Ecuadorian Serie A

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Poster

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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Upcoming
20 May	LDU Quito	12:00am	Libertad F
23 May	Independi	9:30pm	Mushuc Run
24 May	Universid	9:30pm	LDU Quito
24 May	Manta	7:00pm	Vinotinto
24 May	Barcelona	12:00am	Deportivo
25 May	El Nacion	11:00pm	Emelec
25 May	Orense	12:00am	Aucas
25 May	Libertad	6:00pm	Macará
25 May	Técnico	8:30pm	Delfín
31 May	Delfín	9:30pm	Independie
Results
18 May	Delfín	1 - 0	Universida
18 May	Macará	1 - 1	El Naciona
18 May	Vinotinto	1 - 3	Independie
18 May	Barcelona	2 - 0	Emelec
17 May	Mushuc Ru	2 - 5	Orense
17 May	Aucas	1 - 1	Manta
17 May	Deportivo	2 - 0	Técnico U
13 May	El Nacion	2 - 1	Vinotinto
11 May	Técnico	1 - 2	Independie
11 May	Universid	2 - 2	Barcelona

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