Ecuadorian Serie B

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. Contested by twelve 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 Copa Pilsener Serie B.

Primera Categoría Serie B
Founded1971
CountryEcuador
ConfederationCONMEBOL
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toSerie A
Relegation toSegunda Categoría
Current championsMushuc Runa (1st title)
(2018)
Most championshipsTécnico Universitario
(6 titles)
WebsiteOfficial webpage

The 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 top team at the end of the tournament is not called the champion, but rather the winner. 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. The 2010 season was split into two stages, each with an identical double round-robin format. The team with the most points at the end of both stages is the winner. The winner and runner-up both get promoted to the Serie A for the following season while the two teams with the fewest points at the end of the season are relegated to the Segunda Categoría.

Thirty 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.

Current teams

There are currently ten teams in the 2019 Serie B.

Club City Stadium Capacity
9 de Octubre FC Guayaquill Alejandro Ponce Noboa 3,500
America de Quito Quito Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa 35,742
Atlético Porteño Salinas Monumental Banco Pichincha 57,267
Atlético Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Olímpico (Santo Domingo) 10,172
Chacaritas FC Pelileo Ciudad de Pelileo 8000
Fuerza Amarilla Machala Estadio 9 de Mayo 16,500
Gualaceo Gualaceo Gerardo León Pozo 2.791
Independiente Juniors Latacunga La Cocha 15,200
Manta Manta Jocay 18,125
Santa Rita Vinces Municipal 14 de Junio 5,000

List of champions
Season[1] Champion (title count)Runner-up
1971 Macará (1) Olmedo
1972 E1 LDU Portoviejo (1) Deportivo Quito
E2 Deportivo Cuenca (1) Universidad Católica
1974 E1 LDU Quito (1) América de Quito
E2 Aucas (1) Deportivo Quito
1975 Audaz Octubrino (1) 9 de Octubre
1976 E1 Carmen Mora (1) Deportivo Quito
E2 LDU Portoviejo (2) América de Quito
1977 E1 LDU Cuenca (1) Manta Sport
E2 Técnico Universitario (1) Deportivo Quito
1978 E1 Bonita Banana (1) Valdez
E2 América de Quito (1) LDU Quito
1979 E1 Manta Sport (1) Aucas
E2 El Nacional (1) Everest
1980 E1 Deportivo Quito (1) LDU Cuenca
E2 LDU Portoviejo (3) Deportivo Cuenca
1981 E1 Emelec (1) 9 de Octubre
E2 Técnico Universitario (2) LDU Portoviejo
1982 E1 Quevedo (1) Aucas
E2 Manta Sport (2) América de Quito
1989 E1 Delfín (1) Universidad Católica
E2 Juventus (1) River Plate Riobamba
1990 E1 Universidad Católica (1) LDU Portoviejo
E2 Juvenil (1) LDU Loja
1991 E1 Green Cross (1) LDU Portoviejo
E2 Aucas (2) ESPOLI
1992 E1 LDU Portoviejo (4) ESPOLI
E2 Santos (1) Calvi
1993 ESPOLI (1) LDU Portoviejo
1994 Olmedo (1) 9 de Octubre
1995 Deportivo Cuenca (2) Técnico Universitario
1996 Quevedo (2) Calvi
1997 Panamá (1) Delfín
1998 Macará (2) Audaz Octubrino
1999 Técnico Universitario (3) LDU Portoviejo
2000 LDU Portoviejo (5) Delfín
2001 LDU Quito (2) Deportivo Cuenca
2002 Técnico Universitario (4) Manta
2003 Olmedo (2) Macará
2004 Quevedo (3) LDU Loja
2005 A ESPOLI (2) Manta
C Macará (3) Universidad Católica
2006 E1 Deportivo Azogues (1) Universidad Católica
E2 Imbabura (1) Universidad Católica
2007 Universidad Católica (2) ESPOLI
2008 Manta (1) LDU Portoviejo
2009 Independiente del Valle (1) Universidad Católica
2010 LDU Loja (1) Imbabura
2011 Técnico Universitario (5) Macará
2012 Universidad Católica (3) Quevedo
2013 Olmedo (3) Mushuc Runa
2014 Aucas (3) River Ecuador
2015 Delfín (2) Fuerza Amarilla
2016 Macará (4) Clan Juvenil
2017 Técnico Universitario (6) Aucas
2018 Mushuc Runa (1) América de Quito
2019 Orense (1) LDU Portoviejo

Titles by club
Team Nº of titles Years
Técnico Universitario61977 E2, 1981 E2, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2017
LDU Portoviejo51972 E1, 1976 E2, 1980 E2, 1992 E1, 2000
Macará41971, 1998, 2005 C, 2016
Aucas31974 E2, 1991 E2, 2014
Olmedo31994, 2003, 2013
Quevedo31982 E1, 1996, 2004
Universidad Católica31990 E1, 2007, 2012
ESPOLI21993, 2005 A
Delfín21989 E1, 2015
Deportivo Cuenca21972 E2, 1995
LDU Quito21974 E1, 2001
Manta Sport21979 E1, 1982 E2
Deportivo Quito11980 E1
América de Quito11978 E2
Audaz Octubrino11975
LDU Loja12010
Manta12008
LDU Cuenca11977 E1
Bonita Banana11978 E1
Carmen Mora11976 E1
Deportivo Azogues12006 E1
El Nacional11979 E2
Emelec11981 E1
Green Cross11991 E1
Imbabura12006 E2
Independiente del Valle12009
Juvenil11990 E2
Juventus11989 E2
Mushuc Runa12018
Orense12019
Panamá11997
Santos11992 E2

Titles by city
City Nº of titles Clubs
Quito13Aucas (3), Universidad Católica (3), ESPOLI (2), LDU Quito (2), América de Quito (1), Deportivo Quito (1), El Nacional (1)
Ambato11Técnico Universitario (6), Macará (4), Mushuc Runa (1)
Manta6Manta Sport (2), Delfín (2), Green Cross (1), Manta FC (1)
Portoviejo5LDU Portoviejo (5)
Cuenca3Deportivo Cuenca (2), LDU Cuenca (1)
Machala3Audaz Octubrino (1), Bonita Banana (1), Orense (1)
Riobamba3Olmedo (3)
Esmeraldas2Juvenil (1), Juventus (1)
Guayaquil2Emelec (1), Panamá (1)
Azogues1Deportivo Azogues (1)
El Guabo1Santos (1)
Ibarra1Imbabura (1)
Loja1LDU Loja (1)
Pasaje1Carmen Mora (1)
Quevedo1Deportivo Quevedo (1)
Sangolquí1Independiente del Valle (1)
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References
  1. Avila Villagomez, Esteban (January 29, 2010). "Ecuador - List of Second and Third Division Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
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