CS Emelec is a football club from Guayaquil that competes in the Primera Categoría Serie A. The club was established in 1929 and is the one of the most triumphant clubs in Ecuadorian football with several honors to its name including multiple Primera Categoría Serie A and Campeonato Profesional de Guayaquil trophies. The club shares a very intense rivalry with Barcelona Sporting Club with the fixture famously known as “El Clásico del Astillero”.