TheCONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion. Until 1989, the tournament was known asCONCACAF Championship. It is currently held every two years. From1996 to2005, nations from other confederations have regularly joined the tournament as invitees. In earlier editions, the continental championship was held in different countries, but since the inception of the Gold Cup in1991, theUnited States are constant hosts or co-hosts.

From1973 to1989, the tournament doubled as the confederation's World Cup qualification. CONCACAF's representative team at theFIFA Confederations Cup was decided by a play-off between the winners of the last two tournament editions in 2015 via theCONCACAF Cup, but was then discontinued along with the Confederations Cup.

Since the inaugural tournament in1963, the Gold Cup was held 28 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often byMexico (13 titles).

Ecuador have participated as invitees once, in2002. After one victory and one defeat in the group stage, Ecuador was sent home with a stroke of bad luck; all three teams were equal on both points and goals, and lots were drawn to determine the teams' positions.Haiti andCanada were drawn into first and second place and advanced to the quarter-finals, while Ecuador were eliminated.

CONCACAF Gold Cup
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Group stage	9th	2	1	0	1	2	2
Total	1/28	25/33	2	1	0	1	2	2

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	Ecuador scorers	Venue
2002	Group stage	Haiti	0–2		Miami
		Canada	2–0	A. Aguinaga (2)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Haiti	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
Canada	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
Ecuador	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3

January 19, 2002

Ecuador	0–2	Haiti
	Report	Méndez 6' (o.g.) Alerte 44'

Orange Bowl,Miami

Attendance: 12,253

Referee:Carlos Batres

January 21, 2002

Canada	0–2	Ecuador
	Report	Aguinaga 88',90'

Orange Bowl,Miami

Attendance: 3,827

Referee:Brian Hall

The following ten players have been fielded in both Gold Cup matches for Ecuador:

Both Ecuadorian goals were scored byÁlex Aguinaga, late in the match against Canada, one of them per penalty.

• Ecuador at the Copa América
• Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup

• Countries at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
• Ecuador national football team

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