The 2023 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, known as the LigaPro BET593 2023 for sponsoring purposes,[1] was the 65th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the fifth under the management of the Liga 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]

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
LigaPro Serie A
Season2023
Dates24 February – 17 December 2023
ChampionsLDU Quito (12th title)
RelegatedGualaceo
Guayaquil City
Copa LibertadoresLDU Quito (via Copa Sudamericana)
Independiente del Valle
Barcelona
El Nacional
Aucas
Copa SudamericanaDelfín
Universidad Católica
Técnico Universitario
Deportivo Cuenca
Matches played244
Goals scored597 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerMiguel Parrales (16 goals)
Biggest home winBarcelona 5–0 Delfín
(4 March)
LDU Quito 6–1 Gualaceo
(31 March)
Biggest away winU. Católica 0–4 LDU Quito
(29 April)
Highest scoringLDU Quito 6–1 Gualaceo
(31 March)
Gualaceo 3–4 El Nacional
(4 June)
Ind. del Valle 3–4 El Nacional
(16 June)
2022
2024
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LDU Quito were the champions, winning their twelfth domestic league title after beating Independiente del Valle on penalty kicks in the finals after a 1–1 draw on aggregate.[4] Aucas were the defending champions.

Teams

16 teams competed in the season. Macará and 9 de Octubre were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the aggregate table of the previous season, being replaced by the 2022 Serie B champions El Nacional and third place Libertad. 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 are Independiente 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.

Stadia and locations

    Personnel and kits

    More information Team, Manager ...
    Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
    Aucas Colombia Santiago Escobar Umbro BET593
    Barcelona Uruguay Diego López Marathon Pilsener
    Cumbayá Ecuador Leonardo Vanegas Lotto
    Delfín Argentina Guillermo Duró Baldo's La Esquina de Ales
    Deportivo Cuenca Argentina Carlos Ischia Lotto Ecuabet, Banco del Austro, Chubb Seguros
    El Nacional Paraguay Ever Almeida Lotto ANDEC, Banco General Rumiñahui, Gana Play
    Emelec Colombia Hernán Torres Adidas Novibet
    Gualaceo Argentina Fabián Frías Boman Banco del Austro, Okibet
    Guayaquil City Ecuador Pool Gavilánez Astro BET593, TC Televisión
    Independiente del Valle Argentina Martín Anselmi Marathon Ecuabet, Banco Guayaquil, Toyota
    LDU Quito Argentina Luis Zubeldía Puma Banco Pichincha
    Libertad Ecuador Geovanny Cumbicus Jasa Banco de Loja, Grand Aviation
    Mushuc Runa Ecuador Renato Salas Boman Cooperativa Mushuc Runa
    Orense Ecuador Juan Carlos León Elohim Banco de Machala, IncarPalm
    Técnico Universitario Colombia Juan Pablo Buch Kappa Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda.
    Universidad Católica Spain Igor Oca Umbro Banco Pichincha, Fundación Crisfe
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    Managerial changes

