Ecuador 1996

The season consists of a Torneo Apertura and a Torneo Clausura.  Both
winners qualify for the Copa Libertadores 1997.  The champion is
determined in a playoff between the two winners.  If one team wins
both, it automatically wins the championship 1996.


Torneo Apertura
---------------

Final Table:

 1.Nacional               22 15  5  2  42-16  50   [Quito]
 2.Emelec                 22 14  4  4  50-19  46   [Guayaquil]
 3.Barcelona              22 13  3  6  36-16  42   [Guayaquil]
 4.Deportivo Quito        22  9  8  5  39-26  35   [Quito]
 5.Deportivo Cuenca       22  9  7  6  25-20  34   [Cuenca]
 6.Olmedo                 22  9  4  9  22-27  31   [Riobamba]
 7.Espoli                 22  7  8  7  23-26  29   [Quito]
 8.LDU Quito              22  7  4 11  30-32  25   [Quito]
 9.Tecnico Universitario  22  7  4 11  25-42  25   [Ambato]
10.Green Cross            22  6  2 14  18-41  20   [Manta]
11.Aucas                  22  3  6 13  16-29  15   [Quito]
12.LDU Portoviejo         22  4  3 15  21-53  15   [Portoviejo]

Round 1
LDU Quito-Barcelona 0-1
Nacional-Aucas 2-0
Cuenca-Green Cross 3-0,
Olmedo-Dep Quito 0-2
Emelec-Espoli 4-0
LDU Portoviejo-Tecnico Univ 0-2

Round 2
Barcelona-Nacional 1-0
Espoli-Olmedo 1-1
Aucas-LDU Portoviejo 3-1
Dep Quito-LDU Quito 2-2
Green Cross-Emelec 0-2
Tecnico U-Cuenca 1-1

Round 3
Olmedo-Barcelona 2-1
Espoli-Tecnico U 2-0
Nacional-Green Cross 4-0,
Cuenca-Dep Quito 0-0
Emelec-Aucas 2-1
LDU Portoviejo-LDU Quito 2-4

Round 4
Dep Quito-Emelec 1-2
Green Cross-Espoli 2-1
LDU Quito-Cuenca 0-1
Aucas-Olmedo 0-2
Tecnico U-Nacional 0-2
Barcelona-LDU Portoviejo 5-0

Round 5
Nacional-LDU Quito 1-0
Emelec-Tecnico U 7-0
Olmedo-Green Cross 2-0
LDU Portoviejo-Dep Quito 3-3
Cuenca-Barcelona 1-0
Aucas-Espoli 1-2

Round 6
Tecnico U-LDU Quito 0-2
Dep Quito-Nacional 2-2
Olmedo-Cuenca 0-0
Green Cross-Aucas 2-1
Espoli-LDU Portoviejo 3-0
Barcelona-Emelec 1-0

Round 7
Cuenca-Espoli 1-0
Dep Quito-Tecnico U 6-2
LDU Quito-Olmedo 5-0
LDU Portoviejo-Green Cross 2-1
Emelec-Nacional 2-1
Aucas-Barcelona 1-1

Round 8
Barcelona-Dep Quito 1-1
Aucas-LDU Quito 1-1
Espoli-Nacional 1-1
Olmedo-Emelec 1-0
LDU Portoviejo-Cuenca 2-5
Tecnico U-Green Cross 4-1

Round 9
Tecnico U-Barcelona 2-0
Nacional-Olmedo 2-1
Espoli-Dep Quito 1-0,
Cuenca-Aucas 3-0
Emelec-LDU Portoviejo 4-1
Green Cross-LDU Quito 2-0

Round 10
Green Cross-Barcelona 0-3
Nacional-LDU Portoviejo 6-0
Dep Quito-Aucas 2-1
LDU Quito-Espoli 0-1
Olmedo-Tecnico U 2-1
Emelec-Cuenca 2-0

Round 11
Barcelona-Espoli 2-0
LDU Quito-Emelec 4-3
Dep Quito-Green Cross 6-0
Cuenca-Nacional 0-0
Portoviejo-Olmedo 3-0
Tecnico U-Aucas 2-1

Round 12
Espoli-Barcelona 0-2
Emelec-LDU Quito 5-0
Green Cross-Dep Quito 0-1
Nacional-Cuenca 1-1
Olmedo-LDU Portoviejo 1-0
Aucas-Tecnico U 1-1

Round 13
Barcelona-Green Cross 1-0
LDU Portoviejo-Nacional 0-3
Aucas-Dep Quito 0-1
Espoli-LDU Quito 0-0
Tecnico U-Olmedo 2-1
Cuenca-Emelec 1-1

Round 14
Barcelona-Tecnico 6-1
Olmedo-Nacional 1-2
Dep Quito-Espoli 1-1
Aucas-Cuenca 2-0
Portoviejo-Emelec 0-1
LDU Quito-G Cross 1-1

Round 15
Dep Quito-Barcelona 1-0
LDU Quito-Aucas 1-0
Nacional-Espoli 2-2
Emelec-Olmedo 3-1
Cuenca-LDU Portoviejo 0-1
Green Cross-Tecnico U 0-0

