# 2025 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2025 season is the club's 95th year of existence, the 72nd year in professional football, and the 64th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Club
### Personnel

    President: Isaac Álvarez
    Sporting manager: Eduardo Álvarez

### Coaching staff

    Manager: Pablo Sánchez
    Assistant manager: Leandro Martín, Adrián Gabbarini
    Physical trainer: Cristian Mincheli
    Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

### Kits

Supplier: Puma Sponsor(s): Banco Pichincha, Discover, Ecuabet, Splendor, Terrawind Global Protection, Seguros Constitución

## Squad information

| Num | Pos | Nat. | Player | Age | Since | App | Goals | Notes |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Gonzalo Valle | 28 | 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Yeltzin Erique | 21 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | Previously with the club in '23 |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Richard Mina | 25 | 2023 | 34 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | HAI | Ricardo Adé | 34 | 2023 | 55 | 1 | |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Kevin Minda | 26 | 2025 | 9 | 1 | Previously with the club from '18–'19 |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Darío Aimar | 29 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | CHI | Lautaro Pastrán | 22 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Carlos Gruezo | 29 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Lisandro Alzugaray | 34 | 2023 | 54 | 11 | |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Alexander Alvarado | 25 | 2025 | 68 | 20 | Previously with the club from '22–'24 |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Michael Estrada | 28 | 2024 | 23 | 3 | |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Alexis Villa | 23 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero | 34 | 2015 | 268 | 24 | |
| 15 | MF | BOL | Gabriel Villamíl | 23 | 2024 | 24 | 4 | |
| 17 | MF | ECU | Darío Mina | 26 | 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | PAR | Álex Arce | 29 | 2024 | 31 | 28 | |
| 20 | MF | CHI | Fernando Cornejo | 29 | 2024 | 17 | 3 | |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Ederson Castillo | 16 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez | 37 | 2022 | 362 | 0 | Previously with the club from '06–'16 |
| 24 | FW | ECU | Alejandro Cabeza | 27 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | ECU | Bryan Ramírez | 24 | 2023 | 51 | 3 | |
| 30 | DF | URU | Gian Franco Allala | 27 | 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | ECU | Daniel de la Cruz | 20 | 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | ECU | Juan Sebastián Rodríguez | 18 | 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | ECU | Leonel Quiñónez | 31 | 2023 | 53 | 1 | |
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

### Winter transfers
## Competitions

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| LigaPro | First Stage | | | |
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | Group Stage | | | |
| Supercopa Ecuador | Final | Champions | February 1 | February 1 |
| Copa Ecuador | — | | | |

### LigaPro

The 2025 season will be Liga's 64th season in the Serie A and their 24th consecutive.

#### 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### CONMEBOL Libertadores

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores—their 22nd participation in the continental tournament—as champions of the 2024 LigaPro. They will enter the competition in the Group Stage.
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Group stage
### Supercopa Ecuador

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2025 Supercopa Ecuador—their 3rd participation in the tournament—as champions of the 2024 LigaPro.

### Copa Ecuador

It will be L.D.U. Quito's 4th participation in the Copa Ecuador.
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

## Player statistics

| Num | Pos | Player | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | |
| Num | Pos | Player | LigaPro | LigaPro | LigaPro | LigaPro | CONMEBOL Libertadores | CONMEBOL Libertadores | CONMEBOL Libertadores | CONMEBOL Libertadores | Supercopa Ecuador | Supercopa Ecuador | Supercopa Ecuador | Supercopa Ecuador | Copa Ecuador | Copa Ecuador | Copa Ecuador | Copa Ecuador | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Gonzalo Valle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | DF | Yeltzin Erique | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | DF | Richard Mina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | DF | Ricardo Adé | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 5 | DF | Kevin Minda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | DF | Darío Aimar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | MF | Lautaro Pastrán | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 8 | MF | Carlos Gruezo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 9 | FW | Lisandro Alzugaray | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 10 | MF | Alexander Alvarado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | FW | Michael Estrada | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 12 | GK | Alexis Villa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | DF | José Quintero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | MF | Gabriel Villamíl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 17 | MF | Darío Mina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 19 | FW | Álex Arce | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 20 | MF | Fernando Cornejo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 21 | MF | Ederson Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | GK | Alexander Domínguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 24 | FW | Alejandro Cabeza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | DF | Bryan Ramírez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 30 | DF | Gian Franco Allala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 31 | DF | Daniel de la Cruz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 32 | MF | Juan Sebastián Rodríguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | DF | Leonel Quiñónez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 |
    As of February 1, 2025
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.

