The 2009 season is the 87th season of competitive football in Ecuador. National leagues Serie A Champion: Deportivo Quito (4th title) Runner-up: Deportivo Cuenca International cup qualifiers: 2009 Copa Sudamericana: Emelec, LDU Quito 2010 Copa Libertadores: Deportivo Quito, Deportivo Cuenca, Emelec Relegated: LDU Portoviejo, Técnico Universitario Serie B Winner: Independiente José Terán (1st title) Runner-up: Universidad Católica Promoted: Universidad Católica, Independiente José Terán Relegated: Aucas Segunda Winner: UT Cotopaxi (1st title) Runner-up: River Plate Promoted: River Plate, UT Cotopaxi, Universidad Técnica Equinoccial Clubs in international competitions National team Senior team 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers The senior team finished all their qualifying games this year. They failed to qualify to their third successive FIFA World Cup. Friendlies Note: This is an unofficial international friendly. Under-20 team The under-20 team participated in the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela. They were eliminated by coin toss. Under-17 team The 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship was held in Chile, in which Ecuador's U-17 team participated. They were drawn into Group B, from which they managed to advance to the Final Group. They failed to qualified to the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. Group B matches Final Group matches External links Official website of the Ecuadorian football federation 2009 season on RSSSF 2009