2005 in Ecuadorian football

The 2005 season is the 83rd season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

• Champion:
  • Apertura: LDU Quito (8th title)
  • Clausura: El Nacional (12th title)
• International cup qualifiers:
  • 2006 Copa Libertadores: LDU Quito, El Nacional, Deportivo Cuenca
  • 2005 Copa Sudamericana: LDU Quito, El Nacional
• Relegated: Deportivo Quevedo (after Apertura); LDU Loja (after Clausura)

Serie B

• Winner:
  • Apertura: ESPOLI (2nd title)
  • Clausura: Macará (3rd title)
• Promoted: ESPOLI (after Apertura); Macará (after Clausura)
• Relegated: Tungurahua, Santa Rita

Segunda

• Winner: Deportivo Azogues
• Promoted: Deportivo Azogues, Imbabura

Clubs in international competitions

National teams

Senior team

The Ecuador national team played seventeen matches in 2005: their remaining seven 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and ten friendlies.

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Ecuador finished their 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign in 3rd place, behind Brazil and Argentina. This marked their second qualification to the tournament.

2005-03-27

16:10

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 32,449

Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

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2005-03-30

20:00

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

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2005-06-04

16:00

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 37,583

Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)

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2005-06-08

15:00

Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla

Attendance: 20,402

Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)

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2005-09-03

15:00

Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz

Attendance: 8,434

Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

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2005-10-08

16:00

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 37,270

Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)

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2005-10-12

21:30

Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago

Attendance: 49,530

Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

Friendlies

2005-01-26

Estadio Bellavista, Ambato

Referee: Luis Vasco (Ecuador)

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2005-01-29

Estadio Rafael Vera Yepez, Babahoyo

Referee: Pedro Ramos (Ecuador)

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2005-02-09

Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar

Referee: Gabriel Favale (Argentina)

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2005-02-16

Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia

Referee: Edgar Durán (Costa Rica)

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2004-05-04

Giants Stadium, New Jersey

Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)

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2004-06-11

Giants Stadium, New Jersey

Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)

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2004-08-17

Estadio Federativo, Loja

Referee: Luis Vasco (Ecuador)

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2005-11-13

Mini Estadi, Barcelona

Referee: Javier Moreno (Spain)

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2005-12-27

LG Cup Four Nations Tournament

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

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2005-12-29

LG Cup Four Nations Tournament

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

References

External links

• National leagues details on RSSSF
• National teams details on RSSSF