2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Deportivo Quito (4th title) |
| Relegated |
LDU Portoviejo Técnico Universitario |
| 2010 Copa Libertadores |
Deportivo Quito Deportivo Cuenca Emelec |
| 2009 Copa Sudamericana |
Emelec LDU Quito |
| Matches played | 232 |
| Goals scored | 527 (2.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Claudio Bieler (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Barcelona 5–0 LDU Portoviejo |
| Biggest away win | LDU Portoviejo 0–4 LDU Quito |
| Highest scoring |
Emelec 5–1 ESPOLI Olmedo 3–3 Macará Técnico Universitario 3–3 Olmedo |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches: LDU Quito (May 16–Sep 16) |
| Highest attendance | 33,250 (Deportivo Quito v. Macará) |
| Lowest attendance | 54 (Manta v. ESPOLI) |
| Average attendance | 4,870 |
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The 2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 51st season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. The season began on January 31 and ended on December 7. Deportivo Quito successfully defended their title for their 4th overall.
Due to a change in sponsorship from Pilsener to Credife, the tournament will be called the Copa Credife Serie A for the next three years until 2011.
For 2009, a new format was introduced and approved by Ecuadorian Football Federation. The new tournament was divided into four stages, as opposed to the usual three. All matches were scheduled to be played on Sundays, but some were moved at the clubs' requests.
The First Stage was a double round-robin tournament in which the twelve teams played against each other teams twice: once at home and once away. At the end of the stage, the top-four teams with the most points qualified to the Third Stage; the top three earned bonus points (3, 2, & 1 respectively). The top-two teams also qualified to the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.
In the Second Stage, the teams were divided into two groups of six. Groups were formed by draw, but did not have no more than one team from each provincial organization (the exception being Pichincha). The teams played within their groups in a double round-robin tournament and in a local derby (Spanish: clásico). The derbies were played on the 3rd and 7th match day of the stage.
At the end of this stage, the two-top teams from each group qualified to the Third Stage; the top team in each group earned one bonus point for the Third Stage. The two teams with the least amount of points in the First and Second Stage aggregate table were relegated to the Serie B for the next season.
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