2022 Ecuadorian Serie A

The 2022 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, known as the LigaPro Betcris 2022 for sponsoring purposes,[1] is the 64th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the fourth under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (or LigaPro). The season began on 18 February and is scheduled to end on 13 November 2022.[2]

LigaPro Serie A
Season2022
Dates18 February – 13 November 2022
Matches played86
Goals scored199 (2.31 per match)
Top goalscorerGabriel Cortez (7 goals)
Biggest home winEmelec 4–0 Macará
(18 February)
Guayaquil City 4–0 Aucas
(16 April)
Biggest away win9 de Octubre 0–4 U. Católica
(9 April)
Highest scoringLDU Quito 4–4 Aucas
(19 March)
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2022.

Independiente del Valle are the defending champions.

Teams

16 teams compete in the season. Manta and Olmedo were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the aggregate table of the previous season, being replaced by the 2021 Serie B champions Cumbayá and runners-up Gualaceo. Cumbayá clinched promotion to the top flight with three matches in hand after a 2–1 win over Independiente Juniors on 23 September 2021,[3] whilst Gualaceo ensured promotion on 13 October 2021, with a 2–1 victory against Atlético Santo Domingo and a draw for El Nacional against Independiente Juniors.[4] Both promoted teams are taking part in Serie A for the first time ever.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2022 Serie A clubs.
Team City Stadium Capacity
9 de Octubre Guayaquil Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera 42,000
Aucas Quito Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda 21,689
Barcelona Guayaquil Monumental Banco Pichincha 57,267
Cumbayá Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 35,258
Delfín Manta Jocay 17,834
Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca Banco del Austro Alejandro Serrano Aguilar 18,549
Emelec Guayaquil Banco del Pacífico Capwell 40,020
Gualaceo Azogues Jorge Andrade Cantos 14,000
Guayaquil City Guayaquil Christian Benítez Betancourt 10,152
Independiente del Valle Quito Banco Guayaquil 12,000
LDU Quito Quito Rodrigo Paz Delgado 41,575
Macará Ambato Bellavista Universidad Indoamérica 16,467
Mushuc Runa Ambato COAC Mushuc Runa 8,200
Orense Machala 9 de Mayo 16,456
Técnico Universitario Ambato Bellavista Universidad Indoamérica 16,467
Universidad Católica Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 35,258

    Personnel and kits
    Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
    9 de Octubre Juan Carlos León Jasa Evolution Bridgestone
    Aucas César Farías Umbro BET593
    Barcelona Jorge Célico Marathon Pilsener
    Cumbayá Luis Espinel Lotto Geinco
    Delfín Guillermo Sanguinetti Baldo's La Esquina de Ales
    Deportivo Cuenca Gabriel Schürrer Lotto BET593
    Banco del Austro
    Chubb Seguros
    Emelec Ismael Rescalvo Adidas BET593
    Gualaceo Leonardo Vanegas Boman Banco del Austro
    Municipalidad de Gualaceo
    Guayaquil City Pool Gavilánez Astro Betcris
    Independiente del Valle Renato Paiva Marathon Chery
    Banco Guayaquil
    LDU Quito Luis Zubeldía Puma Banco Pichincha
    Macará Paúl Vélez Boman BET593
    Mushuc Runa Geovanny Cumbicus Boman Cooperativa Mushuc Runa
    Orense Andrés García Elohim Banco de Machala
    IncarPalm
    Técnico Universitario José Eugenio Hernández Boman Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda.
    Universidad Católica Miguel Rondelli Umbro Banco Pichincha
    Fundación Crisfe

