Liga Pro Ecuador Serie A
FIFA Region
CONMEBOL
Season
2026
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 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

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1CSD Independiente 118 -1-225-1911864 -1-113116554 -0-112853
2CD Univ Católica 116 -4-122-1951465 -1-0161521351 -3-16431
3SD Aucas 115 -4-219-128463 -1-21075252 -3-09532
4Barcelona SC 115 -4-219-129354 -1-01373461 -3-2656-1
5Guayaquil City FC 115 -3-318-1010052 -3-0942263 -0-3968-2
6Mushuc Runa SC 114 -4-316-1512364 -2-01481750 -2-32711-4
7CSD Macará 114 -4-316-1210263 -2-11183551 -2-2547-3
8LDU Quito 114 -2-514-910-151 -2-2525-363 -0-39752
9Deportivo Cuenca 114 -2-514-1215-351 -2-2579-263 -0-3956-1
10ES Emelec 114 -2-514-913-463 -1-21077051 -1-3426-4
11Orense SC 113 -4-413-1516-162 -3-1987151 -1-3479-2
12Delfín SC 113 -3-512-46-263 -1-21032150 -2-3214-3
13Técnico Universitario 113 -2-611-811-351 -1-3447-362 -1-37440
14Leones FC (ECU) 112 -4-510-812-452 -1-2754160 -3-3338-5
15Libertad FC 112 -4-510-814-652 -2-1854160 -2-42310-7
16Manta FC 112 -1-87-313-1051 -0-4316-561 -1-4427-5
1st Hexagonal / 2026 COPALIB
1st Hexagonal
2nd Hexagonal
Relegation Quadrangular

Fixtures

Fri - 1 May 2026
 CD Univ Católica   CSD IndependienteEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
 Libertad FC   SD AucasEstadio Federativo Reina del Cisne
Sat - 2 May 2026
 Deportivo Cuenca   Técnico UniversitarioEstadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
 LDU Quito   Guayaquil City FCEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
 Barcelona SC   Manta FCEstadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Sun - 3 May 2026
 CSD Macará   Orense SCEstadio Bellavista
 Delfín SC   Mushuc Runa SCEstadio Jocay
 Leones FC (ECU)   ES EmelecEstadio Olímpico Jaime Terán
Fri - 8 May 2026
 Orense SC   Leones FC (ECU)Estadio 9 de Mayo (Machala)
Sat - 9 May 2026
 Técnico Universitario   Delfín SCEstadio Bellavista
 Guayaquil City FC   Deportivo CuencaEstadio Christian Benítez Betancourt
 CSD Independiente   Barcelona SCEstadio Banco Guayaquil
Sun - 10 May 2026
 SD Aucas   CD Univ CatólicaEstadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
 ES Emelec   Libertad FCEstadio Banco del Pacífico Capwell
 Manta FC   CSD MacaráEstadio Jocay
Mon - 11 May 2026
 Mushuc Runa SC   LDU QuitoEstadio Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Mushuc Runa
Fri - 15 May 2026
 Libertad FC   Deportivo CuencaEstadio Federativo Reina del Cisne
Sat - 16 May 2026
 CSD Macará   CSD IndependienteEstadio Bellavista
 LDU Quito   Técnico UniversitarioEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
 Barcelona SC   SD AucasEstadio Monumental Banco Pichincha

Results

Mon - 27 Apr 2026
 SD Aucas 10 Delfín SCEstadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
 Manta FC 10 CD Univ CatólicaEstadio Jocay
Sun - 26 Apr 2026
 Orense SC 11 Barcelona SCEstadio 9 de Mayo (Machala)
 Guayaquil City FC 10 Técnico UniversitarioEstadio Christian Benítez Betancourt
 CSD Macará 30 Libertad FCEstadio Bellavista
Sat - 25 Apr 2026
 ES Emelec 10 LDU QuitoEstadio Banco del Pacífico Capwell
 CSD Independiente 21 Leones FC (ECU)Estadio Banco Guayaquil
 Mushuc Runa SC 41 Deportivo CuencaEstadio Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Mushuc Runa
Thu - 23 Apr 2026
 CD Univ Católica 40 CSD MacaráEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Wed - 22 Apr 2026
 LDU Quito 00 SD AucasEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
 Barcelona SC 21 Mushuc Runa SCEstadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
 Deportivo Cuenca 13 Orense SCEstadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
 Leones FC (ECU) 30 Manta FCEstadio Olímpico Jaime Terán
Tue - 21 Apr 2026
 Técnico Universitario 01 ES EmelecEstadio Bellavista
 Libertad FC 01 Guayaquil City FCEstadio Federativo Reina del Cisne
Sun - 19 Apr 2026
 CSD Macará 31 Barcelona SCEstadio Bellavista
 CSD Independiente 02 LDU QuitoEstadio Banco Guayaquil
 Manta FC 01 Deportivo CuencaEstadio Jocay
Sat - 18 Apr 2026
 Orense SC 00 Delfín SCEstadio 9 de Mayo (Machala)