Football in Ecuador

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

National leagues

Serie A

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

Serie B

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

Segunda

• Winner: LDU Loja
• Promoted: LDU Loja, LDU Portoviejo

Clubs in international competitions

National teams

Senior team

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

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup began in 2003.

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)

2003-09-10

20:45

Brazil	1 – 0	Ecuador
Ronaldinho 13'	(Report)

Vivaldão, Manaus

Attendance: 36,601

Referee: Luis Solórzano (Venezuela)

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)

2003-11-19

17:00

Ecuador	0 – 0	Peru
	(Report)

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito

Attendance: 34,361

Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)

Friendlies

2003-02-09

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

Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Pedro Ramos (Ecuador)

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

Spain	4 – 0	Ecuador
de Pedro 15' Morientes 21', 23', 64'

Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Sergo Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)

2003-06-08

Colombia	0 – 0	Ecuador

Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Antonio Rubinos (Spain)

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)

2003-08-20

Ecuador	2 – 0	Guatemala
Baldeón 6' Aguinaga 50'

Estadio Bellavista, Ambato

Attendance: 25,023

Referee: Segundo Díaz (Ecuador)