# 2025 Ecuadorian Serie A

The 2025 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A is the 67th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the seventh under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (or LigaPro). The season began on 14 February and is scheduled to end in December 2025. The fixture for the first stage of the season was released on 16 January 2025.
For the second season in a row, LDU Quito are the defending champions.

## Format changes

On 27 September 2024, the Council of Presidents of LigaPro approved changes to the format of competition for the 2025 season, aiming to have more matches played in the season. The tournament, which will have 72 additional matches, will have two stages: a first stage in which the 16 participating teams will play each other twice (once at home and once away), and a final stage in which the teams will be split into two hexagonals and one quadrangular group according to their placements in the first stage. In the first hexagonal, the top six teams from the first stage will play each other twice to decide the season champions as well as three Copa Libertadores berths and three Copa Sudamericana ones, while in the second hexagonal the next six teams will play for the last berth to the Copa Sudamericana. The top team at the end of the first stage will be assured of qualification for the Copa Libertadores group stage as Ecuador 2. Relegation will be decided in the quadrangular group, which will involve the four lowest-placed teams in the first stage, with the bottom two being relegated to the second tier at the end of the season. Points from the first stage will be carried over to the final stage.

## Teams
### Team changes

16 teams compete in the season, the top 14 teams from the 2024 Ecuadorian Serie A and the top two teams of the 2024 Ecuadorian Serie B. Imbabura and Cumbayá were relegated from Serie A after finishing in the bottom two places of the aggregate table of the previous season and were replaced by the second tier champions Cuniburo and runners-up Manta. Cuniburo clinched a first-ever promotion to the top flight with three matches to go after a 2–0 loss for Guayaquil City against San Antonio on 13 October 2024, whilst Manta ensured a return to Serie A for the first time since 2021 with one match left on 24 October, after a 6–1 thrashing of Vargas Torres.
On 7 November 2024, it was announced that Cuniburo would change its name to Vinotinto Ecuador starting from this season. The name change, approved by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Sports, was made after the club was acquired by the owners of Segunda Categoría club Vinotinto prior to the start of the 2024 season, and aimed to have the club reach out to the Venezuelan expatriate community in Ecuador.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Aucas | Quito | Cooprogreso Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda | 21,689 |
| Barcelona | Guayaquil | Monumental Banco Pichincha | 57,267 |
| Delfín | Manta | Jocay | 21,000 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Cuenca | Banco del Austro Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | 18,549 |
| El Nacional | Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa | 35,258 |
| Emelec | Guayaquil | George Capwell Banco del Austro | 40,020 |
| Independiente del Valle | Quito | Banco Guayaquil | 12,000 |
| LDU Quito | Quito | Rodrigo Paz Delgado | 41,575 |
| Libertad | Loja | Reina del Cisne | 14,935 |
| Macará | Ambato | Bellavista Universidad Indoamérica | 16,467 |
| Manta | Manta | Jocay | 21,000 |
| Mushuc Runa | Riobamba | Olímpico Fernando Guerrero | 14,400 |
| Orense | Machala | Banco de Machala 9 de Mayo | 16,456 |
| Técnico Universitario | Ambato | Bellavista Universidad Indoamérica | 16,467 |
| Universidad Católica | Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa | 35,258 |
| Vinotinto Ecuador | Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa | 35,258 |

#### Notes

* ↑ To be used as home stadium for the season since Mushuc Runa's stadium Estadio COAC Mushuc Runa in Ambato was closed for failing to meet legal requirements.

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Aucas | Gabriel Pereyra | Lotto | |
| Barcelona | Segundo Castillo | Marathon | Pilsener |
| Delfín | Nicolás Chietino | Baldo's | Hotel Oro Verde Manta |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Norberto Araujo | Lotto | Banco del Austro, Chubb Seguros |
| El Nacional | Omar Asad | Lotto | ANDEC, Teojama Comercial |
| Emelec | Jorge Célico | Adidas | Zapping |
| Independiente del Valle | Javier Rabanal | Marathon | Ecuabet, Banco Guayaquil, MG Motor, Chubb Seguros |
| LDU Quito | Pablo Sánchez | Puma | Banco Pichincha |
| Libertad | Juan Carlos León | Macón Sport | Grand Aviation |
| Macará | Alex Pallarés | Boman | San Francisco COAC Ltda. |
| Manta | Efrén Mera | Jasa Evolution | Atún Isabel, Terminal Portuaria de Manta, Tadel S.A. |
| Mushuc Runa | Ever Almeida | Boman | Mushuc Runa COAC |
| Orense | Santiago Escobar | Elohim | Banco de Machala, IncarPalm |
| Técnico Universitario | Paúl Vélez | Vaz Sport | San Francisco COAC Ltda. |
| Universidad Católica | Diego Martínez | Umbro | Fundación Crisfe |
| Vinotinto Ecuador | Juan Grabowski | Astro | Panolini |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| First stage |||||||
| Universidad Católica | Jorge Célico | End of contract | 5 December 2024 | Pre-season | Diego Martínez | 20 December 2024 |
| El Nacional | Marcelo Zuleta | End of contract | 10 December 2024 | Pre-season | Omar Asad | 23 December 2024 |
| Independiente del Valle | Javier Gandolfi | Sacked | 17 December 2024 | Pre-season | Javier Rabanal | 21 December 2024 |
| Delfín | Javier Carvajal | Sacked | 2 January 2025 | Pre-season | Nicolás Chietino | 6 January 2025 |
| Emelec | Leonel Álvarez | Sacked | 22 January 2025 | Pre-season | Jorge Célico | 23 January 2025 |

