1973 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
# 1973 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

The 1973 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, the first division of Ecuadorian football (soccer), was played by 12 teams. The champion was El Nacional.

## First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Barcelona | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 29 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 28 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 3 | El Nacional | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 27 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 4 | LDU Portoviejo | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 26 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 5 | América de Quito | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 22 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 6 | Deportivo Quito | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 22 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 7 | 9 de Octubre | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 21 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 8 | Emelec | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 21 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 9 | Macará | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 21 | Qualified to the Liguilla No Descenso |
| 10 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 20 | Qualified to the Liguilla No Descenso |
| 11 | Atlético Riobamba | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 14 | Qualified to the Liguilla No Descenso |
| 12 | Guayaquil Sport | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 13 | Qualified to the Liguilla No Descenso |

## Liguilla del No Descenso

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Deportivo Cuenca | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 17 | |
| 2 | Macará | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 13 | |
| 3 | Atlético Riobamba | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 9 | Relegated to the Segunda Categoría del Guayas |
| 4 | Guayaquil Sport | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 9 | Relegated to the Segunda Categoría de Chimborazo |

## Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Universidad Católica | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 19 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | El Nacional | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 18 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Deportivo Quito | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 18 | |
| 4 | Emelec | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 17 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 13 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 6 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 11 | |
| 7 | América de Quito | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 10 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 8 | 9 de Octubre | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 6 | Relegated to the Serie B |
