2020 Barcelona Sporting Club season

Barcelona SC
2020 season
PresidentCarlos Alfaro Moreno
Head CoachFabián Bustos
StadiumMonumental Banco Pichincha
Liga Pro First Stage4th
Liga Pro Second Stage1st
Liga Pro FinalsChampions
Copa EcuadorCancelled
C. LibertadoresGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Damián Díaz (10)
All: Damián Díaz (12)
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The 2020 season was Barcelona Sporting Club's 95th season in existence and the club's 62nd season in the top flight of Ecuadorian football. Barcelona was involved in two competitions: the main national tournament Liga Pro, and the international tournament Copa Libertadores. The national cup called Copa Ecuador was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador.

2020 season was the first one with Carlos Alfaro Moreno as president of the club. In 2019 season, Barcelona had three different coaches, but on 17 December 2019 the club hires the Argentinean coach Fabián Bustos.[1]

Barcelona participated in the 2020 Copa Libertadores. They began their participation from the first qualifying stage, a key they won 5-1 on aggregate against Progreso. In the second qualifying stage they beat Sporting Cristal 5-2 on aggregate. In the third qualifying phase they won 5-0 on aggregate to Cerro Porteño. However, in the group stage, Barcelona played in Group A, obtaining 5 defeats and only 1 victory, finishing last in the table and being eliminated from the tournament.

Barcelona was one of the sixteen teams disputing the 2020 Liga Pro. Barcelona finished the First stage in fourth place, but they won the Second stage, qualifying to the Finals.[2] In the Finals, Barcelona and LDU Quito disputed the championship in round-trip matches. In the first leg, both teams tie 1-1. In the second leg, there was another tie 0-0. Barcelona won on penalties.

Season overview

January

  • Barcelona played their annual traditional friendly match called Noche Amarilla (the "Yellow Night"), in which they presented their season squad. In this friendly match, the retired Italian player Alessandro del Piero played as a special guest. The rival was Delfín SC. The match ended with a 0–1 score in favor of the visiting team.

Goalscorers

No. Pos. Nation Name App. Liga Pro Copa Ecuador Copa Libertadores Total
11 FW Ecuador Fidel Martínez - 3 - 8 11
10 MF Argentina Damián Díaz - 8 - 2 10
8 FW Argentina Leandro Emmanuel Martínez - 4 - 3 7
9 FW Paraguay Cristian Colmán - 4 - 1 5
44/9 FW Uruguay Jonathan Álvez - 2 - 2 4
21 FW Ecuador José Angulo - 3 - - 3
13 FW Ecuador Ely Esterilla - 2 - - 2
14 DF Ecuador Darío Aimar - 2 - - 2
20 MF Uruguay Bruno Piñatares - 2 - - 2
23 DF Ecuador Pedro Pablo Velasco - 1 - 1 2
26 DF Ecuador Byron Castillo - 1 - 1 2
5 DF Brazil Gabriel Marques - - - 1 1
7 MF Ecuador Michael Arroyo - 1 - - 1
19 MF Ecuador Nixon Molina - 1 - - 1
77 MF Ecuador Adonis Preciado - 1 - - 1
3 MF Paraguay William Riveros - 1 - - 1

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
LigaPro 16 February 2020 29 December 2020 First stage - Matchday 1 Champions 32 16 12 4 47 22 +25 050.00
Copa Ecuador Tournament canceled !—
Copa Libertadores 22 January 2020 21 October 2020 First qualifying stage Group stage 12 6 0 6 19 15 +4 050.00
Total 44 22 12 10 66 37 +29 050.00

Last updated: 29 December 2020
Source: Soccerway

Liga Pro

Main article: 2020 Ecuadorian Serie A

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LDU Quito 15 11 2 2 29 13 +16 35 Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Independiente del Valle 15 9 5 1 36 22 +14 32
3 Universidad Católica 15 9 4 2 32 14 +18 31
4 Barcelona 15 8 5 2 23 13 +10 29
5 Macará 15 6 6 3 22 17 +5 24
6 Aucas 15 7 2 6 26 23 +3 23
7 Técnico Universitario 15 6 4 5 17 16 +1 22
Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 8 5 2 23 13  +10 29 5 3 0 12 5  +7 3 2 2 11 8  +3

