Champions By Year
Barcelona and El Nacional each have 13 titles, making them the most successful clubs in the league. They are followed by Emelec and LDU Quito (both with 10 titles), Deportivo Quito with 4 titles, and Deportivo Cuenca, Olmedo, and Everest with one title each. All the clubs that have won multiple titles have won back-to-back titles at least once. El Nacional is the only club to have won three titles in a row, which they have done twice from 1976–1978 and 1982–1984.
| Season | Champion (Title count) | Runner-up | Third place | Leading goalscorer(s) | |
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| 1957 | Emelec (1) | Barcelona | Deportivo Quito | Simón Cañarte (Barcelona; 4 goals) | |
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| 1960 | Barcelona (1) | Emelec | Patria | Enrique Cantos (Barcelona; 8 goals) | |
| 1961 | Emelec (2) | Patria | Everest | Galo Pinto (Everest; 12 goals) | |
| 1962 | Everest (1) | Barcelona | Emelec | Iris López (Barcelona; 9 goals) | |
| 1963 | Barcelona (2) | Emelec | Deportivo Quito | Carlos Alberto Raffo (Emelec; 4 goals) | |
| 1964 | Deportivo Quito (1) | El Nacional | LDU Quito | Jorge Valencia (América de Manta; 8 goals) | |
| 1965 | Emelec (3) | 9 de Octubre | Barcelona | Helio Cruz (Barcelona; 8 goals) | |
| 1966 | Barcelona (3) | Emelec | Politécnico | Pio Coutinho (LDU Quito; 13 goals) | |
| 1967 | El Nacional (1) | Emelec | Barcelona | Tom Rodríguez (El Nacional; 16 goals) | |
| 1968 | Deportivo Quito (2) | Barcelona | Emelec | Víctor Battaini (Deportivo Quito; 19 goals) | |
| 1969 | LDU Quito (1) | América de Quito | Aucas | Francisco Bertocchi (LDU Quito; 26 goals) | |
| 1970 | Barcelona (4) | Emelec | América de Quito | Rómulo Dudar Mina (Macará; 19 goals) | |
| 1971 | Barcelona (5) | América de Quito | Emelec | Alfonso Obregón (LDU Portoviejo; 18 goals) | |
| 1972 | Emelec (4) | El Nacional | Barcelona | Nelsinho (Barcelona; 24 goals) | |
| 1973 | El Nacional (2) | Universidad Católica | Barcelona | Ángel Marín (América de Quito; 18 goals) | |
| 1974 | LDU Quito (2) | El Nacional | Deportivo Cuenca | Ángel Liciardi (Deportivo Cuenca; 19 goals) | |
| 1975 | LDU Quito (3) | Deportivo Cuenca | Aucas | Ángel Liciardi (Deportivo Cuenca; 36 goals) | |
| 1976 | El Nacional (3) | Deportivo Cuenca | Emelec | Ángel Liciardi (Deportivo Cuenca; 19 goals) | |
| 1977 | El Nacional (4) | LDU Quito | Universidad Católica | Fabián Paz y Miño (El Nacional; 27 goals) | |
| 1978 | El Nacional (5) | Técnico Universitario | Emelec | Juan José Pérez (LDU Portoviejo; 24 goals) | |
| 1979 | Emelec (5) | Universidad Católica | Manta | Carlos Miori (Emelec; 26 goals) | |
| 1980 | Barcelona (6) | Técnico Universitario | Universidad Católica | Miguel Gutíerrez (América de Quito; 26 goals) | |
| 1981 | Barcelona (7) | LDU Quito | El Nacional | Paulo César (LDU Quito; 25 goals) | |
| 1982 | El Nacional (6) | Barcelona | LDU Portoviejo | José Villafuerte (El Nacional; 25 goals) | |
| 1983 | El Nacional (7) | 9 de Octubre | Barcelona | Paulo César (Barcelona; 28 goals) | |
