Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 2454589 223873883 2008-07-06T07:49:32Z Oleg Abarnikov 3437185 {| class="infobox football" style="width: 16em; text-align: center;" |- ! style="font-size: 16px;" | ''Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol'' |- | style="font-size: 10px;" | [[Image:Current sport.svg|40px|]] ''[[Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 2008]]'' |- | style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Founded''' |- | style="font-size: 12px;" | [[1957]] |- | style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Nation''' |- | style="font-size: 12px;" | {{ECU}} |- | style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Relegation To''' |- | style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Serie B (Ecuador)|Serie B]] |- | style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Number of Teams''' |- | style="font-size: 12px;" | 12 |- | style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Level of Importance''' |- | style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Level of Importance in Ecuador|Level 1]] |- | style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''American Qualification''' |- | style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Copa Libertadores de América|Copa Libertadores]]<br>[[Copa Sudamericana]] |- | style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Cups''' |- | style="font-size: 12px;" | ''None'' |- | style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Current Champions ([[2007]])''' |- | style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito)|LDU Quito]] |- | style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Website''' |- | style="font-size: 12px;" | [http://www.ecuafutbol.org Official(Spanish)] |- |} The '''Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol''', '''Serie A''', '''Copa Pilsener''' or '''Primera Division''' is the most important [[football (soccer)|football]] competition of the [[Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol]], the football federation of [[Ecuador]]. It is a regular tournament, originally yearly, and it has been played since 1957, with a two-year break from 1958 to 1959. In 2005 it was played twice a year, in the first and second halves of every year. In 2006, it returned to the original yearly format. The Campeonato Ecuatoriano is divided into various divisions. The first two divisions are called ''Serie A'' and ''Serie B''. The first two teams of each division advance to the next-highest division of the FEF, and the last two, in turn, fall back to the next-lowest division. For example, the champion and runner-up of the ''Serie B'' advance to the following year's ''Serie A'' competition. The best two or three teams of the first division (''Serie A'') also advance to the [[Copa Libertadores]]. Since 2003, the Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol is sponsored by [[beer]] brewers Cervecería Andina (CA) from [[Quito]] and Compañía de Cervezas Nacionales (CCN) from Guayaquil, both owned by [[Bogotá]] beer company [[:es:Grupo Empresarial Bavaria|Grupo Empresarial Bavaria]], acquired in 2005 by [[SABMiller]]. That is why, since then, the Campeonato Ecuatoriano and the cup given to the champion are also called ''Copa Pilsener'', because of the [[trademark]]ed Pilsener beer which has the highest [[market share]] in Ecuador and is sold all around the country in [[small business|mom-and-pop store]]s and drunk by Ecuadorian soccer fans while watching soccer on TV or at the stadium. CA and CCN have also sponsored various teams of the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol and the [[Ecuador national football team]]. ==The two tournaments in 2005== In 2005, each year of the Campeonato Ecuatoriano got divided into two halves, which are called ''Torneo Apertura'' (opening tournament) and ''Torneo Clausura'' (closing tournament). The winning team of the first half (''Torneo Apertura'') of the 2005 season was the [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito)|Liga Deportiva Universitaria]] from Quito. ==Current Teams== These are the teams participating in the Ecuadorian Serie A as of 2007: *[[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] *[[Club Deportivo Cuenca|Deportivo Cuenca]] *[[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] *[[Club Social y Deportivo Macará|Macará (Ambato)]] *[[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] *[[Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito)|LDU Quito]] *[[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]] *[[Centro Deportivo Olmedo|Olmedo (Riobamba)]] *[[Deportivo Azogues]] *[[Club Deportivo ESPOLI|ESPOLI]] *[[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica del Ecuador|Universidad Católica]] *[[Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario|Técnico Universitario (Ambato)]] == Winners by year == {| align=center width=85% border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- align=center bgcolor=#0000CC style="color:white;" !Year !Champion !Runner-up !Top Scorer !Goals !Club |- |[[1957]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Simón Cañarte]] | 4 | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] |- |[[1960]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Enrique Cantos]] | 8 | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] |- |[[1961]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | [[Club Sport Patria|Patria (Guayaquil)]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Galo Pinto]] | 12 | [[Círculo Deportivo Everest|Everest (Guayaquil)]] |- |[[1962]] | [[Círculo Deportivo Everest|Everest (Guayaquil)]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Iris López]] | 9 | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] |- |[[1963]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Carlos Alberto Raffo]] | 4 | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] |- |[[1964]] | [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Jorge Valencia]] | 8 | [[América (Manta)]] |- |[[1965]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | [[Club 9 de Octubre|9 de Octubre (Guayaquil)]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Helio Cruz]] | 8 | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] |- |[[1966]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Coutinho]] | 13 | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] |- |[[1967]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Tom Rodríguez]] | 16 | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] |- |[[1968]] | [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Victor Battaini]] | 19 | [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]] |- |[[1969]] | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] | [[América (Quito)]] | {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Francisco Bertocchi]] | 26 | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] |- |[[1970]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Rómulo Dudar Mina]] | 19 | [[Club Social y Deportivo Macará|Macará (Ambato)]] |- |[[1971]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[América (Quito)]] | {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Alfonso Obregón]] | 18 | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Portoviejo)|LDU Portoviejo]] |- |[[1972]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Nelson Miranda|Nelsinho]] | 24 | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] |- |[[1973]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Universidad Catolica (Quito)|Universidad Católica]] | {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Ángel Marín]] | 18 | [[América (Quito)]] |- |[[1974]] | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Ángel Liciardi]] | 19 | [[Club Deportivo Cuenca|Deportivo Cuenca]] |- |[[1975]] | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] | [[Club Deportivo Cuenca|Deportivo Cuenca]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Ángel Liciardi]] | 36 | [[Club Deportivo Cuenca|Deportivo Cuenca]] |- |[[1976]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Club Deportivo Cuenca|Deportivo Cuenca]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Ángel Liciardi]] | 35 | [[Club Deportivo Cuenca|Deportivo Cuenca]] |- |[[1977]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Fabián Paz y Miño]] | 27 | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] |- |[[1978]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario|Técnico Universitario (Ambato)]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Juan José Pérez]] | 24 | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Portoviejo)|LDU Portoviejo]] |- |[[1979]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | [[Universidad Catolica (Quito)|Universidad Católica]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Miori]] | 26 | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] |- |[[1980]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario|Técnico Universitario (Ambato)]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Miguel Gutierrez]] | 26 | [[América (Quito)]] |- |[[1981]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Paulo Cesar]] | 25 | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] |- |[[1982]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[José Villafuerte]] | 25 | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] |- |[[1983]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Club 9 de Octubre|9 de Octubre (Guayaquil)]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Paulo Cesar]] | 28 | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] |- |[[1984]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Club 9 de Octubre|9 de Octubre (Guayaquil)]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sergio Saucedo]] | 25 | [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]] |- |[[1985]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]] | {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Juan Carlos de Lima]]<br>{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Alexander da Silva|Guga]] | 24 | [[Universidad Catolica (Quito)|Universidad Católica]]<br>[[Club Deportivo Esmeraldas Petrolero|Esmeraldas Petrolero]] |- |[[1986]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | {{flagicon|Uruguay}}[[Juan Carlos de Lima]] | 23 | [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]] |- |[[1987]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[Club Deportivo Filanbanco|Filanbanco (Guayaquil)]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ermen Benitez]]<br>{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Hamilton Cuvi]]<br>{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Waldemar Victorino]] | 24 | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]]<br>[[Club Deportivo Filanbanco|Filanbanco (Guayaquil)]]<br>[[Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Portoviejo)|LDU Portoviejo]] |- |[[1988]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]] | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Janio Pinto]] | 18 | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] |- |[[1989]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ermen Benitez]] | 18 | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] |- |[[1990]] | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ermen Benitez]] | 33 | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] |- |[[1991]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[Valdez Sporting Club|Valdez SC (Milagro)]] | {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Pedro Varela]] | 24 | [[Delfín Sporting Club|Delfín SC (Manta)]] |- |[[1992]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Carlos Muñoz Martínez]] | 19 | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] |- |[[1993]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}}[[Diego Herrera]] | 21 | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] |- |[[1994]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Manuel Uquillas]] | 25 | [[Club Deportivo ESPOLI|ESPOLI]] |- |[[1995]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[Club Deportivo ESPOLI|ESPOLI]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Manuel Uquillas]] | 24 | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] |- |[[1996]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}}{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ariel Graziani]] | 28 | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] |- |[[1997]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}}{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ariel Graziani]] | 24 | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] |- |[[1998]] | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Jaime Iván Kaviedes]] | 43 | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] |- |[[1999]] | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Christian Botero]] | 25 | [[Club Social y Deportivo Macará|Macará (Ambato)]] |- |[[2000]] | [[Centro Deportivo Olmedo|Olmedo (Riobamba)]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Alejandro Kenig]] | 25 | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] |- |[[2001]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}}{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Carlos Juárez]] | 17 | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] |- |[[2002]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Christian Carnero]] | 26 | [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]] |- |[[2003]] | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}}{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ariel Graziani]] | 23 | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] |- |[[2004]] | [[Club Deportivo Cuenca|Deportivo Cuenca]] | [[Centro Deportivo Olmedo|Olmedo (Riobamba)]] | {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ebelio Ordoñez]] | 24 | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] |- |[[2005]]-A | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] | [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] | {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Wilson Segura]] | 21 | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Loja)|LDU Loja]] |- |[[2005]]-C | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Club Deportivo Cuenca|Deportivo Cuenca]] | {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Omar Alfredo Guerra]] | 21 | [[Sociedad Deportiva Aucas|Aucas]] |- |[[2006]] | [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]] | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Luis Miguel Escalada]] | 29 | [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] |- |[[2007]] | [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria|LDU Quito]] | [[Club Deportivo Cuenca|Deportivo Cuenca]] | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Juan Carlos Ferreyra]] | 17 | [[Club Deportivo Cuenca|Deportivo Cuenca]] |} ==Titles by Club== {| class="wikitable" ! Team || Number of championships: 50 (1957-2007) |- | [[Image:Escudobarce.jpg|20px]] [[Barcelona Sporting Club]] || 13 |- | [[Image:El nacional quito.GIF|20px]] [[Club Deportivo El Nacional]] || 13 |- | [[Image:Emelec football.png|20px]] [[Club Sport Emelec]] || 10 |- | [[Image:Ldu quito.GIF|20px]] [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito)]] || 9 |- | [[Image:Quito2.jpg|20px]] [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito]] || 2 |- | [[Image:DeportiveCuenca.gif|20px]] [[Club Deportivo Cuenca]] || 1 |- | [[Círculo Deportivo Everest]] || 1 |- | [[Image:OlmedoLogo.gif|20px]] [[Centro Deportivo Olmedo]] || 1 |- | |} The following is a table of championships won after the season format was changed in 2005, then the Championship back to its original format. {| class="wikitable" ! Team || Number of championships (2005) |- | [[Image:Ldu quito.GIF|20px]] [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito)]] || 1 |- | [[Image:El nacional quito.GIF|20px]] [[Club Deportivo El Nacional]] || 1 |- | |} ==External links== *[http://www.ecuafutbol.org Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol] *[http://www.futbol.ec Futbol Ecuatoriano Ecuador Futbol] {{fb start}} {{Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol}} {{CONMEBOL Leagues}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Ecuadorian football competitions]] [[Category:National football (soccer) premier leagues|Ecuador]] [[ca:Campionat equatorià de futbol]] [[es:Serie A de Ecuador]] [[fr:Championnat d'Équateur de football]] [[hr:Ekvadorska Serie A]] [[it:Campionato di calcio ecuadoregno]] [[he:ליגת העל האקוודורית]] [[nl:Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol]] [[pl:Serie A (Ekwador)]] [[pt:Campeonato Equatoriano de Futebol]] [[ru:Чемпионат Эквадора по футболу]]