Last updated: 19 November 2020.
Source: Liga Pro

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultDWDLWWWLWWWDWDD
Position555554244433444
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: LigaPro
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
16 February 2020 Match 1 Barcelona 0 - 0 Técnico Universitario Guayaquil
16:45
  • Anthony Bedoya Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 64'
 Summary
  • Edwin Méndez Yellow card 35'
  • Eddie Guevara Yellow card 72'
  • Juan David Jiménez Yellow card 75'
 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador Carlos Orbe
22 February 2020 Match 2 Delfín 1 - 2 Barcelona Manta
14:30
  • Janner Corozo Yellow card 18'
  • Richard Calderón Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 82'
  • Garcés 52' (pen.)
  • Cangá Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 77'
  • Ale Yellow card 76'
 Summary
Stadium: Estadio Jocay
Referee: Ecuador Marlon Vera
28 February 2020 Match 3 Barcelona 1 - 1 LDU Portoviejo Guayaquil
18:00
  • Gustavo Vallecilla Yellow card 29'
  • Esterilla Yellow card 45+1'
  • Sergio Quintero Yellow card 48'
  • Aimar 56'
  • Byron Castillo Yellow card 69'
  • Éder Cetré Yellow card 89'
 Summary
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador Gabriel González
7 March 2020 Match 4 LDU Quito 2 - 1 Barcelona Quito
18:00
  • Cristian Borja 28'
  • Franklin Guerra Yellow card 47'
  • Lucas Villarruel Yellow card 82'
  • Franklin Guerra 90+1'
 Summary
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Referee: Ecuador Franklin Congo
14 August 2020 Match 5 Barcelona 1 - 0 Orense Guayaquil
19:15
Summary
  • Ronaldo Johnson Yellow card 71'
  • Daniel Angulo Yellow card 76'
 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador Augusto Aragón
18 August 2020 Match 6 D. Cuenca 0 - 3 Barcelona Cuenca
17:00 Pedro Larrea Yellow card 47'
Ivan Piedra Yellow card 55'
Sergio Ojeda Yellow card 62'		 Report Nixon Molina Yellow card 23'
Bruno Piñatares 26'
Fidel Martínez 56' (pen.)
Gabriel Marques Yellow card 71'
Bruno Piñatares Yellow card 78'
Jonathan Álvez 90+1'		 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Referee: Ecuador Marlon Vera
23 August 2020 Match 7 Barcelona 2 - 1 Emelec Guayaquil
18:30 G. Marques Yellow card 33'
F. Martínez 83'
C. Colmán 90+4'		 M. Hernandez Yellow card 31'
A. Leguizamón Yellow card 45+2'
J. Rojas Yellow card 54'
R. Ordóñez 66'		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador Guillermo Guerrero
26 August 2020 Match 8 Guayaquil City 2 - 1 Barcelona Guayaquil
19:00 Miguel Parrales 23'
Ariel Chávez 42'		 José Enrique Angulo 63' Stadium: Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt
Referee: Ecuador Mario Romero
29 August 2020 Match 9 Barcelona 3 - 1 Olmedo Guayaquil
17:30 Damián Díaz 45'
Darío Aimar 47'
Cristian Colmán 89'		 Gorman Estacio 50' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador Juan Andrade
1 September 2020 Match 10 Barcelona 4 - 2 Aucas Guayaquil
19:00 Emmanuel Martínez 22', 62'
José Enrique Angulo 34'
Michael Arroyo 36'		 Luis Miguel Encalada 16'
Jhonny Quiñonez 90+3'		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador René Marín
4 September 2020 Match 11 Mushuc Runa 1 - 2 Barcelona Ambato
19:00 Ignacio Herrera 85' Damián Díaz 26' (pen.)
Emmanuel Martínez 56'		 Stadium: COAC Mushuc Runa
Referee: Ecuador Luis Quiroz
9 September 2020 Match 12 Macará 1 - 1 Barcelona Ambato
19:00 Leonel Quiñónez 90+1' Damián Díaz 47' Stadium: Estadio Bellavista
Referee: Ecuador Diego Lara
13 September 2020 Match 13 Barcelona 1 - 0 Universidad Católica Guayaquil
18:00 Damián Díaz 47' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador Juan Andrade
26 September 2020 Match 14 Independiente 1 - 1 Barcelona Sangolquí
19:30 Luis Segovia 6' Jonathan Álvez 21' Stadium: Estadio Rumiñahui
Referee: Ecuador René Marín
3 October 2020 Match 15 Barcelona 0 - 0 El Nacional Guayaquil
18:30 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador Jaime Sánchez

