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Emelec
Club Sport Emelec
Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Founded
- 28 April 1929The year the sports club was founded; it is a club for more than one sport, and its football side may be a little younger.
- Home ground
- Estadio George CapwellCapacity: about 40,000 (as of 26 October 2026)
- City
- GuayaquilEcuador
- Nicknames
- El Bombillo
- Colours
- Not checked yet
- League titles
- 1414 national league titles up to and including 2024.
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Questions
When was Emelec founded?
Emelec was founded in 28 April 1929. The year the sports club was founded; it is a club for more than one sport, and its football side may be a little younger.
Where does Emelec play?
At Estadio George Capwell in Guayaquil, which holds about 40,000 people (as of 26 October 2026).
How many league titles has Emelec won?
14 national league titles up to and including 2024.
What is Emelec’s nickname?
Emelec is known as El Bombillo.
Sources
Researched from 5 publishers. A server re-read every source page on 26 October 2026 and confirmed what each one says; facts no source could confirm are marked “Not checked yet” instead of guessed. How facts are checked.
- Club Sport Emelec (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: capacity, ground, city, nickname
- Museo Club Sport Emelec / historical text (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: founded, ground, city, nickname
- Primicias / Julio Montero (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: capacity, ground, city
- Primicias / Ricardo Vasconcellos Figueroa (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: league titles, ground, capacity, city
- Juan Pablo Andrés and Fernando Espinoza Añazco / Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (read 2026-10-26) · confirms: league titles, city