1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
| Season | 1967 |
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| Champions | El Nacional (1st title) |
| Relegated | Español Patria |
| Copa Libertadores | El Nacional Emelec |
| Matches played | 91 |
| Goals scored | 224 (2.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tom Rodríguez (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Barcelona 4–0 Politécnico El Nacional 4–0 Barcelona LDU Quito 4–0 Español El Nacional 5–1 Manta Emelec 5–1 Español |
| Biggest away win | Manta 0–2 Patria Patria 0–2 El Nacional Politécnico 3–5 El Nacional |
| Highest scoring | Politécnico 3–5 El Nacional |
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The 1967 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol (English: Ecuadorian Football Championship) was the 9th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. This season marked the first time the national championship was contested as a league and not as a tournament in which teams had to qualified for. With the creation of the Segunda Categoria this same season, a system of promotion and relegation was also implemented.
El Nacional won their first national title this season, just three years after being founded.
Teams
Ten teams participated this season (home city in parenthesis).
- América (Quito)
- Barcelona (Guayaquil)
- El Nacional (Quito)
- Emelec (Guayaquil)
- Español (Guayaquil)
- LDU Quito (Quito)
- Macará (Ambato)
- Manta (Manta)
- Patria (Guayaquil)
- Politécnico (Quito)
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Nacional | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 26 | 1968 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Emelec | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 24 | |
| 3 | Barcelona | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 19 | |
| 4 | América de Quito | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 18 | |
| 6 | Politécnico | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 16 | |
| 7 | Macará | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 16 | |
| 8 | Patria | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 15 | Relegation Playoff |
| 9 | Manta | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 15 | |
| 10 | Español | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 12 | Relegation to Segunda Categoría |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1967 Champion |
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| El Nacional 1st Title |
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | AMQ | BAR | NAC | EME | ESP | LDQ | MAC | MAN | PAT | POL |
| América de Quito | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Barcelona | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| El Nacional | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Emelec | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Español | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| LDU Quito | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Macará | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Manta | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Patria | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Politécnico | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Source: RSSSF
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation playoff
Since Manta and Patria were tied on points, a playoff was played in Cuenca to determine the last team to be relegated.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Manta | 2–1 | Patria |
