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Barcelona SC
2021 season
President Carlos Alfaro Moreno
Head Coach Fabián Bustos
Stadium Monumental Banco Pichincha
Liga Pro First Stage 2nd
Liga Pro Second Stage 9th
Copa EcuadorCancelled
Supercopa Ecuador Runners-up
Copa Libertadores Semi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Gonzalo Mastriani (8)
All: Carlos Garcés, Damián Díaz
& Gonzalo Mastriani (9 each)
←  2020
2022 →

The 2021 season was the 96th season in the existence of Barcelona Sporting Club, and the 63rd season in the top flight of Ecuadorian football. Barcelona was involved in three primary competitions: the main national tournament Liga Pro, the national cup called Copa Ecuador, and the international tournament Copa Libertadores.

The season was the second with Carlos Alfaro Moreno as president of the club. Barcelona's coach was Fabián Bustos. While the club failed to achieve domestic success, they did reach the semi-final stage of the Copa Libertadores for the fifth time in club history and the first time since 2017. They also contested the final of the Supercopa Ecuador.

Competitions

Liga Pro

First stage

Stage table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Emelec 15 10 4 1 29 14 +15 34 Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Barcelona 15 9 4 2 31 13 +18 31
3 Independiente del Valle 15 8 3 4 27 18 +9 27
4 Universidad Católica 15 7 4 4 29 18 +11 25
5 Mushuc Runa 15 7 4 4 29 21 +8 25
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.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 8 3 1 27 10  +17 27 5 1 0 16 3  +13 3 2 1 11 7  +4

Last updated: 17 May 2021.
Source: LigaPro, Soccerway

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWWWDDLWDWWWL
Position7211111122222
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2021. Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 1 Manta 2 − 3 Barcelona Manta
19:00  UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Jocay
Referee: Augusto Aragón
28 February 2021 (2021-02-28) 2 Barcelona 3 − 0 Técnico Universitario Guayaquil
19:30 ECT
Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Franklin Congo
7 March 2021 (2021-03-07) 3 Guayaquil City 0 − 3 Barcelona Guayaquil
17:15  UTC−5
Report Stadium: Los Samanes
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero
14 March 2021 (2021-03-14) 4 Barcelona 2 − 0 Orense Guayaquil
19:30  UTC−5
Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: René Marín
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 5 LDU Quito 2 − 2 Barcelona Quito
17:15  UTC−5 Stadium: La Casa Blanca
Referee: Luis Quiroz
3 April 2021 (2021-04-03) 6 Barcelona 2 − 2 Independiente del Valle Guayaquil
19:30 ECT Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Augusto Aragón
8 April 2021 (2021-04-08) 7 Deportivo Cuenca 1 − 0 Barcelona Cuenca
17:15  UTC−5 Stadium: Estadio Banco del Austro
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero
12 April 2021 (2021-04-12) 8 Barcelona 3 − 0 Aucas Guayaquil
19:30 ECT Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Alex Cajas
16 April 2021 (2021-04-16) 9 Mushuc Runa 2 − 2 Barcelona Ambato
17:15  UTC−5 Stadium: COAC Mushuc Runa
Referee: Juan Andrade
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 10 Barcelona 2 − 1 Delfín Guayaquil
19:30 ECT Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Mario Romero
16 May 2021 (2021-05-16) 12 9 de Octubre 0 − 1 Barcelona Guayaquil
19:00 ECT Díaz 48' ( pen.) Stadium: Modelo
Referee: Roberto Sánchez
23 May 2021 (2021-05-23) 13 Barcelona 4 − 0 Olmedo Guayaquil
??:00 ECT
Report Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: Jaime Sánchez
30 May 2021 (2021-05-30) 14 Universidad Católica 2 − 0 Barcelona Quito
??:00 ECT
Report Stadium: Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Diego Lara
10 June 2021 (2021-06-10) 11 Barcelona 1 − 1 Emelec Guayaquil
17:15  UTC−5 Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
18 July 2021 (2021-07-18) 15 Barcelona 3 − 0 Macará Guayaquil
??:00 ECT Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha

Second stage

Stage table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Técnico Universitario 15 5 7 3 13 9 +4 22
8 Aucas 15 5 5 5 20 17 +3 20
9 Barcelona 15 6 2 7 20 20 0 20
10 Guayaquil City 15 6 2 7 16 18 −2 20
11 Orense 15 4 7 4 14 13 +1 19
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.
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 1 Barcelona 2 — 0 Manta Guayaquil
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 2 Técnico Universitario 1 — 2 Barcelona Ambato
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Bellavista
8 August 2021 (2021-08-08) 3 Barcelona 2 — 1 Guayaquil City Guayaquil
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
15 August 2021 (2021-08-15) 4 Orense 1 — 0 Barcelona Machala
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: 9 de Mayo
22 August 2021 (2021-08-22) 5 Barcelona 0 — 2 LDU Quito Guayaquil
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
29 August 2021 (2021-08-29) 6 Independiente del Valle 1 — 0 Barcelona Sangolquí
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Banco Guayaquil
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 7 Barcelona 3 — 2 Deportivo Cuenca Guayaquil
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 8 Aucas 1 — 0 Barcelona Quito
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
26 September 2021 (2021-09-26) 9 Barcelona 4 — 0 Mushuc Runa Guayaquil
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
3 October 2021 (2021-10-03) 10 Delfín 4 — 1 Barcelona Manta
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Jocay
17 October 2021 (2021-10-17) 11 Emelec 2 — 1 Barcelona Guayaquil
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Banco del Pacífico Capwell
24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 12 Barcelona 1 — 3 9 de Octubre Guayaquil
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
31 October 2021 (2021-10-31) 13 Olmedo 0 — 2 Barcelona Riobamba
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Olímpico
7 November 2021 (2021-11-07) 14 Barcelona 1 — 1 Universidad Católica Guayaquil
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha
21 November 2021 (2021-11-21) 15 Macará 1 — 1 Barcelona Ambato
??:00  UTC−5 Stadium: Bellavista

Copa Ecuador

The 2021 Copa Ecuador was cancelled due to logistical issues surrounding the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador.

