Serie B de Ecuador

Infobox football league
name = Copa Pílsener Serie B

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country = Ecuador
confed = Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol
founded = 1971
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teams = 10
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promotion = Serie A
relegation = Segunda Categoría
levels = 2
domest_cup = Copa Pílsener
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champions = U. Católica
season = 2007
most successful club = Técnico U. (4)
LDU Portoviejo (4)
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The Primera Categoría Serie B (shorten to Serie A or Primera B) is the second level of professional football in Ecuador. The clubs in this level are the only clubs to play in the country's second-top football tournament, Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie B.

Current teams

There are currently 10 teams in Serie B. The teams were determined at the end of the 2007 season, and are as follows (home city in parenthesis):
*Club Deportivo Municipal Cañar (Cañar)
*Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Brasilia (Quinindé)
*Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Grecia (Chone)
*Club Social y Deportivo Independiente José Terán (Sangolquí)
*Imbabura Sporting Club (Ibarra)
*Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Cuenca (Cuenca)
*Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Loja (Loja)
*Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Portoviejo (Portoviejo)
*Manta Fútbol Club (Manta)
*Sociedad Deportiva Aucas (Quito)

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie B

infobox football tournament
name = Copa Pílsener Serie B
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region = Ecuador
number of teams = 10
current champions = U. Católica
most successful club = Técnico U. (4)
LDU Portoviejo (4)
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The Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie B (known as Copa Pílsener Serie B due to sponsorship reasons), is the second most important football competition in Ecuador. It has been held yearly since its creation in 1971 (except 1973 & 1983-1988), sometimes holding two tournaments a year. The top team at the end of the tournament are not called champions, but rather winner. It is the only tournament in which Serie B clubs take part.

Format

While the format changes slightly every year, the teams usually play in two double round-robin stages (etapas), with a Liguilla Final at the end of the season to crown the winners.

Promotion & Relegation

The top teams at the end of the Liguilla Final are promoted to Serie A, while the bottom teams of Serie A are relegate to Serie B. The team(s) who finish last in Serie B are relegated to Segunda Categoría, while the winners of the Segunda Categoría are promoted to Serie B.

Winners by Year

Titles by Club

External links

* [http://www.ecuafutbol.org Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol]
* [http://www.futbol.ec Futbol Ecuatoriano Ecuador Futbol]