The 1965 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol () was the 7th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. Emelec won their third national title. They qualified to the 1966 Copa Libertadores along with 9 de Octubre.
Qualified teams The number of teams remained the same at eight. The qualified teams included the top-four finishers from the Campeonato Interandino and the Campeonato de Guayaquil. Universidad Católica made their first appearance in the tournament.
CompetitionTeamQualification methodGuayaquil4 berthsBarcelona1965 Guayaquil championEmelec1965 Guayaquil runner-up9 de Octubre1965 Guayaquil top-four finishersPatriaInterandino4 berthsUniversidad Católica1965 Interandino championLDU Quito1965 Interandino runner-upAucas1965 Interandino top-four finishersEl Nacional
Standings
Results
Runner-up playoff Since 9 de Octubre, Barcelona, and Patria finished the tournament equal on points, a playoff was needed to determine who finished as the runner-up and qualified to the 1966 Copa Libertadores. Patria declined to participate. After tying at a goal apiece, 9 de Octubre was declared the runner-up since they had a better goal average throughout the season (1.37 v. 1.36).
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