2014 in Ecuadorian football

Football in Ecuador
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The 2014 season is the 92nd season of competitive football in Ecuador.

Clubs in international competition

Team 2014 Copa Libertadores 2014 Copa Sudamericana
Barcelona N/A Eliminated in Second Stage
Deportivo Quito Eliminated in the First Stage N/A
Emelec Eliminated in the Group Stage In the Round of 16
Independiente del Valle Eliminated in the Group Stage Eliminated in Second Stage
Universidad Católica N/A Eliminated in Second Stage

National teams

Senior team

FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup

Ecuador qualified for 2014 FIFA World Cup, their third finals qualification.

Group stage
See also: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group E

Ecuador were drawn into Group E with Switzerland, France, and Honduras. With a loss, a win, and a draw, Ecuador finished third in the group and did not advance to the Round of 16.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Honduras 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
June 15, 2014 Group Stage Switzerland  2–1  Ecuador Brasília, Brazil
13:00 UTC−3 Mehmedi 48'
Seferovic 90+3'		 Report E. Valencia 22' Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 68,351
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
June 20, 2014 Group Stage Honduras  1–2  Ecuador Curitiba, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3 Costly 31' Report E. Valencia 34', 65' Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Attendance: 39,224
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
June 25, 2014 Group Stage Ecuador  0–0  France Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 73,749
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

Friendlies

March 5, 2014 Australia  3–4  Ecuador London, England
20:00 Cahill 8', 31'
Jedinak 15' (pen.)		 Report Martínez 56'
Castillo 60' (pen.)
E. Valencia 76'
Méndez 90+1'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,133
Referee: Lee Probert (England)
May 17, 2014 Netherlands  1–1  Ecuador Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 van Persie 37' Report Montero 9' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
May 31, 2014 Mexico  3–1  Ecuador Arlington, Texas, United States
11:00 Montes 33'
Fabián 69'
Banguera 76' (o.g.)		 Report E. Valencia 80' [1][2][3] Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 84,878
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
June 4, 2014 England  2–2  Ecuador Miami Gardens, Florida, United States
15:00 Rooney 28'
Lambert 50'		 Report E. Valencia 7'
Arroyo 69'		 Stadium: Sun Life Stadium
Attendance: 21,534
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
September 6, 2014 Bolivia  0–4  Ecuador Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
20:00 UTC−4 Report Noboa 9'
Cazares 34'
E. Valencia 65'
Sornoza 84'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Referee: Valdrin Legister (Jamaica)
September 9, 2014 Ecuador  0–1  Brazil East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
20:30 Report Willian 31' Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 35,975
October 10, 2014 United States  1–1  Ecuador East Hartford, Connecticut, United States
19:00 UTC-4 Diskerud 5' Report E. Valencia 88' Stadium: Rentschler Field
Attendance: 36,265
October 14, 2014 El Salvador  1–5  Ecuador Harrison, New Jersey, United States
19:00 Burgos 45' (pen.) Report Plata 16', 26'
E. Valencia 19', 73'
Penilla 83'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena

References

  1. ^ "Mexico impress, but lose a star". 31 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Gol Ecuador, MEX vs ECUSin título". YouTube.
  3. ^ "Sitio Oficial de la Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol - AMISTOSO QUE SIRVE PARA CORREGIR ERRORES y MEJORAR FUNCIONAMIENTO". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-09-08.