2005 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 2005 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A 2005, known as 2005 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons, was the 48th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. The season was divided into two tournaments, called the Apertura and Clausura, with the winner of each earning separate national titles. To date, it marks the only time in Serie A history that two titles were awarded in one year.

Copa Pílsener Serie A
Season2005
ChampionsApertura: LDU Quito (8th title)
Clausura: El Nacional (12th title)
RelegatedApertura: Deportivo Quevedo
Clausura: LDU Loja
Copa LibertadoresLDU Quito
El Nacional
Deportivo Cuenca
Copa SudamericanaLDU Quito
El Nacional
Top goalscorerApertura: Wilson Segura (21 goals)
Clausura: Omar Guerra (17 goals)
Season: Wilson Segura (28 goals)
2004
2006

Campeonato Apertura

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The Apertura tournament was set into two stages. The First Stage was a double round-robin tournament where each team plays the other nine teams twice, once at home and once away. The top eight teams advanced to a two-leg single elimination knockout stage. The last team in the First Stage was relegated to Serie B. The winner of the knockout stage is the Apertura champion, and qualifies as the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2006 Copa Libertadores.

First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LDU Quito 18 13 2 3 48 22 +26 41 2005 Copa Sudamericana First Stage & Playoffs
2 El Nacional 18 9 6 3 41 27 +14 33
3 Barcelona 18 7 5 6 19 31 −12 26 Qualified to the Playoffs
4 Deportivo Cuenca 18 7 4 7 26 28 −2 25
5 LDU Loja 18 7 4 7 35 38 −3 25
6 Deportivo Quito 18 7 3 8 36 23 +13 24
7 Aucas 18 7 3 8 22 27 −5 24
8 Olmedo 18 6 5 7 22 25 −3 23
9 Emelec 18 5 5 8 24 31 −7 20
10 Deportivo Quevedo 18 2 3 13 22 43 −21 9 Relegation to Serie B
Updated to match(es) played on July 2, 2005. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Playoff stage

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 LDU Quito 1 5 6
8 Olmedo 1 1 2
1 LDU Quito 1 3 4
4 Deportivo Cuenca 2 1 3
4 Deportivo Cuenca* 1 3 4
5 LDU Loja 1 3 4
1 LDU Quito 0 3 3
3 Barcelona 1 0 1
3 Barcelona* 0 2 2
6 Deportivo Quito 2 0 2
3 Barcelona 1 2 3
2 El Nacional 1 1 2
2 El Nacional 0 4 4
7 Aucas 0 0 0

(*) Barcelona and D. Cuenca advance because of better First Stage records.


 Copa Pílsener Serie A
2005 Apertura champion 
LDU Quito
8th title

Campeonato Clausura

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The Clausura tournament was set into two stages. The First Stage was a double round-robin tournament where each team played the other nine teams twice, once at home and once away. The top six teams in the First Stage advanced to the Liguilla Final, with the top three earning bonus points (3, 2, and 1 point respectively). The last team in the First Stage was relegated to Serie B. The winner of the Liguilla Final was the Clausura champion. The champion and runner-up qualified as the Ecuador 2 and Ecuador 3 berth in the 2006 Copa Libertadores. ESPOLI was promoted to Serie A at the end of Serie B's 2005 Apertura tournament.

First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 El Nacional 18 9 4 5 42 27 +15 31 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 Aucas 18 9 2 7 28 21 +7 29
3 Olmedo 18 7 6 5 25 23 +2 27
4 Deportivo Cuenca 18 6 9 3 19 19 0 27
5 LDU Quito 18 7 5 6 25 20 +5 26
6 Barcelona 18 7 5 6 26 25 +1 26
7 ESPOLI 18 7 2 9 29 31 −2 23
8 Deportivo Quito 18 5 8 5 21 27 −6 23
9 Emelec 18 5 6 7 20 25 −5 21
10 LDU Loja 18 2 5 11 22 39 −17 11 Relegation to Serie B
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Liguilla Final

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 El Nacional 10 7 1 2 23 9 +14 3 25 2006 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Deportivo Cuenca 10 6 2 2 12 10 +2 0 20 2006 Copa Libertadores First Stage
3 LDU Quito 10 5 2 3 20 13 +7 0 17
4 Aucas 10 3 1 6 17 24 −7 2 12
5 Olmedo 10 2 2 6 7 15 −8 1 9
6 Barcelona 10 2 2 6 6 14 −8 0 8
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Included Bonus Points earned in the First Stage.


 Copa Pílsener Serie A
2005 Clausura champion 
El Nacional
12th title

See also

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