# 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A

The 2022 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, known as the LigaPro Betcris 2022 for sponsoring purposes, was the 64th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the fourth under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (or LigaPro). The season began on 18 February and ended on 13 November 2022.
Aucas won their first Serie A title in this season, defeating Barcelona in the finals by a 1–0 aggregate score. Independiente del Valle were the defending champions.

## Teams

16 teams competed in the season. Manta and Olmedo were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the aggregate table of the previous season, being replaced by the 2021 Serie B champions Cumbayá and runners-up Gualaceo. Cumbayá clinched promotion to the top flight with three matches in hand after a 2–1 win over Independiente Juniors on 23 September 2021, whilst Gualaceo ensured promotion on 13 October 2021, with a 2–1 victory against Atlético Santo Domingo and a draw for El Nacional against Independiente Juniors. Both promoted teams took part in Serie A for the first time ever.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| 9 de Octubre | Guayaquil | Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera | 42,000 |
| Aucas | Quito | Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda | 21,689 |
| Barcelona | Guayaquil | Monumental Banco Pichincha | 57,267 |
| Cumbayá | Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa | 35,258 |
| Delfín | Manta | Jocay | 17,834 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Cuenca | Banco del Austro Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | 18,549 |
| Emelec | Guayaquil | George Capwell | 40,020 |
| Gualaceo | Azogues | Jorge Andrade Cantos | 14,000 |
| Guayaquil City | Guayaquil | Christian Benítez Betancourt | 10,152 |
| Independiente del Valle | Quito | Banco Guayaquil | 12,000 |
| LDU Quito | Quito | Rodrigo Paz Delgado | 41,575 |
| Macará | Ambato | Bellavista Universidad Indoamérica | 16,467 |
| Mushuc Runa | Ambato | COAC Mushuc Runa | 8,200 |
| Orense | Machala | 9 de Mayo | 16,456 |
| Técnico Universitario | Ambato | Bellavista Universidad Indoamérica | 16,467 |
| Universidad Católica | Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa | 35,258 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 9 de Octubre | David Dóniga | Jasa Evolution | Bridgestone |
| Aucas | César Farías | Umbro | BET593 |
| Barcelona | Fabián Bustos | Marathon | Pilsener |
| Cumbayá | Patricio Hurtado | Lotto | Geinco |
| Delfín | Guillermo Duró | Baldo's | La Esquina de Ales |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Gabriel Schürrer | Lotto | BET593 Banco del Austro Chubb Seguros |
| Emelec | Ismael Rescalvo | Adidas | BET593 |
| Gualaceo | Leonardo Vanegas | Boman | Banco del Austro Municipalidad de Gualaceo |
| Guayaquil City | Pool Gavilánez | Astro | Betcris |
| Independiente del Valle | Martín Anselmi | Marathon | Chery Banco Guayaquil |
| LDU Quito | Luis Zubeldía | Puma | Banco Pichincha |
| Macará | Marcelo Fleitas | Boman | BET593 |
| Mushuc Runa | Geovanny Cumbicus | Boman | Cooperativa Mushuc Runa |
| Orense | Juan Carlos León | Elohim | Banco de Machala IncarPalm |
| Técnico Universitario | Juan Pablo Buch (caretaker) | Boman | Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda. |
| Universidad Católica | Miguel Rondelli | Umbro | Banco Pichincha Fundación Crisfe |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| First stage |||||||
| Cumbayá | Raúl Duarte | Sacked | 13 October 2021 | Pre-season | Luis Espinel | 19 October 2021 |
| Delfín | Horacio Montemurro | Mutual agreement | 30 November 2021 | Pre-season | Guillermo Sanguinetti | 7 December 2021 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Guillermo Sanguinetti | Signed by Delfín | 7 December 2021 | Pre-season | Gabriel Schürrer | 17 December 2021 |
| Barcelona | Fabián Bustos | Signed by Santos | 26 February 2022 | 1st | Jorge Célico | 26 February 2022 |
| LDU Quito | Pablo Marini | Resigned | 5 April 2022 | 4th | Édison Méndez | 6 April 2022 |
| Aucas | Héctor Bidoglio | Mutual agreement | 17 April 2022 | 9th | Nelson Videla | 18 April 2022 |
| Aucas | Nelson Videla | End of caretaker spell | 25 April 2022 | 8th | César Farías | 25 April 2022 |
| LDU Quito | Édison Méndez | End of caretaker spell | 28 April 2022 | 2nd | Luis Zubeldía | 22 April 2022 |
| Técnico Universitario | José Eugenio Hernández | Mutual agreement | 9 May 2022 | 15th | Juan Urquiza | 9 May 2022 |
| Cumbayá | Luis Espinel | Mutual agreement | 11 May 2022 | 13th | Gerardo Sanmartín | 12 May 2022 |
| Cumbayá | Gerardo Sanmartín | End of caretaker spell | 20 May 2022 | 13th | Carlos Calderón | 20 May 2022 |
| Second stage |||||||
| Independiente del Valle | Renato Paiva | Signed by León | 29 May 2022 | Pre-tournament | Martín Anselmi | 30 May 2022 |
| Técnico Universitario | Juan Urquiza | Sacked | 6 June 2022 | Pre-tournament | Iván Vázquez | 6 June 2022 |
| Macará | Paúl Vélez | Sacked | 1 August 2022 | 14th | Marcelo Fleitas | 1 August 2022 |
| 9 de Octubre | Juan Carlos León | Sacked | 2 August 2022 | 10th | Silvano Estacio | 2 August 2022 |
| Técnico Universitario | Iván Vázquez | Sacked | 9 August 2022 | 16th | Juan Pablo Buch | 9 August 2022 |
| Orense | Andrés García | Resigned | 12 August 2022 | 11th | Juan Carlos León | 13 August 2022 |
| Delfín | Guillermo Sanguinetti | Resigned | 30 August 2022 | 12th | Guillermo Duró | 31 August 2022 |
| 9 de Octubre | Silvano Estacio | Replaced | 31 August 2022 | 15th | David Dóniga | 31 August 2022 |
| Barcelona | Jorge Célico | Mutual agreement | 4 September 2022 | 6th | Fabián Bustos | 5 September 2022 |
| Cumbayá | Carlos Calderón | Sacked | 6 September 2022 | 13th | Patricio Hurtado | 9 September 2022 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Segundo Castillo was the caretaker manager for the second leg of the 2022 Copa Libertadores second stage.
* 1 2 3 4 Caretaker manager.
* ↑ Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 19 August 2022.

## First stage

The first stage began on 18 February and ended on 29 May 2022.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 30 | Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 29 | |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 29 | |
| 4 | Independiente del Valle | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 27 | |
| 5 | Aucas | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 26 | |
| 6 | Emelec | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 23 | |
| 7 | Delfín | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Cuenca | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 21 | |
| 9 | Gualaceo | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 20 | |
| 10 | Mushuc Runa | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 19 | |
| 11 | Guayaquil City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 18 | |
| 12 | Orense | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 18 | |
| 13 | Macará | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 13 | |
| 14 | Cumbayá | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 13 | |
| 15 | Técnico Universitario | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 10 | |
| 16 | 9 de Octubre | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 9 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | 9OC | AUC | BSC | CUM | DEL | CUE | EME | GUA | GCY | IDV | LDQ | MAC | MUS | ORE | TEC | CAT |
| 9 de Octubre | — | — | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 0–4 |
| Aucas | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 3–2 |
| Barcelona | — | — | — | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | — |
| Cumbayá | 3–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Delfín | — | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Emelec | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | — | — | 0–1 |
| Gualaceo | — | 1–4 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | — |
| Guayaquil City | — | 4–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — |
| Independiente del Valle | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — |
| LDU Quito | 2–0 | 4–4 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Macará | — | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | — |
| Mushuc Runa | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 |
| Orense | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Técnico Universitario | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | — | — | — |
| Universidad Católica | — | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | — | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 4–1 | — |
* ↑ Match ended after 30 minutes of play and awarded to Guayaquil City by walkover due to the withdrawal of Deportivo Cuenca player Jhon Mero by injury, leaving the team below the minimum number of players required per tournament regulations (seven). The score at the time of suspension was 2–0.

