2025 Copa Ecuador
| Copa Ecuador DirecTV 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 30 April – 26 November 2025 |
| Teams | 49 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 49 (2.58 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 11 July 2025. | |
The 2025 Copa Ecuador (officially known as the Copa Ecuador DirecTV 2025 for sponsorship purposes)[1] is the fifth edition of the Copa Ecuador, Ecuador's domestic football cup. It began on 30 April 2025 and is scheduled to end with the single-match final on 26 November 2025. The winners will qualify for the 2026 Copa Libertadores.
El Nacional are the defending champions, having won the previous edition of the competition in 2024.
Format
[edit]For this season, the competition kept the single knockout tournament used in the previous edition. A qualifying stage was played by one Segunda Categoría team and an amateur one, with the winners of that match advancing to the first stage of the competition, in which 10 Ecuadorian Serie B teams, the remaining Segunda Categoría ones and the amateur champions entered the competition. For this round, the involved clubs were drawn into 16 single-match ties, with the winners advancing to the second stage.
The 16 Ecuadorian Serie A teams will join the competition in the second stage, comprising the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, with the final match to be played between the two semifinal winners being the third and final stage of the competition. All rounds in the competition except for the semi-finals will be played over a single leg, which will be hosted by the team from the lower tier or the worst placed team in the season's aggregate table if both teams are from the same league. The semi-finals will be played over two legs, whilst the final will be played on neutral ground.[2]
Prizes
[edit]The champions of this edition will qualify for the 2026 Copa Libertadores, taking the Ecuador 4 berth in that competition, as well as the 2026 Supercopa Ecuador against the 2025 Ecuadorian Serie A champions. Monetary prizes will also be granted for this edition, with the champions being awarded US$260,000 and the runners-up receiving US$120,000. The four semifinalists will be awarded up to US$80,000, the quarter-finalists will receive up to US$50,000, whilst teams eliminated in the round of 16, round of 32, first round and qualifying stage will be awarded up to US$30,000, US$20,000, US$10,000 and US$5,000, respectively.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Round | Draw date | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying stage | 16 April 2025[2] | 30 April 2025 |
| First round | 9 May – 13 June 2025 | |
| Round of 32 | 13 June 2025[4] | 9 July – 28 August 2025 |
| Round of 16 | 17 September – 8 October 2025 | |
| Quarter-finals | 15–22 October 2025 | |
| Semi-finals | 5 November 2025 (1st leg) 12 November 2025 (2nd leg) | |
| Final | 26 November 2025 |
Teams
[edit]49 clubs will take part in this edition of the Copa Ecuador: 16 from the Serie A, 10 from the Serie B, 21 from the Segunda Categoría, and 2 amateur teams. Although Chacaritas and Vargas Torres were spared from relegation from Serie B despite ending in the bottom two places of the 2024 Serie B, they were not entered into the competition.[5]
Serie A
[edit]Serie B
[edit]- 9 de Octubre
- 22 de Julio
- Atlético Vinotinto
- Cumbayá
- Gualaceo
- Guayaquil City
- Imbabura
- Independiente Juniors
- Leones
- San Antonio
Segunda Categoría
[edit]- Baños Ciudad de Fuego
- Cuenca Juniors
- Deportivo Coca
- Deportivo Ibarra
- Deportivo Santo Domingo
- Ecuagenera
- Huaquillas
- La Cantera
- La Troncal
- LDU Portoviejo
- Liga de Macas
- Loja City[i]
- Luz Valdivia
- Miguel Iturralde
- Mineros
- Montúfar
- Olmedo
- Panamericana
- Patria
- Río Aguarico
- San Camilo
Amateur teams
[edit]- Quito
- Sembrando Buenos Campeones
- Notes
Qualifying stage
[edit]The qualifying stage was played as a single match between the worst placed team in the 2024 Segunda Categoría's general standings and the amateur league runner-up. The winner advanced to the first stage.
| 30 April 2025 | Quito | 0–2 | Sportivo Loja | Tabacundo |
| 15:00 UTC−5 | Report |
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Stadium: Liga Deportiva Cantonal de Tabacundo |
First round
[edit]- Teams entering this round: 10 teams from Serie B, 20 teams from Segunda Categoría, and 1 amateur team. The team from the lower tier hosted the match.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| San Camilo | 0–0 (3–4 p)[7] | Guayaquil City |
| Deportivo Coca | 0–3[8] | 22 de Julio |
| Mineros | 0–2[9] | Gualaceo |
| Ecuagenera | 2–1[10] | Cumbayá |
| Cuenca Juniors | 2–2 (5–4 p)[11] | Atlético Vinotinto |
| La Troncal | 1–2[12] | Imbabura |
| Panamericana | 0–1[13] | 9 de Octubre |
| Sembrando Buenos Campeones | 0–4[14] | Leones |
| LDU Portoviejo | 1–1 (4–3 p)[15] | Independiente Juniors |
| Olmedo | 2–2 (5–3 p)[16] | Liga de Macas |
| Luz Valdivia | 1–1 (4–5 p)[17] | Deportivo Santo Domingo |
| Baños Ciudad de Fuego | 2–2 (4–3 p)[18] | Huaquillas |
| Río Aguarico | 2–1[19] | Loja City |
| Patria | 1–1 (1–3 p)[20] | Miguel Iturralde |
| Montúfar | 1–4[21] | La Cantera |
| Deportivo Ibarra | 0–0 (4–5 p)[22] | San Antonio |
Bracket
[edit]| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Olmedo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LDU Quito | ||||||||||||||||||||
| San Antonio | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Manta | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecuagenera | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Aucas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Baños Ciudad de Fuego | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deportivo Cuenca | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Miguel Iturralde | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Emelec | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Leones | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Orense | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deportivo Santo Domingo (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Delfín | 2 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deportivo Santo Domingo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Guayaquil City | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mushuc Runa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Imbabura | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Independiente del Valle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gualaceo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vinotinto Ecuador | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Río Aguarico | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LDU Portoviejo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Macará | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cuenca Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||
| La Cantera | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Libertad | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 de Julio | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| El Nacional | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| El Nacional | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 de Octubre | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Técnico Universitario | ||||||||||||||||||||
Round of 32
[edit]- Teams entering this round: 16 teams from Serie A. The team from the lower tier will host the match.
| 10 July 2025 | Deportivo Santo Domingo | 2–2 (4–1 p) | Delfín | Santo Domingo |
| 18:00 UTC−5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Etho Vega Referee: Erik Ruiz |
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| 11 July 2025 | 22 de Julio | 0–3 | El Nacional | Esmeraldas |
| 15:30 UTC−5 | Report |
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Stadium: Folke Anderson Referee: Patricio Parra |
| 16 July 2025 | Olmedo | v | LDU Quito | Riobamba |
| 19:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Olímpico Fernando Guerrero |
| 23 July 2025 | Río Aguarico | v | Universidad Católica | Shushufindi |
| 15:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Municipal |
| 30 July 2025 | Miguel Iturralde | v | Emelec | Quito |
| 18:30 UTC−5 | Stadium: Olímpico Atahualpa |
| 6 August 2025 | Guayaquil City | v | Mushuc Runa | Guayaquil |
| 16:30 UTC−5 | Stadium: Christian Benítez Betancourt |
| 6 August 2025 | Imbabura | v | Independiente del Valle | Ibarra |
| 19:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Olímpico |
| 7 August 2025 | Baños Ciudad de Fuego | v | Deportivo Cuenca | Baños |
| 19:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Coronel José Silva Romo |
| 14 August 2025 | Gualaceo | v | Vinotinto Ecuador | |
| 15:30 UTC−5 |
| 20 August 2025 | 9 de Octubre | v | Técnico Universitario | |
| 15:00 UTC−5 |
| 27 August 2025 | LDU Portoviejo | v | Macará | Portoviejo |
| 19:30 UTC−5 | Stadium: Reales Tamarindos |
| 28 August 2025 | Cuenca Juniors | v | Barcelona | Cuenca |
