2024 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
FIFA Region
CONMEBOL
Season
2022
Location
Ecuador
Abbreviation
ECU1

Summary

The Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A (ECU1), or LigaPro Serie A, is the top level of league-style football competition in Ecuador. At the end of the 2022 2nd Stage, the ECU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2023 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
    • 2022 ECU1 1st and 2nd Stage winners
  • 2023 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
  • 2023 Copa Libertadores - 1st Stage:
  • 2023 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:

The winner of the 2022 Copa Ecudaor, typically a ECU1 team, also receives a berth in the 2023 Copa Sudamericana.

Leagues Pyramid - Ecuador

Abbrev League # of Teams
ECU1 LigaPro Serie A 16
ECU2 Primera CategoríSerie B 10
ECU3 Copa Pilsner Segunda Categoráa 36

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

1st Round
19 Feb 2022 - 29 May 2022
2nd Round
2 Jul 2022 - 22 Oct 2022
Playoffs
25 Oct 2022 - 13 Nov 2022
16: ECU1 (14), ECU2 (2)

Season Format

Each ECU1 regular season is split into the 1st Round and the 2nd Round. In each round, each team plays a match against the other 15 ECU1 teams for a total of 30 regular season league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) away goals scored, (4) head-to-head record, then (5) a draw.

Playoffs

At the end of 2nd Round, the winners of each round play in a Home-Away highest aggregate score wins finals with the winner becoming the overall ECU1 champion. If the Final ends in a draw, a penalty shootout is held.

Relegation

After the 2nd Round, the 15th and 16th place 2022 ECU1 Aggregate Table teams are relegated to the ECU2.


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Championship Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateBarcelona SC  01 SD Aucas  
06.11.22Barcelona SC 01 SD AucasEstadio Banco Pichincha
13.11.22SD Aucas 00 Barcelona SCEstadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda

2nd Round

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1SD Aucas 159 -6-033-2891985 -3-0181951474 -3-015945
2CSD Independiente 159 -2-429-2016485 -1-216104674 -1-2131012-2
3CD Univ Católica 158 -3-427-22121075 -0-215145983 -3-212871
4LDU Quito 157 -5-326-2317674 -2-114115683 -3-21212120
5ES Emelec 157 -4-425-2215774 -1-213129383 -3-2121064
6Deportivo Cuenca 156 -4-522-1816285 -2-117149571 -2-4547-3
7Técnico Universitario 156 -4-522-2020074 -2-114138582 -2-48712-5
8Barcelona SC 155 -6-421-2419582 -4-2101311273 -2-2111183
9Delfín SC 155 -4-619-1719-283 -3-21298172 -1-47811-3
10Orense SC 154 -6-518-1617-173 -2-211128481 -4-3749-5
11Cumbayá FC 154 -6-518-1516-183 -4-11395471 -2-45611-5
12Guayaquil City FC 154 -5-617-1517-283 -4-11394571 -1-54613-7
13Gualaceo SC 154 -2-914-1023-1373 -1-31057-281 -1-64516-11
14Mushuc Runa SC 152 -6-712-1222-1072 -3-2975280 -3-53517-12
15CSD Macará 152 -5-811-1728-1182 -2-481116-570 -3-43612-6
16Club 9 de Octubre 152 -4-910-1225-1372 -2-3868-280 -2-62617-11
Championship Final

1st Round

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Barcelona SC 159 -3-330-24111374 -2-114113885 -1-2161385
2CD Univ Católica 159 -2-429-31171485 -2-1171910974 -0-3121275
3LDU Quito 159 -2-429-2622487 -1-0222011972 -1-47611-5
4CSD Independiente 158 -3-427-1612473 -2-21153285 -1-2161192
5SD Aucas 157 -5-326-2317675 -2-017124882 -3-391113-2
6ES Emelec 156 -5-423-2315885 -1-2161661071 -4-2779-2
7Delfín SC 156 -4-522-1618-273 -2-21154183 -2-3111114-3
8Deportivo Cuenca 155 -6-421-1214-273 -3-11297282 -3-3937-4
9Gualaceo SC 156 -2-720-1823-585 -0-3151314-171 -2-4559-4
10Mushuc Runa SC 155 -4-619-1921-283 -3-212118372 -1-47813-5
11Guayaquil City FC 154 -6-518-2220273 -2-211159681 -4-37711-4
12Orense SC 154 -6-518-1413184 -3-11593670 -3-43510-5
13CSD Macará 153 -4-813-1219-773 -1-31064280 -3-53615-9
14Cumbayá FC 153 -4-813-1223-1172 -2-3878-181 -2-55515-10
15Técnico Universitario 152 -4-910-1224-1281 -3-46913-471 -1-54311-8
16Club 9 de Octubre 151 -6-89-1526-1181 -4-37813-570 -2-52713-6
Championship Final

Results

Sat - 22 Oct 2022
 SD Aucas 30 Gualaceo SCEstadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
 Guayaquil City FC 11 Orense SCEstadio Christian Benítez Betancourt
 CSD Independiente 10 Club 9 de OctubreEstadio Banco Guayaquil
 Cumbayá FC 11 Barcelona SCEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
 CSD Macará 05 LDU QuitoEstadio Bellavista
 ES Emelec 31 Técnico UniversitarioEstadio George Capwell
Fri - 21 Oct 2022
 Deportivo Cuenca 31 Mushuc Runa SCEstadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Mon - 17 Oct 2022
 Técnico Universitario 31 CSD MacaráEstadio Bellavista
 Club 9 de Octubre 01 Cumbayá FCEstadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera
Sun - 16 Oct 2022
 Mushuc Runa SC 01 CSD IndependienteEstadio Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Mushuc Runa
 CD Univ Católica 20 ES EmelecEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
 Barcelona SC 02 SD AucasEstadio Banco Pichincha
Sat - 15 Oct 2022
 Orense SC 10 Deportivo CuencaEstadio 9 de Mayo (Machala)
 Gualaceo SC 21 Delfín SCEstadio Municipal Jorge Andrade Cantos
 LDU Quito 20 Guayaquil City FCEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Mon - 10 Oct 2022
 CSD Independiente 01 Técnico UniversitarioEstadio Banco Guayaquil
Sun - 9 Oct 2022
 ES Emelec 00 Orense SCEstadio 7 de Octubre
 SD Aucas 00 Mushuc Runa SCEstadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
 Guayaquil City FC 10 Gualaceo SCEstadio Christian Benítez Betancourt