| Season | 2009 |
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| Champions | Deportivo Quito (4th title) |
| Relegated | LDU Portoviejo Técnico Universitario |
| 2010 Copa Libertadores | Deportivo Quito Deportivo Cuenca Emelec |
| 2009 Copa Sudamericana | Emelec LDU Quito |
| Matches | 232 |
| Goals | 527 (2.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Claudio Bieler (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Barcelona 5–0LDU Portoviejo |
| Biggest away win | LDU Portoviejo 0–4LDU Quito |
| Highest scoring | Emelec 5–1ESPOLI Olmedo 3–3Macará Técnico Universitario 3–3Olmedo |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches:LDU Quito (May 16 – Sep 16) |
| Highest attendance | 33,250 (Deportivo Quito v.Macará) |
| Lowest attendance | 54 (Manta v.ESPOLI) |
| Average attendance | 4,870 |
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The2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 51st season of theSerie A,Ecuador's premierfootball league. The season began on January 31 and ended on December 7.Deportivo Quito successfully defended their title for their fourth overall.
Owing to a change in sponsorship fromPilsener toCredifeArchived 2010-01-23 at theWayback Machine, the tournament will be called theCopa Credife Serie A for the next three years until 2011.[1]
For 2009, a new format was introduced and approved byEcuadorian Football Federation. The new tournament was divided into four stages, as opposed to the usual three. All matches were scheduled to be played on Sundays, but some were moved at the clubs' requests.[2]
TheFirst Stage was a doubleround-robin tournament in which the twelve teams played against each other teams twice: once at home and once away. At the end of the stage, the top-four teams with the most points qualified to the Third Stage; the top three earned bonus points (3, 2, & 1 respectively). The top-two teams also qualified to the2009 Copa Sudamericana.
In theSecond Stage, the teams were divided into two groups of six. Groups were formed by draw, but did not have no more than one team from each provincial organization (the exception being Pichincha). The teams played within their groups in a double round-robin tournament and in alocal derby (Spanish:clásico). The derbies were played on the third and seventh match day of the stage.
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At the end of this stage, the two-top teams from each group qualified to the Third Stage; the top team in each group earned one bonus point for the Third Stage. The two teams with the fewest points in the First and Second Stage aggregate table were relegated to theSerie B for the next season.
In theThird Stage, the eight qualified teams were placed into two groups of four depending on their position on the aggregate table.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the Fourth Stage.
TheFourth Stage will consist of two head-to-head match-ups: one by the top-finisher of each group in the Third Stage, and the other by the runners-up. The match between the top finishers in the Third Stage will determine the national champion; the other will determine who finished third and fourth. The national champion, runner-up, and third-place finisher will each have a berth in the2010 Copa Libertadores. TheEcuador 1 berth will go to the national champion,Ecuador 2 will go to the runner-up, andEcuador 3 to the third-place finisher.
Twelve teams competed in the 2009 Serie A season, ten of whom remained from the 2008 season.Deportivo Azogues andUniversidad Católica were relegated last season to the Serie B after accumulating the fewest points in the First and Second Stage aggregate table. They were replaced byManta andLDU Portoviejo, the 2008 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. This was Manta's second spell and second season in the Serie A, having previously played in the2003 season. LDU Portoviejo were playing in their 22nd season in the league. Their last appearance was in 2001.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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| Pre-season changes | ||||||
| Barcelona | Reinaldo Merlo | Sacked | December 9, 2008[3] | Benito Floro | December 18, 2008[4] | N/A |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Paúl Vélez | Replaced | December 14, 2008 | Guillermo Duró | November 18, 2008[5] | N/A |
| Deportivo Quito | Carlos Sevilla | Sacked | December 15, 2008[6] | Rubén Insúa | December 18, 2008 | N/A |
| LDU Quito | Edgardo Bauza | Resigned | December 22, 2008 | Jorge Fossati | January 9, 2009[7] | N/A |
| El Nacional | Jorge Célico | Sacked | January 28, 2009[8] | Juan Carlos Burbano(interim) | January 29, 2009[9] | N/A |
| First Stage changes | ||||||
| Técnico Universitario | Giovanni Mera | Sacked | March 13, 2009 | Jorge Célico | March 30, 2009[10] | 12th |
| Macará | Mario Jacquet | Sacked | April 7, 2009[11] | Víctor Marchesini | April 7, 2009 | 6th |
| Olmedo | Dragan Miranovic | Resigned | May 18, 2009[12] | Héctor González(care-taker) | May 19, 2009 | 9th |
| Barcelona | Benito Floro | Sacked | June 1, 2009[13] | Flavio Perlaza(interim) | June 1, 2009 | 10th |
| Manta | Carlos Pico | Resigned | July 6, 2009[14] | Fabián Bustos | July 9, 2009[15] | 11th |
| El Nacional | Juan Carlos Burbano | Resigned | July 12, 2009[16] | Julio Asad | July 16, 2009 | 6th |
| Barcelona | Flavio Perlaza | Replaced | June 18, 2009 | Juan Manuel Llop | June 18, 2009[17] | 11th |
| Second Stage changes | ||||||
| ESPOLI | Paulo Massa | Resigned | ? | Roberto Abruzzese | September 8, 2009[18] | 5th in B |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Guillermo Duró | Resigned | September 16, 2009[19] | Paúl Vélez | September 17, 2009[20] | 3rd in A |
| Third Stage changes | ||||||
| ESPOLI | Roberto Abruzzese | Mutual | October 7, 2009[21] | Homero Valencia | October 7, 2009[22] | N/A |
The first stage ran from January 31 to July 12. The top-two teams qualified to the2009 Copa Sudamericana. The top-four teams qualified to the Third Stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Emelec | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 43 | Third Stage and the2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 42 | |
| 3 | Macará | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 34 | Third Stage |
| 4 | Olmedo | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 33 | |
| 5 | ESPOLI | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 33 | |
| 6 | El Nacional | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 29 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Quito | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 28 | |
| 8 | LDU Portoviejo | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 28 | |
| 9 | Barcelona | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 26 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 26 | |
| 11 | Técnico Universitario | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 24 | |
