Club Deportivo ESPOLI is a professional

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team from

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, that now plays in the

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, the third level of professional football in country. The team belong to the ''Escuela Superior de Policía'' (''ESPOLI''), a

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in Quito. The closest the team has ever come to a national championship was in 1995, when they came in 2nd place in the national tournament to

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. The result allowed them to participate in the

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, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by

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Stadium

Although based in Quito, the team will be chosen Estadio Olímpico Municipal Etho Vega in

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for their home stadium. In the past, they have also hosted home game in

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa () is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used primarily for football matches and has a capacity of 35,258. Overview Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre an ...

(1991–95 and 1995–01) and

Estadio Chillogallo Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda is a multi-use stadium in southern Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Aucas. The stadium holds 18,799 spectators and built in 1987 and opened in 1994. Brit ...

(2004) in Quito, Estadio Olímpico in Ibarra (1995 and 2002–04),

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in Cayambe (2005–07), and

Estadio La Cocha Estadio Municipal La Cocha is a multi-use stadium in Latacunga, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to scor ...

Latacunga Latacunga (; Quechua: Latakunga) is a plateau city of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaquez and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census ...

(2007–09).

Achievements

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(2): 1993, 2005 Apertura

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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: 1 participation (

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) : Best: Round of 16

Current squad

''As of March 1, 2016.''

References

External links

Official website

Espoli Club Deportivo ESPOLI is a professional football team from Quito, Ecuador, that now plays in the Segunda Categoría, the third level of professional football in country. The team belong to the ''Escuela Superior de Policía'' (''ESPOLI''), a pol ...

ESPOLI Club Deportivo ESPOLI is a professional football team from Quito, Ecuador, that now plays in the Segunda Categoría, the third level of professional football in country. The team belong to the ''Escuela Superior de Policía'' (''ESPOLI''), a pol ...

1986 establishments in Ecuador {{SouthAm-footyclub-stub