# 2024 Copa Ecuador

The 2024 Copa Ecuador (officially known as the Copa Ecuador DirecTV PlayGreen 2024 for sponsorship purposes) was the fourth edition of the Copa Ecuador, Ecuador's domestic football cup. It began on 19 June 2024 and ended with the single-match final on 27 November 2024.
El Nacional won their second Copa Ecuador title in this edition, defeating the defending champions Independiente del Valle 1–0 in the final. As Copa Ecuador champions, El Nacional qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores.

## Format

For this season, the competition was played as a single knockout tournament, unlike the previous season in which a semifinal group was implemented, and was divided into four stages. The first of those four stages was a qualifying one which was intended to be played by four teams: the two worst placed Segunda Categoría teams in the previous season and the amateur runner-up and third-placed teams, but this round eventually only involved one Segunda Categoría team and an amateur one. The qualifying stage winners advanced to the first stage, in which the 10 Ecuadorian Serie B teams, the remaining Segunda Categoría ones and the amateur champions entered the competition.
The 16 Ecuadorian Serie A teams joined the competition in the second stage, comprising the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, whilst the third stage was the final match between the two semi-final winners. All rounds in the competition except for the semi-finals were played over a single leg, which was hosted by the team from the lower tier or the worst placed team in the season's aggregate table if both teams were from the same league. The semi-finals were played over two legs.

## Prizes

The champions of this edition (or the runners-up, if the champions had already qualified) qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores, taking the Ecuador 4 berth in that competition, as well as the 2025 Supercopa Ecuador against the 2024 Ecuadorian Serie A champions. Monetary prizes were also granted for this edition, with the champions being awarded US$340,000 and the runners-up receiving US$200,000. The two losing semi-finalists were awarded US$80,000, the quarter-finalists received US$50,000, whilst teams eliminated in the round of 16, first round and eliminatory stage were awarded US$30,000, US$20,000 and US$10,000, respectively.

## Schedule

| Round | Draw date | Matches |
| Qualifying stage | 12 June 2024 | 19 June 2024 |
| First round | 12 June 2024 | 21 June – 7 July 2024 |
| Round of 32 | 8 July 2024 | 19 July – 15 August 2024 |
| Round of 16 | 8 July 2024 | 21 August – 8 September 2024 |
| Quarter-finals | 8 July 2024 | 19 September – 2 October 2024 |
| Semi-finals | 8 July 2024 | 22–23 October 2024 (1st leg) 29–31 October 2024 (2nd leg) |
| Final | 8 July 2024 | 27 November 2024 (Quito) |

## Teams

49 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Ecuador: 16 from the Serie A, 10 from the Serie B, 21 from the Segunda Categoría, and 2 amateur teams.

### Serie A

* Aucas
* Barcelona
* Cumbayá
* Delfín
* Deportivo Cuenca
* El Nacional
* Emelec
* Imbabura
* Independiente del Valle
* Libertad
* LDU Quito
* Macará
* Mushuc Runa
* Orense
* Técnico Universitario
* Universidad Católica

### Serie B

* 9 de Octubre
* Chacaritas
* Cuniburo
* Gualaceo
* Guayaquil City
* Independiente Juniors
* Leones del Norte
* Manta
* San Antonio
* Vargas Torres

### Segunda Categoría

* Atlético Quinindé
* AV25
* Baños Ciudad de Fuego
* Bonita Banana
* Deportivo Coca
* Deportivo Santo Domingo
* Dunamis 04
* Ecuagenera
* Junior
* La Cantera
* La Castellana
* La Paz
* La Unión
* LDU Cuenca
* Mineros
* Naranja Mekánica
* Olmedo
* Río Aguarico
* Río Babahoyo
* Santa Elena Sumpa
* Vicentino Dragons

### Amateur teams

* Grupo 7
* Quito

## Qualifying stage

The qualifying stage was played as a single match between the worst placed team in the 2023 Segunda Categoría's general standings and the amateur league runner-up. The winner advanced to the first stage.

