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Ecuador national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ecuador women's national football team.

The Ecuador national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Ecuador) represents Ecuador in international football competitions, and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation (Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol). They play their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito.

Ecuador
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Tricolor (the Tricolor)
La Tri
Los Amarillos (the Yellows)
AssociationFederación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (FEF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachJorge Célico
CaptainGabriel Achilier[1]
Most capsIván Hurtado (168)
Top scorerAgustin Delgado
Enner Valencia (31)
Home stadiumEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
FIFA codeECU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 63 Steady (28 November 2019)[2]
Highest10 (July 2012)
Lowest71 (November 2017)
Elo ranking
Current 37 Decrease 12 (25 November 2019)[3]
Highest11 (27 March 2013)
Lowest120 (December 1959)
First international
 Bolivia 1–1 Ecuador 
(Bogotá, Colombia; 8 August 1938)
Biggest win
 Ecuador 6–0 Peru 
(Quito, Ecuador; 22 June 1975)
Biggest defeat
 Argentina 12–0 Ecuador 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2002)
Best resultRound of 16 (2006)
Copa América
Appearances27 (first in 1939)
Best resultFourth place (1959, 1993)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup stage (2002)

Ecuador has qualified for three FIFA World Cups in 2002, 2006 and 2014. Their best performance came in 2006 when they advanced to the Round of 16, eventually eliminated by England. They are one of two countries in South America not to have won the Copa América, the other being Venezuela. Their best performance in the continental tournament was fourth in 1959 and 1993, both times on home soil.

HistoryEdit

From a historical viewpoint, Ecuador have been one of the more struggling footballing nations in South America. Despite their past irregularities, however, Ecuador has risen to be a serious South American competitor in recent years.

Discarding an invitation to participate in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay, their first participation in a World Cup qualifying campaign was in the 1962 campaign, eventually being well beaten by Argentina over two games. However, the 1966 qualifying campaign pitted the side, regarded as one of the finest teams Ecuador has ever produced, against 1962 hosts and third-place finishers Chile and a weakened Colombia side. Ecuador, featuring stars such as Washington Muñoz, Alberto Spencer, Carlos Alberto Raffo, Enrique Raymondi and Jorge Bolaños, forced a play-off in Peru before being eliminated by Chile. Other talented players to have represented Ecuador include José Villafuerte in the 1970s and 1980s.

The 1998 World Cup qualifiers saw the format for qualifying in CONMEBOL changed to a league home-and-away system. This difference made a huge impact on Ecuador's performance as they clinched several important home wins during the campaign. At the end, they achieved a very respectable 6th-place finish, just under Peru and Chile (which qualified by goal differential). The campaign also marked the emergence of several players, such as Agustín Delgado, Álex Aguinaga, Iván Hurtado, Ulises de la Cruz and Iván Kaviedes, who would set the stage for Ecuador's achievements in the next decade.

This remained the closest they had come to appearing in a finals until the qualification tournament for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. Led by Colombian born manager Hernán Darío Gómez, they finished second to Argentina, and one point ahead of Brazil who went on to win the World Cup. Agustín Delgado, with 9 goals, finished joint top scorer in qualifying with Hernán Crespo of Argentina. They were drawn into Group G with Italy, Mexico and Croatia. Although they were knocked out at the group stage, they achieved a 1–0 victory over Croatia, who had come third at the previous edition of the World Cup.

A disappointing showing at the 2004 Copa América in Peru led to the resignation of Gómez, who was replaced by another Colombian, Luis Fernando Suárez. He led them successfully through the latter stages of the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, finishing third to make the finals. In Germany, they were drawn into Group A with the hosts, Poland, and Costa Rica. Wins over Poland and Costa Rica earned La Tri qualification to the knockout stages for the first time.

Another disappointing showing at yet another Copa América in 2007 and three successive defeats in the beginning of the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign led to the end of Suarez's time in the national team. He was replaced in 2008 for Sixto Vizuete, who had previously gained recognition for winning the 2007 Pan American Games with the U-18s. Vizuete became one of the few Ecuadorians to coach the U-23 national team, and senior team, but Ecuador finished the qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in 6th place, being eliminated from the finals for the first time since 1998. They managed to turn it around in the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign where they finished in the top 4, enough to record a third World Cup appearance. On Friday, 6 December 2013 they were drawn into a balanced group compromising of top seeds, Switzerland, former champions France, and minnows Honduras.

Competitive recordEdit

FIFA World Cup recordEdit

Main article: Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1930 Did not enter Declined participation
  1934
  1938
  1950 Withdrew Withdrew
  1954 Did not enter Declined participation
  1958
  1962 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 3 11
  1966 5 2 1 2 7 7
  1970 4 0 1 3 2 8
  1974 4 0 2 2 3 8
  1978 4 0 1 3 1 9
  1982 4 1 1 2 2 5
  1986 4 0 1 3 2 8
  1990 4 1 1 2 4 5
  1994 8 1 3 4 7 7
  1998 16 6 3 7 22 21
    2002 Group Stage 24th 3 1 0 2 2 4 18 9 4 5 23 20
  2006 Round of 16 12th 4 2 0 2 5 4 18 8 4 6 23 19
  2010 Did not qualify 18 6 5 7 22 26
  2014 Group Stage 17th 3 1 1 1 3 3 16 7 4 5 20 16
  2018 Did not qualify 18 6 2 10 26 29
  2022 To be determined To be determined
      2026
Total Round of 16 3/21 10 4 1 5 10 11 143 47 33 63 167 199

Copa América recordEdit

Main article: Ecuador at the Copa América

Pan American Games recordEdit

Minor tournamentsEdit

Bolivarian GamesEdit

Fixtures and resultsEdit

  Win   Draw   Loss

2019Edit

2020Edit

PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

The following 27 players were called up for the friendly matches against Trinidad and Tobago on 14 November and Colombia on November 19, 2019.
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2019, after the match against Colombia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Johan Padilla (1992-08-14) 14 August 1992 (age 27) 3 0   El Nacional
1GK Pedro Ortíz (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 29) 2 0   Delfín
22 1GK Brian Heras (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 24) 0 0   Deportivo Cuenca
14 2DF Xavier Arreaga (1994-09-28) 28 September 1994 (age 25) 6 0   Seattle Sounders
3 2DF Diego Palacios (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 20) 5 0   Los Angeles
17 2DF Marcos Andrés López (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 26) 3 0   Universidad Católica
2 2DF Félix Torres (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997 (age 22) 3 0   Santos Laguna
23 2DF Bryan Carabalí (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 21) 2 0   Emelec
6 2DF Moisés Corozo (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 27) 1 0   Macará
4 2DF Gustavo Cortez (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 22) 0 0   Universidad Católica
2DF Franklin Guerra (1992-04-12) 12 April 1992 (age 27) 0 0   LDU Quito
26 2DF Leonel Quiñónez (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 26) 0 0   Macará
5 3MF Renato Ibarra (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 (age 28) 46 1   América
3MF Fidel Martínez (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 29) 30 7   Barcelona
10 3MF Ángel Mena (1988-01-21) 21 January 1988 (age 31) 20 4   León
3MF Jefferson Orejuela (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 26) 20 0   LDU Quito
7 3MF Romario Ibarra (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 25) 16 3   Pachuca
8 3MF Jhegson Méndez (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997 (age 22) 15 0   Orlando City
11 3MF Marcos Caicedo (1991-11-10) 10 November 1991 (age 28) 10 1   Barcelona
21 3MF Alan Franco (1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 21) 5 1   Independiente del Valle
20 3MF Gonzalo Plata (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 19) 4 1   Sporting CP
15 3MF José Cifuentes (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 20) 3 0   América de Quito
24 3MF Jordan Sierra (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 22) 3 0   Querétaro
3MF Pedro Perlaza (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 28) 1 0   Delfín
13 4FW Enner Valencia (1989-11-04) 4 November 1989 (age 30) 54 31   UANL
19 4FW Michael Estrada (1996-04-07) 7 April 1996 (age 23) 8 1   Macará
9 4FW Joao Joshimar Rojas (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 22) 2 0   Emelec
27 4FW Alejandro Cabeza (1997-03-11) 11 March 1997 (age 22) 0 0   Independiente del Valle

