Cuniburo F.C.

Cuniburo
Full nameCuniburo Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)El duende (The elf)
Cuni
Founded11 April 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04-11)
GroundOlímpico Atahualpa
Capacity38,258
ChairmanJan Spaarwater
ManagerJuan Grabowski
LeagueEcuadorian Serie B
2023Serie B, 3rd of 10

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

History

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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]

Honours

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References

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  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 an 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.
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