1965 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
# 1965 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol

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.

## 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.

| Competition | Team | Qualification method |
| - | - | - |
| Guayaquil 4 berths | Barcelona | 1965 Guayaquil champion |
| Guayaquil 4 berths | Emelec | 1965 Guayaquil runner-up |
| Guayaquil 4 berths | 9 de Octubre | 1965 Guayaquil top-four finishers |
| Guayaquil 4 berths | Patria | 1965 Guayaquil top-four finishers |
| Interandino 4 berths | Universidad Católica | 1965 Interandino champion |
| Interandino 4 berths | LDU Quito | 1965 Interandino runner-up |
| Interandino 4 berths | Aucas | 1965 Interandino top-four finishers |
| Interandino 4 berths | El Nacional | 1965 Interandino top-four finishers |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Emelec | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 14 | 1966 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Barcelona | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 11 | Playoff |
| 3 | 9 de Octubre | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | Playoff |
| 4 | Patria | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | Playoff |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | |
| 6 | El Nacional | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 6 | |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 2 | |
| 8 | Aucas | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 1 | |

* Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1965 champion
* Emelec 3rd title

## Results

| Home \ Away | 9OC | BAR | EME | PAT | AUC | NAC | LDQ | CAT |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 de Octubre | | | | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Barcelona | | | | | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Emelec | | | | | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Patria | | | | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Aucas | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | | | |
| El Nacional | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | | | |
| LDU Quito | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | | | |
| Universidad Católica | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | | | |

* ↑ Teams from the same association did not play each other.
* 1 2 3 4 Aucas lost the matches by fielding an ineligible player.

### 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).

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| 9 de Octubre | 1–1 | Barcelona |
