2022 Ecuadorian Serie B

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LigaPro Serie B
Season2022
Dates15 March – 30 October 2022
ChampionsEl Nacional (2nd title)
PromotedEl Nacional
Libertad
RelegatedAtlético Santo Domingo
Olmedo
Matches played180
Goals scored384 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorerRonie Carrillo (16 goals)
Biggest home winEl Nacional 5–0 Imbabura
(13 September)
Biggest away winOlmedo 0–4 Imbabura
(7 July)
América de Quito 0–4 Independiente Juniors
(30 July)
Highest scoringLibertad 3–5 Imbabura
(31 March)
2021
2023
All statistics correct as of 30 October 2022.

The 2022 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie B, known as the LigaPro Betcris Serie B 2022 for sponsoring purposes,[1] was the 64th season of the Serie B, Ecuador's second tier football league, and the fourth under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (or LigaPro). The season began on 15 March and ended on 30 October 2022.[2][3]

Teams[edit]

10 teams competed in the season. LDU Portoviejo and Atlético Porteño were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the aggregate table of the previous season, being replaced by the 2021 Segunda Categoría champions Libertad and runners-up Imbabura. Manta and Olmedo were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the aggregate table of the 2021 Serie A.[4]

Team changes[edit]

Promoted from 2021 Segunda Categoría Relegated from 2021 Serie A Promoted to 2022 Serie A Relegated to 2022 Segunda Categoría
Libertad
Imbabura
Manta
Olmedo
Cumbayá
Gualaceo
LDU Portoviejo
Atlético Porteño

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Club City Stadium Capacity
América de Quito Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 38,258
Atlético Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Etho Vega Baquero 10,172
Búhos ULVR Guayaquil Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera 42,000
Chacaritas Pelileo Ciudad de Pelileo 8,000
El Nacional Quito Olímpico Atahualpa 38,258
Imbabura Ibarra Olímpico Ciudad de Ibarra 18,600
Independiente Juniors Sangolquí Banco Guayaquil 12,000
Libertad Loja Federativo Reina del Cisne 14,935
Manta Manta Jocay 20,000
Olmedo Riobamba Fernando Guerrero 14,000

Personnel and kits[edit]

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
América de Quito Colombia Samy Ariza Boman
Atlético Santo Domingo Argentina Patricio Lara Yeliyan Constructora Wilson Erazo
PipBowling
Búhos ULVR Uruguay Matías Rosa MB1 Universidad Vicente Rocafuerte
Chacaritas Ecuador Joel Vernaza Vaz Sport San Francisco COAC Ltda.
El Nacional Paraguay Ever Hugo Almeida Lotto ANDEC
Banco General Rumiñahui
Imbabura Ecuador Joel Armas Ortiz Design Fábrica de Medias Gardenia
Independiente Juniors Ecuador Miguel Bravo Marathon Sports Chery
Banco Guayaquil
Libertad Ecuador Paúl Vélez Jasa Evolution Banco de Loja
Grand Aviation
Manta Argentina Fabián Frías Astro Atún Isabel
BET593
Olmedo Uruguay Eduardo Favaro Reusch Fibra Telecom

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Chacaritas Argentina Lorenzo Frutos Sacked 26 February 2022 3rd Ecuador Juan Carlos Ávila 5 April 2022[5]
Manta Argentina Pablo Trobbiani Mutual agreement 8 April 2022[6] 10th Argentina Fabián Frías 15 April 2022[7]
Atlético Santo Domingo Spain Juan Carlos Caballero 7 May 2022 9th Ecuador Jairo Portilla 8 May 2022
Ecuador Jairo Portilla 9 July 2022 9th Argentina Patricio Lara 10 July 2022[8]
Olmedo Ecuador Héctor González 1 September 2022[9] 8th Ecuador Omar Ledesma[i] 2 September 2022
Ecuador Omar Ledesma End of caretaker spell 18 September 2022 8th Uruguay Eduardo Favaro 18 September 2022[10]
Libertad Chile Nelson Tapia Sacked 22 September 2022[11] 4th Ecuador Paúl Vélez 22 September 2022[12]
Chacaritas Ecuador Juan Carlos Ávila Resigned 27 September 2022[13] 6th Ecuador Joel Vernaza 1 October 2022
Notes
  1. ^ Caretaker manager.

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 El Nacional (C, P) 36 18 9 9 54 37 +17 63 Promotion to Serie A
2 Independiente Juniors[a] 36 15 11 10 44 33 +11 56
3 Libertad (P) 36 15 11 10 42 38 +4 56 Promotion to Serie A
4 América de Quito 36 13 15 8 41 31 +10 54
5 Imbabura 36 13 8 15 47 51 −4 47
6 Chacaritas 36 11 10 15 30 38 −8 43
7 Búhos ULVR 36 9 15 12 33 38 −5 42
8 Manta 36 10 12 14 29 39 −10 42
9 Atlético Santo Domingo (R) 36 9 12 15 31 36 −5 39 Relegation to Segunda Categoría
10 Olmedo[b] (R) 36 10 11 15 33 43 −10 38
Source: LigaPro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reserve teams were ineligible for promotion.
  2. ^ Olmedo were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay their creditors.[14]

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AME ASD BUH CHA NAC IMB IND LIB MAN OLM
América de Quito 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 4–0 1–0 0–0
0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–4 2–1 1–1 1–0
Atlético Santo Domingo 4–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2
2–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–0
Búhos ULVR 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–3
0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2
Chacaritas 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
0–2 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0
El Nacional 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–4 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1
0–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 5–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–1
Imbabura 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–0 0–0
2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–3 2–1 0–0 1–0
Independiente Juniors 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1
1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 4–1 4–1 0–1 2–2 1–0
Libertad 0–3[a] 1–1 0–0 5–1 1–0 3–5 1–0 0–0 1–0
1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–1
Manta 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–2 0–3 2–1
1–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–1
Olmedo 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–4 1–0 0–2 1–2
0–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 3–0
Source: LigaPro
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round[edit]

