1960 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol

The 1960 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol (English: Ecuadorian Football Championship) was the 2nd national championship for football teams in Ecuador. The tournament returned after a two-year hiatus using with the same format, but expanded the field of teams from four to eight.

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol

Season	1960
Champions	Barcelona (1st title)
Copa Campeones	Barcelona
Matches played	32
Goals scored	124 (3.88 per match)
Top goalscorer	Enrique Cantos (8 goals)
Biggest home win	Emelec 5–1 Deportivo Quito Barcelona 4–0 LDU Quito
Biggest away win	Patria 3–5 Deportivo Quito España 2–4 Barcelona
Highest scoring	Patria 7–2 Macará
← 1957 1961 →

A Guayaquil team won the national championship for a consecutive season. Barcelona won their first national title, which allowed them to participate in the 1961 Copa Campeones. They are the first Ecuadorian club to play in the continental tournament.

Qualified teams

The number of teams for this season expanded from four to eight. The qualified teams were the top four teams from the Guayaquil and Interandino leagues.

Competition	Team	Qualification method
Guayaquil 4 berths	Everest	1960 Guayaquil champion
	Emelec	1960 Guayaquil runner-up
	Barcelona	1960 Guayaquil top-four finisher
	Patria	1960 Guayaquil top-four finisher
Interandino 4 berths	LDU Quito	1960 Interandino champion
	Deportivo Quito	1960 Interandino runner-up
	España	1960 Interandino top-four finisher
	Macará	1960 Interandino top-four finisher

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Barcelona	8	6	1	1	16	4	+12	13	1961 Copa de Campeones
2	Emelec	8	5	1	2	23	17	+6	11
3	Patria	8	4	2	2	19	14	+5	10
4	Deportivo Quito	8	4	1	3	13	12	+1	9
5	Everest	8	4	1	3	15	16	−1	9
6	LDU Quito	8	1	3	4	10	15	−5	5
7	Macará	8	2	0	6	16	26	−10	4
8	España	8	1	1	6	12	20	−8	3

Source: ^[1]

Results

Home \ Away[a]	BAR	EME	EVE	PAT	QUI	ESP	LDQ	MAC
Barcelona					1–0	2–0	4–0	4–1
Emelec					5–1	4–2	3–1	3–2
Everest					1–0	2–1	2–1	3–4
Patria					3–5	2–1	2–2	7–2
Deportivo Quito	1–0	2–1	3–0	1–1
España	2–4	2–2	2–3	2–1
LDU Quito	0–0	4–1	2–2	0–1
Macará	0–1	3–4	3–2	1–2

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.

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1960 champion
Barcelona 1st Title title