C.D. ESPOLI

ESPOLI
Full nameClub Deportivo ESPOLI
Nickname(s)
  • El Equipo Policial (The Police Team)
  • La Poli
  • El Gallito (The Little Rooster)
  • La Chapita (The Badge)
  • Los Gitanos (The Gypsies)
FoundedFebruary 5, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-02-05)
GroundEstadio Olímpico Municipal Etho Vega
Capacity10,172
ChairmanGral. Euclides Mantilla Herrera
CoachCarlos Calderón
LeagueSerie B
201611th (relegated)

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 police academy 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 Barcelona. The result allowed them to participate in the 1996 Copa Libertadores, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Corinthians.