2000 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

Serie A
Season2000
ChampionsOlmedo (1st title)
RelegatedLDU Quito
Técnico Universitario
Copa LibertadoresOlmedo
El Nacional
Emelec
Top goalscorerAlejandro Kenig (25 goals)
1999
2001

The 2000 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 42nd season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. The season was won by Olmedo, who became the first team outside of Quito and Guayaquil to win a national title.

First stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olmedo 18 8 6 4 18 14 +4 30 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 Aucas 18 8 5 5 20 17 +3 29
3 El Nacional 18 7 6 5 34 26 +8 27
4 LDU Quito 18 7 6 5 30 23 +7 27
5 Macará 18 6 7 5 25 25 0 25
6 Emelec 18 7 3 8 23 22 +1 24
7 ESPOLI 18 6 6 6 19 20 −1 24
8 Deportivo Quito 18 4 8 6 24 24 0 20
9 Barcelona 18 4 7 7 19 27 −8 19
10 Técnico Universitario 18 3 6 9 21 35 −14 15
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Second stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Emelec 18 10 2 6 36 25 +11 32 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 El Nacional 18 10 3 5 34 24 +10 30[a]
3 Barcelona 18 8 5 5 25 17 +8 29
4 ESPOLI 18 8 4 6 24 16 +8 28
5 Deportivo Quito 18 8 4 6 28 25 +3 28
6 Macará 18 8 2 8 25 25 0 26
7 Aucas 18 6 5 7 22 26 −4 23
8 Olmedo 18 6 4 8 15 21 −6 22
9 LDU Quito 18 5 5 8 20 24 −4 20
10 Técnico Universitario 18 3 2 13 21 47 −26 11
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ El Nacional had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player in Round 16.

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 El Nacional 36 17 9 10 68 50 +18 57[a]
2 Emelec 36 17 5 14 59 47 +12 56
3 ESPOLI 36 14 10 12 43 36 +7 52 Qualified to the Liguilla Final[b]
4 Aucas 36 14 10 12 42 43 −1 52
5 Olmedo 36 14 10 12 33 35 −2 52
6 Macará 36 14 9 13 50 50 0 51
7 Deportivo Quito 36 12 12 12 52 49 +3 48
8 Barcelona 36 12 12 12 44 45 −1 48
9 LDU Quito 36 12 11 13 50 47 +3 47 Relegation to Serie B
10 Técnico Universitario 36 6 8 22 42 82 −40 26
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ El Nacional had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player in Round 16 of the Second Stage.
  2. ^ Since El Nacional qualified to the Liguilla Final twice, ESPOLI qualified to the last spot in the Liguilla Final as the best non-top-three finisher in the aggregate table.

Liguilla Final

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Olmedo 10 6 2 2 15 9 +6 3 23 2001 Copa Libertadores
2 El Nacional 10 5 2 3 15 11 +4 3 20
3 Emelec 10 5 2 3 13 13 0 3 20
4 Aucas 10 2 5 3 10 13 −3 2 13
5 Barcelona 10 3 2 5 14 13 +1 1 12
6 ESPOLI 10 1 3 6 6 14 −8 0 6
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Includes bonus points earned in the previous stages.


 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A
2000 champion 
Olmedo
1st title
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