Supercopa Ecuador

On 8 January 2021, FEF announced a February date and a four-team format for the Supercopa Ecuador to account for the cancellation of the 2020 Copa Ecuador. [1] On 20 January 2021, Barcelona declined its participation in the competition to avoid a potential conflict with one of its sponsors. [2]

After numerous delays, the FEF announced a late-June date for the tournament on 5 June 2021. FEF further modified the format of the tournament to include six-teams, with Barcelona returning to the draw. [3] As reigning champions of Ecuador, Barcelona were given a bye to the semi-final stage. [4]

22 June 2021 Semi-finals Barcelona 1-0 9 de Octubre Guayaquil
20:00  UTC−5
Report Stadium: Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marlon Vera
26 June 2021 Final Barcelona 0-1 LDU Quito Quito
15:00  UTC−5 Report
  • Br. Caicedo 4' ( o.g.)
Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil
Attendance: 0
Referee: Roberto Sánchez

Copa Libertadores

Group stage (Group C)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BSC BOC SAN STR
1 Ecuador Barcelona 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Round of 16 1–0 3–1 4–0
2 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 1 2 6 2 +4 10 0–0 2–0 3–0
3 Brazil Santos 6 2 0 4 8 9 −1 6 Copa Sudamericana 0–2 1–0 5–0
4 Bolivia The Strongest 6 2 0 4 4 14 −10 6 2–0 0–1 2–1
Source: CONMEBOL
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 1 Santos Brazil 0–2 Ecuador Barcelona São Paulo
17:15  UTC−5 Report
Stadium: Vila Belmiro
Referee: Andrés Matonte ( Uruguay)
28 April 2021 (2021-04-28) 2 Barcelona Ecuador 4–0 Bolivia The Strongest Guayaquil
21:00  UTC−5
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Referee: Derlis López ( Paraguay)
4 May 2021 (2021-05-04) 3 Barcelona Ecuador 1–0 Argentina Boca Juniors Guayaquil
19:30  UTC−5
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Referee: Andrés Rojas ( Colombia)
11 May 2021 (2021-05-11) 4 The Strongest Bolivia 2–0 Ecuador Barcelona La Paz
17:15  UTC−5 Reinoso 45+1', 65' Report Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Ángel Arteaga ( Venezuela)
20 May 2021 (2021-05-20) 5 Boca Juniors Argentina 0–0 Ecuador Barcelona Buenos Aires
19:00  UTC−5 Report Stadium: La Bombonera
26 May 2021 (2021-05-26) 6 Barcelona Ecuador 3–1 Brazil Santos Guayaquil
19:00  UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental

Final stages

Round of 16

13 July 2021 (2021-07-13) First leg Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 1–0 Ecuador Barcelona Buenos Aires
19:15  UTC−3
Report Stadium: José Amalfitani
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raphael Claus ( Brazil)
21 July 2021 (2021-07-21) Second leg Barcelona Ecuador 3–1
(3–2 agg.)
Argentina Vélez Sarsfield Guayaquil
17:15  UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 0
Referee: Piero Maza ( Chile)

Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals

12 August 2021 (2021-08-12) First leg Fluminense Brazil 2–2 Ecuador Barcelona Rio de Janeiro
21:30  UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexis Herrera ( Venezuela)
19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) Second leg Barcelona Ecuador 1–1
(3 a–3 agg.)
Brazil Fluminense Guayaquil
19:30  UTC−5 Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Esteban Ostojich ( Uruguay)

Tied 3–3 on aggregate. Barcelona advanced to the semi-finals via the away goals rule.

Semi-finals

22 September 2021 (2021-09-22) First leg Flamengo Brazil 2–0 Ecuador Barcelona Rio de Janeiro
UTC−3 Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
29 September 2021 (2021-09-29) Second leg Barcelona Ecuador 0–2
(0-4 agg.)
Brazil Flamengo Guayaquil
UTC−5 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo

Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank Player League Domestic Cups International Cups Total
1 Uruguay Gonzalo Mastriani 8 0 1 9
Ecuador Damián Díaz 7 0 2 9
Ecuador Carlos Garcés 5 1 3 9
4 Argentina Emmanuel Martínez 7 0 1 8
5 Argentina Sergio López 6 0 0 6
6 Ecuador Gabriel Cortez 3 0 2 5
7 Ecuador Byron Castillo 3 0 0 3
8 Paraguay Williams Riveros 2 0 0 2
Argentina Michael Hoyos 2 0 0 2
Ecuador Joshué Quiñónez 2 0 0 2
Ecuador Adonis Preciado [ es] 0 0 2 2
12 Ecuador Nixon Molina [ es] 1 0 0 1
Ecuador Matías Oyola 1 0 0 1
Ecuador Michael Carcelén 1 0 0 1
Ecuador Mario Pineida 0 0 1 1
Ecuador Carlos Montaño 0 0 1 1
Ecuador Jonathan Perlaza 0 0 1 1
** Own Goals 0 0 2 2
Team Totals 48 1 16 65

References

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