Independiente del Valle is an Ecuadorian club based in Sangolquí, in the Andean valley southeast of Quito. Founded in 1958, the black-and-blue side has built a distinctive identity around technical football, academy development and a modern high-performance structure. Its rise from lower-division obscurity to domestic prominence has been matched by a strong continental presence, earning the nickname El Matagigantes. The club’s home, Estadio Banco Guayaquil, reflects that modern outlook: an intimate venue set in the high-altitude landscape that shapes its footballing culture.
Independiente del Valle Upcoming matches by league
Copa Ecuador
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- Quarter-finals
Gualaceo SC
Independiente del Valle
Estadio Banco Guayaquil
CONMEBOL Libertadores
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- Quarter-finals
Flamengo
Independiente del Valle
Independiente del Valle Last matches by league
Copa Ecuador
CONMEBOL Libertadores
Liga Pro
Supercopa de Ecuador
Friendlies Clubs
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
Independiente del Valle Team Roster
Independiente del Valle’s recorded squad contains 32 players: five attackers, 11 defenders, 13 midfielders and three goalkeepers. The attacking group includes C. González, D. Reasco and M. Perelló, while R. Schunke, J. Espinoza and L. Zárate feature among the defenders. J. Sornoza and J. Alcívar are listed in midfield alongside E. Quintero, R. Briones and Y. Ochoa. A. Quintana, G. Villar and M. Peralta are the named goalkeepers. The squad also includes Andy René Velasco García and Daykol Alejandro Romero Padilla, whose full names stand out in the current listing.
position Goalkeeper
Aldair Alejandro Quintana Rojas
M. Peralta
position Defender
Luis Felipe Zárate Cardozo
Jhon Jairo Espinoza Izquierdo
Richard Hernán Schunke
Daykol Alejandro Romero Padilla
Mateo Carabajal
Gustavo Orlando Cortéz Quiñónez
Layan Manuel Loor Requelme
Juan Bautista Viacava Caviglia
Andy René Velasco García
Deinner Ordóñez
position Midfielder
Jordy José Alcívar Macías
Patrik Kleiver Mercado Altamirano
Youri José Ochoa Sempértegui
Júnior Nazareno Sornoza Moreira
Matías Mijail Perello
Ronald Elain Briones Legarda
S. Gongora
Aníbal Eduardo Gómez Mina
Hugo Lorenzo Quintana Escobar
Jhegson Sebastián Méndez Carabalí
E. Quintero
H. Quintero
Jean Pierre Arroyo
position Attacker
Carlos Gabriel González Espínola
Arón David Rodríguez Franco
Emerson Ivan Pata Rodríguez
Yandri David Vásquez Zambrano
Djorkaeff Néicer Reasco González
Last Independiente del Valle Coachs
Javier Rabanal is Independiente del Valle’s head coach, having begun the role on December 1, 2024. The Spanish coach, born April 19, 1979, followed Argentine Javier Gandolfi, who led the side from December 2023 to December 2024. Martín Anselmi preceded Gandolfi from June 2022 to December 2023, after Renato Paiva’s tenure from January 2021 to May 2022 and Miguel Ángel Ramírez’s spell from May 2019 to December 2020. The recent sequence combines Spanish, Argentine and Portuguese coaching leadership.
