2024 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
FIFA Region
CONMEBOL
Season
2023
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 2023 2nd Stage, the ECU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2024 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
  • 2024 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
  • 2024 Copa Libertadores - 1st Stage:
  • 2024 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:

The winner of the 2023 Copa Ecudaor, typically a ECU1 team, also receives a berth in the 2024 Copa Libertadores - 1st Stage.

Leagues Pyramid - Ecuador

Abbrev League # of Teams
ECU1 LigaPro Serie A 16
ECU2 Primera CategoríSerie B 10
ECU3 Copa Credife Segunda Categoráa 162

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

1st Round
24 Feb 2023 - 10 Jun 2023
2nd Round
5 Aug 2023 - 2 Dec 2023
Playoffs
5 Dec 2023 - 31 Dec 1969
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 2023 ECU1 Aggregate Table teams are relegated to the ECU2.


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Championship Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCSD Independiente  11 LDU Quito  
10.12.23CSD Independiente 00 LDU QuitoEstadio Banco Guayaquil
17.12.23LDU Quito 11 CSD IndependienteEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
 LDU Quito wins on PKs (3-0) 

2nd Round

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1LDU Quito 1511 -3-136-2141787 -1-0221211174 -2-114936
2Barcelona SC 159 -5-132-2314976 -1-019103783 -4-11313112
3SD Aucas 156 -7-225-2215773 -2-211128483 -5-0141073
4Delfín SC 155 -9-124-1912773 -4-01393682 -5-1111091
5CD El Nacional 155 -8-223-2418684 -4-0161710771 -4-2778-1
6ES Emelec 155 -7-322-148684 -3-115104671 -4-27440
7CD Univ Católica 155 -7-322-1512381 -6-1966074 -1-213963
8CSD Independiente 156 -3-621-1815375 -1-116124881 -2-55611-5
9Técnico Universitario 154 -7-419-2017372 -4-110129382 -3-39880
10Mushuc Runa SC 155 -4-619-1419-584 -3-115116571 -1-54313-10
11Orense SC 154 -4-716-1515083 -2-311118371 -2-4547-3
12Deportivo Cuenca 153 -7-516-1216-473 -2-21187180 -5-3549-5
13Libertad FC 154 -3-815-1218-683 -1-41088071 -2-45410-6
14Guayaquil City FC 152 -4-910-518-1382 -3-3925-370 -1-61313-10
15Cumbayá FC 151 -6-89-1426-1270 -4-34710-381 -2-55716-9
16Gualaceo SC 151 -4-107-930-2170 -3-43513-881 -1-64417-13
Championship Final

1st Round

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1CSD Independiente 1511 -1-334-31151686 -0-2181981175 -1-1161275
2CD El Nacional 1510 -0-530-3225775 -0-2151811785 -0-31514140
3LDU Quito 157 -5-326-29171273 -3-112147784 -2-21415105
4Barcelona SC 158 -2-526-30201086 -0-2182181372 -2-38912-3
5SD Aucas 157 -3-524-1719-286 -0-218127571 -3-36512-7
6CD Univ Católica 157 -3-524-2225-374 -1-2131312183 -2-311913-4
7Delfín SC 157 -3-524-1823-586 -2-0201551071 -1-54318-15
8Deportivo Cuenca 157 -0-821-2421386 -0-2181971271 -0-63514-9
9Orense SC 156 -3-621-1721-476 -0-118127580 -3-53514-9
10Técnico Universitario 155 -3-718-2115685 -2-1171641270 -1-61511-6
11Gualaceo SC 155 -3-718-1723-684 -2-2141311271 -1-54412-8
12Cumbayá FC 154 -5-617-1013-384 -2-21474370 -3-4339-6
13ES Emelec 153 -5-714-1820-272 -3-2976181 -2-551114-3
14Libertad FC 152 -7-613-2026-672 -5-011107380 -2-621019-9
15Mushuc Runa SC 153 -4-813-1425-1173 -3-11296380 -1-71519-14
16Guayaquil City FC 153 -3-912-1729-1273 -2-211139480 -1-71420-16
Championship Final

Results

Sun - 3 Dec 2023
 ES Emelec 21 Deportivo CuencaEstadio George Capwell
 Orense SC 12 SD AucasEstadio 9 de Mayo (Machala)
 CD Univ Católica 01 Barcelona SCEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Sat - 2 Dec 2023
 LDU Quito 31 Mushuc Runa SCEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
 Libertad FC 31 Cumbayá FCEstadio Federativo Reina del Cisne
 Guayaquil City FC 02 Gualaceo SCEstadio Christian Benítez Betancourt
 CD El Nacional 21 CSD IndependienteEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Sun - 26 Nov 2023
 Técnico Universitario 11 Libertad FCEstadio Bellavista
 Gualaceo SC 02 ES EmelecEstadio Municipal Jorge Andrade Cantos
 Cumbayá FC 12 LDU QuitoEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
 Barcelona SC 21 Guayaquil City FCEstadio Banco Pichincha
Sat - 25 Nov 2023
 Deportivo Cuenca 10 CD El NacionalEstadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
 Mushuc Runa SC 02 CD Univ CatólicaEstadio Bellavista
 CSD Independiente 22 Orense SCEstadio Banco Guayaquil
 SD Aucas 00 Delfín SCEstadio Cooprogreso Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
Mon - 13 Nov 2023
 Delfín SC 00 Deportivo CuencaEstadio Jocay
Sun - 12 Nov 2023
 ES Emelec 00 Barcelona SCEstadio George Capwell
 Libertad FC 02 LDU QuitoEstadio Federativo Reina del Cisne
 CD El Nacional 42 Gualaceo SCEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa