2025 Ecuadorian Serie A

LigaPro Serie A
Season	2025
Dates	14 February – 21 December 2025
Copa Libertadores	Independiente del Valle
Matches played	246
Goals scored	627 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorer	Byron Palacios (17 goals)
Biggest home win	Vinotinto 5–0 Delfín; (9 April)
Biggest away win	Mushuc Runa 0–5 Barcelona; (22 June); El Nacional 0–5 Mushuc Runa; (27 September)
Highest scoring	U. Católica 6–2 Aucas; (3 August)
	← 2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of 5 October 2025.

The 2025 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A is the 67th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the seventh under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (or LigaPro). The season began on 14 February and is scheduled to end on 21 December 2025.^[1]^[2] The fixture for the first stage of the season was released on 16 January 2025.^[3]

For the second season in a row, LDU Quito are the defending champions.

Format changes

On 27 September 2024, the Council of Presidents of LigaPro approved changes to the format of competition for the 2025 season, aiming to have more matches played in the season.^[4] The tournament, which will have 72 additional matches, has two stages: a first stage in which the 16 participating teams played each other twice (once at home and once away), and a final stage in which the teams were split into two hexagonals and one quadrangular group according to their placements in the first stage. In the first hexagonal, the top six teams from the first stage will play each other twice to decide the season champions as well as three Copa Libertadores berths and three Copa Sudamericana ones, while in the second hexagonal the next six teams will play for the last berth to the Copa Sudamericana. The top team at the end of the first stage will be assured of qualification for the Copa Libertadores group stage as Ecuador 2. Relegation will be decided in the quadrangular group, which will involve the four lowest-placed teams in the first stage, with the bottom two being relegated to the second tier at the end of the season. Points from the first stage were carried over to the final stage.^[5]

Teams

Team changes

Sixteen teams compete in the season, the top 14 teams from the 2024 Ecuadorian Serie A and the top two teams of the 2024 Ecuadorian Serie B. Imbabura and Cumbayá were relegated from Serie A after finishing in the bottom two places of the aggregate table of the previous season and were replaced by the second tier champions Cuniburo and runners-up Manta. Cuniburo clinched a first-ever promotion to the top flight with three matches to go after a 2–0 loss for Guayaquil City against San Antonio on 13 October 2024,^[6] whilst Manta ensured a return to Serie A for the first time since 2021 with one match left on 24 October, after a 6–1 thrashing of Vargas Torres.^[7]

On 7 November 2024, it was announced that Cuniburo would change its name to Vinotinto Ecuador starting from this season.^[8] The name change, approved by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Sports, was made after the club was acquired by the owners of Segunda Categoría club Vinotinto prior to the start of the 2024 season, and aimed to have the club reach out to the Venezuelan expatriate community in Ecuador.^[9]

Stadia and locations

Independiente del Valle

Técnico Universitario

Universidad Católica

Vinotinto Ecuador

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Locations of the 2025 Serie A clubs.

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Aucas	Quito	Cooprogreso Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda	21,689
Barcelona	Guayaquil	Monumental Banco Pichincha	57,267
Delfín	Manta	Jocay	21,000
Deportivo Cuenca	Cuenca	Banco del Austro Alejandro Serrano Aguilar	18,549
El Nacional	Quito	Olímpico Atahualpa	35,258
Emelec	Guayaquil	George Capwell Banco del Austro	40,020
Independiente del Valle	Quito	Banco Guayaquil	12,000
LDU Quito	Quito	Rodrigo Paz Delgado	41,575
Libertad	Loja	Reina del Cisne	14,935
Macará	Ambato	Bellavista Universidad Indoamérica	16,467
Manta	Manta	Jocay	21,000
Mushuc Runa	Ambato	COAC Mushuc Runa^[i]	8,200
Orense	Machala	Banco de Machala 9 de Mayo	16,456
Técnico Universitario	Ambato	Bellavista Universidad Indoamérica	16,467
Universidad Católica	Quito	Olímpico Atahualpa	35,258
Vinotinto Ecuador	Quito	Olímpico Atahualpa	35,258

Notes

^ Mushuc Runa played most of their home matches at Estadio Olímpico Fernando Guerrero in Riobamba as Estadio COAC Mushuc Runa was closed for failing to meet legal requirements.^[10]^[11]

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Aucas	Juan Pablo Buch	Lotto
Barcelona	Ismael Rescalvo	Marathon	Pilsener
Delfín	Patricio Urrutia	Baldo's	Hotel Oro Verde Manta
Deportivo Cuenca	Norberto Araujo	Lotto	Banco del Austro, Chubb Seguros
El Nacional	Juan Carlos Pérez	Lotto	ANDEC, Teojama Comercial
Emelec	Guillermo Duró	Adidas	Zapping
Independiente del Valle	Javier Rabanal	Marathon	Ecuabet, Banco Guayaquil, MG Motor, Chubb Seguros
LDU Quito	Tiago Nunes	Puma	Banco Pichincha
Libertad	Juan Carlos León	Macón Sport	Grand Aviation
Macará	Guillermo Sanguinetti	Boman	San Francisco COAC Ltda.
Manta	Javier Carvajal	Jasa Evolution	Atún Isabel, Terminal Portuaria de Manta, Tadel S.A.
Mushuc Runa	Paúl Vélez	Boman	Mushuc Runa COAC
Orense	Raúl Antuña	Elohim	Banco de Machala, IncarPalm
Técnico Universitario	Geovanny Cumbicus	Vaz Sport	San Francisco COAC Ltda.
Universidad Católica	Diego Martínez	Umbro	Fundación Crisfe
Vinotinto Ecuador	Gabriel Schürrer	Astro	Panolini

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
First stage
Universidad Católica	Jorge Célico	End of contract	5 December 2024^[12]	Pre-season	Diego Martínez	20 December 2024^[13]
El Nacional	Marcelo Zuleta	End of contract	10 December 2024^[14]		Omar Asad	23 December 2024^[15]
Independiente del Valle	Javier Gandolfi	Sacked	17 December 2024^[16]		Javier Rabanal	21 December 2024^[17]
Delfín	Javier Carvajal		2 January 2025^[18]		Nicolás Chietino	6 January 2025^[19]
Emelec	Leonel Álvarez		22 January 2025^[20]		Jorge Célico	23 January 2025^[21]
Técnico Universitario	Paúl Vélez		20 March 2025^[22]	16th	José Eugenio Hernández	20 March 2025^[23]
Orense	Santiago Escobar		20 March 2025^[24]	11th	Raúl Antuña	24 March 2025^[25]
Macará	Alex Pallarés	Mutual agreement	14 April 2025^[26]	11th	Guillermo Sanguinetti	14 April 2025^[27]
Delfín	Nicolás Chietino	Resigned	20 April 2025^[28]	14th	Patricio Urrutia	24 April 2025^[29]
LDU Quito	Pablo Sánchez	Sacked	26 May 2025^[30]	6th	Patricio Hurtado^[i]	26 May 2025^[30]
LDU Quito	Patricio Hurtado	End of caretaker spell	6 June 2025	4th	Tiago Nunes	6 June 2025^[31]
Barcelona	Segundo Castillo	Mutual agreement	19 June 2025^[32]	3rd	Ismael Rescalvo^[ii]	20 June 2025^[34]
El Nacional	Omar Asad	Resigned	21 June 2025^[35]	12th	Juan Carlos Pérez^[iii]	24 June 2025^[37]
Técnico Universitario	José Eugenio Hernández	Sacked	22 June 2025^[38]	16th	Geovanny Cumbicus	25 June 2025^[39]
Emelec	Jorge Célico		27 June 2025^[40]	14th	Cristian Nasuti^[i]	27 June 2025^[40]
Mushuc Runa	Ever Almeida		22 July 2025^[41]	15th	Fabián Frías	22 July 2025^[42]
Emelec	Cristian Nasuti	End of caretaker spell	22 July 2025	10th	Guillermo Duró	22 July 2025^[43]
Mushuc Runa	Fabián Frías	Sacked	7 August 2025^[44]	16th	Paúl Vélez	7 August 2025^[45]
Vinotinto Ecuador	Juan Grabowski	Resigned	18 August 2025^[46]	15th	Gabriel Schürrer	20 August 2025^[47]
Manta	Efrén Mera	Sacked	2 September 2025^[48]	13th	Javier Carvajal	2 September 2025^[49]
Aucas	Gabriel Pereyra	Sacked	30 September 2025^[50]	9th	Ezequiel Tartaglia^[i]	1 October 2025^[51]
Final stages
Aucas	Ezequiel Tartaglia	End of caretaker spell	6 October 2025	4th, second hexagonal	Juan Pablo Buch	6 October 2025^[52]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Caretaker manager.
^ Pablo Trobbiani was the caretaker manager for the first stage 17th round match against Mushuc Runa.^[33]
^ Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 15 July 2025.^[36]

First stage

The first stage began on 14 February and ended on 28 September 2025.^[3]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Independiente del Valle	30	18	10	2	55	23	+32	64	Advance to First hexagonal and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2	Barcelona	30	16	6	8	46	33	+13	54	Advance to First hexagonal
3	LDU Quito	30	14	9	7	48	31	+17	51
4	Universidad Católica	30	13	10	7	58	39	+19	49
5	Orense	30	13	8	9	34	32	+2	47
6	Libertad	30	12	10	8	42	36	+6	46
7	Deportivo Cuenca	30	13	7	10	35	29	+6	46	Advance to Second hexagonal
8	Emelec	30	11	9	10	30	34	−4	42
9	Aucas	30	11	8	11	38	41	−3	41
10	Macará	30	9	11	10	32	30	+2	38
11	El Nacional	30	9	7	14	32	46	−14	34
12	Delfín	30	6	13	11	26	42	−16	31
13	Técnico Universitario	30	7	7	16	26	46	−20	28	Advance to Relegation quadrangular
14	Vinotinto Ecuador	30	7	6	17	34	43	−9	27
15	Mushuc Runa	30	7	6	17	38	50	−12	27
16	Manta	30	5	11	14	34	53	−19	26

Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.

Results

Home \ Away	AUC	BSC	DEL	CUE	NAC	EME	IDV	LDQ	LIB	MAC	MAN	MUS	ORE	TEC	CAT	VIN
Aucas	—	2–0	2–1	1–3	1–0	1–2	1–2	1–0	2–0	1–4	1–1	2–0	0–0	4–1	2–1	2–2
Barcelona	1–1	—	2–0	0–0	1–0	2–0	0–4	0–1	3–3	0–2	1–2	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–1
Delfín	1–1	0–1	—	0–0	0–3	2–0	1–1	0–4	0–0	0–0	2–0	3–1	0–0	0–1	1–0	3–3
Deportivo Cuenca	2–0	0–1	1–1	—	4–1	0–1	0–3	1–2	0–1	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0
El Nacional	0–1	1–2	3–2	0–1	—	2–0	1–3	1–0	2–2	0–2	1–0	0–5	0–1	0–0	0–3	2–1
Emelec	0–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	4–0	—	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–4	2–0
Independiente del Valle	2–1	1–1	0–0	4–0	1–0	1–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–1	4–0	1–1	3–1
LDU Quito	3–1	3–1	3–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	4–0	3–2	2–4	0–0
Libertad	3–2	1–4	0–1	2–1	1–3	1–2	2–0	0–1	—	0–1	1–0	2–1	4–1	4–1	3–1	1–0
Macará	1–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–1	1–1	—	2–2	2–1	1–0	0–1	1–4	1–0
Manta	1–1	2–3	2–2	0–1	4–3	2–4	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	—	2–1	0–0	2–1	4–2	2–2
Mushuc Runa	1–0	0–5	2–0	3–1	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–0	1–2	4–3	2–0	—	2–5	0–1	1–1	1–2
Orense	2–1	3–1	3–1	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–2	2–1	0–1	1–0	2–1	3–1	—	2–1	1–1	0–0
Técnico Universitario	1–1	0–1	1–2	0–2	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–3	2–2	1–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	—	1–1	1–3
Universidad Católica	6–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	3–1	1–1	1–0	3–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	3–0
Vinotinto Ecuador	0–1	0–1	5–0	0–1	0–1	2–1	1–3	1–2	1–0	1–2	4–1	1–1	0–1	0–1	3–2	—

Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stages

For the final stages, the teams were split into three groups according to their placement in the first stage. The top six teams in the first stage will play the first hexagonal, in which the championship as well as most of the international berths will be awarded, whilst the next six teams will play the second hexagonal for the last Copa Sudamericana berth. The bottom four teams will play the relegation quadrangular, where the two worst placed teams will be relegated at the end of the season. Teams carried over their first stage records to the final stages.^[5]

First hexagonal

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	IDV	BSC	LDQ	CAT	LIB	ORE
1	Independiente del Valle (Q)	31	19	10	2	58	23	+35	67	Qualification for the Copa Libertadores group stage^[a]	—
2	Barcelona	31	16	6	9	46	36	+10	54	Qualification for the Copa Libertadores group stage^[a]	0–3	—
3	LDU Quito	31	14	10	7	50	33	+17	52	Qualification for the Copa Libertadores second stage			—
4	Universidad Católica	31	13	11	7	60	41	+19	50	Qualification for the Copa Sudamericana first stage			2–2	—
5	Libertad	31	13	10	8	44	36	+8	49						—	2–0
6	Orense	31	13	8	10	34	34	0	47							—

Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2025. Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ Independiente del Valle qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the first stage.

Second hexagonal

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CUE	EME	MAC	AUC	NAC	DEL
1	Deportivo Cuenca	31	13	7	11	36	32	+4	46	Qualification for the Copa Sudamericana first stage	—
2	Emelec	31	12	9	10	33	35	−2	45		3–1	—
3	Macará	31	10	11	10	35	32	+3	41				—	3–2
4	Aucas	31	11	8	12	40	44	−4	41					—
5	El Nacional	31	9	8	14	34	48	−14	35						—
6	Delfín	31	6	14	11	28	44	−16	32						2–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2025. Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.

Relegation quadrangular

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation	TEC	VIN	MUS	MAN
1	Técnico Universitario	30	7	7	16	26	46	−20	28		—
2	Vinotinto Ecuador	30	7	6	17	34	43	−9	27			—
3	Mushuc Runa	30	7	6	17	38	50	−12	27	Relegation to Serie B			—
4	Manta	30	5	11	14	34	53	−19	26	Relegation to Serie B				—

First match(es) will be played: 18 October 2025. Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.

Top scorers

As of 5 October 2025

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Byron Palacios	Universidad Católica	17
2	Claudio Spinelli	Independiente del Valle	16
2	Jorge Daniel Valencia	Manta	16
4	Rafael Monti	Vinotinto Ecuador	15
5	Eber Caicedo	Libertad	14
6	Janner Corozo	Barcelona	12
6	Djorkaeff Reasco	El Nacional	12
8	Miguel Parrales	Orense / Barcelona	11
9	Michael Hoyos	Independiente del Valle	10
9	Michael Estrada	LDU Quito	10