Javier Rabanal Hernández
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Rabanal Hernández | Spain | 1 December 2024 | |
| 1 March 2024 | 1 December 2024 | ||
| Martín Rodrigo Anselmi | Argentina | 1 June 2022 | 1 December 2023 |
| Renato Manuel Alves Paiva | Portugal | 1 January 2021 | 1 May 2022 |
| Miguel Ángel Ramírez Medina | Spain | 1 May 2019 | 1 December 2020 |
| Yuri Fernando Solano Sánchez | Ecuador | 1 April 2019 | 1 May 2019 |
| Ismael Rescalvo Sánchez | Spain | 1 July 2018 | 1 April 2019 |
| Gabriel Francisco Schürrer Peralta | Argentina | 1 December 2017 | 1 July 2018 |
| Alexis Antonio Mendoza | Colombia | 1 July 2016 | 1 December 2017 |
| Pablo Eduardo Repetto Aquino | Uruguay | 1 September 2012 | 1 July 2016 |
| Carlos Edmundo Sevilla Dalgo | Ecuador | 1 June 2011 | 20 September 2012 |
| Guillermo Duró | Argentina | 1 October 2010 | 1 December 2010 |
Independiente del Valle Transfers
Recorded arrivals include transfers for H. Quintana from Olimpia, A. Quintana from Bucaramanga, J. Cuero from FC Orenburg, M. Perelló from Argentinos JRS, and R. Briones from Aucas. Free-agent arrivals include C. González from Newells Old Boys, J. Viacava from Defensor Sporting, J. Espinoza from Kasımpaşa, D. Reasco from El Nacional and Daykol Alejandro Romero Padilla. J. Pombo and J. Bravo returned from loans in December 2025, while M. Rentería was listed as back from loan in January 2025. The record also includes J. Méndez as a free transfer from Sao Paulo and L. Loor from Universidad Catolica.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. Quintana |
Olimpia
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Quintana |
Bucaramanga
|
Transfer | 16 March 2026 |
| J. Cuero |
FC Orenburg
|
Transfer | 19 February 2026 |
| C. González |
Newells Old Boys
|
Free agent | 8 February 2026 |
| C. González |
Newells Old Boys
|
Free agent | 7 February 2026 |
| M. Perelló |
Argentinos JRS
|
Transfer | 14 January 2026 |
| J. Viacava |
Defensor Sporting
|
Free agent | 11 January 2026 |
| J. Espinoza |
Kasımpaşa
|
Free agent | 8 January 2026 |
| Daykol Alejandro Romero Padilla |
Universidad Catolica
|
Free agent | 4 January 2026 |
| D. Reasco |
El Nacional
|
Free agent | 4 January 2026 |
| J. Bravo |
Libertad
|
Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| J. Pombo |
Banfield
|
Return from loan | 30 December 2025 |
| Eduardo David Bores Díaz |
Libertad
|
Transfer | 18 June 2025 |
| R. Briones |
Aucas
|
Transfer | 4 June 2025 |
| T. Santamaría |
Argentinos JRS
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Transfer | 24 March 2025 |
Departures recorded include transfers sending J. E. Manyoma Cordoba to Cucuta, P. Mercado to Sevilla, J. Lerma to Borussia Dortmund, C. Spinelli to Vasco DA Gama, K. Páez to Chelsea and J. Medina to LDU de Quito. Free-agent exits include J. Pombo to Aldosivi, Alex Renato Ibarra Mina to Mushuc Runa SC, M. Hoyos to Newells Old Boys and C. Zabala to Sarmiento Junin. J. Klinger left on loan for Macara, while T. Santamaría and O. Quiñonez were recorded as returning from loan. M. Fernández also moved to Colo Colo as a free agent, and E. Ruiz transferred to Ind. Juniors.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunderland
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Transfer | 31 August 2026 | |
| D. Guagua |
Brentford
|
Transfer | 14 August 2026 |
| Eduardo David Bores Díaz |
Emelec
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Loan | 4 August 2026 |
| J. E. Manyoma Cordoba |
Cucuta
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Transfer | 23 July 2026 |
| Justin Lerma |
Borussia Dortmund
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Pombo |
Aldosivi
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Lerma |
Borussia Dortmund
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| P. Mercado |
Sevilla
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
Crown Legacy
|
- | 16 April 2026 | |
|
Crown Legacy
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- | 15 April 2026 | |
| J. Cuero |
Ind. Juniors
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- | 27 February 2026 |
| C. Spinelli |
Vasco DA Gama
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Transfer | 8 February 2026 |
| J. Klinger |
Macara
|
Loan | 21 January 2026 |
| Alex Renato Ibarra Mina |
Mushuc Runa SC
|
Free agent | 15 January 2026 |
| Alex Renato Ibarra Mina |
Mushuc Runa SC
|
Free agent | 14 January 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Independiente del Valle’s movement record around the 2025 and 2026 seasons shows activity on both sides of the squad. Arrivals include transfers, free-agent agreements and returns from loan, with additions drawn from Ecuadorian clubs, South American teams and overseas destinations. The listed departures show the same range: transfers to destinations including Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea, free-agent moves, a loan to Macara and returns to parent clubs. Several movements are closely timed around January and June 2026, while some entries date from 2025. The pattern is therefore one of ongoing roster turnover rather than a single type of recruitment or exit. The displayed arrivals and departures do not establish complete seasonal totals because the movement lists are limited to recent entries. No recorded amounts are attached to the listed deals.
