2004 in Ecuadorian football

Football in Ecuador

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

National leagues

Serie A

• Champion: Deportivo Cuenca (1st title)
• International cup qualifiers:
  • 2005 Copa Libertadores: Deportivo Cuenca, Olmedo, LDU Quito
  • 2004 Copa Sudamericana: LDU Quito, Aucas
• Relegated: Macará, ESPOLI

Serie B

• Winner: Deportivo Quevedo (3rd title)
• Promoted: Deportivo Quevedo, LDU Loja
• Relegated: Deportivo Saquisilí, Audaz Octubrino

Segunda

• Winner: Tungurahua
• Promoted: Tungurahua, Esmeraldas Petrolero

Clubs in international competitions

National teams

Senior team

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Ecuador continued their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying in 2006.

2004-03-30

20:30

Argentina	1 – 0	Ecuador
Crespo 60'	(Report)

River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)

2004-06-02

16:00

Ecuador	2 – 1	Colombia
Delgado 3' Salas 66'	(Report)	Oviedo 57'

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 31,484

Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

2004-06-05

16:00

Ecuador	3 – 2	Bolivia
Solíz 27' (o.g.) Delgado 32' de la Cruz 38'	(Report)	Gutiérrez 57' Castillo 74'

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 30,020

Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)

2004-09-05

15:15

Uruguay	1 – 0	Ecuador
Bueno 57'	(Report)

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

2004-10-10

17:00

Ecuador	2 – 0	Chile
Kaviedes 49' Méndez 64'	(Report)

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 27,956

Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia)

2004-10-14

19:00

Venezuela	3 – 1	Ecuador
Urdaneta 20' (pen.) Morán 72' 80'	(Report)	M. Ayoví 41' (pen.)

Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal

Attendance: 13,800

Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)

2004-11-17

16:00

Ecuador	1 – 0	Brazil
Méndez 77'	(Report)

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 38,308

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

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

July 7, 2004

19:45 (UTC-5)

Argentina	6 – 1	Ecuador
K. González 5' (pen.) Saviola 64', 75', 79' D'Alessandro 84' L. González 90'	Report	Delgado 62'

Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

July 10, 2004

17:30 (UTC-5)

Uruguay	2 – 1	Ecuador
Forlán 61' Bueno 78'	Report	Salas 73'

Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo

Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)

July 13, 2004

17:30 (UTC-5)

Mexico	2 – 1	Ecuador
Altamirano 23' (pen.) Bautista 42'	Report	Delgado 71'

Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura

Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)

Friendlies

2004-03-108

Mexico	2 – 1	Ecuador
Martínez 17' (pen.) Bravo 30'		Méndez 32' (pen.)

Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Batres (GUA)

2004-04-28

Honduras	1 – 1	Ecuador
Pavón 32'		Ordóñez 82'

Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Saheli (USA)

2004-10-20

Jordan	3 – 0	Ecuador [1]
Al-Maltah 45+1' Shelbayeh 53' Suleiman 69'

June 11 Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: —

Referee: —

2004-10-22

Nigeria	2 – 2	Ecuador [2]
Ademola Ezeji 78'		unknown Porozo 65'
Penalties
	3 – 4

June 11 Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: —

Referee: —

2004-10-27

Mexico	2 – 1	Ecuador
Fonseca 42', 46'		Calle 80'

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford

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.

External links

• National leagues details on RSSSF
• National teams details on RSSSF

This page was last edited on 25 March 2024, at 13:09