Guayaquil City F.C. (known as C.D. River Ecuador until 2017) is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Guayaquil. They currently play in the country's top tier-level football league, the Ecuadorian Serie A after to winning from the Ecuadorian Serie B at the end of the 2025 season.
History
Formed in 2007 as Club Deportivo River Plate Ecuador (or River Ecuador), the club was founded through a partnership with the dominant Argentinian side River Plate. By 2010 the relationship had already ended, but the club continued to operate under its given name and with River Plate's traditional red kit colour.
On 11 July 2017 it was announced that River Ecuador had renamed themselves to Guayaquil City Fútbol Club, changing their strip to sky blue and white horizontal stripes. The new name, kit colours and badge design prompted a number of claims that the change in identity was the result of a takeover by the Manchester City-linked City Football Group, though no evidence of this was forthcoming.
Statistics Serie A Seasons: 9 (2015–2023) Matches played: 132 Wins: 38 Draws: 32 Losses: 62 Goals for: 137 Goals against: 184 Goals difference: -47 Points: 146 All-time position: 7th
Serie B Seasons: 5 (2010–2014)
Segunda Categoría Seasons: 2 (2008–2009)
Players Current squad
Managers Kléber Fajardo (2007) César Vigevani (2008–2010) Kléber Fajardo (2012) Humberto Pizarro (2012–2015) Marcelo Trobbiani (2015) Guillermo Sanguinetti (2016) Pablo Trobbiani (interim) (2016) Ángel Gómez (2017) Gabriel Perrone (2017) Pool Gavilánez (2017–present)
References
External links Official website Guayaquil City Fútbol Club at FEF Guayaquil City Fútbol Club at FIFA