Leagues Independiente del Valle has participated in
Independiente del Valle’s recorded competition profile spans domestic league football, national cups and major South American tournaments. LigaPro participation runs from 2012 through 2025, while CONMEBOL Sudamericana is recorded from 2019 through 2025 and CONMEBOL Libertadores from 2020 through 2025; these three entries are the most recently active in the available record. Copa Ecuador appears from 2022 to 2024, with Friendlies Clubs covering 2023 and 2024. CONMEBOL Recopa is recorded from 2020 to 2023, alongside a 2023 UEFA-CONMEBOL Club Challenge entry and Supercopa de Ecuador participation from 2021 to 2022. The year ranges separate recent continental and league involvement from older cup entries.
More about Independiente del Valle
Independiente del Valle, officially Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, was founded in 1958 and is based in Sangolquí, in Ecuador’s Pichincha province southeast of Quito. The club’s black-and-blue colors, known as Negriazul, give it a clear visual identity, while its shield is built around a compact IDV monogram. Home matches are associated with Estadio Banco Guayaquil, an intimate privately financed venue in the southern valley approach to the Quito metropolitan area. Its high Andean setting gives the stadium and the club a distinctive geographical character.
The club’s history is defined by an unusually rapid rise from lower-division obscurity to the forefront of Ecuadorian football. It developed into a regular LigaPro contender and established a notable continental presence, including a Copa Libertadores final and successes in the Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamericana. Across CONMEBOL, that progress helped establish the nickname El Matagigantes, or The Giant Killer, a label reflecting results against more traditionally powerful opponents.
Independiente del Valle’s broader ecosystem is built around a high-performance, academy-centered philosophy. The institution links youth development with technical education, personal development and residential support while extending its scouting reach across Ecuador. Its footballing approach emphasizes proactive possession, technical quality and coordinated pressing, with the intention of carrying common principles from academy age groups into the senior team.
The club is also associated with a corporate-social model that places financial sustainability alongside sporting ambition. Income from international player sales is directed toward infrastructure, education and scouting rather than only short-term squad spending. That combination of development, social investment and competitive football has made Independiente del Valle one of Ecuador’s most distinctive modern institutions, with Sangolquí and the surrounding Andean valley central to its identity.
Last matches statistics for Independiente del Valle
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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LDU de Quito
0 - 2
Independiente del Valle
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1 / 1 |
|
0% | 0 | - | |
|
Independiente del Valle
3 - 2
Delfin SC
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10 / 26 |
|
93 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
|
Deportes Tolima
0 - 1
Independiente del Valle
|
2 / 10 |
|
77 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
|
Leones del Norte
2 - 3
Independiente del Valle
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Independiente del Valle
3 - 1
Deportes Tolima
|
7 / 20 |
|
87 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
|
Independiente del Valle
2 - 2
Universidad Catolica
|
3 / 15 |
|
85 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
|
Barcelona SC
2 - 1
Independiente del Valle
|
4 / 9 |
|
0% | 8 | 1 | 5 |
|
Independiente del Valle
3 - 1
Macara
|
6 / 14 |
|
0% | 5 | 1 | 7 |
|
Independiente del Valle
0 - 2
Flamengo
|
3 / 18 |
|
0% | 10 | 2 | 0 |
|
Libertad
2 - 3
Independiente del Valle
|
9 / 21 |
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0% | 13 | 1 | 2 |
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Libertad vs Independiente del Valle
Liga Pro 2026 - 1519492
Independiente del Valle vs Flamengo
CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026 - 1635386
Independiente del Valle vs Macara
Liga Pro 2026 - 1519484
Barcelona SC vs Independiente del Valle
Liga Pro 2026 - 1519472
Independiente del Valle vs Deportes Tolima
CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026 - 1547769
Deportes Tolima vs Independiente del Valle
CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026 - 1547758
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2021
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1st shirt
2020
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2020
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