The 2022 Copa Ecuador (officially known as the Copa Ecuador Ecuabet 2022 for sponsorship purposes) was the third edition of the Copa Ecuador, Ecuador's domestic football cup. It began on 6 May 2022 and ended with the single-legged final on 8 November 2022.
Independiente del Valle won their first title in the competition, defeating 9 de Octubre in the final by a 3–1 score. LDU Quito were the defending champions, having won the previous edition of the competition in 2019, but were knocked out by Imbabura in the round of 16.
Format The competition involved 48 teams and was divided into six rounds. The first round was played by the 10 Serie B teams, the 20 provincial association champions, and the amateur champion and runner-up teams, which were drawn into 16 double-legged ties. The 16 winners advanced to the round of 32, where they were drawn against the 16 Serie A teams in single-legged ties with the lower-tier side hosting the match.
The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were also played as single-legged ties by the winners of the preceding rounds, whilst the four quarter-final winners played a semi-final group stage with each team playing the others in the group twice. The top two teams in the semi-final group advanced to the final.
Prizes The champions of this edition qualified for the 2023 Supercopa Ecuador and would also earn the right to compete in the 2023 Copa Libertadores, taking the Ecuador 4 berth in that competition. In case the champions qualified for the Copa Libertadores through their league or international performance, the berth would be transferred to the runners-up, the semi-finalists (provided they were Serie A teams for the following season), or the next best team in the Ecuadorian Serie A not yet qualified for that competition.
Schedule RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst round22 April 20226–15 May 202220–29 May 202212 June 2022Round of 323 June – 13 July 2022Round of 163–26 July 2022Quarter-finals27 July – 4 August 2022Semi-final17 August – 2 November 2022Final8 November 2022 (Quito)
Teams 48 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Ecuador: 16 from the Serie A, 10 from the Serie B, 20 from the Segunda Categoría, and 2 amateur teams.
Serie A
9 de Octubre Aucas Barcelona Cumbayá Delfín Deportivo Cuenca Emelec Gualaceo Guayaquil City Independiente del Valle LDU Quito Macará Mushuc Runa Orense Técnico Universitario Universidad Católica
Serie B
América de Quito Atlético Santo Domingo Búhos ULVR Chacaritas El Nacional Imbabura Independiente Juniors Libertad Manta Olmedo
Segunda Categoría
Aampetra Atlético Samborondón Bonita Banana Danubio Deportivo Santo Domingo Dunamis 04 Estudiantes Independiente Azogues Insutec La Unión Leones del Norte Orellanense Peñarol Portoviejo Primero de Mayo Santa Elena Sumpa Unibolívar Unión Manabita Universitario Vargas Torres
Amateur teams
7 de Febrero Quito
First round Teams entering this round: 10 teams from Serie B, 20 teams from Segunda Categoría, and 2 amateur teams.
Notes
Round of 32 Teams entering this round: 16 teams from Serie A. The team from the lower tier hosted the match.
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-final
Final
Top scorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Gabriel Cortez 9 de Octubre 6 2 Jaime Ortiz Leones del Norte 4 Jhonnier Chalá El Nacional Jonatan Bauman Independiente del Valle Santiago Giordana Mushuc Runa 6 Walberto Caicedo 9 de Octubre 3 Lautaro Díaz Independiente del Valle Leandro Pantoja Imbabura
Source: FEF
See also 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A 2022 Ecuadorian Serie B 2022 Segunda Categoría
References
External links Copa Ecuador 2022 – Ecuadorian Football Federation