# 2005 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2005 season was the club's 75th year of existence, the 52nd year in professional football, and the 44th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Kits

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

## Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Jacinto Espinoza |
| — | GK | ECU | Cristian Mora |
| — | GK | ECU | Luis Preti |
| — | DF | ECU | Andrés Arrunátegui |
| — | DF | ECU | Christian Balseca |
| — | DF | ECU | Diego Calderón |
| — | DF | ECU | Jayro Campos |
| 23 | DF | PAR | Carlos Espínola |
| — | DF | ECU | Giovanny Espinoza |
| — | DF | ECU | Pedro Esterilla |
| — | DF | ECU | Luis Gómez |
| — | DF | ECU | Juan Guerrón |
| — | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| — | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco |
| 20 | MF | ECU | Álex Aguinaga |
| 4 | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | COL | Álex Escobar |
| — | MF | ECU | Luis González |
| — | MF | ECU | Walter Iza |
| — | MF | ECU | Pedro Larrea |
| — | MF | ECU | Édison Méndez |
| — | MF | COL | Elkin Murillo |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Alfonso Obregón (captain) |
| 18 | MF | PER | Roberto Palacios |
| — | MF | ECU | Marwin Pita |
| — | MF | ECU | Ángel Pután |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia |
| — | FW | ECU | Omar Andrade |
| — | FW | ECU | Luis Miguel Garcés |
| — | FW | URU | Gabriel García |
| 33 | FW | ARG | Ariel Graziani |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### Campeonato Apertura
##### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 41 | 2005 Copa Sudamericana First Stage & Playoffs |
| 2 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 33 | 2005 Copa Sudamericana First Stage & Playoffs |
| 3 | Barcelona | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 26 | Qualified to the Playoffs |
| 4 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 25 | Qualified to the Playoffs |
| 5 | LDU Loja | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 25 | Qualified to the Playoffs |
| 6 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 24 | Qualified to the Playoffs |
| 7 | Aucas | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 24 | Qualified to the Playoffs |
| 8 | Olmedo | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 23 | Qualified to the Playoffs |
| 9 | Emelec | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 20 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Quevedo | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 9 | Relegation to Serie B |

###### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | BSC | CDC | CDQ | SDQ | EN | CSE | LDL | LDU | CDO |
| Aucas | | | | | | | | | 2–3 | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | | 5–1 | |
| Deportivo Quevedo | | | | | | | | | 0–1 | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | | 0–4 | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | | 4–1 | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | | 2–2 | |
| L.D.U. Loja | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | |
| LDU Quito | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 6–3 |
| Olmedo | | | | | | | | | 1–2 | |

##### Quarterfinals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Olmedo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |

##### Semifinals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Qualified to the Finals |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |

##### Finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Champion (8th title) and qualified to the 2006 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |

#### Campeonato Clausura
##### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 31 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Aucas | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 29 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Olmedo | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 27 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 27 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 26 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 6 | Barcelona | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 26 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 7 | ESPOLI | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 23 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 23 | |
| 9 | Emelec | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 21 | |
| 10 | LDU Loja | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 11 | Relegation to Serie B |

###### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | BSC | CDC | SDQ | EN | CSE | CDE | LDL | LDU | CDO |
| Aucas | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | | 2–3 | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | |
| ESPOLI | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | |
| L.D.U. Loja | | | | | | | | | 2–2 | |
| LDU Quito | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | 1–2 |
| Olmedo | | | | | | | | | 0–3 | |

##### Liguilla Final

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Nacional | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 3 | 25 | 2006 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 0 | 20 | 2006 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 0 | 17 | |
| 4 | Aucas | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 2 | 12 | |
| 5 | Olmedo | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Barcelona | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0 | 8 | |

###### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | BSC | CDC | EN | LDU | CDO |
| Aucas | | | | | 3–1 | |
| Barcelona | | | | | 0–1 | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | 0–0 | |
| El Nacional | | | | | 2–3 | |
| LDU Quito | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 5–1 |
| Olmedo | | | | | 1–0 | |

### Copa Libertadores
#### Copa Libertadores Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Jacinto Espinoza |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Pedro Esterilla |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| 4 | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Alfonso Obregón (captain) |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Jayro Campos |
| 7 | FW | URU | Gabriel García |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Ariel Graziani |
| 10 | MF | COL | Alex Escobar |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Cristian Mora |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco |
| 14 | DF | ECU | Luis Gómez |
| 15 | MF | ECU | Luis González |
| 16 | MF | COL | Elkin Murillo |
| 17 | DF | ECU | Giovanny Espinoza |
| 18 | MF | PER | Roberto Palacios |
| 19 | FW | ECU | Luis Miguel Garcés |
| 20 | MF | ECU | Álex Aguinaga |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Walter Iza |
| 22 | MF | ECU | Édison Méndez |
| 23 | DF | PAR | Carlos Espínola |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### First stage

Standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Qualified to the Second Stage |
| 2 | Peñarol | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |

#### Second stage

Group 2 standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | Qualified to the Round of 16 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 8 | Qualified to the Round of 16 |
| 3 | Danubio | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Bolívar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 | |

#### Round of 16

Standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | River Plate | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Jacinto Espinoza |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Juan Guerrón |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| 4 | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Alfonso Obregón (captain) |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Jayro Campos |
| 7 | FW | URU | Gabriel García |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia |
| 10 | MF | PER | Roberto Palacios |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Cristian Mora |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco |
| 14 | DF | ECU | Luis Gómez |
| 15 | MF | ECU | Luis González |
| 16 | MF | COL | Elkin Murillo |
| 17 | DF | ECU | Giovanny Espinoza |
| 19 | FW | ECU | Luis Miguel Garcés |
| 20 | MF | ECU | Álex Aguinaga |
| 22 | MF | ECU | Édison Méndez |
| 23 | DF | PAR | Carlos Espínola |
| 24 | FW | ECU | Omar Andrade |
| 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 | LDU Quito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | El Nacional | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |

#### Second stage

Second Stage standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | The Strongest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |