Manta S.C.

Manta
Full nameManta Sport Club
Nickname(s)El Equipo de la ciudad
(The Team of the City)
FoundedJanuary 1, 1915; 109 years ago (1915-01-01)
DissolvedAugust 20, 1996
GroundEstadio Jocay
Manta, Ecuador
Capacity20,000

Manta Sport Club was an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Manta. Founded in 1915, it spent the majority of its years bouncing between the top-flight Serie A and the Serie B until 1985. Statistically, it is the most successful club from Manta. The club later folded in 1996 after 10 years in the Segunda Categoría. The club dissolved a little after 81 years of existence when it ceded its team to Manta FC.