2014 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

Copa Pilsener Serie A
Season	2014
Champions	Emelec ; (12th title)
Relegated	Manta; Olmedo
2015 Copa Libertadores	Emelec; Barcelona; Independiente del Valle
2015 Copa Sudamericana	Emelec; LDU Quito; LDU Loja; Universidad Católica
Matches played	266
Goals scored	625 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorer	Armando Wila; (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Independiente 6–0 Olmedo; (July 6)
Biggest away win	Deportivo Quito 0–4 El Nacional; (September 26)
Highest scoring	Universidad Católica 4–3 Independiente del Valle; (February 2); Universidad Católica 2–5 Emelec; (October 22)
Longest winning run	Barcelona — 7 matches; (August 17-October 1)
Longest unbeaten run	Independiente del Valle — 20 matches; (May 4-November 2)
Longest winless run	Olmedo — 16 matches; (July 13-October 19)
Longest losing run	Deportivo Cuenca — 5 matches; (February 16-March 16); Universidad Católica — 5 matches; (September 14-October 5); LDU Loja — 5 matches; (November 19-December 10)
	← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (officially known as the Copa Pilsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league.

Emelec successfully defended their title for their 12th overall.

Format

The format for the season was played as in 2013 with the exception that the runner-up would not qualify to the Copa Sudamericana.[1]

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the 2014 Serie A season, ten of which remained from the previous season. Deportivo Quevedo and Macará were relegated to the Serie B after accumulating the fewest points in the 2013 season aggregate table. They were replaced by Olmedo and Mushuc Runa, the 2013 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Olmedo was making a return to the Serie A after a one-year absence. Mushuc Runa were making their first appearance in the top-flight.

Independiente del Valle

Locations of the 2014 Serie A teams.

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Barcelona	Guayaquil	Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo	57,267
Deportivo Cuenca	Cuenca	Alejandro Serrano Aguilar	20,502
Deportivo Quito	Quito	Olímpico Atahualpa	35,258
El Nacional	Quito	Olímpico Atahualpa	35,258
Emelec	Guayaquil	George Capwell	21,388
Independiente del Valle	Sangolquí	Rumiñahui	7,233
LDU Loja	Loja	Federativo Reina del Cisne	13,359
LDU Quito	Quito	Casa Blanca	41,575
Manta	Manta	Jocay	17,834
Mushuc Runa	Ambato	Bellavista	16,467
Olmedo	Riobamba	Olímpico de Riobamba	14,400
Universidad Católica	Quito	Olímpico Atahualpa	35,258

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Barcelona	Rubén Israel	Matías Oyola	Marathon	Pilsener
Deportivo Cuenca	Guillermo Duró	Alejandro Frezzotti	Marathon	Metrocar
Deportivo Quito	Carlos Sevilla	Edison Vega	Fila	Prima Electronics
El Nacional	Octavio Zambrano	Marwin Pita	Lotto	Pilsener
Emelec	Gustavo Quinteros	Pedro Quiñónez	Warrior	Pilsener
Independiente del Valle	Pablo Repetto	Librado Azcona	Marathon	DirecTV
LDU Loja	Diego Ochoa	Pedro Larrea	Astro	Banco de Loja
LDU Quito	Luis Zubeldía	Norberto Araujo	Umbro	Budweiser
Manta	Jorge Alfonso	Efrén Mera	Astro	Atún Isabel
Mushuc Runa	Julio Asad	Sebastián Blázquez	AESA	Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Mushuc Runa
Olmedo	Juan Urquiza	Robinson Sánchez	Reusch	Acción Rural
Universidad Católica	Jorge Célico	Facundo Martínez	Astro	Discover

