Ecuador national football team















































































































Ecuador
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) La Tricolor (the Tricolor)
La Tri
Los Amarillos (the Yellows)
Association Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (FEF)
Confederation
CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Hernán Darío Gómez
Captain Antonio Valencia
Most caps

Iván Hurtado (168)
Top scorer
Agustin Delgado (31)
Home stadium Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
FIFA code ECU

















First colours














Second colours



FIFA ranking
Current 58 Decrease 1 (7 February 2019)[1]
Highest 10 (July 2012)
Lowest 71 (November 2017)
Elo ranking
Current 24 Increase 5 (2 February 2019)[2]
Highest 11 (27 March 2013)
Lowest 120 (December 1959)
First international

 Bolivia 1–2 Ecuador 
(Bogotá, Colombia; 8 August 1938)
Biggest win

 Ecuador 6–1 Venezuela 
(Quito, Ecuador; 15 June 1993)
Biggest defeat

 Argentina 12–0 Ecuador 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)
World Cup
Appearances 3 (first in 2002)
Best result Round of 16, 2006
Copa América
Appearances 27 (first in 1939)
Best result Fourth place, 1959 and 1993
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2002)
Best result Group stage, 2002

The Ecuador national football team (Selección de fútbol de Ecuador) represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation (Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol). They play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito.


Ecuador has qualified for three FIFA World Cups in 2002, 2006 and 2014. Their best performance came in 2006 when they advanced to the Round of 16, eventually eliminated by England. They are one of two countries in South America not to have won the Copa América, the other being Venezuela. Their best performance in the continental tournament was fourth in 1959 and 1993, both times on home soil.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Competitive record


    • 2.1 FIFA World Cup record


    • 2.2 Copa América record


    • 2.3 Pan American Games record


    • 2.4 Minor tournaments


    • 2.5 Bolivarian Games




  • 3 Results and Fixtures


    • 3.1 2016


    • 3.2 2017


    • 3.3 2018




  • 4 Players


    • 4.1 Current squad


    • 4.2 Recent call-ups




  • 5 Player records


    • 5.1 Players with 50 or more caps




  • 6 Previous squads


    • 6.1 Retired numbers




  • 7 Historic Kits


  • 8 Kit Sponsor


  • 9 Managers


  • 10 Notes and references


  • 11 See also


  • 12 External links




History


From a historical viewpoint, Ecuador have been one of the more struggling footballing nations in South America. Despite their past irregularities, however, Ecuador has risen to be a serious South American competitor in recent years.


Discarding an invitation to participate in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay, their first participation in a World Cup qualifying campaign was in the 1962 campaign, eventually being well beaten by Argentina over two games. However, the 1966 qualifying campaign pitted the side, regarded as one of the finest teams Ecuador has ever produced, against 1962 hosts and third-place finishers Chile and a weakened Colombia side. Ecuador, featuring stars such as Washington Muñoz, Alberto Spencer, Carlos Alberto Raffo, Enrique Raymondi and Jorge Bolaños, forced a play-off in Peru before being eliminated by Chile. Other talented players to have represented Ecuador include José Villafuerte in the 1970s and 1980s.


The 1998 World Cup qualifiers saw the format for qualifying in CONMEBOL changed to a league home-and-away system. This difference made a huge impact on Ecuador's performance as they clinched several important home wins during the campaign. At the end, they achieved a very respectable 6th-place finish, just under Peru and Chile (which qualified by goal differential). The campaign also marked the emergence of several players, such as Agustín Delgado, Álex Aguinaga, Iván Hurtado, Ulises de la Cruz and Iván Kaviedes, who would set the stage for Ecuador's achievements in the next decade.


This remained the closest they had come to appearing in a finals until the qualification tournament for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. Led by Colombian born manager Hernán Darío Gómez, they finished second to Argentina, and one point ahead of Brazil who went on to win the World Cup. Agustín Delgado, with 9 goals, finished joint top scorer in qualifying with Hernán Crespo of Argentina. They were drawn into Group G with Italy, Mexico and Croatia. Although they were knocked out at the group stage, they achieved a 1–0 victory over Croatia, who had come third at the previous edition of the World Cup.


