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The Ecuador national football team (Template:Langx), nicknamed La Tricolor, represents Ecuador in men's international football and is controlled by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (Template:Langx). They joined FIFA in 1926 and CONMEBOL a year later.

Discarding an invitation to participate in the inaugural FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay, Ecuador did not make their tournament debut until 2002. After finishing above Brazil and Uruguay in the standings, the qualifying campaign marked the emergence of several players, such as Agustín Delgado, Álex Aguinaga, Iván Hurtado, Ulises de la Cruz and Iván Kaviedes, who would set the stage for Ecuador's achievements in the next decade.<ref name="Ecuador's first World Cup">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Having reached the Round of 16 in a memorable 2006 World Cup campaign,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> they were expected to deliver at the 2007 Copa América but were eliminated in the group stage.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Along with Venezuela, they have not won the continental tournament. La TriTemplate:'s best performance was fourth in 1959 and 1993, both times on home soil.

Ecuador plays the majority of their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito.

HistoryEdit

Historically, Ecuador has been seen as a struggling footballing nation in South America. Despite their past failures, however, Ecuador has risen to be a serious South American competitor in recent years.

Football was introduced to Ecuador by Juan Alfredo Wright, who had recently returned from university in England. On 23 April 1899, he and his brother Roberto founded the first Ecuadorian football team, Guayaquil Sport Club.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name= "Ecuador football history">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As the popularity of the sport grew in the country, more teams were established. On 30 May 1925, the Federación Deportiva Nacional del Ecuador was founded.<ref name="Ecuador football history"/> In 1930, FIFA sent an invitation encouraging for a men's national team to participate at the maiden World Cup. However, the then-Minister of Social Security and Sports declined the offer as they did not approve of the financial allocation.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1938, the I Bolivarian Games were organized, with Ecuador set to take part in the football tournament. On 8 August 1938, they played their first-ever match; a 1–1 draw with Bolivia. Their following game saw the national team earn a 2–1 win against Colombia. Following a 9–1 crushing by Peru and a 5–2 victory over Venezuela, Ecuador was tied for the silver medal with Bolivia. A playoff saw the Bolivians emerge triumphantly and the Ecuadorians finished the competition with the bronze medal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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The Ecuador squad that participated at the 1942 South American Championship

After finishing fourth at the 1959 South American Championship, the team entered the World Cup qualifiers for the first time. They failed to qualify for 1962 after inflicted defeats by Argentina.

The 1998 World Cup qualifiers saw the format for qualifying in CONMEBOL changed to a league home-and-away system. This difference made a huge impact on Ecuador's performance as they clinched several important home wins during the campaign. In the end, they achieved a 6th-place finish, just under Peru and Chile.

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Michael Arroyo executing a free kick against Switzerland at the 2014 World Cup
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Jordi Cruijff became the manager of Ecuador in 2020

Following the appointment of Hernán Darío Gómez for their 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign, Ecuador recorded a historic 1–0 win against Brazil.<ref name="Ecuador beats Brazil">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A 5–1 win over Bolivia saw la Tricolor only needing a point to qualify for the World Cup. They faced Uruguay, and, after managing to cling onto a 1–1 draw, obtained their spot in the World Cup in East Asia.<ref name="Ecuador's first World Cup"/>

Ecuador started the 2002 World Cup with a 2–0 loss to Italy. Agustín Delgado scored his country's first World Cup goal; he opened the scoring in a 2–1 loss to Mexico.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Despite defeating Croatia, who had achieved third place in the previous tournament, and eliminating the Croats in process, Ecuador placed fourth in Group G and 24th overall.

A disappointing showing at the 2004 Copa América led to the resignation of Gómez, who was replaced by Luis Fernando Suárez. He led them successfully through the latter stages of the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, finishing third to make the finals. In Germany, they were drawn into Group A with the hosts, Poland, and Costa Rica. Wins over Poland and Costa Rica earned Ecuador qualification to the knockout stages for the first time.

After a dull 2014 FIFA World Cup, and an unpleasant streak of failing to advance past the group stages of the Copa América, Gustavo Quinteros was hired to help rebuild the national team. Quinteros helped Ecuador reach the quarter-finals of the Copa América Centenario<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and started the 2018 World Cup qualifiers strong. They were setback after a loss to Uruguay and finished eighth in the standings.

Gómez was reinstalled to lead Ecuador at the 2019 Copa América. His second stint was short, as he was soon fired after a disastrous tournament, having only earned a point.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

For the qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as punishment for fielding a player who had a passport with falsified information for Byron Castillo in the previous World Cup qualification cycle. Ecuador were deducted three points and fined CHF 100,000.<ref name="ecuador_deduction">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Home stadiumEdit

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Aerial view of the stadium in 2017

The Ecuador national team plays their home games at the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito. Having opened in 1951, it initially had a capacity of 45,000, but was later reduced to 35,724.

