Ecuador at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

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Former Colombian international Hernan Dario Gomez was Ecuador's head coach at the time of the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. HERNAN DARIO GOMEZ (18351622268) (cropped) 2.jpg
Former Colombian international Hernán Darío Gómez was Ecuador's head coach at the time of the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion. Until 1989, the tournament was known as CONCACAF Championship. It is currently held every two years. From 1996 to 2005, nations from other confederations have regularly joined the tournament as invitees. In earlier editions, the continental championship was held in different countries, but since the inception of the Gold Cup in 1991, the United States are constant hosts or co-hosts.

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From 1973 to 1989, the tournament doubled as the confederation's World Cup qualification. CONCACAF's representative team at the FIFA Confederations Cup was decided by a play-off between the winners of the last two tournament editions in 2015 via the CONCACAF Cup, but was then discontinued along with the Confederations Cup.

Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, the Gold Cup was held 27 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (12 titles).

Ecuador have participated as invitees once, in 2002. After one victory and one defeat in the group stage, Ecuador was sent home with a stroke of bad luck; all three teams were equal on both points and goals, and lots were drawn to determine the teams' positions. Haiti and Canada were drawn into first and second place and advanced to the quarter-finals, while Ecuador were eliminated.

Record at the CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup

Record

CONCACAF Gold Cup
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Group stage9th210122
Total1/2825/33210122

Match overview

YearRoundOpponentResultEcuador scorersVenue
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Group stageFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0–2 Miami
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–0 A. Aguinaga (2)

2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Group stage

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 21012203
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 21012203
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 21012203
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg0–2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report Méndez Soccerball shade.svg6' (o.g.)
Alerte Soccerball shade.svg44'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 12,253
Referee: Carlos Batres Flag of Guatemala.svg

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report Aguinaga Soccerball shade.svg88', 90'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Brian Hall Flag of the United States.svg

Record players

Alex Aguinaga (here as club coach in 2015) played both matches and scored both goals at Ecuador's only Gold Cup participation. Alex Aguinaga 2015 09 20.jpg
Álex Aguinaga (here as club coach in 2015) played both matches and scored both goals at Ecuador's only Gold Cup participation.

The following ten players have been fielded in both Gold Cup matches for Ecuador:

RankPlayerMatchesGold Cups
1 Álex Aguinaga 22002
Nicolás Asencio 22002
José Francisco Cevallos 22002
Cléber Chalá 22002
Ángel Fernández 22002
Luis Gómez 22002
Carlos Ramón Hidalgo 22002
Iván Hurtado 22002
Alfonso Obregón 22002
Edwin Tenorio 22002

Goalscorers

Both Ecuadorian goals were scored by Álex Aguinaga, late in the match against Canada, one of them per penalty.

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