2010 in Ecuadorian football

The 2010 season is the 88th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

Champion: LDU Quito (10th title)
- Runner-up: Emelec
International cup qualifiers:
- 2010 Copa Sudamericana: Emelec, Barcelona, Deportivo Quito
- 2011 Copa Libertadores: LDU Quito, Emelec, Deportivo Quito
- 2011 Copa Sudamericana: LDU Quito
Relegated: Universidad Católica, Macará

Serie B

Winner: LDU Loja (1st title)
- Runner-up: Imbabura
Promoted: LDU Loja, Imbabura
Relegated: UT Equinoccial, Municipal Cañar

Segunda Categoria

Winner: Valle del Chota (1st title)
- Runner-up: Deportivo Quevedo
Promoted: Valle del Chota, Deportivo Quevedo

Clubs in international competitions

Team	2010 Copa Libertadores	2010 Copa Sudamericana	2010 Recopa Sudamericana	2010 Copa Suruga Bank
Barcelona	N/A	Eliminated in the Second Stage	N/A	N/A
Deportivo Cuenca	Eliminated in the Second Stage	N/A	N/A	N/A
Deportivo Quito	Eliminated in the Second Stage	Eliminated in the First Stage	N/A	N/A
Emelec	Eliminated in the Second Stage	Eliminated in the Round of 16	N/A	N/A
LDU Quito	N/A	Eliminated in the Semifinals	Champion	Runner-up

National teams

Senior team

The senior team will play a number of friendlies in 2010 in preparation for the 2011 Copa América in Argentina.

May 7 Friendly	Mexico	0–0	Ecuador	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
21:00 (UTC-4)		ESPN Report		Stadium: Meadowlands Stadium Attendance: 77,507 Referee: Steven Depiero (Canada)

May 11 Friendly (Unofficial)	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Ecuador	Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
11:30 (UTC-4)	Torres 23'	Article^{[permanent dead link]}	Rojas 20'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: Closed Door

May 16 Friendly	South Korea	2–0	Ecuador	Seoul, South Korea
19:00 (UTC+9)	Lee Seung-Ryul 70' Lee Chung-Yong 84'	ESPN Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Porached Wongkamdee (Thailand)

September 4 Friendly	Mexico	1–2	Ecuador	Zapopan, Mexico
20:00 (UTC-5)	Checa 40' (o.g.)	ESPN Report	Benítez 1' Ayoví 20'	Stadium: Estadio Omnilife Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

September 7 Friendly	Venezuela	1–0	Ecuador	Barquisimeto, Venezuela
20:30 UTC-4:30	Fedor 85'			Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara Attendance: 30,000

October 8 Friendly	Ecuador	0–1	Colombia	Harrison, New Jersey, United States
			Falcao 87'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Andrew Chapin (United States)

October 12 Friendly	Ecuador	2–2	Poland	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
	Benítez 32', 78'		Smolarek 61' Obraniak 70'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium

November 17 Friendly	Ecuador	4–1	Venezuela	Quito, Ecuador
20:00 (UTC-5)	Benítez 2', 4' Ayoví 45' (pen.), 47'	Report	Maldonado 48'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa

Under-20 team

The under-20 team played two friendlies against Colombia in preparation for the 2011 South American Youth Championship.^[1]

April 24 Friendly	Ecuador	1–1	Colombia	Ibarra, Ecuador
17:00 (UTC-5)	Morales ?'	Article	Castillo 55'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Referee: Diego Lara (Ecuador)

April 26 Friendly	Colombia	3–1	Ecuador	Pasto, Colombia
(UTC-5)	Viáfara ?' Castillo ?' Espinoza ?' (o.g.)	Article^{[permanent dead link]}	Ochoa ?' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Departamental Libertad

Under-16 team

The under-16 team participated in the 2010 South American Games in Medellín. They finished the tournament in second place behind Colombia. Luis Batioja was the tournament's topscorer with eight goals.^[2]

March 22 Preliminary Round	Colombia	1–1	Ecuador	Envigado
18:00 (UTC-5)	Delgado 14'		Batioja 8'	Stadium: Estadio Envigado Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Quintana (Paraguay)

March 24 Preliminary Round	Ecuador	2–0	Paraguay	Itagüí
15:30 (UTC-5)	Batioja 60' Sornoza 73'			Stadium: Estadio Ditaries Itagüí Attendance: 500 Referee: Gambetta (Peru)

March 26 Preliminary Round	Ecuador	7–1	Bolivia	Itagüí
14:00 (UTC-5)	Sornoza 19' Batioja 35', 45', 61', 88', 89' Uchuari 62'		Silva 86'	Stadium: Estadio Ditaries Itagüí Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Gamboa (Chile)

March 28 Final	Colombia	2–1	Ecuador	Envigado
20:00 (UTC-5)	Delgado 76' Palomeque 90+2'		Batioja 32'	Stadium: Estadio Envigado Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Quintana (Paraguay)

References

External links

Official website Archived 2018-08-09 at the Wayback Machine of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (in Spanish)
2010 league seasons on RSSSF

[1] ttp://www.ecuafutbol.org/UI/detalle.aspx?seccion=0&categserie=7&nivel=0&subnive0&id=16713&tabla=N^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] ttp://results.medellin2010.org/es/Participant.mvc/ParticipantInfo/ca759a0c-ce35-df11-8811-0024e86b72f8 ^{[dead link]}

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