Ecuadorian Serie A

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Poster

Established
1957 (69 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-02-14

Current Season
2026

Current Round
15

Level Above

Level Below
Ecuadorian Serie B

Sport
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Soccer

Location
Ecuador

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - GOLTV [2021]

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Upcoming
24 May	TécnicoTécnico Universitario	6:00pm	LeonesLeones
24 May	EmelecEmelec	8:30pm	MacaráMacará
24 May	DelfínDelfín	11:10pm	BarcelonBarcelona SC
26 May	AucasAucas	12:00am	MantaManta
30 May	MantaManta	7:00pm	LibertadLibertad FC
30 May	LDU QuitLDU Quito	9:30pm	OrenseOrense
31 May	DeportivDeportivo Cuenca	12:00am	DelfínDelfín
31 May	Mushuc RMushuc Runa	6:00pm	AucasAucas
31 May	GuayaquiGuayaquil City	8:30pm	IndependIndependiente del Valle
31 May	EmelecEmelec	11:10pm	UniversiUniversidad Católica del Ecuador
Results
24 May	DeportivDeportivo Cuenca	1 - 1	LDU QuitLDU Quito
23 May	OrenseOrense	1 - 2	UniversiUniversidad Católica del Ecuador
23 May	Mushuc RMushuc Runa	2 - 2	GuayaquiGuayaquil City
23 May	IndependIndependiente del Valle	2 - 3	LibertadLibertad FC
19 May	GuayaquiGuayaquil City	0 - 1	OrenseOrense
17 May	MantaManta	0 - 0	EmelecEmelec
17 May	LeonesLeones	3 - 1	Mushuc RMushuc Runa
17 May	BarcelonBarcelona SC	3 - 0	AucasAucas
16 May	UniversiUniversidad Católica del Ecuador	2 - 2	DelfínDelfín
16 May	MacaráMacará	0 - 3	IndependIndependiente del Valle

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

2026		2025		2024		2023
2022		2021		2020

Teams

Aucas	Barcelona SC	Delfín
Deportivo Cuenc	Emelec	Guayaquil City
Independiente d	LDU Quito	Leones
Libertad FC	Macará	Manta
Mushuc Runa	Orense	Técnico Univer
Universidad Cat