| 1984 | El Nacional (8) | 9 de Octubre | LDU Quito | Sergio Saucedo (Deportivo Quito; 25 goals) | |
| 1985 | Barcelona (8) | Deportivo Quito | Filanbanco | Juan Carlos de Lima (Universidad Católica; 24 goals) Guga (Esmeraldas Petrolero; 24 goals) |
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| 1986 | El Nacional (9) | Barcelona | Técnico Universitario | Juan Carlos de Lima (Deportivo Quito; 23 goals) | |
| 1987 | Barcelona (9) | Filanbanco | Audaz Octubrino | Ermen Benitez (El Nacional; 24 goals) Hamilton Cuvi (Filanbanco; 24 goals) Waldemar Victorino (LDU Portoviejo; 24 goals) |
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| 1988 | Emelec (6) | Deportivo Quito | No third-place awarded | Janio Pinto (LDU Quito; 18 goals) | |
| 1989 | Barcelona (10) | Emelec | Deportivo Quito | Ermen Benítez (El Nacional; 18 goals) | |
| 1990 | LDU Quito (4) | Barcelona | Emelec | Ermen Benítez (El Nacional; 33 goals) | |
| 1991 | Barcelona (11) | Valdez | El Nacional | Pedro Varela (Delfín; 24 goals) | |
| 1992 | El Nacional (10) | Barcelona | Emelec | Carlos Muñoz (Barcelona; 19 goals) | |
| 1993 | Emelec (7) | Barcelona | El Nacional | Diego Herrera (LDU Quito; 21 goals) | |
| 1994 | Emelec (8) | El Nacional | Barcelona | Manuel Uquillas (ESPOLI; 25 goals) | |
| 1995 | Barcelona (12) | ESPOLI | El Nacional | Manuel Uquillas (Barcelona; 24 goals) | |
| 1996 | El Nacional (11) | Emelec | Barcelona | Ariel Graziani (Emelec; 28 goals) | |
| 1997 | Barcelona (13) | Deportivo Quito | Emelec | Ariel Graziani (Emelec; 24 goals) | |
| 1998 | LDU Quito (5) | Emelec | No third-place awarded | Iván Kaviedes (Emelec; 43 goals) | |
| 1999 | LDU Quito (6) | El Nacional | Emelec | Christian Botero (Macará; 25 goals) | |
| 2000 | Olmedo (1) | El Nacional | Emelec | Alejandro Kenig (Emelec; 25 goals) | |
| 2001 | Emelec (9) | El Nacional | Olmedo | Carlos Juárez (Emelec; 17 goals) | |
| 2002 | Emelec (10) | Barcelona | El Nacional | Christian Carnero (Deportivo Quito; 26 goals) | |
| 2003 | LDU Quito (7) | Barcelona | El Nacional | Ariel Graziani (Barcelona; 23 goals) | |
| 2004 | Deportivo Cuenca (1) | Olmedo | LDU Quito | Ebelio Ordóñez (El Nacional; 24 goals) | |
| 2005 | A | LDU Quito (8) | Barcelona | No third-place awarded | Wilson Segura (LDU Loja; 21 goals) |
| C | El Nacional (12) | Deportivo Cuenca | LDU Quito | Omar Guerra (Aucas; 21 goals) | |
| 2006 | El Nacional (13) | Emelec | LDU Quito | Luis Miguel Escalada (Emelec; 29 goals) | |
| 2007 | LDU Quito (9) | Deportivo Cuenca | Olmedo | Juan Carlos Ferreyra (Deportivo Cuenca; 17 goals) | |
| 2008 | Deportivo Quito (3) | LDU Quito | Deportivo Cuenca | Pablo Palacios (Barcelona; 20 goals) | |
| 2009 | Deportivo Quito (4) | Deportivo Cuenca | Emelec | Claudio Bieler (LDU Quito; 22 goals) | |
| 2010 | LDU Quito (10) | Emelec | Deportivo Quito | Jaime Ayoví (Emelec; 23 goals) | |
| 2011 | Deportivo Quito (5) | Emelec | El Nacional | Narciso Mina (Independiente José Terán; 28 goals) | |
| 2012 | Barcelona (14) | Narciso Mina (Barcelona; 30 goals) | |||
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