Ecuador national football team

FIFA rankingCurrent 25 2 (20 July 2026)Highest10 (June 2013)Lowest71 (November 2017)First internationalBolivia1–1Ecuador
(Bogotá, Colombia; 8 August 1938)Biggest winEcuador 6–0 Peru
(Quito, Ecuador; 22 June 1975)Biggest defeatArgentina 12–0 Ecuador
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 22 January 1942)World CupAppearances5 (first in 2002)Best resultRound of 16 (2006)Copa AméricaAppearances30 (first in 1939)Best resultFourth place (1959, 1993)CONCACAF Gold CupAppearances1 (first in 2002)Best resultGroup stage (2002)

The Ecuador national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Ecuador), nicknamed La Tricolor, represents Ecuador in men's international football and is controlled by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (English: Ecuadorian Football Federation). They joined FIFA in 1926 and CONMEBOL a year later.

Discarding an invitation to participate in the inaugural FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay, Ecuador did not make their tournament debut until 2002. After finishing above Brazil and Uruguay in the standings, the qualifying campaign marked the emergence of several players, such as Agustín Delgado, Álex Aguinaga, Iván Hurtado, Ulises de la Cruz and Iván Kaviedes, who would set the stage for Ecuador's achievements in the next decade. Having reached the Round of 16 in a memorable 2006 World Cup campaign, they were expected to deliver at the 2007 Copa América but were eliminated in the group stage. Along with Venezuela, they have not won the continental tournament. La Tri's best performance was fourth in 1959 and 1993, both times on home soil.

Ecuador plays the majority of their home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito.