2019 Ecuadorian Serie A Explained

Competition:LigaPro Banco Pichincha
Season:2019
Dates:8 February – 15 December 2019
Winners:Delfín (1st title)
Relegated:América de Quito
Fuerza Amarilla
Continentalcup1:Copa Libertadores
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Delfín
LDU Quito
Macará
Barcelona
Independiente del Valle
(via Copa Sudamericana)
Continentalcup2:Copa Sudamericana
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Universidad Católica
Aucas
Emelec
El Nacional
Matches:252
Total Goals:672
League Topscorer:Luis Amarilla
(19 goals)
Biggest Home Win:U. Católica 6–0 Fuerza Amarilla
(4 March)
Biggest Away Win:Mushuc Runa 0–4 LDU Quito
(28 April)
LDU Quito 1–5 U. Católica
(13 July)
Fuerza Amarilla 0–4 El Nacional
(22 September)
Highest Scoring:Barcelona 6–2 Dep. Cuenca
(12 April)

(5 July)

(20 September)
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020

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]

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

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
América de QuitoQuitoOlímpico Atahualpa35,258
AucasQuitoGonzalo Pozo Ripalda21,689
BarcelonaGuayaquilMonumental Banco Pichincha57,267
DelfínMantaJocay17,834
Deportivo CuencaCuencaBanco del Austro Alejandro Serrano Aguilar18,549
El NacionalQuitoOlímpico Atahualpa35,258
EmelecGuayaquilBanco del Pacífico Capwell38,963
Fuerza AmarillaMachala9 de Mayo16,456
Guayaquil CityGuayaquilChristian Benítez Betancourt10,152
Independiente del ValleSangolquíRumiñahui7,233
LDU QuitoQuitoRodrigo Paz Delgado41,575
MacaráAmbatoBellavista16,467
Mushuc RunaAmbatoCOAC Mushuc Runa6,000
OlmedoRiobambaOlímpico7,233
Técnico UniversitarioAmbatoBellavista16,467
Universidad CatólicaQuitoOlímpico Atahualpa35,258

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
América de Quito Darwin VelozAstroConsorcio Pichincha
Aucas Gabriel SchürrerUmbroBanco del Pacífico
Barcelona Tabaré SilvaMarathonPilsener
Delfín Fabián BustosYeliyanFresh Fish
La Esquina de Ales
Deportivo Cuenca Tabaré SilvaJomaChubb Seguros
El Nacional Marcelo ZuletaLottoAceros ANDEC
Banco General Rumiñahui
Emelec Ismael RescalvoAdidasElectrocables
Fuerza Amarilla Luis Miguel GarcésElohim
Guayaquil City Pool GavilánezAstro
Independiente del Valle Miguel Ángel RamírezMarathonChery
DirecTV
LDU Quito Pablo RepettoPumaBanco Pichincha
Macará Paúl VélezBomanCooperativa San Francisco Ltda.
Mushuc Runa Martín CardettiElohimCooperativa Mushuc Runa
Olmedo Ricardo DillonBomanCooperativa Daquilema
GolTV
Técnico Universitario José Eugenio HernándezBomanCooperativa San Francisco Ltda.
Universidad Católica Santiago EscobarUmbroDiscover Card