Source: Futbolecuador.com

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^ "¡Fin de ciclo! Omar Asad renuncia como director técnico de El Nacional" [End of cycle! Omar Asad resigns as manager of El Nacional] (in Spanish). Primicias. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
^ "El Nacional respalda la continuidad de Juan Carlos Pérez como técnico principal" [El Nacional back Juan Carlos Pérez's continuity as head coach] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
^ "DOS ECUATORIANOS: El Nacional tiene 5 opciones para DT" [TWO ECUADORIANS: El Nacional have 5 options for manager] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
^ "Otro equipo sin DT: Cheché Hernández se fue de Técnico Universitario" [Another team without a manager: Cheché Hernández left Técnico Universitario] (in Spanish). Olé. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
^ "Geovanny Cumbicus es nuevo entrenador de Técnico Universitario" [Geovanny Cumbicus is Técnico Universitario's new coach] (in Spanish). Diario La Hora. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
^ ^a ^b "¡Oficial! Emelec anunció la salida del entrenador Jorge Célico" [Official! Emelec announced the exit of coach Jorge Célico] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
^ "Ever Hugo Almeida se despidió de Mushuc Runa tras malos resultados en LigaPro" [Ever Hugo Almeida bidded farewell to Mushuc Runa following poor results in LigaPro] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
^ "Fabián Frías deja Olmedo y es el nuevo director técnico de Mushuc Runa" [Fabián Frías leaves Olmedo and is Mushuc Runa's new manager] (in Spanish). Primicias. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
^ "Se terminó el ciclo de Cristian Nasuti en Emelec: Guillermo Duró es el nuevo DT" [Cristian Nasuti's cycle at Emelec ended: Guillermo Duró is the new manager] (in Spanish). Olé. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
^ "Oficial: Fabián Frías ya no es director técnico de Mushuc Runa" [Official: Fabián Frías is no longer manager of Mushuc Runa] (in Spanish). Primicias. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
^ "Paúl Vélez es el nuevo director técnico de Mushuc Runa y ya dirigió sus primeros entrenamientos" [Paúl Vélez is Mushuc Runa's new manager and he already led his first training sessions] (in Spanish). Primicias. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
^ "CAMBIO EN VINOTINTO: Grabowski dirigirá este lunes su último partido en el club" [CHANGE AT VINOTINTO: Grabowski will manage his last match with the club this Monday] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
^ "Gabriel Schurrer será el nuevo director técnico de Vinotinto" [Gabriel Schurrer will be the new manager of Vinotinto] (in Spanish). Primicias. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
^ "Manta despidió al entrenador Efrén Mera por los malos resultados en la Liga Pro" [Manta fired coach Efrén Mera due to the poor results in Liga Pro] (in Spanish). Teleamazonas. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
^ "Manta FC despidió a Efrén Mera y ya tiene a su reemplazo" [Manta FC fired Efrén Mera and already have his replacement] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
^ "OFICIAL: Aucas anuncia la salida del 'Místico' Pereyra" [OFFICIAL: Aucas announce the departure of the Mystical Pereyra] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
^ "Aucas busca entrenador: quién es el DT interino, ¿y a la espera de Pechón León?" [Aucas are looking for a coach: Who's the interim coach? Are they waiting for Pechón León?] (in Spanish). Olé. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
^ "Aucas oficializa la contratación del técnico colombiano Juan Pablo Buch" [Aucas turn official the signing of Colombian manager Juan Pablo Buch] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.

External links

LigaPro's official website

[12] Mushuc Runa played most of their home matches at Estadio Olímpico Fernando Guerrero in Riobamba as Estadio COAC Mushuc Runa was closed for failing to meet legal requirements.^[10]^[11]

[CM-32] Caretaker manager.

[36] Pablo Trobbiani was the caretaker manager for the first stage 17th round match against Mushuc Runa.^[33]

[40] Originally as caretaker manager, appointed on a permanent basis on 15 July 2025.^[36]

[table_note_res_CLGS0.57323419049998-57] Independiente del Valle qualified for the Copa Libertadores group stage by winning the first stage.

[1] "Ya hay fecha: LigaPro anunció cuándo se jugará la primera jornada del nuevo torneo" [There is a date already: LigaPro announced when the new tournament's first matchday will be played] (in Spanish). Olé. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

[2] "Así se jugará el hexagonal de campeonato de la Liga Ecuabet 2025" [This is how the 2025 Liga Ecuabet's championship hexagonal will be played] (in Spanish). El Universo. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.

[Fixture-3] "Para agendar: el fixture completo de la temporada 2025 de la LigaPro" [To schedule: the full fixture of the 2025 LigaPro season] (in Spanish). Olé. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

[4] "LigaPro: Así será el sistema de campeonato para 2025" [LigaPro: This is how the championship system for 2025 will be] (in Spanish). Primicias. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

[Format-5] "Oficial: se definió el nuevo formato de la LigaPro a partir de 2025" [Official: the LigaPro's new format starting from 2025 was set] (in Spanish). Olé. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

[6] "Cuniburo hizo historia y en 2025 jugará la LigaPro Serie A por primera vez" [Cuniburo made history and will play the LigaPro Serie A for the first time in 2025] (in Spanish). ESPN. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

[7] "Manta asciende a la Liga Pro Serie A con goleada" [Manta promote to Liga Pro Serie A with a thrashing] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

[8] "Equipo de la Liga Pro se llamará Vinotinto Ecuador" [Liga Pro team will be named Vinotinto Ecuador] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[9] "¿Cuál es la historia de Vinotinto, equipo que estará en Liga Pro?" [What is the history of Vinotinto, the team that will be in Liga Pro?] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[10] "Mushuc Runa no podrá volver a jugar en Echaleche" [Mushuc Runa will not be able to play in Echaleche anymore] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.

