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2020 Ecuadorian Serie A

The 2020 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A (until 18 September 2020 officially known as the LigaPro Banco Pichincha 2020 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was 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 were the defending champions.[2] Barcelona won their 16th domestic league title after defeating LDU Quito 3–1 on penalties following a 1–1 draw on aggregate score in the finals.

LigaPro Serie A
Season2020
Dates14 February – 29 December 2020
ChampionsBarcelona (16th title)
RelegatedLDU Portoviejo
El Nacional
Copa LibertadoresBarcelona
LDU Quito
Independiente del Valle
Universidad Católica
Copa SudamericanaEmelec
Guayaquil City
Macará
Aucas
Matches played240
Goals scored667 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerCristian Martínez Borja
(24 goals)
Biggest home winLDU Quito 5–0 Dep. Cuenca
(14 October)
Biggest away winLDU Portoviejo 0–6 Emelec
(11 November)
Highest scoringInd. del Valle 4–4 Macará
(18 August)
← 2019
2021 →

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 returned to the three-stage system used before the 2019 season, scrapping the play-off stage played in the previous season.[3] The first and second stages were 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 was reversed for the second stage, and the top teams at the end of each stage qualified for the finals as well as the Copa Libertadores group stage. The finals were a double-legged series between the winners of both stages with a penalty shoot-out deciding the champion in case of a tie in points and goals scored. In case a team won both stages of the season, the finals would not have been played and that team would win the championship.

An aggregate table including the matches of both the first and second stages was 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 would have been allocated through the 2020 Copa Ecuador, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and had its berth reallocated to the next best team in the aggregate table. Meanwhile, the teams that ended in the 15th and 16th place of the aggregate table would have competed in 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,[4] however, in a Council of Presidents session held on 23 May 2020 it was decided not to expand the Serie A to 18 teams for the 2021 season, meaning that the bottom two teams of the aggregate table at the end of the season were relegated to Serie B.[5]

Teams

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2020 Serie A teams.
TeamCityStadiumCapacity
AucasQuitoGonzalo Pozo Ripalda21,689
BarcelonaGuayaquilMonumental Banco Pichincha57,267
DelfínMantaJocay17,834
Deportivo CuencaCuencaBanco del Austro Alejandro Serrano Aguilar18,549
El NacionalQuitoOlímpico Atahualpa35,258
CayambeGuillermo Albornoz12,000
EmelecGuayaquilBanco del Pacífico Capwell40,020
Guayaquil CityGuayaquilChristian Benítez Betancourt10,152
Independiente del ValleSangolquíRumiñahui7,233
QuitoOlímpico Atahualpa[note 1]35,258
Rodrigo Paz Delgado[note 2]41,575
LDU PortoviejoPortoviejoReales Tamarindos20,500
LDU QuitoQuitoRodrigo Paz Delgado41,575
MacaráAmbatoBellavista16,467
Mushuc RunaAmbatoCOAC Mushuc Runa6,000
Bellavista[note 3]16,467
OlmedoRiobambaOlímpico7,233
OrenseMachala9 de Mayo16,456
Técnico UniversitarioAmbatoBellavista16,467
Universidad CatólicaQuitoOlímpico Atahualpa35,258

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Aucas Darío TempestaUmbroBanco del Pacífico
Barcelona Fabián BustosMarathonPilsener
Delfín Horacio Montemurro (caretaker)Baldo'sBanco del Pacífico
Deportivo Cuenca Guillermo Duró (caretaker)JomaChubb Seguros
El Nacional José Villafuerte (caretaker)LottoAceros ANDEC
Banco General Rumiñahui
Emelec Ismael RescalvoAdidasTubos Pacífico
Guayaquil City Pool GavilánezAstroCooperativa San Francisco Ltda.
Independiente del Valle Miguel Ángel RamírezMarathonChery
DirecTV
LDU Portoviejo Pablo TrobbianiBomanCooperativa 15 de Abril
LDU Quito Pablo RepettoPumaBanco Pichincha
Macará Paúl VélezBomanCooperativa San Francisco Ltda.
Mushuc Runa Ricardo DillonElohimCooperativa Mushuc Runa
Olmedo Geovanny CumbicusBomanCooperativa Daquilema
GolTV
Orense Patricio LaraJMP SportBanco del Austro
Técnico Universitario José Eugenio HernándezBomanCooperativa San Francisco Ltda.
Universidad Católica Santiago EscobarUmbroDiscover Card

