2000 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

{{Infobox football league season

|competition = Serie A

|season = 2000

|winners = Olmedo (1st title)

|relegated = LDU Quito
Técnico Universitario

|continentalcup1 = Copa Libertadores

|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Olmedo
El Nacional
Emelec

|continentalcup2 =

|continentalcup2 qualifiers =

|league topscorer = Alejandro Kenig (25 goals)

|prevseason = 1999

|nextseason = 2001

}}

The 2000 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 42nd season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. The season was won by Olmedo, who became the first team outside of Quito and Guayaquil to win a national title.

First stage

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|res_col_header=Q

|section=First stage

|team1=OLM|name_OLM=Olmedo

|team2=AUC|name_AUC=Aucas

|team3=NAC|name_NAC=El Nacional

|team4=LDQ|name_LDQ=LDU Quito

|team5=MAC|name_MAC=Macará

|team6=EME|name_EME=Emelec

|team7=ESP|name_ESP=ESPOLI

|team8=QUI|name_QUI=Deportivo Quito

|team9=BAR|name_BAR=Barcelona

|team10=TEC|name_TEC=Técnico Universitario

|win_OLM=8|draw_OLM=6|loss_OLM=4|gf_OLM=18|ga_OLM=14

|win_AUC=8|draw_AUC=5|loss_AUC=5|gf_AUC=20|ga_AUC=17

|win_NAC=7|draw_NAC=6|loss_NAC=5|gf_NAC=34|ga_NAC=26

|win_LDQ=7|draw_LDQ=6|loss_LDQ=5|gf_LDQ=30|ga_LDQ=23

|win_MAC=6|draw_MAC=7|loss_MAC=5|gf_MAC=25|ga_MAC=25

|win_EME=7|draw_EME=3|loss_EME=8|gf_EME=23|ga_EME=22

|win_ESP=6|draw_ESP=6|loss_ESP=6|gf_ESP=19|ga_ESP=20

|win_QUI=4|draw_QUI=8|loss_QUI=6|gf_QUI=24|ga_QUI=24

|win_BAR=4|draw_BAR=7|loss_BAR=7|gf_BAR=19|ga_BAR=27

|win_TEC=3|draw_TEC=6|loss_TEC=9|gf_TEC=21|ga_TEC=35

|col_LF=#FFFFCC|text_LF=Qualified to the Liguilla Final

|result1=LF|result2=LF|result3=LF

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

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Second stage

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|res_col_header=Q

|section=Second stage

|team1=EME|name_EME=Emelec

|team2=NAC|name_NAC=El Nacional

|team3=BAR|name_BAR=Barcelona

|team4=ESP|name_ESP=ESPOLI

|team5=QUI|name_QUI=Deportivo Quito

|team6=MAC|name_MAC=Macará

|team7=AUC|name_AUC=Aucas

|team8=OLM|name_OLM=Olmedo

|team9=LDQ|name_LDQ=LDU Quito

|team10=TEC|name_TEC=Técnico Universitario

|win_EME=10|draw_EME=2|loss_EME=6|gf_EME=36|ga_EME=25

|win_NAC=10|draw_NAC=3|loss_NAC=5|gf_NAC=34|ga_NAC=24|adjust_points_NAC=-3

|win_BAR=8|draw_BAR=5|loss_BAR=5|gf_BAR=25|ga_BAR=17

|win_ESP=8|draw_ESP=4|loss_ESP=6|gf_ESP=24|ga_ESP=16

|win_QUI=8|draw_QUI=4|loss_QUI=6|gf_QUI=28|ga_QUI=25

|win_MAC=8|draw_MAC=2|loss_MAC=8|gf_MAC=25|ga_MAC=25

|win_AUC=6|draw_AUC=5|loss_AUC=7|gf_AUC=22|ga_AUC=26

|win_OLM=6|draw_OLM=4|loss_OLM=8|gf_OLM=15|ga_OLM=21

|win_LDQ=5|draw_LDQ=5|loss_LDQ=8|gf_LDQ=20|ga_LDQ=24

|win_TEC=3|draw_TEC=2|loss_TEC=13|gf_TEC=21|ga_TEC=47

|hth_NAC=El Nacional had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player in Round 16.

