| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 February – 15 December 2019 |
| Champions | Delfín (1st title) |
| Relegated | América de Quito Fuerza Amarilla |
| Copa Libertadores | Delfín LDU Quito Macará Barcelona Independiente del Valle (viaCopa Sudamericana) |
| Copa Sudamericana | Universidad Católica Aucas Emelec El Nacional |
| Matches | 252 |
| Goals | 672 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luis Amarilla (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | U. Católica 6–0Fuerza Amarilla (4 March) |
| Biggest away win | Mushuc Runa 0–4LDU Quito (28 April) LDU Quito 1–5U. Católica (13 July) Fuerza Amarilla 0–4El Nacional (22 September) |
| Highest scoring | Barcelona 6–2Dep. Cuenca (12 April) U. Católica 6–2Técnico Universitario (5 July) Técnico Universitario 4–4Guayaquil City (20 September) |
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The2019 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A (officially known as theLigaProBanco Pichincha 2019 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 61st season of theSerie A, Ecuador's top tierfootball league, and the first under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (orLigaPro).LDU Quito were the defending champions, but were defeated in the finals byDelfín following a scoreless draw on aggregate score after two legs and a penalty shootout, in which the latter team won their first league title.[2]
Starting from this season, the league was expanded from 12 to 16 teams and a new format was implemented. The first stage will be played as a double round-robin tournament with all teams playing each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 30 matches. The top eight teams at the end of the first stage will qualify for the playoffs, which will consist of three rounds: quarterfinals, semifinals, and final.
In the quarterfinals, the eight qualified teams were split into four ties to be played on a home-and-away basis: the best-placed team in the first round played against the eighth-best team, the second-best team against the seventh-best, and so on. The four winners advanced to the semifinals, with the winners of this stage playing the finals. In case of a tie in points and goals scored in the quarterfinals and semifinals, the best-placed team in each tie (according to the first stage standings) advanced to the following stage, whilst in a case of a tie in points and goals for in the final, a penalty shootout would be played to decide the champion.[3]
Sixteen teams competed in the 2019 Serie A season, twelve of whom took part in the previous season.El Nacional andGuayaquil City would have been relegated from Serie A after accumulating the fewest points during the2018 season, however, the expansion of the league prevented their relegation to Serie B. The four remaining spots in the top tier were filled by the top four teams in Serie B in the previous season:Mushuc Runa,América de Quito,Fuerza Amarilla andOlmedo.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| América de Quito | Astro | Consorcio Pichincha | |
| Aucas | Umbro | Banco del Pacífico | |
| Barcelona | Marathon | Pilsener | |
| Delfín | Yeliyan | Fresh Fish La Esquina de Ales | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Joma | Chubb Seguros | |
| El Nacional | Lotto | Aceros ANDEC Banco General Rumiñahui | |
| Emelec | Adidas | Electrocables | |
| Fuerza Amarilla | Elohim | ||
| Guayaquil City | Astro | ||
| Independiente del Valle | Marathon | Chery DirecTV | |
| LDU Quito | Puma | Banco Pichincha | |
| Macará | Boman | Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda. | |
| Mushuc Runa | Elohim | Cooperativa Mushuc Runa | |
| Olmedo | Boman | Cooperativa Daquilema GolTV | |
| Técnico Universitario | Boman | Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda. | |
| Universidad Católica | Umbro | Discover Card |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Cuenca | Resigned | 12 December 2018[4] | Pre-season | 13 December 2018[5] | ||
| El Nacional | End of contract | 12 December 2018[6] | 21 December 2018[7] | |||
| Aucas | Sacked | 18 December 2018[8] | 22 December 2018[9] | |||
| Barcelona | Signed bySantos Laguna | 12 April 2019[10] | 5th | 13 April 2019[10] | ||
| Emelec | Resigned | 14 April 2019[11] | 10th | 16 April 2019[12] | ||
| Barcelona | End of caretaker spell | 21 April 2019 | 5th | 22 April 2019[13] | ||
| Independiente del Valle | Signed byEmelec | 26 April 2019[14] | 1st | 26 April 2019[14] | ||
| Aucas | Sacked | 28 April 2019[15] | 7th | 1 May 2019[16] | ||
| Emelec | End of caretaker spell | 30 April 2019[17] | 9th | 30 April 2019[18] | ||
| Técnico Universitario | Sacked | 30 April 2019[19] | 14th | 2 May 2019[20] | ||
| Independiente del Valle | End of caretaker spell | 7 May 2019 | 1st | 7 May 2019[21] | ||
| América de Quito | Resigned | 13 May 2019[22] | 16th | 16 May 2019[23] | ||
| Deportivo Cuenca | Sacked | 14 May 2019[24] | 11th | 14 May 2019[24] | ||
| Fuerza Amarilla | 21 May 2019[25] | 15th | 21 May 2019[25] | |||
| Deportivo Cuenca | End of caretaker spell | 25 May 2019 | 10th | 30 May 2019[26] | ||
| Fuerza Amarilla | 25 May 2019 | 15th | 24 June 2019[27] | |||
| Mushuc Runa | Sacked | 28 May 2019[28] | 13th | 30 May 2019[29] | ||
| América de Quito | Resigned | 24 September 2019[30] | 15th | 25 September 2019[31] | ||
| Fuerza Amarilla | 27 September 2019[32] | 16th | 9 October 2019[33] | |||
| Barcelona | 30 October 2019[34] | 3rd | 31 October 2019[35] | |||
| End of caretaker spell | 4 November 2019 | 2nd | 4 November 2019[36] |
The First stage began on February 8 and ended on November 3. The top eight teams at the end of this stage advanced to theplayoffs, while the bottom two were relegated.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macará | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 62 | Advance toPlayoffs |
| 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 55 | |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 53 | |
| 4 | Delfín | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 53 | |
| 5 | Independiente del Valle | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 52 | |
| 6 | LDU Quito | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 49 | |
| 7 | Aucas | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 49 | |
| 8 | Emelec | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 46 | |
| 9 | El Nacional[a] | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 44 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Cuenca[b] | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 42 | |
| 11 | Olmedo | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 34 | |
| 12 | Guayaquil City | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 31 | |
| 13 | Mushuc Runa | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 30 | |
| 14 | Técnico Universitario | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 29 | |
| 15 | América de Quito(R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 25 | Relegation toSerie B |
