1964 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol

The 1964 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol (English: Ecuadorian Football Championship) was the 6th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. Deportivo Quito won their first national title, becoming the first club from the capital city to win. They qualified to the 1965 Copa Libertadores.

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
Season1964
ChampionsDeportivo Quito (1st title)
Copa LibertadoresDeportivo Quito
Matches played31
Goals scored87 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorerJorge Valencia (8 goals)
Biggest home winDeportivo Quito 5–2 América de Manta, El Nacional 4–1 Juventud Italiana
Biggest away winMacará 0–2 Deportivo Quito
El Nacional 0–2 Deportivo Quito
Highest scoringDeportivo Quito 5–2 América de Manta
1963
1965

Qualified teams

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The number of teams remained the same at eight. The qualified teams included the top-four finishers from the Campeonato Interandino, two teams from Manabí, and two from Tungurahua. América de Ambato, América de Manta, El Nacional, and Juventud Italiana made their first appearance in the national tournament. Teams from Guayaquil declined to participate.

Competition Team Qualification method
Interandino
2 berths
Politécnico 1964 Interandino champion
LDU Quito 1964 Interandino runner-up
El Nacional 1964 Interandino 3rd place
Deportivo Quito 1964 Interandino 4th place
Manabí
2 berth
América de Manta
Juventud Italiana
Tungurahua
2 berths
América de Ambato
Macará

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Quito 7 4 2 1 13 6 +7 10 Championship Playoff
2 El Nacional 7 4 2 1 11 7 +4 10
3 LDU Quito 7 4 2 1 10 7 +3 10
4 América de Manta 7 3 3 1 10 9 +1 9
5 Juventud Italiana 7 2 3 2 9 10 −1 7
6 Politécnico 7 1 3 3 8 9 −1 5
7 Macará 7 2 0 5 9 14 −5 4
8 América de Ambato 7 0 1 6 10 18 −8 1
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points.

Results

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Home \ Away AMA AMM QUI NAC JUV LDQ MAC POL
América de Ambato 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–3
América de Manta 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–1
Deportivo Quito 3–2 5–2 1–1
El Nacional 0–2 4–1 1–0
Juventud Italiana 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–1
LDU Quito 1–0 3–2 2–1
Macará 3–1 0–2 1–2 2–1
Politécnico 3–1 1–1 0–1
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff

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Since points was the sole deciding factor in determining the champion, Deportivo Quito, El Nacional, and LDU Quito went to a playoff. The matches took place the following year in 1965.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Quito 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 4 1965 Copa Libertadores
2 El Nacional 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
3 LDU Quito 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points.


 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
1964 champion 
Deportivo Quito
1st title

Results

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Espinoza Añazco, Fernando (March 8, 2003). "Ecuador 1964". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.