1997 in Ecuadorian football

none Ecuador 1997 1996 1998 The 1997 season is the 75th season of competitive football in Ecuador. National leagues Serie A Champion: Barcelona (13th title) International cup qualifiers: 1998 Copa Libertadores: Barcelona, Deportivo Quito 1998 Copa CONMEBOL: LDU Quito Relegated: Calvi, Deportivo Quevedo Serie B Winner: Panamá (1st title) Promoted: Panamá, Delfín Relegated: 9 de Octubre, Esmeraldas Petrolero Segunda Winner: Deportivo Quinindé Promoted: Deportivo Quinindé, Audaz Octubrino Clubs in international competitions Team1997 Copa Libertadores1997 Copa CONMEBOLEl NacionalEliminated in the Round of 16N/AEmelecEliminated in the First RoundN/ATécnico UniversitarioN/AEliminated in the First Round National teams Senior team The Ecuador national team played nineteen matches in 1997: ten 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 4 at the 1997 Copa América, and five friendlies. 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Qualification to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France finished in 1997. Ecuador finished 6th in CONMEBOL and failed to qualify to the tournament. 12 January 1997 BOL 2 – 0 ECU Moreno 7Etcheverry 12 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 39,968 Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) 17 February 1997 ECU 4 – 0 URU Aguinaga 6Delgado 69 76Chalá 86 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 18,000 Javier Castrilli (Argentina) 2 April 1997 PER 1 – 1 ECU Palacios 59 Aguinaga 79 pen. Estadio Nacional, Lima 42,299 John Toro Rendón (Colombia) 30 April 1997 ARG 2 – 1 ECU Ortega 13Crespo 28 Aguinaga 67 Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires 62,300 Félix Benegas (Paraguay) 8 June 1997 ECU 1 – 1 CHI Graziani 43 Salas 53 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 42,225 Benito Archundia (Mexico) 6 July 1997 VEN 1 – 1 ECU Miranda 75 Hurtado 55 Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo 4,729 Arturo Angeles (United States) 20 July 1997 COL 1 – 0 ECU de Ávila 87 Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla 35,000 Marcio Rezende (Brazil) 20 August 1997 ECU 2 – 1 PAR Aguinaga 53Graziani 78 Báez 5 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 30,000 Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica) 12 October 1997 ECU 1 – 0 BOL Graziani 26 Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil 14,568 Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) 16 November 1997 URU 5 – 3 ECU Saralegui 3 12Abreu 48 52Carlos Aguilera 63 Graziani 2 59 68 Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado 10,000 Antonio Marrufo (Mexico) Copa América 1997 Copa América The 1997 Copa América was held in Bolivia. Group stage Ecuador was drawn into Group A with Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay. They finished first in the group and advanced to the quarterfinals. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsECU321041+37ARG312031+25PAR311123−14CHI300315−40 11 June 1997 21:05 ARG 0 – 0 ECU Report Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba 17,000 Jorge Nieves (Uruguay) 14 June 1997 16:05 PAR 0 – 2 ECU Sánchez 71Graziani 86 Report Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba 5,000 Paolo Borgosano (Venezuela) 17 June 1997 19:05 CHI 1 – 2 ECU Vergara 51 Graziani 32Gavica 55 Report Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba 8,000 Rafael Sanabria (Colombia) Quarterfinals 22 June 1997 15:05 MEX 1 – 1 ECU Blanco 18 Capurro 6 pen. Report Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba 6,000 Antônio Pereira (Brazil) Hernández Suárez Chávez Sánchez Blanco Villa 4 – 3 Montaño Graziani Fernández Capurro de la Cruz Rosero Friendlies 5 February 1997 MEX 3 – 1 ECU Rizo 35Borgetti 43Álvarez 77 Delgado 82 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City 15,000 Benito Archundia (Mexico) 25 March 1997 GUA 0 – 0 ECU Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City 28 May 1997 ESA 0 – 2 ECU Graziani 9de la Cruz 81 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador 8,000 7 August 1997 USA 0 – 1 ECU Sánchez 82 Baltimore Arena, Baltimore 13,629 Raúl Domínguez (United States) 10 September 1997 BRA 4 – 2 ECU Denílson 16Dodô 27 38Emerson 73 Aguinaga 66Maldonado 76 Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador 30,000 Jorge Nieves (Uruguay) External links National leagues details on RSSSF 1997