# Ecuador national football team results (1938–1979)

This page details the match results and statistics of the Ecuador national football team from 1938 to 1979.

## Results

Ecuador's score is shown first in each case.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Ecuador scorers | Att. |
| 1 | 8 August 1938 | Estadio Universitario, Bogotá (N) | Bolivia | 1–1 | 1938 Bolivarian Games | Unknown | – |
| 2 | 10 August 1938 | Estadio Universitario, Bogotá (N) | Colombia | 2–1 | 1938 Bolivarian Games | Freire, Herrera | – |
| 3 | 11 August 1938 | Estadio Universitario, Bogotá (N) | Peru | 1–9 | 1938 Bolivarian Games | Suárez | – |
| 4 | 19 August 1938 | Estadio Universitario, Bogotá (N) | Venezuela | 5–2 | 1938 Bolivarian Games | Castillo (o.g.), Suárez, Arenas, Herrera, Freire | – |
| 5 | 22 August 1938 | Estadio Universitario, Bogotá (N) | Bolivia | 1–2 | 1938 Bolivarian Games | Zambrano | – |
| 6 | 15 January 1939 | Original Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Peru | 2–5 | 1939 South American Championship | Alcívar (2) | 10,000 |
| 7 | 22 January 1939 | Original Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Uruguay | 0–6 | 1939 South American Championship | | 10,000 |
| 8 | 5 February 1939 | Original Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Chile | 1–4 | 1939 South American Championship | Arenas | 10,000 |
| 9 | 12 February 1939 | Original Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Paraguay | 1–3 | 1939 South American Championship | Arenas | 15,000 |
| 10 | 2 February 1939 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Chile | 0–5 | 1941 South American Championship | | 40,000 |
| 11 | 9 February 1939 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Uruguay | 0–6 | 1941 South American Championship | | 70,000 |
| 12 | 16 February 1939 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Argentina | 1–6 | 1941 South American Championship | Freire | 70,000 |
| 13 | 23 February 1939 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Peru | 0–4 | 1941 South American Championship | | 48,000 |
| 14 | 18 January 1942 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (N) | Uruguay | 0–7 | 1942 South American Championship | | 45,000 |
| 15 | 22 January 1942 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (N) | Argentina | 0–12 | 1942 South American Championship | | 25,000 |
| 16 | 25 January 1942 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (N) | Paraguay | 1–3 | 1942 South American Championship | Jiménez | 12,000 |
| 17 | 28 January 1942 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (N) | Peru | 1–2 | 1942 South American Championship | Jiménez | 40,000 |
| 18 | 31 January 1942 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (N) | Brazil | 1–5 | 1942 South American Championship | Alvarez | 40,000 |
| 19 | 5 February 1942 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (N) | Chile | 1–2 | 1942 South American Championship | Alcívar | 15,000 |
| 20 | 14 January 1945 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Chile | 3–6 | 1945 South American Championship | Raymondi Chávez, Jiménez, L. Mendoza | 65,000 |
| 21 | 24 January 1945 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Uruguay | 1–5 | 1945 South American Championship | Aguayo | 70,000 |
| 22 | 31 January 1945 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Argentina | 2–4 | 1945 South American Championship | Aguayo, J. L. Mendoza | 60,000 |
| 23 | 11 February 1945 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Bolivia | 0–0 | 1945 South American Championship | | 70,000 |
| 24 | 18 February 1945 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Colombia | 1–3 | 1945 South American Championship | Aguayo | 65,000 |
| 25 | 21 February 1945 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Brazil | 2–9 | 1945 South American Championship | Aguayo, Albornoz | 22,000 |
| 26 | 30 November 1947 | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil (N) | Bolivia | 2–2 | 1947 South American Championship | Jiménez (2) | 30,000 |
| 27 | 4 December 1947 | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil (N) | Colombia | 0–0 | 1947 South American Championship | | 30,000 |
| 28 | 11 December 1947 | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil (N) | Chile | 0–3 | 1947 South American Championship | | 22,000 |
| 29 | 16 December 1947 | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil (N) | Uruguay | 1–6 | 1947 South American Championship | Garnica | 30,000 |
