title: 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
text: # 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
  
  The 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 16th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their second national title.
  
  ## Teams
  
  Eight teams started the season. Two would be relegated mid-season and be replaced by two teams from the Serie B. The following eight teams started the season (home city in parentheses):
  
  * Barcelona (Guayaquil)
  * Deportivo Cuenca (Cuenca)
  * Deportivo Quito (Quito)
  * El Nacional (Quito)
  * Emelec (Guayaquil)
  * LDU Portoviejo (Portoviejo)
  * Macará (Ambato)
  * Universidad Católica (Quito)
  
  ## First stage
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Deportivo Cuenca | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 19 | Qualified to the Liguilla |
  | 2 | El Nacional | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 18 | Qualified to the Liguilla |
  | 3 | Emelec | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 17 | |
  | 4 | Barcelona | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 16 | |
  | 5 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 13 | |
  | 6 | Universidad Católica | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 11 | |
  | 7 | Deportivo Quito | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 9 | Relegated to the Serie B |
  | 8 | Macará | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 9 | Relegated to the Serie B |
  
  ## Second stage
  
  Two teams were promoted from the Serie B after the First Stage; there was no relegation after this stage. The new teams are (home city in parentheses):
  
  * América (Quito)
  * LDU Quito (Quito)
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | El Nacional | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 17 | Qualified to the Liguilla |
  | 2 | LDU Quito | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 16 | Qualified to the Liguilla |
  | 3 | Barcelona | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 15 | |
  | 4 | América de Quito | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 14 | |
  | 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 13 | |
  | 6 | Universidad Católica | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 13 | |
  | 7 | Emelec | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 12 | |
  | 8 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 12 | |
  
  ## Liguilla
  
  The following teams qualified to for the Liguilla:
  
  * Deportivo Cuenca
  * El Nacional
  * LDU Quito
  
  Since El Nacional accumulated the most points during the season, they advanced automatically to the finals.
  
  | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | El Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 0 | 0 | 0 | | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 3 | LDU Quito | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  
  * Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1974 Champion
  * LDU Quito 2nd Title
  