# 2014 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 2014 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (officially known as the Copa Pilsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league.
Emelec successfully defended their title for their 12th overall.

## Format

The format for the season was played as in 2013 with the exception that the runner-up would not qualify to the Copa Sudamericana.

## Teams

Twelve teams competed in the 2014 Serie A season, ten of which remained from the previous season. Deportivo Quevedo and Macará were relegated to the Serie B after accumulating the fewest points in the 2013 season aggregate table. They were replaced by Olmedo and Mushuc Runa, the 2013 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Olmedo was making a return to the Serie A after a one-year absence. Mushuc Runa were making their first appearance in the top-flight.

### Stadia and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Barcelona | Guayaquil | Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo | 57,267 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Cuenca | Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | 20,502 |
| Deportivo Quito | Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa | 35,258 |
| El Nacional | Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa | 35,258 |
| Emelec | Guayaquil | George Capwell | 21,388 |
| Independiente del Valle | Sangolquí | Rumiñahui | 7,233 |
| LDU Loja | Loja | Federativo Reina del Cisne | 13,359 |
| LDU Quito | Quito | Casa Blanca | 41,575 |
| Manta | Manta | Jocay | 17,834 |
| Mushuc Runa | Ambato | Bellavista | 16,467 |
| Olmedo | Riobamba | Olímpico de Riobamba | 14,400 |
| Universidad Católica | Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa | 35,258 |

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Barcelona | Rubén Israel | Matías Oyola | Marathon | Pilsener |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Guillermo Duró | Alejandro Frezzotti | Marathon | Metrocar |
| Deportivo Quito | Carlos Sevilla | Edison Vega | Fila | Prima Electronics |
| El Nacional | Octavio Zambrano | Marwin Pita | Lotto | Pilsener |
| Emelec | Gustavo Quinteros | Pedro Quiñónez | Warrior | Pilsener |
| Independiente del Valle | Pablo Repetto | Librado Azcona | Marathon | DirecTV |
| LDU Loja | Diego Ochoa | Pedro Larrea | Astro | Banco de Loja |
| LDU Quito | Luis Zubeldía | Norberto Araujo | Umbro | Budweiser |
| Manta | Jorge Alfonso | Efrén Mera | Astro | Atún Isabel |
| Mushuc Runa | Julio Asad | Sebastián Blázquez | AESA | Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Mushuc Runa |
| Olmedo | Juan Urquiza | Robinson Sánchez | Reusch | Acción Rural |
| Universidad Católica | Jorge Célico | Facundo Martínez | Astro | Discover |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Pre-season changes |||||||
| LDU Quito | Edgardo Bauza | Resigned | November 11, 2013 | Luis Zubeldía | November 26, 2013 | N/A |
| Olmedo | Héctor González | Replaced | December 12, 2013 | Gabriel Perrone | December 12, 2013 | N/A |
| Manta | Fabián Bustos | End of contract | December 8, 2013 | Juan Manuel Llop | December 18, 2013 | N/A |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Edgar Ospina | Replaced | December 19, 2013 | Roberto Mario Gómez | December 19, 2013 | N/A |
| First Stage changes |||||||
| Deportivo Cuenca | Roberto Mario Gómez | Mutual agreement | March 2, 2014 | Guillermo Duró | March 12, 2014 | 11th |
| LDU Loja | Álex Aguinaga | Mutual agreement | March 20, 2014 | Diego Ochoa | March 20, 2014 | 3rd |
| Mushuc Runa | César Vigevani | Sacked | April 1, 2014 | Julio Asad | April 1, 2014 | 11th |
| Barcelona | Carlos Ischia | Contract terminated | May 21, 2014 | Rubén Israel | May 28, 2014 | 5th |
| Olmedo | Gabriel Perrone | Sacked | July 19, 2014 | Mario Saralegui | July 31, 2014 | 8th |
| Universidad Católica | Jorge Célico | Promoted to Director of football | August 5, 2014 | Luis Soler | August 5, 2014 | 6th |
| El Nacional | Carlos Sevilla | Contract terminated | August 5, 2014 | Octavio Zambrano | August 11, 2014 | 7th |
| Second Stage changes |||||||
| Deportivo Quito | Juan Carlos Garay | Resigned | August 9, 2014 | Carlos Sevilla | August 10, 2014 | 7th |
| Manta | Juan Manuel Llop | Resigned | August 14, 2014 | Armando Osma | August 15, 2014 | 12th |
| Universidad Católica | Luis Soler | Sacked | October 7, 2014 | Jorge Célico | October 7, 2014 | 11th |
| Olmedo | Mario Saralegui | Resigned | October 7, 2014 | Héctor González | October 7, 2014 | 10th |
| Manta | Armando Osma | Mutual agreement | October 11, 2014 | Jorge Alfonso | October 11, 2014 | 12th |
| Olmedo | Héctor González | Replaced | November 16, 2014 | Juan Urquiza | November 16, 2014 | 11th |
    1.^ Edgardo Bauza's exit was confirmed on November 11, 2013. However, he would vacate the position at the end of the 2013 season. His replacement, Luis Zubeldía, was confirmed on November 26, 2013 and would assume the managerial position upon Bauza's official exit.
    2.^ Interim manager.
    3.^ Interim manager, but later promoted to full-time manager.
    4.^ Héctor González was interim manager in the 21st round.