[11] "CAMBIAN DE SEDE || Mushuc Runa tiene nuevo estadio para el 2025" [THEY CHANGE VENUE || Mushuc Runa have a new stadium for 2025] (in Spanish). Ecuagol. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.

[13] "Se acabó una era: Jorge Célico no seguirá en Universidad Católica" [An era is over: Jorge Célico will not continue at Universidad Católica] (in Spanish). Primicias. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[14] "Universidad Católica acordó la llegada de su nuevo técnico" [Universidad Católica agreed the arrival of their new manager] (in Spanish). ESPN. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

[15] "El Nacional no tiene entrenador: Marcelo Zuleta no renovará para 2025" [El Nacional has no coach: Marcelo Zuleta will not renew for 2025] (in Spanish). Olé. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[16] "Marco Pazos, presidente de El Nacional, confirma la contratación del técnico Omar Asad" [Marco Pazos, El Nacional chairman, confirms the signing of manager Omar Asad] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.

[17] "No va más: después de perder dos finales, Independiente del Valle despidió a Javier Gandolfi" [He's no more: after losing two finals, Independiente del Valle fired Javier Gandolfi] (in Spanish). Olé. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[18] "Un hombre de la casa: Independiente del Valle confirmó a su nuevo entrenador" [A man of the house: Independiente del Valle confirmed their new manager] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.

[19] "Cambio de timonel en Delfín: Javier Carvajal se despidió y está al caer el nuevo DT..." [Change of helmsman at Delfín: Javier Carvajal bidded farewell and the new manager is about to arrive...] (in Spanish). Olé. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

[20] "Delfín oficializa la contratación del entrenador Nicolás Chietino" [Delfín turn official the signing of coach Nicolás Chietino] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

[21] "Fin de un ciclo: Emelec hace oficial la salida del colombiano Leonel Álvarez" [End of a cycle: Emelec make official the exit of the Colombian Leonel Álvarez] (in Spanish). El Universo. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

[22] "¡Oficial! Emelec anuncia que Jorge Célico es su nuevo entrenador para 2025" [Official! Emelec announce that Jorge Célico is their new coach for 2025] (in Spanish). Primicias. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.

[23] "Técnico Universitario confirma la salida de Paúl Vélez" [Técnico Universitario confirm the departure of Paúl Vélez] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.

[24] "Técnico Universitario anuncia a José Hernández como su nuevo entrenador" [Técnico Universitario announce José Hernández as their new manager] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.

[25] "OFICIAL: Orense confirma la salida de Santiago Escobar" [OFFICIAL: Orense confirm the departure of Santiago Escobar] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.

[26] "OFICIAL: Raúl Antuña es el nuevo DT de Orense" [OFFICIAL: Raúl Antuña is the new manager of Orense] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.

[27] "Alexandre Pallarés no sigue más como director técnico de Macará" [Alexandre Pallarés does not continue as manager of Macará anymore] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.

[28] "El uruguayo Guillermo Sanguinetti es el nuevo director técnico de Macará" [The Uruguayan Guillermo Sanguinetti is the new manager of Macará] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.

[29] "Nicolás Chietino dirigirá su último partido con Delfín SC en la LigaPro Ecuabet" [Nicolás Chietino will manage his last match with Delfín SC in the LigaPro Ecuabet] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.

[30] "Patricio Urrutia, nuevo técnico de Delfín de Manta, confirma su presidente, Ariel Graziani" [Patricio Urrutia, new manager of Delfín de Manta, its chairman Ariel Graziani confirms] (in Spanish). El Universo. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.

[LDQ-31] "Pablo 'Vitamina' Sánchez dejó de ser DT de Liga de Quito" [Pablo Vitamina Sánchez ceased to be Liga de Quito's manager] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

[33] "Oficial: Liga de Quito presentó a un campeón de la Copa Sudamericana como su nuevo DT" [Official: Liga de Quito presented a Copa Sudamericana champion as their new manager] (in Spanish). Olé. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.

