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1997 in Ecuadorian football

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Field	Value
country	Ecuador
season	1997
prevseason	1996
nextseason	1998

The 1997 season is the 75th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

[[Serie A de Ecuador|Serie A]]

Champion: Barcelona (13th title)
International cup qualifiers:
- 1998 Copa Libertadores: Barcelona, Deportivo Quito
- 1998 Copa CONMEBOL: LDU Quito
Relegated: Calvi, Deportivo Quevedo

[[Serie B de Ecuador|Serie B]]

Winner: Panamá (1st title)
Promoted: Panamá, Delfín
Relegated: 9 de Octubre, Esmeraldas Petrolero

Segunda

Winner: Deportivo Quinindé
Promoted: Deportivo Quinindé, Audaz Octubrino

Clubs in international competitions

Team	1997 Copa Libertadores	1997 Copa CONMEBOL
El Nacional	Eliminated in the Round of 16	N/A
Emelec	Eliminated in the First Round	N/A
Técnico Universitario	N/A	Eliminated in the First Round

National teams

[[Ecuador national football team|Senior team]]

The Ecuador national team played nineteen matches in 1997: ten 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 4 at the 1997 Copa América, and five friendlies.

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Qualification to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France finished in 1997. Ecuador finished 6th in CONMEBOL and failed to qualify to the tournament.

Etcheverry

Delgado Chalá

Crespo

Graziani

Abreu Carlos Aguilera

Copa América

Main article: 1997 Copa América

The 1997 Copa América was held in Bolivia.

Group stage

Ecuador was drawn into Group A with Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay. They finished first in the group and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
3	1	2	0	3	1	+2		5
3	1	1	1	2	3	−1		4
3	0	0	3	1	5	−4		0

Graziani

Gavica

Quarterfinals

Suárez Chávez Sánchez Blanco Villa Graziani Fernández Capurro de la Cruz Rosero }}

Friendlies

Borgetti Álvarez

de la Cruz

Dodô Emerson Maldonado

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