S.D. Aucas

Aucas
Full nameSociedad Deportiva Aucas
NicknamesÍdolo de Quito (The Idol of Quito)
Ídolo del Pueblo (The Idol of the People)
Papá Aucas
Equipo Oriental
Founded6 February 1945 (1945-02-06)
GroundEstadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
Quito, Ecuador
Capacity18,799
ChairmanDanny Walker
ManagerJuan Pablo Buch
LeagueEcuadorian Serie A
2025First stage: 9th of 16
Second hexagonal: 3rd of 6
Websitewww.aucas.ec/wordpress/

Sociedad Deportiva Aucas (Spanish pronunciation: [sosjeˈðað ðepoɾˈtiβa ˈawkas]), also known as "Papá Aucas", is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. They play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A. The team is amongst the most popular in the city because of its long history in the Serie A. The team also has a major rivalry in L.D.U. Quito, which they contest one of the most prestigious derbies in all of Ecuador, and the most prestigious in Quito.

On December 2025, Red&Gold Football, a joint venture between German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and American Major League Soccer (MLS) club Los Angeles FC, became partners with the club, forming a long-term commitment in order to identify and develop elite talent across the continent.