Independiente del Valle

The club was founded on 1 March 1958 as Club Deportivo Independiente by Jose Terán, a football fan from Sangolquí, along with a group of friends including José Díaz, Jorge Atapuma, the Negro Sanguano, Tomás Zaldumbide and Marino Guayasamín. In 1977, two years after the death of José Terán, the club's name was changed to Club Social y Deportivo Independiente José Terán in honor of its founder. The name and initial club colors (red and white) were inspired by Argentine club Club Atlético Independiente.

In 1995 the club reached the Segunda Categoría (3rd Division) for the second time. After winning the Segunda Categoría in 2007, the club changed its name to Independiente del Valle and adopted the current colors (blue and black). Los Negriazules achieved promotion to the Serie A for the first time ever in the 2010 season, after winning the 2009 Serie B. In the 2013 Serie A, the club finished runners-up on the aggregate table. Independiente del Valle made its first international participation that same year, in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, where it was eliminated in the second stage by Universidad de Chile after having beat Venezuelan club Deportivo Anzoategui in the first stage. The next year, the Ecuadorian club made its first Copa Libertadores participation and second overall international participation, with the 2014 edition. In that edition, the club was eliminated after placing 3rd in their group. In July 2014, the club officially changed its name from "Independiente del…

National

Serie A Winners (2): 2021, 2025 Copa Ecuador Winners (1): 2022 Supercopa Ecuador Winners (2): 2023, 2026 Serie B Winners (1): 2009 Segunda Categoría Winners (1): 2007

International

Copa Libertadores Runners-up (1): 2016 Copa Sudamericana Winners (2): 2019, 2022 Recopa Sudamericana Winners (1): 2023 Runners-up (1): 2020

Regional

Copa Pichincha Winners (2): 1978, 1995 Segunda Categoría de Pichincha Winners (2): 1997, 2007

Under-20 team

U-20 Copa Libertadores Winners (1): 2020 Runners-up (3): 2018, 2022, 2023