2003 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

Copa Pílsener Serie A 2003 LDU Quito (7th title) Técnico UniversitarioManta Copa Libertadores LDU QuitoBarcelonaEl Nacional Ariel Graziani (23 goals) 2002 2004 The 2003 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2003 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 46th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. LDU Quito won its seventh national championship. Format The tournament for this season was composed of three stages: The First Stage and Second Stages are identical. The ten teams competed in a double round-robin tournament, one game at home and one away. The top three teams in each stage qualified to the Liguilla Final with bonus points (3, 2, and 1 point[s], respectively). At the end of the Second Stage, the team with the fewest points in the aggregate table were relegated to the Serie B. The Liguilla Final was a double round-robin tournament between the six qualified teams of the First and Second Stage. The winner of the Liguilla Final was crowned the Serie A champion. The champion, runner-up, and third-place finisher qualified to the 2004 Copa Libertadores. First stage main WDL Q First stage BAR Barcelona LDQ LDU Quito NAC El Nacional QUI Deportivo Quito EME Emelec CUE Deportivo Cuenca AUC Aucas TEC Técnico Universitario ESP ESPOLI MAN Manta 12 2 4 41 19 10 6 2 37 24 9 4 5 31 22 8 4 6 29 23 6 8 4 26 31 5 7 6 27 26 6 4 8 24 26 4 5 9 24 36 4 3 11 25 37 3 3 12 17 37 #FFFF00 Qualified to the Liguilla Final LF LF LF 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. June 22, 2003 RSSSF Second stage main WDL Q Second stage LDQ LDU Quito BAR Barcelona NAC El Nacional QUI Deportivo Quito CUE Deportivo Cuenca EME Emelec ESP ESPOLI AUC Aucas MAN Manta TEC Técnico Universitario 10 4 4 31 15 9 7 2 28 12 9 5 4 38 18 10 2 6 27 23 8 3 7 22 17 8 3 7 29 26 5 6 7 24 35 5 3 10 21 29 3 5 10 16 38 2 4 12 13 36 #FFFF00 Qualified to the Liguilla Final LF LF LF 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. October 12, 2003 RSSSF Aggregate table main WDL QR Aggregate BAR Barcelona LDQ LDU Quito NAC El Nacional QUI Deportivo Quito EME Emelec CUE Deportivo Cuenca AUC Aucas ESP ESPOLI TEC Técnico Universitario MAN Manta 21 9 6 69 31 20 10 6 68 39 18 9 9 69 40 18 6 12 56 46 14 11 11 55 57 13 10 13 49 43 11 8 17 45 55 9 8 19 49 72 6 9 21 37 72 6 8 22 33 75 #FFFF00 Qualified to the Liguilla Final Since Barcelona, LDU Quito, & El Nacional qualified to the Liguilla Final twice, Deportivo Quito, Emelec, and Deportivo Cuenca qualified to the Liguilla Final as the best non-top-three finisher in the aggregate table. LF LF LF #FF8888 Relegation to Serie B R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. October 12, 2003 RSSSF Liguilla Final main WDL Q Liguilla Final y LDQ LDU Quito BAR Barcelona NAC El Nacional EME Emelec QUI Deportivo Quito CUE Deportivo Cuenca 7 0 3 19 13 5 C 6 0 4 19 9 5 6 0 4 21 13 2 3 2 5 12 21 3 1 6 11 19 3 1 6 17 26 #ACE1AF 2004 Copa Libertadores group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Includes Bonus Points earned in the previous stages. December 21, 2003 RSSSF Copa Pílsener Serie A2003 champion LDU Quito 7th External links 2003 season on RSSSF 2003 Ecu Football