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
    First stage
    Cumbayá Raúl Duarte Sacked 13 October 2021[5] Pre-season Luis Espinel 19 October 2021[6]
    Delfín Horacio Montemurro Mutual agreement 30 November 2021[7] Guillermo Sanguinetti 7 December 2021[8]
    Deportivo Cuenca Guillermo Sanguinetti Signed by Delfín 7 December 2021[8] Gabriel Schürrer 17 December 2021[9]
    Barcelona Fabián Bustos Signed by Santos 26 February 2022[10] 1st Jorge Célico 26 February 2022[11]
    LDU Quito Pablo Marini Resigned 5 April 2022[12] 4th Édison Méndez[lower-roman 1] 6 April 2022[13]
    Aucas Héctor Bidoglio Mutual agreement 17 April 2022[14] 9th Nelson Videla[lower-roman 1] 18 April 2022[15]
    Nelson Videla End of caretaker spell 25 April 2022 8th César Farías 25 April 2022[16]
    LDU Quito Édison Méndez 28 April 2022[17] 2nd Luis Zubeldía 22 April 2022[17]
    Notes
    1. Caretaker manager.

    First stage

    The first stage began on 18 February and is scheduled to end on 29 May 2022.[2]

    Standings
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Barcelona 10 7 1 2 13 6 +7 22 Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
    2 Independiente del Valle 11 6 2 3 11 8 +3 20
    3 LDU Quito 11 6 1 4 16 16 0 19
    4 Emelec 10 5 3 2 17 10 +7 18
    5 Universidad Católica 11 5 2 4 22 14 +8 17
    6 Gualaceo 11 5 2 4 14 14 0 17
    7 Aucas 11 4 4 3 15 14 +1 16
    8 Delfín 11 4 4 3 9 10 −1 16
    9 Deportivo Cuenca 11 4 4 3 9 11 −2 16
    10 Orense 11 3 5 3 10 9 +1 14
    11 Guayaquil City 10 3 4 3 15 10 +5 13
    12 Mushuc Runa 11 3 3 5 16 16 0 12
    13 Cumbayá 11 2 4 5 9 15 −6 10
    14 Macará 11 2 3 6 6 13 −7 9
    15 Técnico Universitario 11 2 3 6 8 16 −8 9
    16 9 de Octubre 10 1 3 6 9 17 −8 6
    Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.

    Results
    Home \ Away 9OC AUC BSC CUM DEL CUE EME GUA GCY IDV LDQ MAC MUS ORE TEC CAT
    9 de Octubre — — 1–3 — 0–1 — — 1–1 — 2–0 — — 0–4
    Aucas 1–1 — 3–0 0–0 — — — — — 2–0 — — — 3–2
    Barcelona — — — — a 0–1 — 2–0 — — — 2–0 1–0 —
    Cumbayá — — — — 0–1 1–1 — — 0–1 0–2 — — 1–1 2–0 —
    Delfín — — 0–1 1–1 — 0–0 — — 0–1 — 1–0 — — —
    Deportivo Cuenca 1–1 — — — — — 2–2 2–1 — — 2–0 — — 0–2
    Emelec 2–1 1–0 — — 1–2 — — — 2–2 — 2–0 4–0 — —
    Gualaceo — — 0–1 — — 2–1 — 1–3 — 2–1 3–2 2–1 — —
    Guayaquil City — 4–0 4–1 1–1 3–0[lower-alpha 1] — — — — — — — 0–1 —
    Independiente del Valle — 1–0 — — — 2–0 0–1 — 0–0 — 1–0 — 1–1 — —
    LDU Quito 4–4 2–0 — — — 1–0 — — — 3–2 — — 2–1
    Macará — — 0–1 0–0 — 0–1 — — 2–0 — — — 1–0 —
    Mushuc Runa — 1–1 4–2 1–2 — — 2–0 — — 0–0 — — — 1–2
    Orense 2–1 1–1 — — — — — — 3–0 — 0–0 — 0–0 1–0
    Técnico Universitario 2–1 0–1 — — 1–1 — 1–1 — 1–2 — 1–3 — — —
    Universidad Católica — — 1–2 — — 1–1 3–1 — 2–2 — — 4–1 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    1. Match ended after 30 minutes of play and awarded 3–0 to Guayaquil City by walkover due to the withdrawal of Deportivo Cuenca player Jhon Mero by injury, leaving the team below the minimum number of players required per tournament regulations (seven). The score at the time of suspension was 2–0.[18]