A disappointing showing at the 2004 Copa América in Peru led to the resignation of Gómez, who was replaced by another Colombian, Luis Fernando Suárez. He led them successfully through the latter stages of the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, finishing third to make the finals. In Germany, they were drawn into Group A with the hosts, Poland, and Costa Rica. Wins over Poland and Costa Rica earned La Tri qualification to the knockout stages for the first time.


Another disappointing showing at yet another Copa América in 2007 and three successive defeats in the beginning of the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign led to the end of Suarez's time in the national team. He was replaced in 2008 for Sixto Vizuete, who had previously gained recognition for winning the 2007 Pan American Games with the U-18s. Vizuete became one of the few Ecuadorians to coach the U-23 national team, and senior team, but Ecuador finished the qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in 6th place, being eliminated from the finals for the first time since 1998. They managed to turn it around in the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign where they finished in the top 4, enough to record a third World Cup appearance. On Friday, 6 December 2013 they were drawn into a balanced group compromising of top seeds, Switzerland, former champions France, and minnows Honduras.


Competitive record


FIFA World Cup record






































































































































































































































FIFA World Cup record


FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year
Round
Position

Pld

W

D*

L

GF

GA

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

Uruguay 1930

Did not enter

Declined participation

Italy 1934

France 1938

Brazil 1950

Withdrew

Withdrew

Switzerland 1954

Did not enter

Declined participation

Sweden 1958

Chile 1962

Did not qualify
2
0
0
2
3
11

England 1966
5
2
1
2
7
7

Mexico 1970
4
0
1
3
2
8

West Germany 1974
4
0
2
2
3
8

Argentina 1978
4
0
1
3
1
9

Spain 1982
4
1
1
2
2
5

Mexico 1986
4
0
1
3
2
8

Italy 1990
4
1
1
2
4
5

United States 1994
8
1
3
4
7
7

France 1998
16
6
3
7
22
21

South Korea Japan 2002
Group Stage
24th
3
1
0
2
2
4
18
9
4
5
23
20

Germany 2006
Round of 16
12th
4
2
0
2
5
4
18
8
4
6
23
19

South Africa 2010

Did not qualify
18
6
5
7
22
26

Brazil 2014
Group Stage
17th
3
1
1
1
3
3
16
7
4
5
20
16

Russia 2018

Did not qualify
18
6
2
10
26
29

Qatar 2022

To be determined

To be determined

Canada Mexico United States 2026

Total

Round of 16

3/21

10

4

1

5

10

11

143

47

33

63

167

199


Copa América record










Pan American Games record















Ecuador national football team
Medal record
U-20 Panamerican Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Brazil Panamerican Games



  • 1951 to 1991 – Did not compete


  • 1995 – Round 1


  • 1999 to 2003 – Did not compete


  • 2007 – Champion


Minor tournaments















Ecuador national football team
Medal record

Tournament L'Alcudia
Gold medal – first place 2010 L'Alcudia Tournament



  • 1995 Korean Cup – Winner


  • 1999 Canada Cup – Winner


Bolivarian Games



  • Bolivarian Games Football


    • Gold medal with cup.svg Gold Medal (2): 1965 and 1985.


    • Silver medal with cup.svg Silver Medal (1): 2009 and 2013.[3]


    • Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze Medal (2): 1938 and 2005.



