2021 Supercopa Ecuador
The 2021 Supercopa Ecuador (named as Supercopa Pilsener 2021 for sponsorship purposes) will be the second edition of the Supercopa Ecuador, Ecuador's football super cup. It was originally scheduled to be held from 4 to 10 February 2021 in the cities of Guayaquil and Quito, with four teams participating. It will be the first edition of the competition to feature said number of teams, under a change of format.[1]
| Supercopa Pilsener 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ecuador |
| City | Guayaquil and Quito |
| Dates | TBC 2021 |
| Teams | 4 |
On 3 February 2021, the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) confirmed that the competition was suspended and re-scheduled to the second semester of the year due to mass COVID-19 infections in the involved teams, with the new dates to be confirmed.[2]
Format
On 8 January 2021, the FEF confirmed that the Supercopa Ecuador will be held in 2021, while also announcing a format change for this edition.[1] Given that the 2020 Copa Ecuador was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FEF announced an expansion of the tournament to four teams. The four teams will play in two single-legged semi-finals, with the winners playing in the final and the losers playing for third place. In addition to Barcelona and LDU Quito as the most recent Serie A and Supercopa Ecuador champions, respectively, Independiente del Valle and Emelec were also invited to play this edition of the competition on account of their recent achievements: the former by winning the 2019 Copa Sudamericana and the latter by being the last team to win the Serie A three times in a row, from 2013 to 2015.[3][4]
Teams
Originally Barcelona were invited to participate as the 2020 Ecuadorian Serie A champions, however, on 20 January 2021 the club declined its participation in the competition to avoid a potential conflict with one of its sponsors.[5] On 22 January 2021, the Ecuadorian Football Federation confirmed that 2020 Ecuadorian Serie B champions 9 de Octubre would take Barcelona's place in the competition.[6]
| Team | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|
| LDU Quito | 2020 Supercopa Ecuador champions | 1 (2020) |
| Independiente del Valle | 2019 Copa Sudamericana champions | None |
| Emelec | 2013, 2014, and 2015 Ecuadorian Serie A champions | None |
| 9 de Octubre | 2020 Ecuadorian Serie B champions | None |
Matches
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| TBC – Quito | ||||||
| LDU Quito | ||||||
| TBC – Guayaquil | ||||||
| Independiente del Valle | ||||||
| Winners semi-final 1 | ||||||
| TBC – Guayaquil | ||||||
| Winners semi-final 2 | ||||||
| 9 de Octubre | ||||||
| Emelec | ||||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| TBC – Quito | ||||||
| Losers semi-final 1 | ||||||
| Losers semi-final 2 | ||||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
| Loser semi-final 1 | v | Loser semi-final 2 |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Winner semi-final 1 | v | Winner semi-final 2 |
|---|---|---|
Notes
- All matches of the competition will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador.
References
- "¡La Supercopa Pilsener 2021 tendrá nuevo formato!" (in Spanish). FEF. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- "La FEF postergó el inicio de la Supercopa Ecuador por contagios masivos de covid-19" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "FEF anunció nuevo formato de la Supercopa Ecuador con 4 equipos" (in Spanish). Ecuagol. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- "NUEVO FORMATO: Sí habrá Supercopa en Ecuador este 2021" (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- "Barcelona SC declina 'de forma definitiva' participación en la Supercopa Ecuador 2021" (in Spanish). El Universo. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- "¡Todo listo y organizado para la Supercopa Pilsener 2021!" (in Spanish). FEF. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.