2013 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 2013 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (officially known as the Copa Pilsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 55th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. Barcelona was the defending champion.

Copa Pilsener Serie A
Season2013
ChampionsEmelec (11th title)
RelegatedMacará
Deportivo Quevedo
2014 Copa LibertadoresEmelec
Independiente del Valle
Deportivo Quito
2014 Copa SudamericanaEmelec
Independiente del Valle
Universidad Católica
Barcelona
Matches played264
Goals scored645 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerFederico Nieto
(29 goals)
Biggest home winEmelec 7–0 Universidad Católica
(October 20)
Biggest away winUniversidad Católica 0–4 Emelec
(January 30)
Macará 1–5 Deportivo Cuenca
(April 27)
Macará 1–5 Independiente del Valle
(May 25)
Macará 0–4 Emelec
(October 27)
Highest scoringBarcelona 6–2 Universidad Católica
(May 8)
Longest winning runEmelec — 8 matches
(January 27–March 29)
Longest unbeaten runEmelec — 12 matches
(September 18–December 8)
Longest winless runLDU Loja — 16 matches
(February 22–June 23)
Longest losing runEl Nacional — 6 matches
(February 2–March 9)
Macará — 6 matches
(April 5–May 8)
2012
2014

Format

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On the night of January 8, 2013, the Ecuadorian Football Federation determined that the format for 2013 would be the same as the previous season.

Teams

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Twelve teams will compete in the 2013 Serie A season, ten of whom remain from the previous season. Técnico Universitario and Olmedo were relegated last season after accumulating the fewest points in the 2012 season aggregate table. They will be replaced by Universidad Católica and Deportivo Quevedo, the 2012 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Both teams are making returns to the Serie A. Universidad Católica is returning after two seasons, while Deportivo Quevedo is returning after seven.

Team Home city Home ground Manager Captain
Barcelona Guayaquil Monumental Banco Pichincha Luis Soler Matías Oyola
Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Fabián Frías Mariano Mina
Deportivo Quevedo Quevedo 7 de Octubre José Mora Jhon García
Deportivo Quito Quito Olímpico Atahualpa Rubén Darío Insúa Jorge Guagua
El Nacional Quito Olímpico Atahualpa Carlos Sevilla Marwin Pita
Emelec Guayaquil George Capwell Gustavo Quinteros Pedro Quiñónez
Independiente del Valle Sangolquí Rumiñahui Pablo Repetto Henry León
LDU Loja Loja Federativo Reina del Cisne Álex Aguinaga Pedro Larrea
LDU Quito Quito Casa Blanca Edgardo Bauza Norberto Araujo
Macará Ambato Bellavista Christian Gómez Cristian Mora
Manta Manta Jocay Fabián Bustos Rolando Ramírez
Universidad Católica Quito Olímpico Atahualpa Jorge Célico Facundo Martínez


Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of
vacancy
Replaced by Date of
appointment
Position
in table
Pre-season changes
Deportivo Cuenca Guillermo Duró Replaced December 2, 2012 Guillermo Rivarola December 19, 2012 N/A
Manta Armando Osma Replaced December 2, 2012 Edwin Cózar December 18, 2012 N/A
First Stage changes
El Nacional Orlando Narváez[M 1] Replaced January 29, 2013 Manuel Tomé January 29, 2013 2nd
El Nacional Manuel Tomé Sacked March 5, 2013 Orlando Narváez[M 1] March 5, 2013 10th
El Nacional Orlando Narváez[M 1] Replaced March 10, 2013 Carlos Sevilla March 10, 2013[1] 12th
Deportivo Cuenca Guillermo Rivarola Resigned April 22, 2013 Fabián Frías April 22, 2013 12th
Macará Fabián Bustos Resigned April 28, 2013 Armando Ósma April 29, 2013 12th
LDU Loja Paúl Vélez Resigned May 18, 2013 Juan Carlos Pérez[M 1] May 18, 2013 11th
Inter-stage changes
LDU Loja Juan Carlos Pérez[M 1] Replaced June 29, 2013 Álex Aguinaga June 29, 2013 N/A
Manta Edwin Cózar Resigned June 30, 2013 Fabián Bustos July 1, 2013 N/A
Second Stage changes
Deportivo Quevedo Raúl Duarte Resigned July 21, 2013 Juan Urquiza July 23, 2013 12th
Barcelona Gustavo Costas Resigned August 10, 2013 Luis Soler August 12, 2013 10th
Deportivo Quevedo Juan Urquiza Resigned September 25, 2013 José Mora September 25, 2013 12th
Macará Armando Ósma Resigned October 22, 2013 Óscar Pacheco October 23, 2013 12th
Macará Óscar Pacheco Resigned November 8, 2013 Christian Gómez November 8, 2013 12th
  1. ^ a b c d e Interim manager.

