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2012 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

Field	Value
competition	Copa Credife Serie A
season	2012
winners	Barcelona (14th title)
relegated	Olmedo
Técnico Universitario
continentalcup1	2013 Copa Libertadores
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Barcelona
Emelec
LDU Quito
continentalcup2	2012 Copa Sudamericana
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Barcelona
LDU Loja
Emelec
continentalcup3	2013 Copa Sudamericana
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Barcelona
Emelec
LDU Loja
Independiente José Terán
league topscorer	Narciso Mina (30 goals)
biggest home win	LDU Loja 6–0 Técnico Universitario
(September 13)
biggest away win	Deportivo Quito 0–4 Macará
(December 2)
highest scoring	Olmedo 4–4 Deportivo Quito
(April 25)
matches	268
total goals	626
longest wins	Barcelona — 5 matches
(May 6–June 13)
longest unbeaten	LDU Quito — 9 matches
(March 28–May 18)
LDU Loja — 9 matches
(November 3–December 15)
longest winless	Olmedo — 12 matches
(September 19–December 2)
longest losses	Olmedo — 6 matches
(April 29–June 13)
prevseason	2011
nextseason	2013

Técnico Universitario Emelec LDU Quito LDU Loja Emelec Emelec LDU Loja Independiente José Terán (September 13) (December 2) (April 25) (May 6–June 13) (March 28–May 18) LDU Loja — 9 matches (November 3–December 15) (September 19–December 2) (April 29–June 13)

The 2012 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2012 Copa Credife Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 54th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. The season began on February 3 and ended in December 2012. Deportivo Quito was the defending champion. They were succeeded by Barcelona, who won their record-breaking 14th title.

Format

On the night of December 6, 2011, the Ecuadorian Football Federation determined that the format for 2012 will the same as the previous season.

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the 2012 Serie A season, ten of whom remained from the previous season. ESPOLI and Imbabura were relegated last season after accumulating the fewest points in the 2011 season aggregate table. They will be replaced by Técnico Universitario and Macará, the 2011 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively. Both teams from Ambato are making returns to the Serie A. Macará is returning after one season while Técnico Universitario is returning after two.

Team	Home city	Home ground	Captain
Barcelona	Guayaquil	Monumental Banco Pichincha	ECU
Deportivo Cuenca	Cuenca	Alejandro Serrano Aguilar	PAR
Deportivo Quito	Quito	Olímpico Atahualpa	ECU
El Nacional	Quito	Olímpico Atahualpa	ECU
Emelec	Guayaquil	George Capwell	ECU
Independiente José Terán	Sangolquí	Rumiñahui	ECU
LDU Loja	Loja	Federativo Reina del Cisne	ECU
LDU Quito	Quito	Casa Blanca	ECU
Macará	Ambato	Bellavista	ECU
Manta	Manta	Jocay	ECU
Olmedo	Riobamba	Olímpico de Riobamba	ECU
Técnico Universitario	Ambato	Bellavista	ECU

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of
departure	Date of
vacancy	Replaced by	Date of
appointment	Position
in table	Pre-season changes	First Stage changes	Inter-stage changes	Second Stage changes
Técnico Universitario	Paúl Vélez	SackedThe change in managers was announced in early November, but took effect at the end of the previous season.	November 28, 2011	Fabián Bustos	November 28, 2011	N/A
LDU Loja	Diego OchoaInterim manager.	Replaced	December 4, 2011	Paúl Vélez	December 4, 2011	N/A
Olmedo	Dragan Miranovic	Mutual consent	December 6, 2011	Carlos Calderón	December 6, 2011	N/A
Olmedo	Carlos Calderón	Resigned	February 12, 2012	Juan Amador Sánchez	February 13, 2012	12th
Barcelona	Luis Zubeldía	Resigned	April 9, 2012	Gustavo Costas	April 11, 2012	4th
El Nacional	Mario Saralegui	Mutual consent	April 9, 2012	Sixto Vizuete	April 10, 2012	8th
Técnico Universitario	Fabián Bustos	Mutual consent	April 13, 2012	Mario Saralegui	April 14, 2012	11th
Olmedo	Juan Amador Sánchez	Mutual consent	April 30, 2012	Óscar Pacheco	June 8, 2012	12th
Deportivo Quito	Carlos Ischia	Sacked	url=http://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/28085	title=Se terminó el Romance: Carlos Ischia fue despedido como entrenador del Deportivo Quito	trans-title=The romance is over: Ishcia was sacked as the manager of Deportivo Quito	language=es	date=May 14, 2012	access-date=May 15, 2012	publisher=futbolecuador.com }}	Nelson Acosta	May 24, 2012	7th
Técnico Universitario	Mario Saralegui	Resigned	June 18, 2012	José Basualdo	June 26, 2012	11th
Emelec	Marcelo Fleitas	Resigned	July 8, 2012	Gustavo Quinteros	July 6, 2012	N/A
Macará	Homero Valencia	Mutual consent	July 8, 2012	Fabián Bustos	July 9, 2012	N/A
Deportivo Quito	Nelson Acosta	Resigned	July 30, 2012	Rubén Darío Insúa	July 31, 2012	12th
Independiente José Terán	Carlos Sevilla	Resigned	September 20, 2012	Pablo Repetto	September 24, 2012	11th
Olmedo	Óscar Pacheco	Resigned	October 1, 2012	Roque Alfaro	October 8, 2012	6th
Deportivo Cuenca	Luis Soler	Mutual consent	October 4, 2012	Guillermo Duró	October 26, 2012	9th
El Nacional	Sixto Vizuete	Sacked	November 8, 2012	Orlando Narváez	November 9, 2012	11th

