2025 Copa Ecuador

2025 Copa Ecuador

Copa Ecuador DirecTV 2025
Tournament details
Country	Ecuador
Dates	30 April – 26 November 2025
Teams	49
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	72 (2.06 per match)
←  2024 2026  → All statistics correct as of 18 September 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 were the defending champions, having won the previous edition of the competition in 2024, but were eliminated by 9 de Octubre in the round of 16.

Format

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 joined 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

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

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		10 September – 9 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

49 clubs 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

• Aucas
• Barcelona
• Delfín
• Deportivo Cuenca
• El Nacional
• Emelec
• Independiente del Valle
• Libertad
• LDU Quito
• Macará
• Manta
• Mushuc Runa
• Orense
• Técnico Universitario
• Universidad Católica
• Vinotinto Ecuador

Serie B

• 9 de Octubre
• 22 de Julio
• Atlético Vinotinto
• Cumbayá
• Gualaceo
• Guayaquil City
• Imbabura
• Independiente Juniors
• Leones
• San Antonio

Segunda Categoría

• 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

• Quito
• Sembrando Buenos Campeones

Notes

1. Known as Sportivo Loja until 22 May 2025. ^[6]

Qualifying stage

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.

Quito v Sportivo Loja

30 April 2025 (2025-04-30)	Quito	0–2	Sportivo Loja	Tabacundo
15:00  UTC−5		Report	Mejía 24' Cabrera 89'	Stadium: Liga Deportiva Cantonal de Tabacundo

First round

• 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

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

San Antonio

1

Manta

0

San Antonio

LDU Quito

Olmedo

1 (3)

LDU Quito (p)

1 (5)

Deportivo Cuenca

Ecuagenera

0 (4)

Aucas (p)

0 (5)

Aucas

1 (8)

Deportivo Cuenca (p)

1 (9)

Baños Ciudad de Fuego

0

Deportivo Cuenca

2

Leones

1

Orense

0

Leones

Emelec

Miguel Iturralde

1 (4)

Emelec (p)

1 (5)

Deportivo Santo Domingo (p)

2 (4)

Delfín

2 (1)

Deportivo Santo Domingo

Guayaquil City

Guayaquil City

3

Mushuc Runa

1

Gualaceo

2

Vinotinto Ecuador

1

Gualaceo

Independiente del Valle

Imbabura

0

Independiente del Valle

1

LDU Portoviejo (p)

0 (7)

Macará

0 (6)

LDU Portoviejo

Universidad Católica

Río Aguarico

0

Universidad Católica

1

Cuenca Juniors

2

Barcelona

0

Cuenca Juniors

La Cantera

La Cantera (p)

0 (2)

Libertad

0 (1)

9 de Octubre

9 de Octubre (p)

0 (5)

Técnico Universitario

0 (3)

9 de Octubre (p)

1 (5)

El Nacional

1 (3)

22 de Julio

0

El Nacional

3

Round of 32

• Teams entering this round: 16 teams from Serie A. The team from the lower tier hosted the match.

Deportivo Santo Domingo v Delfín

10 July 2025 (2025-07-10)	Deportivo Santo Domingo	2–2 (4–1 p)	Delfín	Santo Domingo
18:00  UTC−5	Peñarrieta 2', 45+3'	Report	Fernández 11' Pérez Tica 90'	Stadium: Etho Vega Referee: Erik Ruiz
	Penalties
	Quiñónez Villacrés Arboleda Ochoa		Castro Pérez Tica Cagua

22 de Julio v El Nacional

11 July 2025 (2025-07-11)	22 de Julio	0–3	El Nacional	Esmeraldas
15:30  UTC−5		Report	Reasco 23' Pazmiño 70', 80'	Stadium: Folke Anderson Referee: Patricio Parra

La Cantera v Libertad

16 July 2025 (2025-07-16)	La Cantera	0–0 (2–1 p)	Libertad	Baños
15:00  UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Coronel José Silva Romo Referee: Kleber Aroca
	Penalties
	Camacho Salazar Mercado Delgado Monroy		Ayoví Á. Quiñónez D. Caicedo Bolaños García

