The 2024 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, officially known as the LigaPro Ecuabet 2024 for sponsoring purposes, was the 66th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the sixth under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (or LigaPro). The season was originally scheduled to begin on 16 February 2024, but it was postponed for two weeks to 1 March due to the security conditions derived from the 2024 Ecuadorian conflict, and ended on 14 December 2024. The fixtures for the season were announced on 23 January 2024.
The defending champions LDU Quito won their thirteenth league title in this season, defeating Independiente del Valle in the finals by a 3–1 aggregate score.
Teams 16 teams competed in the season. Gualaceo and Guayaquil City were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the aggregate table of the previous season, being replaced by the 2023 Serie B champions Macará and runners-up Imbabura. Macará clinched promotion to the top flight with five matches to go after defeating Vargas Torres 2–0 on 21 September 2023, making an immediate return to top flight, whilst Imbabura ensured promotion in the last round played on 26 October, with a 4–0 victory over Macará, returning to the top flight after a 12-year absence.
Stadia and locations
Team City Stadium Capacity Aucas Quito Cooprogreso Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda 21,689 Barcelona Guayaquil Monumental Banco Pichincha 57,267 Cumbayá Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 35,258 Delfín Manta Jocay 21,000 Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca Banco del Austro Alejandro Serrano Aguilar 18,549 El Nacional Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 35,258 Emelec Guayaquil George Capwell Banco del Austro 40,020 Imbabura Ibarra Olímpico de Ibarra 18,600 Independiente del Valle Quito Banco Guayaquil 12,000 LDU Quito Quito Rodrigo Paz Delgado 41,575 Libertad Loja Reina del Cisne 14,935 Macará Ambato Bellavista Universidad Indoamérica 16,467 Mushuc Runa Ambato COAC Mushuc Runa 8,200 Orense Machala Banco de 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 Aucas Gabriel Pereyra Jasa Evolution Lotería Nacional Barcelona Segundo Castillo Marathon Pilsener Cumbayá Diego Chamorro Lotto Marsbet Delfín Javier Carvajal Baldo's La Esquina de Ales Deportivo Cuenca Norberto Araujo Lotto Ecuabet, Banco del Austro, Chubb Seguros El Nacional Marcelo Zuleta Lotto ANDEC, Banco General Rumiñahui, Gana Play Emelec Leonel Álvarez Adidas Ecuabet Imbabura Josué Salazar Ortiz Design Fábrica de Medias Gardenia Independiente del Valle Javier Gandolfi Marathon Ecuabet, Banco Guayaquil, Toyota LDU Quito Pablo Sánchez Puma Banco Pichincha Libertad Juan Carlos León Jasa Evolution Banco de Loja, Grand Aviation Macará Alex Pallarés Boman Universidad Indoamérica, GanaPlay Mushuc Runa Ever Almeida Boman Cooperativa Mushuc Runa Orense Santiago Escobar Elohim Banco de Machala, IncarPalm Técnico Universitario Paúl Vélez Vaz Sport Cooperativa San Francisco Ltda. Universidad Católica Jorge Célico Umbro Banco Pichincha
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentFirst stageMacará Boris FiallosMutual agreement30 October 2023Pre-season Alex Pallarés21 November 2023Cumbayá Leonardo VanegasEnd of contract2 December 2023 Norberto Araujo27 December 2023Orense Juan Carlos León3 December 2023 Nicolás Chietino18 December 2023Universidad Católica Igor Oca5 December 2023 Jorge Célico5 December 2023Deportivo Cuenca Carlos Ischia5 December 2023 Luis García22 December 2023Independiente del Valle Martín AnselmiResigned17 December 2023 Javier Gandolfi20 December 2023Aucas Santiago EscobarMutual agreement19 December 2023 Gerardo Espinoza26 December 2023LDU Quito Luis ZubeldíaEnd of