# 2017 Ecuadorian Serie A

The 2017 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A (officially known as the Copa Banco del Pacífico Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th season of the Serie A.

## Teams

Twelve teams competed in the 2017 Serie A season, ten of whom took part in the previous season. Aucas and Mushuc Runa were relegated from the Serie A after accumulating the fewest points during the 2016 season. They were replaced by Macará and Clan Juvenil, the 2016 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Macará made their 31st top-flight appearance and their first return to the Serie A since 2013, while Clan Juvenil participated in their first top-flight appearance.

### Stadia and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Barcelona | Guayaquil | Monumental Banco Pichincha | 57,267 |
| Clan Juvenil | Sangolquí | Rumiñahui | 7,233 |
| Delfín | Manta | Jocay | 17,834 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Cuenca | Banco del Austro Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | 18,549 |
| El Nacional | Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa | 35,258 |
| Emelec | Guayaquil | Banco del Pacífico Capwell | 38,963 |
| Fuerza Amarilla | Machala | 9 de Mayo | 16,456 |
| Guayaquil City$^a$ | Guayaquil | Christian Benítez Betancourt | 10,152 |
| Independiente del Valle | Sangolquí | Rumiñahui | 7,233 |
| LDU Quito | Quito | Rodrigo Paz Delgado | 41,575 |
| Macará | Ambato | Bellavista | 16,467 |
| Universidad Católica | Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa | 35,258 |
a: Known as River Ecuador until the end of the first stage.

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Barcelona | Guillermo Almada | Marathon | Pilsener |
| Clan Juvenil | Julio Asad | Aurik | Juan Cevallos Accesorios Petroleros Carli Snacks |
| Delfín | Guillermo Sanguinetti | Spyro | Frescodegfer La Esquina de Ales |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Gabriel Schürrer | Joma | Chubb Seguros |
| El Nacional | Eduardo Favaro | Lotto | ANDEC |
| Emelec | Alfredo Arias | Adidas | Pilsener |
| Fuerza Amarilla | Alcides de Oliveira (caretaker) | Boman | No sponsor |
| Guayaquil City | Pool Gavilánez (caretaker) | Astro | DirecTV |
| Independiente del Valle | Alexis Mendoza | Marathon | Chevrolet DirecTV |
| LDU Quito | Pablo Repetto | Umbro | Chevrolet |
| Macará | Paúl Vélez | Boman | Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda. |
| Universidad Católica | Santiago Escobar | Astro | Discover Card |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| First stage |||||||
| Fuerza Amarilla | Ángel Gracia | Resigned | 3 March | 6th | Marcelo Fleitas | 6 March |
| Clan Juvenil | Juan Carlos Garay | Resigned | 12 March | 10th | Carlos Sevilla | 12 March |
| River Ecuador | Ángel Gómez | Sacked | 28 March | 12th | Gabriel Perrone | 30 March |
| Clan Juvenil | Carlos Sevilla | Resigned | 28 March | 12th | Julio Asad | 29 May |
| LDU Quito | Gustavo Munúa | Sacked | 3 July | 11th | Pablo Repetto | 5 July |
| Second stage |||||||
| Fuerza Amarilla | Marcelo Fleitas | Sacked | 18 July | 9th | Reinaldo Merlo | 18 July |
| Universidad Católica | Jorge Célico | Signed by FEF | 18 July | 12th | Gustavo Díaz | 21 July |
| Fuerza Amarilla | Reinaldo Merlo | Sacked | 15 August | 12th | Alcides de Oliveira | 16 August |
| Universidad Católica | Gustavo Díaz | Signed by León | 28 August | 12th | Marcelo Romano | 28 August |
| Guayaquil City | Gabriel Perrone | Sacked | 11 September | 12th | Pool Gavilánez | 11 September |
| Universidad Católica | Marcelo Romano | End of caretaker tenure | 1 November | 12th | Santiago Escobar | 1 November |