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Deportivo Cuenca Richard PáezResigned12 December 2018[4] Pre-season Luis Soler13 December 2018[5]
El Nacional Eduardo FavaroEnd of contract12 December 2018[6] Marcelo Zuleta21 December 2018[7]
Aucas Darío TempestaSacked18 December 2018[8] Eduardo Favaro22 December 2018[9]
Barcelona Guillermo AlmadaSigned by Santos Laguna12 April 2019[10] 5th José Gavica (caretaker)13 April 2019
Emelec Mariano SosoResigned14 April 2019[11] 10th Bolívar Vera (caretaker)16 April 2019[12]
Barcelona José GavicaEnd of caretaker spell21 April 20195th Leonardo Ramos22 April 2019[13]
Independiente del Valle Ismael RescalvoSigned by Emelec26 April 2019[14] 1st Yuri Solano (caretaker)26 April 2019
Aucas Eduardo FavaroSacked28 April 2019[15] 7th Gabriel Schürrer1 May 2019[16]
Emelec Bolívar VeraEnd of caretaker spell30 April 2019[17] 9th Ismael Rescalvo30 April 2019[18]
Técnico Universitario Fabián FríasSacked30 April 2019[19] 14th José Eugenio Hernández2 May 2019[20]
Independiente del Valle Yuri SolanoEnd of caretaker spell7 May 20191st Miguel Ángel Ramírez7 May 2019[21]
América de Quito Francisco CorreaResigned13 May 2019[22] 16th Luis Espinel16 May 2019[23]
Deportivo Cuenca Luis SolerSacked14 May 2019[24] 11th Jerson Stacio (caretaker)14 May 2019
Fuerza Amarilla Raúl Duarte21 May 2019[25] 15th Diego Torres (caretaker)21 May 2019
Deportivo Cuenca Jerson StacioEnd of caretaker spell25 May 201910th Tabaré Silva30 May 2019[26]
Fuerza Amarilla Diego Torres25 May 201915th Matías Tatangelo24 June 2019[27]
Mushuc Runa Geovanny CumbicusSacked28 May 2019[28] 13th Martín Cardetti30 May 2019[29]
América de Quito Luis EspinelResigned24 September 2019[30] 15th Darwin Veloz25 September 2019[31]
Fuerza Amarilla Matías Tatangelo27 September 2019[32] 16th Luis Miguel Garcés9 October 2019[33]
Barcelona Leonardo Ramos30 October 2019[34] 3rd Nelson Tapia (caretaker)31 October 2019[35]
Nelson TapiaEnd of caretaker spell4 November 20192nd Tabaré Silva4 November 2019[36]

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.

Results

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

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Second leg

Semi-finals

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Second leg

Finals

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

International qualification

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
align=center 1 Luis AmarillaUniversidad Católicaalign=center 19
align=center 2 Raúl BecerraDeportivo Cuencaalign=center 18
align=center 3 Michael EstradaMacaráalign=center 17
align=center 4 Fidel MartínezBarcelonaalign=center 16
5 Carlos GarcésDelfín14
Gonzalo MastrianiGuayaquil City
Bruno VidesUniversidad Católica
align=center 8 Rodrigo AguirreLDU Quitoalign=center 12
align=center 9 Jonathan BorjaEl Nacionalalign=center 11
10 Roberto OrdóñezDelfín10
Muriel OrlandoOlmedo

