Ascenso Nacional
Season2022
Dates10 September – 19 November 2022
ChampionsCuniburo
PromotedCuniburo
Vargas Torres
Matches played122
Goals scored318 (2.61 per match)
← 2021
2023
All statistics correct as of 13 November 2022.

The 2022 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Segunda Categoría, officially known as the 2022 Ascenso Nacional, is the 49th season of the Segunda Categoría, Ecuador's third tier football league. The season began on 15 March with the provincial stage, the national stage began on 10 September and ended on 19 November 2022.

Cuniburo won their first ever title after defeating Vargas Torres on penalties, after a 0–0 draw in the final.

Qualified teams

The following list shows the teams that qualified for the National Stage.

Association Team Qualification method
Azuay Province Azuay
5 berths
AVICED 2022 Segunda Categoría de Azuay champions
Estrella Roja 2022 Segunda Categoría de Azuay runners-up
Cuenca 2022 Segunda Categoría de Azuay 3rd place
L.D.U. Cuenca 2022 Segunda Categoría de Azuay 4th place
Baldor Bermeo Cabrera 2022 Segunda Categoría de Azuay 5th place
Bolívar
3 berths
Unibolívar 2022 Segunda Categoría de Bolívar champions
Mineros 2022 Segunda Categoría de Bolívar runners-up
Atlético El Conde 2022 Segunda Categoría de Bolívar 3rd place
Cañar Province Cañar
3 berths[note 1]
D' León 2022 Segunda Categoría de Cañar runners-up
Ciudadelas del Norte 2022 Segunda Categoría de Cañar 3rd place
Independiente Azogues 2022 Segunda Categoría de Cañar 5th place
Carchi Province Carchi
2 berths
Dunamis 04 2022 Segunda Categoría de Carchi champions[1]
Ciudad de Tulcán 2022 Segunda Categoría de Carchi runners-up
Chimborazo Province Chimborazo
1 berth[note 2]
Independiente San Pedro 2022 Segunda Categoría de Chimborazo 3rd place
Cotopaxi Province Cotopaxi
3 berths
La Unión 2022 Segunda Categoría de Cotopaxi champions
Latacunga City 2022 Segunda Categoría de Cotopaxi runners-up
Atlético Kin 2022 Segunda Categoría de Cotopaxi 3rd place
El Oro Province El Oro
3 berths
Bonita Bonita 2022 Segunda Categoría de El Oro champions
Santos 2022 Segunda Categoría de El Oro runners-up
Audaz Octubrino 2022 Segunda Categoría de El Oro 3rd place
Esmeraldas Province Esmeraldas
3 berths
Vargas Torres 2022 Segunda Categoría de Esmeraldas champions
Atacames 2022 Segunda Categoría de Esmeraldas runners-up
5 de Agosto 2022 Segunda Categoría de Esmeraldas 3rd place
Guayas Province Guayas
6 berths
Atlético Samborondón 2022 Segunda Categoría de Guayas champions
Filanbanco 2022 Segunda Categoría de Guayas runners-up
Toreros 2022 Segunda Categoría de Guayas 3rd place
Patria 2022 Segunda Categoría de Guayas 4th place
Rocafuerte 2022 Segunda Categoría de Guayas 5th place
Atlético Daule 2022 Segunda Categoría de Guayas 6th place
Imbabura Province Imbabura
3 berths
Leones del Norte 2022 Segunda Categoría de Imbabura champions
San Antonio 2022 Segunda Categoría de Imbabura runners-up
Santa Fe 2022 Segunda Categoría de Imbabura 3rd place
Loja Province Loja
2 berths
Atlético Zamora 2022 Segunda Categoría de Loja champions
Loja Federal 2022 Segunda Categoría de Loja runners-up
Los Ríos Province Los Ríos
4 berths
Río Babahoyo 2022 Segunda Categoría de Los Ríos champions
Insutec 2022 Segunda Categoría de Los Ríos runners-up
Montry 2022 Segunda Categoría de Los Ríos 3rd place
San Camilo 2022 Segunda Categoría de Los Ríos 4th place
Manabí Province Manabí
5 berths
Grecia 2022 Segunda Categoría de Manabí champions
L.D.U. Portoviejo 2022 Segunda Categoría de Manabí runners-up
Fijalán 2022 Segunda Categoría de Manabí 3rd place
Juventud Italiana 2022 Segunda Categoría de Manabí 4th place
Malecón de Santa Ana 2022 Segunda Categoría de Manabí 5th place
Orellana Province Orellana
2 berths
Orellanense 2022 Segunda Categoría de Orellana champions
Sacha Petrolero 2022 Segunda Categoría de Orellana runners-up
Pastaza Province Pastaza
1 berth
Danubio 2022 Segunda Categoría de Pastaza champions
Pichincha Province Pichincha
5 berths
AAMPETRA 2022 Segunda Categoría de Pichincha champions[2]
Deportivo Quito 2022 Segunda Categoría de Pichincha runners-up
Cuniburo 2022 Segunda Categoría de Pichincha 3rd place
Miguel Iturralde 2022 Segunda Categoría de Pichincha 4th place
ESPOLI 2022 Segunda Categoría de Pichincha 5th place
Santa Elena Province Santa Elena
4 berths
Huancavilca 2022 Segunda Categoría de Santa Elena champions
Atlético Porteño 2022 Segunda Categoría de Santa Elena runners-up
Ecuador 2022 Segunda Categoría de Santa Elena 3rd place
Atlético Espartanos 2022 Segunda Categoría de Santa Elena 4th place
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas
3 berths
3 de Julio 2022 Segunda Categoría de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas champions[3]
La Concordia 2022 Segunda Categoría de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas runners-up
San Rafael 2022 Segunda Categoría de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas 3rd place
Sucumbíos Province Sucumbíos
2 berths
Unión Manabita 2022 Segunda Categoría de Sucumbíos champions
Caribe Junior 2022 Segunda Categoría de Sucumbíos runners-up
Tungurahua Province Tungurahua
2 berths
Baños Ciudad de Fuego 2022 Segunda Categoría de Tungurahua champions
Santiago de Píllaro 2022 Segunda Categoría de Tungurahua runners-up
Zamora-Chinchipe Province Zamora Chinchipe
2 berths
Primero de Mayo 2022 Segunda Categoría de Zamora Chinchipe champions
Ecuagenera 2022 Segunda Categoría de Zamora Chinchipe runners-up

