- Ecuador's Emelec won the most recent edition of the Ecuadorian Serie A in 2013, representing their first title in 11 years
- 24 year old Ecuadorian International Enner Valencia (valued at 1.6M Euros) was arguably the most valuable contributor to Emelec's success with 4 goals and 5 assists in 1339 minutes in the 2nd phase of the league (Serie A Segunda Etapa), as he forced his way into the Ecuadorian National Team and earning himself a move to Liga MX's Pachuca
- Other key performers with potential to perform at a higher level of world football are as follows:
- Denis Stracqualursi (valued at 2.4M Euros): 26 year old Argentine striker who formerly featured for Everton in the Premier League contributed 10 goals and 2 assists in 1307 minutes during the Serie A Segunda Tapa
- Fernando Gaibor (valued at 1.4M Euros): 22 year old Ecuadorian International midfielder contributed 4 goals and 4 assists in 1548 minutes during the Serie A Segunda Tapa
- Marcos Caicedo (valued at 1.25M Euros): 22 year old Ecuadorian Youth International winger contributed 2 goals and 3 assists in 328 minutes during the Serie A Segunda Tapa
- John Narvaez (valued at 1.2M Euros): 22 year old Ecuadorian Youth International center-back contributed 1 assist in 1739 minutes during the Serie A Segunda Tapa
Emelec Absolute Player Transfer Market Valuations as of 3/3/2014 (Market value data from transfermarkt.com):
