| Season | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barcelona (13th title) |
| Relegated | Delfín 9 de Octubre |
| Copa Libertadores | Barcelona ESPOLI |
| Copa CONMEBOL | Emelec |
| Matches | 289 |
| Goals | 779 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Manuel Uquillas (24 goals) |
←1994 1996 → | |
The1995 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 37th season of theSerie A, the top level of professional football inEcuador.Barcelona won their thirteenth national championship.[1][2][3][4]
The tournament had a three-stage system.
The first stage during the Apertura Tournament was played in around-robin tournament, where the first four teams to qualify earned the right to fight for a place in the1996 Copa Libertadores and also a place in the final of the national tournament. In the second stage during the Apertura Tournament, the three quadrangulars established in the second stage were played, such as the Pre-Libertadores Quadrangular (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th places in the standings), the B Quadrangular (5th, 7th, 9th and 11th places in the standings) and the C Quadrangular (6th, 8th, 10th and 12th places in the standings), the three quadrangulars established in this new system were played. In the first stage during the Finalisation Tournament, two hexagonals were formed, where the qualifiers for the hexagonals such as the Final Hexagonal and the Non-Relegation Hexagonal were defined.
In the second stage during the Finalisation Tournament, the two hexagonals established in the second stage were played, The first of the phase was the final hexagonal, which gave the right to fight for a place in the1996 Copa Libertadores and also a place in the final of the national tournament, plus the team in fourth place in the standings got a place in the1996 Copa CONMEBOL, and the team in fifth place in the standings got a place in the 1996 Pre-Conmebol, and the second of the same phase was the final hexagonal, which gave the right to fight for a place in the1996 Copa Libertadores.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESPOLI | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 48 | Qualified to theCuadrangular Pre-Libertadores |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 47 | |
| 3 | Barcelona | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 15 | +30 | 43 | |
| 4 | Green Cross | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 42 | |
| 5 | Emelec | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 40 | Qualified to theCuadrangular B |
| 6 | Aucas | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 32 | Qualified to theCuadrangular C |
| 7 | Deportivo Quito | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 25 | Qualified to theCuadrangular B |
| 8 | LDU Portoviejo | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 25 | Qualified to theCuadrangular C |
| 9 | El Nacional | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 23 | Qualified to theCuadrangular B |
| 10 | Olmedo | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 18 | Qualified to theCuadrangular C |
| 11 | Delfín | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 67 | −41 | 16 | Qualified to theCuadrangular B |
| 12 | 9 de Octubre | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 51 | −34 | 8 | Qualified to theCuadrangular C |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 16 | Qualified to theChampionship final andCopa Libertadores |
| 2 | ESPOLI | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Green Cross | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 7 | |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Nacional | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 14 |
| 2 | Emelec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Deportivo Quito | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
| 4 | Delfín[a] | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Portoviejo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 |
| 2 | Olmedo | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 |
| 3 | Aucas | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
| 4 | 9 de Octubre | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 18 | Qualified to theChampionship round |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 18 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 18 | |
| 4 | Green Cross | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 15 | Qualified to theRelegation round |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 8 | |
| 6 | Delfín | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aucas | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 17 | Qualified to theChampionship round |
| 2 | ESPOLI | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 17 | |
| 3 | Emelec | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 16 | |
| 4 | Olmedo | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 | Qualified to theRelegation round |
| 5 | LDU Portoviejo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 12 | |
| 6 | 9 de Octubre | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 38 | −35 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESPOLI | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 21 | Qualified to theChampionship final andCopa Libertadores |
| 2 | Barcelona | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 18 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 | |
| 4 | Emelec[a] | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 | Qualified to theFase Pre-CONMEBOL |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 11 | |
| 6 | Aucas | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olmedo | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 19 | |
| 2 | Green Cross | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 19 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 18 | |
| 4 | LDU Portoviejo | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 9 | |
| 5 | 9 de Octubre(R) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 5[a] | Relegated to theEcuadorian Serie B |
| 6 | Delfín[b](R) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 4[c] |
They faced each other between Emelec (finis hed 4th place Championship round) and LDU Quito (finished 5th place Championship round). The winner was Emelec and they qualified for the1996 Copa CONMEBOL.