Season 1965 Top goalscorer Helio Cruz (8 goals) Goals scored 77 | Champions Emelec (3rd title) Start date 1965 Matches played 33 | |
Biggest home win Barcelona 5–2 El NacionalEmelec 3–0 Universidad CatólicaEmelec 3–0 AucasPatria 3–0 El Nacional Biggest away win El Nacional 0–2 9 de OctubreAucas 1–3 9 de OctubreUniversidad Católica 0–2 Patria Highest scoring Barcelona 5–2 El Nacional Similar 1957 Campeonato Ecuatoria, 2006 Campeonato Ecuatoria, 2015 Campeonato Ecuatoria, 1990 Copa Libertadores, 2014 Campeonato Ecuatoria | ||
The 1965 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol (English: Ecuadorian Football Championship) was the 7th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. Emelec won their third national title. They qualified to the 1966 Copa Libertadores along with 9 de Octubre.
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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 and the Campeonato de Guayaquil. Universidad Católica made their first appearance in the tournament.
Standings
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points.
Results
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
1. Aucas lost the matches by fielding an ineligible player.
2. Teams from the same association did not play each other.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Runner-up playoff
Since 9 de Octubre, Barcelona, and Patria finished the tournament equal on points, a playoff was needed to determine who finished as the runner-up and qualified to the 1966 Copa Libertadores. Patria declined to participate. After tying at a goal apiece, 9 de Octubre was declared the runner-up since they had a better goal average throughout the season (1.37 v. 1.36).