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
First stage
Olmedo Ricardo DillonResigned3 November 2019[6]Pre-season Darío Franco9 December 2019[7]
Mushuc Runa Martín CardettiSacked5 November 2019[8] Ricardo Dillon12 November 2019[9]
El Nacional Marcelo ZuletaEnd of contract7 November 2019[10] Eduardo Lara12 November 2019[11]
Barcelona Tabaré Silva27 November 2019[12] Fabián Bustos16 December 2019[13]
Aucas Gabriel Schürrer9 December 2019[14] Máximo Villafañe11 December 2019[15]
Delfín Fabián BustosSigned by Barcelona15 December 2019[16] Ángel López Pérez27 December 2019[17]
Ángel López PérezSacked29 February 2020[18]11th Carlos Ischia1 March 2020[19]
Aucas Máximo VillafañeResigned14 June 2020[20]16th Darío Tempesta14 June 2020[21]
Olmedo Darío Franco15 June 2020[22]13th Geovanny Cumbicus18 June 2020[23]
El Nacional Eduardo LaraSacked20 June 2020[24]9th Jorge Montesino20 June 2020[25]
Orense Humberto PizarroMutual consent1 September 2020[26]15th Patricio Lara2 September 2020[27]
Delfín Carlos IschiaSacked4 September 2020[28]11th Miguel Ángel Zahzú4 September 2020[29]
Deportivo Cuenca Tabaré Silva30 September 2020[30]16th Guillermo Duró (caretaker)30 September 2020[30]
Second stage
LDU Portoviejo Rubén Darío InsúaSacked5 November 2020[31]15th Marcelo Zuleta5 November 2020[32]
El Nacional Jorge Montesino7 November 2020[33]15th Javier Rodríguez7 November 2020[33]
Javier RodríguezResigned20 November 2020[34]16th Édison Méndez20 November 2020[35]
LDU Portoviejo Marcelo Zuleta20 November 2020[36]15th Pablo Trobbiani20 November 2020[37]
Delfín Miguel Ángel ZahzúSacked3 December 2020[38]10th Horacio Montemurro (caretaker)3 December 2020[38]
El Nacional Édison MéndezResigned8 December 2020[39]16th José Villafuerte (caretaker)8 December 2020[40]

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.[41]

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.[42] 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).[43] 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.[44]

On 27 July, the National COE approved LigaPro's biosecurity protocol and established 15 August as the tentative date to resume the competition.[45] 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.[46]