## First round

* Teams entering this round: 10 teams from Serie B, 20 teams from Segunda Categoría, and 1 amateur team. The team from the lower tier hosted the match.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Mineros | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Cuniburo |
| Vicentino Dragons | 1–0 | Deportivo Coca |
| Ecuagenera | 0–1 | Manta |
| Baños Ciudad de Fuego | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Vargas Torres |
| LDU Cuenca | 4–0 | Junior |
| La Castellana | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Atlético Quinindé |
| Dunamis 04 | 0–2 | La Paz |
| La Cantera | 1–1 (3–1 p) | 9 de Octubre |
| AV25 | 1–0 | Chacaritas |
| La Unión | 1–3 | Bonita Banana |
| Naranja Mekánica | 0–1 | Guayaquil City |
| Deportivo Santo Domingo | 1–0 | Río Babahoyo |
| Río Aguarico | 0–2 | Leones del Norte |
| Santa Elena Sumpa | 2–0 | San Antonio |
| Grupo 7 | 0–2 | Independiente Juniors |
| Olmedo | 1–0 | Gualaceo |

### Notes

* ^ The LDU Cuenca v Junior match had been awarded to Junior by walkover due to LDU Cuenca changing their team match sheet from the one originally handed over to the match officials. However, the decision was overturned after a successful appeal by LDU Cuenca.

## Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | | Final | Final |
| Santa Elena Sumpa (p) | 0 (9) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Imbabura | 0 (8) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Imbabura | 0 (8) | Santa Elena Sumpa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Universidad Católica | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| La Paz | 0 | Universidad Católica | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Universidad Católica | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Universidad Católica | 1 | | | Universidad Católica (p) | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Técnico Universitario | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| AV25 | 1 (5) | | | | | Técnico Universitario | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| Emelec (p) | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Emelec (p) | 1 (6) | Emelec | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Técnico Universitario (p) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| La Cantera | 0 | Técnico Universitario (p) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Técnico Universitario | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Técnico Universitario | 3 | | | | | | Universidad Católica | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Independiente del Valle (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (6) | | | | |
| Guayaquil City | 3 | | | | | | | | | Independiente del Valle (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (6) | | |
| Cumbayá | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cumbayá | 0 | Guayaquil City | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Delfín | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LDU Cuenca | 1 (3) | Delfín | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Delfín (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Delfín (p) | 1 (5) | | | Guayaquil City | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Independiente del Valle | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cuniburo | 3 | | | | | Independiente del Valle | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Macará | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Macará | 1 | Cuniburo | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Independiente del Valle | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Olmedo | 0 (2) | Independiente del Valle | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independiente del Valle (p) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Independiente del Valle (p) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | Independiente del Valle | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | El Nacional | 1 |
| Independiente Juniors | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | El Nacional | 1 |
| Barcelona | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barcelona | 0 | Independiente Juniors | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mushuc Runa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leones del Norte | 0 (3) | Mushuc Runa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mushuc Runa (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mushuc Runa (p) | 0 (4) | | | Mushuc Runa | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Libertad | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| La Castellana | 1 | | | | | Libertad | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Aucas | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aucas | 5 | Aucas | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Libertad | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vicentino Dragons | 0 | Libertad | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Libertad | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Libertad | 2 | | | | | | Mushuc Runa | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | El Nacional | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Bonita Banana | 0 (0) | | | | | | | | | El Nacional | 2 | 2 | 4 | | |
| LDU Quito (p) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LDU Quito (p) | 0 (3) | LDU Quito | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Deportivo Cuenca | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Manta | 1 | Deportivo Cuenca | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 3 | | | LDU Quito | 0 (1) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | El Nacional (p) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Santo Domingo | 3 | | | | | El Nacional (p) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | |
| Orense | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Orense | 1 | Deportivo Santo Domingo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | El Nacional | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baños Ciudad de Fuego | 1 (1) | El Nacional | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| El Nacional (p) | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 32

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

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Mushuc Runa | 1–4 | El Nacional | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Universidad Católica | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Independiente del Valle | 0–1 | 2–1 |

### Second leg
## Final
## Top scorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Edinson Mero | Guayaquil City | 6 |
| 2 | Jorge Ordoñez | El Nacional | 4 |
| 3 | José Fajardo | Universidad Católica | 3 |
| 3 | José Lugo | Cuniburo | 3 |
| 3 | Gabriel Cortez | El Nacional | 3 |
| 6 | Joaquín Vergés | Mushuc Runa | 2 |
| 6 | Jefferson Caicedo | Técnico Universitario | 2 |
| 6 | Job Belizaire | Cuniburo | 2 |
| 6 | Maelo Rentería | Independiente Juniors | 2 |
| 6 | Héctor Penayo | Mineros | 2 |
| 6 | Nilo Valencia | LDU Cuenca | 2 |
| 6 | Mauro Rossi | LDU Cuenca | 2 |
Source: FEF