Results and Fixtures


2016



Ecuador  v  Paraguay


















Colombia  v  Ecuador


















United States  v  Ecuador


















LA Galaxy v  Ecuador


















Brazil  v  Ecuador


















Ecuador  v  Peru


















Ecuador  v  Haiti


















United States  v  Ecuador


















Ecuador  v  Brazil


















Peru  v  Ecuador


















Ecuador  v  Chile


















Bolivia  v  Ecuador


















Uruguay  v  Ecuador


















Ecuador  v  Venezuela

















2017



Ecuador  v  Honduras


















Paraguay  v  Ecuador


















Ecuador  v  Colombia


















Venezuela  v  Ecuador


















Ecuador  v  El Salvador


















Ecuador  v  Trinidad and Tobago


















Brazil  v  Ecuador


















Ecuador  v  Peru


















Chile  v  Ecuador


















Ecuador  v  Argentina

















2018



Ecuador  v  Jamaica


















Ecuador  v  Guatemala


















Qatar  v  Ecuador


















Oman  v  Ecuador


















Peru  v  Ecuador


















Panama  v  Ecuador

















Players


Current squad


The following players were called up for the friendly match with Peru and Panama in 15 and 20 November 2018.
Caps and goals updated as of 20 November 2018, after the match against  Panama.
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No.

Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Caps
Goals
Club


1GK

Alexander Domínguez

(1987-06-05) 5 June 1987 (age 31)
47
0

Argentina Vélez Sarsfield


1GK

Máximo Banguera

(1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 33)
34
0

Ecuador Barcelona



2DF

Juan Carlos Paredes

(1987-07-08) 8 July 1987 (age 31)
73
0

Ecuador Emelec


2DF

Gabriel Achilier

(1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 (age 28)
38
1

Mexico Morelia


2DF

Arturo Mina

(1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 28)
19
1

Turkey Yeni Malatyaspor


2DF

Cristian Ramírez

(1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 24)
18
1

Russia Krasnodar


2DF

John Narváez

(1991-06-12) 12 June 1991 (age 27)
2
0

Peru Melgar


2DF

Xavier Arreaga

(1994-09-28) 28 September 1994 (age 24)
1
0

Ecuador Barcelona


2DF

Christian Cruz

(1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 26)
1
0

Ecuador LDU Quito



3MF

Antonio Valencia

(1985-08-04) 4 August 1985 (age 33)
93
11

England Manchester United


3MF

Jefferson Montero

(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 29)
64
10

England West Bromwich Albion


3MF

Renato Ibarra

(1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 (age 28)
37
1

Mexico América


3MF

Carlos Gruezo

(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 23)
20
0

United States Dallas


3MF

Jefferson Orejuela

(1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 26)
12
0

Ecuador LDU Quito


3MF

Ayrton Preciado

(1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 (age 24)
9
0

Mexico Santos Laguna


3MF

Romario Ibarra

(1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 24)
6
3

United States Minnesota United


3MF

Jhegson Méndez

(1997-04-26) 26 April 1997 (age 21)
5
0

United States Orlando City


3MF

Jefferson Intriago

(1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 22)
4
0

Ecuador LDU Quito


3MF

Édison Vega

(1990-03-08) 8 March 1990 (age 28)
3
0

Ecuador LDU Quito


3MF

Beder Caicedo

(1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 26)
2
0

Ecuador Barcelona



4FW

Enner Valencia

(1989-11-04) 4 November 1989 (age 29)
46
27

Mexico UANL


4FW

Miller Bolaños

(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 28)
25
8

Mexico Tijuana


4FW

Jhon Cifuente

(1992-07-23) 23 July 1992 (age 26)
4
2

Ecuador Universidad Católica


4FW

Brayan Angulo

(1995-11-30) 30 November 1995 (age 23)
1
0

Ecuador Emelec


4FW

Manu Balda

(1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 27)
0
0

Ecuador El Nacional

Recent call-ups


The following players have been called up during the last twelve months.




























































































































































































Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Caps
Goals
Club
Latest call-up

GK

Hamilton Piedra

(1993-03-20) 20 March 1993 (age 25)
1
0

Ecuador Independiente del Valle
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018

