2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Champions | LDU Quito (10th title) |
| Relegated |
Universidad Católica Macará |
| 2011 Copa Libertadores |
LDU Quito Emelec Deportivo Quito |
| 2010 Copa Sudamericana |
Emelec Barcelona Deportivo Quito |
| 2011 Copa Sudamericana | LDU Quito |
| Matches played | 268 |
| Goals scored | 644 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jaime Ayoví (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
LDU Quito 5–0 Emelec (February 28) El Nacional 5–0 Emelec (April 20) LDU Quito 5–0 Olmedo (June 20) Deportivo Quito 5–0 Universidad Católica (November 20) |
| Biggest away win |
ESPOLI 0–4 Independiente José Terán (April 20) Independiente José Terán 0–4 LDU Quito (October 29) |
| Highest scoring |
ESPOLI 5–3 El Nacional (February 27) |
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The 2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2010 Copa Credife Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. It ran from February 7 to December 12.
Emelec and LDU Quito each won the First and Second Stage, respectively, and played each other in the championship finals. LDU Quito won the first leg at home by a score of 2–0. Emelec could not overturn the deficit with a 1–0 win at home in the second leg. LDU Quito won their tenth national title, tying them for third overall with Emelec.
A new format for the 2010 season was announced by the Ecuadorian Football Federation on December 15, 2009. The season was divided into three stages. The First and Second Stages were identical stages with a double round-robin format. Each team played the others twice, once at home and once away. The winners of each stage qualified to play a two-legged tie in the Third Stage for the title. The two highest non-stage winners in the aggregate table of the First and Second Stages played each in another two-legged tie in a Third Stage playoff for third place. Had the same team won both stages, they would have been automatically be crowned the champion. In that case, a two-legged tie would have been held in the Third Stage between the two best-placed teams in the aggregate table to determine who is the runner-up and who finished in third place. The two teams at the bottom of the aggregate table of the first two stages were relegated to the Serie B for the following season.
The two stage winners earned a berth to the 2011 Copa Libertadores. The berth Ecuador 1 went to the champion, Ecuador 2 went to the runner-up, and Ecuador 3 went to the third-place finisher. Teams also qualified to two Copa Sudamericanas. The top-three teams in the First Stage qualified to the 2010 Copa Sudamericana (except LDU Quito, who had a berth as the defending Copa Sudamericana champion). The winner of the Second Stage earned the Ecuador 1 berth for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana.
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