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| Full name | Sociedad Deportivo Quito | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Chullas quiteños La Academia (The Academy) Los Azulgranas (The Blue and Dark Reds) El Equipo de la Plaza del Teatro (The Team from the Plaza del Teatro) | |||
| Founded | July 9, 1940, as Sociedad Deportiva Argentina | |||
| Ground | Estadio Ney mancheno | |||
| Capacity | 35,742 | |||
| Chairman | Joselito Cobo | |||
| Manager | Gustavo Vásquez | |||
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Sociedad Deportivo Quito is an Ecuadorian club football club based in Quito. For most of its existence, it competed in Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. And currently competes in the Second Category of Pichincha.
Deportivo Quito has won five Serie A titles in 1964, 1968, 2008, 2009, and 2011. This places them fifth overall. The club also has four Interandean Tournament titles in 1955, 1956, 1957, and 1963. Additionally, the club was runner up in 1985, 1988, and 1997. Based on its style of play, sports journalists and fans nicknamed the club La Academia de los Ecuatorianos desde 1940 (English: The Academy of the Ecuadorians since 1940).
Deportivo Quito was officially founded in 1955, although they trace their roots to Sociedad Deportiva Argentina, which was founded on 9 July 1940. Historic rivals include LDU Quito, Aucas, El Nacional, and Universidad Católica. They play their home games at Estadio Ney mancheno.