| 12 | Manta | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 23 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | CUE | QUI | NAC | EME | ESP | LDP | LDQ | MAC | MAN | OLM | TEC |
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| Barcelona | — | 2–1 | 0–0[a] | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Deportivo Quito | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| El Nacional | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Emelec | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| ESPOLI | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–2[b] | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| LDU Portoviejo | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2[a] | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| LDU Quito | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Macará | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Manta | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Olmedo | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 |
| Técnico Universitario | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
The Second Stage began on July 19 and ended on October 3. The top-two teams from each group qualified to the Third Stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | LDU Quito | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 22 | Third Stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 18 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 15 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 15 | |
| 5 | Macará | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | LDU Portoviejo | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 11 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | CUE | NAC | LDP | LDQ | MAC |
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| Barcelona | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| El Nacional | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| LDU Portoviejo | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| LDU Quito | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Macará | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Deportivo Quito | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 23 | Third Stage |
| 2 | Manta | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 21 | |
| 3 | Emelec | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | |
| 4 | Olmedo | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 18 | |
| 5 | ESPOLI | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 13 | |
| 6 | Técnico Universitario | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 7 |
| Home Team | Results | Away Team |
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| El Clásico del Astillero | ||
| Emelec | 2–2 | Barcelona |
| Barcelona | 0–0 | Emelec |
| El Clásico Capitalino | ||
| LDU Quito | 0–0 | Deportivo Quito |
| Deportivo Quito | 3–0 | LDU Quito |
| El Clásico de las Fuerzas del Orden | ||
| El Nacional | 4–0 | ESPOLI |
| ESPOLI | 3–2 | El Nacional |
| El Clásico Manabita | ||
| LDU Portoviejo | 0–0 | Manta |
| Manta | 3–21 | LDU Portoviejo |
| El Clásico Ambateño | ||
| Técnico Universitario | 0–2 | Macará |
| Macará | 1–1 | Técnico Universitario |
| El Clásico del Austro | ||
| Deportivo Cuenca | 0–0 | Olmedo |
| Olmedo | 1–1 | Deportivo Cuenca |
Source:[23]
1. The match was played atEstadio Monumental Banco Pichincha inGuayaquil.
Colours: Blue=home team win; Yellow=draw; Red=away team win.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | LDU Quito | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 30 | +32 | 64 | Placed inThird Stage Group 1 |
| 2 | Emelec | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 61 | Placed inThird Stage Group 2 |
| 3 | Olmedo | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 51 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 51 | Placed inThird Stage Group 1 |
| 5 | Macará | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 46 | |
| 6 | ESPOLI | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 46 | Placed inThird Stage Group 2 |
| 7 | El Nacional | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 44 | Eliminated |
| 8 | Deportivo Cuenca | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 44 | Placed inThird Stage Group 2 |
| 9 | Manta | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 44 | Placed inThird Stage Group 1 |
| 10 | Barcelona | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 41 | Eliminated |
| 11 | LDU Portoviejo | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 39 | Relegation toSerie B |
| 12 | Técnico Universitario | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 30 |
The Third Stage began on October 16 and is scheduled to end on November 22. The winners of each group will advance to the Fourth Stage to contest the national title. Both teams will have earned a berth to the2010 Copa Libertadores and enter in theSecond Stage of the competition (their exact berths will be determined in the Fourth Stage). The group runners-up will also advance to the Fourth Stage to contest the third-place match.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Deportivo Quito | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 15[a] | Championship Playoff and the2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9[a] | Third-Place Playoff |
| 3 | Macará | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 7[a] | Eliminated |
| 4 | Manta | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Deportivo Cuenca | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 16 | Championship Playoff and the2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Emelec | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 10[a] | Third-Place Playoff |
| 3 | Olmedo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | Eliminated |
| 4 | ESPOLI | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
The Fourth Stage will consists of two playoffs. The legs of the playoffs will be played on November 29 and December 7.
The third-place playoff will be contested between the runners-up of each Third Stage group for a berth in the2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage.
The championship playoff will be contested between the winners of each Third Stage group for the national title. Both teams will have already earned a berth in the2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, but their exact berth will be determined here.
| Deportivo Quito | 3–2 | Deportivo Cuenca |
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Mina 69'Arroyo 73',87' | Report | Preciado 80' Villalba 83' |
| Copa Credife Serie A 2009 champion |
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| Deportivo Quito 4th title |
The awards were selected by theAsociación Ecuatoriana de Radiodifusión.[24]
Statistics were compiled by Quito-based newspaperEl Comercio.[25]
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