2023 Barcelona Sporting Club season
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2024) |
| 2023 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Carlos Alfaro Moreno |
| Head Coach | Fabián Bustos |
| Stadium | Monumental Banco Pichincha |
| Liga Pro First Stage | 2nd place |
| Liga Pro Second Stage | TBD |
| Copa Ecuador | Round of 32 |
| Copa Libertadores | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Damián Díaz (4) All: Damián Díaz (4) |
The 2023 season is the 98th season in the existence of Barcelona Sporting Club, and the 65th season in the top flight of Ecuadorian football. Barcelona is involved in three competitions: the main national tournament Liga Pro, the national cup called Copa Ecuador, and the international tournament Copa Libertadores.
This season is the fourth one with Carlos Alfaro Moreno as president of the club. Barcelona's coach is Fabian Bustos who returns after departing the club for Santos FC during the previous season.
Competitions[edit]
Overall record[edit]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Serie A 1st Phase | 26 February 2023 | 18 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 66.67 |
| Serie A 2nd Phase | 6 August 2023 | 3 December 2023 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Copa Ecuador | TBD | TBD | Round of 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Copa Libertadores | 5 April 2023 | TBD | Group stage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 57.14 | |||
Last updated: 19 April 2023
Source: Soccerway
LigaPro Serie A[edit]
First stage[edit]
Stage Table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independiente del Valle | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 | Aucas | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | |
| 4 | Orense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 April 2023. 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.
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[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Results by round[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2023. Source: ESPN
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
| February 26 Round 1 | Gualaceo | 2-1 | Barcelona | Gualaceo |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Gerardo León Pozo |
| March 5 Round 2 | Barcelona | 5-0 | Delfín | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| Postponed Round 3[A] | Independiente del Valle | v | Barcelona | Sangolquí |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil |
| March 18 Round 3[B] | Independiente del Valle | 1-0 | Barcelona | Sangolquí |
| 19:00 UTC−05:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil Referee: Augusto Aragón |
| April 1 Round 4 | Barcelona | 1-0 | Mushuc Runa | Guayaquil |
| 16:30 UTC−05:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Referee: René Marín |
| April 10 Round 5 | Barcelona | 4-1 | Cumbayá | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Referee: Byran Loayza |
| April 15 Round 6 | LDU Quito | 0-1 | Barcelona | Quito |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: René Marín |
| April 23 Round 7 | Barcelona | v | Deportivo Cuenca | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| April 29 Round 8 | Técnico Universitario | v | Barcelona | Ambato |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Bellavista |
| May 7 Round 9 | Barcelona | v | Aucas | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| May 13 Round 10 | Libertad | v | Barcelona | Loja |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne |
| May 19 Round 11 | Barcelona | v | Orense | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| May 28 Round 12 | El Nacional | v | Barcelona | Quito |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa |
| June 3 Round 13 | Barcelona | v | Emelec | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| June 11 Round 14 | Guayaquil City | v | Barcelona | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt |
| June 18 Round 15 | Barcelona | v | Universidad Católica | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Liga Pro postponed all round three fixtures on 10 March 2023 as part of a television rights dispute.
- ^ Due to Liga Pro postponing all round three fixtures, all remaining fixtures were played one gameweek later than originally scheduled with the season's first phase ending one week late as a result.
Second stage[edit]
Stage Table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aucas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Cumbayá | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Delfín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 6 August 2023. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
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[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results by round[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2023. Source: ESPN
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
| August 6 Round 1 | Barcelona | v | Gualaceo | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| August 13 Round 2 | Delfín | v | Barcelona | Manta |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Jocay |
| August 20 Round 3 | Barcelona | v | Independiente del Valle | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| August 27 Round 4 | Mushuc Runa | v | Barcelona | Ambato |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: COAC Mushuc Runa |
| September 3 Round 5 | Cumbayá | v | Barcelona | Cumbayá |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Olímpico Atahualpa |
| September 17 Round 6 | Barcelona | v | LDU Quito | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| September 24 Round 7 | Deportivo Cuenca | v | Barcelona | Cuenca |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar |
| October 1 Round 8 | Barcelona | v | Técnico Universitario | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| October 8 Round 9 | Aucas | v | Barcelona | Quito |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda |
| October 22 Round 10 | Barcelona | v | Libertad | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| October 29 Round 11 | Orense | v | Barcelona | Machala |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio 9 de Mayo |
| November 5 Round 12 | Barcelona | v | El Nacional | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| November 12 Round 13 | Emelec | v | Barcelona | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio George Capwell |
| November 26 Round 14 | Barcelona | v | Guayaquil City | Guayaquil |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| December 3 Round 15 | Universidad Católica | v | Barcelona | Quito |
| TBA UTC−05:00 | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa |
Copa Libertadores[edit]
Group stage[edit]
The group draw was held March 22nd.[1] Barcelona was selected from pot two and drawn into Group C.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Palmeiras
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 15 | Round of 16 |
| 2 |  Bolívar
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Barcelona
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | Copa Sudamericana |
| 4 |  Cerro Porteño
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 |
Source: CONMEBOL
Matches[edit]
| 5 April 2023 Matchday 1 | Cerro Porteño | 2-1 | Barcelona | Asunción |
| 20:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Estadio General Pablo Rojas Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina) |
| 19 April 2023 Matchday 2 | Barcelona | v | Bolívar | Guayaquil |
| 21:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo |
| 3 May 2023 Matchday 3 | Barcelona | v | Palmeiras | Guayaquil |
| 19:30 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo |
| 23 May 2023 Matchday 4 | Bolívar | v | Barcelona | La Paz |
| 20:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles |
| 7 June 2023 Matchday 5 | Palmeiras | v | Barcelona | São Paulo |
| 21:30 UTC−3 | Stadium: Allianz Parque |
| 29 June 2023 Matchday 6 | Barcelona | v | Cerro Porteño | Guayaquil |
| 19:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo |
Statistics[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
| Rank | Player | League | International Cups | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damián Díaz
|
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Jonathan Bauman
|
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Christian Ortiz
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Gabriel Cortez
|
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fidel Martínez
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Janner Corozo
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Francisco Fydriszewski
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Agustín Rodríguez
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| ** | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 1 | 13 |