# 2016 Ecuadorian Serie A

The 2016 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A (officially known as the Copa Banco del Pacífico Serie A for sponsorship reasons) is the 58th season of the Serie A.

## Teams

Twelve teams are competing in the 2016 Serie A season, ten of whom remain from the previous season. LDU Loja and Deportivo Quito were relegated from the Serie A after accumulating the fewest points during the 2015 season. They were replaced by Delfín and Fuerza Amarilla, the 2015 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Delfín is making their 11th top-flight appearance and their first return to the Serie A since 2001, while Fuerza Amarilla is participating in their first top-flight appearance.

### Stadia and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Aucas | Quito | Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda | 18,799 |
| Barcelona | Guayaquil | Monumental Banco Pichincha | 57,267 |
| 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 |
| Independiente del Valle | Sangolquí | Rumiñahui | 7,233 |
| LDU Quito | Quito | Casa Blanca | 41,575 |
| Mushuc Runa | Ambato | Bellavista | 16,467 |
| River Ecuador | Guayaquil | Christian Benítez Betancourt | 10,152 |
| Universidad Católica | Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa | 35,258 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Aucas | Armando Osma | Lotto | Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Andalucía |
| Barcelona | Guillermo Almada | Marathon | Pilsener |
| Delfín | Octavio Zambrano | Boman | Frescodegfer |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Gabriel Cosenza | Bow Sport | Chubb Seguros |
| El Nacional | Eduardo Favaro | Lotto | Pilsener |
| Emelec | Alfredo Arias | Adidas | Pilsener |
| Fuerza Amarilla | Ángel Gracia | Boman | Oroporto S.A. |
| Independiente del Valle | Alexis Mendoza | Marathon | Chevrolet |
| LDU Quito | Álex Aguinaga | Umbro | Chevrolet |
| Mushuc Runa | Víctor Hugo Andrada | Aurik | Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Mushuc Runa |
| River Ecuador | Pablo Trobbiani | Astro | Comandato |
| Universidad Católica | Jorge Célico | New Balance | Banco Pichincha |

## First stage

The first stage began on February 5 and ended on July 24.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 47 | Third stage and 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Emelec | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 43 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 36 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 34 | |
| 5 | Independiente del Valle | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 34 | |
| 6 | LDU Quito | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 28 | |
| 8 | River Ecuador | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 27 | |
| 9 | Fuerza Amarilla | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Delfín | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 23 | |
| 11 | Aucas | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 19 | |
| 12 | Mushuc Runa | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 15 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AUC | BAR | DEL | CUE | NAC | EME | FAM | IND | LDQ | MUS | RIV | CAT |
| Aucas | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Barcelona | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| Delfín | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| El Nacional | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Emelec | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Fuerza Amarilla | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Independiente del Valle | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 |
| LDU Quito | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Mushuc Runa | 1–4 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| River Ecuador | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Universidad Católica | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — |

## Second stage

The second stage began on July 31 and ended on December 10.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 52 | Third stage and 2017 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Emelec | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 45 | |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 31 | |
| 4 | Independiente del Valle | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 30 | |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 30 | |
| 6 | El Nacional | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 29 | |
| 7 | Mushuc Runa | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 28 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 26 | |
| 9 | Delfín | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 25 | |
| 10 | Fuerza Amarilla | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 25 | |
| 11 | Aucas | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 24 | |
| 12 | River Ecuador | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 20 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AUC | BAR | DEL | CUE | NAC | EME | FAM | IND | LDQ | MUS | RIV | CAT |
| Aucas | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Barcelona | 3–3 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Delfín | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| El Nacional | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Emelec | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Fuerza Amarilla | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Independiente del Valle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 |
| LDU Quito | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Mushuc Runa | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| River Ecuador | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 |
| Universidad Católica | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | — |

## Third stage

As Barcelona won both the first stage and the second stage, the third stage was not played and Barcelona became champions automatically. Emelec became runners-up by virtue of the aggregate table.
* Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 2016 Serie A champion
* Barcelona 15th title

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona | 44 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 93 | 35 | +58 | 99 | Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Emelec | 44 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 81 | 48 | +33 | 88 | Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | El Nacional | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 65 | Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | Independiente del Valle | 44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 64 | Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 61 | Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 60 | Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 44 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 59 | Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 8 | Fuerza Amarilla | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 49 | Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 9 | Delfín | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 48 | |
| 10 | River Ecuador | 44 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 47 | |
| 11 | Aucas | 44 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 43 | Serie B |
| 12 | Mushuc Runa | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 43 | Serie B |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Maximiliano Barreiro | ARG | Delfín | 26 |
| 2 | Carlos Luis Quintero | ECU | Mushuc Runa | 22 |
| 3 | Cristian Guanca | ARG | Emelec | 21 |
| 4 | Jonathan Álvez | URU | Barcelona | 20 |
| 5 | Michael Estrada | ECU | El Nacional | 19 |
| 5 | Raúl Becerra | ARG | Deportivo Cuenca | 19 |
| 7 | Ángel Mena | ECU | Emelec | 16 |