Recent call-upsEdit

The following players have been called up during the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Alexander Domínguez (1987-06-05) 5 June 1987 (age 32) 52 0   Vélez Sarsfield 2019 Copa América
GK Máximo Banguera (1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 33) 36 0   Barcelona 2019 Copa América
GK Hamilton Piedra (1993-03-20) 20 March 1993 (age 26) 1 0   Independiente del Valle 2019 Copa América PRE
GK Moisés Ramírez (2000-09-09) 9 September 2000 (age 19) 0 0   Real Sociedad B 2019 Copa América PRE
DF Darío Aimar (1995-01-05) 5 January 1995 (age 24) 7 0   Barcelona v.   Argentina, 13 October 2019
DF Jhon Espinoza (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 20) 2 0   Aucas v.   Argentina, 13 October 2019
DF Pervis Estupiñán (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 21) 1 0   Osasuna v.   Argentina, 13 October 2019
DF Jackson Porozo (2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 (age 19) 1 0   Santos v.   Argentina, 13 October 2019
DF Mario Pineida (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 27) 11 0   Barcelona v.   Bolivia, 10 September 2019
DF Gabriel Achilier (1985-03-24) 24 March 1985 (age 34) 54 1   Morelia 2019 Copa América
DF Arturo Mina (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 29) 22 1   Yeni Malatyaspor 2019 Copa América
DF Cristian Ramírez (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 25) 21 1   Krasnodar 2019 Copa América
DF Robert Arboleda (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 28) 16 1   São Paulo 2019 Copa América
DF Pedro Pablo Velasco (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 26) 11 0   Barcelona 2019 Copa América
DF Beder Caicedo (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 27) 7 0   Barcelona 2019 Copa América
DF José Quintero (1990-06-20) 20 June 1990 (age 29) 4 0   LDU Quito 2019 Copa América
DF John Narváez (1991-06-12) 12 June 1991 (age 28) 2 0   Melgar 2019 Copa América PRE
DF Juan Carlos Paredes (1987-07-08) 8 July 1987 (age 32) 75 0   Emelec v.   Honduras, 26 March 2019
MF Junior Sornoza (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 25) 9 2   Corinthians v.   Argentina, 13 October 2019
MF Erick Castillo (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 24) 3 1   Santos Laguna v.   Argentina, 13 October 2019
MF Alexander Alvarado (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 20) 2 0   Aucas v.   Argentina, 13 October 2019
MF Jhonny Quiñónez (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 21) 1 0   Willem II v.   Argentina, 13 October 2019
MF Fernando Gaibor (1991-11-08) 8 November 1991 (age 28) 17 2   Al-Wasl v.   Bolivia, 10 September 2019
MF Jhojan Julio (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 21) 3 0   LDU Quito v.   Bolivia, 10 September 2019
MF Jonathan Borja (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 25) 1 0   LDU Quito v.   Bolivia, 10 September 2019
MF Antonio Valencia (1985-08-04) 4 August 1985 (age 34) 99 11   LDU Quito 2019 Copa América
MF Carlos Gruezo (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 24) 25 0   Augsburg 2019 Copa América
MF Ayrton Preciado (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 (age 25) 16 1   Santos Laguna 2019 Copa América
MF Jefferson Intriago (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 23) 8 0   Juárez 2019 Copa América
MF Andrés Chicaiza (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 27) 2 0   LDU Quito 2019 Copa América
MF Ángelo Preciado (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 21) 5 0   Independiente del Valle 2019 Copa América PRE
MF Christian Noboa (1985-04-09) 9 April 1985 (age 34) 78 4   Sochi v.   Honduras, 26 March 2019
FW Leonardo Campana (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000 (age 19) 4 0   Barcelona v.   Bolivia, 10 September 2019
FW Carlos Garcés (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 29) 3 0   Delfín 2019 Copa América
FW Miller Bolaños (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 29) 25 8   Tijuana 2019 Copa América PRE
FW Stiven Plaza (1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 20) 2 0   Valladolid 2019 Copa América PRE

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to injury.
PRE Preliminary squad / standby.
RET Retired from the national team.

Player recordsEdit

Bold indicates player has been active within one year for the National team.
Caps and goals updated as of 13 November 2019.

Players with 50 or more capsEdit

Previous squadsEdit

Retired numbersEdit

Following the death of Christian Benítez, the Ecuadorian Football Federation has retired his jersey number 11 from the national team. According to the Federation's president, Luis Chiriboga, to honor Christian Benítez the number would no longer be used by any other team player.[8] However, due to FIFA regulations the number had to be reinstated for the 2014 World Cup squad.[9]

Historic KitsEdit

The standard Ecuadorian uniform maintains the colors of the national flag, being typically a yellow top, blue shorts, and red socks.[10] The alternate colors of the uniform are white and blue, this being based on a flag once flown by Ecuador based on the flag of Guayas. Its crest has remained the same since its inception in 1927 with variations placing Ecuador on top of the crest.[11]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1941–1945
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1945–1947
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1949–1953
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1953–1955
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1955–1966
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1966–1973[12]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1973–1983
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1983–1985
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1985–1992
 
 
 
 
 
1992–1994
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1994–1998
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1998–2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003–2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2007–2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2011–2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014

Kit SponsorEdit

Kit provider Period
  Adidas 1985–1990
  Puma 1991–1992
  Reebok 1993–1994
  Marathon 1994–present

