Tournament split in Serie A and Serie B (8 teams each),
with relegation in mid-season.
Ecuador Serie A 1972
First Stage
Cross-Table
Amé Bar Nac Eme LQu Mac Olm UCa
América de Quito xxx 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-3 2-2 0-1
Barcelona 2-1 xxx 2-0 2-2 3-0 2-1 3-1 4-1
El Nacional 2-2 3-1 xxx 3-0 3-1 5-2 8-3 1-0
Emelec 0-0 0-0 3-1 xxx 1-1 0-0 4-1 1-0
LDU de Quito 1-1 2-2 1-4 1-1 xxx 3-2 3-1 3-2
Macará 2-1 0-2 1-0 2-2 0-1 xxx 4-2 3-2
Olmedo 1-3 1-0 3-3 0-1 1-1 3-3 xxx 1-0
Universidad Católica 3-1 2-1 0-0 0-2 1-0 1-1 4-0 xxx
Table
1.El Nacional 14 7 4 3 33-19 18 [Quito] Qualified
2.Barcelona 14 7 3 4 24-15 17 [Guayaquil] Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3.Emelec 14 5 7 2 17-12 17 [Guayaquil]
4.Macará 14 5 4 5 24-25 14 [Ambato]
5.América 14 4 5 5 15-17 13 [Quito]
6.LDU de Quito 14 4 5 5 18-23 13
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7.Universidad Católica 14 5 2 7 17-18 12 [Quito] Relegated
8.Olmedo 14 2 4 8 20-39 8 [Riobamba] Relegated
Playoff to decide second place
[Sep 28]
Barcelona 1 - 0 Emelec
Top-2 qualify to Liguilla Final
Bottom-2 relegated to Serie B
Second Stage
Nb: Dep. Quito and LDU de Portoviejo promoted as winners of
First Stage of Serie B
Cross-Table
Amé Bar DQu Nac Eme LPo LQu Mac
América de Quito xxx 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 2-0 0-1
Barcelona 3-1 xxx 6-0 3-0 1-3 1-1 2-0 3-2
Deportivo Quito 1-2 1-0 xxx 2-1 0-0 3-1 2-2 2-1
El Nacional 1-0 1-1 1-3 xxx 0-2 1-0 1-2 3-0
Emelec 3-1 2-4 2-2 0-0 xxx 0-0 2-0 7-2
LDU de Portoviejo 0-1 1-1 2-1 2-2 2-3 xxx 1-1 1-0
LDU de Quito 4-2 0-1 3-3 0-1 1-3 4-3 xxx 0-0
Macará 2-1 2-0 1-2 1-1 1-1 0-3 1-1 xxx
Table
1.Emelec 14 7 6 1 28-14 20 [Guayaquil] Qualified
2.Barcelona 14 7 3 4 26-15 17 [Guayaquil] Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3.Deportivo Quito 14 6 5 3 23-23 17 [Quito]
4.El Nacional 14 5 4 5 14-16 14 [Quito]
5.LDU de Portoviejo 14 3 6 5 18-19 12 [Riobamba]
6.América 14 4 3 7 13-18 11 [Quito]
7.LDU de Quito 14 3 5 6 18-24 11 Relegated
8.Macará 14 3 4 7 14-25 10 [Ambato]
Top-2 qualify to Liguilla Final
Liguilla Final
Cross-Table
Bar Nac Eme
Barcelona xxx 3-3 2-1
El Nacional 3-0 xxx 2-2
Emelec 5-1 1-0 xxx
Table
1.Emelec 4 2 1 1 9- 5 5 [Guayaquil] Champions
2.El Nacional 4 1 2 1 8- 6 4 [Quito] Runners-up
3.Barcelona 4 1 1 2 6-12 3 [Guayaquil]
Serie A extended to 12 teams in 1973
PD: LDU de Quito play playoff with Universidad Católica (team of Pichincha
in Serie B) to decide which team of Pichincha is relegated to second
division; according to regulations for 1973 Pichincha only can have 4
teams in Serie A.
Universidad Católica win series, LDU de Quito relegated to second
division in 1973.
Topscorers
15 Nelson Miranda NELSINHO (Barcelona)
14 Pedro PERICO León (Barcelona)
12 Luis LAMBERCK (Emelec)
12 Félix LASSO GARCIA (Emelec)
11 Washington MUÑOZ (Barcelona)
11 Cassiano SUAREZ (Macará)
11 Carlos TORRES GARCES (El Nacional)
Prepared and maintained by Fernando Espinoza Añazco for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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Last updated: 8 Mar 2003
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