Universidad Técnica del Norte wins LigaPro Universitaria Sierra Zone title

Universidad Técnica del Norte (UTN) has been crowned champion of the Sierra Zone in the 2026 LigaPro Universitaria after defeating Universidad Nacional de Loja (UNL) with a 2-1 victory. The match took place at the UTN Stadium in Ibarra.

Esleider Mina opened the scoring for UTN in the 35th minute, followed by a goal from Jordan Delgado in the 61st minute. Although UNL managed to score three minutes later, they could not overcome the deficit. Mina has now recorded 12 goals during the tournament.

With this victory, UTN qualifies for the National Grand Final, where they are scheduled to face the Costa Zone champion, Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo.