# 2017 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2017 season was the club's 87th year of existence, the 64th year in professional football, and the 56th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Club
### Personnel

    President: Guillermo Romero
    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: Pablo Repetto
    Assistant manager: Óscar Quagliatta, Franklin Salas
    Physical trainer: Roberto Teixeira
    Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

### Kits

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

#### Breast cancer awareness month kit

* Home kit
L.D.U. Quito wore this uniform in October.

## Squad information

| Num | Pos | Nat. | Player | Age | Since | App | Goals | Notes |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Leonel Nazareno | 22 | 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Norberto Araujo | 38 | 2007 | 319 | 2 | |
| 3 | DF | ECU | John Narváez | 25 | 2016 | 14 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | URU | Horacio Salaberry | 29 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Intriago | 20 | 2014 | 75 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF | ECU | Édison Vega | 26 | 2016 | 33 | 0 | |
| 7 | DF | ECU | Aníbal Chalá | 20 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Fernando Hidalgo | 31 | 2011 | 223 | 9 | |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Ronie Carrillo | 20 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Francisco Cevallos | 21 | 2014 | 148 | 31 | Previously with the club from '11–'12 |
| 11 | MF | ECU | Jonathan González | 21 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Erik Viveros | 20 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | ECU | William Ocles | 18 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero | 26 | 2015 | 77 | 6 | |
| 16 | FW | ARG | Hernán Barcos (captain) | 32 | 2017 | 64 | 38 | Previously with the club from '10–'11 |
| 17 | FW | ECU | Juan Luis Anangonó | 27 | 2016 | 40 | 14 | Previously with the club in '14 |
| 18 | MF | ECU | Álex Bolaños | 31 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | Previously with the club in '09 |
| 19 | DF | ECU | Henry Quiñónez | 23 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | COL | Sherman Cárdenas | 27 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | ECU | Djorkaeff Reasco | 17 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | BRA | Lucas Tagliapietra | 26 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | ECU | Daniel Viteri | 35 | 2011 | 80 | 0 | Previously with the club from '08–'09 |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Jhojan Julio | 18 | 2016 | 8 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | ECU | Jonathan Betancourt | 21 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | ECU | Édison Carcelén | 24 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | ECU | Anderson Julio | 20 | 2016 | 14 | 2 | |
| 33 | DF | ECU | Luis Cangá | 21 | 2014 | 54 | 3 | |
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 | 8th | January 29 | December 8 |
| Copa Sudamericana | First Stage | Round of 16 | February 28 | September 21 |

### Serie A

The 2017 season was Liga's 56th season in the Serie A and their 16th consecutive. The format was identical to the previous season.

#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | River Ecuador | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 26 |
| 9 | El Nacional | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 23 |
| 10 | LDU Quito | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 19 |
| 11 | Fuerza Amarilla | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 16 |
| 12 | Clan Juvenil | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 12 |
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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Macará | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 37 |
| 4 | Delfín | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 37 |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 35 |
| 6 | Independiente del Valle | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 34 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 32 |
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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |

### 2018 Copa Sudamericana playoff

LDU Quito won 5–4 on aggregate.

### CONMEBOL Sudamericana

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2017 CONMEBOL Sudamericana—their 10th participation in the continental tournament—as the 5th place of the 2016 Serie A. They entered the competition in the first stage.

