The 2024 Copa Ecuador (officially known as the Copa Ecuador DirecTV PlayGreen 2024 for sponsorship purposes) was the fourth edition of the Copa Ecuador, Ecuador's domestic football cup. It began on 19 June 2024 and ended with the single-match final on 27 November 2024.
El Nacional won their second Copa Ecuador title in this edition, defeating the defending champions Independiente del Valle 1–0 in the final. As Copa Ecuador champions, El Nacional qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores.
Format For this season, the competition was played as a single knockout tournament, unlike the previous season in which a semifinal group was implemented, and was divided into four stages. The first of those four stages was a qualifying one which was intended to be played by four teams: the two worst placed Segunda Categoría teams in the previous season and the amateur runner-up and third-placed teams, but this round eventually only involved one Segunda Categoría team and an amateur one. The qualifying stage winners advanced to the first stage, in which the 10 Ecuadorian Serie B teams, the remaining Segunda Categoría ones and the amateur champions entered the competition.
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, whilst the third stage was the final match between the two semi-final winners. All rounds in the competition except for the semi-finals were played over a single leg, which was hosted by the team from the lower tier or the worst placed team in the season's aggregate table if both teams were from the same league. The semi-finals were played over two legs.
Prizes The champions of this edition (or the runners-up, if the champions had already qualified) qualified for the 2025 Copa Libertadores, taking the Ecuador 4 berth in that competition, as well as the 2025 Supercopa Ecuador against the 2024 Ecuadorian Serie A champions. Monetary prizes were also granted for this edition, with the champions being awarded US$340,000 and the runners-up receiving US$200,000. The two losing semi-finalists were awarded US$80,000, the quarter-finalists received US$50,000, whilst teams eliminated in the round of 16, first round and eliminatory stage were awarded US$30,000, US$20,000 and US$10,000, respectively.
Schedule RoundDraw dateMatchesQualifying stage12 June 202419 June 2024First round21 June – 7 July 2024Round of 328 July 202419 July – 15 August 2024Round of 1621 August – 8 September 2024Quarter-finals19 September – 2 October 2024Semi-finals22–23 October 2024 (1st leg)29–31 October 2024 (2nd leg)Final27 November 2024 (Quito)
Teams 49 clubs took 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.
Serie A
Aucas Barcelona Cumbayá Delfín Deportivo Cuenca El Nacional Emelec Imbabura Independiente del Valle Libertad LDU Quito Macará Mushuc Runa Orense Técnico Universitario Universidad Católica
Serie B
9 de Octubre Chacaritas Cuniburo Gualaceo Guayaquil City Independiente Juniors Leones del Norte Manta San Antonio Vargas Torres
Segunda Categoría
Atlético Quinindé AV25 Baños Ciudad de Fuego Bonita Banana Deportivo Coca Deportivo Santo Domingo Dunamis 04 Ecuagenera Junior La Cantera La Castellana La Paz La Unión LDU Cuenca Mineros Naranja Mekánica Olmedo Río Aguarico Río Babahoyo Santa Elena Sumpa Vicentino Dragons
Amateur teams
Grupo 7 Quito
Qualifying stage The qualifying stage was played as a single match between the worst placed team in the 2023 Segunda Categoría's general standings and the amateur league runner-up. The winner advanced to the first stage.
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.
Notes
Bracket
Round of 32 Teams entering this round: 16 teams from Serie A. The team from the lower tier hosted the match.
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Top scorers Rank Name Club Goals 1 Edinson Mero Guayaquil City 6 2 Jorge Ordoñez El Nacional 4 3 José Fajardo Universidad Católica 3 José Lugo Cuniburo Gabriel Cortez El Nacional 6 Joaquín Vergés Mushuc Runa 2 Jefferson Caicedo Técnico Universitario Job Belizaire Cuniburo Maelo Rentería Independiente Juniors Héctor Penayo Mineros Nilo Valencia LDU Cuenca Mauro Rossi LDU Cuenca
Source: FEF
See also 2024 Ecuadorian Serie A
References
External links Copa Ecuador 2024 – Ecuadorian Football Federation