C.D. Independiente Juniors

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Club Deportivo Independiente Juniors, known as Independiente Juniors or formerly as Alianza Cotopaxi, is a football club based in Sangolquí, Ecuador. The club acts as Independiente del Valle's reserve team.

Independiente Juniors
Full nameClub Deportivo Independiente Juniors
Nickname(s)El Mini-Negriazul (The Junior black-and-blue)
Founded13 July 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-13)
GroundBanco Guayaquil
Quito, Ecuador
Capacity12,000
ChairmanFranklin Tello Núñez
ManagerJavier Rabanal
LeagueSerie B
20235th
Websitehttps://www.independientedelvalle.com/

History

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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] In 2020, the club moved to Sangolquí, joining the first team which was already in the city.

List of managers

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Current squad

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As of 5 March 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ECU Cristhian Tapia
2 DF   ARG Juan Randazzo
3 DF   ECU Jerry Parrales
5 MF   URU Joaquín Vergés
6 DF   ECU Luis Ayala
7 MF   ECU Stick Castro
8 MF   ECU Arnaldo Zambrano
10 MF   ECU Bagner Delgado
11 MF   URU Mauricio Alonso
14 MF   COL Stiven Tapiero
15 MF   ECU Ariel Alcívar
16 FW   ARG Enzo Ariel Fernández
19 DF   ECU Ángel Gracia
20 MF   ECU Daniel Segura
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW   ECU William Ocles
23 MF   ECU Bryan Lerma
25 DF   ECU Marco Montaño
26 MF   ECU Jean Estacio
29 DF   ECU Dennys Quintero
30 GK   ECU Jorge Pinos
33 DF   ECU Jeison Mina (on loan from Barcelona SC)
36 MF   ECU Alex Capuz
37 DF   ECU José Luis Quiñones
77 FW   URU Mathías Acuña
80 FW   ECU Frank Obando
92 GK   ECU Adonis Pabón

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 10 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.
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Official websites

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