Source: Soccerway

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Banco Pichincha, nuevo auspiciante de la LigaPro de Ecuador. es. eluniverso.com. 20 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Delfín SC, campeón de la Liga Pro al vencer en penales a Liga de Quito. 15 December 2019. El Universo. es. 17 December 2019.
  3. Web site: [OFICIAL] Liga Profesional 2019: con 16 equipos, incluidos los que deberían descender]. es. eluniverso.com. 21 August 2018. 23 December 2018.
  4. Web site: Richard Páez firmó su salida y Luis Soler es la primera opción para DT del Cuenca. es. elcomercio.com. 12 December 2018. 23 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Luis Soler regresa al Deportivo Cuenca. es. eluniverso.com. 13 December 2018. 23 December 2018.
  6. Web site: Favaro se despide de El Nacional. es. teleamazonas.com. 12 December 2018. 23 December 2018. 14 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181214220451/http://www.teleamazonas.com/2018/12/favaro-se-despide-de-el-nacional/. dead.
  7. Web site: Marcelo Zuleta fue anunciado como DT de El Nacional. es. eltelegrafo.com.ec. 21 December 2018. 23 December 2018.
  8. Web site: Aucas busca reemplazo a Darío Tempesta. es. estadio.ec. 18 December 2018. 23 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Aucas presentó a su nuevo entrenador. es. estadio.ec. 18 December 2018. 23 December 2018.
  10. Web site: Guillermo Almada dice adiós a Barcelona SC. es. El Universo. 11 April 2019.
  11. Web site: Mariano Soso se despidió de Emelec. es. El Universo. 14 April 2019.
  12. Web site: Bolívar Vera, técnico encargado de Emelec. es. El Universo. 16 April 2019.
  13. Web site: Barcelona SC confirma a Leo Ramos como su nuevo director técnico. es. El Comercio. 15 April 2019.
  14. Web site: Ismael Rescalvo es el nuevo técnico de Emelec; decidió dejar a Independiente del Valle. es. El Universo. 26 April 2019.
  15. Web site: Eduardo Favaro no seguirá en el banquillo del Aucas. es. El Comercio. 28 April 2019.
  16. Web site: Gabriel Schürrer fue presentado en Aucas y promete ser protagonista. es. El Comercio. 1 May 2019.
  17. Web site: Bolívar Vera: No hay reproches, siempre Emelec buscó ir al ataque. es. El Universo. 30 April 2019.
  18. Web site: Ismael Rescalvo, al asumir en Emelec: no tengo una varita mágica para que el equipo cambie de un día a otro. es. El Universo. 30 April 2019.
  19. Web site: Técnico Universitario 'agradeció' servicios del DT Fabián Frías. es. El Universo. 30 April 2019.
  20. Web site: Técnico Universitario presentó a su nuevo DT. es. Ecuavisa. 2 May 2019.
  21. Web site: Miguel Ángel Ramírez, nuevo director técnico de Independiente del Valle. es. El Universo. 7 May 2019.
  22. Web site: DT del América de Quito presentó su renuncia. es. Ecuagol. 13 May 2019. 23 June 2019. 11 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200911160900/http://www.ecuagol.com/ecuagol/index.php?n=143457. dead.
  23. Web site: Luis Espinel es nuevo técnico del CD América. es. El Universo. 16 May 2019.
  24. Web site: Otro equipo de serie A se queda sin DT. es. Ecuagol. 14 May 2019. 23 June 2019. 11 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200911145203/http://www.ecuagol.com/ecuagol/index.php?n=143501. dead.
  25. Web site: Raúl Duarte no va más en el banquillo de Fuerza Amarilla. es. El Universo. 22 May 2019.
  26. Web site: El uruguayo Tabaré Silva es el nuevo técnico del Deportivo Cuenca. es. El Comercio. 30 May 2019.
  27. Web site: Matías Tatangelo, es el nuevo DT de Fuerza Amarilla. es. Ecuavisa. 25 June 2019.
  28. Web site: Geovanny Cumbicus dejó de ser el entrenador de Mushuc Runa. es. La Hora. 28 May 2019.
  29. Web site: Mushuc Runa oficializó a su nuevo DT. es. Ecuavisa. 31 May 2019.
  30. Web site: Luis Espinel renuncia a la dirección técnica del América de Quito. es. El Universo. 24 September 2019.
  31. Web site: DT Darwin Veloz llega al América de Quito en sustitución de Luis Espinel. es. El Universo. 26 September 2019.
  32. Web site: Otro equipo de Primera A se quedó sin DT. es. Ecuagol. 24 September 2019. 13 October 2019. 8 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191008055919/http://www.ecuagol.com/ecuagol/index.php?n=149244. dead.
  33. Web site: Fuerza Amarilla confirma DT para cierre del 2019. es. Ecuagol. 9 October 2019. 13 October 2019. 17 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017101907/http://www.ecuagol.com/ecuagol/index.php?n=149799. dead.
  34. Web site: Leonardo Ramos presentó su renuncia a Barcelona SC. es. El Comercio. 30 October 2019.
  35. Web site: Nelson Tapia, técnico interino de Barcelona SC ante Olmedo. es. El Universo. 31 October 2019.
  36. Web site: Barcelona SC "presta" a Tabaré Silva hasta fin de temporada. es. El Universo. 4 November 2019.

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