1999 in Ecuadorian football

Football in Ecuador

Season	1999
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The 1999 season is the 77th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

• Champion: LDU Quito (6th title)
• International cup qualifiers:
  • 2000 Copa Libertadores: LDU Quito, El Nacional, Emelec
• Relegated: Delfín, Deportivo Cuenca, Audaz Octubrino

• Winner: Técnico Universitario (3rd title)
• Promoted: Técnico Universitario
• Relegated: Deportivo Quinindé

• Winner: Deportivo Saquisilí
• Promoted: Deportivo Saquisilí

The Ecuador national team played in seventeen matches in 1999: three Copa América matches and 14 friendlies.

Ecuador was drawn into Group C with Argentina, Colombia, and Uruguay. They lost all their matches and were eliminated in the group stage.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Colombia	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
Ecuador	3	0	0	3	3	7	−4	0

1 July 1999

21:05

Argentina	3 – 1	Ecuador
Simeone 12' Palermo 55', 61'	Report	Kaviedes 77'

Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque

Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

4 July 1999

15:05

Uruguay	3 – 1	Ecuador
Zalayeta 72', 74'	Report	Kaviedes 78'

Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque

Referee: Mario Sánchez (Chile)

7 July 1999

19:05

Colombia	2 – 1	Ecuador
Morantes 37' Ricard 39'	Report	Graziani 50'

Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque

Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

27 January 1999

Costa Rica	0 – 0	Ecuador

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Ronald Cedeño (Costa Rica)

31 January 1999

Ecuador	1 – 1	Denmark [1]
E. Hurtado 73'		Daugaard 89'

Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: José Carpio (Ecuador)

3 February 1999

Guatemala	0 – 0	Ecuador

Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Hugo Castillo (Guatemala)

10 February 1999

Peru	1 – 2	Ecuador
Mendoza 39'		E. Hurtado 66', 75'

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Ángel Ziani (Peru)

17 February 1999

Ecuador	1 – 2	Peru
Chalá 68'		Pizarro 28' Mendoza 48'

Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Roger Zambrano (Ecuador)

14 April 1999

Mexico	0 – 0	Ecuador

Estadio Universitario, Monterrey

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

19 May 1999

Ecuador	0 – 2	Venezuela
		Urdaneta 8', 56'

Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Portoviejo

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

15 June 1999

Venezuela	3 – 2	Ecuador
Rey 50' García 90' Morán 90+2'		Montaño 15' Delgado 22'

Estadio Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Edison Ibarra (Ecuador)

22 June 1999

Chile	0 – 0	Ecuador

Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago

Attendance: 23,282

Referee: Daniel Giménez (Argentina)

12 October 1999

Uruguay	0 – 0	Ecuador

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

27 October 1999

Mexico	0 – 0	Ecuador

Robertson Stadium, Houston

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Ali Saheli (United States)

Ecuador was invited to play in the Canada Cup, a friendly competition amongst national sides held in Edmonton. Ecuador won the competition for the senior side's first international trophy.

2 June 1999

Ecuador	1 – 1	Iran
Montaño 39'		Mousavi 66'

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 5,386

Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)

4 June 1999

Ecuador	3 – 1	Guatemala [2]
Graziani 15', 56' Delgado 48'		Rivera 20'

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 8,865

Referee: Jerry Proctor (Canada)

6 June 1999

Canada  [3]	1 – 2	Ecuador
Xausa 50'		Graziani 17' DeVos 54' (o.g.)

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 10,026

Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Mexico)

1.^ Not a full FIFA international match because Denmark fielded a team with only players from its own league.

2.^ Guatemala fielded its U-23 team. It is still considered as a full FIFA international match.

3.^ Canada fielded its U-23 team. It is still considered as a full FIFA international match.

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