The 2005 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A 2005, known as 2005 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons, was the 48th season of the
Serie A
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, the top level of professional football in
Ecuador
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. The season was divided into two tournaments, called the
Apertura and Clausura
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, with the winner of each earning separate national titles. To date, it marks the only time in
Serie A
The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...
history that two titles were awarded in one year.
Campeonato Apertura
The Apertura tournament was set into two stages. The First Stage was a double
round-robin tournament
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where each team plays the other nine teams twice, once at home and once away. The top eight teams advanced to a two-leg single elimination knockout stage. The last team in the First Stage was relegated to
Serie B
The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...
. The winner of the knockout stage is the Apertura champion, and qualifies as the ''Ecuador 1'' berth in the
2006 Copa Libertadores
The 2006 Copa Toyota Libertadores was the 47th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual football club tournament.
38 teams from 11 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played on 24 January 2006.
...
.
First stage
Playoff stage
''(*) Barcelona and D. Cuenca advance because of better First Stage records.''
Campeonato Clausura
The Clausura tournament was set into two stages. The First Stage was a double
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
where each team played the other nine teams twice, once at home and once away. The top six teams in the First Stage advanced to the Liguilla Final, with the top three earning bonus points (3, 2, and 1 point respectively). The last team in the First Stage was relegated to
Serie B
The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...
. The winner of the Liguilla Final was the Clausura champion. The champion and runner-up qualified as the ''Ecuador 2'' and ''Ecuador 3'' berth in the
2006 Copa Libertadores
The 2006 Copa Toyota Libertadores was the 47th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual football club tournament.
38 teams from 11 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played on 24 January 2006.
...
.
ESPOLI
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was promoted to Serie A at the end of Serie B's 2005 Apertura tournament.
First stage
Liguilla Final
See also
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2005 in Ecuadorian football
The 2005 season is the 83rd season of competitive football in Ecuador.
National leagues
Serie A
*Champion:
**Apertura: LDU Quito (8th title)
**Clausura: El Nacional (12th title)
*International cup qualifiers:
**2006 Copa Libertadores: LDU Qui ...
External links
2005 season on RSSSF
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