2015 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

Copa Pilsener Serie A
Season2015
ChampionsEmelec
(13th title)
RelegatedLDU Loja
Deportivo Quito
2016 Copa LibertadoresEmelec
LDU Quito
Independiente del Valle
2016 Copa SudamericanaEmelec
Barcelona
Universidad Católica
Aucas
Top goalscorerMiller Bolaños
(25 Goals)
Biggest home winBarcelona 6–0 Mushuc Runa
(March 25)
Emelec 6-0 Deportivo Cuenca
(November 6)
Biggest away winDeportivo Quito 0-5 Independiente del Valle
(December 2)
Highest scoringEmelec 5–2 Mushuc Runa
(February 7)
LDU Loja 2–5 Aucas
(May 22)
← 2014
2016 →

The 2015 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (officially known as the Copa Pilsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 57th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league.

Emelec successfully defended their title, winning their third consecutive championship and 13th overall.

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the 2015 Serie A season, ten of which remained from the previous season. Manta and Olmedo were relegated from the Serie A after finishing with the fewest points in the 2014 season. They were replaced by Aucas and River Plate, the 2014 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Aucas made their 35th top-flight appearance and returned to Serie A for the first time since 2006, while River Ecuador made their debut in the top division.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2015 Serie A teams.
Team Home city Stadium
Aucas Quito Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
Barcelona Guayaquil Monumental Banco Pichincha
Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Deportivo Quito Quito Olímpico Atahualpa
El Nacional Quito Olímpico Atahualpa
Emelec Guayaquil Estadio George Capwell
Independiente del Valle Sangolquí Rumiñahui
LDU Loja Loja Federativo Reina del Cisne
LDU Quito Quito Casa Blanca
Mushuc Runa Ambato Bellavista
River Ecuador Guayaquil Christian Benítez Betancourt
Universidad Católica Quito Olímpico Atahualpa

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Aucas Carlos Ischia Lotto Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Andalucía Ltda.
Barcelona Guillermo Almada Marathon Pilsener
Deportivo Cuenca Álex Aguinaga Marathon Pilsener
Deportivo Quito Carlos Sevilla Fila Panadería y Pastelería La Unión
El Nacional Eduardo Favaro Lotto Pilsener
Emelec Omar De Felippe New Balance Pilsener
Independiente del Valle Pablo Repetto Marathon DirecTV
LDU Loja Geovanny Cumbicus Astro Industria Lojana de Especerías C.A.
LDU Quito Luis Zubeldía Umbro Chevrolet
Mushuc Runa Sixto Vizuete Aurik Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Mushuc Runa
River Plate Marcelo Trobbiani Astro Radio Caravana
Universidad Católica Jorge Célico Astro Discover Card

First stage

The first stage began on January 31 and ended on July 12.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LDU Quito 22 13 8 1 28 10 +18 47 Finals and 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 Emelec 22 13 6 3 41 18 +23 45
3 Independiente del Valle 22 12 6 4 35 24 +11 42
4 Barcelona 22 10 3 9 33 24 +9 33
5 Deportivo Quito 22 7 8 7 33 37 −4 29
6 El Nacional 22 8 4 10 28 24 +4 28
7 River Plate 22 7 5 10 27 32 −5 26
8 Mushuc Runa 22 7 5 10 25 38 −13 26
9 Deportivo Cuenca 22 5 8 9 25 37 −12 23
10 Aucas 22 5 7 10 32 34 −2 22
11 Universidad Católica 22 5 6 11 22 31 −9 21
12 LDU Loja 22 5 4 13 17 37 −20 19
Source: [citation needed]

Second stage

The second stage began on July 17 and ended on December 13.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Emelec 22 12 7 3 42 20 +22 43 Finals and 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 LDU Quito 22 13 3 6 42 26 +16 42
3 Universidad Católica 22 12 4 6 35 27 +8 40
4 Independiente del Valle 22 11 4 7 45 30 +15 37
5 Aucas 22 8 8 6 27 25 +2 32
6 Barcelona 22 8 7 7 23 21 +2 31
7 River Plate 22 7 7 8 26 30 −4 28
8 LDU Loja 22 8 3 11 28 33 −5 27
9 Deportivo Cuenca 22 6 7 9 21 27 −6 25
10 Mushuc Runa 22 5 9 8 26 33 −7 24
11 El Nacional 22 6 3 13 17 34 −17 21
12 Deportivo Quito 22 3 4 15 15 41 −26 13
Source: [citation needed]

Finals

Emelec3–1LDU Quito
LDU Quito0-0Emelec

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LDU Quito 44 26 11 7 70 36 +34 89 Copa Libertadores second stage
2 Emelec 44 25 13 6 83 38 +45 88
3 Independiente del Valle 44 23 10 11 80 54 +26 79 Copa Libertadores first stage
4 Barcelona 44 18 10 16 56 45 +11 64 Copa Sudamericana first stage
5 Universidad Católica 44 17 10 17 57 58 −1 61
6 Aucas 44 13 15 16 59 59 0 54
7 River Plate 44 14 12 18 53 62 −9 54
8 Mushuc Runa 44 12 14 18 51 71 −20 50
9 El Nacional 44 14 7 23 45 58 −13 49
10 Deportivo Cuenca 44 11 15 18 46 64 −18 48
11 LDU Loja 44 13 7 24 45 70 −25 46 Serie B
12 Deportivo Quito 44 10 12 22 48 78 −30 42
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Miller Bolaños  ECU Emelec 25
2 Daniel Neculman  ARG River Plate 22
3 Leonel Vides  ARG Universidad Católica 15
4 Narciso Mina  ECU LDU Quito 14
José Angulo  ECU Independiente del Valle 14
Ismael Blanco  ARG Barcelona 14
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