1993 in Ecuadorian football

none Ecuador 1993 1992 1994 The 1993 season is the 71st season of competitive football in Ecuador. National leagues Serie A Champion: Emelec (6th title) International cup qualifiers: 1994 Copa Libertadores: Emelec, Barcelona 1994 Copa CONMEBOL: Green Cross, El Nacional Relegated: Técnico Universitario, Santos Serie B Winner: ESPOLI (1st title) Promoted: ESPOLI, LDU Portoviejo Relegated: Universidad Católica, Audaz Octubrino Segunda Winner: Olmedo (1st title) Promoted: Olmedo, Panamá National teams Senior team The Ecuador national team played eighteen matches in 1993: eight World Cup qualifiers, six at the Copa América, and four friendlies. Montenegrin manager Dušan Drašković resigned from his post this year after the team after failing to qualify to the 1994 FIFA World Cup. 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Qualification to the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States took place in 1993. Ecuador was placed into Group B with Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Venezuela. They finished in 4th place and failed to qualify to the global tournament. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsBRA8521204+1612BOL85122211+1111URU8422107+310ECU81347705VEN 19308107434−302 18 July 1993 ECU 0 – 0 BRA Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil 80,000 Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina) 1 August 1993 URU 0 – 0 ECU Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 45,000 Alberto Tejada (Peru) August 1993 ECU 5 – 0 VEN Muñoz 23E. Hurtado 40 50 76Chalá 60 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 15,000 Francisco Lamolina (Argentina) 15 August 1993 BOL 1 – 0 ECU Ramallo 18 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 47,500 Hernán Silva (Chile) 22 August 1993 BRA 2 – 0 ECU Bebeto 34 Dunga 54 Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo 78,000 José Torres (Colombia) 5 September 1993 ECU 0 – 1 URU Sosa 10 Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil 55,000 Enrique Marín (Chile) 12 September 1993 VEN 2 – 1 ECU García 1 Morales 51 B. Tenorio 5 Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana 3,000 Fernando Chappell (Peru) 19 September 1993 ECU 1 – 1 BOL Noriega 72 Ramallo 45 Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil 10,000 John Toro (Colombia) Copa América 1993 Copa América Ecuador played host to the 1993 Copa América. Group stage They were drawn into Group A with Uruguay, Venezuela, and the United States. They went undefeated in group play and advanced to the Round of 16. TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsECU 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 6URU 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3VEN 3 0 2 1 6 11 −5 2USA 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1 15 June 1993 ECU 6 – 1 VEN Muñoz 19Noriega 32Fernández 57 81E. Hurtado 65Aguinaga 84 Dolgetta 79 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 45,000 Francisco Lamolina (Argentina) 19 June 1993 ECU 2 – 0 USA Avilés 11E. Hurtado 35 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 45,000 Iván Guerrero (Chile) 22 June 1993 ECU 2–1 URU Avilés 28Aguinaga 87 Kanapkis 64 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 45,000 Francisco Lamolina (Argentina) Round of 16 Ecuador was paired against Paraguay, Group B third-place finisher, in the Round of 16. They continued their winning ways and advanced to the semifinals. 26 June 1993 ECU 3 – 0 PAR E. Hurtado 33Ramírez 43 o.g.Avilés 81 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 45,000 Márcio Rezende (Brazil) Semifinal Ecuador semifinal match was against Mexico, one of the tournament's two invitees. They lost their first game of the tournament. 30 June 1993 MEX 2 – 0 ECU Sánchez 23R. Ramírez 54 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 45,000 Alberto Tejada (Peru) Third-place match Ecuador played the third-place match against Colombia, the loser of close game to eventual champion Argentina. They again would lose for the second straight match. 3 July 1993 COL 1 – 0 ECU Valencia 86 Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo 18,000 Alvaro Arboleda (Venezuela) Ecuador finished in fourth place. This matched their best results they had achieved in the continental tournament in 1959 (in which they also played host). Despite the fourth-place result, they were the most effective team of the tournament with a 66.7% efficacy rating, scoring the most goals (13), having the best goal difference (+8), and having the most wins (4). TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts.EffECU 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 8 66.7% Friendlies 27 January 1993 ECU 1 – 1 BLR 1991 Fernández 36 Hyerasimets 69 Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil 38,000 Elías Jácome (Ecuador) 31 January 1993 ECU 3 – 0 ROM E. Hurtado 32 Gavica 43 Avilés 60 Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil 10,000 Medardo Ángel Martínez (Ecuador) 30 May 1993 ECU 1 – 0 PER Fernández 24 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 24,000 Marco Aguas (Ecuador) Note: Not an official international. 9 June 1993 ECU 1 – 2 CHI Avilés 29 Pizarro 23 Barrera 25 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 45,000 Carpio Guevara (Ecuador) External links National leagues details on RSSSF 1993