Second stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 15 8 5 2 22 7 +15 29 Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Emelec 15 8 4 3 28 15 +13 28
3 Guayaquil City 15 7 5 3 23 17 +6 26
4 LDU Quito 15 7 3 5 31 20 +11 24
5 Deportivo Cuenca 15 6 5 4 18 21 −3 23
6 Independiente del Valle 15 7 1 7 26 21 +5 22
Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 8 5 2 22 7  +15 29 6 1 0 15 2  +13 2 4 2 7 5  +2

Last updated: 2 November 2020 (2020-11-02).
Source: Liga Pro

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWDLWDWDWDWLWD
Position311132212221111
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29). Source: LigaPro
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
14 October 2020 Match 1 Técnico Universitario 0 - 2 Barcelona Ambato
18:30
Stadium: Estadio Bellavista
Referee: Ecuador Marlon Vera
17 October 2020 Match 2 Barcelona 1 - 0 Delfín Guayaquil
19:30
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador Augusto Aragón
25 October 2020 Match 3 LDU Portoviejo 0 - 2 Barcelona Portoviejo
18:00
Stadium: Estadio Reales Tamarindos
Referee: Ecuador
1 November 2020 Match 4 Barcelona 2 - 2 LDU Quito Guayaquil
18:00
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador
6 November 2020 Match 5 Olmedo 1 - 0 Barcelona Riobamba
19:00
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba
Referee: Ecuador
10 November 2020 Match 6 Barcelona 2 - 0 Independiente Guayaquil
19:00
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador
15 November 2020 Match 7 El Nacional 1 - 1 Barcelona Quito
19:00
  • Sixto Mina 26'
  • Nixon Molina 46'
 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Ecuador
19 November 2020 Match 8 Barcelona 2 - 0 Deportivo Cuenca Guayaquil
19:00
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador
23 November 2020 Match 9 Orense 0 - 0 Barcelona Machala
15:30 Stadium: Estadio 9 de Mayo
Referee: Ecuador
29 November 2020 Match 10 Barcelona 3 - 0 Macará Guayaquil
18:00 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador
6 December 2020 Match 11 Emelec 1 - 1 Barcelona Guayaquil
19:00 Stadium: Estadio George Capwell
Referee: Ecuador
9 December 2020 Match 12 Barcelona 2 - 0 Guayaquil City Guayaquil
18:00 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Ecuador

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LDU Quito 30 18 5 7 60 33 +27 59 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Barcelona (C) 30 16 10 4 46 21 +25 58
3 Independiente del Valle 30 16 6 8 62 43 +19 54 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Universidad Católica 30 14 9 7 48 28 +20 51 Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage
5 Emelec 30 12 8 10 48 37 +11 44 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage[a]
Source: LigaPro
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the 2020 Copa Ecuador was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador, the spot awarded to its champions (Copa Sudamericana first stage) was passed over to the aggregate table fourth best-placed team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores.