## First stage

The first stage began on 14 February and is scheduled to end on 28 September 2025.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 | Advance to First hexagonal and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Libertad | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | Advance to First hexagonal |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Advance to First hexagonal |
| 4 | Macará | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Advance to First hexagonal |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 8 | Advance to First hexagonal |
| 6 | Aucas | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | Advance to First hexagonal |
| 7 | Vinotinto Ecuador | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Advance to Second hexagonal |
| 8 | Mushuc Runa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Second hexagonal |
| 9 | Deportivo Cuenca | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Advance to Second hexagonal |
| 10 | Independiente del Valle | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Second hexagonal |
| 11 | Orense | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | Advance to Second hexagonal |
| 12 | Delfín | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | Advance to Second hexagonal |
| 13 | Manta | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | Advance to Relegation quadrangular |
| 14 | Emelec | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 | Advance to Relegation quadrangular |
| 15 | El Nacional | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | Advance to Relegation quadrangular |
| 16 | Técnico Universitario | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | Advance to Relegation quadrangular |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AUC | BSC | DEL | CUE | NAC | EME | IDV | LDQ | LIB | MAC | MAN | MUS | ORE | TEC | CAT | VIN |
| Aucas | — | | | | | | | a | | | | | | 4–1 | | 2–2 |
| Barcelona | | — | | | | a | 0–4 | | | | | 1–0 | | | | |
| Delfín | | | — | 0–0 | | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 2–0 | | | — | | | | | 0–1 | | | | | | | |
| El Nacional | 0–1 | | | 0–1 | — | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | |
| Emelec | | a | | | | — | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | | | | 0–4 | |
| Independiente del Valle | | | | | | | — | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | | | | 1–1 | |
| LDU Quito | a | | 3–0 | | | | | — | | | | | 4–0 | | | 0–0 |
| Libertad | | 1–4 | | | | | 2–0 | | — | | | | 4–1 | | | |
| Macará | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | — | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Manta | | 2–3 | 2–2 | | 4–3 | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| Mushuc Runa | | | 2–0 | 3–1 | | | | | | | | — | | | | 1–2 |
| Orense | | | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | — | 2–1 | | |
| Técnico Universitario | | 0–1 | | | | | | | 2–2 | | | | | — | | |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | 1–1 | | | | | | 3–0 | 1–1 | | | — | |
| Vinotinto Ecuador | | | | | | 2–1 | | | | 1–2 | | | | | | — |

## Top scorers

    As of 17 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Michael Carcelén | Aucas | 4 |
| 1 | Jorge Daniel Valencia | Manta | 4 |
| 1 | Ismael Díaz | Universidad Católica | 4 |
| 4 | Octavio Rivero | Barcelona | 3 |
| 4 | Jeison Medina | Independiente del Valle | 3 |
| 4 | Miguel Parrales | Orense | 3 |
| 4 | Byron Palacios | Universidad Católica | 3 |
| 4 | Rafael Monti | Vinotinto Ecuador | 3 |
| 9 | Alejandro Tobar | Deportivo Cuenca | 2 |
| 9 | Lisandro Alzugaray | LDU Quito | 2 |
| 9 | Michael Estrada | LDU Quito | 2 |
| 9 | Eber Caicedo | Libertad | 2 |
| 9 | Néstor Caicedo | Libertad | 2 |
| 9 | Adolfo Muñoz | Macará | 2 |
| 9 | Francisco Mera | Vinotinto Ecuador | 2 |
Source: Futbolecuador.com