Vinotinto F.C. Ecuador

Vinotinto Fútbol Club Ecuador, formerly Cuniburo Fútbol Club, is an Ecuadorian professional football club from the city of Cayambe. Founded on 11 April 1992 they play in the Serie A.

Vinotinto Ecuador

Full name	Vinotinto Fútbol Club Ecuador
Nickname(s)	El duende (The elf) Cuni
Founded	11 April 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04-11)
Ground	Olímpico Atahualpa
Capacity	38,258
Chairman	Jan Spaarwater
Manager	Juan Grabowski
League	Ecuadorian Serie A
2024	Serie B, 1st of 10 (champions)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

Cuniburo FC logo

Founded on 11 April 1992,^[1] Cuniburo only reached the Segunda Categoría in 2008, where they narrowly missed out promotion in the final rounds.

After not competing in the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cuniburo returned to an active status for the 2022 season, with a new board and with a new manager being Argentine Germán Corengia.^[2] In that year, they won the Segunda Categoría and achieved promotion to the Serie B for the first time ever.^[3]

Cuniburo finished the 2023 Serie B in the third place, only three points behind Imbabura. On 13 October 2024, the club achieved a first-ever promotion to the Serie A after a 2–0 win over San Antonio [es],^[4] and lifted the trophy three days later, after a 5–2 routing of 9 de Octubre.^[5]

On 7 November 2024, it was announced that Cuniburo will change its name to Vinotinto Ecuador starting from this season.^[6] The name change, approved by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Sports, was made after the club was acquired by the owners of Segunda Categoría club Atlético Vinotinto [es] prior to the start of the 2024 season, and aimed to have the club reach out to the Venezuelan expatriate community in Ecuador;^[7] Vinotinto FC became the first team, while Atlético Vinotinto became their reserve team, now in the Serie B.

Honours

• Segunda Categoría: 2022
• Ecuadorian Serie B: 2024

References

1. "Hoy recordamos un año más de nuestro aniversario 🎉" [Today we remember another year of our birthday 🎉]. Cuniburo FC (in Spanish). Instagram. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
2. "Cuniburo FC, el club de Cayambe con un modelo de gestión único" [Cuniburo FC, the club from Cayambe with a unique management model] (in Spanish). Primicias. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
3. "Cuniburo logra el título del Ascenso Nacional 2022" [Cuniburo achieve the title of the 2022 Ascenso Nacional] (in Spanish). Primicias. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
4. "Cuniburo hizo historia y en 2025 jugará la LigaPro Serie A por primera vez" [Cuniburo made history and will play the LigaPro Serie A for the first time in 2025] (in Spanish). ESPN. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
5. "Cuniburo festejó doble: tras el ascenso, ganó el título de la Serie B" [Cuniburo celebrated double: after promotion, they won the title of the Serie B] (in Spanish). Olé. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
6. "Equipo de la Liga Pro se llamará Vinotinto Ecuador" [Liga Pro team will be named Vinotinto Ecuador] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
7. "¿Cuál es la historia de Vinotinto, equipo que estará en Liga Pro?" [What is the history of Vinotinto, the team that will be in Liga Pro?] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

External links

• Soccerway team profile