2015 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

Copa Pilsener Serie A
Season	2015
Champions	Emelec (13th title)
Relegated	LDU Loja Deportivo Quito
2016 Copa Libertadores	Emelec LDU Quito Independiente del Valle
2016 Copa Sudamericana	Emelec Barcelona Universidad Católica Aucas
Top goalscorer	Miller Bolaños (25 Goals)
Biggest home win	Barcelona 6–0 Mushuc Runa (March 25) Emelec 6-0 Deportivo Cuenca (November 6)
Biggest away win	Deportivo Quito 0-5 Independiente del Valle (December 2)
Highest scoring	Emelec 5–2 Mushuc Runa (February 7) LDU Loja 2–5 Aucas (May 22)
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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 for their third in a row and 13th overall.

Teams

Twelve teams are competing in the 2015 Serie A season, ten of whom remain from the previous season. Manta and Olmedo were relegated from the Serie A after accumulating the least amount of points during the 2014 season. They were replaced by Aucas and River Plate, the 2014 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Aucas is making their 35th top-flight appearance and their first return to the Serie A since 2006, while River Ecuador is participating in their first top-flight appearance.

Stadia and locations

Independiente del Valle

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 Plate	Guayaquil	Christian Benítez Betancourt
Universidad Católica	Quito	Olímpico Atahualpa

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Kit manufacturer	Sponsors
Aucas	Ischia, CarlosCarlos Ischia	Lotto	Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Andalucía Ltda.
Barcelona	Almada, GuillermoGuillermo Almada	Marathon	Pilsener
Deportivo Cuenca	Aguinaga, ÁlexÁlex Aguinaga	Marathon	Pilsener
Deportivo Quito	Sevilla, CarlosCarlos Sevilla	Fila	Panadería y Pastelería La Unión
El Nacional	Favaro, EduardoEduardo Favaro	Lotto	Pilsener
Emelec	De Felippe, OmarOmar De Felippe	New Balance	Pilsener
Independiente del Valle	Repetto, PabloPablo Repetto	Marathon	DirecTV
LDU Loja	Cumbicus, GeovannyGeovanny Cumbicus	Astro	Industria Lojana de Especerías C.A.
LDU Quito	Zubeldía, LuisLuis Zubeldía	Umbro	Chevrolet
Mushuc Runa	Vizuete, SixtoSixto Vizuete	Aurik	Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Mushuc Runa
River Plate	Trobbiani, MarceloMarcelo Trobbiani	Astro	Radio Caravana
Universidad Católica	Celico, JorgeJorge 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 or relegation
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

Second stage

The Second Stage began on July 17 and is scheduled to end on December 13.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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

Finals

Emelec v LDU Quito

December 16, 2015
19:15

Emelec	3–1	LDU Quito

LDU Quito v Emelec

December 20, 2015
11:30

LDU Quito	0-0	Emelec

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	Copa Libertadores second stage
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	Serie B

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Bolaños, MillerMiller Bolaños	ECU	Emelec	25
2	Neculman, DanielDaniel Neculman	ARG	River Plate	22
3	Vides, LeonelLeonel Vides	ARG	Universidad Católica	15
4	Mina, NarcisoNarciso Mina	ECU	LDU Quito	14
	Angulo, JoseJose Angulo	ECU	Independiente del Valle	14
	Blanco, IsmaelIsmael Blanco	ARG	Barcelona	14

External links

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Official website (Spanish)

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A

2016 teams	Aucas Barcelona Delfín Deportivo Cuenca El Nacional Emelec Fuerza Amarilla Independiente del Valle LDU Quito Mushuc Runa River Plate Ecuador Universidad Católica

Former teams	9 de Octubre América de Ambato América de Manta América de Quito Atlético Riobamba Audaz Octubrino Bonita Banana Brasil Calvi Deportivo Azogues Deportivo Cotopaxi Deportivo Quevedo Deportivo Quito Esmeraldas Petrolero España Español ESPOLI Estibadores Navales Everest Filanbanco Green Cross Guayaquil Sport Imbabura INECEL Juvenil Juventud Italiana Juventus LDU Cuenca LDU Loja LDU Portoviejo Macará Manta FC Manta SC Norte América Olmedo Panamá Patria Politécnico River Plate de Manta River Plate de Riobamba Santos Técnico Universitario UD Valdez Valdez SC

Seasons	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2015 in South American football (CONMEBOL)

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Domestic leagues	Argentina Bolivia (2014–15, 2015–16) Brazil Chile (2014–15, 2015–16) Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay (2014–15, 2015–16) Venezuela (2014–15, 2015)

Domestic cups	Argentina (2014–15, 2015–16) Brazil Chile (2014–15, 2015) Colombia Peru Venezuela

CONMEBOL competitions	Copa Libertadores (first stage, second stage, final stages, finals) Copa Sudamericana (elimination stages, final stages, finals) Recopa Sudamericana Suruga Bank Championship Copa Libertadores Femenina

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