1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
{{Infobox football league season
|competition=Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
|season=1966
|winners=Barcelona (3rd title)
|league topscorer=Coutinho (13 goals)
|continentalcup1=Copa Libertadores
|continentalcup1 qualifiers=Barcelona
Emelec
|biggest home win=América de Quito 8–0 Macará
|biggest away win=9 de Octubre 0–4 Emelec
River Plate de Manta 0–4 Barcelona
Aucas 1–5 LDU Quito
|highest scoring=LDU Quito 5–4 Politécnico
|matches=
|total goals=
|longest wins=
|longest unbeaten=
|longest losses=
|prevseason=1965
|nextseason=1967
}}
The 1966 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol ({{langx|en|Ecuadorian Football Championship}}) was the 8th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. Barcelona won their third national title. They qualified to the 1967 Copa Libertadores along with Emelec.
Qualified teams
The number of teams expanded to sixteen. The qualified teams included the top-eight finishers from the Campeonato Interandino and the Campeonato de Guayaquil.
| class="wikitable" |
| width=100|Competition
!width=150|Team !Qualification method |
|---|
| rowspan="8"|Guayaquil 8 berths |1966 Guayaquil champion |
| Barcelona
|1966 Guayaquil runner-up |
| 9 de Octubre
|rowspan=6|1966 Guayaquil top-eight finishers |
| América de Manta |
| Español |
| Norte América |
| Patria |
| River Plate de Manta |
| rowspan="8"|Interandino 8 berths |1966 Interandino champion |
| América de Quito
|1966 Interandino runner-up |
| América de Ambato
|rowspan=6|1966 Interandino top-eight finishers |
| Aucas |
| El Nacional |
| Macará |
| Politécnico |
| Universidad Católica |
First stage
=Sierra=
==Group A==
===Standings===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=LDQ|name_LDQ=LDU Quito
|team2=NAC|name_NAC=El Nacional
|team3=CAT|name_CAT=Universidad Católica
|team4=AMA|name_AMA=América de Ambato
|win_LDQ=5|draw_LDQ=1|loss_LDQ=0|gf_LDQ=16|ga_LDQ=5
|win_NAC=4|draw_NAC=1|loss_NAC=1|gf_NAC=15|ga_NAC=8
|win_CAT=2|draw_CAT=0|loss_CAT=4|gf_CAT=11|ga_CAT=15
|win_AMA=0|draw_AMA=0|loss_AMA=6|gf_AMA=8|ga_AMA=22
|col_A=#FFFFCC|text_A=Advanced to the Final Stage
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
===Results===
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AMA|team2=NAC|team3=LDQ|team4=CAT
|name_AMA=América de Ambato
|match_AMA_NAC=3–5
|match_AMA_LDQ=1–3
|match_AMA_CAT=3–4
|name_NAC=El Nacional
|match_NAC_AMA=2–0
|match_NAC_LDQ=2–2
|match_NAC_CAT=4–1
|name_LDQ=LDU Quito
|match_LDQ_AMA=4–1
|match_LDQ_NAC=1–0
|match_LDQ_CAT=3–1
|name_CAT=Universidad Católica
|match_CAT_AMA=4–0
|match_CAT_NAC=1–2
|match_CAT_LDQ=0–3
|update=complete
|source=
}}
==Group B==
===Standings===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=POL|name_POL=Politécnico
|team2=AUC|name_AUC=Aucas
|team3=AMQ|name_AMQ=América de Quito
|team4=MAC|name_MAC=Macará
|win_POL=2|draw_POL=3|loss_POL=1|gf_POL=8|ga_POL=7
|win_AUC=2|draw_AUC=2|loss_AUC=2|gf_AUC=6|ga_AUC=5
|win_AMQ=1|draw_AMQ=4|loss_AMQ=1|gf_AMQ=10|ga_AMQ=4
|win_MAC=2|draw_MAC=1|loss_MAC=3|gf_MAC=7|ga_MAC=15
|col_A=#FFFFCC|text_A=Advanced to the Final Stage
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
===Results===
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AMQ|team2=AUC|team3=MAC|team4=POL
|name_AMQ=América de Quito
|match_AMQ_AUC=0–2
|match_AMQ_MAC=8–0
