C.D. Independiente Juniors

Club Deportivo Independiente Juniors, known as Independiente Juniors or formerly as Alianza Cotopaxi, is a football club based in Latacunga, Ecuador.

Independiente Juniors
Full nameClub Deportivo Independiente Juniors
Nickname(s)El Mini-Negriazul (The Junior black-and-blue)
FoundedJuly 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)
GroundLa Cocha
Latacunga, Ecuador
Capacity15,200
ChairmanFranklin Tello Núñez
ManagerYuri Solano
LeagueSerie B
2019Serie B, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

The club acts as Independiente del Valle's reserve team.

History

Founded on 13 July 2017 as Alianza Cotopaxi SC in Cotopaxi, the club reached the Segunda Categoría after finishing second in the regional championships. In the following year, the club reached an agreement with Independiente del Valle to become their reserve team,[1] and reached promotion to the Ecuadorian Serie B at the end of the year, after having the core of the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Old logo used in 2017.

After the promotion to the second division of Ecuadorian football, the club changed name to Club Deportivo Independiente Juniors, and moved to Latacunga.[3][4]

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References
  1. "Tener a la filial en Serie "B" se torna indispensable para Independiente del Valle" [Having a reserve team in the Serie "B" becomes indispensable for Independiente del Valle] (in Spanish). InfoCancha. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  2. "La Serie B 2019 ya tiene su primer ascendido" [The 2019 Serie B already have their first promoted] (in Spanish). EcuaGol. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. "Alianza Cotopaxi (Independiente Juniors) y Duros del Balón logran el boleto a la Serie «B»" [Alianza Cotopaxi (Independiente Juniors) and Duros del Balón get the tickets to Serie "B"] (in Spanish). Planeta Fútbol. 15 December 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. "Alianza Cotopaxi, filial de Independiente del Valle, ganó cupo a la Serie B" [Alianza Cotopaxi, Independiente del Valle's reserves, won a place in the Serie B] (in Spanish). El Universo. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

Official websites
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