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The 2002 season was the 80th season of competitive football in Ecuador.

National leagues

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Serie A

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Serie B

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Segunda

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Clubs in international competitions

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Team 2002 Copa Libertadores 2002 Copa Sudamericana
Aucas N/A Eliminated in the Preliminary Stage
Barcelona N/A Eliminated in the Preliminary Stage
El Nacional Eliminated in the Round of 16 N/A
Emelec Eliminated in the First Stage N/A
Olmedo Eliminated in the Round of 16 N/A

National teams

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Senior team

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The Ecuador national team played 15 matches in 2002: three FIFA World Cup matches, to CONCACAF Gold Cup matches, and ten friendlies.

2002 FIFA World Cup

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Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup - Group G

Ecuador participated in their first FIFA World Cup. They were drawn in Group G with Italy, Mexico, and Croatia. They were eliminated from the competition in the Group Stage, but not before registering their first World Cup victory over 1998 third-place finisher, Croatia.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Italy 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 Croatia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
 Ecuador 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Italy 2 – 0 Ecuador
Vieri 7', 27' (Report)
Attendance: 31,081
Mexico 2 – 1 Ecuador
Borgetti 28'
Torrado 57'		 (Report) Delgado 5'
Attendance: 45,610
Ecuador 1 – 0 Croatia
Méndez 48' (Report)
Attendance: 65,862

CONCACAF Gold Cup

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Main article: 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Ecuador was invited to play in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, held in the United States. They were drawn into Group D with Haiti and Canada. Despite a tie among all the team in the group, they were eliminated from the competition in the Group Stage by a draw of lots.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Haiti 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Ecuador 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Ecuador 0 – 2 Haiti
Méndez 6' (o.g.)
Alerte 44'
Attendance: 12,253
Ecuador 2 – 0 Canada
Aguinaga 89', 90+4'
Attendance: 3,827

Friendlies

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Ecuador 1 – 0 Guatemala
I. Hurtado 83'
Attendance: 45,000
Ecuador 1 – 0 Turkey
C. Tenorio 65'
Attendance: 6,000
United States 1 – 0 Ecuador
Lewis 21'
Attendance: 24,133
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (ESA)
Ecuador 3 – 0 Bulgaria
Kaviedes 24', 82'
C. Tenorio 51'
Attendance: 45,511
Referee: Michael Kennedy (United States)
Ecuador 0 – 0 South Africa
Attendance: 7,500
Ecuador 1 – 0 Yugoslavia
Delgado 69'
Attendance: 36,540
Ecuador 0 – 1 Senegal
Guerrón 69' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,533
Costa Rica 1 – 1 Ecuador
Bryce 53' C. Tenorio 82'
Attendance: 8,000
Venezuela 2 – 0 Ecuador
Rey 30'
Moreno 79'
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)
Ecuador 2 – 2 Costa Rica
Aguinaga 75' (pen.)
Kaviedes 85'		 Chinchilla 29'
Herron 45'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pedro Ramos (Ecuador)
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