Olmedo v LDU Quito

16 July 2025 (2025-07-16)	Olmedo	1–1 (3–5 p)	LDU Quito	Riobamba
19:00  UTC−5	Wittle 49'	Report	Pastrán 21'	Stadium: Olímpico Fernando Guerrero Referee: Russell Terán
	Penalties
	Chicaiza Meneses Agüero Wittle		Alzugaray Alvarado Cabeza Villamíl Quiñónez

Río Aguarico v Universidad Católica

23 July 2025 (2025-07-23)	Río Aguarico	0–1	Universidad Católica	Shushufindi
15:00  UTC−5		Report	Anangonó 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Municipal Referee: Rene Marín
Note: Match suspended at half-time due to heavy rain. [23] After a failed attempt to resume the match the following day, the second half was rescheduled to 31 July 2025, 15:30 local time at Estadio Olímpico, Ibarra. [24]

Ecuagenera v Aucas

30 July 2025 (2025-07-30)	Ecuagenera	0–0 (4–5 p)	Aucas	Gualaceo
15:00  UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Gerardo León Pozo Referee: Kleber Aroca
	Penalties
	Perlaza Landázuri Ortiz Angulo Nazareno García		Montenegro Jaramillo Carcelén J. Mina Segura Ontaneda

Miguel Iturralde v Emelec

30 July 2025 (2025-07-30)	Miguel Iturralde	1–1 (4–5 p)	Emelec	Quito
18:30  UTC−5	León 39' (o.g.)	Report	Bagüí 65'	Stadium: Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: Henry Arízaga
	Penalties
	Morales Vaca Carabalí Estupiñán Guerrero De la Torre		León Castelli Angulo Ruiz González Rodríguez

Guayaquil City v Mushuc Runa

6 August 2025 (2025-08-06)	Guayaquil City	3–1	Mushuc Runa	Guayaquil
16:30  UTC−5	Mero 29' Palma 53' Bolaños 90+4'	Report	Dos Santos 87'	Stadium: Christian Benítez Betancourt Referee: Gabriel González

Imbabura v Independiente del Valle

6 August 2025 (2025-08-06)	Imbabura	0–1	Independiente del Valle	Ibarra
19:00  UTC−5		Report	Vásquez 34'	Stadium: Olímpico Referee: Lenín Quiñónez

Baños Ciudad de Fuego v Deportivo Cuenca

7 August 2025 (2025-08-07)	Baños Ciudad de Fuego	0–2	Deportivo Cuenca	Baños
19:00  UTC−5		Report	Leguizamón 24' Morocho 72'	Stadium: Coronel José Silva Romo Referee: Eloy Beltrán

San Antonio v Manta

13 August 2025 (2025-08-13)	San Antonio	1–0	Manta	Ibarra
15:00  UTC−5	Angulo 20' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Olímpico Referee: Russell Terán

Gualaceo v Vinotinto Ecuador

14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)	Gualaceo	2–1	Vinotinto Ecuador	Gualaceo
15:30  UTC−5	Salazar 33' Tello 83'	Report	Iriarte 14'	Stadium: Gerardo León Pozo Referee: Yerson Zambrano

9 de Octubre v Técnico Universitario

20 August 2025 (2025-08-20)	9 de Octubre	0–0 (5–3 p)	Técnico Universitario	La Troncal
15:00  UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Municipal Referee: Juan Carlos Andrade
	Penalties
	Celedón Rivas Mairongo Chichande González		Celis Perea Cuero Medranda

Leones v Orense

21 August 2025 (2025-08-21)	Leones	1–0	Orense	Ibarra
19:00  UTC−5	Godoy 51'	Report		Stadium: Olímpico Referee: Gorky Araujo

LDU Portoviejo v Macará

27 August 2025 (2025-08-27)	LDU Portoviejo	0–0 (7–6 p)	Macará	Portoviejo
19:30  UTC−5		Report		Stadium: Reales Tamarindos Referee: Guillermo Guerrero
	Penalties
	Espínola Gómez Proaño Quintero Perlaza Cangá J. González Cifuente		Álvarez Arena Tello P. González Juambeltz Jiménez Caicedo Mohor

Cuenca Juniors v Barcelona

28 August 2025 (2025-08-28)	Cuenca Juniors	2–0	Barcelona	Cuenca
19:00  UTC−5	Asagidigbi 59' Ordóñez 63'	Report		Stadium: Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Referee: Bryan Loayza

Round of 16

Matches in this round will be played from 10 September to 9 October 2025. ^[25]

Aucas v Deportivo Cuenca

10 September 2025 (2025-09-10)	Aucas	1–1 (8–9 p)	Deportivo Cuenca	Quito
19:00  UTC−5	Segura 52'	Report	Morocho 38'	Stadium: Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Referee: Yerson Zambrano
	Penalties
	Carcelén Miranda Jaramillo Ciccioli Cano J. Mina A. Mina Rolón Reséndez		Ordóñez Noboa Arroyo Gómez Maccari Moreno Gustavino Piedra Raggio

9 de Octubre v El Nacional

18 September 2025 (2025-09-18)	9 de Octubre	1–1 (5–3 p)	El Nacional	La Troncal
17:00  UTC−5	González 4'	Report	Reasco 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Municipal Referee: Bryan Loayza
	Penalties
	Celedón Ramírez Mairongo Chichande Díaz		Reasco Mejía Anangonó De Jesús

Cuenca Juniors v La Cantera

24 September 2025 (2025-09-24)	Cuenca Juniors	v	La Cantera	Cuenca
16:00  UTC−5				Stadium: Alejandro Serrano Aguilar

Leones v Emelec

1 October 2025 (2025-10-01)	Leones	v	Emelec	Ibarra
16:00  UTC−5				Stadium: Olímpico

LDU Portoviejo v Universidad Católica

1 October 2025 (2025-10-01)	LDU Portoviejo	v	Universidad Católica	Portoviejo
19:00  UTC−5				Stadium: Reales Tamarindos

Deportivo Santo Domingo v Guayaquil City

2 October 2025 (2025-10-02)	Deportivo Santo Domingo	v	Guayaquil City	Santo Domingo
19:00  UTC−5				Stadium: Etho Vega

Gualaceo v Independiente del Valle

8 October 2025 (2025-10-08)	Gualaceo	v	Independiente del Valle	Cuenca
19:00  UTC−5				Stadium: Alejandro Serrano Aguilar

San Antonio v LDU Quito

9 October 2025 (2025-10-09)	San Antonio	v	LDU Quito	Ibarra
19:00  UTC−5				Stadium: Olímpico

See also

• 2025 Ecuadorian Serie A
• 2025 Ecuadorian Serie B

References

1. "¡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.
2. "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.
3. "¿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.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "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.
13. "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.
14. 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.
15. "(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.
16. "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.
17. 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.
18. "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.
19. "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.
20. "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.
21. "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.
22. "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.
23. "Por las fuertes lluvias: se suspendió el partido de Río Aguarico ante Universidad Católica por Copa Ecuador" [Due to heavy rain: Río Aguarico's Copa Ecuador match against Universidad Católica was suspended] (in Spanish). ESPN. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
24. "Confirmado el estadio para el partido entre Río Aguarico y Universidad Católica por Copa Ecuador" [The stadium for the Copa Ecuador match between Río Aguarico and Universidad Católica was confirmed] (in Spanish). Primicias. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
25. "Copa Ecuador 2025: fechas y horarios confirmados para los octavos de final" [2025 Copa Ecuador: dates and times confirmed for the round of 16] (in Spanish). El Universo. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.

External links

• Copa Ecuador – Ecuadorian Football Federation (in Spanish)