The 2009 season is the 87th season of competitive football in Ecuador.
National leagues
Serie A
Champion: Deportivo Quito (4th title) Runner-up: Deportivo Cuenca International cup qualifiers: 2009 Copa Sudamericana: Emelec, LDU Quito 2010 Copa Libertadores: Deportivo Quito, Deportivo Cuenca, Emelec Relegated: LDU Portoviejo, Técnico Universitario
Serie B Winner: Independiente José Terán (1st title) Runner-up: Universidad Católica Promoted: Universidad Católica, Independiente José Terán Relegated: Aucas
Segunda Winner: UT Cotopaxi (1st title) Runner-up: River Plate Promoted: River Plate, UT Cotopaxi, Universidad Técnica Equinoccial
Clubs in international competitions Team2009 Copa Libertadores2009 Copa Sudamericana2009 Recopa SudamericanaDeportivo CuencaEliminated in the Round of 16N/AN/ADeportivo QuitoEliminated in the Second StageN/AN/AEl NacionalEliminated in the First StageN/AN/AEmelecN/AEliminated in the Round of 16N/ALDU QuitoEliminated in the Second Stage Winner Winner
National team
Senior team
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
The senior team finished all their qualifying games this year. They failed to qualify to their third successive FIFA World Cup.
Friendlies
Note: This is an unofficial international friendly.
Under-20 team The under-20 team participated in the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela. They were eliminated by coin toss.
Under-17 team The 2009 South American Under-17 Football Championship was held in Chile, in which Ecuador's U-17 team participated. They were drawn into Group B, from which they managed to advance to the Final Group. They failed to qualified to the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. Group B matches
Final Group matches
External links Official website of the Ecuadorian football federation 2009 season on RSSSF