# 1988 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1988 season was the club's 58th year of existence, the 35th year in professional football and the 28th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Kits

Sponsor(s): Banco de la Producción

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | L.D.U. Quito | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 49 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 2 | Emelec | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 44 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 3 | Macará | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 41 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 4 | Barcelona | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 40 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 39 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 36 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 7 | Filanbanco | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 36 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 8 | El Nacional | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 35 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 9 | Técnico Universitario | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 34 | |
| 10 | Aucas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 34 | |
| 11 | Deportivo Cuenca | 34 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 33 | |
| 12 | Esmeraldas Petrolero | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 32 | |
| 13 | Audaz Octubrino | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 31 | |
| 14 | Deportivo Quevedo | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 28 | |
| 15 | Juventus | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 27 | |
| 16 | L.D.U. Portoviejo | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 27 | |
| 17 | River Plate | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 25 | |
| 18 | América de Quito | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 21 | Relegated to the Segunda Categoría |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CDA | SDA | AO | BSC | CDC | CDQ | SDQ | EN | CSE | EP | CDF | JUV | LDP | LDQ | MAC | RPR | TU | UC |
| América de Quito | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–4 | | | | |
| Aucas | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–3 | | | | |
| Audaz Octubrino | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3–0 | | | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–3 | | | | |
| Deportivo Quevedo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–2 | | | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–2 | | | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | | |
| Esmeraldas Petrolero | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | |
| Filanbanco | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–2 | | | | |
| Juventus | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | | |
| L.D.U. Portoviejo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Macará | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | |
| River Plate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | | | |
| Técnico Universitario | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–2 | | | | |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | | |

#### Second stage

Group 1 :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Deportivo Quito | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | Qualified to the Finals |
| 2 | L.D.U. Quito | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | |
| 3 | Macará | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Filanbanco | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
* ↑ Includes bonus points earned in previous stages: LDU Quito (1).

##### Results

| Home \ Away | SDQ | CDF | LDQ | MAC |
| Deportivo Quito | | | 3–1 | |
| Filanbanco | | | 2–3 | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 2–0 |
| Macará | | | 5–1 | |