Mushuc Runa S.C.

Mushuc Runa Sporting Club, commonly known as Mushuc Runa, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Ambato. It was founded on January 2, 2003.^[1] They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A. The club was established on January 2, 2003. Etymologically, the name comes from the Quechuan where "Mushuc" means new, and "Runa" means man, person, or human being; therefore, the literal translation is "New Man".

Mushuc Runa

Full name	Mushuc Runa Sporting Club
Nicknames	El equipo cooperativista El Mushuc El Ponchito
Founded	January 2, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-01-02)[1]
Ground	COAC Mushuc Runa Ambato, Ecuador
Capacity	6,000
Chairman	Gabriel Pilamunga
Manager	Paúl Vélez
League	Ecuadorian Serie A
2024	Serie A, 6th of 16
Website	www.mushucrunasc.ec
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Honours

• Serie B
  • Winners (1): 2018
  • Runners-up (1): 2013
• Segunda Categoría
  • Runners-up (1): 2011

Current squad

As of 12 March 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ECU Cristhian Tapia 2 DF  URU Bryan Bentaberry 5 MF  ECU Nicolás Davila 7 DF  ECU Stick Castro 8 MF  ECU Arnaldo Zambrano 9 FW  ECU Jairón Charcopa 10 FW  ECU Bagner Delgado (Captain) 14 MF  COL Stiven Tapiero 17 FW  ECU Cristian Penilla 19 DF  ECU Ángel Gracia 21 MF  ECU Jefferson Arce 25 GK  URU Rodrigo Formento 26 DF  ECU Kevin Peralta 29 DF  ECU Dennys Quintero

No. Pos. Nation Player 31 DF  ECU Glendys Mina 32 FW  ECU Carlos Orejuela 37 DF  ECU José Luis Quiñones 40 MF  ECU Robert Burbano 41 FW  ECU Elian Caicedo 42 GK  ECU Adonnis Pabón 44 DF  ECU Jhonnier Chalá 49 FW  URU Jonathan dos Santos 50 DF  ECU Jeremy Cusme 55 MF  URU Joaquín Vergés 88 MF  ECU Luis Arce

Managers

• César Vigevani (Dec 13, 2012 - April 1, 2014)
• Fabián Burbano (interim) (April 1, 2014 - April 6, 2014)
• Julio Asad (April 4, 2014 - March 30, 2015)
• Sixto Vizuete (March 31, 2015 - December 13, 2015)
• Humberto Pizarro (December 15, 2015 - April 16, 2016)
• Néstor Clausen (April 16, 2016 - July 7, 2016)
• Víctor Hugo Andrada (July 20, 2016 - October 31, 2016)
• Luis Espinel (December 30, 2016 - June 11, 2017)
• Juan Carlos Garay (June 11, 2017 - November 6, 2017)
• Hector Chacha (interim) (November 7, 2017 - December 19, 2017)
• Geovanny Cumbicus (December 19, 2017 - May 29, 2019)
• Martín Cardetti (May 31, 2019 - November 11, 2019)
• Ricardo Dillon (November 12, 2019 - December 19, 2020)
• Geovanny Cumbicus (December 24, 2020 - May 27, 2021)