## Team statistics

| | Total | Neutral |
| Total Games played | 1 | 1 |
| Total Games won | | |
| Total Games drawn | 1 | 1 |
| Total Games lost | | |
| Games played (LigaPro) | | |
| Games won (LigaPro) | | |
| Games drawn (LigaPro) | | |
| Games lost (LigaPro) | | |
| Games played (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | | |
| Games won (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | | |
| Games drawn (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | | |
| Games lost (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | | |
| Games played (Supercopa Ecuador) | 1 | 1 |
| Games won (Supercopa Ecuador) | | |
| Games drawn (Supercopa Ecuador) | 1 | 1 |
| Games lost (Supercopa Ecuador) | | |
| Games played (Copa Ecuador) | | |
| Games won (Copa Ecuador) | | |
| Games drawn (Copa Ecuador) | | |
| Games lost (Copa Ecuador) | | |
| Biggest win (LigaPro) | | |
| Biggest loss (LigaPro) | | |
| Biggest win (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | | |
| Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | | |
| Biggest win (Supercopa Ecuador) | | |
| Biggest loss (Supercopa Ecuador) | | |
| Biggest win (Copa Ecuador) | | |
| Biggest loss (Copa Ecuador) | | |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 1 |
| Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
| Goals conceded | 0 | 0 |
| Goal difference | 0 | 0 |
| Average GF per game | 0 | 0 |
| Average GA per game | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Red cards | | |
| Most appearances | Ricardo Adé (1) Gian Franco Allala (1) Alexander Alvarado (1) Lisandro Alzugaray (1) Álex Arce (1) Fernando Cornejo (1) Daniel de la Cruz (1) Alexander Domínguez (1) Michael Estrada (1) Carlos Gruezo (1) Darío Mina (1) Lautaro Pastrán (1) Leonel Quiñónez (1) Bryan Ramírez (1) Gabriel Villamíl (1) | Ricardo Adé (1) Gian Franco Allala (1) Alexander Alvarado (1) Lisandro Alzugaray (1) Álex Arce (1) Fernando Cornejo (1) Daniel de la Cruz (1) Alexander Domínguez (1) Michael Estrada (1) Carlos Gruezo (1) Darío Mina (1) Lautaro Pastrán (1) Leonel Quiñónez (1) Bryan Ramírez (1) Gabriel Villamíl (1) |
| Most minutes played | Ricardo Adé (90) Gian Franco Allala (90) Álex Arce (90) Daniel de la Cruz (90) Alexander Domínguez (90) Carlos Gruezo (90) Leonel Quiñónez (90) Bryan Ramírez (90) | Ricardo Adé (90) Gian Franco Allala (90) Álex Arce (90) Daniel de la Cruz (90) Alexander Domínguez (90) Carlos Gruezo (90) Leonel Quiñónez (90) Bryan Ramírez (90) |
| Top scorer | | |
| Worst discipline | Alexander Domínguez (1) Leonel Quiñónez (1) Bryan Ramírez (1) | Alexander Domínguez (1) Leonel Quiñónez (1) Bryan Ramírez (1) |
| Penalties for | | |
| Penalties against | | |
| League Points | | |
| Winning rate | 0% | 0% |
    As of February 1, 2025 Source: See Competitive matches (above)