2001 in Ecuadorian football

The 2001 season was the 79th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

Football in Ecuador
Season2001
← 2000 Ecuador 2002 →

National leagues

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Segunda

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Clubs in international competitions

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Team 2001 Copa Libertadores 2001 Copa Merconorte
Aucas N/A Eliminated in the Group Stage
Barcelona N/A Eliminated in the Group Stage
El Nacional Eliminated in the Round of 16 N/A
Emelec Eliminated in the Round of 16 Runner-up
Olmedo Eliminated in the first round N/A

National teams

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The Ecuador national team played in fourteen matches in 2001: eight FIFA World Cup qualifiers, three Copa América matches, and three friendlies. At the end of the year, the team qualified for their first FIFA World Cup.

Ecuador finished their qualifying campaign to the 2002 FIFA World Cup. They finished 2nd in the region, behind Argentina and ahead of Brazil, to qualify to their first FIFA World Cup.

Ecuador  1 – 0  Brazil
Delgado   49' (Report)

Ecuador  2 – 1  Paraguay
Delgado   44', 52' (Report) Cardozo   26'

Peru  1 – 2  Ecuador
Pizarro   2' (Report) Méndez   11'
Delgado   90'
Attendance: 54,236

Ecuador  0 – 2  Argentina
(Report) Verón   19'
Crespo   34' (pen.)

Colombia  0 – 0  Ecuador
(Report)

Bolivia  1 – 5  Ecuador
Galindo   59' (Report) de la Cruz   13'
Delgado   23'
Kaviedes   56'
Fernández   89'
Gómez   90'

Ecuador  1 – 1  Uruguay
Kaviedes   72' (Report) Olivera   43' (pen.)

Chile  0 – 0  Ecuador
(Report)

Ecuador was drawn into Group A with hosts Colombia, Chile, and Venezuela. After finishing third in the group, as well has the third best third-place team, they were eliminated in the Group Stage.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Colombia 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
  Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
  Ecuador 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
  Venezuela 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Ecuador  1 – 4  Chile
Chalá   53' Report [dead link] Navia   29'
Montecinos   73', 90'
Corrales   85'


Friendlies

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United States  0 – 0  Ecuador

Ecuador  1 – 0  El Salvador
Chalá   87'

Ecuador  1 – 1  Honduras
Chalá   90' Martínez   47'
Attendance: 10,000
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