1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
# 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 16th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their second national title.

## Teams

Eight teams started the season. Two would be relegated mid-season and be replaced by two teams from the Serie B. The following eight teams started the season (home city in parentheses):

* Barcelona (Guayaquil)
* Deportivo Cuenca (Cuenca)
* Deportivo Quito (Quito)
* El Nacional (Quito)
* Emelec (Guayaquil)
* LDU Portoviejo (Portoviejo)
* Macará (Ambato)
* Universidad Católica (Quito)

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Cuenca | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 19 | Qualified to the Liguilla |
| 2 | El Nacional | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 18 | Qualified to the Liguilla |
| 3 | Emelec | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 17 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 16 | |
| 5 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 13 | |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 11 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Quito | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 9 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 8 | Macará | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 9 | Relegated to the Serie B |

## Second stage

Two teams were promoted from the Serie B after the First Stage; there was no relegation after this stage. The new teams are (home city in parentheses):

* América (Quito)
* LDU Quito (Quito)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | El Nacional | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 17 | Qualified to the Liguilla |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 16 | Qualified to the Liguilla |
| 3 | Barcelona | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 15 | |
| 4 | América de Quito | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 14 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 13 | |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 13 | |
| 7 | Emelec | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 12 | |
| 8 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 12 | |

## Liguilla

The following teams qualified to for the Liguilla:

* Deportivo Cuenca
* El Nacional
* LDU Quito

Since El Nacional accumulated the most points during the season, they advanced automatically to the finals.

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | El Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 0 | 0 | 0 | | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |

* Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1974 Champion
* LDU Quito 2nd Title
