# 1978 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1978 season was the club's 48th year of existence, the 25th year in professional football, the 18th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador and the second in the Serie B.

## Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ECU | Adolfo Bolaños |
| — | GK | ECU | Patricio Gallardo |
| — | GK | ARG | Mario Quiroga |
| — | DF | URU | Luis De Carlos |
| — | DF | ECU | Alfredo Encalada |
| — | DF | ECU | Ángel Granja |
| — | DF | ECU | Mauricio King |
| — | DF | ECU | Marco Moreno |
| — | DF | ECU | Andrés Nazareno |
| — | DF | ECU | Fernando Villena |
| — | DF | ECU | Patricio Maldonado |
| — | MF | ECU | Fabián Cáceres |
| — | MF | ECU | Polo Carrera (captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ECU | Patricio Moscoso |
| — | MF | ARG | Francisco Rivadero |
| — | MF | ECU | Fabián Sandoval |
| — | MF | ECU | Roberto Sussman |
| — | MF | ECU | Jorge Tapia |
| — | MF | ECU | José Vélez |
| — | MF | ECU | Juan Yánez |
| — | FW | ECU | Gonzalo Castañeda |
| — | FW | ECU | José Cruz |
| — | FW | ARG | Óscar Palavecino |
| — | FW | ECU | Segundo Rodríguez |
| — | FW | ECU | Hernán Vaca |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Nacional | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 21 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Técico Universitario | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 20 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Emelec | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 19 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | L.D.U. Portoviejo | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 19 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 19 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 18 | |
| 7 | Barcelona | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 17 | |
| 8 | Universidad Católica | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 17 | |
| 9 | L.D.U. Quito | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 17 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 10 | Manta Sport | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 13 | Relegated to the Serie B |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | BSC | CDC | SDQ | EN | CSE | LDP | LDQ | MSC | TU | UC |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | |
| L.D.U. Portoviejo | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Manta Sport | | | | | | | 1–2 | | | |
| Técnico Universitario | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | | | 3–0 | | | |

### Serie B
#### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | América de Quito | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 31 | Champions and Promoted to the Serie A |
| 2 | L.D.U. Quito | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 29 | Promoted to the Serie A |
| 3 | L.D.U. Cuenca | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 29 | |
| 4 | Audaz Octubrino | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 29 | |
| 5 | 9 de Octubre | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 23 | |
| 6 | Aucas | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 22 | |
| 7 | Olmedo | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Manta Sport | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 19 | |
| 9 | Everest | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 17 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Quevedo | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 17 | |
| 11 | Luq San | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 14 | |
| 12 | Milagro | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 52 | −35 | 9 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CDA | SDA | AO | CDQ | CDE | LDC | LDQ | LS | MSC | MIL | CDO | 9DO |
| América de Quito | | | | | | | 2–2 | | | | | |
| Aucas | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | |
| Audaz Octubrino | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | | | |
| Deportivo Quevedo | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | | |
| Everest | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | |
| L.D.U. Cuenca | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 |
| Luq San | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | | | |
| Manta Sport | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | | |
| Milagro | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | | |
| Olmedo | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | | | |
| 9 de Octubre | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | | |

### Copa Libertadores
#### First stage

Group 1 standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RIV | IND | LDQ | EN |
| 1 | River Plate | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 | Qualified to the semi-finals | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Independiente | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 5 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | El Nacional | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |