# 2006 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2006 season was the club's 76th year of existence, the 53rd year in professional football, and the 45th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Kits

Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Movistar, Coca-Cola, Pilsener

## Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ECU | Sandro Borja |
| — | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez |
| — | GK | ECU | Cristian Mora |
| — | GK | ECU | Luis Preti |
| — | DF | ECU | Christian Balseca |
| — | DF | ECU | Jayro Campos |
| — | DF | PAR | Carlos Espínola |
| — | DF | ECU | Giovanny Espinoza |
| — | DF | ECU | Juan Guerrón |
| — | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| — | DF | ECU | Diego Paredes |
| — | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco |
| — | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| — | MF | ECU | Moisés Candelario |
| — | MF | ECU | Víctor Chalá |
| — | MF | ECU | Israel Chango |
| — | MF | VEN | Héctor González |
| — | MF | ECU | Walter Iza |
| — | MF | ECU | Pedro Larrea |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ECU | Édison Méndez |
| — | MF | ECU | Jonathan Monar |
| — | MF | COL | Elkin Murillo |
| — | MF | ECU | Alfonso Obregón (captain) |
| — | MF | PER | Roberto Palacios |
| — | MF | ECU | Paúl Plaza |
| — | MF | ECU | Ángel Pután |
| — | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia |
| — | MF | ECU | Danny Vaca |
| — | MF | PAR | Enrique Vera |
| — | MF | ECU | Jonathan Villalba |
| — | FW | ARG | Diego Ceballos |
| — | FW | ECU | Agustín Delgado |
| — | FW | ECU | Víctor Estupiñán |
| — | FW | ARG | Ariel Graziani |
| — | FW | ECU | Joffre Guerrón |
| — | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |
| — | FW | ECU | Ángel Vargas |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 36 | 2006 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Round & the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 31 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Olmedo | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 29 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Emelec | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Barcelona | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Aucas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 21 | |
| 9 | Macará | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 21 | |
| 10 | ESPOLI | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 18 | Relegation to Serie B |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | BSC | CDC | SDQ | EN | CSE | CDE | LDU | MAC | CDO |
| Aucas | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | 1–3 | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | 1–2 | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | 2–2 | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| ESPOLI | | | | | | | | 2–2 | | |
| LDU Quito | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Macará | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| Olmedo | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Nacional | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 31 | 2007 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Round & the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Emelec | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 31 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Barcelona | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 31 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Olmedo | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 31 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 22 | |
| 6 | LDU Quito | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 21 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 20 | |
| 8 | Macará | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Azogues | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 19 | |
| 10 | Aucas | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 18 | Relegation to Serie B |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | BSC | DAZ | CDC | SDQ | EN | CSE | LDU | MAC | CDO |
| Aucas | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | 3–0 | | |
| Deportivo Azogues | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | 5–1 | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | 0–3 | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | 3–0 | | |
| LDU Quito | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Macará | | | | | | | | 1–3 | | |
| Olmedo | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |

#### Liguilla Final

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Nacional (C) | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 5 | 19 | 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Emelec | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 2 | 17 | 2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 3 | 16 | 2007 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | Olmedo | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 0 | 10 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | BSC | SDQ | EN | CSE | LDU | CDO |
| Barcelona | | | | | 1–0 | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | 4–3 | |
| El Nacional | | | | | 0–3 | |
| Emelec | | | | | 2–1 | |
| LDU Quito | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | | 1–1 |
| Olmedo | | | | | 1–1 | |

### Copa Libertadores
#### Copa Libertadores squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Luis Preti |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Jayro Campos |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| 4 | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Alfonso Obregón (captain) |
| 6 | MF | ECU | Juan Guerrón |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Édison Méndez |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Agustín Delgado |
| 10 | MF | PER | Roberto Palacios |
| 11 | MF | COL | Elkin Murillo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Cristian Mora |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco |
| 14 | MF | ECU | Walter Iza |
| 15 | MF | ECU | Moisés Candelario |
| 17 | DF | ECU | Giovanny Espinoza |
| 18 | FW | ARG | Diego Ceballos |
| 19 | FW | ECU | Joffre Guerrón |
| 20 | MF | PAR | Enrique Vera |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Sandro Borja |
| 23 | DF | PAR | Carlos Espínola |
| 25 | FW | ARG | Ariel Graziani |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | VEL | LDU | ROC | UNI |
| 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 16 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 10 | 1–3 | | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Rocha | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | | 0–0 |
| 4 | Universitario | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |

#### Round of 16

Standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Qualified to the Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |

#### Quarter-finals

Standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Internacional | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Qualified to the Semi-finals |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |

### Copa Sudamericana
#### Copa Sudamericana squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Luis Preti |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Jayro Campos |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| 4 | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Alfonso Obregón (captain) |
| 6 | MF | ECU | Juan Guerrón |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Agustín Delgado |
| 10 | MF | PER | Roberto Palacios |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Cristian Mora |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | ECU | Pedro Larrea |
| 14 | MF | ECU | Walter Iza |
| 15 | MF | ECU | Moisés Candelario |
| 16 | MF | COL | Elkin Murillo |
| 17 | DF | ECU | Giovanny Espinoza |
| 18 | FW | VEN | Héctor González |
| 19 | FW | ECU | Joffre Guerrón |
| 20 | MF | PAR | Enrique Vera |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Sandro Borja |
| 23 | DF | PAR | Carlos Espínola |
| 25 | FW | ARG | Ariel Graziani |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### First stage

First Stage standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | El Nacional | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |