2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

Copa Credife Serie A
Season2009
ChampionsDeportivo Quito (4th title)
RelegatedLDU Portoviejo
Técnico Universitario
2010 Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Quito
Deportivo Cuenca
Emelec
2009 Copa SudamericanaEmelec
LDU Quito
Matches played232
Goals scored527 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorerClaudio Bieler (22 goals)
Biggest home winBarcelona 5–0 LDU Portoviejo
Biggest away winLDU Portoviejo 0–4 LDU Quito
Highest scoringEmelec 5–1 ESPOLI
Olmedo 3–3 Macará
Técnico Universitario 3–3 Olmedo
Longest unbeaten run17 matches: LDU Quito
(May 16 – Sep 16)
Highest attendance33,250 (Deportivo Quito v. Macará)
Lowest attendance54 (Manta v. ESPOLI)
Average attendance4,870
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The 2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 51st season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. The season began on January 31 and ended on December 7. Deportivo Quito successfully defended their title for their fourth overall.

Owing to a change in sponsorship from Pilsener to Credife Archived 2010-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, the tournament will be called the Copa Credife Serie A for the next three years until 2011.[1]

Format

For 2009, a new format was introduced and approved by Ecuadorian Football Federation. The new tournament was divided into four stages, as opposed to the usual three. All matches were scheduled to be played on Sundays, but some were moved at the clubs' requests.[2]

The First Stage was a double round-robin tournament in which the twelve teams played against each other teams twice: once at home and once away. At the end of the stage, the top-four teams with the most points qualified to the Third Stage; the top three earned bonus points (3, 2, & 1 respectively). The top-two teams also qualified to the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.

In the Second Stage, the teams were divided into two groups of six. Groups were formed by draw, but did not have no more than one team from each provincial organization (the exception being Pichincha). The teams played within their groups in a double round-robin tournament and in a local derby (Spanish: clásico). The derbies were played on the third and seventh match day of the stage.

Group 1
  • Pichincha team 1
  • Pichincha team 2
  • Guayas team 1
  • Manabí team 1
  • Tungurahua team 1
  • Azuay team or Chimborazo team
Group 2
  • Pichincha team 3
  • Pichincha team 4
  • Guayas team 2
  • Manabí team 2
  • Tungurahua team 2
  • Azuay team or Chimborazo team

Clásicos

  • Pichincha team 1 vs. Pichincha team 3
  • Pichincha team 2 vs. Pichincha team 4
  • Guayas team 1 vs. Guayas team 2
  • Manabí team 1 vs. Manabí team 2
  • Tungurahua team 1 vs. Tungurahua team 2
  • Azuay team vs. Chimborazo team

At the end of this stage, the two-top teams from each group qualified to the Third Stage; the top team in each group earned one bonus point for the Third Stage. The two teams with the fewest points in the First and Second Stage aggregate table were relegated to the Serie B for the next season.

In the Third Stage, the eight qualified teams were placed into two groups of four depending on their position on the aggregate table.

  • Group 1: 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th
  • Group 2: 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th

The top two teams from each group will advance to the Fourth Stage.

The Fourth Stage will consist of two head-to-head match-ups: one by the top-finisher of each group in the Third Stage, and the other by the runners-up. The match between the top finishers in the Third Stage will determine the national champion; the other will determine who finished third and fourth. The national champion, runner-up, and third-place finisher will each have a berth in the 2010 Copa Libertadores. The Ecuador 1 berth will go to the national champion, Ecuador 2 will go to the runner-up, and Ecuador 3 to the third-place finisher.

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the 2009 Serie A season, ten of whom remained from the 2008 season. Deportivo Azogues and Universidad Católica were relegated last season to the Serie B after accumulating the fewest points in the First and Second Stage aggregate table. They were replaced by Manta and LDU Portoviejo, the 2008 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. This was Manta's second spell and second season in the Serie A, having previously played in the 2003 season. LDU Portoviejo were playing in their 22nd season in the league. Their last appearance was in 2001.