First stage

The first stage () began on February 3 and ended on July 8.

Standings

Results

Second stage

The second stage () began on July 13 and ended on December 2.

Standings

Results

Aggregate table

Third stage

The Third Stage () began on December 9 and ended on December 16. It consisted of two playoffs.

Fourth-place playoffs

Independiente José Terán and LDU Loja played in the fourth-place playoff. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Independiente José Terán will play the second leg at home.

Having won both matches, Independiente José Terán earned the Ecuador 3 berth in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana; LDU Loja earned the Ecuador 4 berth.

Second-place playoffs

Emelec and LDU Quito played the second-place playoff. By having the greater number of points in the aggregate table, Emelec will play the second leg at home.

Having won both matches, Emelec won the Ecuador 2 berth for the 2013 Copa Libertadores and the 2013 Copa Sudamericana. LDU Quito earned the Ecuador 3 berth for the 2013 Copa Libertadores.

Mondaini

Finals

Since Barcelona won both the first stage and second stage, the finals were not played, and Barcelona were crowned champions. They earned the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2013 Copa Libertadores and the Ecuador 1 berth in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Narciso Mina	ECU	Barcelona	30
2	Claudio Bieler	ECU	LDU Quito	20
3	Fábio Renato	BRA	LDU Loja	16
4	Marlon de Jesús	ECU	Emelec	13
Carlos Luis Quintero	ECU	Macará	13
Enner Valencia	ECU	Emelec	13
7	Ariel Nahuelpan	ARG	LDU Quito	11
Daniel Samaniego	ECU	Independiente José Terán	11
9	Byron Cano	ECU	Deportivo Cuenca	10
Alex Colón	ECU	Técnico Universitario	10
Luciano Figueroa	ARG	Emelec	10
Marcos Mondaini	ARG	Emelec	10

Updated as of games played on December 16, 2012. Source:

Hat tricks

Player		For	Against
ECU Claudio Bieler	LDU Quito	Olmedo	5–0
ECU Alex Colón	Técnico Universitario	Olmedo	0–3
ECU Luis Caicedo	Barcelona	Olmedo	4–0
ECU Claudio Bieler	LDU Quito	El Nacional	3–2
BRA Fábio Renato	LDU Loja	El Nacional	1–3
ARG Marcos Mondaini	Emelec	Olmedo	5–0
ECU Narciso Mina4	Barcelona	Macará	4–0
ECU Christian Márquez	Manta	Técnico Universitario	4–0
ECU Carlos Luis Quintero	Macará	Deportivo Quito	0–4

4 Player scored 4 goals.

References

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(October 26, 2011). "Técnico Universitario festejó en Azogues su retorno a la Serie A". [[El Comercio (Ecuador).
(November 25, 2011). "Ambato está de fiesta por el retorno del Macará a la Primera A". [[El Comercio (Ecuador).
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(February 12, 2012). "Carlos Calderón, nuevo comandante del Ciclón". futbolecuador.com.
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(April 10, 2012). "Puros Criollos hasta en el banco". futbolecuador.com.
(April 13, 2012). "Ya le retiraron el apoyo: Fabián Bustos no continuará en Técnico y suena Saralegui". futbolecuador.com.
(April 15, 2012). "Ni una semana sin trabajo: Mario Saralegui se pondrá al frente de Técnico Universitario". futbolecuador.com.
(May 14, 2012). "Se terminó el Romance: Carlos Ischia fue despedido como entrenador del Deportivo Quito". futbolecuador.com.
(June 26, 2012). "Vuelve a la tierra que lo vio nacer como DT". futbolecuador.com.
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