The 2023 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, known as the LigaPro BET593 2023 for sponsoring purposes, was the 65th season of the

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, Ecuador's top tier

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league, and the fifth under the management of the ''Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador'' (or LigaPro). The season began on 24 February and ended on 17 December 2023, with the fixture for the season being unveiled on 24 January 2023.

LDU Quito Liga Deportiva Universitaria (), often referred to as Liga de Quito, LDU, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their ho ...

were the champions, winning their twelfth domestic league title after beating

Independiente del Valle Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, known simply as Independiente del Valle, is a professional football club based in Sangolquí, Ecuador, that currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A. Founded in 1958, the club play ...

on penalty kicks in the finals after a 1–1 draw on aggregate.

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were the defending champions.

Teams

16 teams competed in the season.

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and

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were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the aggregate table of the previous season, being replaced by the 2022 Serie B champions El Nacional and third place Libertad. El Nacional clinched promotion to the top flight with two matches to go after defeating Libertad 4–2 on 20 October 2022, whilst Libertad themselves ensured promotion in the last round played on 30 October 2022, with a 2–0 victory over Imbabura and a 1–1 draw for América de Quito against Independiente Juniors. Despite having finished in third place in Serie B, Libertad were promoted to the top flight since runners-up Independiente Juniors are

's reserve team. El Nacional returned to Serie A after two seasons, and Libertad will compete in Serie A for the first time ever.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

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First stage

The first stage began on 24 February and ended on 23 June 2023.

Standings

Results

Second stage

The second stage began on 4 August and ended on 3 December 2023.

Standings

Results

Finals

The finals (Third stage) were played by

(first stage winners) and

(second stage winners). The winners of this double-legged series were crowned as Serie A champions. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, LDU Quito played the second leg at home. ---- ''Tied 1–1 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on penalties.''

Aggregate table

Top scorers

Source
Ecuagol
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References

External links

LigaPro's official website

Ecuadorian Football Federation
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