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Pre-season changes
LDU Quito	Edgardo Bauza¹	Resigned	November 11, 2013[2]	Luis Zubeldía	November 26, 2013[3]	N/A
Olmedo	Héctor González²	Replaced	December 12, 2013	Gabriel Perrone	December 12, 2013[4]	N/A
Manta	Fabián Bustos	End of contract	December 8, 2013	Juan Manuel Llop	December 18, 2013[5]	N/A
Deportivo Cuenca	Edgar Ospina²	Replaced	December 19, 2013	Roberto Mario Gómez	December 19, 2013[6]	N/A
First Stage changes
Deportivo Cuenca	Roberto Mario Gómez	Mutual agreement	March 2, 2014	Guillermo Duró	March 12, 2014	11th
LDU Loja	Álex Aguinaga	Mutual agreement	March 20, 2014	Diego Ochoa³	March 20, 2014	3rd
Mushuc Runa	César Vigevani	Sacked	April 1, 2014	Julio Asad	April 1, 2014	11th
Barcelona	Carlos Ischia	Contract terminated	May 21, 2014	Rubén Israel	May 28, 2014	5th
Olmedo	Gabriel Perrone	Sacked	July 19, 2014	Mario Saralegui⁴	July 31, 2014	8th
Universidad Católica	Jorge Célico	Promoted to Director of football	August 5, 2014	Luis Soler	August 5, 2014	6th
El Nacional	Carlos Sevilla	Contract terminated	August 5, 2014	Octavio Zambrano	August 11, 2014	7th
Second Stage changes
Deportivo Quito	Juan Carlos Garay	Resigned	August 9, 2014	Carlos Sevilla	August 10, 2014	7th
Manta	Juan Manuel Llop	Resigned	August 14, 2014	Armando Osma	August 15, 2014	12th
Universidad Católica	Luis Soler	Sacked	October 7, 2014	Jorge Célico³	October 7, 2014	11th
Olmedo	Mario Saralegui	Resigned	October 7, 2014	Héctor González²	October 7, 2014	10th
Manta	Armando Osma	Mutual agreement	October 11, 2014	Jorge Alfonso	October 11, 2014	12th
Olmedo	Héctor González²	Replaced	November 16, 2014	Juan Urquiza	November 16, 2014	11th

1.^ Edgardo Bauza's exit was confirmed on November 11, 2013. However, he would vacate the position at the end of the 2013 season. His replacement, Luis Zubeldía, was confirmed on November 26, 2013 and would assume the managerial position upon Bauza's official exit.

2.^ Interim manager.

3.^ Interim manager, but later promoted to full-time manager.

4.^ Héctor González was interim manager in the 21st round.

First stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Emelec	22	13	5	4	35	14	+21	44	Third stage and Copa Libertadores second stage
2	Independiente del Valle	22	11	7	4	36	18	+18	40
3	LDU Loja	22	11	3	8	25	31	−6	36
4	Barcelona	22	10	5	7	26	18	+8	35
5	LDU Quito	22	7	8	7	20	22	−2	29
6	Universidad Católica	22	8	4	10	26	28	−2	28
7	El Nacional	22	8	3	11	26	35	−9	27
8	Deportivo Quito	22	6	8	8	20	22	−2	26
9	Olmedo	22	6	8	8	21	24	−3	26
10	Mushuc Runa	22	7	5	10	19	24	−5	26
11	Manta	22	6	5	11	21	29	−8	23
12	Deportivo Cuenca	22	6	5	11	21	31	−10	23

Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2014. Source: Ecuafutbol

Results

Home \ Away	BAR	CUE	QUI	NAC	EME	IDV	LDL	LDQ	MAN	MUR	OLM	CAT
Barcelona		2–1	1–0	2–1	1–2	2–0	4–0	0–0	1–0	3–0	0–0	2–1
Deportivo Cuenca	0–1		0–1	1–2	1–0	1–1	0–1	0–0	3–0	3–2	1–1	2–1
Deportivo Quito	2–1	3–1		3–0	0–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–0	2–1	0–1
El Nacional	1–0	1–3	1–1		2–0	2–4	2–0	0–1	1–2	1–1	0–3	2–1
Emelec	2–0	3–0	2–0	5–1		0–0	3–1	3–0	4–1	1–0	0–2	2–1
Independiente del Valle	0–0	3–0	2–0	2–3	0–0		4–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	6–0	0–0
LDU Loja	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–1	1–2	1–2		1–0	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–0
LDU Quito	2–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	0–0	3–2	2–2		0–2	0–0	2–2	0–2
Manta	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–0	1–3	0–1	4–2	1–0		1–1	1–1	0–1
Mushuc Runa	0–0	1–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	2–1		1–0	1–2
Olmedo	2–1	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–0	0–0	2–3		2–0
Universidad Católica	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	4–3	1–1	3–1	2–1	0–1	1–2

