1965 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
Season	1965
Champions	Emelec (3rd title)
Copa Libertadores	Emelec; 9 de Octubre
Matches played	33
Goals scored	77 (2.33 per match)
Top goalscorer	Helio Cruz (8 goals)
Biggest home win	Barcelona 5–2 El Nacional; Emelec 3–0 Universidad Católica; Emelec 3–0 Aucas; Patria 3–0 El Nacional
Biggest away win	El Nacional 0–2 9 de Octubre; Aucas 1–3 9 de Octubre; Universidad Católica 0–2 Patria
Highest scoring	Barcelona 5–2 El Nacional
	← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol (English: Ecuadorian Football Championship) was the 7th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. Emelec won their third national title. They qualified to the 1966 Copa Libertadores along with 9 de Octubre.

Qualified teams

The number of teams remained the same at eight. The qualified teams included the top-four finishers from the Campeonato Interandino and the Campeonato de Guayaquil. Universidad Católica made their first appearance in the tournament.

Competition	Team	Qualification method
Guayaquil 4 berths	Barcelona	1965 Guayaquil champion
	Emelec	1965 Guayaquil runner-up
	9 de Octubre	1965 Guayaquil top-four finishers
	Patria	1965 Guayaquil top-four finishers
Interandino 4 berths	Universidad Católica	1965 Interandino champion
	LDU Quito	1965 Interandino runner-up
	Aucas	1965 Interandino top-four finishers
	El Nacional	1965 Interandino top-four finishers

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Emelec	8	6	2	0	17	6	+11	14	1966 Copa Libertadores
2	Barcelona	8	4	3	1	14	10	+4	11	Playoff
3	9 de Octubre	8	5	1	2	10	7	+3	11
4	Patria	8	5	1	2	9	5	+4	11
5	LDU Quito	8	2	4	2	8	9	−1	8
6	El Nacional	8	3	0	5	12	18	−6	6
7	Universidad Católica	8	0	2	6	4	14	−10	2
8	Aucas	8	0	1	7	1	15	−14	1

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1st points.

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1965 champion
Emelec 3rd title

Results

Home \ Away^[a]	9OC	BAR	EME	PAT	AUC	NAC	LDQ	CAT
9 de Octubre					0–1^[b]	1–2	0–0	1–0
Barcelona					0–0^[b]	5–2	1–1	2–0
Emelec					3–0	3–2	2–0	3–0
Patria					0–0	3–0	1–0	1–0
Aucas	1–3	2–2^[b]	0–1	0–0^[b]
El Nacional	0–2	2–1	2–3	2–0
LDU Quito	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–2
Universidad Católica	1–2	2–2	1–1	0–2

Source: ^[1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

^ Teams from the same association did not play each other.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Aucas lost the matches by fielding an ineligible player.

Runner-up playoff

Since 9 de Octubre, Barcelona, and Patria finished the tournament equal on points, a playoff was needed to determine who finished as the runner-up and qualified to the 1966 Copa Libertadores. Patria declined to participate. After tying at a goal apiece, 9 de Octubre was declared the runner-up since they had a better goal average throughout the season (1.37 v. 1.36).

Team 1	Score	Team 2
9 de Octubre	1–1	Barcelona

References

^ ^a ^b Espinoza Añazco, Fernando (February 20, 2003). "Ecuador 1965". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.

[2] Teams from the same association did not play each other.

[table_note_1_9OC_AUC0.3719461710993-3] Aucas lost the matches by fielding an ineligible player.

[RSSSF-1] Espinoza Añazco, Fernando (February 20, 2003). "Ecuador 1965". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.

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