2019 Copa Ecuador

{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = Copa Ecuador

| year = 2019

| other_titles = Copa de la FEF 2019

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| country = Ecuador

| dates = {{nowrap|10 November 2018 – 16 November 2019}}

| num_teams = 48

| champions = LDU Quito

| count = 1

| runner-up = Delfín

| continentalcup1 = Copa Sudamericana

| continentalcup1 qualifiers =

| matches = 98

| goals = 252

| attendance =

| top goal scorer = Rodrigo Aguirre
Alexis Domínguez
(4 goals each)

| player =

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2022

| extra information =

}}

The 2019 Copa Ecuador was the second edition of the Copa Ecuador, Ecuador's domestic football cup. It began with the first round on 10 November 2018 and concluded with its double-legged final on 10 and 16 November 2019. LDU Quito were the winners, beating Delfín on away goals after tying 3–3 on aggregate score. They would have qualified for the 2020 Copa Sudamericana, but since they had already qualified for international competition through their league performance as well as the runners-up and both semifinalists, the berth was reallocated to the ninth-placed team of the league, El Nacional.

Format

The competition involved 48 teams and was divided into seven rounds. The first round was played by 22 teams from the provincial associations (20 provincial champions and 2 invitees) and 2 amateur teams, which were drawn into 12 two-legged ties. The 12 winners qualified for the second round, where they were drawn into six two-legged ties with the winners advancing to the third round.

In the third round, the six winners from the previous round were joined by the 16 Serie A and 10 Serie B teams, who played in 16 two-legged ties with the winners advancing to the round of 16, from where the competition advanced to the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final.{{cite web|url=http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/noticia.php?idn=42510&idc=1#.XCOebHRKiM9|title=INFORME TOTAL SOBRE LA ESTRUCTURA DE LA COPA ECUADOR|publisher=Ecuafútbol|date=7 August 2018|accessdate=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226232855/http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/noticia.php?idn=42510&idc=1#.XCOebHRKiM9|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status=dead}}

Prizes

The champions of this edition earned the right to compete in the 2020 Copa Sudamericana, taking the Ecuador 4 berth. In case the champions were already qualified for the Copa Libertadores or Copa Sudamericana through their league performance, the berth would be transferred to the runners-up, the semifinalists, or the next best team of the league not yet qualified for either competition.

Schedule

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Round

!Draw date

!First leg

!Second leg

First round

|rowspan=2|30 October 2018

|10–14 November 2018

|16–21 November 2018

Second round

|23–28 November 2018

|1–5 December 2018

Third round

|rowspan=5|2 April 2019

|24 April – 9 May 2019

|14 May – 19 June 2019

Round of 16

|2–17 July 2019

|23 July – 8 August 2019

Quarterfinals

|14 August – 8 September 2019

|18–25 September 2019

Semifinals

|2–23 October 2019

|30 October 2019

Finals

|colspan=2|10–16 November 2019

Teams

48 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Ecuador: 16 from the Serie A, 8 from the Serie B, 20 from the Segunda Categoría, 2 amateur teams and Deportivo Quito and Everest, both invited by the Ecuadorian Football Federation based on their historical records.{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2018/08/30/nota/6930494/deportivo-quito-invitado-copa-ecuador?hootPostID=d1a1f61f80db8c332dc22ea59e49ac5e|title=Deportivo Quito invitado a la Copa Ecuador|language=Spanish|publisher=El Universo|date=30 August 2018|accessdate=25 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.futbolecuador.com/moviles/read/95143/1|title=No solo los invitaron a los Chullas|language=Spanish|publisher=Futbolecuador|date=31 August 2018|accessdate=25 January 2019}}

=Serie A=

=Serie B=

=Segunda Categoría=

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  • Águilas
  • Alianza Cotopaxi{{refn|group=note|name=Promoted|Alianza Cotopaxi and Duros del Balón (later renamed as Independiente Juniors and Atlético Porteño, respectively) received byes to the third round following their promotion to Serie B at the end of the 2018 season.}}
  • Alianza de Guano
  • América de Ambato
  • Anaconda
  • Atlético Portoviejo
  • Audaz Octobrino
  • Brasilia
  • Chicos Malos
  • Deportivo Morona
  • Dunamis
  • Duros del Balón{{refn|group=note|name=Promoted}}
  • ESPOLI
  • Imbabura
  • Insutec
  • La Gloria
  • Mineros
  • San Francisco
  • Toreros
  • Valle Catamayo

{{div col end}}

=Amateur teams=

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  • San Pedro
  • Spartak

{{div col end}}

=Invited teams=

{{Div col|colwidth=18em}}

{{div col end}}

Notes:

{{reflist|group=note}}

First round

  • Teams entering this round: 20 teams from Segunda Categoría, 2 amateur teams and 2 invited teams.

