Búhos ULVR
Full nameBúhos ULVR Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)
  • Buhos (Owls)
  • El primer equipo de Ecuador (The first team of Ecuador)
  • Los Laicos (The Laics)
FoundedApril 23, 1899 (1899-04-23)
GroundPablo Sandiford
Capacity2000
LeagueSerie B
20227th
WebsiteClub website

Búhos ULVR Fútbol Club, formerly called Guayaquil Sport Club is an Ecuadorian football club based in Guayaquil. It was the first football club in the country, having been founded on April 23, 1899[1] by Juan Wright and Roberto Wright, the two brothers who brought the sport to the country.

The club's only title came in the amateur era of Guayaquil football, when it won the regional league in 1943. It also played one season the top-flight Serie A in 1973,[2] where it finished 12th. The club ceased operation in 1990 after 91 years of existence and has refounded on February 5, 2014.

In 2020 after 45 years they return to the Serie B of Ecuador

Achievements

Segunda Categoria

  • Champion (1): 2020

Campeonato Amateur del Guayas

  • Champion (1): 1943[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ávila Villagómez, Esteban (October 8, 2010). "Ecuador – Foundation Dates of Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
  2. ↑ Espinoza Añazco, Fernando (February 23, 2003). "Ecuador 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
  3. ↑ Espinoza Añazco, Fernando (March 25, 2010). "Ecuador – List of Amateur Champions Guayas and Pichincha". RSSSF. Retrieved October 16, 2010.


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