2020 Ecuadorian Serie A

The 2020 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A (officially known as the LigaPro Banco Pichincha 2020 for sponsorship reasons) is the 62nd season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the second under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (or LigaPro). Delfín are the defending champions.[1]

LigaPro Banco Pichincha
Season2020
Dates14 February – December 2020
Matches played40
Goals scored119 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorerCristian Martínez Borja
(8 goals)
Biggest home winU. Católica 4–0 Orense
(22 February)
Emelec 4–0 Aucas
(8 March)
Biggest away winEl Nacional 0–3 LDU Quito
(28 February)
Highest scoringLDU Portoviejo 2–4 Dep. Cuenca
(21 February)
El Nacional 2–4 Ind. del Valle
(15 August)
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 16 August 2020.

The competition was suspended from 14 March to 14 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Format

The format for the 2020 season was decided by LigaPro's Council of Presidents on 22 October 2019. For this season, the league will return to the three-stage system used before the 2019 season, scrapping the play-off stage played in the previous season.[2] The first and second stages will be played as single round-robin tournaments with all teams playing each other once for a total of 15 matches per stage. The first stage fixture will be reversed for the second stage, and the top teams at the end of each stage will qualify for the finals as well as the Copa Libertadores group stage. The finals will be a double-legged series between the winners of both stages with a penalty shootout deciding the champion in case of a tie in points and goals scored. Should a team win both stages of the season, the finals will not be played and that team will win the championship.

An aggregate table including the matches of both the first and second stages will be used to decide international qualification and relegation, with the best two teams (other than the stage winners) qualifying for the Copa Libertadores, and the next best three teams qualifying for the Copa Sudamericana. The remaining Copa Sudamericana berth will be allocated through the 2020 Copa Ecuador. Meanwhile, the teams that end in the 15th and 16th place of the aggregate table will compete in the relegation play-offs against the third- and fourth-placed teams of the 2020 Serie B for the right to remain in the top tier for the following season.[3]

Teams

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2020 Serie A teams.
Team City Stadium Capacity
Aucas Quito Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda 21,689
Barcelona Guayaquil Monumental Banco Pichincha 57,267
Delfín Manta Jocay 17,834
Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca Banco del Austro Alejandro Serrano Aguilar 18,549
El Nacional Quito
Cayambe		 Olímpico Atahualpa
Guillermo Albornoz		 35,258
12,000
Emelec Guayaquil Banco del Pacífico Capwell 40,020
Guayaquil City Guayaquil Christian Benítez Betancourt 10,152
Independiente del Valle Sangolquí
Quito		 Rumiñahui
Olímpico Atahualpa[note 1]		 7,233
35,258
LDU Portoviejo Portoviejo Reales Tamarindos 20,500
LDU Quito Quito Rodrigo Paz Delgado 41,575
Macará Ambato Bellavista 16,467
Mushuc Runa Ambato COAC Mushuc Runa 6,000
Olmedo Riobamba Olímpico 7,233
Orense Machala 9 de Mayo 16,456
Técnico Universitario Ambato Bellavista 16,467
Universidad Católica Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 35,258
  1. Used by Independiente del Valle for their home match against Mushuc Runa.

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aucas Darío Tempesta Umbro Banco del Pacífico
Barcelona Fabián Bustos Marathon Pilsener
Delfín Carlos Ischia Baldo's Banco del Pacífico
Deportivo Cuenca Tabaré Silva Joma Chubb Seguros
El Nacional Jorge Montesino Lotto Aceros ANDEC
Banco General Rumiñahui
Emelec Ismael Rescalvo Adidas Tubos Pacífico
Guayaquil City Pool Gavilánez Astro Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda.
Independiente del Valle Miguel Ángel Ramírez Marathon Chery
DirecTV
LDU Portoviejo Rubén Darío Insúa Boman Cooperativa 15 de Abril
LDU Quito Pablo Repetto Puma Banco Pichincha
Macará Paúl Vélez Boman Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda.
Mushuc Runa Ricardo Dillon Elohim Cooperativa Mushuc Runa
Olmedo Geovanny Cumbicus Boman Cooperativa Daquilema
GolTV
Orense Humberto Pizarro JMP Sport Banco del Austro
Técnico Universitario José Eugenio Hernández Boman Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda.
Universidad Católica Santiago Escobar Umbro Discover Card

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Olmedo Ricardo Dillon Resigned 3 November 2019[4] Pre-season Darío Franco 9 December 2019[5]
Mushuc Runa Martín Cardetti Sacked 5 November 2019[6] Ricardo Dillon 12 November 2019[7]
El Nacional Marcelo Zuleta End of contract 7 November 2019[8] Eduardo Lara 12 November 2019[9]
Barcelona Tabaré Silva 27 November 2019[10] Fabián Bustos 16 December 2019[11]
Aucas Gabriel Schürrer 9 December 2019[12] Máximo Villafañe 11 December 2019[13]
Delfín Fabián Bustos Signed by Barcelona 15 December 2019[14] Ángel López Pérez 27 December 2019[15]
Ángel López Pérez Sacked 29 February 2020[16] 11th Carlos Ischia 1 March 2020[17]
Aucas Máximo Villafañe Resigned 14 June 2020[18] 16th Darío Tempesta 14 June 2020[19]
Olmedo Darío Franco 15 June 2020[20] 13th Geovanny Cumbicus 18 June 2020[21]
El Nacional Eduardo Lara Sacked 20 June 2020[22] 9th Jorge Montesino 20 June 2020[23]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 14 March 2020 after two Matchday 5 games had been played, the competition was suspended indefinitely by LigaPro due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[24]

