# 1971 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 1971 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, the first division of Ecuadorian football (soccer), was played by 16 teams. The champion was Barcelona.

## First stage

Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Emelec | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 21 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | El Nacional | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 19 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Deportivo Cuenca | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 18 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | América de Quito | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 17 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 5 | Politécnico | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 12 | Qualified to the Liguilla del No Descenso |
| 6 | Macará | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 12 | Qualified to the Liguilla del No Descenso |
| 7 | Juventud Italiana | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 12 | Qualified to the Liguilla del No Descenso |
| 8 | Norte América | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 40 | −31 | 1 | Qualified to the Liguilla del No Descenso |
| Home \ Away | CDA | CDC | CSE | EN | JUV | MAC | NOR | CDP |
| América de Quito | | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Emelec | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| El Nacional | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Juventud Italiana | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Macará | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Norte América | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 0–4 |
| Politécnico | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universidad Católica | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 19 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 17 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Barcelona | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 17 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 16 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 13 | Qualified to the Liguilla del No Descenso |
| 6 | Brasil | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 13 | Qualified to the Liguilla del No Descenso |
| 7 | 9 de Octubre | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 12 | Qualified to the Liguilla del No Descenso |
| 8 | Olmedo | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 5 | Qualified to the Liguilla del No Descenso |
| Home \ Away | 9DO | BSC | BRA | SDQ | LDP | LDQ | CDO | UC |
| 9 de Octubre | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Barcelona | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Brasil | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Deportivo Quito | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| LDU Portoviejo | 5–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| LDU Quito | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Olmedo | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 1–3 |
| Universidad Católica | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |

## Liguilla del No Descenso

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Macará | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 18 | |
| 2 | Olmedo | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 17 | |
| 3 | 9 de Octubre | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 17 | Relegated to Serie B |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 16 | Relegated to Serie B |
| 5 | Politécnico | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 13 | Relegated to Serie B |
| 6 | Juventud Italiana | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 13 | Relegated to Serie B |
| 7 | Norte América | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 12 | Relegated to Serie B |
| 8 | Brasil | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 6 | Relegated to Serie B |
| Home \ Away | 9DO | BRA | SDQ | JUV | MAC | NOR | CDO | CDP |
| 9 de Octubre | | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Brasil | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo Quito | 4–0 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Juventud Italiana | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| Macará | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Norte América | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Olmedo | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 |
| Politécnico | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | |

## Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 18 | Champions and Qualified to the 1972 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | América de Quito | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 17 | Qualified to the 1972 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Emelec | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 15 | |
| 4 | El Nacional | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 15 | |
| 5 | Universidad Católica | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 | |
| 6 | LDU Quito | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 13 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Cuenca | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 13 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 8 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 8 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| Home \ Away | CDA | BSC | CDC | EN | CSE | LDP | LDQ | UC |
| América de Quito | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Barcelona | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| El Nacional | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Emelec | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| LDU Portoviejo | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| LDU Quito | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | | 2–0 |
| Universidad Católica | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |