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.

Barcelona SC
2020 season
PresidentCarlos Alfaro Moreno
Head CoachFabián Bustos
StadiumMonumental Banco Pichincha

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 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
11 FW Fidel Martínez 1 - - 1 1
8 FW Leandro Emmanuel Martínez 1 - - 1 1

Competitions

Liga Pro
Main article: 2020 Ecuadorian Serie A

First stage

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Técnico Universitario 5 3 2 0 8 2 +6 11 Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 LDU Quito 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 9
3 Universidad Católica 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8
4 Guayaquil City 5 2 2 1 8 5 +3 8
5 Barcelona 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8
6 Macará 5 2 2 1 5 5 0 8
7 Independiente del Valle 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 7
8 Deportivo Cuenca 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 5
9 Mushuc Runa 5 1 2 2 5 7 −2 5
10 El Nacional 4 1 2 1 4 6 −2 5
11 Orense 5 1 2 2 5 9 −4 5
12 Emelec 4 1 1 2 7 5 +2 4
13 Olmedo 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 4
14 LDU Portoviejo 5 1 1 3 7 11 −4 4
15 Delfín 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3
16 Aucas 4 1 0 3 4 8 −4 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2020. 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.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
5 2 2 1 5 4  +1 8 1 2 0 2 1  +1 1 0 1 3 3  0

Last updated: 15 August 2020.
Source: Liga Pro

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultDWDLW
Position55555
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: LigaPro
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
16 February 2020 Match 1Barcelona0 - 0Técnico UniversitarioGuayaquil
16:45
  • Anthony Bedoya  9'  64'
 Summary
  • Edwin Méndez  35'
  • Eddie Guevara  72'
  • Juan David Jiménez  75'
 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Carlos Orbe
22 February 2020 Match 2Delfín1 - 2BarcelonaManta
14:30
  • Janner Corozo  18'
  • Richard Calderón  45+2'  82'
  • Garcés  52' (pen.)
  • Cangá  74'  77'
  • Ale  76'
 Summary
Stadium: Estadio Jocay
Referee: Marlon Vera
28 February 2020 Match 3Barcelona1 - 1LDU PortoviejoGuayaquil
18:00
  • Gustavo Vallecilla  29'
  • Esterilla  45+1'
  • Sergio Quintero  48'
  • Aimar  56'
  • Byron Castillo  69'
  • Éder Cetré  89'
 Summary
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Gabriel González
7 March 2020 Match 4LDU Quito2 - 1BarcelonaQuito
18:00
  • Cristian Borja  28'
  • Franklin Guerra  47'
  • Lucas Villarruel  82'
  • Franklin Guerra  90+1'
 Summary
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Referee: Franklin Congo
14 August 2020 Match 5Barcelona1 - 0OrenseGuayaquil
19:15
  • José Angulo  76'
  • Willian Riveros  90+4'
 Summary
  • Ronaldo Johnson  71'
  • Daniel Angulo  76'
 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Augusto Aragón
18 August 2020 Match 6D. CuencavBarcelonaCuenca
17:00 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Referee:
23 August 2020 Match 7BarcelonavEmelecGuayaquil
18:30 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee:
24 August 2020 Match 8Guayaquil CityvBarcelonaGuayaquil
Stadium: Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt
Referee:
24 August 2020 Match 9BarcelonavOlmedoGuayaquil
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee:
31 August 2020 Match 10BarcelonavAucasGuayaquil
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee:

Second stage
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Liga Pro Finals
2 Aucas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Delfín 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Deportivo Cuenca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 El Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Emelec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Guayaquil City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Independiente del Valle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 LDU Quito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 L.D.U. Portoviejo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Macará 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Mushuc Runa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Olmedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Orense S.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Técnico Universitario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Universidad Católica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 2 December 2010 (2010-12-02).
Source: Liga Pro

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
Ground---------------
Result
Position
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

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Liga Pro Finals
2 Aucas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Delfín 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Deportivo Cuenca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 El Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Emelec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Guayaquil City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Independiente del Valle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 LDU Quito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Macará 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mushuc Runa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Olmedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Técnico Universitario 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Universidad Católica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 To be defined 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Serie B
16 To be defined 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

Copa Ecuador

Copa Libertadores
Main article: 2020 Copa Libertadores

First qualifying stage
Progreso 0–2 Barcelona
Report
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Barcelona 3–1 Progreso
 Report
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)

Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C8).

Second qualifying stage
Barcelona 4–0 Sporting Cristal
 Report
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)
Sporting Cristal 2–1 Barcelona
 Report

Barcelona won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Third qualifying stage
Barcelona 1–0 Cerro Porteño
 Report
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
Cerro Porteño 0–4 Barcelona
Report
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

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 IDV FLA JUN BSC
1 Independiente del Valle 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Round of 16 — 17 Sep 3–0 21 Oct
2 Flamengo 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 30 Sep — 21 Oct 3–0
3 Junior 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0 Copa Sudamericana 22 Sep 1–2 — 30 Sep
4 Barcelona 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 0–3 22 Sep 17 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: CONMEBOL
Flamengo v Barcelona
Report

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. 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]
  3. 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
  1. "Fabián Bustos es presentado como nuevo DT de Barcelona SC". El Universo (in Spanish). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  2. "Barcelona SC clasifica a la Copa Libertadores 2020". El Universo (in Spanish). 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. 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.
  4. "Cambio de estadio en partido de Sporting Cristal vs. E3". CONMEBOL.com. 23 January 2020.
  5. "Cambio de escenario en partido del Independiente del Valle vs. Flamengo". CONMEBOL.com. 11 March 2020.
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