2007 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
The 2007 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as 2007 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th season of Ecuador's
Format
The format for this season remains the same as the previous season.
The First Stage and Second Stage are identical. The ten teams competed in a double round-robin tournament, one game at home and one away. The top three teams in each stage qualified to the Liguilla Final with bonus points (3, 2, and 1 point[s], respectively). The winner of each group also qualified to the 2007 and 2008 Copa Sudamericana, respectively. At the end of the second stage, the team with the fewest points in the First and Second Stage aggregate table was relegated to the Serie B.
The Liguilla Final was a double round-robin tournament between the six qualified teams of the First and Second Stage. The winner of the Liguilla Final was crowned the Serie A champion. The champion and runner-up also qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores into the Second Stage, while the third-place finisher qualified to the First Stage.
Teams
The number of teams remained the same for this season.
| Club | Home city | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
Barcelona |
Guayaquil | Monumental Banco Pichincha
|
| Deportivo Azogues | Azogues | Municipal Jorge Andrade Cantos |
Deportivo Cuenca |
Cuenca | Alejandro Serrano Aguilar |
Deportivo Quito |
Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa |
El Nacional |
Quito | Olímpico Atahualpa |
Emelec |
Guayaquil | George Capwell |
Imbabura |
Ibarra | Olímpico de Ibarra |
LDU Quito |
Quito | La Casa Blanca
|
Macará |
Ambato | Bellavista |
Olmedo |
Riobamba | Olímpico de Riobamba |
First stage
The first stage was played between February 1, 2007 and June 13, 2007.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olmedo
|
18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 37 | 2007 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Round & Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca
|
18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 32 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | LDU Quito
|
18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 28 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Azogues | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 28 | |
| 5 | El Nacional
|
18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 27 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Quito
|
18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 21 | |
| 7 | Barcelona
|
18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 20 | |
| 8 | Imbabura
|
18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 20 | |
| 9 | Macará
|
18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 18 | |
| 10 | Emelec
|
18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second stage
The second stage was played between July 15, 2007 and October 7, 2007.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Quito
|
18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 33 | 2008 Copa Sudamericana First Stage & Liguilla Final |
| 2 | El Nacional
|
18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 32 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Deportivo Quito
|
18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 29 | |
| 4 | Emelec
|
18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 26 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Azogues | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Barcelona
|
18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 24 | |
| 7 | Olmedo
|
18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Macará
|
18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 21 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Cuenca
|
18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 19 | |
| 10 | Imbabura
|
18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Aggregate table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Quito
|
36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 61 | |
| 2 | El Nacional
|
36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 59 | |
| 3 | Olmedo
|
36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 59 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Azogues | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 52 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final[a] |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca
|
36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 51 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Quito
|
36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 50 | |
| 7 | Emelec
|
36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 44 | |
| 8 | Barcelona
|
32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 44 | |
| 9 | Macará
|
36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 39 | |
| 10 | Imbabura
|
36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 39 | Relegation to Serie B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Deportivo Azogues qualified as the best team in the aggregate table not qualified as a top-three team in the First or Second Stage. They earned no bonus points.
Liguilla Final
The Liguilla Final was played between October 21, 2007 and December 16, 2007.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Quito
|
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 4 | 27 | 2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
|
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 2 | 20 | |
| 3 | Olmedo
|
10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | 19 | 2008 Copa Libertadores First Stage
|
| 4 | Deportivo Azogues | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 5 | El Nacional
|
10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 2 | 8 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Quito
|
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 1 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Includes Bonus Points earned from the previous rounds.
| Copa Pílsener Serie A 2007 champion |
|---|
LDU Quito 9th title |
Top goalscorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juan Carlos Ferreyra
|
Deportivo Cuenca
|
17 |
| 2 | Luis Miguel Escalada
|
LDU Quito
|
16 |
 Christian Lara
|
LDU Quito
|
16 | |
Daniel Neculman
|
Imbabura
|
16 | |
| 5 | Pablo Palacios
|
Deportivo Quito
|
15 |
| 6 | Iván Kaviedes
|
El Nacional
|
14 |
| 7 | Pedro Galván
|
Olmedo
|
13 |
| 8 | Germán Castillo
|
Deportivo Cuenca
|
12 |
| Jorge Ladines
|
Emelec
|
12 | |
| 10 | Martín Mandra
|
Deportivo Azogues | 11 |
See also
- Serie A de Ecuador
- 2007 Copa Libertadores
- 2007 Copa Sudamericana
- 2007 in Ecuadorian football
- Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol