The 2024 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, officially known as the LigaPro Ecuabet 2024 for sponsoring purposes, was the 66th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the sixth under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador (or LigaPro). The season was originally scheduled to begin on 16 February 2024, but it was postponed for two weeks to 1 March due to the security conditions derived from the 2024 Ecuadorian conflict, and ended on 14 December 2024. The fixtures for the season were announced on 23 January 2024.
The defending champions LDU Quito won their thirteenth league title in this season, defeating Independiente del Valle in the finals by a 3âÂÂ1 aggregate score.
16 teams competed in the season. Gualaceo and Guayaquil City were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the aggregate table of the previous season, being replaced by the 2023 Serie B champions Macará and runners-up Imbabura. Macará clinched promotion to the top flight with five matches to go after defeating Vargas Torres 2âÂÂ0 on 21 September 2023, making an immediate return to top flight, whilst Imbabura ensured promotion in the last round played on 26 October, with a 4âÂÂ0 victory over Macará, returning to the top flight after a 12-year absence.
The first stage began on 1 March and ended on 2 June 2024.
The second stage began on 2 August and ended on 1 December 2024.
The finals (Third stage) were played by Independiente del Valle (first stage winners) and LDU Quito (second stage winners). The winners of this double-legged series were crowned as Serie A champions. By having a better placement in the aggregate table, Independiente del Valle played the second leg at home.
LDU Quito won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
<small>Source: Futbolecuador.com</small>