Manta F.C.

Manta FC

Full name	Manta Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Celestes (Sky blues) Pesqueros (Fishermen) Atuneros (Tuna fishermen)
Founded	27 July 1998 (1998-07-27)
Ground	Estadio Jocay
Ground Capacity	18,125
Chairman	Jaime Estrada Medranda
Manager	Jefferson Huerta
League	Serie B
2015	7th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Manta Fútbol Club is a football club based in Manta that plays in the Serie B, Ecuador's top-level of professional football. Their rival club is LDU Portoviejo.

Honours

• Serie A (7): 2003, 2009–14
• Serie B (7): 2002, 2004–08, 2015–Present

Players

Current squad

As of January 6, 2016.

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

No. Position Player 2 DF Harry Chérrez 3 DF Miguel Álvarez 5 MF Jerson Sierra 6 DF Iván Villalba 7 FW Jorge Palacios Ávila 8 MF Luis Loor 9 FW Diego Vázquez 10 MF Renato Cedeño 12 GK Jean Zamora 13 MF Luis Moreira 14 DF Alexander Mendoza 16 DF Jorge Palacios Bravo 17 MF Steven Mecias

No. Position Player 19 FW Jhon Carabalí 20 DF Jefferson Sierra 20 MF Jahir Mendieta 22 GK Paolo Ortíz 23 MF Jonathan Saltos 24 FW Marco Nazareno 26 FW José Porozo 39 FW Eber Caicedo 51 MF Nestor Rivera GK James Quiñónez MF John Jairo Angulo MF Miller Intriago FW Daniel Guzmán, Jr.

Managers

• Fabián Bustos (July 14, 2009 – Dec 15, 2010)
• Gabriel Perrone (Dec 15, 2010 – May 3, 2011)
• Armando Osma (Aug 30, 2011 – Dec 13, 2012)
• Edwin Cózar (Dec 15, 2012 – June 30, 2013)
• Fabián Bustos (July 2, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013)
• Juan Manuel Llop (Jan 1, 2014 – Aug 1, 2014)
• Jorge Alfonso (Aug 1, 2014 – Jan 1, 2015)
• Jefferson Huerta (Jan 1, 2015–)

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)