Barcelona champs but Olmedo and Universitario go down

With Barcelona claiming the title without playing on Wednesday there was only the Copa Libertadores and last relegation place left to settle.

Despite losing 2-1 Independiente claimed a historic Libertadores place for the first time in their history. The minnows from Sangloqui are regarded as Ecuador’s best young team but it remains to be seen if they can step up to continental  level. They will be joined by Barcelona, Emelec and Liga.

Macara put any fears of last day relegation behind them with a thumping 4 – 0 win against Deportivo Quito. The game was dominated by a dreadful refereeing display where he denied a legitimate goal, sent two players off and awarded a dubious penalty. Deportivo looked dreadful without Saritama (released) and Paredes (moved to Barcelona) and deserved the heavy defeat.

El Nacional beat Tecnico Universitario 3 – 1 to ensure their safety and condemn Universitario to the second division.

	Deportivo Cuenca	1 – 0	Emelec
	Barcelona	3 – 1	Olmedo
	Técnico Universitario	1 – 3	El Nacional
	Liga de Loja	2 – 1	Independiente del Valle
	Liga de Quito	1 – 0	Manta F.C.
	Deportivo Quito	0 – 4	Macará

Final standings for Etape (stage ) 2

Equipo			P	W	D	L	Pts	GD
1.	Barcelona		22	13	6	3	45	+23
2.	Emelec		22	11	4	7	37	+2
3.	Liga de Quito		22	9	8	5	35	+6
4.	Independiente del Valle		22	9	4	9	31	-3
5.	Técnico Universitario		22	8	7	7	31	-7
6.	Manta F.C.		22	8	6	8	30	+5
7.	Macará		22	9	2	11	29	-2
8.	Liga de Loja	1	22	7	6	9	27	-1
9.	Deportivo Cuenca	1	22	7	6	9	27	-3
10.	Deportivo Quito	2	22	6	7	9	25	-11
11.	El Nacional	1	22	5	8	9	23	-4
12.	Olmedo	1	22	5	6	11	21	-5

Accumulated points over both etapes (stages).