Delfin Sporting Club is a football club based in Manta, Ecuador. Founded on March 1, 1989. They currently play in the Serie A.<\/P>
Delfin was founded on March 1, 1989 after Club Deportivo 9 de Octubre was ceded to the founder. The club start got off on a strong note when it gained promotion to the top-flight in its first season. Surprisingly, the young team was able to stay in the top-flight Serie A until 1995, when it was relegated back to the Serie B. During their time in the Serie A, the club gained the nickname El idolo de Manta (Manta's Idol), a nickname previously given to Manta, which was Manta's previous team in the top-flight.<\/P>
In 1998, the club returned to the top-flight, only to return to the Serie B in 1999 and bounce back up in 2000. Their last season in the Serie A was in 2001. In 2007, they were relegated to the third-level Segunda Categoria. Having gained promotion to the Ecuadorian Serie B, they were then promoted to the Ecuadorian Serie A for the 2016 season, in which their Argentine forward Maximiliano Barreiro was the league's top scorer, with 26 goals.<\/P>
On 5 April 2018, Delfin achieved its first international win after defeating Chilean club Colo-Colo at the 2018 Copa Libertadores.<\/P>","168A56ED2BB242F4":"","7850BFBCDDAACDE9":"Delfin S.C.","480882DFDB04CD6B51949E56E163439C":"0","480882DFDB04CD6BE39EA745DB9708F3FDC1AF08E10C208A":"1","2FCA3E5C341526AA":"","A1A3C2B16933D2932CAA0F59CAFD2D37A7D990F044C6143D":"1989-3-1","3316B2DB0B85B0BE":"Delfin S.C.","0D34E6C50E8B5F692E33A5A7830475C3":"Guillermo Duro","26AEE84946AA3EE0753F3100E62B970B":"Deportivo Riestra","0FD504EDD8B1D3841B8B3A87EB81E7E9":"Delfin S.C.","160343B2F56DD1006D4E7F061757C207":"17,834","80B37F2A697D8EFD":"25.90","9313EC01B36593E9":"1974659","EC5D596A5D80446F935E9C751DEF66E8":"","8D5A204CDEF7148F16FFC2E9FB1EE211":"1969-3-14","7316390EDD0778189C728D1A7D275848":"Ecuador","AFC96B2FF8428221":"Manta","8CFBF2FE25EFB09A":"","435426036942DBEA7AAF62FDF12D923A":"Estadio Jocay","F54BDD5A0D63E83FD0B4671C8FED08AE":"Argentina","8AADACF35D89D013D4BD2861BB0924F0":"94","F130A460B61EDB83511FAE53BCCB265B":"Deportivo Riestra,Deportivo Cuenca,Atletico Atlanta,Estudiantes de Buenos Aires,Libertad Sunchales,Temperley,Independiente Del Valle","9AF366BFF83B51E6BE6603E9444757A4":"
Serie B<\/STRONG> Serie A<\/STRONG>
Winner (2): 1989 E1, 2015
Runner-up (2): 1997, 2000<\/P>
Runner-up: 2017<\/P>","0DC344593C67F298":"23691","e_index":4};