The 2011 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2011 Copa Credife Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 53rd season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. The season began on January 30 and ended on December 18, with a break in July for the 2011 Copa América. LDU Quito is the defending champion.
Format After a session of the preliminary meeting of the Congress of Professional Football of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (), it was determined that the format for the 2011 season will be the same as the previous season.
Teams Twelve teams will compete in the 2011 Serie A season, ten of whom remain from the previous season. Macará and Universidad Católica were relegated last season after accumulating the fewest points in the 2010 season aggregate table. They were replaced by LDU Loja and Imbabura, the 2010 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. This will be both clubs' second season in the league. LDU Loja played their only season in 2005 and Imbabura played their only season in 2007.
Team Home city Home ground Current managerBarcelona Guayaquil Monumental Banco Pichincha Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Deportivo Quito Quito Olímpico Atahualpa El Nacional Quito Olímpico Atahualpa Emelec Guayaquil George Capwell ESPOLI Quito Olímpico Municipal Etho VegaLocated in Santo Domingo de Los Colorados. Imbabura Ibarra Olímpico de Ibarra Independiente José Terán Sangolquí Rumiñahui LDU Loja Loja Federativo Reina del Cisne LDU Quito (details) Quito Casa Blanca Manta Manta Jocay Olmedo Riobamba Olímpico de Riobamba
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner ofdeparture Date ofvacancy Replaced by Date ofappointment Positionin tablePre-season changesOlmedoAriel GrazianiResignedNovember 13, 2010Dragan MiranovicDecember 16, 2010N/AMantaFabián BustosMutual agreementDecember 8, 2010Gabriel PerroneDecember 14, 2010N/AEmelecJorge SampaoliMutual agreementDecember 15, 2010Omar AsadDecember 24, 2010N/ADeportivo QuitoCarlos SevillaMutual agreementDecember 17, 2010Fabián BustosDecember 21, 2010N/AFirst Stage changesESPOLICarlos CalderónResignedFebruary 16, 2011Santiago OstolazaFebruary 17, 201112thImbaburaWilson ArmasResignedMarch 11, 2011Eduardo GrandaMarch 11, 201112thBarcelonaRubén Darío InsúaSackedMarch 25, 2011Álex AguinagaMarch 25, 20119thIndependiente José TeránJulio AsadSackedApril 17, 2011Carlos SevillaApril 17, 201112thLDU LojaHomero ValenciaMutual consentApril 24, 2011Diego OchoaInterim manager.April 24, 20118thDeportivo QuitoFabián BustosSackedMay 1, 2011Juan Carlos GarayMay 1, 20113rdMantaGabriel PerroneSackedMay 2, 2011Carlos PicoMay 2, 201110thLDU LojaDiego OchoaReplacedMay 5, 2011Jorge HabeggerMay 5, 20117thDeportivo QuitoJuan Carlos GarayReplacedMay 6, 2011Carlos IschiaMay 6, 20113rdEmelecOmar AsadContract rescindedMay 26, 2011Juan Ramón SilvaMay 26, 20112ndBarcelonaÁlex AguinagaResignedMay 27, 2011Raúl NoriegaMay 27, 20119thInter-stage changesImbaburaEduardo GrandaMutual consentJune 20, 2011Fabián BustosJune 27, 2011N/ABarcelonaRaúl NoriegaReplacedJune 23, 2011Luis ZubeldíaJune 23, 2011N/AEmelecJuan Ramón SilvaReplacedJuly 8, 2011Juan Ramón CarrascoJuly 8, 2011N/ASecond Stage changesImbaburaFabián BustosResignedAugust 25, 2011Janio PintoSeptember 1, 201110thMantaCarlos PicoResignedAugust 28, 2011Armando OsmaAugust 31, 201112thLDU LojaJorge HabeggerResignedSeptember 4, 2011Diego OchoaSeptember 4, 20119thESPOLISantiago OstolazaSackedSeptember 8, 2011Eduardo GrandaSeptember 8, 201111thEmelecJuan Ramón CarrascoResignedNovember 27, 2011Juan Ramón SilvaNovember 27, 20113rdEmelecJuan Ramón SilvaReplacedNovember 27, 2011Marcelo FleitasNovember 27, 20113rd
First stage The first stage () began on January 30 and ended on June 19. Emelec won the stage.
Standings
Results
Second stage The second stage () began on July 22 and is scheduled to end on December 4.
Standings
Results
Aggregate table
Third stage The Third Stage () began on December 11 and will end on December 19. It will consist of two playoffs.
Third-place playoffs LDU Quito and El Nacional will play in the third-place playoff for the Ecuador 3 berth in the 2012 Copa Libertadores as the top-two teams non-stage winners in the aggregate table. Since LDU Quito had the most points in the aggregate table, they will play the second leg at home.
Finals Emelec and Deportivo Quito qualified to the Finals by being the First Stage and Second Stage winners, respectively. The winner will be the Serie A champion and earned the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2012 Copa Libertadores. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Deportivo Quito will play the second leg at home.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerNationalityClubGoals1Narciso MinaIndependiente José Terán282Juan Luis AnangonóEl Nacional213Julio BevacquaDeportivo Quito20Fabio RenatoLDU Loja205Hernán BarcosLDU Quito166Christian GómezOlmedo12Juan GoveaDeportivo Cuenca12Edder VacaLDU Loja129Édison PreciadoEl Nacional1110Javier GuarinoESPOLI10 Updated as of games played on December 4, 2011.Source:
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Narciso MinaIndependiente José TeránDeportivo Quito2–3May 1, 2011 Fernando GiménezEmelecImbabura5–0July 23, 2011 Hernán Barcos5LDU QuitoManta6–0August 13, 2011 Narciso MinaIndependiente José TeránESPOLI1–4November 27, 2011 5 Player scored 5 goals.
References
External links Official website