Club Deportivo El Nacional 2236532 225400969 2008-07-13T14:11:46Z 190.10.246.210 /* Current Squad */ {{Football club infobox | clubname = El Nacional | image = [[image:el nacional quito.GIF|100px|Nacional logo]] | fullname = Club Deportivo El Nacional | shortname = Nacional | nickname = "Puros Criollos"<br>"Equipo Militar"<br>" La Maquina Roja| founded = [[June 1]] [[1964]]| ground = [[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa]],<br/>[[Quito]], [[Ecuador]] | capacity = 39,816[http://www.fussballtempel.net/conmebol/listeconmebol.html] | chairman = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} Gral. Rodrigo Bohórquez| manager = {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Jorge Célico]]| league = [[Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol|Serie A]] | season = 2007-08 | position = 2nd Stage, '''4th''' Position | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FF0000|body1=FF0000|rightarm1=FF0000|shorts1=FF0000|socks1=FF0000| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=D3D3D3|body2=D3D3D3|rightarm2=D3D3D3|shorts2=D3D3D3|socks2=D3D3D3| }} The '''Club Deportivo El Nacional''' is a professional [[football (soccer)]] team from [[Quito]], the capital of [[Ecuador]] in northwestern South America. Nacional is called so because it belongs to the Ecuadorian military and because only players with Ecuadorian nationality are allowed to play on the team. This is why the team is nicknamed ''Puros [[Creole peoples|Criollos]]'' ("All-Homegrowns") or ''El Equipo Militar'' ("The Military Team"). The three colors of the team, which are red, light blue and dark blue, represent the three branches of the Ecuadorian military. The team logo has as a third color yellow instead of light blue. The home-team uniform is bright-red with light- and dark-blue designs, and the away uniform is usually gray. On South American competitions, the team is usually called ''El Nacional'', with the Spanish [[definite article]] ''el'', to distinguish it from ''Nacional'', the [[Club Nacional de Football]] from [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]. The two teams are also referred to as ''Nacional de Quito'' and ''Nacional de Montevideo''. El Nacional is the team with the largest number of Ecuadorian championships (13), sharing this distinction with [[Barcelona Sporting Club]] from [[Guayaquil]]. Famous players to play or have played for the team include forwards [[Ángel Fernández]], [[Agustín Delgado]], and [[Eduardo Hurtado]], who is also well-known for playing in the U.S. [[Major League Soccer]] for teams like the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] and the [[MetroStars]]. Nacional has three first-division rivals in Quito, which are the [[Sociedad Deportiva Aucas]] from the south of the city, and [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito)|Liga Deportiva Universitaria]] and the [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito]] from the north. A fifth team, which belongs to the Ecuadorian [[police academy]] (''ES''cuela Superior de ''POLI''cía or ''ESPOLI''), and which is called ''[[Club Deportivo ESPOLI]]'', moved to the city of [[Latacunga]], about two hours south of Quito. The farthest round the team has reached in the South American championship, the [[Copa Libertadores]], is the semifinal. The team plays in Quito in the [[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa]], at an altitude of about 2,800 meters, but practices outside the city. == Achievements == *'''[[Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol]]''' **Champion (13): [[1967]], [[1973]], [[1976]], [[1977]], [[1978]], [[1982]], [[1983]], [[1984]], [[1986]], [[1992]], [[1996]], [[2005]], [[2006]]. == International Honors == * Copa conmebol Semifinalist:(1)1992 * Copa Libertadores Semifinalist:(1)1985 * Copa Merconorte Semifinalist:(1)1998 ==Performance in CONMEBOL competitions== *'''[[Copa Libertadores]]''': 21 appearance ::'''Best''': Semi-Final in 1985 *'''[[Copa Sudamericana]]''': 3 appearances ::2005: First Round ::2006: Second Round ::2007: Second Round *'''[[Copa CONMEBOL]]''': 2 appearances ::1992: Semi-Final ::1994: First Round *'''[[Copa Merconorte]]''': 3 appearances ::1998: Semi-Final ::1999: Group Stage ::2000: Group Stage == Notable Players == *{{flagicon|Ecuador}}[[Jose Villafuerte]]<br /> *{{flagicon|Ecuador}}[[Juan Carlos Burbano]]<br /> *{{flagicon|Ecuador}}[[Christian Benitez]]<br /> *{{flagicon|Ecuador}}[[Segundo Castillo]] *{{flagicon|Ecuador}}[[Oswaldo Ibarra]] *{{flagicon|Ecuador}}[[Marco Constante]] == Current Squad == ''As of [[August 10]] [[2007]]'' {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Cristian Mora]]<ref name="Christian Mora bio">[http://www.elnacional.ec/index.php?module=Standings&func=displayplayer&cid=19&sid=24&pid=364 Christian Mora's biography] (Spanish)</ref>|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Carlos Ernesto Castro|Carlos Castro]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Bolivar Gómez]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Omar De Jesús]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Carlos Hidalgo]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Pavel Caicedo]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Ebelio Ordóñez]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Walter Calderón]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Cléber Chalá]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Oswaldo Ibarra]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Richar Mercado]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Wellington Sánchez]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Jhon Guagua]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Walter Ayoví]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Pedro Quiñónez]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Erik De Jesús]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Luis Checa]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Robinson Sánchez]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Santiago Morales]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Willian Cuero]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=Ecuador|name=[[Jhon Minda]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs end}} ==See Also== [[Ecuadorian Army]] == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.elnacional.ec Official Site] {{fb start}} {{Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1964|Nacional, Club Deportivo El]] [[Category:Ecuadorian football clubs|Nacional, Club Deportivo El]] [[Category:Quito|Nacional, Club Deportivo El]] [[ca:Club Deportivo El Nacional]] [[de:CD El Nacional]] [[es:Club Deportivo El Nacional]] [[fr:Club Deportivo El Nacional]] [[it:Club Deportivo El Nacional]] [[nl:Club Deportivo El Nacional]] [[ja:CDエル・ナシオナル]] [[pl:Nacional Quito]] [[pt:Club Deportivo El Nacional]] [[ru:Эль Насьональ]]