[34] "Barcelona SC confirmó la salida de Segundo Castillo como entrenador" [Barcelona SC confirmed the exit of Segundo Castillo as coach] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

[35] "Segundo Castillo dejó de ser el entrenador de Barcelona y ¿quién dirige ante Mushuc Runa?" [Segundo Castillo ceased to be Barcelona's coach and who will manage against Mushuc Runa?] (in Spanish). Olé. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

[37] "Oficial: Ismael Rescalvo es el nuevo entrenador de Barcelona" [Official: Ismael Rescalvo is Barcelona's new coach] (in Spanish). Olé. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

[38] "¡Fin de ciclo! Omar Asad renuncia como director técnico de El Nacional" [End of cycle! Omar Asad resigns as manager of El Nacional] (in Spanish). Primicias. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[39] "El Nacional respalda la continuidad de Juan Carlos Pérez como técnico principal" [El Nacional back Juan Carlos Pérez's continuity as head coach] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.

[41] "DOS ECUATORIANOS: El Nacional tiene 5 opciones para DT" [TWO ECUADORIANS: El Nacional have 5 options for manager] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[42] "Otro equipo sin DT: Cheché Hernández se fue de Técnico Universitario" [Another team without a manager: Cheché Hernández left Técnico Universitario] (in Spanish). Olé. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[43] "Geovanny Cumbicus es nuevo entrenador de Técnico Universitario" [Geovanny Cumbicus is Técnico Universitario's new coach] (in Spanish). Diario La Hora. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[EME-44] "¡Oficial! Emelec anunció la salida del entrenador Jorge Célico" [Official! Emelec announced the exit of coach Jorge Célico] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[45] "Ever Hugo Almeida se despidió de Mushuc Runa tras malos resultados en LigaPro" [Ever Hugo Almeida bidded farewell to Mushuc Runa following poor results in LigaPro] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.

[46] "Fabián Frías deja Olmedo y es el nuevo director técnico de Mushuc Runa" [Fabián Frías leaves Olmedo and is Mushuc Runa's new manager] (in Spanish). Primicias. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.

[47] "Se terminó el ciclo de Cristian Nasuti en Emelec: Guillermo Duró es el nuevo DT" [Cristian Nasuti's cycle at Emelec ended: Guillermo Duró is the new manager] (in Spanish). Olé. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.

[48] "Oficial: Fabián Frías ya no es director técnico de Mushuc Runa" [Official: Fabián Frías is no longer manager of Mushuc Runa] (in Spanish). Primicias. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.

[49] "Paúl Vélez es el nuevo director técnico de Mushuc Runa y ya dirigió sus primeros entrenamientos" [Paúl Vélez is Mushuc Runa's new manager and he already led his first training sessions] (in Spanish). Primicias. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.

[50] "CAMBIO EN VINOTINTO: Grabowski dirigirá este lunes su último partido en el club" [CHANGE AT VINOTINTO: Grabowski will manage his last match with the club this Monday] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.

[51] "Gabriel Schurrer será el nuevo director técnico de Vinotinto" [Gabriel Schurrer will be the new manager of Vinotinto] (in Spanish). Primicias. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.

[52] "Manta despidió al entrenador Efrén Mera por los malos resultados en la Liga Pro" [Manta fired coach Efrén Mera due to the poor results in Liga Pro] (in Spanish). Teleamazonas. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.

[53] "Manta FC despidió a Efrén Mera y ya tiene a su reemplazo" [Manta FC fired Efrén Mera and already have his replacement] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.

[54] "OFICIAL: Aucas anuncia la salida del 'Místico' Pereyra" [OFFICIAL: Aucas announce the departure of the Mystical Pereyra] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.

[55] "Aucas busca entrenador: quién es el DT interino, ¿y a la espera de Pechón León?" [Aucas are looking for a coach: Who's the interim coach? Are they waiting for Pechón León?] (in Spanish). Olé. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.

[56] "Aucas oficializa la contratación del técnico colombiano Juan Pablo Buch" [Aucas turn official the signing of Colombian manager Juan Pablo Buch] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.

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