1964 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol

The 1964 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol (English: Ecuadorian Football Championship) was the 6th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. Deportivo Quito won their first national title, becoming the first club from the capital city to win. They qualified to the 1965 Copa Libertadores.

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol

Season	1964
Champions	Deportivo Quito (1st title)
Copa Libertadores	Deportivo Quito
Matches played	31
Goals scored	87 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jorge Valencia (8 goals)
Biggest home win	Deportivo Quito 5–2 América de Manta, El Nacional 4–1 Juventud Italiana
Biggest away win	Macará 0–2 Deportivo Quito El Nacional 0–2 Deportivo Quito
Highest scoring	Deportivo Quito 5–2 América de Manta
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Qualified teams

The number of teams remained the same at eight. The qualified teams included the top-four finishers from the Campeonato Interandino, two teams from Manabí, and two from Tungurahua. América de Ambato, América de Manta, El Nacional, and Juventud Italiana made their first appearance in the national tournament. Teams from Guayaquil declined to participate.

Competition	Team	Qualification method
Interandino 2 berths	Politécnico	1964 Interandino champion
	LDU Quito	1964 Interandino runner-up
	El Nacional	1964 Interandino 3rd place
	Deportivo Quito	1964 Interandino 4th place
Manabí 2 berth	América de Manta
	Juventud Italiana
Tungurahua 2 berths	América de Ambato
	Macará

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Deportivo Quito	7	4	2	1	13	6	+7	10	Championship Playoff
2	El Nacional	7	4	2	1	11	7	+4	10
3	LDU Quito	7	4	2	1	10	7	+3	10
4	América de Manta	7	3	3	1	10	9	+1	9
5	Juventud Italiana	7	2	3	2	9	10	−1	7
6	Politécnico	7	1	3	3	8	9	−1	5
7	Macará	7	2	0	5	9	14	−5	4
8	América de Ambato	7	0	1	6	10	18	−8	1

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

Results

Home \ Away	AMA	AMM	QUI	NAC	JUV	LDQ	MAC	POL
América de Ambato		1–2		1–2	1–2	3–3
América de Manta				1–1		0–0	3–1	2–1
Deportivo Quito	3–2	5–2						1–1
El Nacional			0–2		4–1	1–0
Juventud Italiana		0–0	0–0				3–1	1–1
LDU Quito			1–0		3–2		2–1
Macará	3–1		0–2	1–2				2–1
Politécnico	3–1			1–1		0–1

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

Playoff

Since points was the sole deciding factor in determining the champion, Deportivo Quito, El Nacional, and LDU Quito went to a playoff. The matches took place the following year in 1965.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Deportivo Quito	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	4	1965 Copa Libertadores
2	El Nacional	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	2
3	LDU Quito	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0

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

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1964 champion
Deportivo Quito 1st title

Results

January 14, 1965

Deportivo Quito	1–0	LDU Quito

Estadio Olímpico Municipal, Quito

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January 17, 1965

Deportivo Quito	1–0	El Nacional

Estadio Olímpico Municipal, Quito

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January 20, 1965

El Nacional	3–2	LDU Quito

Estadio Olímpico Municipal, Quito

References

1. Espinoza Añazco, Fernando (March 8, 2003). "Ecuador 1964". RSSSF. from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.