|col_LF=#FFFFCC|text_LF=Qualified to the Liguilla Final

|result1=LF|result2=LF|result3=LF

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

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Aggregate table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|section=Aggregate

|team1=NAC|name_NAC=El Nacional

|team2=EME|name_EME=Emelec

|team3=ESP|name_ESP=ESPOLI

|team4=AUC|name_AUC=Aucas

|team5=OLM|name_OLM=Olmedo

|team6=MAC|name_MAC=Macará

|team7=QUI|name_QUI=Deportivo Quito

|team8=BAR|name_BAR=Barcelona

|team9=LDQ|name_LDQ=LDU Quito

|team10=TEC|name_TEC=Técnico Universitario

|win_NAC=17|draw_NAC=9|loss_NAC=10|gf_NAC=68|ga_NAC=50|adjust_points_NAC=-3

|win_EME=17|draw_EME=5|loss_EME=14|gf_EME=59|ga_EME=47

|win_ESP=14|draw_ESP=10|loss_ESP=12|gf_ESP=43|ga_ESP=36

|win_AUC=14|draw_AUC=10|loss_AUC=12|gf_AUC=42|ga_AUC=43

|win_OLM=14|draw_OLM=10|loss_OLM=12|gf_OLM=33|ga_OLM=35

|win_MAC=14|draw_MAC=9|loss_MAC=13|gf_MAC=50|ga_MAC=50

|win_QUI=12|draw_QUI=12|loss_QUI=12|gf_QUI=52|ga_QUI=49

|win_BAR=12|draw_BAR=12|loss_BAR=12|gf_BAR=44|ga_BAR=45

|win_LDQ=12|draw_LDQ=11|loss_LDQ=13|gf_LDQ=50|ga_LDQ=47

|win_TEC=6|draw_TEC=8|loss_TEC=22|gf_TEC=42|ga_TEC=82

|hth_NAC=El Nacional had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player in Round 16 of the Second Stage.

|col_LF=#FFFFCC|text_LF=Qualified to the Liguilla Final

|note_res_LF=Since El Nacional qualified to the Liguilla Final twice, ESPOLI qualified to the last spot in the Liguilla Final as the best non-top-three finisher in the aggregate table.

|result3=LF

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Serie B

|result9=R|result10=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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Liguilla Final

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|res_col_header=Q

|section=Liguilla Final

|show_bonus_points=y

|team1=OLM|name_OLM=Olmedo

|team2=NAC|name_NAC=El Nacional

|team3=EME|name_EME=Emelec

|team4=AUC|name_AUC=Aucas

|team5=BAR|name_BAR=Barcelona

|team6=ESP|name_ESP=ESPOLI

|win_OLM=6|draw_OLM=2|loss_OLM=2|gf_OLM=15|ga_OLM=9|adjust_points_OLM=3

|win_NAC=5|draw_NAC=2|loss_NAC=3|gf_NAC=15|ga_NAC=11|adjust_points_NAC=3

|win_EME=5|draw_EME=2|loss_EME=3|gf_EME=13|ga_EME=13|adjust_points_EME=3

|win_AUC=2|draw_AUC=5|loss_AUC=3|gf_AUC=10|ga_AUC=13|adjust_points_AUC=2

|win_BAR=3|draw_BAR=2|loss_BAR=5|gf_BAR=14|ga_BAR=13|adjust_points_BAR=1

|win_ESP=1|draw_ESP=3|loss_ESP=6|gf_ESP=6|ga_ESP=14

|col_CL=#ACE1AF|text_CL=2001 Copa Libertadores

|result1=CL|result2=CL|result3=CL

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Includes bonus points earned in the previous stages.

|update=complete

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{{winners||Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A
2000 champion|Olmedo|1st}}