1957 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol

The 1957 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol was the first time a football tournament was held to determine a national champion in Ecuador. Prior to this tournament, teams competed exclusively in one of two regional leagues, the Campeonato Profesional Interandinos (for clubs in Quito and Ambato) and the Campeonato Profesional de Fútbol de Guayaquil (for clubs in Guayaquil). Emelec from Guayaquil won the tournament and became the first Ecuadorian football champion.

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol

Season	1957
Champions	Emelec (1st title)
Matches played	8
Goals scored	28 (3.5 per match)
Top goalscorer	Simón Cañarte (4 goals)
Biggest home win	Barcelona 4–1 Aucas (November 24)
Biggest away win	Aucas 3–4 Emelec (November 17)
Highest scoring	Aucas 3–4 Emelec (November 17)
Longest winning run	Emelec — 2 matches (November 10–November 17)
Longest unbeaten run	Barcelona — 3 matches (November 17–December 1)
Longest losing run	Aucas — 3 matches (November 10–Nov 24)
1960 →

Qualified teams

Competition	Team	Qualification method
Guayaquil 2 berths	Barcelona	1957 Guayaquil champion
	Emelec	1957 Guayaquil runner-up
Interandino 2 berths	Deportivo Quito	1957 Interandino champion
	Aucas	1957 Interandino runner-up

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Emelec	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	6
2	Barcelona	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	5
3	Deportivo Quito	4	2	0	2	4	6	−2	4
4	Aucas	4	0	1	3	6	12	−6	1

Source: [1]

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1957 Champion
Emelec 1st title

Results

Home \ Away[lower-alpha 1]	BAR	EME	AUC	QUI
Barcelona			4–1	3–1
Emelec			2–0	2–0
Aucas	2–2	3–4
Deportivo Quito	2–1	1–0

Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. Teams from the same association did not play each other.

References

1. Ávila Villagómez, Esteban; Espinoza Añazco, Fernando; Stashans, Arvids (June 20, 2007). "Ecuador 1957". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.