2003 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
Season | 2003 |
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Champions | LDU Quito (7th title) |
Relegated |
Técnico Universitario Manta |
Copa Libertadores |
LDU Quito Barcelona El Nacional |
Top goalscorer | 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 their seventh national championship.
Format
The tournament for this season was composed of three stages:
The First Stage and Second Stage 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 least amount of 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
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 38 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
2 | LDU Quito | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 36 | |
3 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 31 | |
4 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 28 | |
5 | Emelec | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 26 | |
6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 22 | |
7 | Aucas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 22 | |
8 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 17 | |
9 | ESPOLI | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 15 | |
10 | Manta | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 12 |
Updated to games played on June 22, 2003.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Second stage
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LDU Quito | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 34 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
2 | Barcelona | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 34 | |
3 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 32 | |
4 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 32 | |
5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 27 | |
6 | Emelec | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 27 | |
7 | ESPOLI | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 21 | |
8 | Aucas | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 18 | |
9 | Manta | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 14 | |
10 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 10 |
Updated to games played on October 12, 2003.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Aggregate table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 72 | |
2 | LDU Quito | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 70 | |
3 | El Nacional | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 63 | |
4 | Deportivo Quito | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 60 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final 1 |
5 | Emelec | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 53 | |
6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 49 | |
7 | Aucas | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 41 | |
8 | ESPOLI | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 35 | |
9 | Técnico Universitario | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 27 | Relegation to the Serie B |
10 | Manta | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 26 |
Updated to games played on October 12, 2003.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. 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.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Liguilla Final
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LDU Quito (C) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 261 | 2004 Copa Libertadores Group Stage |
2 | Barcelona | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 231 | |
3 | El Nacional | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 201 | |
4 | Emelec | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 11 | |
5 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 10 | |
6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 10 |
Updated to games played on December 21, 2003.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Includes Bonus Points earned in the previous stages: LDU Quito & Barcelona (5); El Nacional (2).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Copa Pílsener Serie A 2003 Champion |
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LDU Quito 7th Title |