| Season | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Champions | LDU Quito (7th title) |
| Relegated |
Técnico Universitario Manta |
| Copa Libertadores |
LDU Quito Barcelona El Nacional |
| Top goalscorer | Ariel Graziani (23 goals) |
←
2002
2004 → | |
The 2003 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2003 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 46th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. LDU Quito won its seventh national championship.
Format
The tournament for this season was composed of three stages:
The First Stage and Second Stages are identical. The ten teams competed in a double round-robin tournament, one game at home and one away. The top three teams in each stage qualified to the Liguilla Final with bonus points (3, 2, and 1 point[s], respectively). At the end of the Second Stage, the team with the fewest points in the aggregate table were relegated to the Serie B.
The Liguilla Final was a double round-robin tournament between the six qualified teams of the First and Second Stage. The winner of the Liguilla Final was crowned the Serie A champion. The champion, runner-up, and third-place finisher qualified to the 2004 Copa Libertadores.
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 38 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 36 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 31 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Emelec | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 22 | |
| 7 | Aucas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 17 | |
| 9 | ESPOLI | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 15 | |
| 10 | Manta | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Quito | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 34 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Barcelona | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 34 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 32 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 32 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 27 | |
| 6 | Emelec | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 27 | |
| 7 | ESPOLI | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 21 | |
| 8 | Aucas | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 18 | |
| 9 | Manta | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 14 | |
| 10 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Aggregate table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 72 | |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 70 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 63 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 60 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final [a] |
| 5 | Emelec | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 53 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 49 | |
| 7 | Aucas | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 41 | |
| 8 | ESPOLI | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 35 | |
| 9 | Técnico Universitario | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 27 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 10 | Manta | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Since Barcelona, LDU Quito, & El Nacional qualified to the Liguilla Final twice, Deportivo Quito, Emelec, and Deportivo Cuenca qualified to the Liguilla Final as the best non-top-three finisher in the aggregate table.
Liguilla Final
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Quito (C) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 5 | 26 | 2004 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 5 | 23 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 2 | 20 | |
| 4 | Emelec | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 0 | 11 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 0 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Includes Bonus Points earned in the previous stages.
(C) Champions
| Copa Pílsener Serie A 2003 champion |
|---|
|
LDU Quito 7th title |
External links
| Season | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Champions | LDU Quito (7th title) |
| Relegated |
Técnico Universitario Manta |
| Copa Libertadores |
LDU Quito Barcelona El Nacional |
| Top goalscorer | Ariel Graziani (23 goals) |
←
2002
2004 → | |
The 2003 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2003 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 46th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. LDU Quito won its seventh national championship.
Format
The tournament for this season was composed of three stages:
The First Stage and Second Stages are identical. The ten teams competed in a double round-robin tournament, one game at home and one away. The top three teams in each stage qualified to the Liguilla Final with bonus points (3, 2, and 1 point[s], respectively). At the end of the Second Stage, the team with the fewest points in the aggregate table were relegated to the Serie B.
The Liguilla Final was a double round-robin tournament between the six qualified teams of the First and Second Stage. The winner of the Liguilla Final was crowned the Serie A champion. The champion, runner-up, and third-place finisher qualified to the 2004 Copa Libertadores.
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 38 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 36 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 31 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Emelec | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 22 | |
| 7 | Aucas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 17 | |
| 9 | ESPOLI | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 15 | |
| 10 | Manta | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Quito | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 34 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Barcelona | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 34 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 32 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 32 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 27 | |
| 6 | Emelec | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 27 | |
| 7 | ESPOLI | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 21 | |
| 8 | Aucas | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 18 | |
| 9 | Manta | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 14 | |
| 10 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Aggregate table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 72 | |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 70 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 63 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 60 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final [a] |
| 5 | Emelec | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 53 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 49 | |
| 7 | Aucas | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 41 | |
| 8 | ESPOLI | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 35 | |
| 9 | Técnico Universitario | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 27 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 10 | Manta | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 75 | −42 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Since Barcelona, LDU Quito, & El Nacional qualified to the Liguilla Final twice, Deportivo Quito, Emelec, and Deportivo Cuenca qualified to the Liguilla Final as the best non-top-three finisher in the aggregate table.
Liguilla Final
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Quito (C) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 5 | 26 | 2004 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 5 | 23 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 2 | 20 | |
| 4 | Emelec | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 0 | 11 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 0 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Includes Bonus Points earned in the previous stages.
(C) Champions
| Copa Pílsener Serie A 2003 champion |
|---|
|
LDU Quito 7th title |