# 2003 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 2003 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2003 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 46th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. LDU Quito won its seventh national championship.

## Format

The tournament for this season was composed of three stages:
The First Stage and Second Stages are identical. The ten teams competed in a double round-robin tournament, one game at home and one away. The top three teams in each stage qualified to the Liguilla Final with bonus points (3, 2, and 1 point[s], respectively). At the end of the Second Stage, the team with the fewest points in the aggregate table were relegated to the Serie B.
The Liguilla Final was a double round-robin tournament between the six qualified teams of the First and Second Stage. The winner of the Liguilla Final was crowned the Serie A champion. The champion, runner-up, and third-place finisher qualified to the 2004 Copa Libertadores.

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 38 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 36 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 31 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Emelec | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 22 | |
| 7 | Aucas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 17 | |
| 9 | ESPOLI | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 15 | |
| 10 | Manta | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 12 | |

## Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 34 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Barcelona | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 34 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 32 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 32 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 27 | |
| 6 | Emelec | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 27 | |
| 7 | ESPOLI | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 21 | |
| 8 | Aucas | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 18 | |
| 9 | Manta | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 14 | |
| 10 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 10 | |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 72 | |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 70 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 63 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 60 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 5 | Emelec | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 53 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 49 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 7 | Aucas | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 41 | |
| 8 | ESPOLI | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 35 | |
| 9 | Técnico Universitario | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 27 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 10 | Manta | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 26 | Relegation to Serie B |
* ↑ Since Barcelona, LDU Quito, & El Nacional qualified to the Liguilla Final twice, Deportivo Quito, Emelec, and Deportivo Cuenca qualified to the Liguilla Final as the best non-top-three finisher in the aggregate table.

## Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito (C) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 5 | 26 | 2004 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 5 | 23 | 2004 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | El Nacional | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 2 | 20 | 2004 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | Emelec | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 0 | 11 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 0 | 10 | |
* Copa Pílsener Serie A 2003 champion
* LDU Quito 7th title