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2014 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

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The 2014 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (officially known as the Copa Pilsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league.

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Copa Pilsener Serie A
Season2014
ChampionsEmelec
(12th title)
RelegatedManta
Olmedo
2015 Copa LibertadoresEmelec
Barcelona
Independiente del Valle
2015 Copa SudamericanaEmelec
LDU Quito
LDU Loja
Universidad Católica
Matches266
Goals625 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorerArmando Wila
(20 goals)
Biggest home winIndependiente 6–0 Olmedo
(July 6)
Biggest away winDeportivo Quito 0–4 El Nacional
(September 26)
Highest scoringUniversidad Católica 4–3 Independiente del Valle
(February 2)
Universidad Católica 2–5 Emelec
(October 22)
Longest winning runBarcelona — 7 matches
(August 17-October 1)
Longest unbeaten runIndependiente del Valle — 20 matches
(May 4-November 2)
Longest winless runOlmedo — 16 matches
(July 13-October 19)
Longest losing runDeportivo Cuenca — 5 matches
(February 16-March 16)
Universidad Católica — 5 matches
(September 14-October 5)
LDU Loja — 5 matches
(November 19-December 10)
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Emelec successfully defended their title for their 12th overall.

Format

The format for the season was played as in 2013 with the exception that the runner-up would not qualify to the Copa Sudamericana.[1]

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the 2014 Serie A season, ten of which remained from the previous season. Deportivo Quevedo and Macará were relegated to the Serie B after accumulating the fewest points in the 2013 season aggregate table. They were replaced by Olmedo and Mushuc Runa, the 2013 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Olmedo was making a return to the Serie A after a one-year absence. Mushuc Runa were making their first appearance in the top-flight.

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

    Personnel and kits

    Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    More information Team, Manager ...
    Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
    Barcelona Rubén Israel Ecuador Matías Oyola Marathon Pilsener
    Deportivo Cuenca Guillermo Duró Argentina Alejandro Frezzotti Marathon Metrocar
    Deportivo Quito Carlos Sevilla Ecuador Edison Vega Fila Prima Electronics
    El Nacional Octavio Zambrano Ecuador Marwin Pita Lotto Pilsener
    Emelec Gustavo Quinteros Ecuador Pedro Quiñónez Warrior Pilsener
    Independiente del Valle Pablo Repetto Ecuador Librado Azcona Marathon DirecTV
    LDU Loja Diego Ochoa Ecuador Pedro Larrea Astro Banco de Loja
    LDU Quito Luis Zubeldía Ecuador Norberto Araujo Umbro Budweiser
    Manta Jorge Alfonso Ecuador Efrén Mera Astro Atún Isabel
    Mushuc Runa Julio Asad Argentina Sebastián Blázquez AESA Cooperativa de Ahorro
    y Crédito Mushuc Runa
    Olmedo Juan Urquiza Ecuador Robinson Sánchez Reusch Acción Rural
    Universidad Católica Jorge Célico Argentina Facundo Martínez Astro Discover
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    Managerial changes

    More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of
    departure
    Date of
    vacancy
    Replaced by Date of
    appointment
    Position
    in table
    Pre-season changes
    LDU Quito Edgardo Bauza1 Resigned November 11, 2013[2] Luis Zubeldía November 26, 2013[3] N/A
    Olmedo Héctor González2 Replaced December 12, 2013 Gabriel Perrone December 12, 2013[4] N/A
    Manta Fabián Bustos End of contract December 8, 2013 Juan Manuel Llop December 18, 2013[5] N/A
    Deportivo Cuenca Edgar Ospina2 Replaced December 19, 2013 Roberto Mario Gómez December 19, 2013[6] N/A
    First Stage changes
    Deportivo Cuenca Roberto Mario Gómez Mutual agreement March 2, 2014 Guillermo Duró March 12, 2014 11th
    LDU Loja Álex Aguinaga Mutual agreement March 20, 2014 Diego Ochoa3 March 20, 2014 3rd
    Mushuc Runa César Vigevani Sacked April 1, 2014 Julio Asad April 1, 2014 11th
    Barcelona Carlos Ischia Contract terminated May 21, 2014 Rubén Israel May 28, 2014 5th
    Olmedo Gabriel Perrone Sacked July 19, 2014 Mario Saralegui4 July 31, 2014 8th
    Universidad Católica Jorge Célico Promoted to Director of football August 5, 2014 Luis Soler August 5, 2014 6th
    El Nacional Carlos Sevilla Contract terminated August 5, 2014 Octavio Zambrano August 11, 2014 7th
    Second Stage changes
    Deportivo Quito Juan Carlos Garay Resigned August 9, 2014 Carlos Sevilla August 10, 2014 7th
    Manta Juan Manuel Llop Resigned August 14, 2014 Armando Osma August 15, 2014 12th
    Universidad Católica Luis Soler Sacked October 7, 2014 Jorge Célico3 October 7, 2014 11th
    Olmedo Mario Saralegui Resigned October 7, 2014 Héctor González2 October 7, 2014 10th
    Manta Armando Osma Mutual agreement October 11, 2014 Jorge Alfonso October 11, 2014 12th
    Olmedo Héctor González2 Replaced November 16, 2014 Juan Urquiza November 16, 2014 11th
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    1.^ Edgardo Bauza's exit was confirmed on November 11, 2013. However, he would vacate the position at the end of the 2013 season. His replacement, Luis Zubeldía, was confirmed on November 26, 2013 and would assume the managerial position upon Bauza's official exit.
    2.^ Interim manager.
    3.^ Interim manager, but later promoted to full-time manager.
    4.^ Héctor González was interim manager in the 21st round.

