# 1990 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 1990 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 32nd season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador.
LDU Quito won their fourth national championship under the guidance of manager Polo Carrera. Their title was won on December 23 when they defeated Barcelona 3–1 at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa.

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Nacional | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 34 | Qualified to the Third Stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 26 | Qualified to the Third Stage |
| 3 | Deportivo Quito | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 26 | Qualified to the Third Stage |
| 4 | Emelec | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 25 | Qualified to the Third Stage |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 25 | |
| 6 | Delfín | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Técnico Universitario | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | Filanbanco | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 20 | |
| 10 | Aucas | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 18 | |
| 11 | Macará | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 16 | Relegation Ligulla |
| 12 | Juventus | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 58 | −42 | 7 | Relegated to the Serie B |

## Second stage

Universidad Católica, winners of the 1990 Serie B E1, were promoted to the Serie A for this stage.
Group 1 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 17 | Qualified to the Third Stage |
| 2 | El Nacional | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | Qualified to the Third Stage |
| 3 | Filanbanco | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 9 | |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 5 | |
| 6 | Macará | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 5 | |
Group 2 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Universidade Católica | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 | Qualified to the Third Stage |
| 2 | Emelec | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 12 | Qualified to the Third Stage |
| 3 | Aucas | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 9 | |
| 4 | Técnico Universitario | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 8 | |
| 5 | Delfín | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 8 | |
| 6 | Barcelona | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 7 | |
* ↑ Técnico Universitario was docked two points.

## Aggregate table

Since five of the eight spots for the Third Stage were filled in based on their performance in the previous stages, an aggregate table of the First and Second Stages was used to determine who would fill in the remaining three space, as well as who would complete the Relegation Liguilla.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Nacional | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 61 | 24 | +37 | 49 | |
| 2 | Deportivo Quito | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 54 | 24 | +30 | 43 | |
| 3 | Emelec | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 37 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 33 | |
| 5 | Delfín | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 31 | Qualified to the Third Stage |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 31 | Qualified to the Third Stage |
| 7 | LDU Quito | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 30 | Qualified to the Third Stage |
| 8 | Técnico Universitario | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 30 | Relegation Liguilla |
| 9 | Filanbanco | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 29 | Relegation Liguilla |
| 10 | Aucas | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 27 | Relegation Liguilla |
| 11 | Macará | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 63 | −37 | 21 | |
| 12 | Universidad Católica | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 | |
| 13 | Juventus | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 58 | −42 | 7 | |
* ↑ Técnico Universitario was docked two points in the Second Stage.

## Third stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | NAC | LDQ | QUI | CUE |
| 1 | El Nacional | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9.5 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Deportivo Quito | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6.5 | | 1–1 | 1–5 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cuenca | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
* 1 2 Includes bonus points earned in the previous stage: El Nacional and Deportivo Cuenca 1.5 points each.

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | EME | BAR | DEL | CAT |
| 1 | Emelec | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final | | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Delfín | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 4 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
* 1 2 Includes bonus points earned in the previous stage: Emelec and Universidad Católica 1 point each.

## Relegation Liguilla

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | FIL | TEC | MAC | AUC |
| 1 | Filanbanco | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Técnico Universitario | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Macará | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Aucas | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0.5 | Relegation to the Serie B | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
* 1 2 Includes relegation points earned in the previous stage: Macará –1; Aucas –0.5.

## Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | LDQ | BAR | EME | NAC |
| 1 | LDU Quito (C) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | 1991 Copa Libertadores | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | Second-Place Playoffs | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Emelec | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | Second-Place Playoffs | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | El Nacional | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 5 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | |
* Serie A 1990 champion
* LDU Quito 4th title

### Second-place playoffs

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Emelec | 1–1 | Barcelona |
| Barcelona | 3–1 | Emelec |