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1964 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol

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Season
  
1964

Matches played
  
31

Copa Libertadores
  
Deportivo Quito

Goals scored
  
87 (2.81 per match)

Champions
  
Deportivo Quito (1st title)

Top goalscorer
  
Jorge Valencia (8 goals)

The 1964 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol (English: Ecuadorian Football Championship) was the 6th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. Deportivo Quito won their first national title, becoming the first club from the capital city to win. They qualified to the 1965 Copa Libertadores.

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Qualified teams

The number of teams remained the same at eight. The qualified teams included the top-four finishers from the Campeonato Interandino, two teams from Manabí, and two from Tungurahua. América de Ambato, América de Manta, El Nacional, and Juventud Italiana made their first appearance in the national tournament. Teams from Guayaquil declined to participate.

Standings

Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points.

Results

Source:
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff

Since points was the sole deciding factor in determining the champion, Deportivo Quito, El Nacional, and LDU Quito went to a playoff. The matches took place the following year in 1965.

Standings

Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points.

References

1964 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Wikipedia