| Country: | Ecuador |
| Season: | 1997 |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 1998 |
The 1997 season is the 75th season of competitive football in Ecuador.
| width= 16% | Team | width= 28% | 1997 Copa Libertadores | width= 28% | 1997 Copa CONMEBOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Nacional | Eliminated in the Round of 16 | N/A | |||
| Emelec | Eliminated in the First Round | N/A | |||
| Técnico Universitario | N/A | Eliminated in the First Round |
The Ecuador national team played nineteen matches in 1997: ten 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, 4 at the 1997 Copa América, and five friendlies.
See main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL). Qualification to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France finished in 1997. Ecuador finished 6th in CONMEBOL and failed to qualify to the tournament.
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See main article: 1997 Copa América.
The 1997 Copa América was held in Bolivia.
Ecuador was drawn into Group A with Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay. They finished first in the group and advanced to the quarterfinals.
| width=165 | Team | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GD | width=20 | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
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