - 1DelfínGuayaquil
19:30 ECT G. Marques  33'
S. Pérez  64'
J. Álvez  81'
M. Oyola  85'		 S. López  39' Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Augusto Aragón
30 October 2019 Second legDelfín3 - 0
(4-4 agg.)		BarcelonaManta
19:30 ECT É. Caicedo  15'
C. Garcés  83' (pen.),  85'		 Stadium: Jocay
Referee: Diego Lara

The aggregate score ended up in 4–4, but Barcelona lost the key by the away goals rule and Delfín advanced to the final.

Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores
Main article: 2019 Copa Libertadores

Barcelona joined the competition in the second stage of the 2019 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages.

Second stage
Null match First legDefensor Sporting 1-2 BarcelonaMontevideo
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Luis Franzini
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
  • The first leg match originally ended 1–2, but CONMEBOL awarded Defensor Sporting a 3–0 win as a result of Barcelona fielding the ineligible player Sebastián Pérez Cardona.
6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) First legDefensor Sporting 3-0 BarcelonaMontevideo
18:15 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Luis Franzini
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) Second legBarcelona 1-0
(1-3 agg.)		 Defensor SportingGuayaquil
18:30 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Defensor Sporting won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage of the 2019 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages.

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