| Season | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Champions | El Nacional (13th title) |
| Relegated | ESPOLI Aucas |
| Copa Libertadores | El Nacional Emelec LDU Quito |
| Copa Sudamericana | 2006:LDU Quito 2007:El Nacional |
| Matches played | 210 |
| Goals scored | 587 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luis Miguel Escalada (29 goals) |
←2005 2007 → | |
The2006 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the2006 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th season of Ecuador'sSerie A, the country's topfootball tournament for the country's top league.El Nacional won their 13th title to tieBarcelona for the most top-flight championships in Ecuadorian football history.
The Serie A returned to its year-long format this season. The tournament was composed of three stages.
TheFirst Stage andSecond Stage are identical. The ten teams competed in a doubleround-robin tournament, one game at home and one away. The top three teams in each stage qualified to the Liguilla Final with bonus points (3, 2, and 1 point[s], respectively). The winner of each group also qualified to the2006 and2007 Copa Sudamericana, respectively. At the end of each, the team with the fewest points was relegated to the Serie B.
TheLiguilla Final was a double round-robin tournament between the six qualified teams of the First and Second Stage. The winner of the Liguilla Final was crowned the Serie A champion. The champion and runner-up also qualified to the2008 Copa Libertadores into the Second Stage, while the third-place finisher qualified to the First Stage.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Quito | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 36 | 2006 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Round & theLiguilla Final |
| 2 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 31 | Qualified to theLiguilla Final |
| 3 | Olmedo | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 29 | |
| 4 | Emelec | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Barcelona | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Aucas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 21 | |
| 9 | Macará | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 21 | |
| 10 | ESPOLI | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 18 | Relegation toSerie B |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Nacional | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 31 | 2007 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Round & theLiguilla Final |
| 2 | Emelec | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 31 | Qualified to theLiguilla Final |
| 3 | Barcelona | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 31 | |
| 4 | Olmedo | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 31 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 22 | |
| 6 | LDU Quito | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 21 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 20 | |
| 8 | Macará | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Azogues | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 19 | |
| 10 | Aucas | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 18 | Relegation toSerie B |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Nacional | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 62 |
| 2 | Olmedo | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 60 |
| 3 | Emelec | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 59 |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 57 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 55 |
| 6 | Deportivo Quito | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 47 |
| 7 | Deportivo Cuenca | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 41 |
| 8 | Macará | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 41 |
| 9 | Aucas | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 40 |
| 10 | Deportivo Azogues | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 19 |
| 11 | ESPOLI | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 18 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Nacional(C) | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 5 | 19 | 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Emelec | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 3 | 16 | 2007 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | Olmedo | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 0 | 10 |
| Copa Pílsener Serie A 2006 champion |
|---|
| El Nacional 13th title |