2003 in Ecuadorian football

Football in Ecuador

Season

2003

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2004 →

The 2003 season is the 81st season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

Serie A

Main article: Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A 2003

Champion: LDU Quito (7th title)
International cup qualifiers:
- 2004 Copa Libertadores: LDU Quito, Barcelona, El Nacional
- 2004 Copa Sudamericana: LDU Quito, Barcelona
Relegated: Manta, Técnico Universitario

Serie B

Winner: Olmedo (2nd title)
Promoted: Olmedo, Macará
Relegated: Esmeraldas Petrolero, UDJ

Segunda

Winner: LDU Loja
Promoted: LDU Loja, LDU Portoviejo

Clubs in international competitions

Team	2003 Copa Libertadores	2003 Copa Sudamericana
Barcelona	Eliminated in the First Stage	Eliminated in the Preliminary Stage
El Nacional	Eliminated in the First Stage	N/A
Emelec	Eliminated in the First Stage	N/A
LDU Quito	N/A	Eliminated in the Preliminary Stage

National teams

Senior team

The Ecuadorian national team played ten matches in 2003: four 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and six friendlies.

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup began in 2003.

Ecuador v Venezuela

2003-09-06
16:00

Ecuador	2 – 0	Venezuela
Espinoza 5' Tenorio 72'	(Report)

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 14,997
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)

Brazil v Ecuador

2003-09-10
20:45

Brazil	1 – 0	Ecuador
Ronaldinho 13'	(Report)

Vivaldão, Manaus
Attendance: 36,601
Referee: Luis Solórzano (Venezuela)

Paraguay v Ecuador

2003-11-15
19:20

Paraguay	2 – 1	Ecuador
Santa Cruz 29' Cardozo 75'	(Report)	Méndez 58'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Paniagua (Bolivia)

Ecuador v Peru

2003-11-19
17:00

Ecuador	0 – 0	Peru
	(Report)

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 34,361
Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

Friendlies

Ecuador v Estonia

2003-02-09

Ecuador	1 – 0	Estonia
Hurtado 89' (pen.)

Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Pedro Ramos (Ecuador)

Ecuador v Estonia

2003-02-12

Ecuador	2 – 1	Estonia
Baldeón 24', 48'		Zahovaiko 67'

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

2003-04-30

Template:Country data ESPAÑA	4 – 0	Ecuador
de Pedro 15' Morientes 21', 23', 64'

Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Sergo Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)

Colombia v Ecuador

2003-06-08

Colombia	0 – 0	Ecuador

Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Antonio Rubinos (Spain)

Peru v Ecuador

2003-06-11

Peru	2 – 2	Ecuador
Silva 42' Mendoza 52'		O. Tenorio 27', 74'

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Kevin Terry (United States)

Ecuador v Guatemala

2003-08-20

Ecuador	2 – 0	Guatemala
Baldeón 6' Aguinaga 50'

Estadio Bellavista, Ambato
Attendance: 25,023
Referee: Segundo Díaz (Ecuador)

External links

Football in Ecuador

Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol

National teams	Men's (Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup)/Women's U-23 Men's U-20/Women's U-20 Men's U-17/Women's U-17

Leagues	Serie A Serie B Segunda Categoría Women's championship

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