1995 in Ecuadorian football

Football in Ecuador

Season	1995

The 1995 season is the 73rd season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

• Champion: Barcelona (12th title)
• International cup qualifiers:
  • 1996 Copa Libertadores: Barcelona, ESPOLI
  • 1996 Copa CONMEBOL: Emelec
• Relegated: Delfín, 9 de Octubre

Serie B

• Winner: Deportivo Cuenca (2nd title)
• Promoted: Deportivo Cuenca, Técnico Universitario
• Relegated: Valdez, Flamengo

Segunda

• Winner: Imbabura (1st title)
• Promoted: Imbabura, Santa Rita

Clubs in international competitions

Team	1995 Copa Libertadores	1995 Copa CONMEBOL
Barcelona	N/A	Eliminated in the first round
Emelec	Eliminated in the semifinals	N/A
El Nacional	Eliminated in the first round	N/A

National teams

Senior team

The Ecuador national team played 10 matches in 1995: three at the Copa América, and seven friendlies, including two at the Kirin Cup and three at the Korea Cup.

Copa América

Main article: 1995 Copa América

For the 1995 Copa America, held in Uruguay, Ecuador was drawn into Group B with Colombia, Brazil, and Peru. They finished third in their group, as well as the third best third-place team, and were eliminated after the group stage.

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

7 July 1995

Brazil	1 – 0	Ecuador
Ronaldão 73'

Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

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10 July 1995

Colombia	1 – 0	Ecuador
Rincón 44'

Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Pablo Peña (Bolivia)

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13 July 1995

Ecuador	2 – 1	Peru
Díaz 61' Mora 75'		I. Hurtado 82' (o.g.)

Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Eduardo Dluzniewski (Uruguay)

Friendlies

30 June 1995

Paraguay	1 – 0	Ecuador
Acuña 46'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

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5 October 1995

Bolivia	2 – 2	Ecuador
Etcheverry 2' Sánchez 29'		M. Tenorio 41' E. Hurtado 89'

Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera, Santa Cruz

Attendance: 32,000

Kirin Cup

Ecuador participated in the 1995 Kirin Cup against Japan and Scotland. Japan won the competition, with Ecuador finishing in third.

24 May 1995

Scotland	2 – 1	Ecuador
Robertson 64' Crawford 75'		I. Hurtado 68' (pen.)

Toyama Athletic Stadium, Toyama

Attendance: 5,669

Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

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28 May 1995

Japan	3 – 0	Ecuador
Nakayama 36' Miura 46' (pen.), 53' (pen.)

National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 53,438

Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany)

Korea Cup

Ecuador participated in the 1995 Korea Cup, a friendly international tournament used to help train the South Korean national team. Ecuador won the competition.

4 June 1995

Ecuador	4 – 1	Zambia
E. Hurtado 19', 66', 78', 81'		Bwayla 51'

Changwon Civil Stadium, Changwon

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Lee Sang-Kwon (South Korea)

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10 June 1995

Ecuador	2 – 1	Costa Rica
E. Hurtado 37' Díaz 57'		Madrigal 76'

Olympic Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Duk-Hwan (South Korea)

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12 June 1995

Ecuador	1 – 0	Zambia
Díaz 57'

Olympic Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Kwang-Taik (South Korea)

External links

• National leagues details on RSSSF