    First stage

    More information Pos, Team ...
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Emelec 22 13 5 4 35 14 +21 44 Third stage and Copa Libertadores second stage
    2 Independiente del Valle 22 11 7 4 36 18 +18 40
    3 LDU Loja 22 11 3 8 25 31 −6 36
    4 Barcelona 22 10 5 7 26 18 +8 35
    5 LDU Quito 22 7 8 7 20 22 −2 29
    6 Universidad Católica 22 8 4 10 26 28 −2 28
    7 El Nacional 22 8 3 11 26 35 −9 27
    8 Deportivo Quito 22 6 8 8 20 22 −2 26
    9 Olmedo 22 6 8 8 21 24 −3 26
    10 Mushuc Runa 22 7 5 10 19 24 −5 26
    11 Manta 22 6 5 11 21 29 −8 23
    12 Deportivo Cuenca 22 6 5 11 21 31 −10 23
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    Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2014. Source: Ecuafutbol

    Results

    More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
    Home \ Away BAR CUE QUI NAC EME IDV LDL LDQ MAN MUR OLM CAT
    Barcelona 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1
    Deportivo Cuenca 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 2–1
    Deportivo Quito 2–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1
    El Nacional 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–4 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–1
    Emelec 2–0 3–0 2–0 5–1 0–0 3–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 0–2 2–1
    Independiente del Valle 0–0 3–0 2–0 2–3 0–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 6–0 0–0
    LDU Loja 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0
    LDU Quito 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–2 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–2
    Manta 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 4–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
    Mushuc Runa 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–2
    Olmedo 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 2–0
    Universidad Católica 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 4–3 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–2
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    Updated to match(es) played on August 3, 2014. Source: [7]
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Second stage

    More information Pos, Team ...
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Barcelona 22 15 3 4 33 16 +17 48 Third stage and Copa Libertadores second stage
    2 Independiente del Valle 22 14 4 4 42 18 +24 46
    3 Emelec 22 14 2 6 40 22 +18 44
    4 LDU Quito 22 11 7 4 38 22 +16 40
    5 El Nacional 22 8 5 9 23 26 −3 29
    6 Universidad Católica 22 8 4 10 25 30 −5 28
    7 Deportivo Cuenca 22 7 7 8 23 29 −6 28
    8 LDU Loja 22 5 7 10 21 31 −10 22
    9 Mushuc Runa 22 4 9 9 19 30 −11 21
    10 Manta 22 5 5 12 25 35 −10 20
    11 Deportivo Quito 22 4 8 10 17 32 −15 20
    12 Olmedo 22 3 7 12 18 33 −15 16
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    Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2014. Source: Ecuafutbol

    Results

    More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
    Home \ Away BAR CUE QUI NAC EME IDV LDL LDQ MAN MUR OLM CAT
    Barcelona 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–4 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–0
    Deportivo Cuenca 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0
    Deportivo Quito 1–3 0–0 0–4 2–2 3–0 3–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
    El Nacional 1–4 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
    Emelec 0–1 3–0 3–0 5–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1
    Independiente del Valle 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–1 5–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 4–0
    LDU Loja 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–3 1–2
    LDU Quito 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 5–1 1–2
    Manta 2–4 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–3 3–0 3–3 3–0 0–0 1–1
    Mushuc Runa 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0
    Olmedo 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–3
    Universidad Católica 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–5 1–2 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0
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    Updated to match(es) played on December 14, 2014. Source: [8]
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Aggregate table

    More information Pos, Team ...
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Emelec 44 27 7 10 75 36 +39 88 Copa Libertadores second stage and Copa Sudamericana first stage[a]
    2 Independiente del Valle 44 25 11 8 78 36 +42 86 Copa Libertadores first stage
    3 Barcelona 44 25 8 11 59 34 +25 83 Copa Libertadores second stage[b]
    4 LDU Quito 44 18 15 11 58 44 +14 69 Copa Sudamericana first stage
    5 LDU Loja 44 16 10 18 48 62 −14 58
    6 Universidad Católica 44 16 8 20 51 58 −7 56
    7 El Nacional 44 16 8 20 49 61 −12 56
    8 Deportivo Cuenca 44 13 12 19 44 60 −16 51
    9 Mushuc Runa 44 11 14 19 38 54 −16 47
    10 Deportivo Quito 44 10 16 18 37 54 −17 46
    11 Manta 44 11 10 23 46 64 −18 43 2015 Serie B
    12 Olmedo 44 9 15 20 39 57 −18 42
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    Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2014. Source: Ecuafutbol
    Notes:
    1. Qualified as Third stage winner
    2. Qualified as Second stage winner

    Third stage

    Emelec and Barcelona qualified to the Finals (Third Stage) by being the First Stage and Second Stage winners, respectively. The winner will be the Serie A champion and earn the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2015 Copa Libertadores and in the 2015 Copa Sudamericana, and the loser will be the Serie A runner-up and earn the Ecuador 2 berth in the 2015 Copa Libertadores. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Emelec will play the second leg at home.

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    Emelec won 4–1 on aggregate.

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    2014 Serie A champion 
     
    12th title
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