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Football in Ecuador

Season	2002
←  2001 2003 →

The 2002 season was the 80th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

• Champion: Emelec (10th title)
• International cup qualifiers:
  • 2003 Copa Libertadores: Emelec, Barcelona, El Nacional
  • 2002 Copa Sudamericana: Barcelona, Aucas
• Relegated: Olmedo, Macará

Serie B

• Winner: Técnico Universitario (4th title)
• Promoted: Técnico Universitario, Manta
• Relegated: LDU Portoviejo

Segunda

• Winner: Deportivo Quevedo
• Promoted: Deportivo Quevedo

Clubs in international competitions

National teams

Senior team

The Ecuador national team played 15 matches in 2002: three FIFA World Cup matches, to CONCACAF Gold Cup matches, and ten friendlies.

2002 FIFA World Cup

Ecuador participated in their first FIFA World Cup. They were drawn in Group G with Italy, Mexico, and Croatia. They were eliminated from the competition in the Group Stage, but not before registering their first World Cup victory over 1998 third-place finisher, Croatia.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Italy	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Croatia	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
Ecuador	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3

3 June 2002

20:30 ( UTC+9)

Italy	2 – 0	Ecuador
Vieri 7', 27'	(Report)

Sapporo Dome, Sapporo

Attendance: 31,081

Referee: Brian Hall ( United States)

9 June 2002

15:30 ( UTC+9)

Mexico	2 – 1	Ecuador
Borgetti 28' Torrado 57'	(Report)	Delgado 5'

Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi

Attendance: 45,610

Referee: Mourad Daami ( Tunisia)

13 June 2002

20:30 ( UTC+9)

Ecuador	1 – 0	Croatia
Méndez 48'	(Report)

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 65,862

Referee: William Mattus ( Costa Rica)

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Ecuador was invited to play in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, held in the United States. They were drawn into Group D with Haiti and Canada. Despite a tie among all the team in the group, they were eliminated from the competition in the Group Stage by a draw of lots.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
Haiti	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
Ecuador	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3

20 January 2002

Ecuador	0 – 2	Haiti
		Méndez 6' ( o.g.) Alerte 44'

Orange Bowl, Miami

Attendance: 12,253

Referee: Carlos Batres ( Guatemala)

22 January 2002

Ecuador	2 – 0	Canada
Aguinaga 89', 90+4'

Orange Bowl, Miami

Attendance: 3,827

Referee: Brian Hall ( United States)

Friendlies

12 January 2002

Ecuador	1 – 0	Guatemala
I. Hurtado 83'

Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Roger Zambrano ( Ecuador)

12 February 2002

Ecuador	1 – 0	Turkey
C. Tenorio 65'

Fuji Film Stadion, Breda

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Jack van Hulten ( Netherlands)

10 March 2002

United States	1 – 0	Ecuador
Lewis 21'

Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

Attendance: 24,133

Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (ESA)

27 March 2002

Ecuador	3 – 0	Bulgaria
Kaviedes 24', 82' C. Tenorio 51'

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Attendance: 45,511

Referee: Michael Kennedy ( United States)

17 April 2002

Ecuador	0 – 0	South Africa

Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: Rodríguez Santiago ( Spain)

8 May 2002

Ecuador	1 – 0	Yugoslavia
Delgado 69'

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Attendance: 36,540

Referee: Richard Grady ( United States)

23 May 2002

Ecuador	0 – 1	Senegal
		Guerrón 69' ( o.g.)

Bird Stadium, Tottori

Attendance: 8,533

Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura ( Japan)

16 October 2002

Costa Rica	1 – 1	Ecuador
Bryce 53'		C. Tenorio 82'

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Rodrigo Badilla ( Costa Rica)

20 October 2002

Venezuela	2 – 0	Ecuador
Rey 30' Moreno 79'

Estadio Olímpico, Caracas

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Gustavo Brand ( Venezuela)

20 November 2002

Ecuador	2 – 2	Costa Rica
Aguinaga 75' ( pen.) Kaviedes 85'		Chinchilla 29' Herron 45'

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Pedro Ramos ( Ecuador)

External links

• National leagues details on RSSSF