From 1957 to the 1971 edition, the Ecuadorian football champion was the team that, at the end of a certain number of dates, was in first place in the table after a head-to-head showdown. In 1972, the leagues were inaugurated, a system copied from Colombia.

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The first time that the Ecuadorian monarch was decided in the final of the round robin happened in the 15th version of the competition, in 1973. El Nacional and Universidad Católica opened this type of dispute (in February 1974), which was not continuous. Not counting the one between Independiente del Valle and Liga de Quito, because it is not finished and the return match is awaited, the system of finals has 21 matches (below, complete list).

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In the first game, there were 16 victories of a team and five times that initial final ended in a draw. But on twelve of those 16 occasions, the team that scored first ended up as the champion 75% of the time).

However, there is a striking statistic in the first matches: if the visiting team won, they would always take the cup to their display cases. These are cases.

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In 1996, El Nacional, led by Brazilian coach Paulo Massa, defeated Emelec in two finals. In Guayaquil, they won the first game 2-1 against Electricians, with goals from Agustín Delgado and José Guerrero, on December 15. Then, at the Olympic Atahualpa, a week later, the Creoles won 2-0, thanks to goals from Oswaldo de la Cruz and Cléver Chaláj.

On 11 December 2011, Deportivo Quito beat Emelec 1–0 at the Capwell Stadium, in the first final game of the year, with a goal from Fidel Martínez. In return, Matías Alustiza solved everything in favor of chullas, who repeated the lead of 1:0.

The third away team to win the first leg of the Ecuadorian championship final was Aucas, securing their first prize of its kind. In November 2002, he visited the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha to play the first final match and won 1-0, with a goal from Édison Vega. Orientales won 0-0 in Quito (Damián Díaz missed the penalty)

All finals of Ecuador

1) in 1973

El Nacional 2, Universidad Católica 0

Catholic University 3, El Nacional 3

2) in 1974

Quito Liga 2, El Nacional 1

El Nacional 0, Quito Liga 0

3) in 1980

University Technician 4, Barcelona SC 1

Barcelona SC 3, University Technician 0

Barcelona SC 3, University Technician 0

(neutral ground: Machala)

4) in 1982

Barcelona SC 2, El Nacional 2

El Nacional 3, Barcelona SC 0

El Nacional 3, Barcelona SC 0

(neutral ground: Ambato)

5) in 1988

Emelec 3, Deportivo Quito 0

Deportivo Quito 0, Emelec 0

6) in 1995

Barcelona SC 2, Espoli 0

Espoli 0, Barcelona SC 1

7) in 1996

Emelec 1, El Nacional 2

El Nacional 2, Emelec 0

8) in 1998

Emelec 1, Quito Liga 0

Quito Liga 7, Emelec 0

9) in 1999

Quito Liga 1, El Nacional 0

El Nacional 1, Quito Liga 3

10) 2005 (opening)

Barcelona SC 1, Quito Liga 0

Quito Liga 3, Barcelona SC 0

11) in 2009

Deportivo Cuenca 1, Deportivo Quito 1

Deportivo Quito 3, Deportivo Cuenca 2

12) in 2010

Quito Liga 2, Emelec 0

Emelec 1, Quito Liga 0

13) in 2011

Emelec 0, Deportivo Quito 1

Deportivo Quito 1, Emelec 0

14) in 2014

Barcelona SC 1, Emelec 1

Emelec 3, Barcelona SC 0

15) in 2015

Emelec 3, Quito Liga 1

Quito Liga 0, Emelec 0

16) in 2017

Emelec 4, Dolphin 2

Delfin 0, Emelec 2

17) in 2018

Emelec 1, Quito Liga 1

Quito Liga 1, Emelec 0

18) 2019

Quito Liga 0, Delfin 0

Delfin 0, Quito Liga 0

(Delfin champion on penalties 2-1)

19) 2020

Barcelona SC 1, Quito Liga 1

Quito Liga 0, Barcelona 0

(Barcelona champion on penalties 3-1)

20) in 2021

Independiente del Valle 3, Emelec 1

Emelec 1, Independiente del Valle 1

21) 2022

Barcelona 0, Aucas 1

Aucas 0, Barcelona SC 0 (D)