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Locations of the 2009 Serie A teams
Team Home city Home ground Manager
Barcelona Guayaquil Monumental Banco Pichincha Juan Manuel Llop
Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Paúl Vélez
Deportivo Quito Quito Olímpico Atahualpa Rubén Darío Insúa
El Nacional Quito Olímpico Atahualpa Julio Asad
Emelec Guayaquil George Capwell Gabriel Perrone
ESPOLI Quito La Cocha (in Latacunga) Homero Valencia
LDU Portoviejo Portoviejo Reales Tamarindos Oswaldo Morelli
LDU Quito Quito Casa Blanca Jorge Fossati
Macará Ambato Bellavista Víctor Marchesini
Manta Manta Jocay Fabián Bustos
Olmedo Riobamba Olímpico de Riobamba Héctor González
Técnico Universitario Ambato Bellavista Jorge Célico

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of
vacancy 		Replaced by Date of
appointment 		Position
in table
Pre-season changes
Barcelona Reinaldo Merlo Sacked December 9, 2008[3] Benito Floro December 18, 2008[4] N/A
Deportivo Cuenca Paúl Vélez Replaced December 14, 2008 Guillermo Duró November 18, 2008[5] N/A
Deportivo Quito Carlos Sevilla Sacked December 15, 2008[6] Rubén Insúa December 18, 2008 N/A
LDU Quito Edgardo Bauza Resigned December 22, 2008 Jorge Fossati January 9, 2009[7] N/A
El Nacional Jorge Célico Sacked January 28, 2009[8] Juan Carlos Burbano (interim) January 29, 2009[9] N/A
First Stage changes
Técnico Universitario Giovanni Mera Sacked March 13, 2009 Jorge Célico March 30, 2009[10] 12th
Macará Mario Jacquet Sacked April 7, 2009[11] Víctor Marchesini April 7, 2009 6th
Olmedo Dragan Miranovic Resigned May 18, 2009[12] Héctor González (care-taker) May 19, 2009 9th
Barcelona Benito Floro Sacked June 1, 2009[13] Flavio Perlaza (interim) June 1, 2009 10th
Manta Carlos Pico Resigned July 6, 2009[14] Fabián Bustos July 9, 2009[15] 11th
El Nacional Juan Carlos Burbano Resigned July 12, 2009[16] Julio Asad July 16, 2009 6th
Barcelona Flavio Perlaza Replaced June 18, 2009 Juan Manuel Llop June 18, 2009[17] 11th
Second Stage changes
ESPOLI Paulo Massa Resigned ? Roberto Abruzzese September 8, 2009[18] 5th in B
Deportivo Cuenca Guillermo Duró Resigned September 16, 2009[19] Paúl Vélez September 17, 2009[20] 3rd in A
Third Stage changes
ESPOLI Roberto Abruzzese Mutual October 7, 2009[21] Homero Valencia October 7, 2009[22] N/A

First stage

The first stage ran from January 31 to July 12. The top-two teams qualified to the 2009 Copa Sudamericana. The top-four teams qualified to the Third Stage.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Emelec 22 13 4 5 30 17 +13 43 Third Stage and the 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2 LDU Quito 22 12 6 4 44 20 +24 42
3 Macará 22 10 4 8 28 26 +2 34 Third Stage
4 Olmedo 22 9 6 7 28 25 +3 33
5 ESPOLI 22 10 3 9 29 29 0 33
6 El Nacional 22 8 5 9 24 21 +3 29
7 Deportivo Quito 22 8 4 10 18 21 −3 28
8 LDU Portoviejo 22 8 4 10 22 35 −13 28
9 Barcelona 22 7 5 10 19 21 −2 26
10 Deportivo Cuenca 22 8 2 12 25 31 −6 26
11 Técnico Universitario 22 6 6 10 29 42 −13 24
12 Manta 22 6 5 11 15 24 −9 23
Source: [23]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away BAR CUE QUI NAC EME ESP LDP LDQ MAC MAN OLM TEC
Barcelona — 2–1 0–0[a] 0–0 0–1 0–1 5–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–1
Deportivo Cuenca 1–0 — 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–2
Deportivo Quito 0–2 2–0 — 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–1
El Nacional 2–0 2–3 0–1 — 2–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 4–1
Emelec 0–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 — 5–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–2
ESPOLI 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 — 2–0 2–2[b] 3–1 0–0 1–3 0–2
LDU Portoviejo 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–2[a] 2–1 — 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0
LDU Quito 3–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 — 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–0
Macará 2–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 2–1 — 1–0 1–3 2–1
Manta 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 — 1–1 1–1
Olmedo 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–3 3–3 2–0 — 0–1
Técnico Universitario 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–3 2–2 1–4 2–0 0–2 1–1 —
Source: [23]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The matches were played at Estadio 9 de Mayo in Machala.
  2. ^ The match was played at Estadio Olímpico in Ibarra.

