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Club from Quito nicknamed Papá Aucas, one of the traditional teams of Ecuadorian football.

Ecuador's most popular club, from Guayaquil, playing at the country's largest stadium.

Club from the port city of Manta, surprise Ecuadorian champions in 2019.

Club from historic Cuenca, nicknamed Coloradal after its red-and-white colours.

Club from Guayaquil nicknamed El Bombillo, the first champions of Ecuador's independent league, in 1957.

Younger club from Guayaquil, part of the international City Football Group.

Club from Sangolquí near Quito, known for developing young talent, two-time Copa Sudamericana winners.

Club from Quito, the only Ecuadorian side to have won the Copa Libertadores (2008).

Club from the small town of Atuntaqui in the north of the country, promoted to Serie A for the first time in 2026 under its original name Leones del Norte.

Club from Loja in southern Ecuador, playing under its current name and orange colours since 2020.

Club from Ambato, city rivals of Técnico Universitario, with whom it shares the Estadio Bellavista.

Club from the port city of Manta nicknamed Atuneros after the local tuna fishing industry.

Club from Ambato with indigenous roots, its Quechua name meaning "new man".

Club from the banana city of Machala in the south of the country.

Club from Ambato nicknamed Rodillo Rojo (Red Roller).

Club from Quito founded by the university, known to players and fans alike as Chatoleí.