2004 in Ecuadorian football

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The 2004 season is the 82nd season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

Main article: Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A 2004

Serie B

Segunda

Clubs in international competitions

Team 2004 Copa Libertadores 2004 Copa Sudamericana
Aucas N/A Eliminated in the Preliminary Stage
Barcelona Eliminated in the Round of 16 N/A
El Nacional Eliminated in the First Stage N/A
LDU Quito Eliminated in the Round of 16 Eliminated in the Semifinals

National teams

Senior team

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Ecuador continued their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying in 2006.

Argentina 1 – 0 Ecuador
Crespo 60' (Report)
Attendance: 55,000
Ecuador 2 – 1 Colombia
Delgado 3'
Salas 66'		 (Report) Oviedo 57'
Attendance: 31,484
Ecuador 3 – 2 Bolivia
Solíz 27' (o.g.)
Delgado 32'
de la Cruz 38'		 (Report) Gutiérrez 57'
Castillo 74'
Attendance: 30,020
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)
Uruguay 1 – 0 Ecuador
Bueno 57' (Report)
Attendance: 28,000
Ecuador 2 – 0 Chile
Kaviedes 49'
Méndez 64'		 (Report)
Attendance: 27,956
Venezuela 3 – 1 Ecuador
Urdaneta 20' (pen.)
Morán 72' 80'		 (Report) M. Ayoví 41' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)
Ecuador 1 – 0 Brazil
Méndez 77' (Report)
Attendance: 38,308

Copa América

Main article: 2004 Copa América

Ecuador was drawn into Group B with Argentina, Mexico, and Uruguay. They finished 4th in the group and were eliminated from the tournament.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
 Ecuador 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Argentina 6 – 1 Ecuador
K. González 5' (pen.)
Saviola 64', 75', 79'
D'Alessandro 84'
L. González 90'		 Report Delgado 62'
Uruguay 2 – 1 Ecuador
Forlán 61'
Bueno 78'		 Report Salas 73'
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)
Mexico 2 – 1 Ecuador
Altamirano 23' (pen.)
Bautista 42'		 Report Delgado 71'
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)

Friendlies

Mexico 2 – 1 Ecuador
Martínez 17' (pen.)
Bravo 30'		 Méndez 32' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Batres (GUA)
Honduras 1 – 1 Ecuador
Pavón 32' Ordóñez 82'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Saheli (USA)
Jordan 3 – 0 Ecuador [1]
Al-Maltah 45+1'
Shelbayeh 53'
Suleiman 69'
Attendance: —
Referee: —
Nigeria 2 – 2 Ecuador [2]
Ademola
Ezeji 78'		 unknown
Porozo 65'
Penalties
3 – 4
Attendance: —
Referee: —
Mexico 2 – 1 Ecuador
Fonseca 42', 46' Calle 80'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Prus (USA)

Notes

1.^ Ecuador fielded its U-23 team, but the match is listed as a full international by FIFA.