Format

The competition is a single-elimination tournament, from the first round to the semi-finals are played as a two-legged ties, the final is played as a single match in neutral venue. All sixty four teams enter in the first round, order is decided by draw.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows:

Stage First leg Second leg
First round 10–12 September 16–18 September
Second round 23–28 September 30 September–2 October
Round of 16 7–9 October 14–16 October
Quarter-finals 21–23 October 28–30 October
Semi-finals 4–6 November 11–13 November
Final 19 November (Quevedo)

First round

The draw for the first round was held on 5 September 2022, 16:00 at FEF headquarters in Guayaquil. In a first draw, the 32 teams, seeded by their FEF ranking, were drawn into 16 ties. The home and away teams of each leg were decided in a second draw.[4][5] The first legs were played on 10–12 September and the second legs were played on 16–18 September 2022.[6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Latacunga City Cotopaxi Province 0–3 Guayas Province Filanbanco 0–3 w/o[7]
Orellanense Orellana Province 3–4 El Oro Province Audaz Octubrino 3–1 0–3
San Rafael Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province 4–1 Esmeraldas Province Atacames 1–0 3–1
Montry Los Ríos Province 2–3 Guayas Province Toreros 1–1 1–2
Santiago de Píllaro Tungurahua Province 0–8 Mineros 0–3 0–5
Atlético Espartanos Santa Elena Province 2–6 Imbabura Province Leones del Norte 2–1 0–5
L.D.U. Portoviejo Manabí Province 2–2 (4–3 p) Zamora-Chinchipe Province Primero de Mayo 0–1 2–1
Sacha Petrolero Orellana Province 2–9 Azuay Province Baldor Bermeo Cabrera 1–4 1–5
Loja Federal Loja Province 0–3 Chimborazo Province Independiente San Pedro 0–3 w/o[7]
Santos El Oro Province 1–5 Santa Elena Province Huancavilca 1–3 0–2
Atlético El Conde 1–12 Cotopaxi Province La Unión 0–4 1–8
Atlético Daule Guayas Province 3–2 Azuay Province L.D.U. Cuenca 3–2 0–0
Cuenca Azuay Province 5–0 Pastaza Province Danubio 5–0 w/o[7]
Caribe Junior Sucumbíos Province 1–3 Loja Province Atlético Zamora 1–0 0–3
Atlético Porteño Santa Elena Province 3–6 Guayas Province Atlético Samborondón 2–3 1–3
Ciudad de Tulcán Carchi Province 1–4 Los Ríos Province Insutec 1–1 0–3
Baños Ciudad de Fuego Tungurahua Province 3–4 Zamora-Chinchipe Province Ecuagenera 2–1 1–3
Ciudadelas del Norte Cañar Province 0–1 Los Ríos Province Río Babahoyo 0–1 0–0
Deportivo Quito Pichincha Province 3–2 Carchi Province Dunamis 04 1–1[8] 2–1
Rocafuerte Guayas Province 4–0 El Oro Province Bonita Bonita 1–0 3–0
ESPOLI Pichincha Province 1–1 (4–5 p) Manabí Province Grecia 1–0 0–1
Miguel Iturralde Pichincha Province 0–2 Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province 3 de Julio 0–1 0–1
Santa Fe Imbabura Province 3–0 Santa Elena Province Ecuador 0–0 3–0
Patria Guayas Province 1–2 Esmeraldas Province Vargas Torres 1–0 0–2
5 de Agosto Esmeraldas Province 0–2 Unibolívar 0–0 0–2
Fijalán Manabí Province 0–3 Imbabura Province San Antonio 0–2 0–1
Unión Manabita Sucumbíos Province 1–6 Manabí Province Juventud Italiana 1–2 0–4
Atlético Kin Cotopaxi Province 1–7 Azuay Province AVICED 1–5 0–2
San Camilo Los Ríos Province 2–7 Cañar Province D' León 2–3 0–4
Independiente Azogues Cañar Province 2–3 Pichincha Province Cuniburo 1–1 1–2
Malecón de Santa Ana Manabí Province 0–6 Pichincha Province AAMPETRA 0–0 0–6
La Concordia Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province 3–0 Azuay Province Estrella Roja 2–0 1–0