The stadium has a running track, which has gone to be one of the most important in South America for events organized by the former International Association of Athletics Federations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

15 gates surround the stadium, allowing for an evacuation to be completed in about 10 minutes. The venue also features an electronic scoreboard located in the northern sector. The screen, manufactured by Hungarian-based company Elektroimpex in 1985, measures 10 meters tall and 30 meters wide.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In this stadium, Ecuador defeated Uruguay at the 1993 Copa América and Brazil at the 2002 World Cup qualifiers.<ref name="Ecuador beats Brazil"/> After tying with the former on 7 November 2001, Ecuador qualified for their first World Cup. Since then, Ecuador has qualified three times.

The stadium is set to be demolished in late-2020 for a newer stadium, which in first instance was for preparation for the 2024 Copa América.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Ecuador stadium demolished">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, Ecuador declined to host Copa America in 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

For the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Ecuador played at the Casa Blanca.Template:Citation needed

Team imageEdit

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The Ecuador team posing before facing Argentina in October 2017

The standard Ecuador uniform maintains the colours of the national flag, typically a yellow top, blue shorts, and red socks.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The alternate colours of the uniform are white and blue, this being based on the flag of the Guayas Province. From 1965 to 2020, the crest featured the Andean condor, Ecuador's national bird, above a shield with the country's colors. In January 2020, the Ecuadorian Football Federation announced a rebrand of the logo; a navy blue shield with an "FEF" monogram attempting to "abstractly build a condor".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Kit sponsorshipEdit

Kit supplier Period
Template:Flagicon Adidas 1985
Template:Flagicon Credeport 1986–1990
Template:Flagicon Puma 1991–1992
Template:Flagicon Reebok 1993–1994
Template:Flagicon Marathon 1994–?
Template:Flagicon TG Sport ?-present

Results and fixturesEdit

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2024Edit

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2025Edit

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Coaching staffEdit

Position Name
Head coach Template:Flagicon Sebastián Beccacece
Assistant coach Template:Flagicon Nicolás Chiesa
Template:Flagicon Guillermo Marino
Goalkeeper coach Template:Flagicon Gustavo Campagnuolo
Fitness coach Template:Flagicon Martín Bressan

Coaching historyEdit

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PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Brazil and Peru on 5 and 10 June 2025, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite instagram</ref>

Caps and goals current as of 25 March 2025, after the match against Template:Fb.

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Recent call-upsEdit

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PRE Preliminary squad / standby.
RET Retired from the national team.
SUS Withdrew from the squad due to suspension. Template:Nat fs end

Retired numbersEdit

Following the death of Christian Benítez, the Ecuadorian Football Federation retired his jersey number 11 from the national team. According to the Federation's then-president, Luis Chiriboga, to honor Benítez the number would no longer be used by any other team player.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, due to FIFA regulations, the number had to be reinstated for the 2014 World Cup squad.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Player recordsEdit

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Players in bold are still active with Ecuador.

Most appearancesEdit

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Iván Hurtado is Ecuador's most capped player, with 168 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Ecuador career
1 Iván Hurtado 168 4 Template:Nowrap
2 Walter Ayoví 122 8 2001–2017
3 Édison Méndez 112 18 2000–2014
4 Álex Aguinaga 109 23 1987–2004
5 Ulises de la Cruz 101 6 1995–2010
6 Luis Capurro 100 1 1985–2003
7 Antonio Valencia 99 11 2004–2019
8 Enner Valencia 97 46 2012–present
9 Giovanny Espinoza 90 3 2000–2009
10 Segundo Castillo 88 9 2003–2016
José Francisco Cevallos 88 0 1994–2010

Top goalscorersEdit

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Enner Valencia is Ecuador's top scorer with 46 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Ecuador career
1 Enner Valencia 46 97 {{#expr:46/97 round 2}} Template:Nowrap
2 Agustín Delgado 31 71 {{#expr:31/71 round 2}} Template:Nowrap
3 Eduardo Hurtado 26 74 {{#expr:26/74 round 2}} 1992–2002
4 Christian Benítez 25 61 {{#expr:25/61 round 2}} 2005–2013
5 Álex Aguinaga 23 109 {{#expr:23/109 round 2}} 1987–2004
6 Felipe Caicedo 22 68 {{#expr:22/68 round 2}} 2005–2017
7 Édison Méndez 18 112 {{#expr:18/112 round 2}} 2000–2014
8 Raúl Avilés 16 55 {{#expr:16/55 round 2}} 1987–1993
Iván Kaviedes 16 57 {{#expr:16/57 round 2}} 1996–2012
10 Ariel Graziani 15 34 {{#expr:15/34 round 2}} 1997–2000

