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Liga Pro Ecuador Serie A

FIFA Region

CONMEBOL

Season

2026

Location

Ecuador

Abbreviation

ECU1

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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 2026 2nd Stage, the ECU1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2027 Copa Libertadores - Group Stage:
- 1st and 2nd place 2026 ECU1 1st Hexagonal teams
2027 Copa Libertadores - 2nd Stage:
- 3rd place 2026 ECU1 1st Hexagonal team
2027 Copa Sudamericana - 1st Stage:
- 5th and 6th place 2026 ECU1 1st Hexagonal team
- 1st and 2nd place 2026 ECU1 2nd Hexagonal teams

The winner of the 2026 Copa Ecuador, typically a ECU1 team, also receives a berth in the 2027 Copa Libertadores - 1st Stage.

Leagues Pyramid - Ecuador

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
ECU1	LigaPro Serie A	16
ECU2	Primera CategoríSerie B	12
ECU3	Copa Credife Segunda Categoráa	162

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
1st Stage 22 Feb 2026 - 13 Sep 2026	2nd Stage 21 Oct 2026 - 13 Dec 2026	Playoffs 16 Dec 2026 - 22 Dec 2026	16: ECU1 (14), ECU2 (2)

Season Format

Each ECU1 regular season is split into the 1st Stage and the 2nd Stage. In the 1st Stage, each team plays a match against the other 15 ECU1 teams twice for a total of 30 regular season league matches per team. In the 2nd Stage, the 1st-6th place 1st Stage teams play in the 1st Hexagonal, the 7th-12th place 1st Stage teams play in the 2nd Hexagonal, and the 13th-16th place 1st Stage teams play in the Relegation Quadrangular. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) away goals scored, (4) head-to-head record, then (5) a drawing of lots.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

After the 2nd Stage, the 3rd and 4th place 2026 ECU1 Relegation Quadrangular teams will be relegated to the ECU2.

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1st Round

		League							Home						Road
POS		MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	CSD Independiente	29	23 -2-4	71	-	70	31	39	15	11 -2-2	35	36	15	21	14	12 -0-2	36	34	16	18
2	SD Aucas	29	14 -7-8	49	-	33	28	5	15	8 -2-5	26	19	16	3	14	6 -5-3	23	14	12	2
3	CD Univ Católica	29	13 -9-7	48	-	49	26	23	14	9 -3-2	30	35	13	22	15	4 -6-5	18	14	13	1
4	CSD Macará	29	14 -6-9	48	-	40	33	7	14	8 -3-3	27	22	14	8	15	6 -3-6	21	18	19	-1
5	LDU Quito	29	13 -6-10	45	-	30	23	7	14	6 -4-4	22	12	10	2	15	7 -2-6	23	18	13	5
6	Barcelona SC	29	11 -10-8	43	-	31	24	7	14	9 -3-2	30	21	9	12	15	2 -7-6	13	10	15	-5
7	Libertad FC	29	11 -8-10	41	-	31	31	0	14	8 -3-3	27	18	12	6	15	3 -5-7	14	13	19	-6
8	Leones FC (ECU)	29	10 -9-10	39	-	31	31	0	14	6 -5-3	23	18	12	6	15	4 -4-7	16	13	19	-6
9	ES Emelec	29	10 -9-10	39	-	25	33	-8	15	8 -4-3	28	17	13	4	14	2 -5-7	11	8	20	-12
10	Mushuc Runa SC	29	9 -11-9	38	-	34	35	-1	15	6 -6-3	24	16	14	2	14	3 -5-6	14	18	21	-3
11	Guayaquil City FC	29	9 -9-11	36	-	30	35	-5	14	5 -6-3	21	13	12	1	15	4 -3-8	15	17	23	-6
12	Deportivo Cuenca	29	10 -5-14	35	-	24	36	-12	15	5 -4-6	19	15	18	-3	14	5 -1-8	16	9	18	-9
13	Orense SC	29	9 -6-14	33	-	35	45	-10	15	6 -3-6	21	23	22	1	14	3 -3-8	12	12	23	-11
14	Técnico Universitario	29	9 -2-18	29	-	27	42	-15	15	6 -1-8	19	18	21	-3	14	3 -1-10	10	9	21	-12
15	Delfín SC	29	7 -6-16	27	-	18	30	-12	15	6 -3-6	21	10	10	0	14	1 -3-10	6	8	20	-12
16	Manta FC	29	5 -5-19	20	-	17	42	-25	14	3 -3-8	12	7	14	-7	15	2 -2-11	8	10	28	-18
1st Hexagonal / 2026 COPALIB 1st Hexagonal 2nd Hexagonal Relegation Quadrangular