# 1981 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1981 season was the club's 51st year of existence, the 28th year in professional football and the 21st in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Kits

Supplier: Adidas Sponsor(s): Banco Popular

## Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ECU | Adolfo Bolaños |
| — | GK | ECU | Patricio Gallardo |
| — | GK | ECU | Fernando Moya |
| — | DF | ECU | Luis Corrales |
| — | DF | ECU | Ecuador Figueroa (captain) |
| — | DF | ECU | Mario Floril |
| — | DF | ECU | Mauricio King |
| — | DF | ECU | Pablo López |
| — | DF | ECU | Marco Moreno |
| — | DF | ECU | Juan Ruales |
| — | DF | ECU | Fabián Sandoval |
| — | DF | ECU | Homero Valencia |
| — | MF | ECU | Ricardo Armendáriz |
| — | MF | ECU | Fabián Cáceres |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ECU | Ángel Granja |
| — | MF | URU | Nelson Moraes |
| — | MF | ECU | Patricio Ortíz |
| — | MF | ECU | David Tapia |
| — | MF | ECU | René Tobar |
| — | MF | ECU | Luis Eduardo Vaca |
| — | MF | ECU | Juan Yánez |
| — | FW | ECU | José Cruz |
| — | FW | URU | José María Figueroa |
| — | FW | URU | Carlos Larrañaga |
| — | FW | ECU | José Vicente Moreno |
| — | FW | ECU | Patricio Moscoso |
| — | FW | URU | Aníbal Pastorino |
| — | FW | BRA | Paulo César |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 25 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | L.D.U. Quito | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 25 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | El Nacional | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 20 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 18 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 16 | |
| 6 | América de Quito | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 16 | |
| 7 | Everest | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 16 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 16 | |
| 9 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 14 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 10 | L.D.U. Portoviejo | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 14 | Relegated to the Serie B |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CDA | BSC | CDC | SDQ | EN | CDE | LDP | LDQ | TU | UC |
| América de Quito | | | | | | | | 1–2 | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | 2–3 | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | 0–1 | | |
| Everest | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | |
| L.D.U. Portoviejo | | | | | | | | 2–3 | | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Técnico Universitario | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 21 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | L.D.U. Quito | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 20 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | El Nacional | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 18 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | 9 de Octubre | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 18 | |
| 5 | Universidad Católica | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 18 | |
| 6 | Everest | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 18 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 17 | |
| 8 | Emelec | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 17 | |
| 9 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 17 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 10 | América de Quito | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 16 | Relegated to the Serie B |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CDA | BSC | CDC | SDQ | EN | CSE | CDE | LDQ | UC | 9DO |
| América de Quito | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | 1–2 | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | 3–1 | | |
| Everest | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | |
| 9 de Octubre | | | | | | | | 3–0 | | |

#### Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | Champions and Qualified to the 1982 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | L.D.U. Quito | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | |
| 3 | El Nacional | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 Includes bonus points earned in previous stages: Barcelona (6); LDU Quito (4); El Nacional (2).

##### Results

| Home \ Away | BSC | EN | LDQ |
| Barcelona | | | 2–1 |
| El Nacional | | | 5–2 |
| L.D.U. Quito | 3–2 | 2–2 | |

#### 2nd Place Playoff

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L.D.U. Quito | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | Qualified to the 1982 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | El Nacional | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | EN | LDQ |
| El Nacional | | 2–2 |
| L.D.U. Quito | 2–1 | |