| 30 | 20 December 1947 | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil (N) | Peru | 0–0 | 1947 South American Championship | | 20,000 |
| 31 | 25 December 1947 | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil (N) | Argentina | 0–2 | 1947 South American Championship | | 25,000 |
| 32 | 30 December 1947 | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil (N) | Paraguay | 0–4 | 1947 South American Championship | | 5,000 |
| 33 | 3 April 1949 | Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro (N) | Brazil | 1–9 | 1949 South American Championship | Chuchuca | 70,000 |
| 34 | 10 April 1949 | Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro (N) | Paraguay | 0–1 | 1949 South American Championship | | 15,000 |
| 35 | 13 April 1949 | Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro (N) | Uruguay | 2–3 | 1949 South American Championship | Arteaga, Vargas | 30,000 |
| 36 | 17 April 1949 | Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro (N) | Chile | 0–1 | 1949 South American Championship | | 8,000 |
| 37 | 20 April 1949 | Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro (N) | Peru | 0–4 | 1949 South American Championship | | 7,000 |
| 38 | 25 April 1949 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo (N) | Bolivia | 0–2 | 1949 South American Championship | | 14,000 |
| 39 | 3 May 1949 | Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro (N) | Colombia | 4–1 | 1949 South American Championship | Cantos, Vargas, Andrade, Maldonado | 3,000 |
| 40 | 28 February 1953 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Peru | 0–1 | 1953 South American Championship | | 50,000 |
| 41 | 4 March 1953 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Paraguay | 0–0 | 1953 South American Championship | | 45,000 |
| 42 | 8 March 1953 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Bolivia | 1–1 | 1953 South American Championship | Guzmán | 45,000 |
| 43 | 12 March 1953 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Brazil | 0–2 | 1953 South American Championship | | 35,000 |
| 44 | 19 March 1953 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Chile | 0–3 | 1953 South American Championship | | 55,000 |
| 45 | 23 March 1953 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Uruguay | 0–6 | 1953 South American Championship | | 35,000 |
| 46 | 27 February 1955 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Chile | 1–7 | 1955 South American Championship | Villacreses | 40,000 |
| 47 | 9 March 1955 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Argentina | 0–4 | 1955 South American Championship | | 40,000 |
| 48 | 13 March 1955 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Peru | 2–4 | 1955 South American Championship | Matute (2) | 50,000 |
| 49 | 16 March 1955 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Paraguay | 0–2 | 1955 South American Championship | | 35,000 |
| 50 | 23 March 1955 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (N) | Uruguay | 1–5 | 1955 South American Championship | Matute | 25,000 |
| 51 | 7 March 1957 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Uruguay | 2–5 | 1957 South American Championship | Larraz (2) | 50,000 |
| 52 | 10 March 1957 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Peru | 1–2 | 1957 South American Championship | Cantos | 55,000 |
| 53 | 17 March 1957 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Argentina | 0–3 | 1957 South American Championship | | 50,000 |
| 54 | 21 March 1957 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Brazil | 1–7 | 1957 South American Championship | Larraz | 45,000 |
| 55 | 24 March 1957 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Chile | 2–2 | 1957 South American Championship | Larraz, Cantos | 45,000 |
| 56 | 1 April 1957 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Colombia | 1–4 | 1957 South American Championship | Larraz | 40,000 |
| 57 | 6 December 1959 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (N) | Uruguay | 0–4 | Second 1959 South American Championship | | 55,000 |
| 58 | 12 December 1959 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (N) | Argentina | 1–1 | Second 1959 South American Championship | Raffo | 55,000 |
| 59 | 19 December 1959 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (N) | Brazil | 1–3 | Second 1959 South American Championship | Raffo | 55,000 |
| 60 | 25 December 1959 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (N) | Paraguay | 3–1 | Second 1959 South American Championship | Spencer, Balseca | 55,000 |
