2004 in Ecuadorian football

Football in Ecuador
Season 2004
← 2003 Ecuador 2005 →

The 2004 season is the 82nd season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

Serie B

Segunda

Clubs in international competitions

Team 2004 Copa Libertadores 2004 Copa Sudamericana
Aucas N/A Eliminated in the Preliminary Stage
Barcelona Eliminated in the Round of 16 N/A
El Nacional Eliminated in the First Stage N/A
LDU Quito Eliminated in the Round of 16 Eliminated in the Semifinals

National teams

Senior team

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Ecuador continued their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying in 2006.

2004-03-30
20:30
Argentina  1 – 0  Ecuador
Crespo  60' (Report)
River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)

2004-06-02
16:00
Ecuador  2 – 1  Colombia
Delgado  3'
Salas  66' 		(Report) Oviedo  57'

2004-06-05
16:00
Ecuador  3 – 2  Bolivia
Solíz  27' (o.g.)
Delgado  32'
de la Cruz  38' 		(Report) Gutiérrez  57'
Castillo  74'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 30,020
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)

2004-09-05
15:15
Uruguay  1 – 0  Ecuador
Bueno  57' (Report)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

2004-10-10
17:00
Ecuador  2 – 0  Chile
Kaviedes  49'
Méndez  64' 		(Report)
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 27,956
Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia)

2004-10-14
19:00
Venezuela  3 – 1  Ecuador
Urdaneta  20' (pen.)
Morán  72'  80' 		(Report) M. Ayoví  41' (pen.)
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)

2004-11-17
16:00
Ecuador  1 – 0  Brazil
Méndez  77' (Report)

Copa América

Main article: 2004 Copa América

Ecuador was drawn into Group B with Argentina, Mexico, and Uruguay. They finished 4th in the group and were eliminated from the tournament.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 321053+27
 Argentina 3201104+66
 Uruguay 311167−14
 Ecuador 3003310−70

July 7, 2004
19:45 (UTC-5)
Argentina  6 – 1  Ecuador
K. González  5' (pen.)
Saviola  64', 75', 79'
D'Alessandro  84'
L. González  90' 		Report Delgado  62'

July 10, 2004
17:30 (UTC-5)
Uruguay  2 – 1  Ecuador
Forlán  61'
Bueno  78' 		Report Salas  73'

July 13, 2004
17:30 (UTC-5)
Mexico  2 – 1  Ecuador
Altamirano  23' (pen.)
Bautista  42' 		Report Delgado  71'
Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)

Friendlies

2004-03-108
Mexico  2 – 1  Ecuador
Martínez  17' (pen.)
Bravo  30' 		Méndez  32' (pen.)
Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Batres (GUA)

2004-04-28
Honduras  1 – 1  Ecuador
Pavón  32' Ordóñez  82'
Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Saheli (USA)

2004-10-20
Jordan  3 – 0  Ecuador
Al-Maltah  45+1'
Shelbayeh  53'
Suleiman  69'
June 11 Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: —
Referee: —

2004-10-22
Nigeria  2 – 2  Ecuador
Ademola
Ezeji  78' 		unknown
Porozo  65'
  Penalties  
3 – 4
June 11 Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: —
Referee: —

2004-10-27
Mexico  2 – 1  Ecuador
Fonseca  42', 46' Calle  80'
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Prus (USA)

Notes

1.^ Ecuador fielded its U-23 team, but the match is listed as a full international by FIFA.

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