2021 Barcelona Sporting Club season
2021 season | ||||
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President | Carlos Alfaro Moreno | |||
Head Coach | Fabián Bustos | |||
Stadium | Monumental Banco Pichincha | |||
Liga Pro First Stage | 2nd | |||
Liga Pro Second Stage | 9th | |||
Copa Ecuador | Cancelled | |||
Supercopa Ecuador | Runners-up | |||
Copa Libertadores | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Gonzalo Mastriani (8) All: Carlos Garcés, Damián Díaz & Gonzalo Mastriani (9 each) | |||
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The 2021 season was the 96th season in the existence of Barcelona Sporting Club, and the 63rd season in the top flight of Ecuadorian football. Barcelona was involved in three primary competitions: the main national tournament Liga Pro, the national cup called Copa Ecuador, and the international tournament Copa Libertadores.
The season was the second with Carlos Alfaro Moreno as president of the club. Barcelona's coach was Fabián Bustos. While the club failed to achieve domestic success, they did reach the semi-final stage of the Copa Libertadores for the fifth time in club history and the first time since 2017. They also contested the final of the Supercopa Ecuador.
Competitions
[edit]Liga Pro
[edit]First stage
[edit]Stage table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Emelec | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 34 | Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Barcelona | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 31 | |
3 | Independiente del Valle | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 27 | |
4 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 25 | |
5 | Mushuc Runa | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]28 February 2021 2 | Barcelona | 3 − 0 | Técnico Universitario | Guayaquil |
7 March 2021 3 | Guayaquil City | 0 − 3 | Barcelona | Guayaquil |
3 April 2021 6 | Barcelona | 2 − 2 | Independiente del Valle | Guayaquil |
8 April 2021 7 | Deportivo Cuenca | 1 − 0 | Barcelona | Cuenca |
16 April 2021 9 | Mushuc Runa | 2 − 2 | Barcelona | Ambato |
16 May 2021 12 | 9 de Octubre | 0 − 1 | Barcelona | Guayaquil |
30 May 2021 14 | Universidad Católica | 2 − 0 | Barcelona | Quito |
Second stage
[edit]Stage table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | Técnico Universitario | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 22 |
8 | Aucas | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 20 |
9 | Barcelona | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Guayaquil City | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 20 |
11 | Orense | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
Results summary
[edit]Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]1 August 2021 2 | Técnico Universitario | 1 — 2 | Barcelona | Ambato |
8 August 2021 3 | Barcelona | 2 — 1 | Guayaquil City | Guayaquil |
29 August 2021 6 | Independiente del Valle | 1 — 0 | Barcelona | Sangolquí |
12 September 2021 7 | Barcelona | 3 — 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | Guayaquil |
26 September 2021 9 | Barcelona | 4 — 0 | Mushuc Runa | Guayaquil |
24 October 2021 12 | Barcelona | 1 — 3 | 9 de Octubre | Guayaquil |
7 November 2021 14 | Barcelona | 1 — 1 | Universidad Católica | Guayaquil |
Copa Ecuador
[edit]The 2021 Copa Ecuador was cancelled due to logistical issues surrounding the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador.
Supercopa Ecuador
[edit]On 8 January 2021, FEF announced a February date and a four-team format for the Supercopa Ecuador to account for the cancellation of the 2020 Copa Ecuador.[1] On 20 January 2021, Barcelona declined its participation in the competition to avoid a potential conflict with one of its sponsors.[2]
After numerous delays, the FEF announced a late-June date for the tournament on 5 June 2021. FEF further modified the format of the tournament to include six-teams, with Barcelona returning to the draw.[3] As reigning champions of Ecuador, Barcelona were given a bye to the semi-final stage. [4]
22 June 2021 Semi-finals | Barcelona | 1-0 | 9 de Octubre | Guayaquil |
Copa Libertadores
[edit]Group stage (Group C)
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BSC | BOC | SAN | STR | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 6 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
28 April 2021 2 | Barcelona ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Guayaquil |
4 May 2021 3 | Barcelona ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Guayaquil |
11 May 2021 4 | The Strongest ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | La Paz |
20 May 2021 5 | Boca Juniors ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Buenos Aires |
Final stages
[edit]Round of 16
[edit]13 July 2021 First leg | Vélez Sarsfield ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Buenos Aires |
21 July 2021 Second leg | Barcelona ![]() | 3–1 (3–2 agg.) | ![]() | Guayaquil |
Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals
[edit]12 August 2021 First leg | Fluminense ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Rio de Janeiro |
19 August 2021 Second leg | Barcelona ![]() | 1–1 (3a–3 agg.) | ![]() | Guayaquil |
Tied 3–3 on aggregate. Barcelona advanced to the semi-finals via the away goals rule.
Semi-finals
[edit]22 September 2021 First leg | Flamengo ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Rio de Janeiro |
Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | League | Domestic Cups | International Cups | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
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7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
6 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
12 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
** | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Team Totals | 48 | 1 | 16 | 65 |
References
[edit]- ^ "¡La Supercopa Pilsener 2021 tendrá nuevo formato! – FEF | Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol".
- ^ "Barcelona SC declina 'de forma definitiva' participación en la Supercopa Ecuador 2021". El Universo. January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Se conoció el calendario para la Supercopa Ecuador". Ecuagol.
- ^ Alencastro, Jesus (June 5, 2021). "¡Así será el formato de la Supercopa Ecuador 2021!".