| Competition: | Copa Banco del Pacífico Serie A |
| Season: | 2017 |
| Dates: | 29 January – 17 December 2017 |
| Winners: | Emelec (14th title) |
| Relegated: | Clan Juvenil Fuerza Amarilla |
| Continentalcup1: | Copa Libertadores |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Emelec Delfín Independiente del Valle Macará |
| Continentalcup2: | Copa Sudamericana |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Barcelona El Nacional Deportivo Cuenca LDU Quito |
| Matches: | 266 |
| Total Goals: | 693 |
| League Topscorer: | Hernán Barcos (21 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A (officially known as the Copa Banco del Pacífico Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th season of the Serie A.
Twelve teams competed in the 2017 Serie A season, ten of whom took part in the previous season. Aucas and Mushuc Runa were relegated from the Serie A after accumulating the fewest points during the 2016 season. They were replaced by Macará and Clan Juvenil, the 2016 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Macará made their 31st top-flight appearance and their first return to the Serie A since 2013, while Clan Juvenil participated in their first top-flight appearance.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57,267 | ||||
| 7,233 | ||||
| 17,834 | ||||
| 18,549 | ||||
| 35,258 | ||||
| Guayaquil | 38,963 | |||
| 16,456 | ||||
| Guayaquil Citya | Guayaquil | 10,152 | ||
| 7,233 | ||||
| LDU Quito | 41,575 | |||
| 16,467 | ||||
| 35,258 |
a: Known as River Ecuador until the end of the first stage.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Guillermo Almada | Marathon | Pilsener | |
| Clan Juvenil |  Julio Asad | Aurik | Juan Cevallos Accesorios Petroleros Carli Snacks | |
| Delfín | Guillermo Sanguinetti | Spyro | Frescodegfer La Esquina de Ales | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Gabriel Schürrer | Joma | Chubb Seguros | |
| El Nacional | Eduardo Favaro | Lotto | ANDEC | |
| Emelec | Alfredo Arias | Adidas | Pilsener | |
| Fuerza Amarilla |  Alcides de Oliveira (caretaker) | Boman | No sponsor | |
| Guayaquil City |  Pool Gavilánez (caretaker) | Astro | DirecTV | |
| Independiente del Valle |  Alexis Mendoza | Marathon | Chevrolet DirecTV | |
| LDU Quito | Pablo Repetto | Umbro | Chevrolet | |
| Macará | Paúl Vélez | Boman | Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda. | |
| Universidad Católica | Santiago Escobar | Astro | Discover Card |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First stage | |||||||
| Fuerza Amarilla | Ángel Gracia | Resigned | 3 March[1] | 6th | Marcelo Fleitas | 6 March[2] | |
| Clan Juvenil | Juan Carlos Garay | 12 March[3] | 10th | Carlos Sevilla | 12 March[4] | ||
| River Ecuador |  Ángel Gómez | Sacked | 28 March[5] | 12th | Gabriel Perrone | 30 March[6] | |
| Clan Juvenil | Carlos Sevilla | Resigned | 28 March[7] | 12th | Julio Asad | 29 May[8] | |
| LDU Quito | Gustavo Munúa | Sacked | 3 July[9] | 11th | Pablo Repetto | 5 July[10] | |
| Second stage | |||||||
| Fuerza Amarilla | Marcelo Fleitas | Sacked | 18 July[11] | 9th | Reinaldo Merlo | 18 July | |
| Universidad Católica | Jorge Célico | Signed by FEF | 18 July[12] | 12th | Gustavo Díaz | 21 July[13] | |
| Fuerza Amarilla | Reinaldo Merlo | Sacked | 15 August[14] | 12th | Alcides de Oliveira | 16 August[15] | |
| Universidad Católica | Gustavo Díaz | Signed by León | 28 August[16] | 12th | Marcelo Romano | 28 August[17] | |
| Guayaquil City | Gabriel Perrone | Sacked | 11 September[18] | 12th | Pool Gavilánez | 11 September | |
| Universidad Católica | Marcelo Romano | End of caretaker tenure | 1 November[19] | 12th | Santiago Escobar | 1 November | |
The first stage began on January 29 and ended on July 9.
The second stage began on July 14 and concluded on December 9.
Delfín and Emelec qualified to the Finals (Third stage) by being the First stage and Second stage winners, respectively. The winners were the Serie A champions and earned the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2018 Copa Libertadores, and the losers were the Serie A runners-up and earned the Ecuador 2 berth in the 2018 Copa Libertadores. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Delfín played the second leg at home.
----Emelec won 6–2 on aggregate.
The Copa Sudamericana playoff was played between:
The winners qualified for the 2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage.
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LDU Quito won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Hernán Barcos | LDU Quito | 21 | |
| align=center | 2 | Jonathan Álvez | Barcelona | 20 | |
| 3 | Juan Dinenno | Deportivo Cuenca | 19 | ||
| Carlos Garcés | Delfín | 19 | |||
| align=center | 5 | Juan Manuel Tévez | Macará | 17 | |
| 6 | Jhon Cifuente | Universidad Católica | 15 | ||
| Michael Estrada | Independiente del Valle | 15 | |||
| 8 | Bryan de Jesús | El Nacional | 14 | ||
| Ayrton Preciado | Emelec | 14 | |||
| align=center | 10 | Roberto Ordóñez | Delfín | 13 |
Source: FEF