2016 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

Copa Pilsener Serie A
Season	2016
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The 2016 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (officially known as the Copa Pilsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) is the 58th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league.

Teams

Twelve teams are competing in the 2016 Serie A season, ten of whom remain from the previous season. LDU Loja and Deportivo Quito were relegated from the Serie A after accumulating the least amount of points during the 2014 season. They were replaced by Delfín SC and Fuerza Amarilla, the 2015 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Delfín is making their 10th top-flight appearance and their first return to the Serie A since 2001, while Fuerza Amarilla is participating in their first top-flight appearance.

Stadia and locations

Independiente del Valle

Locations of the 2016 Serie A teams.

Team	Home city	Stadium
Aucas	Quito	Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
Barcelona	Guayaquil	Monumental Banco Pichincha
Delfín Sporting	Manta	Estadio Jocay
Deportivo Cuenca	Cuenca	Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
El Nacional	Quito	Olímpico Atahualpa
Emelec	Guayaquil	Estadio George Capwell
Fuerza Amarilla	Machala	Estadio 9 de Mayo
Independiente del Valle	Sangolquí	Rumiñahui
LDU Quito	Quito	Casa Blanca
Mushuc Runa	Ambato	Bellavista
River Plate	Guayaquil	Christian Benítez Betancourt
Universidad Católica	Quito	Olímpico Atahualpa

First stage

The First Stage began on February and ended on July.


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Emelec	10	8	1	1	19	6	+13	25	Finals and 2017 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2	Barcelona	10	7	1	2	22	9	+13	22
3	El Nacional	12	5	4	3	11	8	+3	19
4	Deportivo Cuenca	12	5	3	4	16	12	+4	18
5	Universidad Católica	13	4	6	3	14	11	+3	18
6	Independiente del Valle	10	5	2	3	11	9	+2	17
7	Aucas	13	3	5	5	12	18	−6	14
8	River Plate	11	4	1	6	11	16	−5	13
9	Fuerza Amarilla	13	3	3	7	12	19	−7	12
10	Delfín Sporting	12	2	5	5	10	14	−4	11
11	Mushuc Runa	12	2	4	6	8	16	−8	10
12	LDU Quito	10	2	3	5	4	12	−8	9

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

2016 in South American football (CONMEBOL)

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Domestic leagues	Argentina (2016, 2016–17) Bolivia (2015–16, 2016–17) Brazil Chile (2015–16, 2016–17) Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay (2015–16, 2016–17) Venezuela

Domestic cups	Argentina (2015–16, 2016–17) Brazil Chile Colombia 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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