Ecuadorian Serie B

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Established
1971 (54 years old)

First Recorded Event
2021-03-17

Current Season
2025

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Soccer

Location
Ecuador

Gender
Male

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Upcoming
13 May	Independi	8:30pm	Gualaceo
14 May	Chacarita	12:00am	22 de Juli
14 May	Vargas To	8:30pm	Cumbayá
15 May	Atlético	12:00am	Imbabura
15 May	Guayaquil	8:30pm	Leones
16 May	San Anton	12:00am	9 de Octub
20 May	Vargas To	8:30pm	San Antoni
20 May	9 de Octu	8:30pm	Chacaritas
21 May	Leones	8:30pm	22 de Juli
22 May	Gualaceo	8:30pm	Atlético
Results
09 May	Imbabura	0 - 0	Guayaquil
08 May	Gualaceo	2 - 1	Vargas Tor
08 May	Cumbayá	0 - 1	San Antoni
07 May	9 de Octu	0 - 0	Independie
07 May	22 de Jul	0 - 0	Atlético
06 May	Leones	1 - 0	Chacaritas
03 May	Guayaquil	2 - 2	22 de Juli
01 May	Vargas To	1 - 1	9 de Octub
01 May	Atlético	4 - 0	Chacaritas
30 Apr	San Anton	2 - 1	Imbabura

Description

The Primera Categoría Serie B, shortened to Serie B or Primera B, is a professional football league in Ecuador. It is in the second tier of the Ecuadorian football league system. Currently contested by ten clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the top-flight Serie A and the bottom-level Segunda Categoría. The season runs from February to December in two stages. For sponsorship reasons, it is known as the LigaPro Banco Pichincha Pymes.

Serie B has been in place since 1971 and has been held on a yearly basis since (except 1973 and 1983–88), often holding two tournaments a year. The number of teams being promoted or relegated changed through the years because, like the Serie A, the format often changes on a seasonal basis. With the creation of LigaPro for the beginning of the 2019 season, the format consisted of two separate round robin stages. The top four teams with the most points after both stages were placed in a playoffs to determine the two teams who would earn promotion to Serie A the following season. Additionally, the two teams with the fewest points at the end of the season are relegated to the Segunda Categoría.

Thirty two different clubs have won the Serie B, but only twelve have won it multiple times. The most successful team and current champion is Técnico Universitario, who won their sixth title in 2017.

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