On 20 May LigaPro's Council of Presidents decided to tentatively resume the league on 17 July pending final approval by the Ecuadorian government, with matches to be played behind closed doors.[25] That same day the Council approved to restart training activities on 8 June, which was later moved to 10 June per decision by the National Emergency Operations Committee (COE).[26] However, the date for the resumption of the competition was pushed back as the protocol approved by the Ecuadorian government through the National COE had set 29 July as the earliest tentative date for resumption.[27]

On 27 July, the National COE approved LigaPro's biosecurity protocol and established 15 August as the tentative date to resume the competition.[28] Eventually, on 11 August the National COE approved LigaPro's request to resume the competition on 14 August, with the completion of the fifth matchday.[29]

First stage

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LDU Quito 5 4 0 1 12 7 +5 12 Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Universidad Católica 5 3 2 0 12 5 +7 11
3 Técnico Universitario 5 3 2 0 8 2 +6 11
4 Independiente del Valle 5 3 1 1 12 9 +3 10
5 Guayaquil City 5 2 2 1 8 5 +3 8
6 Barcelona 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8
7 Macará 5 2 2 1 5 5 0 8
8 Delfín 5 2 0 3 6 7 −1 6
9 Deportivo Cuenca 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 5
10 Mushuc Runa 5 1 2 2 5 7 −2 5
11 El Nacional 5 1 2 2 6 10 −4 5
12 Orense 5 1 2 2 5 9 −4 5
13 Emelec 5 1 1 3 7 7 0 4
14 Olmedo 5 1 1 3 8 12 −4 4
15 LDU Portoviejo 5 1 1 3 7 11 −4 4
16 Aucas 5 1 0 4 5 11 −6 3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.

Results
Home \ Away AUC BAR DEL CUE NAC EME GUA IDV LDP LDQ MAC MUS OLM ORE TEC CAT
Aucas — — 1–2 — — a 3–0 — — — —
Barcelona — — — a — — 1–1 — — — 1–0 0–0
Delfín — 1–2 — 2–0 — — — — — — 0–2
Deportivo Cuenca — — — — — 1–1 — 1–2 — — 1–2
El Nacional — — — 1–1 — — 2–4 2–1 0–3 — — —
Emelec 4–0 — — — — 1–2 — — — — —
Guayaquil City — — — — — — — 1–1 — 4–1 —
Independiente del Valle — — — — — — 2–1 1–2 — — 2–2
LDU Portoviejo — — 2–1 2–4 — — — — — — —
LDU Quito — 2–1 — — — 2–3 — — — — —
Macará — 1–0 — — — — — — — — 1–1
Mushuc Runa — — 1–1 — — — 2–0 — — — —
Olmedo — — — — — — 2–3 1–2 — 2–2 — —
Orense — — — — 2–2 1–0 — — — —
Técnico Universitario 2–0 — — — — — 3–1 — 1–1 — —
Universidad Católica 3–1 — — — — — — — — 4–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
As of 16 August 2020
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Cristian Martínez Borja LDU Quito 8
2 Gustavo Alles Deportivo Cuenca 3
Nazareno Bazán Universidad Católica
Víctor Figueroa Aucas
Francisco Fydriszewski LDU Portoviejo
Carlos Garcés Delfín
Juan Sebastián Herrera Macará
Michael Hoyos Guayaquil City
Gonzalo Mastriani Guayaquil City
Roberto Ordóñez Emelec
Henry Patta Técnico Universitario
Gabriel Torres Independiente del Valle

Source: Soccerway

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See also
  • Ecuadorian Serie A
  • 2020 in Ecuadorian football
  • 2020 Ecuadorian Serie B
  • 2020 Segunda Categoría
  • 2020 Superliga Femenina
  • 2020 Ecuadorian Women's Serie B

References
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  2. "La LigaPro cambió el formato del campeonato nacional del 2020" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  3. "Detalles Fixture 2020" (in Spanish). LigaPro. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  4. "Despedida adelantada para el DT Ricardo Dillon en Olmedo" (in Spanish). El Universo. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. "Darío Franco será director técnico de Olmedo en el 2020" (in Spanish). El Universo. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. "MALA RACHA DE LAS ÚLTIMAS FECHAS PROVOCA SALIDA DE CARDETTI DEL MANDO DE MUSHUC RUNA" (in Spanish). Info Cancha. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  7. "Ricardo Dillon, el nuevo director técnico de Mushuc Runa, comprometido a promover jugadores indígenas" (in Spanish). El Universo. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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  9. "El Nacional tiene nuevo director técnico" (in Spanish). Teleamazonas. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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  22. "El colombiano Eduardo Lara no seguirá al mando de El Nacional" (in Spanish). El Universo. 20 June 2020.
  23. "EEl técnico argentino Jorge Montesino tomará el mando de El Nacional, según cable internacional" (in Spanish). El Universo. 20 June 2020.
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