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches were not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match was scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
América de Quito354325545422222111244653123333323334
Atl. Santo Domingo48108998999999991010109101010999998810109101099
Búhos ULVR9107968988766767535667767777777777777
Chacaritas243542412111111222423342345666666666
El Nacional568676666888533354132121232111111111
Imbabura621111121245675666556576666555555555
Independiente Juniors735254334357888888875414411222232222
Libertad112433253574454443311235554444444443
Manta8791010101010101010101010109991099910101010101099888888
Olmedo10967877776333467777888888889108910991010
Leader and promotion to Serie A
Promotion to Serie A
Relegation to Segunda Categoría
Source: LigaPro

Results by match played[edit]

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
América de QuitoDDWDWLDWLWWDLWWWLLLLDLWWWDDDWDDWDDDD
Atl. Santo DomingoDLLWLDDLLLWLDDLDDWWLLDWLWDDWLLLWLDWD
Búhos ULVRLLWLWLLDWWWDDDDWWDLLLWWLDDDDLDLDDLDD
ChacaritasWLWLWWDWDWLWDWLDLDLWDDLWDDLLLLWDLLLL
El NacionalDDLWLWDWLLWDWWWLLWWDWDLWLDWWWWDWDWLW
ImbaburaDWWWWLDLWLLLDLWLWLWLDWDWDLLWLDWLDLWL
Independiente JuniorsDWLWLWWDLWLLDLDLDLWWWWWDDWWDWDDLWWLD
LibertadWWLLWDWLWLLWDDDWDWLWWLLDDDWLWDDWDLWW
MantaDDLLLLLWDLLWDLDWWWLWDLLLDDDDWDWLDWLW
OlmedoLDWDLWDLWWWDDDLLDLWDLDDLLDLLLWLLWWWL
Source: LigaPro
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Top scorers[edit]

As of 30 October 2022
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Ecuador Ronie Carrillo El Nacional 16
2 Ecuador Alejandro Tobar Imbabura 11
Ecuador Bryan Rodríguez Libertad
4 Ecuador Mario Barrionuevo Búhos ULVR 10
5 Ecuador Kevin Rodríguez Imbabura 9
Argentina Kevin Hoyos América de Quito
7 Ecuador Steven Gómez El Nacional 8
8 Paraguay César Espínola Libertad 7

Source: Ecuagol

Number of teams by province[edit]

Position Province Number Teams
1  Pichincha 3 América de Quito, El Nacional and Independiente Juniors
2  Chimborazo 1 Olmedo
 Guayas 1 Búhos ULVR
 Imbabura 1 Imbabura
 Loja 1 Libertad
 Manabí 1 Manta
 Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas 1 Atlético Santo Domingo
 Tungurahua 1 Chacaritas

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The match, which originally ended 4–2, was awarded 0–3 to América de Quito due to Libertad fielding the suspended player José Cortez.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "(VIDEO) Betcris es el nuevo auspiciante de la LigaPro" [(VIDEO) Betcris is the new sponsor of LigaPro] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Resoluciones del Consejo de Presidentes Extraordinario". ligapro.ec (in Spanish). LigaPro. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ Palacios, Juan José (3 March 2021). "La Serie B 2021 se jugará martes, miércoles y jueves". studiofutbol.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ "11 provincias tendrán fútbol de Primera en el 2022". elcomercio.com (in Spanish). El Comercio. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ Chávez, Francisco (5 April 2022). "Chacaritas apostará por quien fue la mano derecha de Paúl Vélez toda una vida (OFICIAL)". Fútbol Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. ^ Campoverde, Brian (8 April 2022). "OFICIAL: Pablo Trobbiani no es más DT de Manta Fútbol Club". studiofutbol.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  7. ^ Sánchez, Aurelio (15 April 2022). "(FOTO) Manta FC oficializó el regreso de Fabián Frías al banquillo técnico". ecuagol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  8. ^ Dávila, Karolina (10 July 2022). "(FOTO) Patricio Lara nuevo DT de equipo de LigaPro Betcris". ecuagol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ^ Otero, Luis (1 September 2022). "Cambio de timón en CD.Olmedo por el alto riesgo de descenso que vive (DOCUMENTO)". futbolecuador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  10. ^ Sánchez, Aurelio (18 September 2022). "NUEVO RETO || Eduardo 'Lolo' Favaro volverá a dirigir en el fútbol ecuatoriano". ecuagol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  11. ^ Chávez, Francisco (22 September 2022). "Libertad FC corta el ciclo que tenía en el banquillo (OFICIAL)". futbolecuador.com (in Spanish).
  12. ^ Guillén, Adrián (22 September 2022). "El DT Paul Vélez tiene nuevo equipo en el fútbol ecuatoriano". studiofutbol.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  13. ^ Chávez, Francisco (27 September 2022). "Chacaritas se quedó sin entrenador de cara al remate de la Serie B (FOTO)". Fútbol Ecuador (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Resolución Comisión Disciplinaria F.E.F. - Pérdida de puntos del Club C.D.Olmedo por primera ocasión" (in Spanish). LigaPro. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Libertad FC perdió un partido en mesa por un error administrativo (FOTO)" (in Spanish). Fútbol Ecuador. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

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