# 1999 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 1999 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 41st season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. LDU Quito successfully defended their title and won their sixth national championship.

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Nacional | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 44 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Emelec | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 38 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 38 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Barcelona | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 35 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 5 | Macará | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 32 | |
| 6 | Olmedo | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 31 | |
| 7 | ESPOLI | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 30 | |
| 8 | Delfín | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 29 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Quito | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 27 | Qualified to the Relegation Liguilla |
| 10 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 27 | Qualified to the Relegation Liguilla |
| 11 | Aucas | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 22 | Qualified to the Relegation Liguilla |
| 12 | Audaz Octubrino | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 14 | Qualified to the Relegation Liguilla |

## Second stage

Group 1 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 19 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Macará | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 15 | |
| 3 | Audaz Octubrino | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 15 | |
| 4 | El Nacional | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 14 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Delfín | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 12 | Qualified to the Relegation Liguilla |
Group 2 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ESPOLI | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 22 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 17 | |
| 3 | Emelec | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 16 | |
| 4 | Olmedo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 11 | |
| 5 | Aucas | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 9 | Qualified to the Relegation Liguilla |

## Relegation Liguilla

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Aucas | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 19 | |
| 2 | Macará | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 16 | |
| 3 | Olmedo | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 15 | |
| 4 | Delfín | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 14 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 5 | Cuenca | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 11 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 6 | Audaz Octubrino | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 29 | −25 | −2 | Relegated to the Serie B |

## Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Nacional | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 20 | Qualified to the Finals and the 2000 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 19 | Qualified to the Finals and the 2000 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Emelec | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 18 | Qualified to the 2000 Copa Libertadores |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 14 | |
| 5 | ESPOLI | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 11 | |
| 6 | Barcelona | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 9 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Includes bonus points earned in previous stages: El Nacional (3); D. Quito, Emelec & ESPOLI (2); LDU Quito (1).

## Championship finals

* 1999 Serie A champion
* LDU Quito 6th title