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Emelec | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 44 | Third stage and Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 40 | |
| 3 | LDU Loja | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 36 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 35 | |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 29 | |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 28 | |
| 7 | El Nacional | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 27 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Quito | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 26 | |
| 9 | Olmedo | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 26 | |
| 10 | Mushuc Runa | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 26 | |
| 11 | Manta | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 23 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 23 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | CUE | QUI | NAC | EME | IDV | LDL | LDQ | MAN | MUR | OLM | CAT |
| Barcelona | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Deportivo Quito | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| El Nacional | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Emelec | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Independiente del Valle | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 |
| LDU Loja | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| LDU Quito | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Manta | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Mushuc Runa | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Olmedo | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | | 2–0 |
| Universidad Católica | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |

## Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 48 | Third stage and Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 46 | |
| 3 | Emelec | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 44 | |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 40 | |
| 5 | El Nacional | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 29 | |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 28 | |
| 8 | LDU Loja | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 22 | |
| 9 | Mushuc Runa | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 21 | |
| 10 | Manta | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 20 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Quito | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 20 | |
| 12 | Olmedo | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 16 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | CUE | QUI | NAC | EME | IDV | LDL | LDQ | MAN | MUR | OLM | CAT |
| Barcelona | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Deportivo Quito | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| El Nacional | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Emelec | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Independiente del Valle | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| LDU Loja | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| LDU Quito | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 |
| Manta | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Mushuc Runa | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Olmedo | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 0–3 |
| Universidad Católica | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Emelec | 44 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 88 | Copa Libertadores second stage and Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 44 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 86 | Copa Libertadores first stage |
| 3 | Barcelona | 44 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 83 | Copa Libertadores second stage |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 44 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 69 | Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 5 | LDU Loja | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 58 | Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 56 | Copa Sudamericana first stage |
| 7 | El Nacional | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 56 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Cuenca | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 51 | |
| 9 | Mushuc Runa | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 47 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Quito | 44 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 46 | |
| 11 | Manta | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 43 | 2015 Serie B |
| 12 | Olmedo | 44 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 42 | 2015 Serie B |
* ↑ Qualified as Third stage winner
* ↑ Qualified as Second stage winner

## Third stage

Emelec and Barcelona qualified to the Finals (Third Stage) by being the First Stage and Second Stage winners, respectively. The winner will be the Serie A champion and earn the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2015 Copa Libertadores and in the 2015 Copa Sudamericana, and the loser will be the Serie A runner-up and earn the Ecuador 2 berth in the 2015 Copa Libertadores. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Emelec will play the second leg at home.
Emelec won 4–1 on aggregate.
* Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 2014 Serie A champion
* Emelec 12th title

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Armando Wila | ECU | Universidad Católica | 20 |
| 2 | Miller Bolaños | ECU | Emelec | 19 |
| 3 | Junior Sornoza | ECU | Independiente del Valle | 17 |
| 4 | Daniel Angulo | ECU | Independiente del Valle | 16 |
| 5 | Juan Manuel Cobelli | ARG | Deportivo Cuenca | 14 |
| 5 | Angel Mena | ECU | Emelec | 14 |
| 7 | Maximiliano Barreiro | ARG | Mushuc Runa | 13 |
| 8 | Ismael Blanco | ARG | Barcelona | 12 |
| 8 | Henry Patta | ECU | Universidad Católica | 12 |
| 10 | Juan Luis Anangonó | ECU | LDU Quito | 11 |
| 10 | Miller Castillo | ECU | Manta | 11 |