Updated to match(es) played on August 3, 2014. Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Barcelona	22	15	3	4	33	16	+17	48	Third stage and Copa Libertadores second stage
2	Independiente del Valle	22	14	4	4	42	18	+24	46
3	Emelec	22	14	2	6	40	22	+18	44
4	LDU Quito	22	11	7	4	38	22	+16	40
5	El Nacional	22	8	5	9	23	26	−3	29
6	Universidad Católica	22	8	4	10	25	30	−5	28
7	Deportivo Cuenca	22	7	7	8	23	29	−6	28
8	LDU Loja	22	5	7	10	21	31	−10	22
9	Mushuc Runa	22	4	9	9	19	30	−11	21
10	Manta	22	5	5	12	25	35	−10	20
11	Deportivo Quito	22	4	8	10	17	32	−15	20
12	Olmedo	22	3	7	12	18	33	−15	16

Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2014. Source: Ecuafutbol

Results

Home \ Away	BAR	CUE	QUI	NAC	EME	IDV	LDL	LDQ	MAN	MUR	OLM	CAT
Barcelona		2–2	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–4	3–1	1–0	0–1	3–0	2–0	0–0
Deportivo Cuenca	0–2		0–0	2–1	2–1	0–1	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–1	3–1	1–0
Deportivo Quito	1–3	0–0		0–4	2–2	3–0	3–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–0
El Nacional	1–4	2–1	0–0		0–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	1–1
Emelec	0–1	3–0	3–0	5–0		1–0	3–1	0–1	2–1	3–1	1–0	2–1
Independiente del Valle	2–1	4–0	2–0	0–1	5–0		1–1	3–1	4–0	1–0	1–1	4–0
LDU Loja	0–1	1–1	4–0	1–0	0–2	0–0		1–0	2–0	2–1	0–3	1–2
LDU Quito	0–0	1–1	3–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	1–1		2–0	5–1	5–1	1–2
Manta	2–4	2–1	1–1	2–1	1–3	2–3	3–0	3–3		3–0	0–0	1–1
Mushuc Runa	2–0	1–2	0–0	1–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–0		1–1	2–0
Olmedo	0–1	2–2	1–0	1–2	1–1	2–3	0–0	1–1	1–0	1–2		0–3
Universidad Católica	0–1	2–1	1–0	0–2	2–5	1–2	4–1	1–2	2–1	1–1	1–0

Updated to match(es) played on December 14, 2014. Source: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Emelec	44	27	7	10	75	36	+39	88	Copa Libertadores second stage and Copa Sudamericana first stage[lower-alpha 1]
2	Independiente del Valle	44	25	11	8	78	36	+42	86	Copa Libertadores first stage
3	Barcelona	44	25	8	11	59	34	+25	83	Copa Libertadores second stage[lower-alpha 2]
4	LDU Quito	44	18	15	11	58	44	+14	69	Copa Sudamericana first stage
5	LDU Loja	44	16	10	18	48	62	−14	58
6	Universidad Católica	44	16	8	20	51	58	−7	56
7	El Nacional	44	16	8	20	49	61	−12	56
8	Deportivo Cuenca	44	13	12	19	44	60	−16	51
9	Mushuc Runa	44	11	14	19	38	54	−16	47
10	Deportivo Quito	44	10	16	18	37	54	−17	46
11	Manta	44	11	10	23	46	64	−18	43	2015 Serie B
12	Olmedo	44	9	15	20	39	57	−18	42	2015 Serie B

Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2014. Source: Ecuafutbol
Notes:

Qualified as Third stage winner
Qualified as Second stage winner

Third stage

Emelec and Barcelona qualified to the Finals (Third Stage) by being the First Stage and Second Stage winners, respectively. The winner will be the Serie A champion and earn the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2015 Copa Libertadores and in the 2015 Copa Sudamericana, and the loser will be the Serie A runner-up and earn the Ecuador 2 berth in the 2015 Copa Libertadores. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Emelec will play the second leg at home.

December 17, 2014

20:00 UTC−05:00

Barcelona	1–1	Emelec
Blanco 88'	Report	Mena 19'

Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil

Attendance: 63,686[9]

Referee: Omar Ponce

December 21, 2014

16:30 UTC−05:00

Emelec	3–0	Barcelona
Mena 22' M. Bolaños 81', 87'	Report

Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

Attendance: 23,459[10]

Referee: Carlos Vera

Emelec won 4–1 on aggregate.

