2026 LigaPro Serie A
The 2026 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A will be the 68th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the eighth under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador. The season is scheduled to begin on 20 February and end on 13 December 2026.
Independiente del Valle will be the defending champions.
Format changes
The format for the 2026 season was approved by the Council of Presidents of LigaPro on 15 December 2025. The tournament will retain its two-stage setup, but with minor changes to the final stages: in the first stage the 16 participating teams will play each other twice for a total of 30 matches, and teams will be split according to their placement into two hexagonals and one quadrangular group for the final stages. The top six teams will play the first hexagonal in which they will play each other twice to decide the season champions as well as three Copa Libertadores berths and three Copa Sudamericana ones, while the group in which the last berth to the Copa Sudamericana will be decided was downsized from six to four teams, those being the ones placing from seventh to tenth place in the first stage. The bottom six teams will play a hexagonal to decide the two teams that will be relegated to Serie B at the end of the season. Although points from the first stage will still be carried over to the final stage, this time the top team at the end of the first stage will not be assured of qualification for the Copa Libertadores group stage.Teams
Team changes
Sixteen teams will compete in the season, the top 14 teams from the 2025 LigaPro Serie A and the top two teams of the 2025 Ecuadorian Serie B. Técnico Universitario and Vinotinto Ecuador were relegated from Serie A after finishing in the bottom two places of the relegation group of the previous season, and were replaced by the second tier champions Guayaquil City and runners-up Leones. Guayaquil City returned to the Serie A after two seasons with three matches to go after a 3–1 win over San Antonio on 12 October 2025, whilst Leones clinched a first-ever promotion to the top flight with one match left on 24 October, after Gualaceo was deducted nine points due to match-fixing.Although El Nacional avoided relegation on sporting merit, they were administratively relegated to Serie B on 16 December 2025 after defaulting on payments to their creditors on three occasions. The decision caused the club to place last in the 2025 season, thus sparing Técnico Universitario from relegation, which was ultimately confirmed on 9 January 2026.
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Aucas |  First stageThe first stage is scheduled to begin on 20 February 2026.Standings |