Competitive recordEdit

FIFA World CupEdit

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FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
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Template:Flagicon 1930 Did not enter Declined invitation
Template:Flagicon 1934 Did not enter
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Template:Flagicon 1950 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1954 Did not enter Did not enter
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Template:Flagicon 1962 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 3 11
Template:Flagicon 1966 5 2 1 2 7 7
Template:Flagicon 1970 4 0 1 3 2 8
Template:Flagicon 1974 4 0 2 2 3 8
Template:Flagicon 1978 4 0 1 3 1 9
Template:Flagicon 1982 4 1 1 2 2 5
Template:Flagicon 1986 4 0 1 3 4 11
Template:Flagicon 1990 4 1 1 2 4 5
Template:Flagicon 1994 8 1 3 4 7 7
Template:Flagicon 1998 16 6 3 7 22 21
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 Group stage 24th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad 18 9 4 5 23 20
Template:Flagicon 2006 Round of 16 12th 4 2 0 2 5 4 Squad 18 8 4 6 23 19
Template:Flagicon 2010 Did not qualify 18 6 5 7 22 26
Template:Flagicon 2014 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 3 3 Squad 16 7 4 5 20 16
Template:Flagicon 2018 Did not qualify 18 6 2 10 26 29
Template:Flagicon 2022 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 4 3 Squad 18 7 5 6 27 19
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 Qualification in progress 14 7 5 2 13 5
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined To be determined
Template:Flagicon 2034
Total Round of 16 Template:Tooltip 13 5 2 6 14 14 — 175 61 43 71 209 226

Copa AméricaEdit

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South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Squad
Template:Flagicon 1916 No national representative
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Template:Flagicon 1925 Not a CONMEBOL member
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Template:Flagicon 1927 Did not participate
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Template:Flagicon 1939 Fifth place 5th 4 0 0 4 4 18 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1941 5th 4 0 0 4 1 21 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1942 Seventh place 7th 6 0 0 6 4 31 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1945 7th 6 0 1 5 9 27 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1946 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1947 Sixth place 6th 7 0 3 4 3 17 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1949 Seventh place 7th 7 1 0 6 7 21 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1953 7th 6 0 2 4 1 13 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1955 Sixth place 6th 5 0 0 5 4 22 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1956 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1957 Seventh place 7th 6 0 1 5 7 23 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1959 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1959 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 5 9 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1963 Sixth place 6th 6 1 2 3 14 18 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1967 Did not qualify
1975 Group stage 9th 4 0 1 3 4 10 Squad
1979 9th 4 1 0 3 4 7 Squad
1983 9th 4 0 2 2 4 10 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1987 8th 2 0 1 1 1 4 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1989 7th 4 1 2 1 2 2 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1991 7th 4 1 1 2 6 5 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1993 Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 13 5 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1995 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 2 3 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1997 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 5 2 Squad
Template:Flagicon 1999 Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 3 7 Squad
Template:Flagicon 2001 9th 3 1 0 2 5 5 Squad
Template:Flagicon 2004 12th 3 0 0 3 3 10 Squad
Template:Flagicon 2007 11th 3 0 0 3 3 6 Squad
Template:Flagicon 2011 10th 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad
Template:Flagicon 2015 10th 3 1 0 2 4 6 Squad
Template:Flagicon 2016 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 7 4 Squad
Template:Flagicon 2019 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 2 7 Squad
Template:Flagicon 2021 Quarter-finals 8th 5 0 3 2 5 9 Squad
Template:Flagicon 2024 8th 4 1 2 1 5 4 Squad
Total Fourth place 30/38 130 17 28 85 139 331 —

Pan American GamesEdit

Pan American Games record
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Template:Flagicon 1951 Did not participate
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Template:Flagicon 1995 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 6 10
Since 1999 See Ecuador national under-23 football team
Total Group stage 1/12 3 1 0 2 6 10

Head-to-head recordEdit

Below is a result summary of all matches Ecuador have played against FIFA recognized teams.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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HonoursEdit

RegionalEdit

FriendlyEdit

See alsoEdit

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TrophiesEdit

Ecuador has won the Panamerican Games 2006/2007 Trophy, Ecuador also won the 1999 Canada Cup Trophy, 1995 Korea Cup Trophy and Finally Ecuador achieved 1st place Gold Medal at the 1965 Bolivarian Games.

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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