## Second stage

The second stage began on 8 July and ended on 23 October 2022.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Aucas | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 33 | Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 29 | |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 27 | |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 26 | |
| 5 | Emelec | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 25 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Técnico Universitario | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | Barcelona | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 21 | |
| 9 | Delfín | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 19 | |
| 10 | Orense | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 18 | |
| 11 | Cumbayá | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 18 | |
| 12 | Guayaquil City | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 17 | |
| 13 | Gualaceo | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 14 | |
| 14 | Mushuc Runa | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 12 | |
| 15 | Macará | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 11 | |
| 16 | 9 de Octubre | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 10 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | 9OC | AUC | BSC | CUM | DEL | CUE | EME | GUA | GCY | IDV | LDQ | MAC | MUS | ORE | TEC | CAT |
| 9 de Octubre | — | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — |
| Aucas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | — |
| Barcelona | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 5–3 | 4–1 | — | — | 0–0 |
| Cumbayá | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–0 |
| Delfín | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | — | — |
| Emelec | — | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–3 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | — |
| Gualaceo | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Guayaquil City | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Independiente del Valle | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| LDU Quito | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |
| Macará | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–5 | — | 3–0 | — | — | 1–3 |
| Mushuc Runa | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Orense | — | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | — | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — |
| Técnico Universitario | — | — | 0–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Universidad Católica | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | — |

## Finals

The finals (Third stage) were played by Barcelona (first stage winners) and Aucas (second stage winners). The winners of the double-legged series were crowned as Serie A champions and earned the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2023 Copa Libertadores, and the losers were the Serie A runners-up and earned the Ecuador 2 berth in the Copa Libertadores. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Aucas played the second leg at home.
Aucas won 1–0 on aggregate.

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Aucas (C) | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 59 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 56 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 3 | Independiente del Valle | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 56 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 55 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | Barcelona | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 51 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 6 | Emelec | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 48 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Deportivo Cuenca | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 43 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | Delfín | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 41 | Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 9 | Orense | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 36 | |
| 10 | Guayaquil City | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 35 | |
| 11 | Gualaceo | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 34 | |
| 12 | Técnico Universitario | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 32 | |
| 13 | Mushuc Runa | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 31 | |
| 14 | Cumbayá | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 31 | |
| 15 | Macará (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 24 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 16 | 9 de Octubre (R) | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 19 | Relegation to Serie B |
* ↑ Independiente del Valle qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the 2022 Copa Sudamericana.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Francisco Fydriszewski | Aucas | 15 |
| 2 | Tomás Molina | LDU Quito | 14 |
| 3 | Ismael Díaz | Universidad Católica | 13 |
| 4 | Gabriel Cortez | Barcelona / 9 de Octubre | 12 |
| 5 | Jhon Cifuente | Delfín / Barcelona | 11 |
| 5 | Santiago Giordana | Mushuc Runa | 11 |
| 7 | Alexander Alvarado | LDU Quito | 10 |
| 7 | Leonardo Villagra | Orense | 10 |
| 7 | Joaquín Vergés | Gualaceo / 9 de Octubre | 10 |
| 10 | Lucas Mancinelli | Deportivo Cuenca | 9 |
| 10 | Cristian Martínez Borja | Universidad Católica | 9 |
| 10 | Sebastián Rodríguez | Emelec | 9 |
Source: Ecuagol