Supercopa Ecuador
Founded2019
RegionEcuador
Number of teams2
Current championsIndependiente del Valle (1st title)
Most successful club(s)LDU Quito (2 titles)
WebsiteFEF website
2023 Supercopa Ecuador

The Supercopa Ecuador (Ecuador Supercup) is an annual one-match football official competition in Ecuador organised by the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) to be played by the champions of the Ecuadorian Serie A and the Copa Ecuador of the previous season, starting from 2020. This competition serves as the season curtain-raiser and is scheduled to be played in late January or early February each year, one week before the start of the season.[1]

History

With the transfer of organizing rights for the Ecuadorian Serie A and Serie B from FEF to the LigaPro as well as the creation of the Copa Ecuador in 2018,[2] on 4 July 2019 the FEF decided to approve the creation of a supercup competition to be played by the champions of both the Serie A and the Copa Ecuador a week prior to the start of each league season, starting from 2020.[1] On 31 October 2019, the first Supercopa Ecuador edition was confirmed to be played by the league and cup champions of the 2019 season, taking place on 1 February 2020 at a neutral ground.[3]

For its 2021 edition and given that the 2020 Copa Ecuador was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FEF announced an expansion of the tournament to four teams, which would play in two single-leg semi-final matches and a final between the semi-final winners in the cities of Guayaquil and Quito. In addition to the most recent Serie A and Supercopa Ecuador champions, Independiente del Valle and Emelec were invited to play that edition of the competition on account of their recent achievements.[4] The 2021 edition was later expanded to six teams, with two teams getting a bye to the semi-finals.[5] The competition reverted to its original format for its following edition in 2023, since the Copa Ecuador was played in the previous year.[6]

Participating clubs

The Supercopa Ecuador is played between:

In the event the same club wins both the league and the domestic cup, its rival in the Supercopa will be the Copa Ecuador runner-up.[7]

Competition format

Finals

Ed. Season Champions Score Runners-up Venue
1
 2020 LDU Quito 1–1 (5–4 p) Delfín Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt, Guayaquil
2
 2021 LDU Quito 1–0 Barcelona Estadio Banco Guayaquil, Quito
—
 2022 Not held
3
 2023 Independiente del Valle 3–0 Aucas Estadio La Cocha, Latacunga

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years Runners-up Years
LDU Quito
2
—
 2020, 2021 —
Independiente del Valle
1
—
 2023 —
Delfín
—
1
 — 2020
Barcelona
—
1
 — 2021
Aucas
—
1
 — 2023

References

  1. ^ a b "Cita separada para los mejores de cada torneo" (in Spanish). Futbolecuador. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ "El paso de competencias de la FEF a la Liga Profesional de Fútbol empieza con los derechos comerciales" (in Spanish). El Universo. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ "FEF anuncia la realización de la Supercopa Ecuador a partir del 2020" (in Spanish). El Universo. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. ^ "FEF anunció nuevo formato de la Supercopa Ecuador con 4 equipos" (in Spanish). Ecuagol. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ "¡Así será el formato de la Supercopa Ecuador 2021!" (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Aucas e Independiente del Valle disputarán la Supercopa Ecuador 2023" [Aucas and Independiente del Valle will play the 2023 Supercopa Ecuador] (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  7. ^ "La Supercopa se jugará en enero del 2020 entre los campeones de la LigaPro y la Copa Ecuador" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

External links

Football in Ecuador
Football in South America (CONMEBOL)
National football supercups of South America (CONMEBOL region)
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