title: 2019 in Ecuadorian football
text: # 2019 in Ecuadorian football
  
  The 2019 season was the 61st season of competitive association football in Ecuador.
  
  ## National teams
  
  ### Ecuador national football team
  
  **2019 Copa América**
  
  **Group C**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
  | 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |
  
  ### Ecuador national under-20 football team
  
  **2019 South American U-20 Championship**
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ecuador | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Final stage |
  | 2 | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | Final stage |
  | 3 | Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Final stage |
  | 4 | Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
  | 5 | Peru | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
  
  **2019 South American U-20 Championship**
  
  **Final stage**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ecuador | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup & 2019 Pan American Games |
  | 2 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup & 2019 Pan American Games |
  | 3 | Uruguay | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup & 2019 Pan American Games |
  | 4 | Colombia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
  | 5 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | |
  
  **2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup**
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 3 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
  | 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |
  
  ### Ecuador national under-23 football team
  
  **2019 Pan American Games**
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
  | 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Knockout stage |
  | 3 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | Fifth place match |
  | 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | Seventh place match |
  
  ## Men's football
  
  ### 2019 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
  
  | League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
  | - | - | - |
  | Serie A | Mushuc Runa S.C. América de Quito Fuerza Amarilla S.C. C.D. Olmedo | No relegated clubs |
  | Serie B | C.D. Independiente Juniors Atlético Porteño | Gualaceo S.C. C.D. Clan Juvenil |
  | Segunda Categoría | — | — |
  
  **Serie A**
  
  **First stage**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Macará | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 62 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 55 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 3 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 53 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 4 | Delfín | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 53 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 5 | Independiente del Valle | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 52 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 6 | LDU Quito | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 49 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 7 | Aucas | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 49 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 8 | Emelec | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 46 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 9 | El Nacional | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 44 | |
  | 10 | Deportivo Cuenca | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 42 | |
  | 11 | Olmedo | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 34 | |
  | 12 | Guayaquil City | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 31 | |
  | 13 | Mushuc Runa | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 30 | |
  | 14 | Técnico Universitario | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 29 | |
  | 15 | América de Quito (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 25 | Relegation to Serie B |
  | 16 | Fuerza Amarilla (R) | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 6 | Relegation to Serie B |
  
  * ↑ El Nacional were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of August.
  * ↑ Deportivo Cuenca were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of May.
  * ↑ Fuerza Amarilla were deducted four points for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS, and one additional point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of May.
  
  **Serie A**
  
  **Play-offs**
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Aucas | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Aucas | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | LDU Quito | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 6 | LDU Quito | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | LDU Quito | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Universidad Católica | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Universidad Católica | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | LDU Quito | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Delfín | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) |
  | 5 | Independiente del Valle | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Delfín | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) |
  | 4 | Delfín (bsr) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Delfín (bsr) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Delfín | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 1 | Macará | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Emelec | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Macará | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 1 | Macará (bsr) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Serie B**
  
  **Aggregate table**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Orense S.C. | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 68 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 2 | C.D. Independiente Juniors | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 66 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 3 | L.D.U. Portoviejo | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 59 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 4 | Manta F.C. | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 59 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 5 | C.D.S. Santa Rita | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 59 | |
  | 6 | Gualaceo S.C. | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 50 | |
  | 7 | Atlético Porteño | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 42 | |
  | 8 | Atlético Santo Domingo | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 41 | |
  | 9 | L.D.U. Loja (R) | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 28 | Relegation to Segunda Categoría |
  | 10 | C.D. Clan Juvenil (R) | 36 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 86 | −74 | 0 | Relegation to Segunda Categoría |
  
  * ↑ Santa Rita were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of May.
  * ↑ Gualaceo were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of September.
  * ↑ L.D.U. Loja were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of September.
  * ↑ Clan Juvenil were deducted fourteen points for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for severals months. Due to financial reasons the club lost the category.
  
  **Serie B**
  
  **Play-offs**
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Orense | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Manta | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Manta | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Orense | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 3 | L.D.U. Portoviejo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 2 | Independiente Juniors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | L.D.U. Portoviejo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 3 | L.D.U. Portoviejo | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
  
  **Segunda Categoría**
  
  **Final stage**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 9OC | CHA | OTA | ESM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 de Octubre | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Promoted to 2020 Ecuadorian Serie B | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
  | 2 | Chacaritas F.C. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Promoted to 2020 Ecuadorian Serie B | 3–2 | — | | 1–0 |
  | 3 | Esmeraldas F.C. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | | | 1–1 | — | 3–0 |
  | 4 | Otavalo F.C. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | | 0–2 | | 1–1 | — |
  