The 1964 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol (Ecuadorian Football Championship) was the 6th national championship for football teams in Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

. Deportivo Quito

Sociedad Deportivo Quito

Sociedad Deportivo Quito is a Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league....

 won their first national title, becoming the first club from the capital city

Quito

San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...

 to win. They qualified to the 1965 Copa Libertadores.

Qualified teams

The number of teams remained the same at eight. The qualified teams included the top-four finishers from the Campeonato Interandino, two teams from Manabí

Manabí Province

Manabí is a province in Ecuador. Its capital is Portoviejo. The province is named after the Manabí people.-Economy:Manabí's economy is based heavily on natural resources such as cacao, bananas, cotton, etc. It's industrial sector is based on Tuna canning, tobacco, and alcoholic beverage production...

, and two from Tungurahua

Tungurahua Province

Tungurahua is one of the twenty-four provinces of Ecuador. Its capital is Ambato. The province takes its name from the Tungurahua volcano, which is located within the boundaries of the provinces.-Population:...

. América de Ambato, América de Manta

América de Manta

Club Deportivo América, commonly known as América de Manta, was an Ecuadorian football club based in Manta. Founded in 1962, It participated in the Serie A for two seasons in 1964 and 1966. After its final participation, the club disappeared in 1966....

, El Nacional

Club Deportivo El Nacional

Club Deportivo "El Nacional" is a Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country....

, and Juventud Italiana made their first appearance in the national tournament. Teams from Guayaquil

Guayaquil

Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...

 declined to participate.

Competition	Team	Qualification method
Interandino 2 berths	Politécnico Club Deportivo Politécnico Club Deportivo Politécnico is an Ecuadorian football club based in Quito. The club was founded on November 25, 1951 by students and professors from the National Polytechnic School, the second oldest public university in the city...	1964 Interandino champion
	LDU Quito	1964 Interandino runner-up
	El Nacional Club Deportivo El Nacional Club Deportivo "El Nacional" is a Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country....	1964 Interandino 3rd place
	Deportivo Quito Sociedad Deportivo Quito Sociedad Deportivo Quito is a Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league....	1964 Interandino 4th place
Manabí 2 berth	América de Manta América de Manta Club Deportivo América, commonly known as América de Manta, was an Ecuadorian football club based in Manta. Founded in 1962, It participated in the Serie A for two seasons in 1964 and 1966. After its final participation, the club disappeared in 1966....
	Juventud Italiana
Tungurahua 2 berths	América de Ambato
	Macará Club Social y Deportivo Macará Club Social y Deportivo Macará is a professional football club based in Ambato, Ecuador. Their home stadium is Bellavista, which they share with city rivals Técnico Universitario.-Foundation:...

Standings

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Rules for classification: 1st points.

Results

Playoff

Since points was the sole deciding factor in determining the champion, Deportivo Quito, El Nacional, and LDU Quito went to a playoff. The matches took place the following year in 1965.

Standings

|}Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points.

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 1964 Champion
Deportivo Quito Sociedad Deportivo Quito Sociedad Deportivo Quito is a Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league.... 1st Title

Results

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