2012 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 2012 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2012 Copa Credife Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 54th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. The season began on February 3 and ended in December 2012. Deportivo Quito was the defending champion. They were succeeded by Barcelona, who won their record-breaking 14th title.

Copa Credife Serie A
Season2012
ChampionsBarcelona (14th title)
RelegatedOlmedo
Técnico Universitario
2013 Copa LibertadoresBarcelona
Emelec
LDU Quito
2012 Copa SudamericanaBarcelona
LDU Loja
Emelec
2013 Copa SudamericanaBarcelona
Emelec
LDU Loja
Independiente José Terán
Matches played268
Goals scored626 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorerNarciso Mina (30 goals)
Biggest home winLDU Loja 6–0 Técnico Universitario
(September 13)
Biggest away winDeportivo Quito 0–4 Macará
(December 2)
Highest scoringOlmedo 4–4 Deportivo Quito
(April 25)
Longest winning runBarcelona — 5 matches
(May 6–June 13)
Longest unbeaten runLDU Quito — 9 matches
(March 28–May 18)
LDU Loja — 9 matches
(November 3–December 15)
Longest winless runOlmedo — 12 matches
(September 19–December 2)
Longest losing runOlmedo — 6 matches
(April 29–June 13)
← 2011
2013 →

Format

On the night of December 6, 2011, the Ecuadorian Football Federation determined that the format for 2012 will the same as the previous season.[1]

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the 2012 Serie A season, ten of whom remained from the previous season. ESPOLI and Imbabura were relegated last season after accumulating the fewest points in the 2011 season aggregate table. They will be replaced by Técnico Universitario[2] and Macará,[3] the 2011 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Both teams from Ambato are making returns to the Serie A. Macará is returning after one season while Técnico Universitario is returning after two.

Barcelona
Deportivo Cuenca
Deportivo Quito
El Nacional
Emelec
Independiente José Terán
LDU Loja
LDU Quito
Macará
Manta
Olmedo
Técnico Universitario
Locations of the 2012 Serie A teams.
TeamHome cityHome groundManagerCaptain
BarcelonaGuayaquilMonumental Banco PichinchaGustavo Costas Matías Oyola
Deportivo CuencaCuencaAlejandro Serrano AguilarGuillermo Duró Miguel Paniagua
Deportivo QuitoQuitoOlímpico AtahualpaRubén Darío Insúa Luis Saritama
El NacionalQuitoOlímpico Atahualpa Marwin Pita
EmelecGuayaquilGeorge CapwellGustavo Quinteros Pedro Quiñónez
Independiente José TeránSangolquíRumiñahuiPablo Repetto Daniel Samaniego
LDU LojaLojaFederativo Reina del CisnePaúl Vélez Pedro Larrea
LDU QuitoQuitoCasa BlancaEdgardo Bauza Norberto Araujo
MacaráAmbatoBellavistaFabián Bustos Cristian Mora
MantaMantaJocayArmando Osma Bolívar Gómez
OlmedoRiobambaOlímpico de RiobambaRoque Alfaro Carlos Caicedo
Técnico UniversitarioAmbatoBellavistaJosé Basualdo Christian Gómez

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of
    departure    		 Date of
    vacancy    		 Replaced by Date of
    appointment    		 Position
    in table
    Pre-season changes
    Técnico Universitario Paúl Vélez Sacked[M 1] November 28, 2011[4] Fabián Bustos[M 1] November 28, 2011[5] N/A
    LDU Loja Diego Ochoa[M 2] Replaced December 4, 2011 Paúl Vélez December 4, 2011[6] N/A
    Olmedo Dragan Miranovic Mutual consent December 6, 2011 Carlos Calderón December 6, 2011[7] N/A
    First Stage changes
    Olmedo Carlos Calderón Resigned February 12, 2012[8] Juan Amador Sánchez February 13, 2012 12th
    Barcelona Luis Zubeldía Resigned April 9, 2012[9] Gustavo Costas April 11, 2012 4th
    El Nacional Mario Saralegui Mutual consent April 9, 2012[10] Sixto Vizuete April 10, 2012[11] 8th
    Técnico Universitario Fabián Bustos Mutual consent April 13, 2012[12] Mario Saralegui April 14, 2012[13] 11th
    Olmedo Juan Amador Sánchez Mutual consent April 30, 2012 Óscar Pacheco June 8, 2012 12th
    Deportivo Quito Carlos Ischia Sacked May 14, 2012[14] Nelson Acosta May 24, 2012[14] 7th
    Técnico Universitario Mario Saralegui Resigned June 18, 2012 José Basualdo June 26, 2012[15] 11th
    Inter-stage changes
    Emelec Marcelo Fleitas Resigned July 8, 2012 Gustavo Quinteros July 6, 2012 N/A
    Macará Homero Valencia Mutual consent July 8, 2012 Fabián Bustos July 9, 2012 N/A
    Second Stage changes
    Deportivo Quito Nelson Acosta Resigned July 30, 2012 Rubén Darío Insúa July 31, 2012 12th
    Independiente José Terán Carlos Sevilla Resigned September 20, 2012 Pablo Repetto September 24, 2012[16] 11th
    Olmedo Óscar Pacheco Resigned October 1, 2012 Roque Alfaro October 8, 2012 6th
    Deportivo Cuenca Luis Soler Mutual consent October 4, 2012 Guillermo Duró October 26, 2012 9th
    El Nacional Sixto Vizuete Sacked November 8, 2012 Orlando Narváez[M 2] November 9, 2012 11th
    1. The change in managers was announced in early November, but took effect at the end of the previous season.
    2. Interim manager.

    First stage

    The first stage (Spanish: Primera Etapa) began on February 3 and ended on July 8.

    Standings
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Barcelona 22 10 8 4 33 15 +18 38 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage and 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
    2 LDU Loja 22 10 8 4 25 18 +7 38 2012 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
    3 Emelec 22 11 4 7 39 23 +16 37
    4 Independiente José Terán 22 10 7 5 29 20 +9 37
    5 Deportivo Cuenca 22 11 3 8 24 26 −2 36
    6 LDU Quito 22 8 10 4 32 22 +10 34
    7 Deportivo Quito 22 8 7 7 34 23 +11 31
    8 El Nacional 22 8 5 9 24 34 −10 29
    9 Manta 22 7 6 9 22 23 −1 27
    10 Macará 22 5 6 11 19 33 −14 21
    11 Técnico Universitario 22 4 6 12 18 32 −14 18
    12 Olmedo 22 4 2 16 14 44 −30 14
    Source:

    Results
    Home \ Away BAR CUE QUI NAC EME IJT LDL LDQ MAC MAN OLM TEC
    Barcelona — 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–1 4–0 4–0 3–0
    Deportivo Cuenca 1–0 — 1–4 1–0 0–3 3–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–1
    Deportivo Quito 3–0 1–3 — 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 0–0
    El Nacional 0–2 1–2 2–1 — 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–0
    Emelec 0–1 2–1 2–2 5–0 — 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–2 0–2 5–0 2–1
    Independiente José Terán 0–2 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–1 — 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 3–0 4–1
    LDU Loja 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 — 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 4–1
    LDU Quito 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 — 3–0 2–0 5–0 2–1
    Macará 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 3–1 2–0
    Manta 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 — 3–1 1–0
    Olmedo 0–2 1–0 4–4 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 — 0–3
    Técnico Universitario 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 —
    Updated to match(es) played on July 8, 2012. Source: [17]
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Second stage

    The second stage (Spanish: Segunda Etapa) began on July 13 and ended on December 2.

    Standings
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Barcelona 22 13 6 3 42 19 +23 45 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
    2 Emelec 22 11 4 7 28 26 +2 37
    3 LDU Quito 22 9 8 5 26 20 +6 35
    4 Independiente José Terán 22 9 4 9 22 25 −3 31
    5 Técnico Universitario 22 8 7 7 27 34 −7 31
    6 Manta 22 8 6 8 27 22 +5 30
    7 Macará 22 9 2 11 27 29 −2 29
    8 LDU Loja 22 7 6 9 28 29 −1 27
    9 Deportivo Cuenca 22 7 6 9 20 23 −3 27
    10 Deportivo Quito 22 6 7 9 14 25 −11 25
    11 El Nacional 22 5 8 9 24 28 −4 23
    12 Olmedo 22 5 6 11 22 27 −5 21
    Source:

    Results
    Home \ Away BAR CUE QUI NAC EME IJT LDL LDQ MAC MAN OLM TEC
    Barcelona — 4–1 1–0 3–1 5–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 3–1 0–1
    Deportivo Cuenca 1–2 — 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–3
    Deportivo Quito 0–2 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–4 0–1 2–0 0–0
    El Nacional 2–1 1–1 0–1 — 3–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2
    Emelec 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 — 2–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1
    Independiente José Terán 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–2
    LDU Loja 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 — 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 6–0
    LDU Quito 2–2 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 — 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2
    Macará 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 — 4–2 1–0 2–0
    Manta 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 — 2–1 4–0
    Olmedo 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 — 4–1
    Técnico Universitario 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 —
    Updated to match(es) played on December 2, 2012. Source: [18]
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Aggregate table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Barcelona 44 23 14 7 75 34 +41 83 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
    2 Emelec 44 22 8 14 67 49 +18 74 Second-Place Playoffs
    3 LDU Quito 44 17 18 9 58 42 +16 69
    4 Independiente José Terán 44 19 11 14 51 45 +6 68 Fourth-Place Playoffs
    5 LDU Loja 44 17 14 13 53 47 +6 65
    6 Deportivo Cuenca 44 18 9 17 44 49 −5 63
    7 Manta 44 15 12 17 49 45 +4 57
    8 Deportivo Quito 44 14 14 16 48 48 0 56
    9 El Nacional 44 13 13 18 48 62 −14 52
    10 Macará 44 14 8 22 46 62 −16 50
    11 Técnico Universitario 44 12 13 19 45 66 −21 49 Relegated to the Serie B
    12 Olmedo 44 9 8 27 36 71 −35 35
    Source:

    Third stage

    The Third Stage (Spanish: Tercera Etapa) began on December 9 and ended on December 16. It consisted of two playoffs.

    Fourth-place playoffs

    Independiente José Terán and LDU Loja played in the fourth-place playoff. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Independiente José Terán will play the second leg at home.

    Having won both matches, Independiente José Terán earned the Ecuador 3 berth in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana; LDU Loja earned the Ecuador 4 berth.

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 LDU Loja 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
    2 Independiente José Terán 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
    Source:
    LDU Loja1–0Independiente José Terán
    Feraud  8' Report
    Attendance: 707
    Referee: Diego Lara
    Independiente José Terán0–1LDU Loja
    Report León  73'
    Attendance: 422
    Referee: Miguel Hidalgo

    Second-place playoffs

    Emelec and LDU Quito played the second-place playoff. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Emelec will play the second leg at home.

    Having won both matches, Emelec won the Ecuador 2 berth for the 2013 Copa Libertadores and the 2013 Copa Sudamericana. LDU Quito earned the Ecuador 3 berth for the 2013 Copa Libertadores.

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Emelec 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage and 2013 Copa Sudamericana First Stage
    2 LDU Quito 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage
    Source:
    LDU Quito1–2Emelec
    Vitti  45+1' Report de Jesús  31'
    Mondaini  67'
    Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito
    Attendance: 14,466
    Referee: Omar Ponce
    Emelec1–0LDU Quito
    de Jesús  78' Report
    Attendance: 13,243
    Referee: José Luis Espinel

    Finals

    Since Barcelona won both the first stage and second stage, the finals were not played, and Barcelona were crowned champions. They earned the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2013 Copa Libertadores and the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana.

    Top goalscorers
    RankPlayerNationalityClubGoals
    1 Narciso Mina EcuadorianBarcelona30
    2 Claudio Bieler EcuadorianLDU Quito20
    3 Fábio Renato BrazilianLDU Loja16
    4 Marlon de Jesús EcuadorianEmelec13
    Carlos Luis Quintero EcuadorianMacará13
    Enner Valencia EcuadorianEmelec13
    7 Ariel Nahuelpan ArgentineLDU Quito11
    Daniel Samaniego EcuadorianIndependiente José Terán11
    9 Byron Cano EcuadorianDeportivo Cuenca10
    Alex Colón EcuadorianTécnico Universitario10
    Luciano Figueroa ArgentineEmelec10
    Marcos Mondaini ArgentineEmelec10

    Updated as of games played on December 16, 2012.
    Source:[19]

    Hat tricks
    PlayerForAgainstResultDate
    Claudio BielerLDU QuitoOlmedo5–0February 12, 2012
    Alex ColónTécnico UniversitarioOlmedo0–3February 24, 2012
    Luis CaicedoBarcelonaOlmedo4–0March 23, 2012
    Claudio BielerLDU QuitoEl Nacional3–2March 31, 2012
    Fábio RenatoLDU LojaEl Nacional1–3July 1, 2012
    Marcos MondainiEmelecOlmedo5–0July 8, 2012
    Narciso Mina4BarcelonaMacará4–0July 21, 2012
    Christian MárquezMantaTécnico Universitario4–0November 18, 2012
    Carlos Luis QuinteroMacaráDeportivo Quito0–4December 2, 2012
    • 4 Player scored 4 goals.

    References
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