First stage

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1LDU Quito1511222913+1635Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2Independiente del Valle159513622+1432
3Universidad Católica159423214+1831
4Barcelona158522313+1029
5Macará156632217+524
6Aucas157262623+323
7Técnico Universitario156451716+122
8Delfín155371722−518
9Guayaquil City155371723−618
10Mushuc Runa155371622−618
11Olmedo155282629−317
12Emelec154472022−216
13El Nacional153571624−814
14LDU Portoviejo153481930−1113
15Orense151771527−1210
16Deportivo Cuenca151591630−148
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 \ AwayAUCBARDELCUENACEMEGUAIDVLDPLDQMACMUSOLMORETECCAT
Aucas——1–22–02–0—3–1—4–12–01–03–0————
Barcelona4–2———0–02–1——1–1———3–11–00–01–0
Delfín—1–2—2–12–12–0—————4–1—0–00–20–0
Deportivo Cuenca—0–3————1–11–3—1–2——0–3[a]2–22–21–2
El Nacional———1–1—2–1—2–42–10–3——3–22–20–1—
Emelec4–0——2–0——1–22–22–11–1—2–0————
Guayaquil City—2–10–0—2–1—————1–1—4–1—1–01–3
Independiente del Valle1–11–14–2———3–0———4–42–11–2——2–2
LDU Portoviejo——2–12–4——3–11–2—1–12–2—2–1———
LDU Quito—2–11–0———2–02–3——1–02–0———2–1
Macará—1–15–12–11–01–0————————0–01–1
Mushuc Runa—1–2—1–11–1—2–1—1–0—2–0————1–2
Olmedo3–2—2–0——1–1———2–31–21–2—2–2——
Orense2–2————2–21–01–31–11–21–20–2————
Técnico Universitario2–0————2–0—0–13–10–5—1–11–32–0——
Universidad Católica3–1———1–14–1——4–0———3–14–02–1—
Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Barcelona15852227+1529Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2Emelec158432815+1328
3Guayaquil City157532317+626
4LDU Quito157353120+1124
5Deportivo Cuenca156541821−323
6Independiente del Valle157172621+522
7Orense155641219−721
8Delfín155552219+320
9Universidad Católica155551614+220
10Técnico Universitario155551111020
11Macará156271520−520
12Aucas154743332+119
13LDU Portoviejo155282029−917
14Mushuc Runa153481723−613
15Olmedo153481627−1113
16El Nacional153391025−1512
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 \ AwayAUCBARDELCUENACEMEGUAIDVLDPLDQMACMUSOLMORETECCAT
Aucas—2–1———1–1—3–3————3–34–12–11–1
Barcelona——1–02–0——2–02–0—2–23–03–0————
Delfín2–2—————1–11–04–22–01–2—3–1———
Deportivo Cuenca3–3—2–1—0–02–1——2–1—2–11–0————
El Nacional2–21–11–3———0–3[a]———2–12–1———0–2
Emelec—1–13–2—3–0—————0–0—4–11–01–12–0
Guayaquil City4–2——2–1—1–0—0–23–11–1—3–2—1–1——
Independiente del Valle———2–12–03–0——2–33–2———4–01–0—
LDU Portoviejo3–20–2——3–00–6—————0–0—1–20–22–1
LDU Quito4–1——5–01–01–2——1–1———3–04–01–2—
Macará2–1—————1–11–01–03–4—0–31–00–1——
Mushuc Runa1–4—2–0——2–3—3–2—1–2——1–10–00–1—
Olmedo—1–0—1–11–2—1–22–11–3—————0–02–1
Orense—0–01–11–11–0———————2–1—1–01–1
Técnico Universitario—0–21–11–11–0—0–0———0–1————1–0
Universidad Católica—0–00–00–1——2–13–1—2–02–11–1————
Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

LDU Quito and Barcelona qualified for the Finals (Third stage) by being the First stage and Second stage winners, respectively. The winners were the Serie A champions and earned the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2021 Copa Libertadores, and the losers were the Serie A runners-up and earned the Ecuador 2 berth in the 2021 Copa Libertadores. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, LDU Quito played the second leg at home.

Barcelona1–1LDU Quito
  • Álvez 50'
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Augusto Aragón
LDU Quito0–0Barcelona
Report
Penalties
1–3
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Barcelona won on penalties.

Aggregate table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1LDU Quito3018576033+2759Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2Barcelona (C)30161044621+2558
3Independiente del Valle3016686243+1954Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4Universidad Católica3014974828+2051Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage
5Emelec30128104837+1144Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage[a]
6Guayaquil City30128104040044
7Macará30128103737044
8Aucas30119105955+442
9Técnico Universitario30119102827+142
10Delfín30108123941−238
11Mushuc Runa3087153345−1231
12Deportivo Cuenca30710133451−1731
13Orense30613112847−1931
14Olmedo3086164256−1430
15LDU Portoviejo (R)3086163959−2030Relegation to Serie B
16El Nacional (R)3068162649−2326
Source: LigaPro
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Cristian Martínez BorjaLDU Quito24
2 Gabriel TorresIndependiente del Valle16
3 Víctor FigueroaAucas14
4 José CevallosEmelec13
Francisco FydriszewskiLDU Portoviejo
6 Juan Sebastián HerreraMacará11
Gonzalo MastrianiGuayaquil City
Muriel OrlandoMushuc Runa
9 Facundo BarcelóEmelec10
Damián DíazBarcelona
Michael HoyosGuayaquil City
Sergio LópezAucas

Source: Soccerway

See also

References

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