# 1983 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 1983 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 25th national championship for football teams in Ecuador.

## Teams

The number of teams for this season was played by 14 teams.
| Club | City |
| 9 de Octubre | Guayaquil |
| América de Quito | Quito |
| Aucas | Quito |
| Barcelona | Guayaquil |
| Deportivo Cuenca | Cuenca |
| Deportivo Quevedo | Quevedo |
| Deportivo Quito | Quito |
| El Nacional | Quito |
| Emelec | Guayaquil |
| Everest | Guayaquil |
| LDU Portoviejo | Portoviejo |
| LDU Quito | Quito |
| Manta | Manta |
| Técnico Universitario | Ambato |
| Universidad Católica | Quito |

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Nacional | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 36 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | 9 de Octubre | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 33 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | LDU Portoviejo | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 31 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Barcelona | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 30 | |
| 5 | Manta | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 29 | |
| 6 | LDU Quito | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 27 | |
| 7 | Técnico Universitario | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 27 | |
| 8 | Emelec | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 26 | |
| 9 | Universidad Católica | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 25 | |
| 10 | Aucas | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 24 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Quito | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 22 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Quevedo | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 21 | |
| 13 | América de Quito | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 20 | |
| 14 | Everest | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 67 | −42 | 13 | |

## Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 18 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | El Nacional | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 16 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Técnico Universitario | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 15 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Manta | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 14 | |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 14 | |
| 6 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 14 | |
| 7 | 9 de Octubre | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 12 | |
| 8 | Emelec | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 9 | |

## Liguilla del No Descenso

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 14 | |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 13 | |
| 3 | Aucas | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | América de Quito | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quevedo | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 7 | |
| 6 | Everest | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 7 | Relegated to the Serie B |

## Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Nacional (C) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 15 | 1984 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | 9 de Octubre | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1984 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Barcelona | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 12 | |
| 4 | LDU Portoviejo | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 10 | |
| 5 | Técnico Universitario | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 10 | |
| 6 | Manta | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 6 | |
* ↑ El Nacional were awarded three points.
* ↑ 9 de Octubre were awarded one point.
* ↑ Barcelona were awarded two points.
* Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1983 champion
* El Nacional