On February 16, the Pro League 2024 will begin, and in the coming days the schedule of matches of the tournament will be known, in which Liga de Quito, the current champion of the competition, will begin the defense of its crown.
The competition is held with 16 clubs for a contested tournament divided into two stages of 15 dates that will qualify the top placed from each part of the championship to compete for the title in the round-robin finals.
The teams have already started the transfer market with the arrival of domestic and foreign footballers.
So, this is how the signings of the Ecuadorian Pro Serie A teams go:
Auchas
Highly: Gerardo Espinoza (Mexico), technical director. Edson Rezéndez (Mexico), Jean Carlos Blanco (Colombia).
Low: Damián Frascarelli, Johan Lara, Édison Vega, Luis Romero, Edison Caicedo, Rómulo Otero, Wilker Ángel, Hernán Galíndez, Luis Romero, Diego Corozo, Yerson Candelo (Colombia), John Cifuente, Erick Castillo.
Barcelona SC
Highly: Aníbal Chalá, Álex Rangel, Richard Borja, Mathías Suárez (Uruguay).
Low: Pedro Pablo Velasco, Jonatan Bauman (Argentina), Guillermo Rendón, Janner Corozo, Joshua Quiñónez.
Cumbayá FC
Highly: Norberto Araujo (Ecuador), technical director.
Low: Teodoro Paredes.
Dolphin SC
Highly: Édison Recalde, Juan Manuel Elordi (Argentina), Ignacio Gariglio (Argentina), Kevin Sambonino, Nicolá Messiniti (Argentina), Michael Mieles.
Low: Luis Caicedo, Nixon Molina, Cristian Penilla, Juan Diego Rojas, Alexis Rodríguez (Argentina), Luis Caicedo, Franco Costa (Argentina), Matías Ferreira (Uruguay), Renny Jaramillo, Jonathan Mina.
Deportivo Cuenca
Highly: Luis García (Argentina), technical director. Mateo Piedra, Stalin Morocho, Rodrigo Díaz (Argentina).
Low: Luciano Recalde (Argentina), Carlos Ischia (coach, Argentina), Bryan Rivera, Nicolás Rinaldi.
National
Highly: No moves. The club enters an election process led by an intermediary chosen by the Ecuadorian Football Association.
Low: Andrés Micolta, Madison Julio, Maicon Solís, Diego Armas, Bryan Nazareno, Ángel Quiñónez, Steven Gómez, Jerry Parrales.
Emelec
Highly: Maicon Solís, Andrés Ricaurte (Colombia), Marcelo Meli (Uruguay), Washington Corozo, Rodrigo Rivero (Uruguay).
Low: Alexis Zapata, Aníbal Chalá, Michael Carcelén, Diego García, Edgar Lastre, Samuel Sosa (Venezuela), Bleiner Agrón (Colombia).
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— Club Sport Emelec (@CSEmelec) January 8, 2024
Imbabura SC
Highly: Fernando Presentado (Paraguay), Jonathan Benítez (Paraguay), Guillermo Rendón.
Low: Unconfirmed.
Valley Independent
Highly: Javier Gandolfi (Argentina), technical director. Alexander Bolaños, Luis Zárate (Paraguay)
Low: Marcelo Martins Moreno, Lorenzo Faravelli, Martín Anselmi (coach, Argentina).
Libertad FC
Highly: No moves.
Low: Daniel Porozo, Renny Simisterra, Federico Arbeláez (Colombia).
league Quito
Highly: No moves. The distance between the leadership and the Special Football Commission has stalled negotiations for signings and renewals.
Low: Paolo Guerrero (Peru), Luis Zubeldía (coach, Argentina), Mauricio Martínez (Argentina).
Mushuc Runa
Highly: Steven Tapiero (Colombia), Juan Randazzo, Daniel Segura, Jerry Parrales.
Low: Moisés Corozo, Bruno Téliz, Kelvin Osorio, Leonardo Villagra, José Monaga, Darwin Quilumba, Jimmy Evans (Nigeria), Leonardo Villagra (Paraguay), Sergio González (Argentina).
Macara
Highly: Alexandre Pallares (Spain), technical director. Edwin Mesa, Glendys Mina, Daniel Porozo, José Gabriel Cevallos, Emiliano Romero (Uruguay), Ronaldo Lora (Venezuela), Cristian Correa (Argentina), Gino Barbieri (Argentina), Jorge Valdez (Argentina), Leonel Álvarez (Argentina), Facundo Pons (Argentina), Miguel Perea, Kelvin Valencia, Darwin Quilumba.
Low: Johan Padilla, Darío Mina, Galo Corozo, Pablo Mancilla, Jean Peña, Carlos Espinoza, Marcos Olmedo, Facundo Callejo (Argentina).
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— OFFICIAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (@UCatolicaEC) January 8, 2024
Orense SC
Highly: Nicolás Chietino (Argentina), technical director. Marcelo Eggel (Argentine), José Monaga, Cristian Barros (Uruguay).
Low: Facundo Queiroz, Glendys Mina, Sebastián Assis, José Carabalí, Rodrigo Rivas, Juan Carlos León (technician).
university technician
Highly: Diego Armas, Edison Caicedo, Steven Gómez, José Luis Cazares, Bryan Nazareno, Jason Folleco, Jhon Mero, Milton Maciel (Paraguay), Carlos Pérez (Colombia) and Gastón Poncet (Uruguay), Joel Ventura,
Low: Alexander Bolaños, Adolfo Muñoz, Steven Tapiero, Walter Chávez, Jean Carlo Blanco (Colombia).
Catholic University
Highly: Jorge Célico (Argentina), technical director. Johan Lara, Gustavo Vallecilla, José Fajardo (Panama), Kevin Quevedo (Peru), Luciano Nieto (Argentina), Joshua Quiñónez, John Jairo Cifuente.
Low: José Cárdenas, Darwin Cuero, Carlos Gustavino, Franklin Guerra, Federico Andrada, Tomás Oneto, Byron Angulo, José Cárdenas, Carlos Gustavino, Cristian Colmán (Paraguay), Igor Oca (coach, Spain). (D)
*Update: January 8 (19:30).
Source: Eluniverso

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