1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol

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Politécnico
1965

The 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol (English: Ecuadorian Football Championship) was the 8th national championship for

Emelec
.

Qualified teams

The number of teams expanded to sixteen. The qualified teams included the top-eight finishers from the Campeonato Interandino and the Campeonato de Guayaquil.

Competition Team Qualification method
Guayaquil
8 berths
Emelec
1966 Guayaquil champion
Barcelona
1966 Guayaquil runner-up
9 de Octubre
1966 Guayaquil top-eight finishers
América de Manta
Español
Norte América
Patria
River Plate de Manta
Interandino
8 berths
LDU Quito
1966 Interandino champion
América de Quito 1966 Interandino runner-up
América de Ambato 1966 Interandino top-eight finishers
Aucas
El Nacional
Macará
Politécnico
Universidad Católica

First stage

Sierra

Group A

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
LDU Quito
6 5 1 0 16 5 +11 11 Advanced to the Final Stage
2
El Nacional
6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 9
3
Universidad Católica
6 2 0 4 11 15 −4 4
4 América de Ambato 6 0 0 6 8 22 −14 0
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away AMA
NAC
LDQ
CAT
América de Ambato 3–5 1–3 3–4
El Nacional
2–0 2–2 4–1
LDU Quito
4–1 1–0 3–1
Universidad Católica
4–0 1–2 0–3
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Politécnico
6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 7 Advanced to the Final Stage
2
Aucas
6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 6
3 América de Quito 6 1 4 1 10 4 +6 6
4
Macará
6 2 1 3 7 15 −8 5
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away AMQ
AUC
MAC
POL
América de Quito 0–2 8–0 2–2
Aucas
0–0 0–1 2–1
Macará
0–0 3–2 2–3
Politécnico
0–0 0–0 2–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Costa

Group A

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Patria
6 4 0 2 7 4 +3 8 Advanced to the Final Stage
2
Emelec
6 3 0 3 11 5 +6 6
3
9 de Octubre
6 3 0 3 5 8 −3 6
4
América de Manta
6 2 0 4 5 11 −6 4
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away
9OC
AMM
EME
PAT
9 de Octubre
2–0 0–4 0–2
América de Manta
2–1 3–1 0–1
Emelec
0–1 3–0 0–1
Patria
0–1 3–0 0–3
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Barcelona
6 5 1 0 16 5 +11 11 Advanced to the Final Stage
2
Español
6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 7
3 River Plate de Manta 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 4
4
Norte América
6 1 0 5 6 15 −9 2
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away
BAR
ESP
NAM
RPM
Barcelona
1–0 3–0 3–2
Español
0–0 3–0 4–2
Norte América
3–5 0–1 2–1
River Plate de Manta 0–4 3–1 2–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1
Barcelona
14 8 5 1 23 10 +13 21 1967 Copa Libertadores
2
Emelec
14 9 2 3 27 13 +14 20
3
Politécnico
14 7 2 5 27 26 +1 16
4
LDU Quito
14 6 3 5 29 25 +4 15
5
Patria
14 6 2 6 19 20 −1 14
6
El Nacional
14 4 6 4 15 16 −1 14
7
Aucas
14 1 5 8 13 28 −15 7
8
Español
14 2 1 11 20 35 −15 5
Source: [citation needed]


 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
1965 champion 
Barcelona

3rd title

References