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 19 September 2022, 16:00 at FEF headquarters in Guayaquil. In a first draw, the 16 teams, seeded by their FEF ranking, were drawn into 8 ties. The home and away teams of each leg were decided in a second draw. The first legs were played on 23–28 September and the second legs were played on 30 September–2 October 2022.[9]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Atlético Daule Guayas Province 1–6 Pichincha Province Cuniburo 0–1 1–5
Río Babahoyo Los Ríos Province 3–1 Cotopaxi Province La Unión 3–0 0–1
Baldor Bermeo Cabrera Azuay Province 3–2 Imbabura Province Leones del Norte 2–1 1–1
Deportivo Quito Pichincha Province 2–0 Chimborazo Province Independiente San Pedro 0–0[10] 2–0
La Concordia Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province 2–2 (3–4 p) Unibolívar 1–0 1–2
San Rafael Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province 0–6 Imbabura Province San Antonio 0–3 0–3
Ecuagenera Zamora-Chinchipe Province 3–6 Mineros 1–1 2–5
D' León Cañar Province 4–3 Guayas Province Filanbanco 0–1 4–2
3 de Julio Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province 3–3 (2–4 p) Santa Elena Province Huancavilca 2–1 1–2
AAMPETRA Pichincha Province 3–2 Los Ríos Province Insutec 2–1 1–1
L.D.U. Portoviejo Manabí Province 1–1 (5–3 p) Guayas Province Rocafuerte 0–1 1–0
Audaz Octubrino El Oro Province 0–7 Azuay Province AVICED 0–3 0–4
Juventud Italiana Manabí Province 4–2 Loja Province Atlético Zamora 2–1 2–1
Toreros Guayas Province 0–2 Esmeraldas Province Vargas Torres 0–0 0–2
Santa Fe Imbabura Province 2–5 Guayas Province Atlético Samborondón 1–2 1–3
Cuenca Azuay Province 3–4 Manabí Province Grecia 2–1 1–3

Final rounds

In the final rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is level, the second-leg match will go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
Pichincha Province Cuniburo 2 0 2 (6)
Los Ríos Province Río Babahoyo 0 2 2 (5)
Pichincha Province Cuniburo 4 2 6
Azuay Province Baldor Bermeo Cabrera 0 1 1
Azuay Province Baldor Bermeo Cabrera 2 0 2 (3)
Pichincha Province Deportivo Quito 2 0 2 (2)
Pichincha Province Cuniburo 3 1 4
Imbabura Province San Antonio 3 0 3
Unibolívar 0 1 1
Imbabura Province San Antonio 0 2 2
Imbabura Province San Antonio 0 3 3
Mineros 0 1 1
Mineros 1 3 4
Cañar Province D' León 1 0 1
Pichincha Province Cuniburo 0 (4)
Esmeraldas Province Vargas Torres 0 (3)
Santa Elena Province Huancavilca 1 0 1
Pichincha Province AAMPETRA 1 2 3
Pichincha Province AAMPETRA 1 0 1
Azuay Province AVICED 1 2 3
Azuay Province AVICED 1 3 4
Manabí Province L.D.U. Portoviejo 2 0 2
Azuay Province AVICED 0 0 0 (2)
Esmeraldas Province Vargas Torres 0 0 0 (3)
Manabí Province Juventud Italiana 2 0 2
Esmeraldas Province Vargas Torres 1 3 4
Esmeraldas Province Vargas Torres 2 2 4
Manabí Province Grecia 2 0 2
Guayas Province Atlético Samborondón 1 0 1
Manabí Province Grecia 1 1 2
  1. Order to be decided.

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 7–9 October and the second legs were played on 14–16 October 2022.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cuniburo Pichincha Province 2–2 (6–5 p) Los Ríos Province Río Babahoyo 2–0 0–2
Baldor Bermeo Cabrera Azuay Province 2–2 (3–2 p) Pichincha Province Deportivo Quito 2–2 0–0
Unibolívar 1–2 Imbabura Province San Antonio 0–0 1–2
Mineros 4–1 Cañar Province D' León 1–1 3–0
Huancavilca Santa Elena Province 1–3 Pichincha Province AAMPETRA 1–1 0–2
AVICED Azuay Province 4–2 Manabí Province L.D.U. Portoviejo 1–2 3–0[11]
Juventud Italiana Manabí Province 2–4 Esmeraldas Province Vargas Torres 2–1 0–3
Atlético Samborondón Guayas Province 1–2 Manabí Province Grecia 1–1 0–1

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 21–25 October and the second legs were played on 29–30 October 2022.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cuniburo Pichincha Province 6–1 Azuay Province Baldor Bermeo Cabrera 4–0 2–1
Mineros 1–3 Imbabura Province San Antonio 0–0 1–3
AAMPETRA Pichincha Province 1–3 Azuay Province AVICED 1–1 0–2
Vargas Torres Esmeraldas Province 4–2 Manabí Province Grecia 2–2 2–0

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 5–6 November and the second legs were played on 12–13 November 2022. Winners were promoted to 2023 Ecuadorian Serie B.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cuniburo Pichincha Province 4–3 Imbabura Province San Antonio 3–3 1–0
AVICED Azuay Province 0–0 (2–3 p) Esmeraldas Province Vargas Torres 0–0 0–0

Final

The final will be played in November 2022 at Estadio 7 de Octubre in Quevedo.

Vargas Torres Esmeraldas Province0–0Pichincha Province Cuniburo
Penalties
3–4

See also

Notes

      1. The champion and fourth place did not meet the requirements established by the FEF, therefore the places in the play-offs for the province of Cañar were assigned to the three best placed in the provincial championship.
      2. The champion and runner-up did not present the updated statutes as professional teams on time, therefore the place in the play-offs for the province of Chimborazo was assigned to the team that finished in third place in the provincial championship.

      References

      1. "Dunamis 04 se clasificó a los playoffs y a la Copa Ecuador" (in Spanish). El Norte. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
      2. "Deportivo Quito perdió la clasificación a la Copa Ecuador" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
      3. "3 de Julio gana el título y jugará la 'Copa Ecuador'" (in Spanish). La Hora. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
      4. "Deportivo Quito jugará ante Dunamis 04 FC del Carchi en el 'play off' de ascenso" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 5 September 2022.
      5. "Este domingo juegan los PlayOff los 3 clubes de Cotopaxi, en el ascenso a la Serie B" (in Spanish). La Gaceta. 8 September 2022.
      6. "¡Establecidos los cruces con 64 Clubes peleando por el ascenso a la Serie B Ecuatoriana 2023!" (in Spanish). Fútbol Ecuador. 5 September 2022.
      7. 1 2 3 Palacios, Juan José (15 September 2022). "FEF desafilió a tres clubes". Studio Fútbol. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
      8. "Deportivo Quito empata en eliminatorias de Segunda Categoría". Bendito Fútbol. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
      9. "Sorteados los 16avos de final: ¡Liga de Portoviejo y SD Quito buscan el ascenso a la Serie B!" (in Spanish). Fútbol Ecuador. 20 September 2022.
      10. Ávila, Andrés (24 September 2022). "Deportivo Quito no sacó ventaja en el ascenso". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
      11. "Comunicado Oficial | Boletín 231". FEF (in Spanish). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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