# 2023 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2023 season was the club's 93rd year of existence, the 70th year in professional football, and the 62nd in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Club
### Personnel

    President: Isaac Álvarez
    President of the Executive Commission: Esteban Paz
    Sporting manager: Santiago Jácome

### Coaching staff

    Manager: Luis Zubeldía
    Assistant manager: Maximiliano Cuberas, Carlos Gruezo
    Physical trainer: Lucas Vivas
    Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

### Kits

Supplier: Puma Sponsor(s): Banco Pichincha, Chery, Discover, Ecuabet, Salud SA, Chubb

## Squad information

| Num | Pos | Nat. | Player | Age | Since | App | Goals | Notes |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Yeltzin Erique | 19 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Richard Mina | 23 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | HAI | Ricardo Adé | 32 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Óscar Zambrano | 18 | 2022 | 13 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Facundo Rodríguez | 22 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | VEN | Jan Carlos Hurtado | 23 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | PER | Paolo Guerrero | 39 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Alexander Alvarado | 23 | 2022 | 27 | 10 | |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Walter Chalá | 30 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Ethan Minda | 18 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Daykol Romero | 21 | 2021 | 16 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero | 32 | 2015 | 227 | 17 | |
| 16 | DF | ARG | Mauricio Martínez | 29 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | ARG | Lucas Piovi | 31 | 2020 | 66 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | ECU | José Enrique Angulo | 27 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | ARG | Lisandro Alzugaray | 32 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Sebastián González | 19 | 2021 | 28 | 3 | |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez | 35 | 2022 | 305 | 0 | Previously with the club from '06–'16 |
| 23 | GK | ECU | Adrián Gabbarini | 37 | 2018 | 129 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Valverde | 24 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Jhojan Julio | 24 | 2023 | 149 | 19 | Previously with the club from '16–'22 |
| 29 | DF | ECU | Bryan Ramírez | 22 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | ECU | Danny Luna | 31 | 2022 | 13 | 1 | |
| 32 | FW | ECU | Renato Ibarra | 31 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | ECU | Leonel Quiñónez | 29 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | ECU | Ariel Mina | 19 | 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | ECU | Jairón Charcopa | 18 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
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 |
| LigaPro | First Stage | Champions | February 24 | December 17 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | First Stage | Champions | March 7 | October 28 |

### LigaPro

The 2023 season was Liga's 62nd season in the Serie A and their 22nd consecutive. They won their 12th title.

#### First stage

Results summary
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | D |
| Position | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |

#### Second stage

Results summary
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Finals

Results summary
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 |
| Ground | A | H |
| Result | D | D |

### CONMEBOL Sudamericana

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2023 CONMEBOL Sudamericana—their 14th participation in the continental tournament—as 4th place in the 2022 LigaPro. They will enter the competition in the First Stage.

#### CONMEBOL Sudamericana squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Yeltzin Erique |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Richard Mina |
| 4 | DF | HAI | Ricardo Adé |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Óscar Zambrano |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Facundo Rodríguez |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Lisandro Alzugaray |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Alexander Alvarado |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Walter Chalá |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Ethan Minda |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Daykol Romero |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero |
| 16 | MF | ARG | Mauricio Martínez |
| 18 | MF | ARG | Lucas Piovi (captain) |
| 19 | FW | ECU | José Enrique Angulo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Sebastián González |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez |
| 23 | GK | ECU | Adrián Gabbarini |
| 24 | FW | PER | Paolo Guerrero |
| 25 | FW | ECU | Jefferson Valverde |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Jhojan Julio |
| 27 | FW | VEN | Jan Carlos Hurtado |
| 29 | DF | ECU | Bryan Ramírez |
| 30 | MF | ECU | Danny Luna |
| 32 | FW | ECU | Renato Ibarra |
| 33 | DF | ECU | Leonel Quiñónez |
| 34 | DF | ECU | Ariel Mina |
| 49 | FW | ECU | Jairón Charcopa |
Source:
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LDQ | BOT | MAG | UCV |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Botafogo | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | Knockout round play-offs | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Magallanes | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 4 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Universidad César Vallejo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 | | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | — |

## Player statistics

| Num | Pos | Player | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | |
| Num | Pos | Player | LigaPro | LigaPro | LigaPro | LigaPro | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Yeltzin Erique | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3 | DF | Richard Mina | 13 | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 20 | — | 7 | — |
| 4 | DF | Ricardo Adé | 28 | — | 9 | — | 12 | — | 5 | — | 40 | — | 14 | — |
| 5 | FW | Óscar Zambrano | 24 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 31 | — | 2 | — |
| 6 | DF | Facundo Rodríguez | 26 | 1 | 8 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | 9 | — |
| 7 | FW | Jan Carlos Hurtado | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 9 | FW | Paolo Guerrero | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 20 | 8 | 6 | — |
| 10 | MF | Alexander Alvarado | 31 | 10 | 7 | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Walter Chalá | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — |
| 12 | GK | Ethan Minda | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 13 | DF | Daykol Romero | 15 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | — | 3 | — |
| 14 | DF | José Quintero | 23 | 5 | — | 2 | 13 | — | 2 | — | 36 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | Mauricio Martínez | 21 | 2 | 5 | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 18 | MF | Lucas Piovi | 27 | — | 5 | — | 13 | 1 | 3 | — | 40 | 1 | 8 | — |
| 19 | FW | José Enrique Angulo | 22 | 5 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 20 | FW | Lisandro Alzugaray | 30 | 5 | 2 | — | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 41 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 21 | MF | Sebastián González | 22 | 1 | 3 | — | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | 33 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 22 | GK | Alexander Domínguez | 27 | — | 2 | — | 14 | — | 2 | — | 41 | — | 4 | — |
| 23 | GK | Adrián Gabbarini | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| 25 | MF | Jefferson Valverde | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| 26 | MF | Jhojan Julio | 27 | 4 | 5 | — | 12 | 3 | 4 | — | 39 | 7 | 9 | — |
| 29 | DF | Bryan Ramírez | 25 | — | 2 | — | 9 | — | 1 | — | 34 | — | 3 | — |
| 30 | MF | Danny Luna | 13 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | — | — |
| 32 | FW | Renato Ibarra | 26 | 3 | 2 | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 39 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 33 | DF | Leonel Quiñónez | 23 | 1 | 4 | — | 13 | — | 4 | — | 36 | 1 | 8 | — |
| 34 | DF | Ariel Mina | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 35 | FW | Jairón Charcopa | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| 8 | MF | Ángel González | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 15 | MF | Marcos Olmedo | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 24 | GK | Brian Heras | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | FW | Juan Luis Anangonó | 11 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 4 | — | — |
| 27 | MF | Denil Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | DF | Jimmy Mina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | MF | Jefferson Arce | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | — | 51 | 79 | 2 | — | 21 | 33 | 1 | — | 72 | 112 | 3 |
    As of December 17, 2023
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.

## Team statistics

| | Total | Home | Away | Neutral |
| Total Games played | 46 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| Total Games won | 25 | 15 | 10 | |
| Total Games drawn | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Total Games lost | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Games played (LigaPro) | 32 | 16 | 16 | |
| Games won (LigaPro) | 18 | 10 | 8 | |
| Games drawn (LigaPro) | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| Games lost (LigaPro) | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Games played (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Games won (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| Games drawn (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Games lost (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Biggest win (LigaPro) | 6–1 vs Gualaceo | 6–1 vs Gualaceo | 4–0 vs Universidad Católica | |
| Biggest loss (LigaPro) | 0–2 vs Deportivo Cuenca | 0–1 vs Barcelona SC | 0–2 vs Deportivo Cuenca | |
| Biggest win (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 4–0 vs Delfín 4–0 vs Magallanes | 4–0 vs Delfín 4–0 vs Magallanes | 2–1 vs Universidad César Vallejo 1–0 vs Ñublense | |
| Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 2–3 vs Ñublense 0–1 vs São Paulo | 2–3 vs Ñublense | 0–1 vs São Paulo | |
| Clean sheets | 23 | 13 | 10 | |
| Goals scored | 74 | 45 | 28 | 1 |
| Goals conceded | 30 | 13 | 16 | 1 |
| Goal difference | +44 | +32 | +12 | 0 |
| Average GF per game | 1.61 | 1.96 | 1.27 | 1 |
| Average GA per game | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.73 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 112 | 41 | 69 | 2 |
| Red cards | 3 | | 3 | |
| Most appearances | Alexander Alvarado (44) | Alexander Alvarado (22) | Alexander Alvarado (21) Alexander Domínguez (21) Facundo Rodríguez (21) | Ricardo Adé (1) Alexander Alvarado (1) Lisandro Alzugaray (1) Alexander Domínguez (1) Sebastián González (1) Paolo Guerrero (1) Renato Ibarra (1) Jhojan Julio (1) Mauricio Martínez (1) Lucas Piovi (1) José Quintero (1) Leonel Quiñónez (1) Bryan Ramírez (1) Facundo Rodríguez (1) |
| Most minutes played | Alexander Domínguez (3610) | Ricardo Adé (1720) | Alexander Alvarado (1890) | Ricardo Adé (90) Alexander Domínguez (90) Paolo Guerrero (90) Jhojan Julio (90) Mauricio Martínez (90) Lucas Piovi (90) José Quintero (90) Leonel Quiñónez (90) Facundo Rodríguez (90) |
| Top scorer | Alexander Alvarado (12) | Alexander Alvarado (9) | Lisandro Alzugaray (5) Paolo Guerrero (5) | Lisandro Alzugaray (1) |
| Worst discipline | José Quintero (2) | Ricardo Adé (5) Sebastián González (5) | José Quintero (2) | Paolo Guerrero (1) Lucas Piovi (1) |
| Penalties for | 9/10 (90%) | 6/7 (85.71%) | 3/3 (100%) | |
| Penalties against | 6/9 (66.67%) | 4/4 (100%) | 2/5 (40%) | |
| League Points | 64/96 (66.67%) | 35/48 (2.08%) | 29/48 (0%) | |
| Winning rate | 54.35% | 65.22% | 45.45% | 0% |
    As of March 7, 2023 Source: See Competitive matches (above)