1979 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
Season1979
ChampionsEmelec
RelegatedAucas
Bonita Banana
Deportivo Quito
El Nacional
Copa LibertadoresEmelec
Universidad Católica
Matches played210
Goals scored529 (2.52 per match)
← 1978
1980 →

The 1979 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 21st national championship for football teams in Ecuador.

Teams

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

Club City
América de Quito Quito
Aucas Quito
Barcelona Guayaquil
Bonita Banana Machala
Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca
Deportivo Quito Quito
El Nacional Quito
Emelec Guayaquil
LDU Quito Quito
Manta Manta
Técnico Universitario Ambato
Universidad Católica Quito

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Cuenca 18 10 3 5 26 18 +8 23 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 LDU Quito 18 8 5 5 21 20 +1 21
3 Universidad Católica 18 9 2 7 27 21 +6 20
4 Deportivo Quito 18 6 8 4 25 24 +1 20
5 Emelec 18 9 1 8 30 24 +6 19
6 Técnico Universitario 18 7 5 6 28 23 +5 19
7 Barcelona 18 5 6 7 22 24 −2 16
8 América de Quito 18 4 7 7 21 24 −3 15
9 El Nacional 18 6 3 9 22 31 −9 15 Relegated to the Serie B
10 Bonita Banana 18 4 4 10 9 22 −13 12
Source: RSSSF - 1979 Serie A

Second stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Emelec 18 10 5 3 32 16 +16 25 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 Técnico Universitario 18 7 7 4 25 18 +7 21
3 Manta 18 7 6 5 20 21 −1 20
4 América de Quito 18 7 5 6 23 19 +4 19
5 Barcelona 18 8 3 7 27 24 +3 19
6 Universidad Católica 18 6 6 6 26 25 +1 18
7 Deportivo Cuenca 18 5 7 6 18 19 −1 17
8 LDU Quito 18 7 3 8 15 21 −6 17
9 Aucas 18 5 5 8 19 29 −10 15 Relegated to the Serie B
10 Deportivo Quito 18 2 5 11 20 33 −13 9
Source: RSSSF - 1979 Serie A

Liguilla Final

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Emelec[a] (C) 10 5 4 1 16 10 +6 17 1980 Copa Libertadores
2 Universidad Católica[b] 10 7 1 2 12 6 +6 16
3 Manta[c] 10 3 4 3 11 8 +3 11
4 Técnico Universitario[d] 10 3 2 5 13 16 −3 10
5 LDU Quito[e] 10 3 2 5 13 17 −4 10
6 Deportivo Cuenca[f] 10 1 3 6 8 16 −8 8
Source: RSSSF - 1979 Serie A
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Emelec were awarded three points.
  2. ^ Universidad Católica were awarded one point.
  3. ^ Manta were awarded one point.
  4. ^ Técnico Universitario were awarded two points.
  5. ^ LDU Quito were awarded two points.
  6. ^ Deportivo Cuenca were awarded three points.


 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
1979 champion 
Emelec

References

  • "Ecuador 1979".