GK

Pedro Ortíz

(1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 29)
0
0

Ecuador Delfín
v.  Guatemala, 11 September 2018


DF

Frickson Erazo

(1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 (age 30)
64
2

Unattached
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018

DF

Robert Arboleda

(1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 27)
11
1

Brazil São Paulo
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018

DF

Luis Caicedo

(1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 26)
8
0

Mexico Veracruz
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018

DF

Aníbal Chalá

(1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 22)
2
0

Ecuador LDU Quito
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018

DF

Carlos Cuero

(1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 23)
1
0

Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018

DF

Diego Palacios

(1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 19)
1
0

Netherlands Willem II
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018

DF

Mario Pineida

(1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 26)
9
0

Ecuador Barcelona
v.  Guatemala, 11 September 2018

DF

Jhon Espinoza

(1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 20)
0
0

Ecuador Aucas
v.  Guatemala, 11 September 2018

DF

Gustavo Vallecilla

(1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 19)
0
0

Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca
v.  Guatemala, 11 September 2018


MF

Junior Sornoza

(1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 25)
6
1

Brazil Fluminense
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018

MF

José Cevallos

(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 24)
5
2

Belgium Lokeren
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018

MF

Ángelo Preciado

(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 21)
4
0

Ecuador Independiente del Valle
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018

MF

Alan Franco

(1998-08-21) 21 August 1998 (age 20)
3
0

Ecuador Independiente del Valle
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018

MF

Fernando Gaibor

(1991-11-08) 8 November 1991 (age 27)
15
2

Argentina Independiente
v.  Guatemala, 11 September 2018

MF

Fernando Guerrero

(1989-09-30) 30 September 1989 (age 29)
5
0

Ecuador LDU Quito
v.  Guatemala, 11 September 2018


FW

Joao Plata

(1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 (age 24)
5
2

United States Real Salt Lake
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018

FW

Stiven Plaza

(1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 19)
2
0

Spain Valladolid
v.  Oman, 16 October 2018



INJ Withdrew from the squad due to injury.
PRE Preliminary squad / standby.
RET Retired from the national team.



Player records


Bold indicates player has been active within one year for the National team.

Caps and goals updated as of 20 November 2018.










Players with 50 or more caps












Previous squads







Retired numbers


Following the death of Christian Benítez, the Ecuadorian Football Federation has retired his jersey number 11 from the national team. According to the Federation's president, Luis Chiriboga, to honor Christian Benítez the number would no longer be used by any other team player.[7] However, due to FIFA regulations the number had to be reinstated for the 2014 World Cup squad.[8]


Historic Kits


The standard Ecuadorian uniform maintains the colors of the national flag, being typically a yellow top, blue shorts, and red socks.[9] The alternate colors of the uniform are white and blue, this being based on a flag once flown by Ecuador based on the flag of Guayas. Its crest has remained the same since its inception in 1927 with variations placing Ecuador on top of the crest.[10]


























1941–1945


















1945–1947


















1949–1953


















1953–1955


















1955–1966


















1966–1973[11]


