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 2014 Serie A Champion
Emelec 12th title

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Armando Wila	ECU	Universidad Católica	20
2	Miller Bolaños	ECU	Emelec	19
3	Junior Sornoza	ECU	Independiente del Valle	17
4	Daniel Angulo	ECU	Independiente del Valle	16
5	Juan Manuel Cobelli	ARG	Deportivo Cuenca	14
5	Angel Mena	ECU	Emelec	14
7	Maximiliano Barreiro	ARG	Mushuc Runa	13
8	Ismael Blanco	ARG	Barcelona	12
8	Henry Patta	ECU	Universidad Católica	12
10	Juan Luis Anangonó	ECU	LDU Quito	11
10	Miller Castillo	ECU	Manta	11

References

"Marcha atrás! El campeonato 2014 se jugará con el formato del 2013". Retrieved 15 December 2014.
http://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/futbol/edgardobauza-ligadequito-santiagojacome-rodrigopaz_0_1028297374.html
http://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/futbol/LuisZubeldia-EdgardoBauza-LigadeQuito-tecnico-futbol_0_1036696462.html
http://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/40666
http://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/40812
"Mario Gómez nuevo técnico del Cuenca". CRE Satelital (in Spanish). December 19, 2013.
"Partidos y Resultados" (in Spanish). ecuafutbol.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
"Partidos y Resultados" (in Spanish). ecuafutbol.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
"Conoce el saldo de taquilla que dejó la primera final". Ecuagol.com (in Spanish). Ecuagol. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
"Clásico del Astillero futboliza a todo Ecuador". ElUniverso.com (in Spanish). El Universo. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

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[table_note_res_CL20.46533713371741-9] Qualified as Third stage winner

[table_note_res_CL2F0.46533713371741-10] Qualified as Second stage winner

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[2] ttp://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/futbol/edgardobauza-ligadequito-santiagojacome-rodrigopaz_0_1028297374.html

[3] ttp://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/futbol/LuisZubeldia-EdgardoBauza-LigadeQuito-tecnico-futbol_0_1036696462.html

[4] ttp://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/40666

[5] ttp://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/40812

[6] "Mario Gómez nuevo técnico del Cuenca". CRE Satelital (in Spanish). December 19, 2013.

[7] "Partidos y Resultados" (in Spanish). ecuafutbol.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved March 30, 2014.

[8] "Partidos y Resultados" (in Spanish). ecuafutbol.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2014.

[11] "Conoce el saldo de taquilla que dejó la primera final". Ecuagol.com (in Spanish). Ecuagol. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

[12] "Clásico del Astillero futboliza a todo Ecuador". ElUniverso.com (in Spanish). El Universo. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A
2021 teams	9 de Octubre Aucas Barcelona Delfín Deportivo Cuenca Emelec Guayaquil City Independiente del Valle LDU Quito Macará Manta Mushuc Runa Olmedo Orense Técnico Universitario Universidad Católica
Former teams	América de Ambato América de Manta América de Quito Atlético Riobamba Audaz Octubrino Bonita Banana Brasil Calvi Clan Juvenil Deportivo Azogues Deportivo Cotopaxi Deportivo Quevedo Deportivo Quito El Nacional Esmeraldas Petrolero España Español ESPOLI Estibadores Navales Everest Filanbanco Fuerza Amarilla Green Cross Guayaquil Sport Imbabura INECEL Juvenil Juventud Italiana Juventus LDU Cuenca LDU Loja LDU Portoviejo Manta Sport Norte América Panamá Patria Politécnico River Plate de Manta River Plate de Riobamba Santos UD Valdez Valdez SC
Seasons	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2014 in South American football (CONMEBOL)
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Domestic leagues	Argentina (2013–14, 2014) Bolivia (2013–14, 2014–15) Brazil Chile (2013–14, 2014–15) Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay (2013–14, 2014–15) Venezuela (2013–14, 2014–15)
Domestic cups	Argentina (2013–14, 2014–15) Brazil Chile (2013–14, 2014–15) Colombia Peru Venezuela
Super cups	Argentina Chile Colombia
CONMEBOL competitions	Copa Libertadores (first stage, second stage, knockout stages, finals) Copa Sudamericana (elimination phase, final stages, finals) Recopa Sudamericana Suruga Bank Championship