Second stage

The Second Stage began on July 19 and ended on October 3. The top-two teams from each group qualified to the Third Stage.

Group 1

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LDU Quito 12 6 4 2 17 10 +7 22 Third Stage
2 Deportivo Cuenca 12 4 6 2 13 11 +2 18
3 El Nacional 12 4 3 5 17 9 +8 15
4 Barcelona 12 3 6 3 14 16 −2 15
5 Macará 12 2 6 4 11 12 −1 12
6 LDU Portoviejo 12 3 2 7 8 20 −12 11
Source: [23]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away BAR CUE NAC LDP LDQ MAC
Barcelona — 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1
Deportivo Cuenca 2–1 — 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–0
El Nacional 1–1 4–1 — 3–0 0–1 1–0
LDU Portoviejo 2–0 1–0 1–0 — 0–4 1–1
LDU Quito 4–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 — 1–1
Macará 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 —
Source: [23]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Quito 12 7 2 3 13 8 +5 23 Third Stage
2 Manta 12 6 3 3 17 13 +4 21
3 Emelec 12 5 3 4 17 12 +5 18
4 Olmedo 12 4 6 2 13 11 +2 18
5 ESPOLI 12 4 1 7 13 20 −7 13
6 Técnico Universitario 12 1 4 7 13 24 −11 7
Source: [23]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away QUI EME ESP MAN OLM TEC
Deportivo Quito — 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–2
Emelec 2–0 — 4–0 1–1 2–1 4–1
ESPOLI 0–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–2 2–2
Manta 2–0 2–0 2–1 — 0–1 3–1
Olmedo 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 — 0–0
Técnico Universitario 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–3 3–3 —
Source: [23]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Inter-group clásicos

Home Team Results Away Team
El Clásico del Astillero
Emelec 2–2 Barcelona
Barcelona 0–0 Emelec
El Clásico Capitalino
LDU Quito 0–0 Deportivo Quito
Deportivo Quito 3–0 LDU Quito
El Clásico de las Fuerzas del Orden
El Nacional 4–0 ESPOLI
ESPOLI 3–2 El Nacional
El Clásico Manabita
LDU Portoviejo 0–0 Manta
Manta 3–21 LDU Portoviejo
El Clásico Ambateño
Técnico Universitario 0–2 Macará
Macará 1–1 Técnico Universitario
El Clásico del Austro
Deportivo Cuenca 0–0 Olmedo
Olmedo 1–1 Deportivo Cuenca

Source:[23]
1. The match was played at Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha in Guayaquil.
Colours: Blue=home team win; Yellow=draw; Red=away team win.

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LDU Quito 34 18 10 6 62 30 +32 64 Placed in Third Stage Group 1
2 Emelec 34 18 7 9 47 29 +18 61 Placed in Third Stage Group 2
3 Olmedo 34 13 12 9 41 36 +5 51
4 Deportivo Quito 34 15 6 13 31 28 +3 51 Placed in Third Stage Group 1
5 Macará 34 12 10 12 39 38 +1 46
6 ESPOLI 34 14 4 16 42 49 −7 46 Placed in Third Stage Group 2
7 El Nacional 34 12 8 14 41 32 +9 44 Eliminated
8 Deportivo Cuenca 34 12 8 14 38 42 −4 44 Placed in Third Stage Group 2
9 Manta 34 12 8 14 32 37 −5 44 Placed in Third Stage Group 1
10 Barcelona 34 10 11 13 33 37 −4 41 Eliminated
11 LDU Portoviejo 34 11 6 17 30 55 −25 39 Relegation to Serie B
12 Técnico Universitario 34 7 9 18 42 65 −23 30
Source: [23]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Third stage

The Third Stage began on October 16 and is scheduled to end on November 22. The winners of each group will advance to the Fourth Stage to contest the national title. Both teams will have earned a berth to the 2010 Copa Libertadores and enter in the Second Stage of the competition (their exact berths will be determined in the Fourth Stage). The group runners-up will also advance to the Fourth Stage to contest the third-place match.