Round 16
Espoli-Cuenca 4-1
Tecnico U-Dep Quito 3-1
Olmedo-LDU Quito 3-1
Green Cross-LDU Portoviejo 1-0
Nacional-Emelec 1-0
Barcelona-Aucas 1-1

Round 17
LDU Quito-Tecnico U 2-0
Nacional-Dep Quito 2-0
Cuenca-Olmedo 1-1
Aucas-Green Cross 1-0
LDU Portoviejo-Espoli 0-0
Emelec-Barcelona 2-1

Round 18
LDU Quito-Nacional 1-2
Tecnico U-Emelec 0-3
Green Cross-Olmedo 0-0
Dep Quito-LDU Portoviejo 3-0
Barcelona-Cuenca 1-0
Espoli-Aucas 1-0

Round 19
Emelec-Dep Quito 1-1
Espoli-Green Cross 2-1
Cuenca-LDU Quito 1-0
Olmedo-Aucas 1-0
Nacional-Tecnico U 2-1
LDU Portoviejo-Barcelona 2-5

Round 20
Barcelona-Olmedo 1-0
Tecnico U-Espoli 2-1
Green Cross-Nacional 1-2
Dep Quito-Cuenca 1-2
Aucas-Emelec 1-1
LDU Quito-LDU Portoviejo 2-0

Round 21
Nacional-Barcelona 1-0
Olmedo-Espoli 1-0
LDU Portoviejo-Aucas 3-0
LDU Quito-Dep Quito 2-2
Emelec-Green Cross 4-1
Cuenca-Tecnico U 1-0

Round 22
Barcelona-LDU Quito 2-1
Aucas-Nacional 0-1
Green Cross-Cuenca 3-0
Dep Quito-Olmedo 3-1
Espoli-Emelec 1-1
Tecnico U-LDU Portoviejo 1-1.

Final Table:

 1.Nacional               22 15  5  2  42-16  50   [Quito]
 2.Emelec                 22 14  4  4  50-19  46   [Guayaquil]
 3.Barcelona              22 13  3  6  36-16  42   [Guayaquil]
 4.Deportivo Quito        22  9  8  5  39-26  35   [Quito]
 5.Deportivo Cuenca       22  9  7  6  25-20  34   [Cuenca]
 6.Olmedo                 22  9  4  9  22-27  31   [Riobamba]
 7.Espoli                 22  7  8  7  23-26  29   [Quito]
 8.LDU Quito              22  7  4 11  30-32  25   [Quito]
 9.Tecnico Universitario  22  7  4 11  25-42  25   [Ambato]
10.Green Cross            22  6  2 14  18-41  20   [Manta]
11.Aucas                  22  3  6 13  16-29  15   [Quito]
12.LDU Portoviejo         22  4  3 15  21-53  15   [Portoviejo]

Torneo Clausura
---------------

Round 1
Nacional     2-0 Green Cross
Olmedo       3-2 LDU Quito
Cuenca       1-0 Emelec
Portoviejo   1-0 Espoli
Barcelona    2-2 Dep Quito
Aucas        2-2 Tecnico Univ

Round 2
Green Cross  1-2 Olmedo 
Nacional     2-0 LDU Quito 
Emelec       5-0 Portoviejo 
Espoli       1-1 Cuenca 
Aucas        1-0 Dep Quito
Tecnico Univ 2-0 Barcelona 

Round 3
LDU Quito    3-1 Green Cross 
Olmedo       1-0 Nacional 
Espoli       2-0 Emelec 
Cuenca       1-0 Portoviejo 
Dep Quito    3-2 Tecnico Univ
Barcelona    4-3 Aucas 

Round 4
Olmedo       1-0 Green Cross
LDU Quito    0-3 Nacional
Cuenca       0-0 Espoli
Portoviejo   1-2 Emelec
Aucas        0-2 Dep Quito
Barcelona    2-0 Tecnico Univ

Round 5
Green Cross  0-0 LDU Quito
Nacional     2-1 Olmedo
Emelec       3-0 Espoli
Portoviejo   2-3 Cuenca
Tecnico Univ 2-3 Dep Quito
Aucas        0-0 Barcelona

Round 6
LDU Quito    1-0 Olmedo
Green Cross  3-2 Nacional
Emelec       3-1 Cuenca 
Espoli       3-0 Portoviejo
Dep Quito    1-0 Barcelona 
Tecnico Univ 0-0 Aucas

Standings 

Group 1
 1.Nacional                6  4  0  2 11- 5  12
 2.Olmedo                  6  4  0  2  8- 6  12
-----------------------------------------------
 3.LDU Quito               6  2  1  3  6- 9   7
 4.Green Cross             6  1  1  4  5-10   4

Group 2
 1.Emelec                  6  4  0  2 13- 5  12
 2.Deportivo Cuenca        6  3  2  1  7- 6  11
-----------------------------------------------
 3.Espoli                  6  2  2  2  6- 5   8
 4.LDU Portoviejo          6  1  0  5  4-14   3

Group 3
 1.Deportivo Quito         6  4  1  1 11- 7  13
 2.Barcelona               6  2  2  2  8- 8   8
-----------------------------------------------
 3.Aucas                   6  1  3  2  6- 8   6
 4.Tecnico Universitario   6  1  2  3  8-10   5

Nacional, Olmedo, Cuenca, Emelec, Barcelona and Deportivo Quito
qualified for Hexagonal Final.


