# 1972 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 1972 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, the first division of Ecuadorian football (soccer), was played by 16 teams. The champion was Emelec.

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Nacional | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 18 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Barcelona | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 17 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Emelec | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 | |
| 4 | Macará | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 14 | |
| 5 | América de Quito | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 13 | |
| 6 | LDU Quito | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 13 | |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 12 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 8 | Olmedo | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 8 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| Home \ Away | CDA | BSC | EN | CSE | LDQ | MAC | CDO | UC |
| América de Quito | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Barcelona | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| El Nacional | 2–2 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 8–3 | 1–0 |
| Emelec | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| LDU Quito | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Macará | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 4–2 | 3–2 |
| Olmedo | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | | 1–0 |
| Universidad Católica | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |

## Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Emelec | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 20 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Barcelona | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 17 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Quito | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 17 | |
| 4 | El Nacional | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 14 | |
| 5 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | América de Quito | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 11 | |
| 7 | LDU Quito | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 11 | Qualified to the Relegation play-off |
| 8 | Macará | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 10 | |
| Home \ Away | CDA | BSC | SDQ | EN | CSE | LDP | LDQ | MAC |
| América de Quito | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Barcelona | 3–1 | | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Deportivo Quito | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| El Nacional | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Emelec | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 7–2 |
| LDU Portoviejo | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| LDU Quito | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | | 0–0 |
| Macará | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |

## Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Emelec | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 5 | Champions |
| 2 | El Nacional | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Barcelona | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| Home \ Away | BSC | EN | CSE |
| Barcelona | | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| El Nacional | 3–0 | | 2–2 |
| Emelec | 5–1 | 1–0 | |

## Relegation play-off

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Universidad Católica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Promoted to the 1973 Serie A |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | Relegated to the Segunda Categoría |