The 2017 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A (officially known as the Copa Banco del Pacífico Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th season of the

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the 2017 Serie A season, ten of whom took part in the previous season. Aucas and Mushuc Runa were relegated from the Serie A after accumulating the fewest points during the 2016 season. They were replaced by

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and Clan Juvenil, the 2016 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Macará made their 31st top-flight appearance and their first return to the Serie A since 2013, while Clan Juvenil participated in their first top-flight appearance.

Stadia and locations

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' a: Known as ''River Ecuador'' until the end of the first stage.

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

First stage

The first stage began on January 29 and ended on July 9.

Results

Second stage

The second stage began on July 14 and concluded on December 9.

Results

Third stage

Delfín and Emelec qualified to the Finals (Third stage) by being the First stage and Second stage winners, respectively. The winners were the Serie A champions and earned the ''Ecuador 1'' berth in the

2018 Copa Libertadores The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 59th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the ''Copa Libertadores''), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. River Plate defeated Boca Juniors in ...

, and the losers were the Serie A runners-up and earned the ''Ecuador 2'' berth in the 2018 Copa Libertadores. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Delfín played the second leg at home. ---- ''Emelec won 6–2 on aggregate.''

Aggregate table

Copa Sudamericana playoff

The Copa Sudamericana playoff was played between: *

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( Aggregate table 4th best team not qualified for

) * Técnico Universitario ( 2017 Serie B champions) The winners qualified for the 2018 Copa Sudamericana first stage. ---- ''LDU Quito won 5–4 on aggregate.''

Top goalscorers

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References

External links

Official website
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