## First stage

The first stage began on January 29 and ended on July 9.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Delfín | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 47 | Qualification to Third stage and Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Emelec | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 38 | |
| 3 | Independiente del Valle | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 37 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 35 | |
| 5 | Macará | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 29 | |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 28 | |
| 8 | River Ecuador | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 26 | |
| 9 | El Nacional | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | LDU Quito | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 19 | |
| 11 | Fuerza Amarilla | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 16 | |
| 12 | Clan Juvenil | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 12 | |
* ↑ Barcelona were deducted six points as punishment for an unpaid debt to Boca Juniors regarding the transfer of Damián Díaz.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | CJU | DEL | CUE | NAC | EME | FAM | IDV | LDQ | MAC | RIV | CAT |
| Barcelona | — | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Clan Juvenil | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Delfín | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| El Nacional | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Emelec | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Fuerza Amarilla | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Independiente del Valle | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| LDU Quito | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Macará | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| River Ecuador | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 |
| Universidad Católica | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | — |

## Second stage

The second stage began on July 14 and concluded on December 9.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Emelec | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 45 | Qualification to Third stage and Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | El Nacional | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 41 | |
| 3 | Macará | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 37 | |
| 4 | Delfín | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 37 | |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 35 | |
| 6 | Independiente del Valle | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 34 | |
| 7 | Barcelona | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 32 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Guayaquil City | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 19 | |
| 10 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 17 | |
| 11 | Clan Juvenil | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 17 | |
| 12 | Fuerza Amarilla | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 45 | −28 | 12 | |
* ↑ Fuerza Amarilla were deducted five points as punishment for failing to submit its payrolls.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | CJU | DEL | CUE | NAC | EME | FAM | GUA | IDV | LDQ | MAC | CAT |
| Barcelona | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Clan Juvenil | 0–2 | — | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–3 |
| Delfín | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| El Nacional | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Emelec | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Fuerza Amarilla | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Guayaquil City | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Independiente del Valle | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| LDU Quito | 0–0 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Macará | 1–0 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Universidad Católica | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | — |
* ↑ Match awarded 3–0 to Guayaquil City due to Fuerza Amarilla being sanctioned by FEF.

## Third stage

Delfín and Emelec qualified to the Finals (Third stage) by being the First stage and Second stage winners, respectively. The winners were the Serie A champions and earned the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2018 Copa Libertadores, and the losers were the Serie A runners-up and earned the Ecuador 2 berth in the 2018 Copa Libertadores. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Delfín played the second leg at home.
Emelec won 6–2 on aggregate.
* Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 2017 Serie A champions
* Emelec 14th title

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Delfín | 44 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 84 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Emelec (C) | 44 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 83 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | Independiente del Valle | 44 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 71 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | Macará | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 70 | Qualification to Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 5 | Barcelona | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 67 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | El Nacional | 44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 64 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Deportivo Cuenca | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 61 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | LDU Quito | 44 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 54 | Qualification to Copa Sudamericana playoff |
| 9 | Universidad Católica | 44 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 45 | |
| 10 | Guayaquil City | 44 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 45 | |
| 11 | Clan Juvenil (R) | 44 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 50 | 102 | −52 | 29 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 12 | Fuerza Amarilla (R) | 44 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 28 | Relegation to Serie B |
* ↑ Barcelona were deducted six points as punishment for an unpaid debt to Boca Juniors regarding the transfer of Damián Díaz.
* ↑ Fuerza Amarilla were deducted five points as punishment for failing to submit its payrolls.

## Copa Sudamericana playoff

The Copa Sudamericana playoff was played between:
* LDU Quito (Aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for 2018 Copa Libertadores)
* Técnico Universitario (2017 Serie B champions)
The winners qualified for the 2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage.
LDU Quito won 5–4 on aggregate.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Hernán Barcos | LDU Quito | 21 |
| 2 | Jonathan Álvez | Barcelona | 20 |
| 3 | Juan Dinenno | Deportivo Cuenca | 19 |
| 3 | Carlos Garcés | Delfín | 19 |
| 5 | Juan Manuel Tévez | Macará | 17 |
| 6 | Jhon Cifuente | Universidad Católica | 15 |
| 6 | Michael Estrada | Independiente del Valle | 15 |
| 8 | Bryan de Jesús | El Nacional | 14 |
| 8 | Ayrton Preciado | Emelec | 14 |
| 10 | Roberto Ordóñez | Delfín | 13 |
Source: FEF