2008 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

June 2025 Copa Pílsener Serie A 2008 Deportivo Quito (3rd title) Deportivo AzoguesUniversidad Católica Copa Libertadores Deportivo QuitoDeportivo CuencaEl Nacional Copa Sudamericana Deportivo Quito Pablo Palacios (20 goals) Deportivo Quito 6−0 Emelec (Sep 21) Universidad Católica 0−6 Deportivo Quito (Mar 2) ESPOLI 6−2 Emelec (Apr 26) 122 519 7 matches:Deportivo Quito (May 9−Jun 29) 12 matches:Deportivo Quito (Apr 6−Jun 29) 4 matches:Técnico Universitario (Feb 10−Feb 27)Universidad Católica (Feb 23−Mar 8)Olmedo (May 23−Jun 22) 2007 2009 The 2008 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2008 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 50th season of the Ecuadorian Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. The three-stage season ran from February 8 and December 7. Deportivo Quito became the league champion on December 3 by defeating Macará 2–1 in Latacunga.https://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/futbol/deportivo-quito-campeon-nacional-saritama/ Deportivo Quito 2008, un campeón que llegó 40 años tarde Alexis Sinchire El Comercio 19 May 2024 19 June 2025 es It is Deportivo Quito's 3rd title, and first in 40 years. Format The format for 2008 was new, but similar to the 2007 Serie A. The season was composed of three stages: The format for the First Stage remained the same. The twelve teams competed against each other in a double round-robin format playing each opponent once at home and once away. The top-four teams at the end of the stage qualified to the Liguilla Final. The top-three teams earned bonus points for the Liguilla Final (3, 2, & 1 point[s] respectively) The top-team of the stage qualified to the last Ecuadorian spot in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana. The format for the Second Stage changed. The twelve teams were divided into two groups of six, where they played within their groups in a double round-robin tournament. The winner of the each group qualified to the final two spots in the Liguilla Final. If a team who has already qualified for the Liguilla Final manages to qualify again by winning their group, the last spots for the Liguilla Final went to the highest positioned team(s) in the Aggregate Table who have not already qualified. The top-team of each group received one bonus point for the Liguilla Final (if a team who earned bonus points from the First Stage finishes last in their group, they will lose their bonus points for the Liguilla Final). At the end of this stage, the two teams with the fewest points in the aggregate table were relegated to the Serie B for the 2009 season. The format for the Liguilla Final remained the same. The six qualified team competed in a double round-robin tournament. The winner of this stage was crowned the champion of the Copa Pílsener Serie A. The champion will qualified to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, while the runner-up and third-place finisher qualify to the First Stage (this slight change from other years is due to the fact that the defending Copa Libertadores champion is an Ecuadorian team). Teams The number of teams for the Serie A expanded this season from 10 to 12. Imbabura was the only team relegated at the end of the 2007 season by accumulating the fewest points in the aggregate table. Universidad Católica, ESPOLI, and Técnico Universitario were promoted as 2007 Serie B winner, runner-up, and third-place finisher, respectively. All the new teams have previously played in the Serie A. Ecuador right 250 Locations of the 2010 Serie A teams Ecuador -2.185802 -79.924938 Barcelona left Ecuador -2.752459 -78.848104 Deportivo Azogues right Ecuador -2.906634 -79.005734 Deportivo Cuenca bottom Ecuador -0.177619 -78.476569 right Ecuador -0.177619 -78.476569 bottom Ecuador -2.206571 -79.893793 Emelec right Ecuador -0.924178 -78.614468 ESPOLI left Ecuador -0.107682 -78.489090 LDU Quito left Ecuador -1.244752 -78.623068 right Ecuador -1.666849 -78.659967 Olmedo bottom Ecuador -1.244752 -78.623068 right Ecuador -0.177619 -78.476569 left TransparentPlaceholder.png Ecuador 0.30 -78.50 Deportivo Quito right TransparentPlaceholder.png Ecuador 0.05 -78.50 El Nacional right TransparentPlaceholder.png Ecuador -0.20 -78.50 Universidad Católica right TransparentPlaceholder.png Ecuador -1.25 -78.60 Macará right TransparentPlaceholder.png Ecuador -1.50 -78.60 Técnico Universitario right Team Home city Home groundBarcelona Guayaquil Monumental Banco PichinchaDeportivo Azogues Azogues Municipal Jorge Andrade CantosDeportivo Cuenca Cuenca Alejandro Serrano AguilarDeportivo Quito Quito Olímpico AtahualpaEl Nacional Quito Olímpico AtahualpaEmelec Guayaquil George CapwellESPOLI Quito La Cocha (in Latacunga)LDU Quito Quito La Casa BlancaMacará Ambato BellavistaOlmedo Riobamba Olímpico de RiobambaTécnico Universitario Ambato BellavistaUniversidad Católica Quito Olímpico Atahualpa First stage The first stage ran from February 8 to July 13. Standings main WDL First stage 5 Q QUI Deportivo Quito LDQ LDU Quito CUE Deportivo Cuenca NAC El Nacional BAR Barcelona ESP ESPOLI MAC Macará EME Emelec TEC Técnico Universitario OLM Olmedo CAT Universidad Católica AZO Deportivo Azogues 13 6 3 38 17 11 5 6 36 22 10 7 5 26 16 10 7 5 21 9 9 8 5 34 27 9 4 9 31 29 8 6 8 18 19 7 8 7 23 28 7 2 13 20 40 3 9 10 15 27 4 6 12 22 38 3 8 11 22 31 #BBEBFF 2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Round & Liguilla Final CSPRLF #FFFF00 Qualified to the Liguilla Final LF LF LF 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. July 13, 2008 RSSSF Results main FBR BAR AZO CUE QUI NAC EME ESP LDQ MAC OLM TEC CAT Barcelona 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 Deportivo Azogues 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 5–0 2–4 Deportivo Cuenca 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 Deportivo Quito 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 El Nacional 3–2 3–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 Emelec 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 ESPOLI 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–2 6–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 LDU Quito 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 Macará 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–3 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 Olmedo 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 Técnico Universitario 2–3 1–0 0–2 0–4 3–2 2–1 0–4 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–3 Universidad Católica 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–6 0–0 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 3–1 July 13, 2008 RSSSF Second stage The second stage was played between July 19, 2008, and September 27, 2008. Group A Standings main WDL S2GA 5 Q BAR Barcelona QUI Deportivo Quito OLM Olmedo NAC El Nacional EME Emelec AZO Deportivo Azogues 7 1 2 13 4 5 2 3 14 7 5 2 3 15 9 4 1 5 7 11 4 1 5 7 15 1 1 8 7 17 #FFFF00 Qualified to the Liguilla Final LF 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. September 27, 2008 RSSSF Results main FBR BAR AZO QUI NAC EME OLM Barcelona 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 Deportivo Azogues 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 Deportivo Quito 0–0 2–1 1–0 6–0 2–2 El Nacional 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–4 Emelec 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 Olmedo 0–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 September 27, 2008 RSSSF Group B Standings main WDL S2GB 5 Q MAC Macará LDQ LDU Quito TEC Técnico Universitario CAT Universidad Católica CUE Deportivo Cuenca ESP ESPOLI 5 3 2 17 13 4 4 2 12 10 3 6 1 10 9 3 3 4 14 16 2 4 4 12 13 2 2 6 7 11 #FFFF00 Qualified to the Liguilla Final LF 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. September 27, 2008 RSSSF Results main FBR CUE ESP LDQ MAC TEC CAT Deportivo Cuenca 1–1 0–0 4–3 2–0 2–2 ESPOLI 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 LDU Quito 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 4–0 Macará 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–2 Técnico Universitario 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 Universidad Católica 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 September 27, 2008 RSSSF Aggregate table main WDL Aggregate table 5 R QUI Deportivo Quito BAR Barcelona LDQ LDU Quito NAC El Nacional MAC Macará CUE Deportivo Cuenca EME Emelec ESP ESPOLI TEC Técnico Universitario OLM Olmedo CAT Universidad Católica AZO Deportivo Azogues 18 8 6 53 27 16 9 7 47 31 15 9 8 48 32 14 8 10 37 32 13 9 10 35 32 12 11 9 38 29 11 9 12 30 43 11 6 15 38 40 10 8 14 30 49 8 11 13 30 36 7 9 16 36 54 4 9 19 29 48 #FF8888 Relegation to Serie B R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. September 27, 2008 RSSSF Liguilla Final The Liguilla Final was played between October 19, 2008, and December 7, 2008. The top team qualifies directly to the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, with the runner-up and third-place finisher qualifying to the First Stage (LDU Quito already has a berth into the Second Stage of the 2009 Copa Libertadores as the defending tournament champion). main WDL Liguilla Final 5 Q QUI Deportivo Quito LDQ LDU Quito CUE Deportivo Cuenca NAC El Nacional BAR Barcelona MAC Macará 6 2 2 12 5 3 C 5 1 4 15 14 2 4 2 4 10 11 1 3 5 2 10 9 2 6 2 10 11 1 0 4 6 12 19 1 Points include Bonus Points earned in the previous rounds: Deportivo Quito (3); LDU Quito (2); Barcelona, Deportivo Cuenca, & Macará (1). BONUS BONUS BONUS BONUS BONUS #ACE1AF 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage CL2 #D0F0C0 2009 Copa Libertadores First Stage CL1 CL1 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. December 7, 2008 RSSSF main FBR BAR CUE QUI NAC LDQ MAC Barcelona 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 Deportivo Cuenca 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 Deportivo Quito 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 El Nacional 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 LDU Quito 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 4–3 Macará 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 December 7, 2008 RSSSF Copa Pílsener Serie A2008 champion Deportivo Quito 3rd Top-ten goalscorers PosPlayerClubGoals1Ecuador Pablo PalaciosBarcelona202Argentina Martín MandraDeportivo Quito173Argentina Claudio BielerLDU Quito134Colombia José HerreraMacará11Ecuador David QuirozBarcelona116Ecuador Carlos QuiñónezEl Nacional107Ecuador Ebelio OrdóñezDeportivo Quito9Paraguay Jorge ToralesDeportivo Cuenca99Ecuador Luis SaritamaDeportivo Qutio810Ecuador Orlindo AyovíDeportivo Azogues7Ecuador Walter CalderónDeportivo Quito7Argentina Germán CastilloDeportivo Cuenca7Ecuador Ángel EscobarMacará7Argentina Mauricio FerradasDeportivo Cuenca7Ecuador Edder VacaLDU Quito7 Last updated: December 6, 2008 See also Serie A de Ecuador 2008 Copa Libertadores 2008 Copa Sudamericana 2008 in Ecuadorian football Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol References External links Official website es Ecuadorian football news 2008 Ecu Football