1996 in Ecuadorian football

Football in EcuadorSeason| 1996

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The 1996 season is the 74th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

## National leagues

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### Serie A

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* Champion: El Nacional (11th title)
* International cup qualifiers:
* 1997 Copa Libertadores: El Nacional, Emelec
* 1997 Copa CONMEBOL: Técnico Universitario
* Relegated: Green Cross, LDU Portoviejo

### Serie B

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* Winner: Deportivo Quevedo (2nd title)
* Promoted: Deportivo Quevedo, Calvi
* Relegated: LDU Loja, Imbabura

### Segunda

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* Winner: Macará
* Promoted: Macará, Esmeraldas Petrolero

## Clubs in international competitions

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Team  | 1996 Copa Libertadores | 1996 Copa CONMEBOL

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Barcelona | Eliminated in the Quarterfinals  | N/A
Emelec | N/A  | Eliminated in the Second Round
ESPOLI | Eliminated in the Round of 16  | N/A

## National teams

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### Senior team

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The Ecuador national team played seventeen matches in 1996: six 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and eleven friendlies.

#### 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

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Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Qualification to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France began in 1996.

24 April 1996

Ecuador | 4 – 1|  Peru

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E. Hurtado 54', 88'
M. Tenorio 65'
Gavica 78' |  | Palacios 62'

Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Julio Alcide Matto (Uruguay)

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2 June 1996

Ecuador | 2 – 0|  Argentina

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Montaño 51'
E. Hurtado 90' |  |

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 41,500

Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia)

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6 July 1996

Chile | 4 – 1|  Ecuador

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Zamorano 25', 86'
Salas 75'
Estay 83' |  | Aguinaga 73'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 41,500

Referee: Pablo Peña (Bolivia)

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1 September 1996

Ecuador | 1 – 0|  Venezuela

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Aguinaga 5' |  |

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 36,889

Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)

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9 October 1996

Ecuador | 0 – 1|  Colombia

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|  | Asprilla 72'

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

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10 November 1996

Paraguay | 1 – 0|  Ecuador

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Benítez 23' |  |

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Daniel Giménez (Argentina)

#### Friendlies

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2 February 1996

Venezuela | 0 – 1|  Ecuador

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|  | Fernández 80'

Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Lenín Rodríguez (Venezuela)

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11 February 1996

Lebanon | 1 – 0|  Ecuador

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Ghazarian 14' |  |

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Ahmad Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

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16 February 1996

Oman | 0 – 2|  Ecuador

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|  | E. Hurtado 55'
Fernández 70'

King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Ali Khalifi (Qatar)

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18 February 1996

Qatar | 1 – 1|  Ecuador

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Hassan 90' |  | E. Hurtado 3'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Jassen Al-Kari (Saudi Arabia)

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23 February 1996

Kuwait | 0 – 3|  Ecuador

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|  | M. Tenorio 5'
E. Hurtado 70'
Batallas 80'

Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Hassan Johar (Saudi Arabia)

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25 February 1996

Qatar | 1 – 2|  Ecuador

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Al-Obaidly 15' |  | E. Hurtado 46'
Fernández 73'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Juma Al-Kari (Oman)

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6 March 1996

Japan | 0 – 1|  Ecuador

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|  | E. Hurtado 46'

Nagaragawa Stadium, Gifu

Note: This is not an official international friendly.

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30 June 1996

Ecuador | 3 – 0|  Armenia

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Simoes de Souza 23'
Fernández 48'
Gavica 75' |  |

Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Roger Zambrano (Ecuador)

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17 August 1996

Ecuador | 1 – 1|  Costa Rica

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Fernández 18' |  | Solano 65'

Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Jorge Orellana (Ecuador)

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4 October 1996

Ecuador | 2 – 1|  Jamaica

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Delgado 19',  90+2' |  | Lowe 43'

Estadio Bellavista, Ambato

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)

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23 October 1996

Ecuador | 1 – 0|  Mexico

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Carabalí 60' |  |

Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland

Attendance: 27,528

Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

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