The 2014 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (officially known as the Copa Pilsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league.
Emelec successfully defended their title for their 12th overall.
Format The format for the season was played as in 2013 with the exception that the runner-up would not qualify to the Copa Sudamericana.
Teams Twelve teams competed in the 2014 Serie A season, ten of which remained from the previous season. Deportivo Quevedo and Macará were relegated to the Serie B after accumulating the fewest points in the 2013 season aggregate table. They were replaced by Olmedo and Mushuc Runa, the 2013 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Olmedo was making a return to the Serie A after a one-year absence. Mushuc Runa were making their first appearance in the top-flight.
Stadia and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Home city Stadium CapacityBarcelona Guayaquil Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo 57,267Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca Alejandro Serrano Aguilar 20,502 Deportivo Quito Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 35,258El Nacional Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 35,258Emelec Guayaquil George Capwell 21,388Independiente del Valle Sangolquí Rumiñahui 7,233LDU Loja Loja Federativo Reina del Cisne 13,359LDU Quito Quito Casa Blanca 41,575Manta Manta Jocay 17,834Mushuc Runa Ambato Bellavista 16,467Olmedo Riobamba Olímpico de Riobamba 14,400Universidad Católica Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 35,258
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner ofdeparture Date ofvacancy Replaced by Date ofappointment Positionin tablePre-season changesLDU QuitoEdgardo BauzaResignedNovember 11, 2013Luis ZubeldíaNovember 26, 2013N/AOlmedoHéctor GonzálezReplacedDecember 12, 2013Gabriel PerroneDecember 12, 2013N/AMantaFabián BustosEnd of contractDecember 8, 2013Juan Manuel LlopDecember 18, 2013N/A Deportivo Cuenca Edgar Ospina Replaced December 19, 2013 Roberto Mario Gómez December 19, 2013 N/A First Stage changes Deportivo Cuenca Roberto Mario Gómez Mutual agreement March 2, 2014 Guillermo Duró March 12, 2014 11th LDU Loja Álex Aguinaga Mutual agreement March 20, 2014 Diego Ochoa March 20, 2014 3rd Mushuc Runa César Vigevani Sacked April 1, 2014 Julio Asad April 1, 2014 11th Barcelona Carlos Ischia Contract terminated May 21, 2014 Rubén Israel May 28, 2014 5th Olmedo Gabriel Perrone Sacked July 19, 2014 Mario Saralegui July 31, 2014 8th Universidad Católica Jorge Célico Promoted to Director of football August 5, 2014 Luis Soler August 5, 2014 6th El Nacional Carlos Sevilla Contract terminated August 5, 2014 Octavio Zambrano August 11, 2014 7th Second Stage changes Deportivo Quito Juan Carlos Garay Resigned August 9, 2014 Carlos Sevilla August 10, 2014 7th Manta Juan Manuel Llop Resigned August 14, 2014 Armando Osma August 15, 2014 12th Universidad Católica Luis Soler Sacked October 7, 2014 Jorge Célico October 7, 2014 11th Olmedo Mario Saralegui Resigned October 7, 2014 Héctor González October 7, 2014 10th Manta Armando Osma Mutual agreement October 11, 2014 Jorge Alfonso October 11, 2014 12th Olmedo Héctor González Replaced November 16, 2014 Juan Urquiza November 16, 2014 11th
1. Edgardo Bauza's exit was confirmed on November 11, 2013. However, he would vacate the position at the end of the 2013 season. His replacement, Luis Zubeldía, was confirmed on November 26, 2013 and would assume the managerial position upon Bauza's official exit. 2. Interim manager. 3. Interim manager, but later promoted to full-time manager. 4. Héctor González was interim manager in the 21st round.
First stage
Results
Second stage
Results
Aggregate table
Third stage Emelec and Barcelona qualified to the Finals (Third Stage) by being the First Stage and Second Stage winners, respectively. The winner will be the Serie A champion and earn the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2015 Copa Libertadores and in the 2015 Copa Sudamericana, and the loser will be the Serie A runner-up and earn the Ecuador 2 berth in the 2015 Copa Libertadores. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Emelec will play the second leg at home.
Emelec won 4–1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerNationalityClubGoals1Universidad Católica202Emelec193Independiente del Valle174Independiente del Valle165Deportivo Cuenca14Emelec147Mushuc Runa138Barcelona12Universidad Católica1210LDU Quito11Manta11
References
External links Official website