S.D. Aucas
| Full name | Sociedad Deportiva Aucas | |||
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| Nicknames | Ídolo de Quito (The Idol of Quito) Ídolo del Pueblo (The Idol of the People) Papá Aucas Equipo Oriental | |||
| Founded | 6 February 1945 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Quito, Ecuador | |||
| Capacity | 18,799 | |||
| Chairman | Danny Walker | |||
| Manager | Juan Pablo Buch | |||
| League | Ecuadorian Serie A | |||
| 2025 | First stage: 9th of 16 Second hexagonal: 3rd of 6 | |||
| Website | www | |||
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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.