    Top scorers
    As of 1 May 2022
    Rank Name Club Goals
    1 Gabriel Cortez Barcelona 7
    2 Santiago Giordana Mushuc Runa 6
    Cristian Martínez Borja Universidad Católica
    Joaquín Vergés Gualaceo
    5 Ismael Díaz Universidad Católica 5
    Francisco Fydriszewski Aucas
    7 Alexander Alvarado LDU Quito 4
    Danny Luna 9 de Octubre
    Lucas Mancinelli Deportivo Cuenca
    Tomás Molina LDU Quito
    Mauro Quiroga Emelec
    Leonardo Villagra Orense

    Source: Soccerway

    References
    1. "(VIDEO) Betcris es el nuevo auspiciante de la LigaPro" [(VIDEO) Betcris is the new sponsor of LigaPro] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
    2. "Noticia Banco Guayaquil: Finales de LigaPro 2022 serán el 6 y 13 de noviembre" [Banco Guayaquil News: 2022 LigaPro Finals will be on 6 and 13 November] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
    3. "Cuando faltan tres fechas para el final de la serie B, Cumbayá FC alcanza el ascenso a la serie A" [With three matchdays to go until the end of Serie B, Cumbayá FC reach promotion to Serie A] (in Spanish). El Universo. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
    4. "Gualaceo ascendió por primera vez a la Serie A" [Gualaceo were promoted to Serie A for the first time ever] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
    5. "Cumbayá FC, campeón de la Serie B, se quedó sin DT" [Cumbayá FC, Serie B champion, was left without a manager] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
    6. "Luis Espinel será el DT del Cumbayá FC" [Luis Espinel will be the manager of Cumbayá FC] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
    7. "Horario Montemurro se despide de Delfín tras no llegar a un acuerdo con el presidente" [Horacio Montemurro bids farewell to Delfín after failing to reach an agreement with the chairman] (in Spanish). El Universo. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
    8. "Guillermo Sanguinetti es el nuevo director técnico de Delfín" [Guillermo Sanguinetti is the new manager of Delfín] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
    9. "Gabriel Schürrer volverá a dirigir a Deportivo Cuenca" [Gabriel Schürrer will manage Deportivo Cuenca again] (in Spanish). El Universo. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
    10. "Fabián Bustos se despide de Barcelona para dirigir al Santos de Brasil" [Fabián Bustos bids farewell to Barcelona to manage Santos from Brazil] (in Spanish). Primicias. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
    11. "Jorge Célico, nuevo entrenador de Barcelona SC" [Jorge Célico, new manager of Barcelona SC] (in Spanish). El Universo. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
    12. "Pablo Marini renuncia a Liga de Quito tras caída en Sudamericana" [Pablo Marini resigns from Liga de Quito following Sudamericana loss] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
    13. "(OFICIAL) CON 'KINITO' Y LA 'SOMBRA': El cuerpo técnico interino de LDU" [(OFFICIAL) WITH KINITO AND THE SHADOW: LDU's interim coaching staff] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
    14. "Aucas desvincula al técnico Héctor Bidoglio" [Aucas release manager Héctor Bidoglio] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
    15. "Nelson Videla asume de manera interina en Aucas mientras se contrata al nuevo cuerpo técnico" [Nelson Videla takes over as interim in Aucas while the new coaching staff is hired] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
    16. "Aucas anuncia a César Farías como nuevo timonel" [Aucas announce César Farías as new helmsman] (in Spanish). El Universo. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
    17. "Liga de Quito oficializa la contratación del entrenador Luis Zubeldía" [Liga de Quito make official the hiring of manager Luis Zubeldía] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
    18. "Deportivo Cuenca perdió ante el Guayaquil City por incumplir con número de jugadores en cancha" [Deportivo Cuenca lost to Guayaquil City for failing to comply with the number of players on field] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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