| 19:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Alejandro Serrano Aguilar |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "¡Vuelve la Copa Ecuador! Todos los partidos se verán por DSPORTS y DGO" [The Copa Ecuador is back! All matches will be watched on DSPORTS and DGO] (in Spanish). Futbolecuador.com. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ a b "FEF: ¡Se sortearon las llaves de la Primera Etapa de la Copa Ecuador Directv 2025!" [FEF: The 2025 Copa Ecuador Directv First Stage matchups were drawn!] (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "¿Qué premio económico ganará el campeón de la Copa Ecuador en 2025?" [What monetary prize will the Copa Ecuador champion win in 2025?] (in Spanish). Olé. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Copa Ecuador 2025: ¡así quedaron los cruces de 16avos de final!" [2025 Copa Ecuador: here is how the round of 32 matchups turned out!] (in Spanish). Olé. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Reportan que la Copa Ecuador dejó afuera a dos clubes de la Serie B para la etapa inicial" [It is reported that the Copa Ecuador left out two Serie B clubs for the initial stage] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Sportivo Loja cambia de nombre y ahora es Loja City Fútbol Club" [Sportivo Loja changes name and now it is Loja City Fútbol Club] (in Spanish). Diario Crónica. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Guayaquil City vence en penales a San Camilo y avanza a dieciseisavos de final de la Copa Ecuador" [Guayaquil City beat San Camilo on penalties and advance to the Copa Ecuador round of 32] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "22 de Julio golea a Deportivo Coca y pasa a los 16avos de final de la Copa Ecuador" [22 de Julio thrash Deportivo Coca and advance to the Copa Ecuador round of 32] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Fixture y todos los resultados de la Copa Ecuador 2025: ¡Gualaceo avanzó de ronda!" [Fixture and all the results of the 2025 Copa Ecuador: Gualaceo are through!] (in Spanish). Olé. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Primera sorpresa en la Copa Ecuador: ¡Ecuagenera eliminó a Cumbayá!" [First upset in the Copa Ecuador: Ecuagenera knocked Cumbayá out!] (in Spanish). Olé. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Video: golazo y asistencia de la Tuka Ordóñez con Cuenca Juniors en la Copa Ecuador" [Video: golazo and assist by Tuka Ordóñez with Cuenca Juniors in the Copa Ecuador] (in Spanish). Olé. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Fixture y todos los resultados de la Copa Ecuador 2025: Imbabura sacó boleto a los 16avos de final" [Fixture and all the results of the 2025 Copa Ecuador: Imbabura punched a ticket to the round of 32] (in Spanish). Olé. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "9 de Octubre derrota a Deportivo Panamericana y avanza a los 16avos de final de la Copa Ecuador" [9 de Octubre defeat Deportivo Panamericana and advance to the Copa Ecuador round of 32] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Copa Ecuador [@CopaEcuador] (31 May 2025). "Goleada y clasificación de @leonesfc_ec Vencieron 4-0 a Sembrando Buenos Campeones con goles de Ivo Klester, Bryan Oña, Hernán Lino y Daniel Segura" [Thrashing and qualification of @leonesfc_ec They beat Sembrando Buenos Campeones 4–0 with goals by Ivo Klester, Bryan Oña, Hernán Lino and Daniel Segura] (Tweet). Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "(VIDEO) Liga de Portoviejo eliminó a Independiente Juniors de la Copa Ecuador" [(VIDEO) Liga de Portoviejo knocked Independiente Juniors out of the Copa Ecuador] (in Spanish). Ecuagol. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Copa Ecuador 2025: Olmedo clasificó y ¡se cerró la Primera Ronda!" [2025 Copa Ecuador: Olmedo qualified and the First Round is closed!] (in Spanish). Olé. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ Copa Ecuador [@CopaEcuador] (28 May 2025). "Final del partido en Guayaquil. @deportivo_SDofi clasificó a los 16avos de Final de la Copa Ecuador DIRECTV. Vencieron en penales a #LuzValdiviaFC" [End of the match in Guayaquil. @deportivo_SDofi qualified for the round of 32 of the Copa Ecuador DIRECTV. They beat #LuzValdiviaFC on penalties] (Tweet). Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Baños Ciudad de Fuego se impone en penales a Huaquillas y accede a los 16avos de final de la Copa Ecuador" [Baños Ciudad de Fuego defeat Huaquillas on penalties and advance to the Copa Ecuador round of 32] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Río Aguarico supera a Loja City y se instala en los 16avos de final de la Copa Ecuador" [Río Aguarico defeat Loja City and enter the Copa Ecuador round of 32] (in Spanish). Afición Central. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Copa Ecuador 2025: ¡un nuevo clasificado a los 16avos de final!" [2025 Copa Ecuador: a new qualified team for the round of 32!] (in Spanish). Olé. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Los partidos del fin de semana en la Copa Ecuador 2025: ¡tres nuevos clasificados!" [The weekend matches in the 2025 Copa Ecuador: three new qualified teams!] (in Spanish). Olé. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Copa Ecuador: ¡ya hay cuatro clasificados más a 16avos. de final!" [Copa Ecuador: there are already four more qualified ones for the round of 32!] (in Spanish). Olé. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Copa Ecuador – Ecuadorian Football Federation (in Spanish)