ManagersEdit

Manager Career GP W D L
Enrique Lamas 8 August 1938 – 22 August 1938 5 1 1 3
  Ramón Unamuno 15 January 1939 – 12 February 1939 4 0 0 4
  Juan Parodi 2 February 1941 – 5 February 1942 10 0 0 10
  Rodolfo Orlandini 14 January 1945 – 21 February 1945 6 0 1 5
  Ramón Unamuno 30 November 1947 – 29 December 1947 7 0 3 4
  José Planas 3 April 1949 – 3 May 1949 7 1 0 6
  Gregorio Esperón 28 February 1953 – 23 March 1953 6 0 2 4
José María Díaz Granados 27 February 1955 – 23 March 1955 5 0 0 5
Eduardo Spandre 7 March 1957 – 1 April 1957 6 0 1 5
  Juan López 6 December 1959 – 17 December 1960 7 1 1 5
Fausto Montalván 10 March 1963 – 31 March 1963 6 1 2 3
José María Rodríguez 20 July 1965 – 12 October 1965 5 2 1 2
Fausto Montalván 21 December 1966 – 28 December 1966 2 0 1 1
José Gomes Nogueira 22 June 1969 – 3 August 1969 5 1 1 3
Ernesto Guerra 29 April 1970 – 24 May 1970 2 0 0 2
Jorge Lazo 11 June 1972 – 21 June 1972 4 0 1 3
Roberto Resquín 18 February 1973 – 8 July 1973 10 1 6 3
  Roque Máspoli 22 June 1975 – 20 March 1977 19 5 4 10
Héctor Morales 13 June 1979 – 16 September 1979 8 3 1 4
Otto Vieira 27 January 1981 – 14 February 1981 2 0 0 2
  Juan Eduardo Hohberg 17 May 1981 – 14 June 1981 4 1 1 2
Ernesto Guerra 26 July 1983 – 7 September 1983 6 0 4 2
Antoninho Ferreira 30 November 1984 – 31 March 1985 15 3 5 7
Luis Grimaldi 18 November 1986 – 4 July 1987 13 2 5 6
  Dušan Drašković 2 June 1988 – 19 September 1993 56 17 17 22
Carlos Torres Garcés 25 May 1994 – 5 June 1994 2 2 0 0
Carlos Ron 17 August 1994 – 21 September 1994 2 0 1 1
  Francisco Maturana 24 May 1995 – 8 June 1997 34 16 6 12
  Luis Fernando Suárez 11 June 1997 – 22 June 1997 4 2 2 0
  Francisco Maturana 6 July 1997 – 16 November 1997 7 3 1 3
  Polo Carrera 14 October 1998 1 0 0 1
  Carlos Sevilla 28 January 1999 – 7 July 1999 15 3 6 6
  Hernán Darío Gómez 12 October 1999 – 23 July 2004 66 24 18 24
  Luis Fernando Suárez 4 September 2004 – 17 November 2007 51 17 9 25
  Sixto Vizuete 21 November 2007 – 11 July 2010 25 9 7 9
  Reinaldo Rueda 4 September 2010 – 25 June 2014 45 18 15 12
  Sixto Vizuete 23 July 2014 – 28 January 2015 4 2 1 1
  Gustavo Quinteros 16 March 2015 – 12 September 2017 19 8 4 7
  Jorge Célico 12 September 2017 – 31 July 2018 2 0 0 2
  Hernán Darío Gómez 1 August 2018 – 31 July 2019 2 4 1 1

See alsoEdit

Notes and referencesEdit

  1. ^ Núñez, Juan Santiago (16 June 2019). "Achilier: Ser capitán, una gran responsabilidad". Diario Expreso (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ Nemer, Roy. "Argentina to play Ecuador in FIFA friendly on October 13 in Spain – Mundo Albiceleste". Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Ecuador - International Appearances by Player".
  6. ^ "Ecuador - International Appearances by Player".
  7. ^ http://www.fichajes.com/jugador/j23232_felipe-caicedo
  8. ^ "NÚMERO 11 DE ECUADOR SIEMPRE SERÁ DE CHUCHO". Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (in Spanish). ecuafutbol.org. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Soccer-Ecuador to reinstate Benitez's number 11 for World Cup". reuters.com. 6 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "SportsLogos.Net - CONMEBOL Logos - CONMEBOL Logos - the News and History of Sports Logos and Uniforms".
  12. ^ http://www.oldfootballshirts.com/en/teams/e/ecuador/old-ecuador-football-shirt-s34862.html

External linksEdit

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