# 2016 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2015 season was the club's 86th year of existence, the 63rd year in professional football, and the 55th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Club
### Personnel

    President: Carlos Arroyo
    Honorary President: Rodrigo Paz
    President of the Executive Commission: Esteban Paz
    President of the Football Commission: Edwin Ripalda
    Vice-President of the Football Commission: Patricio Torres
    Sporting manager: Santiago Jácome

### Coaching staff

    Manager: Álex Aguinaga
    Assistant manager: Pablo Marín, Luis Leguizamón, Franklin Salas
    Physical trainer: Javier Solís
    Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

### Kits

Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Chevrolet, Powerade, Discover, DirecTV, Roland

## Squad information

Liga's squad for the season is allowed a maximum of four foreign players at any one time, and a maximum of six throughout the season. The jersey numbers in the main table (directly below) refer to the number on their domestic league jersey.
| Num | Pos | Nat. | Player | Age | Since | App | Goals | Notes |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Leonel Nazareno | 21 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Norberto Araujo (captain) | 37 | 2007 | 293 | 2 | |
| 3 | DF | ECU | John Narváez | 25 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | ECU | Julio Ayoví | 33 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Intriago | 19 | 2014 | 58 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF | ECU | Édison Vega | 25 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | ECU | Carlos Tenorio | 36 | 2016 | 61 | 31 | Previously with the club from '01–'03 |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Fernando Hidalgo | 30 | 2011 | 209 | 9 | |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Daniel Angulo | 29 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | ECU | José Cevallos Enríquez | 20 | 2014 | 108 | 21 | Previously with the club from '11–'12 |
| 11 | MF | ECU | Luis Bolaños | 30 | 2016 | 156 | 26 | Previously with the club from '02–'05, '07–'08, '11–'12 and '13–'14 |
| 12 | DF | ECU | José Madrid | 27 | 2013 | 100 | 3 | |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco | 38 | 2008 | 546 | 35 | Previously with the club from '97–'00 and '01–'06 |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero | 25 | 2015 | 44 | 4 | |
| 15 | MF | ARG | Exequiel Benavídez | 26 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | PER | Irven Ávila | 26 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | ECU | Juan Luis Anangonó | 27 | 2016 | 25 | 11 | Previously with the club in '14 |
| 18 | MF | ECU | Alejandro Villalva | 23 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | ECU | Jairo Padilla | 24 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | ECU | Enrique Vera | 36 | 2013 | 213 | 13 | Previously with the club from '06–'08, '09–'10 and '11–'12 |
| 21 | DF | URU | Ramón Arias | 23 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | ECU | Fernando Guerrero | 26 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW | ECU | Djorkaeff Reasco | 17 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | ECU | Esteban Dávila | 20 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | ECU | Daniel Viteri | 34 | 2011 | 51 | 0 | Previously with the club from '08–'09 |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Jhojan Julio | 18 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | ECU | Luis Romero | 31 | 2015 | 43 | 2 | |
| 28 | GK | ECU | José Gabriel Cevallos | 17 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | ECU | Harold Carcelén | 19 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | URU | Brahian Alemán | 26 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | ECU | Anderson Julio | 20 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | FW | ECU | Hancel Batalla | 18 | 2014 | 34 | 1 | |
| 33 | DF | ECU | Luis Cangá | 20 | 2014 | 37 | 2 | |
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

### Summer transfers
## Competitions

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Serie A | First Stage | 5th | Feb 7 | Dec 10 |
| Copa Libertadores | Second Stage | Second Stage | Feb 23 | Apr 19 |

### Serie A

The 2016 season was Liga's 55th season in the Serie A and their 15th consecutive. The format is identical to the previous season.

#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 34 |
| 5 | Independiente del Valle | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 34 |
| 6 | LDU Quito | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 31 |
| 7 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | River Ecuador | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 27 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 31 |
| 4 | Independiente del Valle | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 30 |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 30 |
| 6 | El Nacional | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 29 |
| 7 | Mushuc Runa | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 28 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

### Copa Libertadores

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores—their 17th participation in the continental tournament—as the runner-up of the 2015 Serie A. They entered the competition in the second stage and were placed in Group 6 with San Lorenzo, Grêmio and Toluca.

#### Copa Libertadores squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Leonel Nazareno |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Norberto Araujo (captain) |
| 4 | DF | ECU | Julio Ayoví |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Intriago |
| 6 | MF | ECU | Édison Vega |
| 7 | FW | ECU | Carlos Tenorio |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Fernando Hidalgo |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Diego Morales |
| 11 | FW | CHI | Edson Puch |
| 12 | DF | ECU | José Madrid |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero |
| 15 | MF | ARG | Exequiel Benavídez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ECU | José Cevallos Enríquez |
| 18 | FW | ECU | Alejandro Villalva |
| 19 | FW | ECU | Jairo Padilla |
| 20 | MF | ECU | Enrique Vera |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Luis Bolaños |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez |
| 23 | DF | ECU | Luis Cangá |
| 24 | DF | ECU | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 25 | GK | ECU | Daniel Viteri |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Anderson Julio |
| 27 | DF | ECU | Luis Romero |
| 29 | FW | ECU | Luis Congo |
| 30 | MF | URU | Brahian Alemán |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toluca | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Final stages |
| 2 | Grêmio | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Final stages |
| 3 | San Lorenzo | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | |

## Player statistics

| Num | Pos | Player | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | |
| Num | Pos | Player | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Copa Libertadores | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GF | Leonel Nazareno | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| 2 | DF | Norberto Araujo | 26 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 29 | — | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | John Narváez | 14 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 7 | — |
| 4 | DF | Julio Ayoví | 12 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 15 | — | 3 | — |
| 5 | MF | Jefferson Intriago | 17 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 6 | — |
| 6 | MF | Édison Vega | 33 | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 39 | — | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | Carlos Tenorio | 22 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 8 | MF | Fernando Hidalgo | 14 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 9 | FW | Daniel Angulo | 27 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 6 | 8 | — |
| 10 | MF | José Cevallos Enríquez | 40 | 10 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 12 | 6 | — |
| 11 | MF | Luis Bolaños | 16 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 2 | — |
| 12 | DF | José Madrid | 11 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 13 | — | 4 | — |
| 13 | DF | Néicer Reasco | 9 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 1 | — |
| 14 | DF | José Quintero | 33 | 2 | 10 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 3 | 10 | — |
| 15 | MF | Exequiel Benavídez | 20 | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 25 | — | 6 | — |
| 16 | FW | Irven Ávila | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 17 | FW | Juan Luis Anangonó | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 18 | FW | Alejandro Villalva | 10 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | — |
| 19 | FW | Jairo Padilla | 21 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — |
| 20 | MF | Enrique Vera | 27 | — | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 7 | — |
| 21 | DF | Ramón Arias | 18 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 9 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Fernando Guerrero | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | Djorkaeff Reasco | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 24 | FW | Esteban Dávila | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 25 | GK | Daniel Viteri | 29 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | Jhojan Julio | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — |
| 27 | DF | Luis Romero | 28 | — | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 32 | — | 8 | 1 |
| 28 | GK | José Gabriel Cevallos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | MF | Harold Carcelén | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 30 | MF | Brahian Alemán | 34 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 40 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | Anderson Julio | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | — |
| 32 | FW | Hancel Batalla | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — |
| 33 | DF | Luis Cangá | 17 | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | 8 | — |
| 10 | MF | Diego Alberto Morales | 12 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 11 | MF | Edson Puch | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 22 | GK | Alexander Domínguez | 13 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 2 | — |
| 24 | DF | Pervis Estupiñán | 8 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 2 | — |
| 29 | FW | Luis Congo | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | — | 39 | 129 | 8 | — | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | 46 | 141 | 9 |
    As of December 10, 2016
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.

## Team statistics

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Total Games played | 50 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Games won | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| Total Games drawn | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Total Games lost | 19 | 6 | 13 |
| Games played (Serie A) | 44 | 22 | 22 |
| Games won (Serie A) | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Games drawn (Serie A) | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Games lost (Serie A) | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| Games played (Copa Libertadores) | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Games won (Copa Libertadores) | 1 | 1 | – |
| Games drawn (Copa Libertadores) | 1 | – | 1 |
| Games lost (Copa Libertadores) | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Biggest win (Serie A) | 2–0 vs Aucas 2–0 vs Aucas | 2–0 vs Aucas 2–0 vs Aucas | 1–0 vs Aucas 1–0 vs River Ecuador 1–0 vs Universidad Católica 1–0 vs Delfín |
| Biggest loss (Serie A) | 0–5 vs Barcelona SC 0–5 vs El Nacional | 0–1 vs Deportivo Cuenca 1–2 vs El Nacional 1–2 vs C.D. Cuenca|Deportivo Cuenca | 0–5 vs Barcelona 0–5 vs El Nacional |
| Biggest win (Copa Libertadores) | 2–0 vs San Lorenzo | 2–0 vs San Lorenzo | – |
| Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores) | 0–4 vs Grêmio | 1–2 vs Toluca 2–3 vs Grêmio | 0–4 vs Grêmio |
| Clean sheets | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Goals scored | 48 | 35 | 13 |
| Goals conceded | 65 | 25 | 40 |
| Goal difference | −17 | +10 | −27 |
| Average GF per game | 0.96 | 1.4 | 0.52 |
| Average GA per game | 1.3 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Yellow cards | 141 | 64 | 77 |
| Red cards | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Most appearances | José Cevallos Enríquez (45) | José Cevallos Enríquez (24) | Édison Vega (22) |
| Most minutes played | Brahian Aleman (3070) | José Cevallos Enríquez (1518) | Édison Vega (1724) |
| Top scorer | José Cevallos Enríquez (12) | José Cevallos Enríquez (10) | Brahian Alemán (3) |
| Worst discipline | Édison Vega (2) | Ramón Arias (1) Djorkaeff Reasco (1) | Édison Vega (2) |
| Penalties for | 4/11 (36.36%) | 2/8 (25%) | 2/3 (66.67%) |
| Penalties against | 9/11 (81.82%) | 3/5 (60%) | 6/6 (100%) |
| League Points | 61/132 (46.21%) | 42/66 (63.64%) | 19/66 (28.79%) |
| Winning rate | 34% | 52% | 16% |
    As of December 10, 2016Source: See Competitive matches (above)