2007 in Ecuadorian football

Football in Ecuador

Season	2007

The 2007 season is the 85th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

Main article: Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A 2007

• Champion: LDU Quito (9th title)
• Runner-up: Deportivo Cuenca
• International qualifiers:
  • 2008 Copa Libertadores: LDU Quito, Deportivo Cuenca, El Nacional
  • 2007 Copa Sudamericana: Olmedo
  • 2008 Copa Sudamericana: LDU Quito
• Relegated: Imbabura

Serie B

• Winner: Universidad Católica
• Runner-up: ESPOLI
• Promoted: Universidad Católica, ESPOLI, Técnico Universitario
• Relegated: Delfín

Segunda

• Winner: Independiente José Terán
• Runner-up: Grecia
• Promoted: Independiente José Terán, Grecia, LDU Cuenca

Clubs in international competitions

Team	Copa Libertadores 2007	Copa Sudamericana 2007
El Nacional	Eliminated in the Group stage	Eliminated in the Round of 16
Emelec	Eliminated in the Group stage	N/A
LDU Quito	Eliminated in the Group stage	N/A
Olmedo	N/A	Eliminated in preliminary round

National team

Senior team

Luis Fernando Suárez resigned as the head coach of the senior team. He was replaced by Sixto Vizuete, who was previously the coach of the U-20 team.

Copa América

Ecuador participated in their 24th Copa América. They were drawn into Group B and finished last in the group.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
Brazil	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Chile	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
Ecuador	3	0	0	3	3	6	−3	0

2007-06-27

18:35

Ecuador	2 – 3	Chile
Valencia 16' Benítez 23'	Report	Suazo 20', 80' Villanueva 86'

Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

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2007-07-01

18:20

Mexico	2 – 1	Ecuador
Castillo 21' Bravo 79'	Report	Méndez 84'

Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: René Ortube (Bolivia)

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2007-07-04

20:50

Brazil	1 – 0	Ecuador
Robinho 56' (pen.)	Report

Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)

World Cup qualifying

CONMEBOL's qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup started in 2007.

2007-10-13

17:50 UTC-5

Ecuador	0 – 1	Venezuela
	Report	Rey 68'

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 29,644

Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia)

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2007-10-17

21:45 UTC-2

Brazil	5 – 0	Ecuador
Vágner Love 19' Ronaldinho 72' Kaká 77', 85' Elano 83'	Report

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 87,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

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2007-11-17

20:10 UTC-3

Paraguay	5 – 1	Ecuador
Valdez 8' Riveros 26', 87' Santa Cruz 50' Ayala 82'	Report	Kaviedes 79'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 25,433

Referee: Heber Lopes (Brazil)

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2007-11-21

16:30 UTC-5

Ecuador	5 – 1	Peru
Ayoví 10', 48' Kaviedes 24' Méndez 44', 62'	Report	Mendoza 86'

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 28,557

Referee: Carlos Chandia (Chile)

External links

• Official website of the Ecuadorian football federation Archived 2018-08-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
• 2007 season on RSSSF