# 2022 Copa Ecuador

The 2022 Copa Ecuador (officially known as the Copa Ecuador Ecuabet 2022 for sponsorship purposes) was the third edition of the Copa Ecuador, Ecuador's domestic football cup. It began on 6 May 2022 and ended with the single-legged final on 8 November 2022.
Independiente del Valle won their first title in the competition, defeating 9 de Octubre in the final by a 3–1 score. LDU Quito were the defending champions, having won the previous edition of the competition in 2019, but were knocked out by Imbabura in the round of 16.

## Format

The competition involved 48 teams and was divided into six rounds. The first round was played by the 10 Serie B teams, the 20 provincial association champions, and the amateur champion and runner-up teams, which were drawn into 16 double-legged ties. The 16 winners advanced to the round of 32, where they were drawn against the 16 Serie A teams in single-legged ties with the lower-tier side hosting the match.
The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were also played as single-legged ties by the winners of the preceding rounds, whilst the four quarter-final winners played a semi-final group stage with each team playing the others in the group twice. The top two teams in the semi-final group advanced to the final.

## Prizes

The champions of this edition qualified for the 2023 Supercopa Ecuador and would also earn the right to compete in the 2023 Copa Libertadores, taking the Ecuador 4 berth in that competition. In case the champions qualified for the Copa Libertadores through their league or international performance, the berth would be transferred to the runners-up, the semi-finalists (provided they were Serie A teams for the following season), or the next best team in the Ecuadorian Serie A not yet qualified for that competition.

## Schedule

| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| First round | 22 April 2022 | 6–15 May 2022 | 20–29 May 2022 12 June 2022 |
| Round of 32 | 22 April 2022 | 3 June – 13 July 2022 | 3 June – 13 July 2022 |
| Round of 16 | 22 April 2022 | 3–26 July 2022 | 3–26 July 2022 |
| Quarter-finals | 22 April 2022 | 27 July – 4 August 2022 | 27 July – 4 August 2022 |
| Semi-final | 22 April 2022 | 17 August – 2 November 2022 | 17 August – 2 November 2022 |
| Final | 22 April 2022 | 8 November 2022 (Quito) | 8 November 2022 (Quito) |

## Teams

48 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Ecuador: 16 from the Serie A, 10 from the Serie B, 20 from the Segunda Categoría, and 2 amateur teams.

### Serie A

* 9 de Octubre
* Aucas
* Barcelona
* Cumbayá
* Delfín
* Deportivo Cuenca
* Emelec
* Gualaceo
* Guayaquil City
* Independiente del Valle
* LDU Quito
* Macará
* Mushuc Runa
* Orense
* Técnico Universitario
* Universidad Católica

### Serie B

* América de Quito
* Atlético Santo Domingo
* Búhos ULVR
* Chacaritas
* El Nacional
* Imbabura
* Independiente Juniors
* Libertad
* Manta
* Olmedo

### Segunda Categoría

* Aampetra
* Atlético Samborondón
* Bonita Banana
* Danubio
* Deportivo Santo Domingo
* Dunamis 04
* Estudiantes
* Independiente Azogues
* Insutec
* La Unión
* Leones del Norte
* Orellanense
* Peñarol
* Portoviejo
* Primero de Mayo
* Santa Elena Sumpa
* Unibolívar
* Unión Manabita
* Universitario
* Vargas Torres

### Amateur teams

* 7 de Febrero
* Quito

## First round

* Teams entering this round: 10 teams from Serie B, 20 teams from Segunda Categoría, and 2 amateur teams.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Unión Manabita (3) | 2–1 | Santa Elena Sumpa (3) | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Samborondón (3) | 1–0 | Universitario (3) | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Leones del Norte (3) | 7–0 | Estudiantes (3) | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Dunamis 04 (3) | 1–4 | La Unión (3) | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Danubio (3) | 1–6 | Portoviejo (3) | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Manta (2) | 4–1 | 7 de Febrero (A) | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Peñarol (3) | 1–0 | Unibolívar (3) | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Imbabura (2) | 7–2 | Orellanense (3) | 3–0 | 4–2 |
| Búhos ULVR (2) | 0–0 (1–3 p) | Aampetra (3) | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| El Nacional (2) | 4–0 | Primero de Mayo (3) | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Atlético Santo Domingo (2) | 1–4 | Vargas Torres (3) | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Libertad (2) | 2–2 (18–19 p) | Bonita Banana (3) | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Olmedo (2) | 5–0 | Quito (A) | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Independiente Juniors (2) | 2–0 | Independiente Azogues (3) | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Chacaritas (2) | 2–2 (3–1 p) | Deportivo Santo Domingo (3) | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| América de Quito (2) | 1–2 | Insutec (3) | 0–0 | 1–2 |

### Notes

* ^ The Aampetra v Búhos ULVR match, originally scheduled to be played on 27 May 2022 at Estadio Rumiñahui in Sangolquí had been awarded to Búhos ULVR by walkover due to failures in the stadium's lighting system. However, Aampetra successfully appealed and the match was rescheduled to 12 June 2022.

## Round of 32

* Teams entering this round: 16 teams from Serie A. The team from the lower tier hosted the match.

## Semi-final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IDV | 9OC | NAC | MUS |
| 1 | Independiente del Valle (1) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 | Advance to the Final | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 2 | 9 de Octubre (1) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Advance to the Final | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | El Nacional (2) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Mushuc Runa (1) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — |
* ↑ Since the eventual champions Independiente del Valle had already qualified for the 2023 Copa Libertadores and the eventual runners-up 9 de Octubre were ineligible to qualify due to their relegation from Serie A at the end of the season, the Copa Libertadores first stage berth was taken by the best eligible semi-finalist, El Nacional.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Gabriel Cortez | 9 de Octubre | 6 |
| 2 | Jaime Ortiz | Leones del Norte | 4 |
| 2 | Jhonnier Chalá | El Nacional | 4 |
| 2 | Jonathan Bauman | Independiente del Valle | 4 |
| 2 | Santiago Giordana | Mushuc Runa | 4 |
| 6 | Walberto Caicedo | 9 de Octubre | 3 |
| 6 | Lautaro Díaz | Independiente del Valle | 3 |
| 6 | Leandro Pantoja | Imbabura | 3 |
Source: FEF