Group 1

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Quito 6 4 2 0 8 0 +8 15[a] Championship Playoff and the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 LDU Quito 6 1 3 2 4 2 +2 9[a] Third-Place Playoff
3 Macará 6 1 3 2 2 3 −1 7[a] Eliminated
4 Manta 6 1 2 3 1 10 −9 5
Source: [23]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Includes bonus points earned in earlier stages: LDU Quito (3 points), Deportivo Quito and Macará (1 point each).

Results

Home \ Away QUI LDQ MAC MAN
Deportivo Quito — 0–0 2–0 4–0
LDU Quito 0–1 — 0–0 4–0
Macará 0–1 0–0 — 0–0
Manta 0–0 1–0 0–2 —
Source: [23]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Cuenca 6 5 1 0 8 3 +5 16 Championship Playoff and the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Emelec 6 1 3 2 3 6 −3 10[a] Third-Place Playoff
3 Olmedo 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 Eliminated
4 ESPOLI 6 0 3 3 3 5 −2 3
Source: [23]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Includes bonus points earned in earlier stages: Emelec (3 points).

Results

Home \ Away CUE EME ESP OLM
Deportivo Cuenca — 1–1 1–0 2–1
Emelec 0–1 — 1–1 2–1
ESPOLI 0–1 0–0 — 2–3
Olmedo 1–2 2–0 0–0 —
Source: [23]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fourth stage

The Fourth Stage will consists of two playoffs. The legs of the playoffs will be played on November 29 and December 7.

Third-place playoff

The third-place playoff will be contested between the runners-up of each Third Stage group for a berth in the 2010 Copa Libertadores First Stage.

Emelec1–0LDU Quito
Peirone 11' Report
Attendance: 6,352
Referee: Omar Ponce
LDU Quito0–1Emelec
Report Rojas 83'
Attendance: 17,106
Referee: Miguel Hidalgo

Championship playoff

The championship playoff will be contested between the winners of each Third Stage group for the national title. Both teams will have already earned a berth in the 2010 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, but their exact berth will be determined here.

Deportivo Cuenca1–1Deportivo Quito
Ianiero 76' Report Pirchio 59'
Attendance: 20,696
Referee: Tomás Alarcón
Deportivo Quito3–2Deportivo Cuenca
Mina 69'
Arroyo 73', 87'		 Report Preciado 80'
Villalba 83'
Attendance: 33,245
Referee: Carlos Vera


 Copa Credife Serie A
2009 champion 
Deportivo Quito
4th title

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Claudio Bieler  Argentine LDU Quito 22
2 Gabriel Fernández  Argentine Macará 16
Omar Guerra  Colombian Técnico Universitario 16
4 Édison Preciado  Ecuadorian Deportivo Cuenca 13
5 Iván Borghello  Argentine Deportivo Quito 11
Fábio Renato  Brazilian ESPOLI 11
7 Michael Arroyo  Ecuadorian Deportivo Quito 10
Cristian Suárez  Ecuadorian Olmedo 10
9 Luis Miguel Garcés  Ecuadorian Macará 9
David Quiroz  Ecuadorian Emelec 9
Rodrigo Teixeira  Brazilian Deportivo Cuenca 9

Awards

The awards were selected by the Asociación Ecuatoriana de Radiodifusión.[24]

Statistics

Statistics were compiled by Quito-based newspaper El Comercio.[25]

Scoring
Goalkeeping
Players and Manager
  • Total players: 393
  • Team with the most used: LDU Quito (39 players)
  • Team with the least used: Olmedo, Deportivo Cuenca, LDU Portoviejo, Macara (30 each)
  • Most capped player(s): Luis Checa (Deportivo Quito) and Édison Preciado (Deportivo Cuenca) (41 games each)
  • Total managers: 24
  • Most changes: 3 (El Nacional, ESPOLI, Macara, Tecnico Universitario)
Attendance
  • Total: 1,129,811
    • Average: 4,870 per match
  • Highest attendance: Deportivo Quito v. Macara (33,250)
  • Lowest attendance: Manta v. ESPOLI (54)
  • Highest attendance by date: match day 13 (47,109)
  • Lowest attendance by date: match day 30 (8,925)

See also

References

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