C.D. Independiente Juniors

Independiente Juniors

Full name	Club Deportivo Independiente Juniors
Nickname(s)	El Mini-Negriazul (The Junior black-and-blue)
Founded	13 July 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-13)
Ground	Banco Guayaquil Quito, Ecuador
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Franklin Tello Núñez
Manager	Javier Rabanal
League	Serie B
2023	5th
Website	https://www.independientedelvalle.com/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Club Deportivo Independiente Juniors, known as Independiente Juniors or formerly as Alianza Cotopaxi, is a football club based in Sangolquí, Ecuador. The club acts as Independiente del Valle's reserve team.

History

Founded on 13 July 2017 as Alianza Cotopaxi SC in Cotopaxi, the club reached the Segunda Categoría after finishing second in the regional championships. In the following year, the club reached an agreement with Independiente del Valle to become their reserve team,[1] and reached promotion to the Ecuadorian Serie B at the end of the year, after having the core of the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores.[2]

Old logo used in 2017.

After the promotion to the second division of Ecuadorian football, the club changed name to Club Deportivo Independiente Juniors, and moved to Latacunga.[3][4] In 2020, the club moved to Sangolquí, joining the first team which was already in the city.

List of managers

• Franklin Anangonó (2017)
• Juan Carlos León (2018–2019)
• Yuri Solano (2020)
• Felipe Sánchez (2021)
• Miguel Bravo (2022)
• Galo Rodríguez (2023)
• Javier Rabanal (2024–)

Current squad

As of 5 March 2022

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 1 GK  ECU Cristhian Tapia 2 DF  ARG Juan Randazzo 3 DF  ECU Jerry Parrales 5 MF  URU Joaquín Vergés 6 DF  ECU Luis Ayala 7 MF  ECU Stick Castro 8 MF  ECU Arnaldo Zambrano 10 MF  ECU Bagner Delgado 11 MF  URU Mauricio Alonso 14 MF  COL Stiven Tapiero 15 MF  ECU Ariel Alcívar 16 FW  ARG Enzo Ariel Fernández 19 DF  ECU Ángel Gracia 20 MF  ECU Daniel Segura

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  ECU William Ocles 23 MF  ECU Bryan Lerma 25 DF  ECU Marco Montaño 26 MF  ECU Jean Estacio 29 DF  ECU Dennys Quintero 30 GK  ECU Jorge Pinos 33 DF  ECU Jeison Mina (on loan from Barcelona SC) 36 MF  ECU Alex Capuz 37 DF  ECU José Luis Quiñones 77 FW  URU Mathías Acuña 80 FW  ECU Frank Obando 92 GK  ECU Adonis Pabón

References

1. "Tener a la filial en Serie "B" se torna indispensable para Independiente del Valle" [Having a reserve team in the Serie "B" becomes indispensable for Independiente del Valle] (in Spanish). InfoCancha. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
2. "La Serie B 2019 ya tiene su primer ascendido" [The 2019 Serie B already have their first promoted] (in Spanish). EcuaGol. 9 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
3. "Alianza Cotopaxi (Independiente Juniors) y Duros del Balón logran el boleto a la Serie «B»" [Alianza Cotopaxi (Independiente Juniors) and Duros del Balón get the tickets to Serie "B"] (in Spanish). Planeta Fútbol. 15 December 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
4. "Alianza Cotopaxi, filial de Independiente del Valle, ganó cupo a la Serie B" [Alianza Cotopaxi, Independiente del Valle's reserves, won a place in the Serie B] (in Spanish). El Universo. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

External links

Official websites

• Official website