1993 in Ecuadorian football

Football in Ecuador
Season 1993
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The 1993 season is the 71st season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

Serie B

Segunda

National teams

Senior team

The Ecuadorian national team played eighteen matches in 1993: eight World Cup qualifiers, six at the Copa América, and four friendlies. Montemegrin manager Dušan Drašković resigned from his post this year after the team after failing to qualify to the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Qualification to the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States took place in 1993. Ecuador was placed into Group B with Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Venezuela. They finished in 4th place and failed to qualify to the global tournament.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 8521204+1612
 Bolivia 85122211+1111
 Uruguay 8422107+310
 Ecuador 81347705
 Venezuela 8107434−302

18 July 1993
Ecuador  0 – 0  Brazil

1 August 1993
Uruguay  0 – 0  Ecuador
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)

August 1993
Ecuador  5 – 0  Venezuela
Muñoz  23'
E. Hurtado  40', 50', 76'
Chalá  60'

15 August 1993
Bolivia  1 – 0  Ecuador
Ramallo  18'
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)

22 August 1993
Brazil  2 – 0  Ecuador
Bebeto  34'
Dunga  54'
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: José Torres (Colombia)

5 September 1993
Ecuador  0 – 1  Uruguay
Sosa  10'

12 September 1993
Venezuela  2 – 1  Ecuador
García  1'
Morales  51'		 B. Tenorio  5'
Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fernando Chappell (Peru)

19 September 1993
Ecuador  1 – 1  Bolivia
Noriega  72' Ramallo  45'

Copa América

Main article: 1993 Copa América

Ecuador played host to the 1993 Copa América.

Group Stage

They were drawn into Group A with Uruguay, Venezuela, and the United States. They went undefeated in group play and advanced to the Round of 16.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ecuador 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 6
 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
 Venezuela 3 0 2 1 6 11 −5 2
 United States 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1

15 June 1993
Ecuador  6 – 1  Venezuela
Muñoz  19'
Noriega  32'
Fernández  57', 81'
E. Hurtado  65'
Aguinaga  84'		 Dolgetta  79'

19 June 1993
Ecuador  2 – 0  United States
Avilés  11'
E. Hurtado  35'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Iván Guerrero (Chile)

22 June 1993
Ecuador  2–1  Uruguay
Avilés  28'
Aguinaga  87'		 Kanapkis  64'
Round of 16

Ecuador was paired against Paraguay, Group B third-place finisher, in the Round of 16. They continued their winning ways and advanced to the semifinals.

26 June 1993
Ecuador  3 – 0  Paraguay
E. Hurtado  33'
Ramírez  43' (o.g.)
Avilés  81'
Semifinal

Ecuador semifinal match was against Mexico, one of the tournament's two invitees. They lost their first game of the tournament.

30 June 1993
Mexico  2 – 0  Ecuador
Sánchez  23'
R. Ramírez  54'
Third-place match

Ecuador played the third-place match against Colombia, the loser of close game to eventual champion Argentina. They again would lose for the second straight match.

3 July 1993
Colombia  1 – 0  Ecuador
Valencia  86'
Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alvaro Arboleda (Venezuela)

Ecuador finished in fourth place. This matched their best results they had achieved in the continental tournament in 1959 (in which they also played host). Despite the fourth-place result, they were the most effective team of the tournament with an 66.7% efficacy rating, scoring the most goals (13), having the best goal difference (+8), and having the most wins (4).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts. Eff
 Ecuador 6 4 0 2 13 5 +8 8 66.7%

Friendlies

27 January 1993
Ecuador  1 – 1  Belarus
Fernández  36' Hyerasimets  69'

31 January 1993
Ecuador  3 – 0  Romania
E. Hurtado  32'
Gavica  43'
Avilés  60'
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Medardo Ángel Martínez (Ecuador)

30 May 1993
Ecuador  1 – 0  Peru
Fernández  24'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Marco Aguas (Ecuador)

Note: Not an official international.

9 June 1993
Ecuador  1 – 2  Chile
Avilés  29' Pizarro  23'
Barrera  25'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Carpio Guevara (Ecuador)

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