1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
| Season | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barcelona (3rd title) |
| Copa Libertadores | Barcelona Emelec |
| Top goalscorer | Coutinho (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | América de Quito 8–0 Macará |
| Biggest away win | 9 de Octubre 0–4 Emelec River Plate de Manta 0–4 Barcelona Aucas 1–5 LDU Quito |
| Highest scoring | LDU Quito 5–4 Politécnico |
← 1965 1967 → | |
The 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol (Template:Lang-en) was the 8th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. Barcelona won their third national title. They qualified to the 1967 Copa Libertadores along with Emelec.
Qualified teams
The number of teams expanded to sixteen. The qualified teams included the top-eight finishers from the Campeonato Interandino and the Campeonato de Guayaquil.
| Competition | Team | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|
| Guayaquil 8 berths |
Emelec | 1966 Guayaquil champion |
| Barcelona | 1966 Guayaquil runner-up | |
| 9 de Octubre | 1966 Guayaquil top-eight finishers | |
| América de Manta | ||
| Español | ||
| Norte América | ||
| Patria | ||
| River Plate de Manta | ||
| Interandino 8 berths |
LDU Quito | 1966 Interandino champion |
| América de Quito | 1966 Interandino runner-up | |
| América de Ambato | 1966 Interandino top-eight finishers | |
| Aucas | ||
| El Nacional | ||
| Macará | ||
| Politécnico | ||
| Universidad Católica |
First stage
Sierra
Group A
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDU Quito | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 11 | Advanced to the Final Stage |
| 2 | El Nacional | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | América de Ambato | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Group B
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Politécnico | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | Advanced to the Final Stage |
| 2 | Aucas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | América de Quito | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Macará | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Costa
Group A
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patria | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Advanced to the Final Stage |
| 2 | Emelec | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 de Octubre | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | América de Manta | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Group B
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 11 | Advanced to the Final Stage |
| 2 | Español | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | River Plate de Manta | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Norte América | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Final stage
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 21 | 1967 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Emelec | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 20 | |
| 3 | Politécnico | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 16 | |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 15 | |
| 5 | Patria | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 14 | |
| 6 | El Nacional | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 14 | |
| 7 | Aucas | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 7 | |
| 8 | Español | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1965 champion |
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| Barcelona 3rd title |