1973–1983



























1983–1985


















1985–1992


















1992–1994


















1994–1998


















1998–2002


















2002


















2003–2006
























2006


















2007–2011


















2011–2014


















2014



Kit Sponsor























Kit provider
Period

Germany Adidas
1985-1990

Germany Puma
1991–1992

United Kingdom Reebok
1993–1994

Ecuador Marathon
1994–present

Managers











































































































































































































































































































































Manager
Career
GP
W
D
L

Enrique Lamas
8 August 1938 – 22 August 1938 5 1 1 3

Ecuador Ramón Unamuno
15 January 1939 – 12 February 1939 4 0 0 4

Argentina Juan Parodi
2 February 1941 – 5 February 1942 10 0 0 10

Argentina Rodolfo Orlandini
14 January 1945 – 21 February 1945 6 0 1 5

Ecuador Ramón Unamuno
30 November 1947 – 29 December 1947 7 0 3 4

Spain José Planas
3 April 1949 – 3 May 1949 7 1 0 6

Argentina Gregorio Esperón
28 February 1953 – 23 March 1953 6 0 2 4

José María Díaz Granados
27 February 1955 – 23 March 1955 5 0 0 5

Eduardo Spandre
7 March 1957 – 1 April 1957 6 0 1 5

Uruguay Juan López
6 December 1959 – 17 December 1960 7 1 1 5

Fausto Montalván
10 March 1963 – 31 March 1963 6 1 2 3

José María Rodríguez
20 July 1965 – 12 October 1965 5 2 1 2

Fausto Montalván
21 December 1966 – 28 December 1966 2 0 1 1

José Gomes Nogueira
22 June 1969 – 3 August 1969 5 1 1 3

Ernesto Guerra
29 April 1970 – 24 May 1970 2 0 0 2

Jorge Lazo
11 June 1972 – 21 June 1972 4 0 1 3

Roberto Resquín
18 February 1973 – 8 July 1973 10 1 6 3

Uruguay Roque Máspoli
22 June 1975 – 20 March 1977 19 5 4 10

Héctor Morales
13 June 1979 – 16 September 1979 8 3 1 4

Otto Vieira
27 January 1981 – 14 February 1981 2 0 0 2

Uruguay Juan Eduardo Hohberg
17 May 1981 – 14 June 1981 4 1 1 2

Ernesto Guerra
26 July 1983 – 7 September 1983 6 0 4 2

Antoninho Ferreira
30 November 1984 – 31 March 1985 15 3 5 7

Luis Grimaldi
18 November 1986 – 4 July 1987 13 2 5 6

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Drašković
2 June 1988 – 19 September 1993 56 17 17 22

Carlos Torres Garcés
25 May 1994 – 5 June 1994 2 2 0 0

Carlos Ron
17 August 1994 – 21 September 1994 2 0 1 1

Colombia Francisco Maturana
24 May 1995 – 8 June 1997 34 16 6 12

Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez
11 June 1997 – 22 June 1997 4 2 2 0

Colombia Francisco Maturana
6 July 1997 – 16 November 1997 7 3 1 3

Ecuador Polo Carrera
14 October 1998 1 0 0 1

Ecuador Carlos Sevilla
28 January 1999 – 7 July 1999 15 3 6 6

Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez
12 October 1999 – 23 July 2004 66 24 18 24

Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez
4 September 2004 – 17 November 2007 51 17 9 25

Ecuador Sixto Vizuete
21 November 2007 – 11 July 2010 25 9 7 9

Colombia Reinaldo Rueda
4 September 2010 – 25 June 2014 45 18 15 12

Ecuador Sixto Vizuete
23 July 2014 – 28 January 2015 4 2 1 1

Bolivia Gustavo Quinteros
16 March 2015 – 12 September 2017 19 8 4 7

Argentina Jorge Célico
12 September 2017 – Present 2 0 0 2

Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez
0 0

Notes and references





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  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.


  3. ^ http://www.ecuagol.com/ecuagol/index.php?n=44540


  4. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ecua-recintlp.html#app


  5. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ecua-recintlp.html#goals


  6. ^ http://www.fichajes.com/jugador/j23232_felipe-caicedo


  7. ^ "NÚMERO 11 DE ECUADOR SIEMPRE SERÁ DE CHUCHO". Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (in Spanish). ecuafutbol.org. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013.


  8. ^ "Soccer-Ecuador to reinstate Benitez's number 11 for World Cup". reuters.com. 6 March 2014.


  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  10. ^ http://www.sportslogos.net/teams/list_by_league/58/CONMEBOL/CONMEBOL/logos


  11. ^ http://www.oldfootballshirts.com/en/teams/e/ecuador/old-ecuador-football-shirt-s34862.html



See also



  • Ecuador women's national football team

  • Ecuador national under-20 football team


External links




  • Official website of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (in Spanish)


  • futbolecuador.com (in Spanish)












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