Ecuadorian Serie A

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Established
1957 (68 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-02-14

Current Season
2025

Level Below
Ecuadorian Serie B

Sport
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Soccer

Location
Ecuador

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - GOLTV [2021]

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29 Apr	Libertad F	12:00am	Universidad
03 May	Técnico U	9:30pm	Universidad
03 May	LDU Quito	7:00pm	El Nacional
03 May	Deportivo	12:00am	Manta
04 May	Independie	11:00pm	Emelec
04 May	Barcelona	8:30pm	Vinotinto Ec
04 May	Mushuc Run	12:00am	Macará
04 May	Delfín	6:00pm	Orense
06 May	Aucas	12:00am	Libertad FC
10 May	Macará	8:30pm	LDU Quito
Results
27 Apr	Macará	0 - 1	Barcelona SC
27 Apr	Aucas	2 - 0	Mushuc Runa
27 Apr	Emelec	0 - 1	Técnico Uni
27 Apr	Orense	1 - 2	Independient
26 Apr	El Naciona	3 - 2	Delfín
26 Apr	Manta	1 - 1	LDU Quito
26 Apr	Vinotinto	0 - 1	Deportivo Cu
20 Apr	Independie	2 - 0	Manta
20 Apr	Técnico U	1 - 3	Vinotinto Ec
20 Apr	Delfín	0 - 0	Macará

Description

The Primera Categoría Serie A, simply known as the Serie A or the Primera A, is a professional football league in Ecuador. At the top of the Ecuadorian football league system, it is the country's premier football competition. Contested by sixteen clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Serie B, the lower level of the Primera Categoría. The season runs from February to December and is usually contested in multiple stages. It is sponsored by beer company Pilsener and is officially known as the Copa Pilsener Serie A.

While initially not a league, the Serie A has its roots in the national championship between the top teams of Ecuador's two regional leagues. For the first nine editions, teams from Guayaquil and Quito qualified to the competition through their professional regional leagues. It abandoned the qualification format to form a proper league in 1967. Since the first edition in 1957, the tournament has been held annually (except 1958 and 1959); the 2005 season had two champions. It was ranked by IFFHS as the 13th strongest football league in the world for 2011, and the 5th strongest in South America.

Nine different teams have been crowned Ecuadorian champions, but four teams have a combined total of 46 championships. The most successful club is Barcelona with fifteen titles. The defending champion is Delfín.

Seasons

Teams

Aucas	Barcelona SC	Delfín	Deportivo Cuenc
El Nacional	Emelec	Independiente d	LDU Quito
Libertad FC	Macará	Manta	Mushuc Runa
Orense	Técnico Univer	Universidad Cat	Vinotinto Ecuad