1995 in Ecuadorian football

The 1995 season is the 73rd season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

Champion: Barcelona (12th title)
International cup qualifiers:
- 1996 Copa Libertadores: Barcelona, ESPOLI
- 1996 Copa CONMEBOL: Emelec
Relegated: Delfín, 9 de Octubre

Serie B

Winner: Deportivo Cuenca (2nd title)
Promoted: Deportivo Cuenca, Técnico Universitario
Relegated: Valdez, Flamengo

Segunda

Winner: Imbabura (1st title)
Promoted: Imbabura, Santa Rita

Clubs in international competitions

Team	1995 Copa Libertadores	1995 Copa CONMEBOL
Barcelona	N/A	Eliminated in the first round
Emelec	Eliminated in the semifinals	N/A
El Nacional	Eliminated in the first round	N/A

National teams

Senior team

The Ecuador national team played 10 matches in 1995: three at the Copa América, and seven friendlies, including two at the Kirin Cup and three at the Korea Cup.

For the 1995 Copa America, held in Uruguay, Ecuador was drawn into Group B with Colombia, Brazil, and Peru. They finished third in their group, as well as the third best third-place team, and were eliminated after the group stage.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9
Colombia	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
Ecuador	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
Peru	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

7 July 1995

Brazil	1 – 0	Ecuador
Ronaldão 73'

Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

10 July 1995

Colombia	1 – 0	Ecuador
Rincón 44'

Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Pablo Peña (Bolivia)

13 July 1995

Ecuador	2 – 1	Peru
Díaz 61' Mora 75'		I. Hurtado 82' (o.g.)

Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Eduardo Dluzniewski (Uruguay)

Friendlies

30 June 1995

Paraguay	1 – 0	Ecuador
Acuña 46'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

5 October 1995

Bolivia	2 – 2	Ecuador
Etcheverry 2' Sánchez 29'		M. Tenorio 41' E. Hurtado 89'

Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz

Attendance: 32,000

Kirin Cup

Ecuador participated in the 1995 Kirin Cup against Japan and Scotland. Japan won the competition, with Ecuador finishing in third.

24 May 1995

Scotland	2 – 1	Ecuador
Robertson 64' Crawford 75'		I. Hurtado 68' (pen.)

Toyama Athletic Stadium, Toyama

Attendance: 5,669

Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

28 May 1995

Japan	3 – 0	Ecuador
Nakayama 36' Miura 46' (pen.), 53' (pen.)

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 53,438

Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany)

Korea Cup

Ecuador participated in the 1995 Korea Cup, a friendly international tournament used to help train the South Korean national team. Ecuador won the competition.

4 June 1995