| 61 | 27 December 1959 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (H) | Brazil | 1–2 | Friendly | Balseca | – |
| 62 | 4 December 1960 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (H) | Argentina | 3–6 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | Spencer, Raffo (2) | 60,000 |
| 63 | 17 December 1960 | Boca Juniors Stadium, Buenos Aires (A) | Argentina | 0–5 | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 50,000 |
| 64 | 10 March 1963 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz (N) | Bolivia | 4–4 | 1963 South American Championship | Raffo, Raymondi (2), Bolaños | 15,000 |
| 65 | 14 March 1963 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz (N) | Paraguay | 1–3 | 1963 South American Championship | Raffo | 15,000 |
| 66 | 17 March 1963 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz (N) | Peru | 1–2 | 1963 South American Championship | Raffo | 8,000 |
| 67 | 20 March 1963 | Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba (N) | Argentina | 2–4 | 1963 South American Championship | Pineda, Palacios | 20,000 |
| 68 | 27 March 1963 | Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba (N) | Brazil | 2–2 | 1963 South American Championship | Azón, Raffo | 20,000 |
| 69 | 31 March 1963 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz (N) | Colombia | 4–3 | 1963 South American Championship | Raymondi, Raffo (2), Bolaños | 15,000 |
| 70 | 20 July 1965 | Romelio Martínez Stadium, Barranquilla (A) | Colombia | 1–0 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | Muñoz | 10,175 |
| 71 | 25 July 1965 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (H) | Colombia | 2–0 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | Raymondi (2) | 48,475 |
| 72 | 15 August 1965 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (H) | Chile | 2–2 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | Spencer, Raymondi | 50,041 |
| 73 | 22 August 1965 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (A) | Chile | 1–3 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification | Spencer | 70,602 |
| 74 | 12 October 1965 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (N) | Chile | 1–2 | 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification play-off | Gómez | 44,864 |
| 75 | 21 December 1966 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (H) | Paraguay | 2–2 | 1967 South American Championship qualification | Carrera, Muñoz | 47,000 |
| 76 | 28 December 1966 | Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción (A) | Paraguay | 1–3 | 1967 South American Championship qualification | Muñoz | 25,000 |
| 77 | 22 June 1969 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (H) | Colombia | 4–1 | Friendly | Lasso (2), Muñoz (2) | 15,000 |
| 78 | 6 July 1969 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (H) | Uruguay | 0–2 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 55,783 |
| 79 | 20 July 1969 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (A) | Uruguay | 0–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 39,387 |
| 80 | 27 July 1969 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (A) | Chile | 1–4 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | Macías | 68,857 |
| 81 | 3 August 1969 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (H) | Chile | 1–1 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | Rodríguez | 11,565 |
| 82 | 24 May 1970 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito (H) | England | 0–2 | Friendly | | 36,000 |
| 83 | 11 June 1972 | Machadão, Natal (N) | Portugal | 0–3 | Brazil Independence Cup | | – |
| 84 | 14 June 1972 | Machadão, Natal (N) | Chile | 1–2 | Brazil Independence Cup | Lasso | – |
| 85 | 18 June 1972 | Machadão, Natal (N) | Republic of Ireland | 2–3 | Brazil Independence Cup | Coronel, Lasso | – |
| 86 | 21 June 1972 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife (N) | Iran | 1–1 | Brazil Independence Cup | Lasso | – |
| 87 | 18 February 1973 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito (H) | East Germany | 1–1 | Friendly | Tapia | 40,000 |
| 88 | 24 April 1973 | Guayaquil (H) | Chile | 1–1 | Friendly | Guime | – |
| 89 | 29 April 1973 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz (A) | Bolivia | 3–3 | Friendly | Estupiñán (2), Guime | – |
| 90 | 6 May 1973 | Quito (H) | Bolivia | 0–0 | Friendly | | – |
| 91 | 12 May 1973 | Port-au-Prince (A) | Haiti | 2–1 | Friendly | Mantilla, Estupiñán | – |
| 92 | 15 May 1973 | Port-au-Prince (A) | Haiti | 0–1 | Friendly | | – |