|match_AMQ_POL=2–2
|name_AUC=Aucas
|match_AUC_AMQ=0–0
|match_AUC_MAC=0–1
|match_AUC_POL=2–1
|name_MAC=Macará
|match_MAC_AMQ=0–0
|match_MAC_AUC=3–2
|match_MAC_POL=2–3
|name_POL=Politécnico
|match_POL_AMQ=0–0
|match_POL_AUC=0–0
|match_POL_MAC=2–1
|update=complete
|source=
}}
=Costa=
==Group A==
===Standings===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=PAT|name_PAT=Patria
|team2=EME|name_EME=Emelec
|team3=9OC|name_9OC=9 de Octubre
|team4=AMM|name_AMM=América de Manta
|win_PAT=4|draw_PAT=0|loss_PAT=2|gf_PAT=7|ga_PAT=4
|win_EME=3|draw_EME=0|loss_EME=3|gf_EME=11|ga_EME=5
|win_9OC=3|draw_9OC=0|loss_9OC=3|gf_9OC=5|ga_9OC=8
|win_AMM=2|draw_AMM=0|loss_AMM=4|gf_AMM=5|ga_AMM=11
|col_A=#FFFFCC|text_A=Advanced to the Final Stage
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
===Results===
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=9OC|team2=AMM|team3=EME|team4=PAT
|name_9OC=9 de Octubre
|match_9OC_AMM=2–0
|match_9OC_EME=0–4
|match_9OC_PAT=0–2
|name_AMM=América de Manta
|match_AMM_9OC=2–1
|match_AMM_EME=3–1
|match_AMM_PAT=0–1
|name_EME=Emelec
|match_EME_9OC=0–1
|match_EME_AMM=3–0
|match_EME_PAT=0–1
|name_PAT=Patria
|match_PAT_9OC=0–1
|match_PAT_AMM=3–0
|match_PAT_EME=0–3
|update=complete
|source=
}}
==Group B==
===Standings===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=BAR|name_BAR=Barcelona
|team2=ESP|name_ESP=Español
|team3=RPM|name_RPM=River Plate de Manta
|team4=NAM|name_NAM=Norte América
|win_BAR=5|draw_BAR=1|loss_BAR=0|gf_BAR=16|ga_BAR=5
|win_ESP=3|draw_ESP=1|loss_ESP=2|gf_ESP=9|ga_ESP=6
|win_RPM=2|draw_RPM=0|loss_RPM=4|gf_RPM=10|ga_RPM=15
|win_NAM=1|draw_NAM=0|loss_NAM=5|gf_NAM=6|ga_NAM=15
|col_A=#FFFFCC|text_A=Advanced to the Final Stage
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
===Results===
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=BAR|team2=ESP|team3=NAM|team4=RPM
|name_BAR=Barcelona
|match_BAR_ESP=1–0
|match_BAR_NAM=3–0
|match_BAR_RPM=3–2
|name_ESP=Español
|match_ESP_BAR=0–0
|match_ESP_NAM=3–0
|match_ESP_RPM=4–2
|name_NAM=Norte América
|match_NAM_BAR=3–5
|match_NAM_ESP=0–1
|match_NAM_RPM=2–1
|name_RPM=River Plate de Manta
|match_RPM_BAR=0–4
|match_RPM_ESP=3–1
|match_RPM_NAM=2–1
|update=complete
|source=
}}
Final stage
=Standings=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1=BAR|name_BAR=Barcelona
|team2=EME|name_EME=Emelec
|team3=POL|name_POL=Politécnico
|team4=LDQ|name_LDQ=LDU Quito
|team5=PAT|name_PAT=Patria
|team6=NAC|name_NAC=El Nacional
|team7=AUC|name_AUC=Aucas
|team8=ESP|name_ESP=Español
|win_BAR=8|draw_BAR=5|loss_BAR=1|gf_BAR=23|ga_BAR=10
|win_EME=9|draw_EME=2|loss_EME=3|gf_EME=27|ga_EME=13
|win_POL=7|draw_POL=2|loss_POL=5|gf_POL=27|ga_POL=26
|win_LDQ=6|draw_LDQ=3|loss_LDQ=5|gf_LDQ=29|ga_LDQ=25
|win_PAT=6|draw_PAT=2|loss_PAT=6|gf_PAT=19|ga_PAT=20
|win_NAC=4|draw_NAC=6|loss_NAC=4|gf_NAC=15|ga_NAC=16
|win_AUC=1|draw_AUC=5|loss_AUC=8|gf_AUC=13|ga_AUC=28
|win_ESP=2|draw_ESP=1|loss_ESP=11|gf_ESP=20|ga_ESP=35
|col_CL=#ACE1AF|text_CL=1967 Copa Libertadores
|result1=CL|result2=CL
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{winners||Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol
1965 champion|Barcelona|3rd}}
References
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{{Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol}}
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Category:Ecuadorian Serie A seasons