First stage

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The first stage (Spanish: Primera Etapa) began on January 25 and ended on June 30.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Emelec 22 14 3 5 28 17 +11 45 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 LDU Quito 22 12 5 5 26 19 +7 41
3 Independiente del Valle 22 12 3 7 37 25 +12 39
4 Deportivo Quito 22 10 8 4 41 24 +17 38
5 Barcelona 22 11 5 6 33 19 +14 38
6 Universidad Católica 22 9 6 7 34 35 −1 33
7 El Nacional 22 8 2 12 29 33 −4 26
8 Deportivo Cuenca 22 6 7 9 29 36 −7 25
9 Deportivo Quevedo 22 6 5 11 26 34 −8 23
10 Manta 22 5 7 10 26 33 −7 22
11 LDU Loja 22 3 8 11 21 33 −12 17
12 Macará 22 3 7 12 14 36 −22 16
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Home \ Away BAR CUE QUE QUI NAC EME IDV LDL LDQ MAC MAN CAT
Barcelona 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–5 3–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 6–2
Deportivo Cuenca 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–2
Deportivo Quevedo 1–1 0–0 4–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–3
Deportivo Quito 1–0 5–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–2
El Nacional 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–2
Emelec 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–0
Independiente del Valle 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–0
LDU Loja 2–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–2
LDU Quito 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1
Macará 0–0 1–5 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–5 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–1
Manta 1–2 3–1 3–2 0–0 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2
Universidad Católica 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–4 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on June 30, 2013. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

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The second stage (Spanish: Segunda Etapa) began on July 5 and will end on December 8.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Emelec 22 12 7 3 39 13 +26 43 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Universidad Católica 22 11 5 6 34 29 +5 38
3 Independiente del Valle 22 9 7 6 33 23 +10 34
4 El Nacional 22 9 7 6 19 14 +5 34
5 Deportivo Quito 22 9 6 7 21 26 −5 33
6 Barcelona 22 7 9 6 21 24 −3 30
7 LDU Loja 22 7 8 7 28 22 +6 29
8 Manta 22 7 6 9 21 27 −6 27
9 LDU Quito 22 5 10 7 22 22 0 25
10 Deportivo Cuenca 22 4 10 8 29 32 −3 22
11 Deportivo Quevedo 22 6 4 12 18 34 −16 22
12 Macará 22 3 7 12 16 35 −19 16
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Home \ Away BAR CUE QUE QUI NAC EME IDV LDL LDQ MAC MAN CAT
Barcelona 3–3 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1
Deportivo Cuenca 0–0 3–0 6–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–1 2–2
Deportivo Quevedo 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–3 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2
Deportivo Quito 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0
El Nacional 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1
Emelec 0–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 7–0
Independiente del Valle 3–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–2
LDU Loja 3–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 0–1
LDU Quito 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–3
Macará 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1
Manta 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Universidad Católica 3–1 3–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on December 8, 2013. Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Emelec 44 26 10 8 67 30 +37 88 2014 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 Independiente del Valle 44 21 10 13 70 48 +22 73
3 Deportivo Quito 44 19 14 11 62 50 +12 71 2014 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4 Universidad Católica 44 20 11 13 68 64 +4 71 2014 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
5 Barcelona 44 18 14 12 54 43 +11 68
6 LDU Quito 44 17 15 12 48 41 +7 66
7 El Nacional 44 17 9 18 48 47 +1 60
8 Manta 44 12 13 19 47 60 −13 49
9 Deportivo Cuenca 44 10 17 17 58 68 −10 47
10 LDU Loja 44 10 16 18 49 55 −6 46
11 Deportivo Quevedo 44 12 9 23 44 68 −24 45 Relegation to the Serie B
12 Macará 44 6 14 24 30 71 −41 32
Source: [citation needed]

Third stage

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The Third Stage (Spanish: Tercera Etapa) was not played as Emelec won both the first stage and second stage, and were crowned champions automatically. They earned the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2014 Copa Libertadores and the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Federico Nieto   Argentine Deportivo Quito 28
2 Federico Laurito   Argentine Universidad Católica 25
3 Andrés Ríos   Argentine Deportivo Cuenca 21
4 Junior Sornoza   Ecuadorian Independiente del Valle 19
5 Christian Márquez   Ecuadorian Manta 15
6 Daniel Angulo   Ecuadorian Independiente del Valle 12
Alex Colón   Ecuadorian Deportivo Quito 12
Ariel Nahuelpan   Argentine Barcelona 12
9 Michael Arroyo   Ecuadorian Barcelona 11
Marlon de Jesús   Ecuadorian Emelec 11

Updated as of games played on December 8, 2013.
Source:[4]

Hat tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Christian Márquez Manta Independiente del Valle 3–1 January 26, 2013[5]
  Junior Sornoza4 Independiente del Valle Macará 1–5 May 25, 2013[6]
  Federico Nieto Deportivo Quito Deportivo Quevedo 4–3 June 26, 2013[7]
  Andrés Ríos Deportivo Cuenca Deportivo Quito 6–1 August 16, 2013[8]
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals.

References

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  1. ^ "El Directorio Militar ya eligió entrenador" [The Military Directors already choose a manager]. March 10, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "Partidos y Resultados" (in Spanish). ecuafutbol.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Partidos y Resultados" (in Spanish). ecuafutbol.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "Goleadores Mayores-Primera A" [Goalscorers Serie A] (in Spanish). ecuafutbol.org. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  5. ^ "Reporte Oficial" [Match Report]. January 26, 2013. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  6. ^ "Reporte Oficial" [Match Report]. May 25, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Reporte Oficial" [Match Report]. June 26, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Reporte Oficial" [Match Report]. August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.[permanent dead link]
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