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El Nacional
Also known as: CD El Nacional, Club Deportivo El Nacional, Club Especializado de Alto Rendimiento El Nacional,
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About
Club Deportivo El Nacional is an 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. El Nacional has thirteen national championships (one less than Emelec and two less than Barcelona). The club has participated in more Copa Libertadores than any other club in Ecuador with 22 appearances. Their best performance in the continental tournament was as a semi-finalist in 1985. El Nacional was founded on 1 June 1964, and was administered by the Ecuadorian Military since the foundation until 2013, when the club celebrates his first ever democratic elections. The club has maintained a tradition of only playing Ecuadorian footballers, which has given them the nickname of Puros Criollos ("Pure Natives"). Rival clubs included crosstown clubs LDU Quito, Deportivo Quito, Universidad CatĂłlica and the Guayaquileans Barcelona and Emelec. Their home stadium is Estadio OlĂmpico Atahualpa.
Home Venue
Estadio OlĂmpico Atahualpa (Spanish pronunciation: ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 35,724.
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