{{TwoLegStart}}

|-

!colspan=5|West Zone

{{TwoLegResult|Águilas||1–3|Brasilia||0–2|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Duros del Balón||0–2|Toreros||0–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|San Francisco||4–4 (a)|Audaz Octobrino||4–3|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Valle Catamayo||2–12|La Gloria||1–9|1–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Everest||2–6|Insutec||0–3|2–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|San Pedro||1–8|Atlético Portoviejo||0–2|1–6}}

|-

!colspan=5|East Zone

{{TwoLegResult|Dunamis||4–3|Chicos Malos||3–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|ESPOLI||2–2 {{pso|3–4}}|Anaconda||2–0|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Alianza Cotopaxi||5–4|Imbabura||3–0|2–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Alianza de Guano||6–1|Deportivo Morona||2–0|4–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|América de Ambato||2–2 (a)|Deportivo Quito||2–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mineros||4–0|Spartak||2–0|2–0}}

|}

Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20190909192708/http://ecuafutbol.org/web/partidos_resultados.php?cate=50&cod_etapa=1 FEF]

Second round

{{TwoLegStart}}

|-

!colspan=5|West Zone

{{TwoLegResult|Brasilia||0–1|Toreros||0–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Audaz Octobrino||3–3 {{pso|6–7}}|La Gloria||2–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Insutec||6–3|Atlético Portoviejo||4–3|2–0}}

|-

!colspan=5|East Zone

{{TwoLegResult|Anaconda||5–2|Dunamis||3–1|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Alianza Cotopaxi||1–5|Alianza de Guano||1–3|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Deportivo Quito||3–1|Mineros||2–0|1–1}}

|}

Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20190909192538/http://ecuafutbol.org/web/partidos_resultados.php?cate=50&cod_etapa=2 FEF]

Note: Deportivo Quito qualified for the third round, however they were excluded from the competition due to their suspension for failing to pay its creditors. They were replaced by Mineros, as the next best team in the aggregate table of the competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2019/03/29/nota/7259045/deportivo-quito-desafectado-copa-ecuador-falta-pago-acreedores|title=Deportivo Quito, desafectado de la Copa Ecuador por "falta de pago a acreedores"|language=Spanish|publisher=El Universo|date=29 March 2019}}

Third round

The third round of the competition was held from 24 April to 19 June 2019, with teams in Serie A and Serie B entering at this stage. The draw for this stage of the competition was held on 2 April 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/futbol-partidos-llaves-copa-ecuador.html|title=Así quedaron definidas las llaves de los 16vos de final de la Copa Ecuador|language=Spanish|publisher=El Comercio|date=2 April 2019}}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|LDU Quito||5–0|La Gloria||5–0|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Mineros||1–3|Barcelona||1–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Olmedo||2–3|Alianza de Guano||1–0|1–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Santa Rita||4–1|Fuerza Amarilla||1–0|3–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Guayaquil City||7–3|Clan Juvenil||6–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Anaconda||1–5|El Nacional||1–1|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Aucas||4–0|Toreros||2–0|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Independiente del Valle||1–1 (a)|Orense||1–1|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Atlético Porteño||2–5|Macará||1–2|1–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Independiente Juniors||3–1|Universidad Católica||2–0|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Técnico Universitario||5–1|LDU Loja||3–0|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Gualaceo||0–2|Deportivo Cuenca||0–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|América de Quito||6–2|LDU Portoviejo||4–0|2–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Manta||0–6|Mushuc Runa||0–2|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Emelec||4–0|Puerto Quito||2–0|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Insutec||1–2|Delfín||1–2|0–0}}

|}

Bracket

{{16TeamBracket|legs=2|aggregate=y|seeds=n

| RD1=Round of 16

| RD2=Quarterfinals

| RD3=Semifinals

| RD4=Finals

| RD1-team01=Guayaquil City

| RD1-score01-1=0

| RD1-score01-2=0

| RD1-score01-agg=0 {{small|(4)}}

| RD1-team02=Aucas (p)

| RD1-score02-1=0

| RD1-score02-2=0

| RD1-score02-agg=0 {{small|(5)}}

| RD1-team03=Alianza de Guano

| RD1-score03-1=0

| RD1-score03-2=1

| RD1-score03-agg=1

| RD1-team04=LDU Quito

| RD1-score04-1=0

| RD1-score04-2=5

| RD1-score04-agg=5

| RD1-team05=Macará

| RD1-score05-1=2

| RD1-score05-2=0

| RD1-score05-agg=2

| RD1-team06=Técnico Universitario

| RD1-score06-1=1

| RD1-score06-2=2

| RD1-score06-agg=3

| RD1-team07=América de Quito

| RD1-score07-1=0

| RD1-score07-2=2

| RD1-score07-agg=2

| RD1-team08=Emelec

| RD1-score08-1=2

| RD1-score08-2=2

| RD1-score08-agg=4

| RD1-team09=Orense

| RD1-score09-1=1

| RD1-score09-2=0

| RD1-score09-agg=1

| RD1-team10=El Nacional (a)

| RD1-score10-1=1

| RD1-score10-2=0

| RD1-score10-agg=1

| RD1-team11=Barcelona (a)

