2001 in Ecuadorian football

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

Football in Ecuador
Season2001
← 2000 2002 →

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.

Ecuador 1 – 0 Brazil
Delgado  49' (Report)
Attendance: 40,800
Ecuador 2 – 1 Paraguay
Delgado  44', 52' (Report) Cardozo  26'
Attendance: 30,145
Peru 1 – 2 Ecuador
Pizarro  2' (Report) Méndez  11'
Delgado  90'
Attendance: 54,236
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Mexico)
Ecuador 0 – 2 Argentina
(Report) Verón  19'
Crespo  34' (pen.)
Attendance: 38,156
Colombia 0 – 0 Ecuador
(Report)
Attendance: 28,487
Referee: Youssuf Al Aqily (Saudi Arabia Football Federation)
Bolivia 1 – 5 Ecuador
Galindo  59' (Report) de la Cruz  13'
Delgado  23'
Kaviedes  56'
Fernández  89'
Gómez  90'
Attendance: 8,000
Ecuador 1 – 1 Uruguay
Kaviedes  72' (Report) Olivera  43' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000
Chile 0 – 0 Ecuador
(Report)
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
Ecuador 1 – 4 Chile
Chalá  53' Report Navia  29'
Montecinos  73', 90'
Corrales  85'
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)
Colombia 1 – 0 Ecuador
Aristizábal  29' Report
Ecuador 4 – 0 Venezuela
Delgado  19', 63'
Fernández  29'
Méndez  60'		 Report
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

Friendlies
United States 0 – 0 Ecuador
Attendance: 12,572
Referee: José Martínez (Canada)
Ecuador 1 – 0 El Salvador
Chalá  87'
Attendance: 12,572
Ecuador 1 – 1 Honduras
Chalá  90' Martínez  47'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Richard Green (United States)
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