Ecuador

 Ecuador. National Championship 1971

First Phase

Group A
 1.Emelec               14  8  5  1 30-12 21 [Guayaquil] Qualified
 2.El Nacional          14  8  3  3 27-15 19 [Quito]     Qualified
 3.Deportivo Cuenca     14  7  4  3 21-16 18             Qualified
 4.América              14  7  3  4 24-19 17 [Quito]     Qualified
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 5.Politécnico          14  3  6  5 20-19 12 [Quito]
 6.Macará               14  4  4  6 22-24 12 [Ambato]
 7.Juventud Italiana    14  3  6  5 17-26 12 [Manta]
 8.Norte América        14  0  1 13  9-40  1 [Guayaquil]

Top-4 qualify to Liguilla Final
Bottom-4 participate in Liquilla de no descenso
Group B
 1.Universidad Católica 14  8  3  3 28-13 21 [Quito]     Qualified
 2.LDU de Quito         14  6  5  3 23-14 17 [Quito]     Qualified
 3.Barcelona            14  7  3  4 21-14 17 [Guayaquil] Qualified
 4.LDU de Portoviejo    14  4  8  2 25-19 16             Qualified
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 5.Deportivo Quito      14  5  3  6 22-25 13
 6.Brasil               14  5  3  6 10-22 13 [Ambato]
 7.9 de Octubre         14  5  2  7 19-26 12 [Guayaquil]
 8.Olmedo               14  1  3 10  8-23  5 [Riobamba]

Top-4 qualify to Liguilla Final
Bottom-4 participate in Liquilla de no descenso

Second Phase

Liguilla de no descenso

1.Macará 14 7 4 3 23-12 18 [Ambato]

 2.Olmedo               14  6  5  3 24-17 17 [Riobamba]
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Standing: Dr. Manuel Viteri, Marcos Zambrano, Jorge Vega, Alberto Pellacini (Arg), Jorge GAFTER, Hugo Cortéz, Felipe Landázuri.
Crouching: Félix Guerrero, Mario Olivera(Uru), Ricardo Martinez (Uru), Isidro Collahuazo, Sergio Marichal (Uru). 
 3.9 de Octubre         14  7  3  4 23-18 17 [Guayaquil] Relegated
 4.Deportivo Quito      14  6  4  4 25-16 16             Relegated
 5.Politécnico          14  5  3  6 29-27 13 [Quito]     Relegated
 6.Juventud Italiana    14  4  5  5 18-26 13 [Ambato]    Relegated
 7.Norte América        14  5  2  7 14-22 12 [Guayaquil] Relegated
 8.Brasil               14  1  4  9 10-28  6 [Riobamba]  Relegated

Liguilla Final
 1.Barcelona            14  6  6  2 20-13 18 [Guayaquil] Champions
 2.América              14  4  9  1 18-11 17 [Quito]     Runners-up
 3.Emelec               14  4  7  3 12- 9 15 [Guayaquil]
 4.El Nacional          14  5  5  4 18-17 15 [Quito]
 5.Universidad Católica 14  4  5  5 17-17 13 [Quito]
 6.LDU de Quito         14  4  5  5 13-14 13
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 7.Deportivo Cuenca     14  2  9  3  8-12 13             Relegated
 8.LDU de Portoviejo    14  2  4  8 14-27  8             Relegated

First division to be reduced to 8 teams in 1972 (6 first places in
Liguilla Final and two first places of Liguilla de no descenso).

Barcelona (Guayaquill) won the championship. Their 5^th title.