Independiente del Valle

Ecuador flag Ecuador 1958 Joaquin Papa photo Joaquin Papa Quito

Founded in 1958, Independiente del Valle is a professional football club from Ecuador. Currently under the guidance of Joaquin Papa since February 2026, the squad continues to develop. The 12,600-capacity Estadio Banco Guayaquil in Quito serves as the home ground, with a grass playing surface. The squad has been a consistent performer this campaign, combining attacking quality with disciplined defensive work.

13 Seasons
102 Matches
56.9% Win Rate
188:115 Goals

Achievements

3 Total Titles
1 Runners Up
CONMEBOL Libertadores
2 Champion 1 Runner-up 7 Seasons
Title Seasons 2026, 2023
Runner-up Seasons 2020
Liga Pro
1 Champion 0 Runner-up 1 Seasons
Title Seasons 2026
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
0 Champion 0 Runner-up 5 Seasons

League Standings

Liga Pro

| Ecuador flag Ecuador 2026/2027
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts Form
🥇 Independiente del Valle 30 24 2 4 73 33 +40 74 W W L D W
🥈 Universidad Catolica 33 14 10 9 53 31 +22 52 D L L W W
🥉 Macara 30 15 6 9 41 33 +8 51 W L W W L
4 Libertad 33 14 8 11 42 35 +7 50 W W W L W
5 Aucas 30 14 8 8 33 28 +5 50 D D D W W
6 LDU de Quito 30 13 7 10 31 24 +7 46 D W D L W
7 Barcelona SC 32 11 12 9 34 28 +6 45 D L D D W
8 Guayaquil City FC 33 11 10 12 37 43 -6 43 L W D W L
9 Emelec 33 11 9 13 31 40 -9 42 W L L L W
10 Deportivo Cuenca 33 11 8 14 28 39 -11 41 W D D D L
11 Leones del Norte 33 10 10 13 33 39 -6 40 L L D L D
12 Mushuc Runa SC 32 9 12 11 38 42 -4 39 L D L D D
13 Delfin SC 33 9 8 16 27 36 -9 35 W W D D L
14 Orense SC 32 9 7 16 37 49 -12 34 D L L W L
15 Tecnico Universitario 33 10 3 20 30 46 -16 33 L L D W L
16 Manta FC 33 7 6 20 22 47 -25 27 L W W D L

Lineups

Independiente del Valle logo

Independiente del Valle

4-1-4-1
Joaquín Papa
Coach

Starting XI

No. Player Age Pos
A. Quintana photo
1 A. Quintana 31 G
R. Schunke photo
5 R. Schunke 34 D
J. Alcívar photo
6 J. Alcívar 26 M
C. González photo
9 C. González 32 F
J. Sornoza photo
10 J. Sornoza 31 M
M. Perelló photo
11 M. Perelló 24 M
M. Carabajal photo
14 M. Carabajal 28 D
L. Loor photo
19 L. Loor 24 D
H. Quintana photo
28 H. Quintana 24 M

Substitutes

No. Player Age Pos
J. Espinoza photo
4 J. Espinoza 26 D
Y. Ochoa photo
8 Y. Ochoa 20 M
G. Cortéz photo
15 G. Cortéz 28 D
R. Briones photo
16 R. Briones 25 M
J. Méndez photo
32 J. Méndez 28 M
70 M. Peralta G
D. Reasco photo
99 D. Reasco 26 F

Comments

LowBlockLex Sep 14, 2026

🔥 with their current form. Independiente del Valle have the squad depth and tactical flexibility to challenge on multiple fronts this season. with their current form. Class act. with their current form. 😎.

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WallPassWill Sep 9, 2026

with their current form Independiente del Valle have the squad depth and tactical flexibility to challenge on multiple fronts this season and honestly Class act...

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StoppageTimeSteve Sep 9, 2026

Independiente del Valle are playing beautiful football...

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HatrickHarry Sep 5, 2026

Class act Class act imo Independiente del Valle have the squad depth and tactical flexibility to challenge on multiple fronts this season but #GGMU

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FalseNineFrank Aug 30, 2026

💭 if they can stay injury-free Mid-table team 🤔

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DerbyDayDan Aug 29, 2026

Independiente del Valle are the real deal this season GO Independiente del Valle imo Independiente del Valle have the squad depth and tactical flexibility to challenge on multiple fronts this season Independiente del Valle are playing beautiful football #GGMU 💪

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Match Odds

Independiente del Valle
VS
Universidad Catolica
02:30
Home -
Draw -
Away -
Over 1.5 -
Over 2.5 -
BTTS Yes -
Under 1.5 -
Under 2.5 -
BTTS No -
Independiente del Valle
VS
LDU de Quito
02:30
Home -
Draw -
Away -
Over 1.5 -
Over 2.5 -
BTTS Yes -
Under 1.5 -
Under 2.5 -
BTTS No -
Aucas
VS
Independiente del Valle
02:30
Home -
Draw -
Away -
Over 1.5 -
Over 2.5 -
BTTS Yes -
Under 1.5 -
Under 2.5 -
BTTS No -
Independiente del Valle
VS
Macara
02:30
Home -
Draw -
Away -
Over 1.5 -
Over 2.5 -
BTTS Yes -
Under 1.5 -
Under 2.5 -
BTTS No -
Universidad Catolica
VS
Independiente del Valle
02:30
Home -
Draw -
Away -
Over 1.5 -
Over 2.5 -
BTTS Yes -
Under 1.5 -
Under 2.5 -
BTTS No -