1965 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol


The 1965 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 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.
CompetitionTeamQualification method
Guayaquil
4 berths		Barcelona1965 Guayaquil champion
Guayaquil
4 berths		Emelec1965 Guayaquil runner-up
Guayaquil
4 berths		9 de Octubre1965 Guayaquil top-four finishers
Guayaquil
4 berths		Patria1965 Guayaquil top-four finishers
Interandino
4 berths		Universidad Católica1965 Interandino champion
Interandino
4 berths		LDU Quito1965 Interandino runner-up
Interandino
4 berths		Aucas1965 Interandino top-four finishers
Interandino
4 berths		El Nacional1965 Interandino top-four finishers

Standings

Results

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.