The 2004 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2004 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 47th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. Deportivo Cuenca won their first national championship.
| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Deportivo Cuenca (1st title) |
| Relegated | Macará ESPOLI |
| Copa Libertadores | Deportivo Cuenca Olmedo LDU Quito |
| Copa Sudamericana | Aucas LDU Quito |
| Top goalscorer | Ebelio Ordóñez (28 goals) |
← 2003 2005 → | |
Format
The format for 2004 remained the same for this season.
The First Stage and Second Stage are identical. The ten teams competed in a double round-robin tournament, one game at home and one away. The top three teams in each stage qualified to the Liguilla Final with bonus points (2, 1, and .5 points, respectively). The First Stage winner and runner-up qualified to the 2004 Copa Sudamericana. At the end of the Second Stage, the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to the Serie B.
The Liguilla Final was a double round-robin tournament between the six qualified teams of the First and Second Stage. The winner of the Liguilla Final was crowned the Serie A champion. The champion and runner-up also qualified to the 2005 Copa Libertadores into the Second Stage, while the third-place finisher qualified to the First Stage.
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aucas | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 36 | 2004 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Phase and the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 30 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 29 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Emelec | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 28 | |
| 5 | El Nacional | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 26 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 25 | |
| 7 | Olmedo | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 24 | |
| 8 | Barcelona | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 18 | |
| 9 | ESPOLI | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 17 | |
| 10 | Macará | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 34 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Olmedo | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 31 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 31 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 30 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Aucas | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Emelec | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 22 | |
| 8 | LDU Quito | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 20 | |
| 9 | Macará | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 15 | |
| 10 | ESPOLI | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Aggregate table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aucas | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 62 | |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 57 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 57 | |
| 4 | Olmedo | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 55 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 55 | |
| 6 | Barcelona | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 52 | |
| 7 | LDU Quito | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 50 | |
| 8 | Emelec | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 50 | |
| 9 | Macará | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 27 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 10 | ESPOLI | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Liguilla Final
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Cuenca (C) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 0.5 | 19.5 | 2005 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Olmedo | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 1 | 19 | |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 1 | 18 | 2005 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | El Nacional | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 0.5 | 15.5 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | Aucas | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 2 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Includes Bonus Points earned in the previous stages.
(C) Champions
| Copa Pílsener Serie A 2004 champion |
|---|
| Deportivo Cuenca 1st title |