List of football clubs in Ecuador

Clubs are not only members of the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol, Ecuador's football governing body, but of one of 18 provincial football associations in the country. Clubs play in either Primera Categoría (divided into Serie A or Serie B) or Segunda Categoría.

Serie A

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2023 Ecuadorian Serie A teams

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Club Home city Stadium Aggregate position
last season
Founded
Aucas Quito Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda 1st[a] 1945
Barcelona Guayaquil Monumental Banco Pichincha 5th 1925
Cumbayá Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 14th 1970
Delfín Manta Estadio Jocay 8th 1989
Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca Alejandro Serrano Aguilar 7th 1981
El Nacional Quito Olímpico Atahualpa Serie B 1964
Emelec Guayaquil George Capwell 6th 1929
Gualaceo Azogues Jorge Andrade Cantos 11th 2000
Guayaquil City Guayaquil Christian Benítez Betancourt 10th 2007
Independiente del Valle Quito Banco Guayaquil 3rd 1958
LDU Quito Quito Rodrigo Paz Delgado 4th 1918
Libertad Loja Reina del Cisne Serie B 2017
Mushuc Runa Ambato COAC Mushuc Runa 13th 2003
Orense Machala 9 de Mayo 9th 2009
Técnico Universitario Ambato Bellavista Universidad Indoamérica 12th 1971
Universidad Católica Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 2nd 1963

Serie B

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2023 Ecuadorian Serie B teams

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Club Home city Stadium Finishing position
last season
Founded
9 de Octubre Guayaquil Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera Serie A 1912
América de Quito Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 4th 1939
Búhos ULVR Guayaquil Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera 7th 1899
Chacaritas Pelileo Ciudad de Pelileo 6th 1960
Cuniburo Cayambe Olímpico Guillermo Albornoz Segunda Categoría 1992
Imbabura Ibarra Olímpico Ciudad de Ibarra 5th 1993
Independiente Juniors Sangolquí Banco Guayaquil 2nd 2017
Macará Guayaquil Estadio Bellavista Serie A 1939
Manta Manta Estadio Jocay 8th 1998
Vargas Torres Esmeraldas Folke Anderson Segunda Categoría 1983

Segunda Categoría

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Best results in CONMEBOL competitions

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Season Club Opponent Aggregate score
2008 LDU Quito   Fluminense 5–5 (3–1 p)
Season Club Opponent Score
2009 LDU Quito   Fluminense 5–4[b]
2019 Independiente del Valle   Colón 3–1
2022 Independiente del Valle   São Paulo 2–0
Season Club Opponent Aggregate score
2009 LDU Quito   Internacional 4–0
2010 LDU Quito   Estudiantes 2–1
2023 Independiente del Valle   Flamengo 1–1 (5–4 p)
Season Club Opponent Score
  2008 LDU Quito   Manchester United 0–1

Notes

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  1. ^ Champion.
  2. ^ On aggregate.