1978 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 1978 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 20th national championship for football teams in Ecuador.

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
Season1978
ChampionsEl Nacional
RelegatedLDU Quito
Manta
LDU Portoviejo
Valdez
Copa LibertadoresEl Nacional
Técnico Universitario
Matches played192
Goals scored483 (2.52 per match)
1977
1979

Teams

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The number of teams for this season was played by 12 teams. Bonita Banana and Valdez promoted as winners of First Stage of Serie B.

Club City
Barcelona Guayaquil
Bonita Banana Machala
Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca
Deportivo Quito Quito
El Nacional Quito
Emelec Guayaquil
LDU Portoviejo Portoviejo
LDU Quito Quito
Manta Manta
Técnico Universitario Ambato
Universidad Católica Quito
Valdez Milagro

First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 El Nacional 18 6 9 3 19 14 +5 21 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 Técnico Universitario 18 7 6 5 22 21 +1 20
3 Emelec 18 6 7 5 31 23 +8 19
4 LDU Portoviejo 18 6 7 5 27 24 +3 19
5 Deportivo Quito 18 5 9 4 17 19 −2 19
6 Deportivo Cuenca 18 6 6 6 15 17 −2 18
7 Barcelona 18 6 5 7 20 20 0 17
8 Universidad Católica 18 5 7 6 21 22 −1 17
9 LDU Quito 18 5 7 6 13 17 −4 17 Relegated to the Serie B
10 Manta 18 5 3 10 21 29 −8 13

Second stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 El Nacional 18 10 3 5 43 16 +27 23 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 Barcelona 18 10 3 5 29 20 +9 23
3 Técnico Universitario 18 8 6 4 26 20 +6 22
4 Emelec 18 9 4 5 23 17 +6 22
5 Bonita Banana 18 10 2 6 20 19 +1 22
6 Deportivo Quito 18 6 4 8 19 21 −2 16
7 Universidad Católica 18 5 5 8 29 29 0 15
8 Deportivo Cuenca 18 5 5 8 12 20 −8 15
9 LDU Portoviejo 18 5 3 10 25 37 −12 13 Relegated to the Serie B
10 Valdez 18 1 7 10 10 37 −27 9

Liguilla Final

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 El Nacional[a] (C) 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 13 1979 Copa Libertadores
2 Técnico Universitario 6 3 0 3 7 11 −4 9
3 Emelec[b] 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 7
4 Barcelona[c] 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7
Source: RSSSF - 1978 Serie A
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ El Nacional were awarded six points.
  2. ^ Emelec were awarded one point.
  3. ^ Barcelona were awarded two points.


 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
1978 champion 
El Nacional

References

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  • "Ecuador 1978".
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