| Season | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Champions | LDU Quito (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Deportivo Quito Macará (both after the first stage) |
| Copa Libertadores | LDU Quito El Nacional |
| Top goalscorer | Ángel Liciardi (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | América de Quito 6–0 LDU Portoviejo |
| Biggest away win | Deportivo Quito 0–4 El Nacional |
| Highest scoring | América de Quito 4–4 Emelec |
← 1973 1975 → | |
The 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 16th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their second national title.
Eight teams started the season. Two would be relegated mid-season and be replaced by two teams from the Serie B. The following eight teams started the season (home city in parentheses):
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo Cuenca | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 19 | Qualified to the Liguilla |
| 2 | El Nacional | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 18 | |
| 3 | Emelec | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 17 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 16 | |
| 5 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 13 | |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 11 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Quito | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 9 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 8 | Macará | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 9 |
Two teams were promoted from the Serie B after the First Stage; there was no relegation after this stage. The new teams are (home city in parentheses):
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Nacional | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 17 | Qualified to the Liguilla |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 16 | |
| 3 | Barcelona | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 15 | |
| 4 | América de Quito | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 14 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 13 | |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 13 | |
| 7 | Emelec | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 12 | |
| 8 | LDU Portoviejo | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 12 |
The following teams qualified to for the Liguilla:
Since El Nacional accumulated the most points during the season, they advanced automatically to the finals.
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | El Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 0 | 0 | 0 | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | LDU Quito | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1974 Champion |
|---|
| LDU Quito 2nd Title |
