S.D. Aucas

Sociedad Deportiva Aucas (Spanish pronunciation: [sosjeˈðað ðepoɾˈtiβa ˈawkas]), also known as "Papá Aucas", is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. They play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A. The team is amongst the most popular in the city because of its long history in the Serie A. The team also has a major rivalry in L.D.U. Quito, which they contest one of the most prestigious derbies in all of Ecuador, and the most prestigious in Quito.

Aucas

Full name	Sociedad Deportiva Aucas
Nickname(s)	Ídolo de Quito (The Idol of Quito)[1] Ídolo del Pueblo (The Idol of the People)[2] Papá Aucas[3] Equipo Oriental[4]
Founded	6 February 1945; 80 years ago (1945-02-06)
Ground	Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Quito, Ecuador
Capacity	18,799
Chairman	Danny Walker
Manager	Gabriel Pereyra
League	Ecuadorian Serie A
2024	Serie A, 5th of 16
Website	www.aucas.ec/wordpress/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Overview

Aucas' 1945 Campeonato Amateur del Fútbol de Pichincha winning squad

Superclásico in Quito, 2005

The team is named after the Auca tribe, who are also called Huaorani. The club originally belonged to Royal Dutch Shell, which had been operating oil fields in the east of Ecuador where the Aucas live. The club's main uniforms colours, yellow and red, were taken from the colours used by Shell to market their products and services. The alternate uniform is grey, except for the commercial advertisements and numbers and names of players, which are red.

Players who have played for Aucas include Argentinian and nationalised Ecuadorian forward Ariel Graziani, forward Nicolás Asencio, forward Agustin Delgado, forward Édison Maldonado, Ecuador international defender Giovanny Espinoza, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita.

Aucas won their first Serie A title in 2022 under the tenure of Venezuelan manager César Farías by winning the competition's second stage without losing a single game and then beating Barcelona in the finals. This win also qualified them to the 2023 Copa Libertadores, the first time they competed in the continental tournament.

Honours

National

• Serie A
  • Winners (1): 2022
• Serie B
  • Winners (3): 1974 E2, 1991 E2, 2014
• Segunda Categoría
  • Winners (2): 1986 E2, 2012

Regional

• Campeonato Amateur del Fútbol de Pichincha
  • Winners (6): 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951
• Campeonato Professional Interandino
  • Winners (2): 1959, 1962
• Segunda Categoría de Pichincha
  • Winners (7): 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 2010, 2011, 2012

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 2 appearances

2023: Group Stage

2024: First Qualifying Stage

• Copa Sudamericana: 5 appearances

2002: First Round

2004: Second Round

2016: First Round

2020: First Round

2021: Group Stage

Players

Current squad

As of 20 August 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 2 DF  ECU Estalin Segura 3 DF  ECU John Ontaneda 4 DF  ECU Daniel Patiño 5 MF  ECU Thiago Serpa 7 FW  BOL Bruno Miranda 8 DF  ECU Angelo Mina 9 FW  PAR Brian Montenegro 10 MF  ECU Michael Carcelén 11 MF  ECU Jonny Uchuari 15 DF  ECU Jonnathan Mina 16 DF  PAR Carlos Rolón 17 FW  ECU Cristhoper Zambrano 18 FW  ECU Ariel Almagro

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  ECU Elian Pepinos 20 MF  HON Joshua Canales 21 MF  ARG Agostino Spina (on loan from Huracán) 22 MF  ECU Luis Cano 24 GK  MEX Edson Reséndez 25 MF  ECU Renny Jaramillo 27 DF  ARG Ulises Ciccioli 32 GK  ECU Hamilton Piedra 34 MF  ECU Ederson Quiñónez 36 FW  ECU Nicolás Sotomayor 44 MF  ECU Edison Gruezo 55 DF  ECU Virgilio Olaya 79 MF  ARG Mario Sanabria

Out on loan

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 — MF  ECU Diego Espinoza (on loan to Deportivo Quito)

World Cup players

The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted to Aucas.

• Giovanny Espinoza (2002)
• Damián Enrique Lanza (2006)
• Hernán Galíndez (2022)

Managers

• Ernesto Guerra (1975, 1986–1987, 1989)
• Carlos Cuvi (1995)
• Polo Carrera (1995)
• Leonel Montoya (1996)
• Alfredo Encalada (1994, 1996)
• Homero Mistral Valencia (1995, 1996–1997)
• Juan Ramón Silva (1998–1999)
• Ramiro Blacut (1999–2000)
• Gerardo Pelusso (2001–2002)
• Salvador Raguza (2002)
• Adan Machado (2002)
• Carlos Sevilla (2003)
• Luis Fernando Suárez (2003–2004)
• Javier Álvarez Arteaga (2004–2005)
• Dragan Miranović (2005–2006)
• Diego Aguirre (2006)
• Fausto Carrera (2006)
• Juan Amador Sánchez (2006–2007)
• Fernando Rodriguez Riolfo (2007)
• Carlos Berrueta (2007)
• Miguel Ángel Zahzú (2008)
• Carlos Calderón (2008)
• Marco Etcheverry (2009)
• Polo Carrera (2009)
• Alfredo Encalada (2011–2012)
• Julio Asad (2012–2013)
• Juan Ramón Silva (2014)
• Carlos Ischia (2015–2016)
• Tabaré Silva (2016)
• Armando Osma (2009, 2016–2017)
• Darío Tempesta (2017, 2020–2021)
• Luis Soler (2018)
• Eduardo Favaro (2019)
• Gabriel Schürrer (2019)
• Héctor Bidoglio (2021)
• César Farías (2022–2023)
• Santiago Escobar (2023)
• Gerardo Espinoza (2024)
• Jorge Alfonso (2024)