2019_Campeonato_Ecuatoriano_de_Fútbol_Serie_A

2019 Ecuadorian Serie A

2019 Ecuadorian Serie A

Football league season

The 2019 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A (officially known as the LigaPro Banco Pichincha 2019 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 61st season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the first under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (or LigaPro). LDU Quito were the defending champions, but were defeated in the finals by Delfín 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]

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

Format

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]

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the 2019 Serie A season, twelve of whom took part in the previous season. El Nacional and Guayaquil City would have been relegated from Serie A after accumulating the fewest points during the 2018 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 and Olmedo.

Stadia and locations

Locations of the 2019 Serie A teams.
More information Team, Home city ...

Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

First stage

The First stage began on February 8 and ended on November 3. The top eight teams at the end of this stage advanced to the playoffs, while the bottom two were relegated.

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. El Nacional were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of August.[37]
  2. Deportivo Cuenca were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of May.[38]
  3. Fuerza Amarilla were deducted four points for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS,[39] and one additional point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of May.[38]

Results

More information Home \ Away, AME ...
Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. Match awarded 3–0 to América de Quito due to Deportivo Cuenca being suspended by FEF.[40]
  2. Match awarded 3–0 to América de Quito due to Fuerza Amarilla being suspended by FEF.
  3. The match, which originally ended 0–0, was awarded 3–0 to Emelec due to América de Quito fielding the suspended player Onofre Mejía.[41] Although a decision by LigaPro's Committee of Appeals overrode this ruling and restored the original score,[42] on 10 September 2019 the Court of Arbitration for Sport accepted the appeal filed by Emelec, awarding the match to the aforementioned club.[43]

Playoffs

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

Quarter-finals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) Aucas 1–0 Barcelona Quito
17:15
  • Figueroa 77'
 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
  • Godoy 16'
 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

Second leg

27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) Universidad Católica0–2
(3–4 agg.)		 LDU Quito Quito
17:30 Report
Stadium: Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Roberto Sánchez
27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) Barcelona0–0
(0–1 agg.)		 Aucas Guayaquil
19:45 Report Stadium: Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo
Referee: Marlon Vera
28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) Delfín (bsr)2–2
(2–2 agg.)		Independiente del ValleManta
15:30
Report
Stadium: Jocay
Referee: Luis Espinel
28 November 2019 (2019-11-28) Macará (bsr)1–2
(3–3 agg.)		EmelecAmbato
19:30
  • De la Cruz 84' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Bellavista
Referee: Diego Lara

Semi-finals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

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

Second leg

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) Macará1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Delfín Ambato
16:00
Report
Stadium: Bellavista
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) LDU Quito 0–0
(3–1 agg.)		AucasQuito
19:00 Report Stadium: Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Referee: Luis Espinel

Finals

More information LDU Quito, 0–0 ...
Referee: Marlon Vera
More information Delfín, 0–0 ...
Referee: Roberto Sánchez

Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Delfín won on penalties.

More information Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol ...

International qualification

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Independiente del Valle qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.
  2. El Nacional were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of August.[37]
  3. El Nacional qualified for the Copa Sudamericana first stage since the Copa Ecuador top four as well as the league top eight were already qualified for international competition.
  4. Deportivo Cuenca were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of May.[38]
  5. Fuerza Amarilla were deducted four points for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS,[39] and one additional point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of May.[38]

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Name ...

Source: Soccerway

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Banco Pichincha, nuevo auspiciante de la LigaPro de Ecuador". eluniverso.com (in Spanish). 20 February 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Delfín SC, campeón de la Liga Pro al vencer en penales a Liga de Quito". El Universo (in Spanish). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. [3]
    "[OFICIAL] Liga Profesional 2019: con 16 equipos, incluidos los que deberían descender". eluniverso.com (in Spanish). 21 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Richard Páez firmó su salida y Luis Soler es la primera opción para DT del Cuenca". elcomercio.com (in Spanish). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Luis Soler regresa al Deportivo Cuenca". eluniverso.com (in Spanish). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Favaro se despide de El Nacional". teleamazonas.com (in Spanish). 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Marcelo Zuleta fue anunciado como DT de El Nacional". eltelegrafo.com.ec (in Spanish). 21 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Aucas busca reemplazo a Darío Tempesta". estadio.ec (in Spanish). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Aucas presentó a su nuevo entrenador". estadio.ec (in Spanish). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Guillermo Almada dice adiós a Barcelona SC". El Universo (in Spanish). 11 April 2019.
  11. [11]
    "Mariano Soso se despidió de Emelec". El Universo (in Spanish). 14 April 2019.
  12. [12]
    "Bolívar Vera, técnico encargado de Emelec". El Universo (in Spanish). 16 April 2019.
  13. [13]
    "Barcelona SC confirma a Leo Ramos como su nuevo director técnico". El Comercio (in Spanish). 15 April 2019.
  14. [14]
    "Ismael Rescalvo es el nuevo técnico de Emelec; decidió dejar a Independiente del Valle". El Universo (in Spanish). 26 April 2019.
  15. [15]
    "Eduardo Favaro no seguirá en el banquillo del Aucas". El Comercio (in Spanish). 28 April 2019.
  16. [16]
    "Gabriel Schürrer fue presentado en Aucas y promete ser protagonista". El Comercio (in Spanish). 1 May 2019.
  17. [17]
    "Bolívar Vera: No hay reproches, siempre Emelec buscó ir al ataque". El Universo (in Spanish). 30 April 2019.
  18. [18]
    "Ismael Rescalvo, al asumir en Emelec: no tengo una varita mágica para que el equipo cambie de un día a otro". El Universo (in Spanish). 30 April 2019.
  19. [19]
    "Técnico Universitario 'agradeció' servicios del DT Fabián Frías". El Universo (in Spanish). 30 April 2019.
  20. [20]
    "Técnico Universitario presentó a su nuevo DT". Ecuavisa (in Spanish). 2 May 2019.
  21. [21]
    "Miguel Ángel Ramírez, nuevo director técnico de Independiente del Valle". El Universo (in Spanish). 7 May 2019.
  22. [22]
    "DT del América de Quito presentó su renuncia". Ecuagol (in Spanish). 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  23. [23]
    "Luis Espinel es nuevo técnico del CD América". El Universo (in Spanish). 16 May 2019.
  24. [24]
    "Otro equipo de serie A se queda sin DT". Ecuagol (in Spanish). 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  25. [25]
    "Raúl Duarte no va más en el banquillo de Fuerza Amarilla". El Universo (in Spanish). 22 May 2019.
  26. [26]
    "El uruguayo Tabaré Silva es el nuevo técnico del Deportivo Cuenca". El Comercio (in Spanish). 30 May 2019.
  27. [27]
    "Matías Tatangelo, es el nuevo DT de Fuerza Amarilla". Ecuavisa (in Spanish). 25 June 2019.
  28. [28]
    "Geovanny Cumbicus dejó de ser el entrenador de Mushuc Runa". La Hora (in Spanish). 28 May 2019.
  29. [29]
    "Mushuc Runa oficializó a su nuevo DT". Ecuavisa (in Spanish). 31 May 2019.
  30. [30]
    "Luis Espinel renuncia a la dirección técnica del América de Quito". El Universo (in Spanish). 24 September 2019.
  31. [31]
    "DT Darwin Veloz llega al América de Quito en sustitución de Luis Espinel". El Universo (in Spanish). 26 September 2019.
  32. [32]
    "Otro equipo de Primera A se quedó sin DT". Ecuagol (in Spanish). 24 September 2019. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  33. [33]
    "Fuerza Amarilla confirma DT para cierre del 2019". Ecuagol (in Spanish). 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  34. [34]
    "Leonardo Ramos presentó su renuncia a Barcelona SC". El Comercio (in Spanish). 30 October 2019.
  35. [35]
    "Nelson Tapia, técnico interino de Barcelona SC ante Olmedo". El Universo (in Spanish). 31 October 2019.
  36. [36]
    "Barcelona SC "presta" a Tabaré Silva hasta fin de temporada". El Universo (in Spanish). 4 November 2019.
  37. [37]
    "Comunicado oficial: Club Deportivo El Nacional" (in Spanish). LigaPro. 17 October 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  38. [38]
    "Sanciones a clubes" (in Spanish). LigaPro. 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  39. [39]
    "Comunicado oficial: Clubes Sancionados" (in Spanish). LigaPro. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  40. [40]
    "Comunicado: Suspendido Deportivo Cuenca" (in Spanish). LigaPro. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  41. [41]
    "Comunicado oficial: América pierde compromiso ante el C.S.Emelec". LigaPro (in Spanish). 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  42. [42]
    "Comité de Apelaciones de LigaPro elimina el 3-0 a favor de Emelec contra el CD América" (in Spanish). El Universo. 14 May 2019.
  43. [43]
    "El TAS le da la razón a Emelec y le devuelve 2 puntos por el partido ante América" (in Spanish). El Universo. 10 September 2019.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2019_Campeonato_Ecuatoriano_de_Fútbol_Serie_A, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.