Hexagonal para Copa Libertadores de America
===========================================
Round 1
Nacional     3-1 Emelec
Barcelona    4-0 Olmedo
Cuenca       0-0 Dep Quito

Round 2
Olmedo       0-0 Nacional
Dep Quito    4-2 Barcelona
Emelec       5-1 Cuenca

Round 3
Barcelona    1-0 Nacional
Dep Quito    2-1 Emelec
Cuenca       1-1 Olmedo

Round 4
Nacional     3-1 Cuenca
Olmedo       0-1 Dep Quito
Emelec       1-0 Barcelona

Round 5
Nacional     2-0 Dep Quito
Emelec       2-2 Olmedo
Cuenca       1-2 Barcelona

Round 6
Dep Quito    2-2 Nacional
Olmedo       1-1 Emelec
Barcelona    2-2 Cuenca

Round 7
Cuenca       2-2 Nacional
Dep Quito    1-1 Olmedo
Emelec       3-0 Barcelona

Round 8
Nacional     0-0 Barcelona
Olmedo       0-1 Cuenca
Emelec       7-0 Dep Quito

Round 9
Nacional     4-1 Olmedo
Cuenca       1-0 Emelec
Dep Quito    0-3 Barcelona

Round 10
Dep Quito    3-0 Cuenca
Olmedo       0-2 Barcelona
Emelec       3-0 Nacional

Table:

 1.Emelec                 10  5  2  3  24-10  19  (2)
 2.Nacional               10  4  4  2  16-11  19  (3 bonus points)
 3.Barcelona              10  5  2  3  16-11  17
 4.Deportivo Quito        10  4  3  3  13-18  15
 5.Deportivo Cuenca       10  2  4  4  10-18  10
 6.Olmedo                 10  0  5  5   6-17   5

Emelec Clausura Champions; play off with Apertura Championship Nacional
for the championship 1996 (see below).

Hexagonal para el no descenso de categoría
==========================================

Round 1
Tecnico Univ 2-1 Green Cross
Portoviejo   2-2 LDU Quito
Aucas        1-1 Espoli

Round 2
Green Cross  1-1 Portoviejo
Aucas        1-1 LDU Quito
Tecnico Univ 1-1 Espoli

Round 3
Aucas        3-0 Portoviejo
Green Cross  1-2 Espoli
Tecnico Univ 2-0 LDU Quito

Round 4
Aucas        2-0 Green Cross
LDU Quito    2-2 Espoli
Portoviejo   2-0 Tecnico Univ

Round 5
Espoli       2-1 Portoviejo
Green Cross  2-1 LDU Quito
Tecnico Univ 2-1 Aucas

Round 6
Portoviejo   1-2 Espoli
LDU Quito    4-1 Green Cross
Aucas        3-0 Tecnico Univ

Round 7
Espoli       0-0 LDU Quito
Green Cross  2-1 Aucas
Tecnico Univ 3-0 Portoviejo

Round 8
Espoli       1-0 Green Cross
LDU Quito    1-0 Tecnico Univ
Portoviejo   0-0 Aucas

Round 9
Aucas        0-0 LDU Quito
Tecnico Univ 0-0 Espoli
Portoviejo   4-1 Green Cross

Round 10
Aucas        4-1 Espoli
LDU Quito    6-0 Portoviejo
Green Cross  1-2 Tecnico Univ

Table:

 1.Tecnico Universitario  10  5  2  3  12-10  17
 2.Espoli                 10  4  5  1  12-11  17
 3.Aucas                  10  4  4  2  16- 7  14  (-2 bonus points)
 4.LDU Quito              10  3  5  2  17-10  14
------------------------------------------------
 5.Green Cross            10  2  1  7  10-20   7
 6.LDU Portoviejo         10  2  3  5  11-20   6  (-3 bonus points)

Green Cross and LDU Portoviejo relegated.


1996 Championship Final
=======================

Nacional     2-1 Emelec
 [3' Augustin Delgado, 51' José Guerrero; 87' Em. Graciani]

Dec 22
Nacional     2-0 Emelec
 [24' Oswaldo dela Cruz, 89' Kleber Chalá, att: 41,207]


Nacional champions of Ecuador 1996.

1995

1997

list of champions

list of champions interandinos

list of champions costa

list of final tables

list of top scorers

list of foundation dates clubs


About this document

Prepared and maintained by Rudolf Ringger Carbo and Mikael Jönsson for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Rudolf Ringger Carbo (rringger@gu.pro.ec) and Mikael Jönsson (mikael.joensson@tordata.se)
Last updated: 4 Aug 1999

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