| 16 | Fuerza Amarilla[c](R) | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 6 |
| Home \ Away | AME | AUC | BAR | DEL | CUE | NAC | EME | FAM | GUA | IDV | LDQ | MAC | MUS | OLM | TEC | CAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| América de Quito | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0[a] | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0[b] | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Aucas | 3–0 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Barcelona | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Delfín | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 |
| El Nacional | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Emelec | 3–0[c] | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Fuerza Amarilla | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Guayaquil City | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Independiente del Valle | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| LDU Quito | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 |
| Macará | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Mushuc Runa | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–1 |
| Olmedo | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Técnico Universitario | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–2 |
| Universidad Católica | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | — |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Aucas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Aucas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | LDU Quito | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | LDU Quito | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | LDU Quito | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Delfín (p) | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Independiente del Valle | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Delfín (bsr) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Delfín | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Macará | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Emelec | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Macará (bsr) | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emelec | 3–3 (bsr) | Macará | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Aucas | 1–0 | Barcelona | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| LDU Quito | 4–3 | Universidad Católica | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Independiente del Valle | 2–2 (bsr) | Delfín | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| 23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) | Aucas | 1–0 | Barcelona | Quito |
| 17:15 |
| Report | Stadium:Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Referee: Luis Espinel |
| 23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) | LDU Quito | 2–3 | Universidad Católica | Quito |
| 19:30 | Report |
| Stadium:Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Marlon Vera |
| 24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) | Emelec | 1–2 | Macará | Guayaquil |
| 16:00 |
| Report | Stadium:George Capwell Referee: Roberto Sánchez |
| 24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) | Independiente del Valle | 0–0 | Delfín | Sangolquí |
| 18:15 | Report | Stadium:Rumiñahui Referee: Carlos Orbe |
| 27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) | Universidad Católica | 0–2 (3–4agg.) | LDU Quito | Quito |
| 17:30 | Report | Stadium:Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: Roberto Sánchez |
| 27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) | Barcelona | 0–0 (0–1agg.) | Aucas | Guayaquil |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium:Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Referee: Marlon Vera |
| 28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) | Delfín(bsr) | 2–2 (2–2agg.) | Independiente del Valle | Manta |
| 15:30 | Report |
| Stadium:Jocay Referee: Luis Espinel |
| 28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) | Macará(bsr) | 1–2 (3–3agg.) | Emelec | Ambato |
| 19:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Bellavista Referee: Diego Lara |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delfín | 3–2 | Macará | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Aucas | 1–3 | LDU Quito | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| 30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) | Aucas | 1–3 | LDU Quito | Quito |
| 19:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Referee: Guillermo Guerrero |
| 1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) | Delfín | 2–1 | Macará | Manta |
| 17:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Jocay Referee: Marlon Vera |
| 7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) | Macará | 1–1 (2–3agg.) | Delfín | Ambato |
| 16:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Bellavista Referee: Guillermo Guerrero |
| 7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) | LDU Quito | 0–0 (3–1agg.) | Aucas | Quito |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium:Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Luis Espinel |
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Delfín won on penalties.
| Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 2019 Serie A champions |
|---|
| Delfín 1st title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macará | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 62 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 55 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores first stage |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 53 | Qualification forCopa Sudamericana first stage |
| 4 | Delfín(C) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 53 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 5 | Independiente del Valle | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 52 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage[a] |
| 6 | LDU Quito | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 49 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 7 | Aucas | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 49 | Qualification forCopa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | Emelec | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 46 | |
| 9 | El Nacional[b] | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 44 | Qualification forCopa Sudamericana first stage[c] |
| 10 | Deportivo Cuenca[d] | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 42 | |
| 11 | Olmedo | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 34 | |
| 12 | Guayaquil City | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 31 | |
| 13 | Mushuc Runa | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 30 | |
| 14 | Técnico Universitario | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 29 | |
| 15 | América de Quito | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 25 | |
| 16 | Fuerza Amarilla[e] | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 6 |
Source:Soccerway