Finals

December 23 Finals Barcelona 1–1 LDU Quito Guayaquil
20:15 UTC−05:00 Álvez 50'
Pineida Yellow card 67'
Piñatares Yellow card 72'
Oyola Yellow card 89'		 Julio 45+4'
Alcívar Yellow card 52'
Sornoza Yellow card 55'
Martínez Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Augusto Aragón
December 29 Finals LDU Quito 0–0
(1–3 p)		 Barcelona Quito
20:15 UTC−05:00 Guerra Yellow card 43'
Julio Yellow card 63'		 Pineida Yellow card 76'
Piñatares Yellow card 80'
Velasco Yellow card 85'
Castillo Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero
Penalties
Alcívar soccer ball with check mark
Guerra soccer ball with red X
Piovi soccer ball with red X
Martínez soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Álvez
soccer ball with check mark Oyola
soccer ball with check mark Díaz

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Barcelona won on penalties and became 2020 Ecuadorian Serie A champions

Copa Ecuador

2020 Copa Ecuador was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador.

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2020 Copa Libertadores

First qualifying stage

See also: 2020 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages
29 January 2020 (2020-01-29) Barcelona Ecuador 3–1
(5–1 agg.)		 Uruguay Progreso Guayaquil
19:30 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo
Referee: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay)

Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match C8).

Second qualifying stage

See also: 2020 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages
13 February 2020 (2020-02-13) Sporting Cristal Peru 2–1
(2–5 agg.)		 Ecuador Barcelona Lima
19:30 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional[note 2]
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Barcelona won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the third stage (Match G1).

Third qualifying stage

See also: 2020 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages
26 February 2020 (2020-02-26) Cerro Porteño Paraguay 0–4
(0–5 agg.)		 Ecuador Barcelona Asunción
19:15 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estadio General Pablo Rojas
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Barcelona won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage (Group A).

Group stage (Group A)

See also: 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLA IDV JUN BSC
1 Brazil Flamengo 6 5 0 1 14 8 +6 15 Round of 16 — 4–0 3–1 3–0
2 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 12 5–0 — 3–0 2–0
3 Colombia Junior 6 2 0 4 8 12 −4 6 Copa Sudamericana 1–2 4–1 — 0–2
4 Ecuador Barcelona 6 1 0 5 4 12 −8 3 1–2 0–3 1–2 —
Source: CONMEBOL
17 September 2020 (2020-09-17) Barcelona Ecuador 1–2 Colombia Junior Guayaquil
21:00 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
22 September 2020 (2020-09-22) Barcelona Ecuador 1–2 Brazil Flamengo Guayaquil
17:15 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
30 September 2020 (2020-09-30) Junior Colombia 0–2 Ecuador Barcelona Barranquilla
19:30 UTC−5 Report
Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) Independiente Ecuador 2–0 Ecuador Barcelona Quito
19:30 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa[note 3]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luis Quiroz (Ecuador)

Notes

  1. ^ Progreso played their home match at Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera, Montevideo, instead of their regular stadium Parque Abraham Paladino, Montevideo, which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.
  2. ^ Sporting Cristal played their home match at Estadio Nacional, Lima, instead of their regular stadium Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima, which did not meet CONMEBOL requirements.[3][4]
  3. ^ Independiente del Valle play their home matches against Junior and Barcelona at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, and will play their home match against Flamengo at Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda, Quito,[5] instead of their regular stadium Estadio Rumiñahui, Sangolquí which does not meet CONMEBOL requirements.

References

  1. ^ "Fabián Bustos es presentado como nuevo DT de Barcelona SC". El Universo (in Spanish). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  2. ^ "Barcelona SC clasifica a la Copa Libertadores 2020". El Universo (in Spanish). 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. ^ Sporting Cristal [@ClubSCristal] (19 December 2019). "Comunicamos que el estadio declarado para nuestra participación en la @Libertadores 2020, es el Estadio Nacional" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Cambio de estadio en partido de Sporting Cristal vs. E3". CONMEBOL.com. 23 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Cambio de escenario en partido del Independiente del Valle vs. Flamengo". CONMEBOL.com. 11 March 2020.
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