1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 16th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their second national title.

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
Season1974
ChampionsLDU Quito (2nd title)
RelegatedDeportivo Quito
Macará
(both after the first stage)
Copa LibertadoresLDU Quito
El Nacional
Top goalscorerÁngel Liciardi (19 goals)
Biggest home winAmérica de Quito 6–0 LDU Portoviejo
Biggest away winDeportivo Quito 0–4 El Nacional
Highest scoringAmérica de Quito 4–4 Emelec
1973
1975

Teams

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Eight teams started the season. Two would be relegated mid-season and be replaced by two teams from the Serie B. The following eight teams started the season (home city in parentheses):

First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Cuenca 14 8 3 3 22 11 +11 19 Qualified to the Liguilla
2 El Nacional 14 6 6 2 28 19 +9 18
3 Emelec 14 7 3 4 19 15 +4 17
4 Barcelona 14 4 8 2 19 16 +3 16
5 LDU Portoviejo 14 4 5 5 21 25 −4 13
6 Universidad Católica 14 5 1 8 14 18 −4 11
7 Deportivo Quito 14 2 5 7 16 23 −7 9 Relegated to the Serie B
8 Macará 14 3 3 8 17 29 −12 9
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Second stage

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Two teams were promoted from the Serie B after the First Stage; there was no relegation after this stage. The new teams are (home city in parentheses):

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 El Nacional 14 4 9 1 20 15 +5 17 Qualified to the Liguilla
2 LDU Quito 14 5 6 3 16 13 +3 16
3 Barcelona 14 5 5 4 21 20 +1 15
4 América de Quito 14 5 4 5 24 21 +3 14
5 Deportivo Cuenca 14 5 3 6 19 15 +4 13
6 Universidad Católica 14 3 7 4 23 24 −1 13
7 Emelec 14 3 6 5 17 20 −3 12
8 LDU Portoviejo 14 3 6 5 7 19 −12 12
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Liguilla

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The following teams qualified to for the Liguilla:

Since El Nacional accumulated the most points during the season, they advanced automatically to the finals.

Semifinal Final
1 El Nacional 1 0 1
2 Deportivo Cuenca 0 0 0 LDU Quito 2 0 2
3 LDU Quito 1 0 1
Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
1974 Champion
LDU Quito
2nd Title

References

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General
  • Espinoza Añazco, Fernando (February 22, 2003). "Ecuador 1974". RSSSF. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
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