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Leones

Full name	Leones Fútbol Club
Nicknames	La Manada El Felino La Fiera El Rugido del Norte
Founded	4 November 2017; 9 years ago (2017-11-04)
Ground	Olímpico Jaime Terán
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Esteban Paz
Manager	Matias Cordoba
League	Ecuadorian Serie A
2025	Serie B, 2nd of 12 (promoted)
Website	www.leonesfc.com.ec
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Leones Fútbol Club is an Ecuadorian professional football club from the city of Atuntaqui. Founded on 4 November 2017, they play in the Serie A after achieving promotion from the Serie B in 2025.

Founded on 4 November 2017 as Club Deportivo Profesional Leones del Norte, the club first reached the Segunda Categoría in the following year, winning their first regional title in 2020. The club continued to win the Segunda Categoría de Imbabura in the following three years, before winning the national third division in 2023, achieving a first-ever promotion to the Serie B.

In July 2024, Leones del Norte changed name to Leones Fútbol Club, also changing their kit and colors. They finished eighth in their first season in the second division, and achieved a first-ever promotion to the Serie A on 24 October 2025.

• Serie B
  • Runners-up (1): 2025
• Segunda Categoría
  • Winners (1): 2023
• Segunda Categoría de Imbabura [es]
  • Winners (1): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

As of 2 March 2026

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 2 DF  ECU Jordan Moran 3 DF  ECU Frixon Vargas 5 DF  ARG Tobías Coppo 6 MF  ARG Emiliano Griffa 9 FW  ARG Santiago Arrieta 11 MF  ARG Martin Caramuto 13 MF  ECU Jorge Cabeza 16 DF  ECU Maiky de la Cruz 17 FW  ECU Jairo Mairongo 19 MF  ECU Oscar Pepinos 20 MF  ECU Mayer Mendez 22 GK  ECU Jeferson Arroyo

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  ARG Nicolás Monserrat 24 GK  ECU Jose Angulo 25 DF  ARG Brian Kreiman 27 FW  ECU Nestor Caicedo 32 MF  ECU Ariel Aguas 34 DF  ECU Segundo Portocarrero 40 FW  ECU Juan Luis Anangonó 45 GK  ECU Leonel Nazareno 50 DF  ECU Miguel Caicedo 55 MF  ECU Ronny Borja 99 MF  ECU Cristhian Solano

• Official website (in Spanish)

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