1999 in Ecuadorian football

The 1999 season is the 77th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

Football in Ecuador

Season	1999
← 1998 2000 →

National leagues

Serie A

• Champion: LDU Quito (6th title)
• International cup qualifiers:
  • 2000 Copa Libertadores: LDU Quito, El Nacional, Emelec
• Relegated: Delfín, Deportivo Cuenca, Audaz Octubrino

Serie B

• Winner: Técnico Universitario (3rd title)
• Promoted: Técnico Universitario
• Relegated: Deportivo Quinindé

Segunda

• Winner: Deportivo Saquisilí
• Promoted: Deportivo Saquisilí

Clubs in international competitions

Team	1999 Copa Libertadores	1999 Copa Merconorte	1999 Copa CONMEBOL
Barcelona	N/A	Eliminated in the group stage	N/A
Deportivo Cuenca	N/A	N/A	Eliminated in the Round of 16
El Nacional	N/A	Eliminated in the group stage	N/A
Emelec	Eliminated in the Round of 16	Eliminated in the group stage	N/A
LDU Quito	Eliminated in the Round of 16	N/A	N/A

National teams

Senior team

The Ecuador national team played in seventeen matches in 1999: three Copa América matches and 14 friendlies.

Copa América

Ecuador was drawn into Group C with Argentina, Colombia, and Uruguay. They lost all their matches and were eliminated in the group stage.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Colombia	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
Ecuador	3	0	0	3	3	7	−4	0

Argentina	3 – 1	Ecuador
Simeone 12' Palermo 55', 61'	Report	Kaviedes 77'

1 July 1999

21:05

Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque

Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

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Uruguay	3 – 1	Ecuador
Zalayeta 72', 74'	Report	Kaviedes 78'

4 July 1999

15:05

Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque

Referee: Mario Sánchez (Chile)

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Colombia	2 – 1	Ecuador
Morantes 37' Ricard 39'	Report	Graziani 50'

7 July 1999

19:05

Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque

Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Friendlies

Costa Rica	0 – 0	Ecuador

27 January 1999

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Ronald Cedeño (Costa Rica)

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Ecuador	1 – 1	Denmark
E. Hurtado 73'		Daugaard 89'

31 January 1999

Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: José Carpio (Ecuador)

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Guatemala	0 – 0	Ecuador

3 February 1999

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Hugo Castillo (Guatemala)

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Peru	1 – 2	Ecuador
Mendoza 39'		E. Hurtado 66', 75'

10 February 1999

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Ángel Ziani (Peru)

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Ecuador	1 – 2	Peru
Chalá 68'		Pizarro 28' Mendoza 48'

17 February 1999

Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Roger Zambrano (Ecuador)

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Mexico	0 – 0	Ecuador

14 April 1999

Estadio Universitario, Monterrey

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

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Ecuador	0 – 2	Venezuela
		Urdaneta 8', 56'

19 May 1999

Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

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Venezuela	3 – 2	Ecuador
Rey 50' García 90' Morán 90+2'		Montaño 15' Delgado 22'

15 June 1999

Estadio Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Edison Ibarra (Ecuador)

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Chile	0 – 0	Ecuador

22 June 1999

Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago

Attendance: 23,282

Referee: Daniel Giménez (Argentina)

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Uruguay	0 – 0	Ecuador

12 October 1999

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

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Mexico	0 – 0	Ecuador

27 October 1999

Robertson Stadium, Houston

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Ali Saheli (United States)

Canada Cup

Ecuador was invited to play in the Canada Cup, a friendly competition amongst national sides held in Edmonton. Ecuador won the competition for the senior side's first international trophy.

Ecuador	1 – 1	Iran
Montaño 39'		Mousavi 66'

2 June 1999

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 5,386

Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)

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Ecuador	3 – 1	Guatemala
Graziani 15', 56' Delgado 48'		Rivera 20'

4 June 1999

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 8,865

Referee: Jerry Proctor (Canada)

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Canada	1 – 2	Ecuador
Xausa 50'		Graziani 17' DeVos 54' (o.g.)

6 June 1999

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 10,026

Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Mexico)

Notes

1.^ Not a full FIFA international match because Denmark fielded a team with only players from its own league.

2.^ Guatemala fielded its U-23 team. It is still considered as a full FIFA international match.

3.^ Canada fielded its U-23 team. It is still considered as a full FIFA international match.

External links

• National leagues details on RSSSF