| 93 | 21 June 1973 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá (A) | Colombia | 1–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | Muñoz | 43,497 |
| 94 | 28 June 1973 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (H) | Colombia | 1–1 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | Muñoz | 46,979 |
| 95 | 1 July 1973 | Quito (H) | Uruguay | 1–2 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | Estupiñán | 43,075 |
| 96 | 8 July 1973 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (A) | Uruguay | 0–4 | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 33,033 |
| 97 | 22 June 1975 | Quito (H) | Peru | 6–0 | Friendly | Paz (2), Castañeda, Lasso, Carrera (2) | – |
| 98 | 25 June 1975 | Guayaquil (H) | Peru | 1–0 | Friendly | C. Ron | – |
| 99 | 1 July 1975 | Lima (A) | Peru | 0–2 | Friendly | | – |
| 100 | 9 July 1975 | Cochabamba (A) | Bolivia | 0–1 | Friendly | | – |
| 101 | 24 July 1975 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (H) | Paraguay | 2–2 | 1975 Copa América | Lasso, Castañeda | 50,000 |
| 102 | 27 July 1975 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito (H) | Colombia | 1–3 | 1975 Copa América | Carrera | 45,000 |
| 103 | 7 August 1975 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá (A) | Colombia | 0–2 | 1975 Copa América | | 50,000 |
| 104 | 10 August 1975 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (A) | Paraguay | 1–3 | 1975 Copa América | Castañeda | 10,000 |
| 105 | 20 October 1976 | Guayaquil (H) | Uruguay | 2–2 | Friendly | Villafuerte, Liciardi | – |
| 106 | 4 January 1977 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (A) | Uruguay | 1–1 | Friendly | Liciardi | – |
| 107 | 9 January 1977 | Asunción (A) | Paraguay | 0–2 | Friendly | | – |
| 108 | 16 January 1977 | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá (A) | Colombia | 1–0 | Friendly | Liciardi | 50,000 |
| 109 | 20 January 1977 | Acarigua (A) | Venezuela | 0–1 | Friendly | | – |
| 110 | 26 January 1977 | Quito (H) | Colombia | 4–1 | Friendly | Villafuerte, Liciardi (2), V. Ron | – |
| 111 | 13 February 1977 | Quito (H) | Paraguay | 2–1 | Friendly | Liciardi (2) | – |
| 112 | 20 February 1977 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito (H) | Peru | 1–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | Paz | 39,576 |
| 113 | 27 February 1977 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (H) | Chile | 0–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 51,200 |
| 114 | 12 March 1977 | Estadio Nacional, Lima (A) | Peru | 0–4 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 43,319 |
| 115 | 20 March 1977 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago (A) | Chile | 0–3 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | | 15,571 |
| 116 | 13 June 1979 | Santiago (A) | Chile | 0–0 | Friendly | | – |
| 117 | 21 June 1979 | Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil (H) | Chile | 2–1 | Friendly | Torres, V. Ron | – |
| 118 | 11 July 1979 | Lima (A) | Peru | 1–2 | Friendly | Mantilla | – |
| 119 | 8 August 1979 | Quito (H) | Peru | 2–1 | Friendly | Alarcón, Perlaza | – |
| 120 | 29 August 1979 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito (H) | Paraguay | 1–2 | 1979 Copa América | Torres | 45,000 |
| 121 | 5 September 1979 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito (H) | Uruguay | 2–1 | 1979 Copa América | Tenorio, Alarcón | 30,000 |
| 122 | 13 September 1979 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (A) | Paraguay | 0–2 | 1979 Copa América | | 25,000 |
| 123 | 16 September 1979 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (A) | Uruguay | 1–2 | 1979 Copa América | Klinger | 25,000 |

## Record by opponent

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| Argentina | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 48 | −39 | 0.00 |
| Bolivia | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Brazil | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 39 | −30 | 0.00 |
| Chile | 20 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 53 | −35 | 5.00 |
| Colombia | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 53.33 |
| East Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 12.50 |
| Peru | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 17.65 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Uruguay | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 68 | −54 | 5.56 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 123 | 17 | 26 | 80 | 134 | 337 | −203 | 13.82 |