Ecuadorian Serie A - Clubs

Clubs

See also: All-time Ecuadorian Serie A table

A total of 53 clubs have competed in the Serie A since the first season in 1957. Although Barcelona is the only club to have never been relegated, no club has ever played in every season. This anomaly is due to the fact that for the 1964 competition, teams from Guayaquil (including Barcelona) declined to participate in the national championship.

The following twelve clubs are competing in the Serie A during the 2012 season.

Club Home city Stadium First season
in the Serie A		 First season
in current spell		 Last title
Barcelona Guayaquil Monumental Banco Pichincha 1957 1965 2012
Deportivo Cuenca Cuenca Alejandro Serrano Aguilar 1971 2002 2004
Deportivo Quito Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 1957 1980 2011
El Nacional Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 1964 1980 2006
Emelec Guayaquil George Capwell 1957 1981 2002
Independiente José Terán Sangolquí Rumiñahui 2010 2010 N/A
LDU Loja Loja Federativo Reina del Cisne 2005 2011 N/A
LDU Quito Quito Casa Blanca 1960 2002 2010
Macará Ambato Bellavista 1960 2012 N/A
Manta Manta Jocay 2003 2009 N/A
Olmedo Riobamba Olímpico de Riobamba 1971 2004 2000
Técnico Universitario Ambato Bellavista 1978 2012 N/A

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