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2021 in Ecuadorian football

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The 2021 season in Ecuadorian football includes all the matches of the different national male and female teams, as well as the local club tournaments, and the participation of these in international competitions in which representatives of the country's teams will participate.

National teams

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Ecuador national football team

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Kits

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Friendly matches

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29 March Friendly Ecuador  2 – 1  Bolivia Guayaquil, Ecuador
16:00 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Referee: John Alexander Ospina (Colombia)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

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4 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Brazil  2 – 0  Ecuador Porto Alegre, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
8 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Ecuador  1 – 2  Peru Quito, Ecuador
17:00 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Attendance: 0
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

2021 Copa América

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10 Advance to knockout stage
2  Peru 4 2 1 1 5 7 −2 7
3  Colombia 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
4  Ecuador 4 0 3 1 5 6 −1 3
5  Venezuela 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
13 June 2021 Copa América Colombia  1 – 0  Ecuador Cuiabá
20:00 UTC−4 Cardona 42' Report Stadium: Arena Pantanal
Attendance: 0
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
20 June 2021 (2021-06-20) 2021 Copa América Venezuela  2 – 2  Ecuador Rio de Janeiro
18:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos
Attendance: 0
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Knockout stage
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CONMEBOL competitions

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CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores

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Qualifying stages

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First qualifying stage
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Liverpool Uruguay 2–4 Ecuador Universidad Católica 2–1 0–3
Second qualifying stage
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Universidad Católica Ecuador 2–3 Paraguay Libertad 0–1 2–2
Unión Española Chile 3–6 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 1–0 2–6
Third qualifying stage
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Independiente del Valle Ecuador 4–2 Brazil Grêmio 2–1 2–1

Group stage

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAL DYJ IDV UNI
1 Brazil Palmeiras 6 5 0 1 20 7 +13 15 Round of 16 3–4 5–0 6–0
2 Argentina Defensa y Justicia 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9 1–2 1–1 3–0
3 Ecuador Independiente del Valle 6 1 2 3 8 11 −3 5 Copa Sudamericana 0–1 1–1 4–0
4 Peru Universitario 6 1 1 4 6 19 −13 4 2–3 1–1 3–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Group C
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BSC BOC SAN STR
1 Ecuador Barcelona 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Round of 16 1–0 3–1 4–0
2 Argentina Boca Juniors 6 3 1 2 6 2 +4 10 0–0 2–0 3–0
3 Brazil Santos 6 2 0 4 8 9 −1 6 Copa Sudamericana 0–2 1–0 5–0
4 Bolivia The Strongest 6 2 0 4 4 14 −10 6 2–0 0–1 2–1
Source: CONMEBOL
Group G
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLA VEL LDQ ULC
1 Brazil Flamengo 6 3 3 0 14 9 +5 12 Round of 16 0–0 2–2 4–1
2 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 2–3 3–1 2–1
3 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 2 2 2 15 13 +2 8 Copa Sudamericana 2–3 3–1 5–2
4 Chile Unión La Calera 6 0 2 4 8 17 −9 2 2–2 0–2 2–2
Source: CONMEBOL

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 2–3 Ecuador Barcelona 1–0 1–3
Quarter-finals
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner D S4 Ecuador Barcelona 10–12 Aug 17–19 Aug

CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana

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First stage

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Macará Ecuador 2–4 Ecuador Emelec 2–2 0–2
Aucas Ecuador 5–1 Ecuador Guayaquil City 2–1 3–0

Group stage

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Group D
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAP MEL AUC MET
1 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 6 5 0 1 8 1 +7 15 Round of 16 1–0 4–0 1–0
2 Peru Melgar 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 1–0 2–0 0–0
3 Ecuador Aucas 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 6 0–1 2–1 3–0
4 Venezuela Metropolitanos 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4 0–1 2–3 3–2
Source: CONMEBOL
Group G
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RBB EME TAL TOL
1 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino 6 4 0 2 7 6 +1 12 Round of 16 2–0 0–1 2–1
2 Ecuador Emelec 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 3–0 1–4 2–0
3 Argentina Talleres 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8 0–1 1–2 0–0
4 Colombia Deportes Tolima 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3 1–2 1–1 1–1
Source: CONMEBOL