| RD1-score11-1=1

| RD1-score11-2=1

| RD1-score11-agg=2

| RD1-team12=Santa Rita

| RD1-score12-1=0

| RD1-score12-2=2

| RD1-score12-agg=2

| RD1-team13={{nowrap|Independiente Juniors (p)}}

| RD1-score13-1=1

| RD1-score13-2=2

| RD1-score13-agg=2 {{small|(3)}}

| RD1-team14=Deportivo Cuenca

| RD1-score14-1=1

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-score14-agg=2 {{small|(2)}}

| RD1-team15=Delfín

| RD1-score15-1=2

| RD1-score15-2=0

| RD1-score15-agg=2

| RD1-team16=Mushuc Runa

| RD1-score16-1=0

| RD1-score16-2=1

| RD1-score16-agg=1

| RD2-team01=Aucas

| RD2-score01-1=0

| RD2-score01-2=0

| RD2-score01-agg=0 {{small|(2)}}

| RD2-team02=LDU Quito (p)

| RD2-score02-1=0

| RD2-score02-2=0

| RD2-score02-agg=0 {{small|(4)}}

| RD2-team03=Técnico Universitario

| RD2-score03-1=1

| RD2-score03-2=0

| RD2-score03-agg=1

| RD2-team04=Emelec

| RD2-score04-1=0

| RD2-score04-2=2

| RD2-score04-agg=2

| RD2-team05=El Nacional

| RD2-score05-1=1

| RD2-score05-2=0

| RD2-score05-agg=1

| RD2-team06=Barcelona (a)

| RD2-score06-1=1

| RD2-score06-2=0

| RD2-score06-agg=1

| RD2-team07=Independiente Juniors

| RD2-score07-1=2

| RD2-score07-2=0

| RD2-score07-agg=2

| RD2-team08=Delfín

| RD2-score08-1=3

| RD2-score08-2=1

| RD2-score08-agg=4

| RD3-team01=LDU Quito (p)

| RD3-score01-1=2

| RD3-score01-2=0

| RD3-score01-agg=2 {{small|(5)}}

| RD3-team02=Emelec

| RD3-score02-1=0

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-agg=2 {{small|(4)}}

| RD3-team03=Barcelona

| RD3-score03-1=4

| RD3-score03-2=0

| RD3-score03-agg=4

| RD3-team04=Delfín (a)

| RD3-score04-1=1

| RD3-score04-2=3

| RD3-score04-agg=4

| RD4-team01=LDU Quito (a)

| RD4-score01-1=2

| RD4-score01-2=1

| RD4-score01-agg=3

| RD4-team02=Delfín

| RD4-score02-1=0

| RD4-score02-2=3

| RD4-score02-agg=3

}}

Round of 16

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Alianza de Guano||1–5|LDU Quito||0–0|1–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|Guayaquil City||0–0 (4–5 p)|Aucas||0–0|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Macará||2–3|Técnico Universitario||2–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|América de Quito||2–4|Emelec||0–2|2–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Barcelona||2–2 (a)|Santa Rita||1–0|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Orense||1–1 (a)|El Nacional||1–1|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Independiente Juniors||2–2 {{pso|3–2}}|Deportivo Cuenca||1–1|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Delfín||2–1|Mushuc Runa||2–0|0–1}}

|}

Quarterfinals

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Aucas||0–0 (2–4 p)|LDU Quito||0–0|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Técnico Universitario||1–2|Emelec||1–0|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|El Nacional||1–1 (a)|Barcelona||1–1|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Independiente Juniors||2–4|Delfín||2–3|0–1}}

|}

Semifinals

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|LDU Quito||2–2 (5–4 p)|Emelec||2–0|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Barcelona||4–4 (a)|Delfín||4–1|0–3}}

|}

Finals

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|11|10|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = LDU Quito

|score = 2–0

|team2 = Delfín

|report =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito

|attendance =

|referee = Luis Quiroz

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|11|16|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Delfín

|score = 3–1

|team2 = LDU Quito

|report =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Jocay, Manta

|attendance =

|referee = Roddy Zambrano

}}

Tied 3–3 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on away goals.

{{winners||Champions|LDU Quito|1st}}

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable" border="1"
Rank

! Name

! Club

! Goals

rowspan=2 align=center | 1

| {{flagicon|URU}} Rodrigo Aguirre

| LDU Quito

| rowspan=2 align=center | 4

{{flagicon|ARG}} Alexis Domínguez

| Independiente Juniors

rowspan=6 align=center | 3

| {{flagicon|ECU}} Daniel Angulo

| Emelec

| rowspan=6 align=center | 3

{{flagicon|ECU}} Carlos Garcés

| Delfín

{{flagicon|ECU}} José Lugo

| Alianza de Guano

{{flagicon|COL}} Cristian Martínez Borja

| LDU Quito

{{flagicon|ECU}} Jorge Luis Palacios

| Mushuc Runa

{{flagicon|ECU}} Jacson Pita

| Deportivo Cuenca

Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20191227193954/http://ecuafutbol.org/web/goleadores.php?cate=50 FEF]

References

{{Reflist}}