Club Deportivo Audaz Octubrino
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The Club Deportivo Audaz Octubrino is a professional soccer team from the city of Machala
in Ecuador
. Its stadium is called "9 de Mayo
" and has a capacity of about 10,000 people. In Copa America 1993
it staged some group stage games.
The best ever success for Audaz came about in the 1987- season being its president Teofilo Oyola Cevallos ,when they finished 3rd in the Ecuadorian league, only losing out to Barcelona
(Guayaquil
) and Filanbanco
(Milagro, Guayas). That season Audaz was renowned as especially strong at home, beating, among others, El Nacional
, Barcelona
and Emelec
. Audaz Octubrino won the Ecuadorian B-league in 2000 and then played one season in the premier league. Since then it didn't do too well.
In March 2006 the club ceased to exist due to financial problems, having been in debt of more than 130,000 US dollars. The city of Machala was left without professional soccer team for the first time since the foundation of Audaz in 1948.
For the season 2007 the club was reformed, and now plays in the provincial "second division" of El Oro
province, a third-level league.
Forward Eduardo Hurtado
played for Audaz Octubrino in the season 2004-2005.
Machala
Machala is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province and located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 230,901 , making it the fourth biggest city of the country; it has been referred to as the Banana Capital of the...
in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. Its stadium is called "9 de Mayo
Estadio 9 de Mayo
Estadio 9 de Mayo is a multi-use stadium in Machala, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Deportivo Audaz Octubrino and Club Deportivo Atlético Audaz. The stadium holds 16,500 spectators and opened in 1955....
" and has a capacity of about 10,000 people. In Copa America 1993
Copa América 1993
The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América, CONMEBOL's football tournament for national teams. It was held in Ecuador between June 15 and July 4. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, but for the first time two nations from outside CONMEBOL were invited to take part in the tournament. Mexico and...
it staged some group stage games.
The best ever success for Audaz came about in the 1987- season being its president Teofilo Oyola Cevallos ,when they finished 3rd in the Ecuadorian league, only losing out to Barcelona
Barcelona Sporting Club
Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only team to have never been relegated.With...
(Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
) and Filanbanco
Club Deportivo Filanbanco
Club Deportivo Filanbanco was a football team based out of Guayaquil, Ecuador. It was formed in 1979 by Filanbanco, one of the largest banks in Ecuador. The club dissolved a little after one decade of existence when it ceded its team to Valdez Sporting Club. It was the Serie A runner-up in...
(Milagro, Guayas). That season Audaz was renowned as especially strong at home, beating, among others, El Nacional
Club Deportivo El Nacional
Club Deportivo "El Nacional" is a Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country....
, Barcelona
Barcelona Sporting Club
Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only team to have never been relegated.With...
and Emelec
Club Sport Emelec
Club Sport Emelec is a Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country....
. Audaz Octubrino won the Ecuadorian B-league in 2000 and then played one season in the premier league. Since then it didn't do too well.
In March 2006 the club ceased to exist due to financial problems, having been in debt of more than 130,000 US dollars. The city of Machala was left without professional soccer team for the first time since the foundation of Audaz in 1948.
For the season 2007 the club was reformed, and now plays in the provincial "second division" of El Oro
El Oro Province
El Oro province is the southernmost of Ecuador's coastal provinces. It was named for its historically important gold production. Today it is one of the world's major exporters of bananas. The capital is Machala.-Geography:To the north and east the province has borders with the provinces Guayas,...
province, a third-level league.
Forward Eduardo Hurtado
Eduardo Hurtado
Eduardo Estíguar Hurtado Roa is a footballer who play as a striker. He has the record of being the 2nd all-time leading scorer for the Ecuador national football team with 26 goals in 74 caps.-Early history:...
played for Audaz Octubrino in the season 2004-2005.