| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 February – 17 December 2023 |
| Champions | LDU Quito (12th title) |
| Relegated | Gualaceo Guayaquil City |
| Copa Libertadores | LDU Quito (viaCopa Sudamericana) Independiente del Valle Barcelona El Nacional Aucas |
| Copa Sudamericana | Delfín Universidad Católica Técnico Universitario Deportivo Cuenca |
| Matches | 244 |
| Goals | 597 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Miguel Parrales (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Barcelona 5–0 Delfín (4 March) LDU Quito 6–1 Gualaceo (31 March) |
| Biggest away win | U. Católica 0–4 LDU Quito (29 April) |
| Highest scoring | LDU Quito 6–1 Gualaceo (31 March) Gualaceo 3–4 El Nacional (4 June) Ind. del Valle 3–4 El Nacional (16 June) |
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The2023 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, known as theLigaPro BET593 2023 for sponsoring purposes,[1] was the 65th season of theSerie A, Ecuador's top tierfootball league, and the fifth under the management of theLiga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (or LigaPro). The season began on 24 February and ended on 17 December 2023,[2] with the fixture for the season being unveiled on 24 January 2023.[3]
LDU Quito were the champions, winning their twelfth domestic league title after beatingIndependiente del Valle on penalty kicks in the finals after a 1–1 draw on aggregate.[4]Aucas were the defending champions.
16 teams competed in the season.Macará and9 de Octubre were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the aggregate table of the previous season, being replaced by the2022 Serie B championsEl Nacional and third placeLibertad. El Nacional clinched promotion to the top flight with two matches to go after defeating Libertad 4–2 on 20 October 2022,[5] whilst Libertad themselves ensured promotion in the last round played on 30 October 2022, with a 2–0 victory over Imbabura and a 1–1 draw for América de Quito against Independiente Juniors. Despite having finished in third place in Serie B, Libertad were promoted to the top flight since runners-up Independiente Juniors areIndependiente del Valle's reserve team.[6] El Nacional returned to Serie A after two seasons, and Libertad will compete in Serie A for the first time ever.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aucas |  Santiago Escobar | Umbro | BET593 |
| Barcelona |  Diego López | Marathon | Pilsener |
| Cumbayá |  Leonardo Vanegas | Lotto | |
| Delfín |  Guillermo Duró | Baldo's | La Esquina de Ales |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Carlos Ischia | Lotto | Ecuabet, Banco del Austro,Chubb Seguros |
| El Nacional |  Ever Almeida | Lotto | ANDEC, Banco General Rumiñahui, Gana Play |
| Emelec | Hernán Torres | Adidas | Novibet |
| Gualaceo | Fabián Frías | Boman | Banco del Austro, Okibet |
| Guayaquil City | Pool Gavilánez | Astro | BET593,TC Televisión |
| Independiente del Valle | Martín Anselmi | Marathon | Ecuabet, Banco Guayaquil,Toyota |
| LDU Quito | Luis Zubeldía | Puma | Banco Pichincha |
| Libertad | Geovanny Cumbicus | Jasa | Banco de Loja, Grand Aviation |
| Mushuc Runa | Renato Salas | Boman | Cooperativa Mushuc Runa |
| Orense | Juan Carlos León | Elohim | Banco de Machala, IncarPalm |
| Técnico Universitario | Juan Pablo Buch | Kappa | Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda. |
| Universidad Católica |  Igor Oca | Umbro | Banco Pichincha, Fundación Crisfe |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | ||||||
| Universidad Católica | Miguel Rondelli | End of contract | 17 November 2022[7] | Pre-season | Igor Oca | 28 November 2022[8] |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Gabriel Schürrer | Resigned | 21 November 2022[9] | Gabriel del Valle andJuan Zubeldía | 12 December 2022[10] | |
| Emelec | Ismael Rescalvo | Mutual agreement | 25 November 2022[11] | Miguel Rondelli | 29 November 2022[12] | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Gabriel del Valle andJuan Zubeldía | 3 May 2023[13] | 10th | Jerson Stacio[i] | 3 May 2023[14] | |
| Jerson Stacio | End of caretaker spell | 12 May 2023 | 9th | Carlos Ischia | 12 May 2023[15] | |
| Libertad | Paúl Vélez | Sacked | 24 May 2023[16] | 15th | Marcelo Robledo | 24 May 2023[16] |
| Mushuc Runa | Geovanny Cumbicus | 29 May 2023[17] | 16th | Renato Salas[ii] | 29 May 2023[19] | |
| Barcelona | Fabián Bustos | Resigned | 4 June 2023[20] | 3rd | Segundo Castillo[i] | 4 June 2023[21] |
| Emelec | Miguel Rondelli | Mutual agreement | 7 June 2023[22] | 12th | Hernán Torres | 8 June 2023[23] |
| Aucas |  César Farías | Sacked | 15 June 2023[24] | 8th | Nelson Videla[i] | 15 June 2023[25] |
| Second stage | ||||||
| Aucas | Nelson Videla | End of caretaker spell | 23 June 2023 | Pre-tournament | Santiago Escobar | 23 June 2023[26] |
| Barcelona | Segundo Castillo | 12 July 2023 | Diego López | 12 July 2023[27] | ||
| Libertad | Marcelo Robledo | Resigned | 18 August 2023[28] | 15th | Geovanny Cumbicus | 18 August 2023[29] |
| Gualaceo | Leonardo Vanegas | 18 September 2023[30] | 16th | Diego Idrovo[i] | 19 September 2023[31] | |
| Diego Idrovo | End of caretaker spell | 23 September 2023 | Fabián Frías | 23 September 2023[32] | ||
| Cumbayá | Patricio Hurtado | Mutual agreement | 8 November 2023[33] | 14th | Leonardo Vanegas | 8 November 2023[33] |
The first stage began on 24 February and ended on 23 June 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independiente del Valle | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 34 | Advance toFinals and qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | El Nacional | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 30 | |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 26 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 26 | |
| 5 | Aucas | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 24 | |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 24 | |
| 7 | Delfín | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 24 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Cuenca | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 21 | |
| 9 | Orense | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 21 | |
| 10 | Técnico Universitario | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 18 | |
| 11 | Gualaceo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 18 | |
| 12 | Cumbayá | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 17 | |
| 13 | Emelec | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 14 | |
| 14 | Libertad | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 13 | |
| 15 | Mushuc Runa | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 13 | |
| 16 | Guayaquil City | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | AUC | BSC | CUM | DEL | CUE | NAC | EME | GUA | GCY | IDV | LDQ | LIB | MUS | ORE | TEC | CAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aucas | — | — | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 4–1 |
