2000 in Ecuadorian football

The 2000 season is the 78th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

Football in Ecuador
Season2000
← 1999 2001 →

National leagues

Serie A
  • Champion: Olmedo (1st title)
  • International cup qualifiers:
  • Relegated: LDU Quito, Técnico Universitario

Serie B
  • Winner: LDU Portoviejo (5th title)
  • Promoted: LDU Portoviejo, Delfín
  • Relegated: Panamá

Segunda
  • Winner: UDJ Quinindé
  • Promoted: UDJ Quinindé

Clubs in international competitions
Team 2000 Copa Libertadores 2000 Copa Merconorte
Barcelona N/A Eliminated in the First Stage
El Nacional Eliminated in the Round of 16 Eliminated in the First Stage
Emelec Eliminated in the First Stage Eliminated in the Semifinals
LDU Quito Eliminated in the First Stage N/A

National teams

Senior team

The Ecuadorian national team played in sixteen matches in 2000: ten FIFA World Cup qualifiers and six friendlies.

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup began in 2000.

Ecuador 2 – 0 Venezuela
Delgado  18'
Aguinaga  57'		 (Report)
Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria, Quito
Attendance: 37,288
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Brazil 3 – 2 Ecuador
Rivaldo  18', 51'
Zago  43'		 (Report) Aguinaga  12'
de la Cruz  75'
Attendance: 64,738
Referee: Henry Cervantes (Colombia)
Paraguay 3 – 1 Ecuador
Toledo  10'
Brizuela  42', 63'		 (Report) Graziani  87'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Gustavo Gallesio Graco (Uruguay)
Ecuador 2 – 1 Peru
Chalá  14'
Hurtado  51'		 (Report) Pajuelo  73'
Attendance: 40,167
Argentina 2 – 0 Ecuador
Crespo  29'
C. López  49'		 (Report)
River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 44,199
Referee: Daniel Bello (Uruguay)
Ecuador 0 – 0 Colombia
(Report)
Attendance: 37,617
Ecuador 2 – 0 Bolivia
Delgado  17', 59' (Report)
Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria, Quito
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Luis Solórzano (Venezuela)
Uruguay 4 – 0 Ecuador
Magallanes  15'
Silva  37'
Olivera  50'
Cedres  86'		 (Report)
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Henry Cervantes (Colombia)

Friendlies
Iran 2 – 1 Ecuador
Daei  26'
Mousavi  70'		 Cubero  87'
Attendance: 34,289
Honduras 1 – 1 Ecuador
Martínez  90' Graziani  10'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Evaristo Soriano (Honduras)
Ecuador 1 – 3 Honduras
E. Hurtado  24' Cárcamo  54', 63'
Velásquez  90'
La Casa Blanca, Quito
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Segundo Díaz (Ecuador)
Ecuador 5 – 0 Panama
Delgado  22', 34'
Kaviedes  25', 44', 55'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Luis Vasco (Ecuador)
Panama 0 – 0 Ecuador
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo (Mexico)
Mexico 2 – 0 Ecuador
Borgetti  10'
Ruiz  59'
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

Notes
1.^ Ecuador fielded its Olympic team, but the match is a full FIFA international.
gollark: I should release some of my private keys so I can crowdsource signing decisions.
gollark: I suppose I'll just have to limit it to a non-legally-binding clause saying "those who use this for bad purposes are to be considered BEES".
gollark: WHAT
gollark: IT STILL IS
gollark: Hmm, you may be right, depends what definition you use.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.