Final phase

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Round of 16
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Independiente del Valle Ecuador B Brazil Red Bull Bragantino 14 Jul 21 Jul
LDU Quito Ecuador E Brazil Grêmio 13 Jul 20 Jul

Men's football

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League season

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Serie A
Serie B
Segunda Categoría

Serie A

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First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Emelec 15 10 4 1 29 14 +15 34 Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Barcelona 15 9 4 2 31 13 +18 31
3 Independiente del Valle 15 8 3 4 27 18 +9 27
4 Universidad Católica 15 7 4 4 29 18 +11 25
5 Mushuc Runa 15 7 4 4 29 21 +8 25
6 LDU Quito 15 6 7 2 22 19 +3 25
7 Macará 15 6 5 4 17 17 0 23
8 9 de Octubre 15 6 2 7 22 21 +1 20
9 Aucas 15 5 4 6 27 26 +1 19
10 Delfín 15 4 6 5 19 25 −6 18
11 Deportivo Cuenca 15 4 4 7 14 18 −4 16
12 Manta 15 4 4 7 18 25 −7 16
13 Técnico Universitario 15 3 4 8 11 17 −6 13
14 Orense 15 3 3 9 14 24 −10 12
15 Guayaquil City 15 2 4 9 11 30 −19 10
16 Olmedo[a] 15 2 6 7 13 27 −14 9
Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Olmedo were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay their creditors.[1]

Second stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Independiente del Valle 15 10 4 1 29 9 +20 34 Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Emelec 15 9 3 3 30 15 +15 30
3 9 de Octubre 15 9 3 3 25 17 +8 30
4 Universidad Católica 15 8 5 2 25 15 +10 29
5 LDU Quito 15 6 5 4 27 22 +5 23
6 Delfín 15 6 4 5 25 20 +5 22
7 Técnico Universitario 15 5 7 3 13 9 +4 22
8 Aucas 15 5 5 5 20 17 +3 20
9 Barcelona 15 6 2 7 20 20 0 20
10 Guayaquil City 15 6 2 7 16 18 −2 20
11 Orense 15 4 7 4 14 13 +1 19
12 Deportivo Cuenca 15 4 4 7 25 24 +1 16
13 Mushuc Runa 15 4 4 7 12 21 −9 16
14 Macará 15 3 4 8 18 29 −11 13
15 Manta 15 2 6 7 11 21 −10 12
16 Olmedo 15 0 1 14 9 49 −40 1
Source: LigaPro, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Emelec 30 19 7 4 59 29 +30 64 Qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage
2 Independiente del Valle (C) 30 18 7 5 56 27 +29 61
3 Universidad Católica 30 15 9 6 54 33 +21 54 Qualification for Copa Libertadores second stage
4 Barcelona 30 15 6 9 51 33 +18 51 Qualification for Copa Libertadores first stage
5 9 de Octubre 30 15 5 10 47 38 +9 50 Qualification for Copa Sudamericana first stage[a]
6 LDU Quito 30 12 12 6 49 41 +8 48
7 Mushuc Runa 30 11 8 11 41 42 −1 41
8 Delfín 30 10 10 10 44 45 −1 40
9 Aucas 30 10 9 11 47 43 +4 39
10 Macará 30 9 9 12 35 46 −11 36
11 Técnico Universitario 30 8 11 11 24 26 −2 35
12 Deportivo Cuenca 30 8 8 14 39 42 −3 32
13 Orense 30 7 10 13 28 37 −9 31
14 Guayaquil City 30 8 6 16 27 48 −21 30
15 Manta (R) 30 6 10 14 29 46 −17 28 Relegation to Serie B
16 Olmedo[b] (R) 30 2 7 21 22 76 −54 10
Source: LigaPro
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Away goals for, 5) Head-to-head record, 6) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the 2021 Copa Ecuador was cancelled due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador, the spot awarded to its champions (Copa Sudamericana first stage) was passed over to the aggregate table fourth best-placed team not qualified for the Copa Libertadores.[2]
  2. ^ Olmedo were deducted three points as punishment for failing to pay their creditors.[1]

Serie B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cumbayá (C, P) 36 20 7 9 47 36 +11 67 Champions, promoted to the 2022 Serie A
2 Gualaceo (P) 36 17 9 10 46 31 +15 60 Promoted to the 2022 Serie A
3 El Nacional 36 16 11 9 49 36 +13 59
4 Chacaritas 36 12 13 11 35 34 +1 49
5 América de Quito 36 10 17 9 41 33 +8 47
6 Guayaquil Sport 36 14 5 17 41 53 −12 47
7 Independiente Juniors 36 11 10 15 45 46 −1 43
8 Atlético Santo Domingo 36 10 12 14 37 44 −7 42
9 Atlético Porteño (R) 36 11 6 19 46 64 −18 39 Relegated to the 2022 Segunda Categoría
10 LDU Portoviejo (R) 36 9 10 17 42 52 −10 37
Source: LigaPro
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Segunda Categoría

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1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                  
Libertad 1 3 4
Fijalán 0 2 2
Libertad  2  0 2
Unibolívar 0 1 1
Unibolívar 2 2 4
Carlos Borbor Reyes 0 0 0
Libertad 4 2 6
Insutec 2 2 4
Universitario 0 0 0
Mineros 1 0 1
Mineros 0 3 3
Insutec 1 3 4
Santa Rita 0 0 0
Insutec 2 0 2
Libertad 0  1    1  
La Unión 0 0 0
La Unión 2 3 5
Deportivo Bolívar 0 0 0
La Unión 0 3 3
Juventud 0 1 1
Espoli 1 0 1
Juventud 1 1 2
La Unión 4 1 5
Miguel Iturralde 0 0 0
Portoviejo  0   2  2
Pastaza 0 0 0
Portoviejo 1 1 2
Miguel Iturralde 2 1 3
Loja Federal 2 0 2
Miguel Iturralde 2 1 3
Libertad (p) (6)
Imbabura (5)
Dep. Santa Elena 1 2 3
Leones del Norte 3 1 4
Leones del Norte 2 0 2
Aampetra 0 1 1
Huancavilca 0 1 1
Aampetra 3 0 3
Leones del Norte (p)  1  2 (4)
Dep. Santo Domingo 2 1 (3)
Vargas Torres 0 0 (3)
Dep. Santo Domingo (p) 0 0 (4)
Dep. Santo Domingo 0 4 4
Deportivo Colón 1 1 2
UTC 0 0 0
Deportivo Colón 1 0 1
Leones del Norte  1  0 1
Imbabura 1 2 3
Atacames 0 1 1
Pelileo (a) 0 1 1
Pelileo 0 2 2
Emanuel 1 0 1
Santa Fe 0 1  1 
Emanuel 1 1  2 
Pelileo 1 2 3
Imbabura 1  4  5
Imbabura 2 3 5
Deportivo Guano 1 0 1
Imbabura 2  3    5  
Filanbanco 2 1 3
3 de Julio 0 0 (4)
Filanbanco (p) 0 0 (5)

Copa Ecuador

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The 2021 Copa Ecuador would have been held from the third week of August,[3] but the tournament was cancelled after the company which held the broadcasting rights alleged problems.

Supercopa Ecuador

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Preliminary round Semi-finals Final
LDU Quito 4
Independiente del Valle 3 Delfín 2
Delfín 5 LDU Quito 1
Barcelona 0
Barcelona 1
9 de Octubre 2 9 de Octubre 0
Emelec 0

Final

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Barcelona0–1LDU Quito
Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Roberto Sánchez

Notes

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  1. ^ All matches of the competition were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Comunicado: Centro Deportivo Olmedo" (in Spanish). LigaPro. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "OFICIAL: NO se realizará la Copa Ecuador en el 2021" (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ Heraldo, El (2021-05-05). "Nuevo formato de la Copa Ecuador 2021". El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-22.