| Barcelona | 5–1 | — | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 |
| Cumbayá | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 |
| Delfín | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | — | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — |
| El Nacional | — | 4–1 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Emelec | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — |
| Gualaceo | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 3–4 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Guayaquil City | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | — | — |
| Independiente del Valle | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | — | 3–4 | — | — | 4–0 | — | 2–3 | — | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | — |
| LDU Quito | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 6–1 | — | — | — | 4–2 | — | — | 2–1 | — |
| Libertad | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Mushuc Runa | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | — | — |
| Orense | — | — | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | — |
| Técnico Universitario | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 4–1 |
| Universidad Católica | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | — |
| # | Club | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emelec | 11,945 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 7,273 |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 7,131 |
| 4 | Libertad | 5,342 |
| 5 | Técnico Universitario | 4,370 |
| 6 | El Nacional | 4,252 |
| 7 | Orense SC | 3,200 |
| 8 | SD Aucas | 2,814 |
| 9 | Deportivo Cuenca | 2,670 |
| 10 | Independiente del Valle | 2,586 |
| 11 | Universidad Católica del Ecuador | 1,221 |
| 12 | Gualaceo SC | 933 |
| 13 | Mushuc Runa | 637 |
| 14 | Cumbayá FC | 542 |
| 15 | Delfín SC | 528 |
| 16 | Guayaquil City | 432 |
Source:World Football
The second stage began on 4 August and ended on 3 December 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Quito | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 36 | Advance toFinals and qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 32 | |
| 3 | Aucas | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 25 | |
| 4 | Delfín | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 24 | |
| 5 | El Nacional | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 23 | |
| 6 | Emelec | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 22 | |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Independiente del Valle | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 21 | |
| 9 | Técnico Universitario | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Mushuc Runa | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 19 | |
| 11 | Orense | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 16 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Cuenca | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 16 | |
| 13 | Libertad | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 15 | |
| 14 | Guayaquil City | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 10 | |
| 15 | Cumbayá | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 9 | |
| 16 | Gualaceo | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 7 |
| Home \ Away | AUC | BSC | CUM | DEL | CUE | NAC | EME | GUA | GCY | IDV | LDQ | LIB | MUS | ORE | TEC | CAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aucas | — | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | — | 2–4 | — |
| Barcelona | — | — | — | — | — | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — |
| Cumbayá | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Delfín | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| El Nacional | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — |
| Emelec | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Gualaceo | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| Guayaquil City | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Independiente del Valle | — | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | — | 0–1 |
| LDU Quito | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Libertad | — | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — |
| Mushuc Runa | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Orense | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–2 |
| Técnico Universitario | — | — | — | — | — | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| Universidad Católica | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — |
The finals (Third stage) were played byIndependiente del Valle (first stage winners) andLDU Quito (second stage winners). The winners of this double-legged series were crowned as Serie A champions. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, LDU Quito played the second leg at home.
| Independiente del Valle | 0–0 | LDU Quito |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on penalties.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Quito(C) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 62 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores group stage[a] |
| 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 58 | |
| 3 | Independiente del Valle | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 55 | |
| 4 | El Nacional | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 53 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores second stage |
| 5 | Aucas | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 49 | Qualification forCopa Libertadores first stage |
| 6 | Delfín | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 48 | Qualification forCopa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 46 | |
| 8 | Técnico Universitario | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 37 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Cuenca | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Orense | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 37 | |
| 11 | Emelec | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 36 | |
| 12 | Mushuc Runa | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 32 | |
| 13 | Libertad | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 28 | |
| 14 | Cumbayá | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 26 | |
| 15 | Gualaceo(R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 25 | Relegation toEcuadorian Serie B |
| 16 | Guayaquil City(R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 22 |
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Parrales | Guayaquil City | 16 |
| 2 | Jean Carlos Blanco | Técnico Universitario | 13 |
| 3 | Francisco Fydriszewski | Barcelona | 12 |
| Michael Hoyos | Independiente del Valle | ||
| 5 | Jhon Cifuente | Aucas | 11 |
| Joaquín Vergés | Gualaceo | ||
| 7 | Alexander Alvarado | LDU Quito | 10 |
| Raúl Becerra | Deportivo Cuenca | ||
| Damián Díaz | Barcelona | ||
| 10 | Ronie Carrillo | El Nacional | 9 |
Source:Ecuagol
