ator iano ▁de ▁F útbol ▁Serie ▁A ▁( o fficial ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Copa ▁Ban co ▁del ▁Pac í fico ▁Serie ▁A ▁for ▁spons or ship ▁reasons ) ▁is ▁the ▁ 5 8 th ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁Serie ▁A . ▁ ▁Teams ▁Tw elve ▁teams ▁are ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Serie ▁A ▁season , ▁ten ▁of ▁whom ▁remain ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁season . ▁L DU ▁Lo ja ▁and ▁Deport ivo ▁Qu ito ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁from ▁the ▁Serie ▁A ▁after ▁accum ulating ▁the ▁few est ▁points ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season . ▁They ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁D elf ín ▁and ▁F uer za ▁Am ar illa , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Serie ▁B ▁winner ▁and ▁runner - up , ▁respectively . ▁D elf ín ▁is ▁making ▁their ▁ 1 1 th ▁top - fl ight ▁appearance ▁and ▁their ▁first ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Serie ▁A ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁while ▁F uer za ▁Am ar illa ▁is ▁particip ating ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁top - fl ight ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Stad ia ▁and ▁locations ▁▁ ▁Note : ▁Table ▁lists ▁in ▁alphabet ical ▁order . ▁ ▁Person nel ▁and ▁k its ▁ ▁First ▁stage ▁The ▁first ▁stage ▁began ▁on ▁February ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Second ▁stage ▁The ▁second ▁stage ▁began ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Third ▁stage ▁As ▁Barcelona ▁won ▁both