The 2022 Copa Ecuador (officially known as the Copa Ecuador Ecuabet 2022 for sponsorship purposes) was the third edition of the

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's domestic

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cup. It began on 6 May 2022 and ended with the single-legged final on 8 November 2022.

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won their first title in the competition, defeating 9 de Octubre in the final by a 3–1 score.

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were the defending champions, having won the previous edition of the competition in

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, but were knocked out by Imbabura in the round of 16.

Format

The competition involved 48 teams and was divided into six rounds. The first round was played by the 10 Serie B teams, the 20 provincial association champions, and the amateur champion and runner-up teams, which were drawn into 16 double-legged ties. The 16 winners advanced to the round of 32, where they were drawn against the 16 Serie A teams in single-legged ties with the lower-tier side hosting the match. The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were also played as single-legged ties by the winners of the preceding rounds, whilst the four quarter-final winners played a semi-final group stage with each team playing the others in the group twice. The top two teams in the semi-final group advanced to the final.

Prizes

The champions of this edition qualified for the 2023

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and would also earn the right to compete in the

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, taking the ''Ecuador 4'' berth in that competition. In case the champions qualified for the Copa Libertadores through their league or international performance, the berth would be transferred to the runners-up, the semi-finalists (provided they were Serie A teams for the following season), or the next best team in the

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not yet qualified for that competition.

Schedule

Teams

48 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Ecuador: 16 from the

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, 10 from the

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, 20 from the

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, and 2 amateur teams.

Serie A

* 9 de Octubre * Aucas *

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* Delfín *

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* Emelec * Gualaceo * Guayaquil City *

* Macará * Mushuc Runa * Orense * Técnico Universitario * Universidad Católica

Serie B

* América de Quito * Atlético Santo Domingo * Búhos ULVR * Chacaritas * El Nacional * Imbabura * Independiente Juniors * Libertad *

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* Olmedo

Segunda Categoría

* Aampetra * Atlético Samborondón * Bonita Banana * Danubio * Deportivo Santo Domingo * Dunamis 04 * Estudiantes * Independiente Azogues * Insutec * La Unión * Leones del Norte * Orellanense * Peñarol * Portoviejo * Primero de Mayo * Santa Elena Sumpa * Unibolívar * Unión Manabita * Universitario * Vargas Torres

Amateur teams

* 7 de Febrero * Quito

First round

*Teams entering this round: 10 teams from

, 20 teams from

, and 2 amateur teams. ;Notes

Round of 32

*Teams entering this round: 16 teams from

. The team from the lower tier hosted the match.

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-final

Final

Top scorers

Source
FEF

References

External links

Copa Ecuador 2022 – Ecuadorian Football Federation
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