1960 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
Season1960
ChampionsBarcelona (1st title)
Copa CampeonesBarcelona
Matches played32
Goals scored124 (3.88 per match)
Top goalscorerEnrique Cantos (8 goals)
Biggest home winEmelec 5–1 Deportivo Quito
Barcelona 4–0 LDU Quito
Biggest away winPatria 3–5 Deportivo Quito
España 2–4 Barcelona
Highest scoringPatria 7–2 Macará
← 1957
1961 →

The 1960 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol (English: Ecuadorian Football Championship) was the 2nd national championship for football teams in Ecuador. The tournament returned after a two-year hiatus using with the same format, but expanded the field of teams from four to eight.

A Guayaquil team won the national championship for a consecutive season. Barcelona won their first national title, which allowed them to participate in the 1961 Copa Campeones. They are the first Ecuadorian club to play in the continental tournament.

Qualified teams

The number of teams for this season expanded from four to eight. The qualified teams were the top four teams from the Guayaquil and Interandino leagues.

Competition Team Qualification method
Guayaquil
4 berths 		Everest 1960 Guayaquil champion
Emelec 1960 Guayaquil runner-up
Barcelona 1960 Guayaquil top-four finisher
Patria 1960 Guayaquil top-four finisher
Interandino
4 berths 		LDU Quito 1960 Interandino champion
Deportivo Quito 1960 Interandino runner-up
España 1960 Interandino top-four finisher
Macará 1960 Interandino top-four finisher

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 8 6 1 1 16 4 +12 13 1961 Copa de Campeones
2 Emelec 8 5 1 2 23 17 +6 11
3 Patria 8 4 2 2 19 14 +5 10
4 Deportivo Quito 8 4 1 3 13 12 +1 9
5 Everest 8 4 1 3 15 16 −1 9
6 LDU Quito 8 1 3 4 10 15 −5 5
7 Macará 8 2 0 6 16 26 −10 4
8 España 8 1 1 6 12 20 −8 3
Source: [1]

Results

Home \ Away[a] BAR EME EVE PAT QUI ESP LDQ MAC
Barcelona 1–0 2–0 4–0 4–1
Emelec 5–1 4–2 3–1 3–2
Everest 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–4
Patria 3–5 2–1 2–2 7–2
Deportivo Quito 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1
España 2–4 2–2 2–3 2–1
LDU Quito 0–0 4–1 2–2 0–1
Macará 0–1 3–4 3–2 1–2
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams from the same association did not play each other.
 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
1960 champion 
Barcelona
1st Title title

References

  1. ^ a b Espinoza Añazco, Fernando (February 20, 2003). "Ecuador 1960". RSSSF. Retrieved May 10, 2011.