# 1993 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 1993 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 35th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Teams

The number of teams for this season was played by 12 teams.
| Club | City |
| Aucas | Quito |
| Barcelona | Guayaquil |
| Delfín | Manta |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Cuenca |
| Deportivo Quito | Quito |
| El Nacional | Quito |
| Emelec | Guayaquil |
| Green Cross | Manta |
| LDU Quito | Quito |
| Santos | El Guabo |
| Universidad Católica | Quito |
| Valdez | Guayaquil |

## First stage
### Hexagonal 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Emelec | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 14 | Qualified to the Octagonal Final |
| 2 | Delfín | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 14 | Qualified to the Octagonal Final |
| 3 | El Nacional | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 | |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 9 | |
| 5 | Técnico Universitario | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 9 | |
| 6 | Valdez | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 5 | |

### Hexagonal 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 16 | Qualified to the Octagonal Final |
| 2 | Green Cross | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | Qualified to the Octagonal Final |
| 3 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Aucas | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Santos | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 8 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 7 | |

## Second stage
### Hexagonal 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 14 | Qualified to the Octagonal Final |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 | Qualified to the Octagonal Final |
| 3 | Emelec | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | |
| 4 | El Nacional | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | Qualified to the Octagonal Final |
| 5 | Delfín | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 9 | |
| 6 | Santos (R) | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 5 | Relegated to the Serie B |

### Hexagonal 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 13 | |
| 2 | Valdez | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 | Aucas | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 12 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 10 | Qualified to the Octagonal Final |
| 5 | Green Cross | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 7 | |
| 6 | Técnico Universitario (R) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 | Relegated to the Serie B |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Emelec (C) | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 44 | 1994 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Barcelona | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 47 | 1994 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | El Nacional | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 38 | 1994 Copa CONMEBOL |
| 4 | Delfín | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 36 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 34 | |
| 6 | LDU Quito | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 32 | |
| 7 | Green Cross | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 32 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Quito | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 26 | |
| 9 | Aucas | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 20 | |
| 10 | Valdez | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 17 | |
| 11 | Técnico Universitario (R) | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 13 | Relegation to the Serie B |
| 12 | Santos (R) | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 13 | Relegation to the Serie B |

## Octagonal Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Emelec | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 19 | 1994 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Barcelona | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 18 | Qualification for the Runner-up playoff |
| 3 | El Nacional | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 18 | Qualification for the Runner-up playoff |
| 4 | Green Cross | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 13 | Qualification for the Triangular Pre-CONMEBOL |
| 5 | Delfín | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 13 | Qualification for the Triangular Pre-CONMEBOL |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 13 | Qualification for the Triangular Pre-CONMEBOL |
| 7 | LDU Quito | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 11 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Quito | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 7 | |
* Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1993 champion
* Emelec

## Runner-up playoff

They played against Barcelona and El Nacional, the winner of which finished runner-up and qualified for the 1994 Copa Libertadores, while the loser had to play against the winner of the Pre-Conmebol Triangular to play for a place in the 1994 Copa CONMEBOL.

## Triangular Pre-CONMEBOL

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Green Cross | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Qualification for the Fase Pre-CONMEBOL |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Delfín | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 | |

## Fase Pre-CONMEBOL

They faced each other between El Nacional (loser of the subtitle match) and Green Cross (best placed in the Pre-Conmebol Triangular Cup). The winner was El Nacional and they qualified for the 1994 Copa CONMEBOL.