    More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
    First stage
    Universidad Católica Argentina Miguel Rondelli End of contract 17 November 2022[7] Pre-season Spain Igor Oca 28 November 2022[8]
    Deportivo Cuenca Argentina Gabriel Schürrer Resigned 21 November 2022[9] Argentina Gabriel del Valle and
    Argentina Juan Zubeldía
    12 December 2022[10]
    Emelec Spain Ismael Rescalvo Mutual agreement 25 November 2022[11] Argentina Miguel Rondelli 29 November 2022[12]
    Deportivo Cuenca Argentina Gabriel del Valle and
    Argentina Juan Zubeldía
    3 May 2023[13] 10th Ecuador Jerson Stacio[lower-roman 1] 3 May 2023[14]
    Ecuador Jerson Stacio End of caretaker spell 12 May 2023 9th Argentina Carlos Ischia 12 May 2023[15]
    Libertad Ecuador Paúl Vélez Sacked 24 May 2023[16] 15th Argentina Marcelo Robledo 24 May 2023[16]
    Mushuc Runa Ecuador Geovanny Cumbicus 29 May 2023[17] 16th Ecuador Renato Salas[lower-roman 2] 29 May 2023[19]
    Barcelona Argentina Fabián Bustos Resigned 4 June 2023[20] 3rd Ecuador Segundo Castillo[lower-roman 1] 4 June 2023[21]
    Emelec Argentina Miguel Rondelli Mutual agreement 7 June 2023[22] 12th Colombia Hernán Torres 8 June 2023[23]
    Aucas Venezuela César Farías Sacked 15 June 2023[24] 8th Argentina Nelson Videla[lower-roman 1] 15 June 2023[25]
    Second stage
    Aucas Argentina Nelson Videla End of caretaker spell 23 June 2023 Pre-tournament Colombia Santiago Escobar 23 June 2023[26]
    Barcelona Ecuador Segundo Castillo 12 July 2023 Uruguay Diego López 12 July 2023[27]
    Libertad Argentina Marcelo Robledo Resigned 18 August 2023[28] 15th Ecuador Geovanny Cumbicus 18 August 2023[29]
    Gualaceo Ecuador Leonardo Vanegas 18 September 2023[30] 16th Ecuador Diego Idrovo[lower-roman 1] 19 September 2023[31]
    Ecuador Diego Idrovo End of caretaker spell 23 September 2023 Argentina Fabián Frías 23 September 2023[32]
    Cumbayá Ecuador Patricio Hurtado Mutual agreement 8 November 2023[33] 14th Ecuador Leonardo Vanegas 8 November 2023[33]
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    Notes
    1. Caretaker manager.
    2. Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 21 June 2023.[18]

    First stage

    The first stage began on 24 February and ended on 23 June 2023.

    Standings

    More information Pos, Team ...
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Independiente del Valle 15 11 1 3 31 15 +16 34 Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa 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
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    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.

    Results

    More information Home \ Away, AUC ...
    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
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    Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Second stage

    The second stage began on 4 August and ended on 3 December 2023.

    Standings

    More information Pos, Team ...
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 LDU Quito 15 11 3 1 21 4 +17 36 Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa 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
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    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.

    Results

    More information Home \ Away, AUC ...
    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
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    Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Finals

    The finals (Third stage) were played by Independiente del Valle (first stage winners) and LDU 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.

    More information Independiente del Valle, 0–0 ...
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    Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

    More information LDU Quito, 1–1 ...
    LDU Quito1–1Independiente del Valle
    • Ibarra 19'
    Report
    Penalties
    3–0
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    Referee: Augusto Aragón

    Tied 1–1 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on penalties.

    Aggregate table

    More information Pos, Team ...
    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 for Copa Libertadores group stage[lower-alpha 1]
    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 for Copa Libertadores second stage
    5 Aucas 30 13 10 7 39 34 +5 49 Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage
    6 Delfín 30 12 12 6 37 35 +2 48 Qualification for Copa 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 to Ecuadorian Serie B
    16 Guayaquil City (R) 30 5 7 18 22 47 25 22
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    Source: LigaPro
    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; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. LDU Quito qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2023 Copa Sudamericana.

    Top scorers

    More information Rank, Name ...
    Rank Name Club Goals
    1 Ecuador Miguel Parrales Guayaquil City 16
    2 Colombia Jean Carlos Blanco Técnico Universitario 13
    3 Argentina Francisco Fydriszewski Barcelona 12
    Argentina Michael Hoyos Independiente del Valle
    5 Ecuador Jhon Cifuente Aucas 11
    Uruguay Joaquín Vergés Gualaceo
    7 Ecuador Alexander Alvarado LDU Quito 10
    Argentina Raúl Becerra Deportivo Cuenca
    Ecuador Damián Díaz Barcelona
    10 Ecuador Ronie Carrillo El Nacional 9
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    Source: Ecuagol

    References

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