1997 in Ecuadorian football

Football in Ecuador
Season1997
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The 1997 season is the 75th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

Serie B

Segunda

Clubs in international competitions

Team 1997 Copa Libertadores 1997 Copa CONMEBOL
El Nacional Eliminated in the Round of 16 N/A
Emelec Eliminated in the First Round N/A
Técnico Universitario N/A Eliminated in the First Round

National teams

Senior team

The Ecuador national team played nineteen matches in 1997: ten 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 4 at the 1997 Copa América, and five friendlies.

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Qualification to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France finished in 1997. Ecuador finished 6th in CONMEBOL and failed to qualify to the tournament.

Bolivia 2 – 0 Ecuador
Moreno 7'
Etcheverry 12'
Attendance: 39,968
Ecuador 4 – 0 Uruguay
Aguinaga 6'
Delgado 69', 76'
Chalá 86'
Attendance: 18,000
Peru 1 – 1 Ecuador
Palacios 59' Aguinaga 79' (pen.)
Attendance: 42,299
Argentina 2 – 1 Ecuador
Ortega 13'
Crespo 28'		 Aguinaga 67'
Attendance: 62,300
Ecuador 1 – 1 Chile
Graziani 43' Salas 53'
Attendance: 42,225
Venezuela 1 – 1 Ecuador
Miranda 75' Hurtado 55'
Attendance: 4,729
Colombia 1 – 0 Ecuador
de Ávila 87'
Attendance: 35,000
Ecuador 2 – 1 Paraguay
Aguinaga 53'
Graziani 78'		 Báez 5'
Attendance: 30,000
Ecuador 1 – 0 Bolivia
Graziani 26'
Attendance: 14,568
Uruguay 5 – 3 Ecuador
Saralegui 3', 12'
Abreu 48', 52'
Carlos Aguilera 63'		 Graziani 2', 59', 68'
Attendance: 10,000

Copa América

Main article: 1997 Copa América

The 1997 Copa América was held in Bolivia.

Group stage

Ecuador was drawn into Group A with Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay. They finished first in the group and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ecuador 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 Paraguay 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
 Chile 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Argentina 0 – 0 Ecuador
Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)
Paraguay 0 – 2 Ecuador
Report Sánchez 71'
Graziani 86'
Attendance: 5,000
Chile 1 – 2 Ecuador
Vergara 51' Report Graziani 32'
Gavica 55'
Attendance: 8,000
Quarterfinals
Mexico 1 – 1 Ecuador
Blanco 18' Report Capurro 6' (pen.)
Penalties
Hernández soccer ball with check mark
Suárez soccer ball with check mark
Chávez soccer ball with check mark
Sánchez soccer ball with check mark
Blanco soccer ball with red X
Villa soccer ball with red X		 4 – 3 soccer ball with check mark Montaño
soccer ball with check mark Graziani
soccer ball with check mark Fernández
soccer ball with red X Capurro
soccer ball with red X de la Cruz
soccer ball with red X Rosero
Attendance: 6,000

Friendlies

Mexico 3 – 1 Ecuador
Rizo 35'
Borgetti 43'
Álvarez 77'		 Delgado 82'
Attendance: 15,000
Guatemala 0 – 0 Ecuador
El Salvador 0 – 2 Ecuador
Graziani 9'
de la Cruz 81'
Attendance: 8,000
United States 0 – 1 Ecuador
Sánchez 82'
Attendance: 13,629
Brazil 4 – 2 Ecuador
Denílson 16'
Dodô 27', 38'
Emerson 73'		 Aguinaga 66'
Maldonado 76'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)