contract4 January 2024 Josep Alcácer8 January 2024Técnico Universitario Juan Pablo BuchMutual agreement19 March 202411th Dayron Montesino19 March 2024 Dayron MontesinoEnd of caretaker spell31 March 202412th Paúl Vélez31 March 2024Deportivo Cuenca Luis GarcíaMutual agreement7 April 202414th Jerson Stacio7 April 2024Libertad Geovanny CumbicusSacked19 April 202416th Juan Carlos León19 April 2024Barcelona Diego López19 April 20246th Ariel Holan22 April 2024El Nacional Ever Almeida19 April 20249th Marcelo Zuleta22 April 2024Deportivo Cuenca Jerson StacioEnd of caretaker spell22 April 202415th Igor Oca22 April 2024Mushuc Runa Renato SalasSacked27 April 202411th Ever Almeida28 April 2024Orense Nicolás ChietinoMutual agreement5 May 2024 Santiago Escobar5 May 2024Delfín Guillermo DuróSacked9 May 202415th Juan Pablo Buch9 May 2024LDU Quito Josep AlcácerMutual agreement23 May 20244th Patricio Hurtado23 May 2024Cumbayá Norberto AraujoResigned26 May 202414th Lucas García26 May 2024Emelec Hernán TorresMutual agreement1 June 20245th Leonel Álvarez17 June 2024Second stageImbabura Joe ArmasResigned18 June 2024Pre-tournament Martín Wainer8 July 2024LDU Quito Patricio HurtadoEnd of caretaker spell19 June 2024 Pablo Sánchez19 June 2024Aucas Gerardo EspinozaResigned1 July 2024 Jorge Alfonso4 July 2024Deportivo Cuenca Igor OcaMutual agreement18 July 2024 Andrés Carevic24 July 2024Cumbayá Lucas GarcíaEnd of caretaker spell29 July 2024 Armando Osma29 July 2024Aucas Jorge Alfonso6 August 202415th Sebastián Blázquez6 August 2024Imbabura Martín WainerSacked29 August 202412th Galo Rodríguez31 August 2024Deportivo Cuenca Andrés CarevicMutual agreement2 September 202416th Norberto Araujo5 September 2024Aucas Sebastián BlázquezSacked11 September 202415th Gabriel Pereyra11 September 2024Delfín Juan Pablo Buch16 September 202410th Javier Carvajal19 September 2024Cumbayá Armando Osma27 September 202416th Juan Carlos Carrión27 September 2024 Juan Carlos CarriónEnd of caretaker spell4 October 202415th Diego Chamorro4 October 2024Barcelona Ariel HolanMutual agreement10 October 20249th Segundo Castillo10 October 2024Imbabura Galo RodríguezSacked3 November 202413th Josué Salazar3 November 2024 Notes
First stage The first stage began on 1 March and ended on 2 June 2024.
Standings
Results
Second stage The second stage began on 2 August and ended on 1 December 2024.
Standings
Results
Finals The finals (Third stage) were played by Independiente del Valle (first stage winners) and LDU Quito (second stage winners). The winners of this double-legged series were crowned as Serie A champions. By having a better placement in the aggregate table, Independiente del Valle played the second leg at home.
LDU Quito won 3–1 on aggregate.
Aggregate table
Top scorers {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Rank ! Player ! Club ! Goals |- | align=center | 1 | Álex Arce |LDU Quito | align=center | 28 |- | rowspan=2 align=center | 2 | Diego Armas |Técnico Universitario | rowspan=2 align=center | 20 |- | Jeison Medina |Aucas / Independiente del Valle |- | align=center | 4 | Janner Corozo |Barcelona | align=center | 17 |- | align=center | 5 | Pablo Magnín |Deportivo Cuenca | align=center | 15 |- | align=center | 6 | José Fajardo |Universidad Católica | align=center | 13 |- | align=center | 7 | Octavio Rivero |Barcelona | align=center | 11 |- | rowspan=2 align=center | 8 | Ismael Díaz |Universidad Católica | rowspan=2 align=center | 10 |- | Erik Mendoza |Imbabura |- | rowspan=3 align=center | 10 | Jonathan dos Santos |Mushuc Runa | rowspan=3 align=center | 9 |- | Francisco Fydriszewski |Barcelona |- | Miguel Parrales |Orense
Source: Futbolecuador.com
See also 2024 Copa Ecuador
References
External links LigaPro's official website Ecuadorian Football Federation