2001 in Ecuadorian football

Football in Ecuador
Season 2001
← 2000 Ecuador 2002 →

The 2001 season was the 79th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

Serie B

Segunda

Clubs in international competitions

Team 2001 Copa Libertadores 2001 Copa Merconorte
Aucas N/A Eliminated in the Group Stage
Barcelona N/A Eliminated in the Group Stage
El Nacional Eliminated in the Round of 16 N/A
Emelec Eliminated in the Round of 16 Runner-up
Olmedo Eliminated in the First Round N/A

National teams

Senior team

The Ecuadorian national team played in fourteen matches in 2001: eight FIFA World Cup qualifiers, three Copa América matches, and three friendlies. At the end of the year, the team qualified for their first FIFA World Cup.

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Ecuador finished their qualifying campaign to the 2002 FIFA World Cup. They finished 2nd in the region, behind Argentina and ahead of Brazil, to qualify to their first FIFA World Cup.

28 March 2001
15:00
Ecuador  1 – 0  Brazil
Delgado  49' (Report)

24 April 2001
16:00
Ecuador  2 – 1  Paraguay
Delgado  44', 52' (Report) Cardozo  26'

2 June 2001
16:00
Peru  1 – 2  Ecuador
Pizarro  2' (Report) Méndez  11'
Delgado  90'
Estadio Monumental "U", Lima
Attendance: 54,236
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Mexico)

15 August 2001
16:00
Ecuador  0 – 2  Argentina
(Report) Verón  19'
Crespo  34' (pen.)

5 September 2001
20:30
Colombia  0 – 0  Ecuador
(Report)
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 28,487
Referee: Youssuf Al Aqily (Saudi Arabia Football Federation)

6 October 2001
16:00
Bolivia  1 – 5  Ecuador
Galindo  59' (Report) de la Cruz  13'
Delgado  23'
Kaviedes  56'
Fernández  89'
Gómez  90'

7 November 2001
16:00
Ecuador  1 – 1  Uruguay
Kaviedes  72' (Report) Olivera  43' (pen.)

14 November 2001
20:40
Chile  0 – 0  Ecuador
(Report)
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Attendance: 19,237
Referee: Juan Paniagua (Bolivia)

Copa América

Main article: 2001 Copa América

Ecuador was drawn into Group A with hosts Colombia, Chile, and Venezuela. After finishing third in the group, as well has the third best third-place team, they were eliminated in the Group Stage.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 330050+59
 Chile 320153+26
 Ecuador 31025503
 Venezuela 300307−70

11 July 2001
18:00 (UTC-5)
Ecuador  1 – 4  Chile
Chalá  53' Report Navia  29'
Montecinos  73', 90'
Corrales  85'

17 July 2001
18:30 (UTC-5)
Ecuador  4 – 0  Venezuela
Delgado  19', 63'
Fernández  29'
Méndez  60'		 Report

Friendlies

7 June 2001
United States  0 – 0  Ecuador
Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Attendance: 12,572
Referee: José Martínez (Canada)

2 July 2001
Ecuador  1 – 0  El Salvador
Chalá  87'

7 July 2001
Ecuador  1 – 1  Honduras
Chalá  90' Martínez  47'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Richard Green (United States)

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