#### CONMEBOL Sudamericana squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Leonel Nazareno |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Norberto Araujo |
| 3 | DF | ECU | John Narváez |
| 4 | DF | URU | Horacio Salaberry |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Intriago |
| 6 | MF | ECU | Édison Vega |
| 7 | DF | ECU | Aníbal Chalá |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Fernando Hidalgo |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Ronie Carrillo |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Francisco Cevallos |
| 11 | MF | ECU | Jonathan González |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Erik Viveros |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Luis Cangá |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero |
| 16 | FW | ARG | Hernán Barcos (captain) |
| 17 | FW | ECU | Juan Luis Anangonó |
| 18 | MF | ECU | Álex Bolaños |
| 19 | DF | ECU | Henry Quiñónez |
| 20 | MF | COL | Sherman Cárdenas |
| 21 | FW | ECU | Jhojan Julio |
| 22 | DF | BRA | Lucas Tagliapietra |
| 25 | GK | ECU | Daniel Viteri |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Anderson Julio |
| 27 | MF | ECU | Jonathan Betancourt |
| 29 | DF | ECU | Édison Carcelén |
1.^ Aníbal Chalá replaced Rubén Olivera for the second stage. 2.^ Jonathan González replaced Jairo Padilla for the second stage. 3.^ Lucas Tagliapietra replaced Gabriel Cevallos for the second stage. 4. Alejandro Villalva left the club. 5. Felipe Rodríguez left the club. 6. Fernando Guerrero left the club. Source:
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### First stage

LDU Quito won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.

#### Second stage

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on penalties and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).

#### Round of 16

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Fluminense won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals.

## Player statistics

| Num | Pos | Player | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | |
| Num | Pos | Player | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GF | Leonel Nazareno | 20 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 24 | — | 1 | — |
| 2 | DF | Norberto Araujo | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 18 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | John Narváez | 31 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 37 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Horacio Salaberry | 33 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 38 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Jefferson Intriago | 33 | — | 13 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 39 | — | 14 | — |
| 6 | MF | Édison Vega | 38 | 1 | 10 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 44 | 1 | 10 | — |
| 7 | DF | Aníbal Chalá | 19 | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 22 | — | 6 | — |
| 8 | MF | Fernando Hidalgo | 20 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | — | 2 | — |
| 9 | FW | Ronie Carrillo | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — |
| 10 | MF | Francisco Cevallos | 35 | 6 | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 7 | 7 | — |
| 11 | MF | Jonathan González | 35 | — | 9 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 38 | — | 10 | — |
| 12 | GK | Erik Viveros | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | MF | William Ocles | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 14 | DF | José Quintero | 16 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 16 | FW | Hernán Barcos | 36 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 42 | 24 | 12 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Juan Luis Anangonó | 29 | 8 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 33 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 18 | MF | Álex Bolaños | 25 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 31 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Henry Quiñónez | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 20 | MF | Sherman Cárdenas | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 21 | FW | Djorkaeff Reasco | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| 22 | DF | Lucas Tagliapietra | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 25 | GK | Daniel Viteri | 24 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 1 | — |
| 26 | MF | Jhojan Julio | 22 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 27 | MF | Jonathan Betancourt | 35 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 39 | 6 | 8 | — |
| 29 | DF | Édison Carcelén | 8 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | — |
| 31 | MF | Anderson Julio | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | Luis Cangá | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 7 | MF | Rubén Olivera | 12 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 14 | — | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Felipe Rodríguez | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
| 23 | MF | Fernando Guerrero | 15 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 32 | FW | Hancel Batalla | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | — | 64 | 127 | 6 | — | 7 | 15 | 2 | — | 71 | 142 | 8 |
    As of December 8, 2017
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.

## Team statistics

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Total Games played | 50 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Games won | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Total Games drawn | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Total Games lost | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| Games played (Serie A) | 44 | 22 | 22 |
| Games won (Serie A) | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Games drawn (Serie A) | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Games lost (Serie A) | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| Games played (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Games won (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Games drawn (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Games lost (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Biggest win (Serie A) | 5–0 vs Clan Juvenil | 5–0 vs Clan Juvenil | 3–1 vs Independiente del Valle 3–1 vs Deportivo Cuenca |
| Biggest loss (Serie A) | 0–3 vs Universidad Católica 1–4 vs Delfín 0–3 vs El Nacional | 0–3 vs El Nacional | 0–3 vs Universidad Católica 1–4 vs Delfín |
| Biggest win (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 2–1 vs Defensor Sporting 1–0 vs Bolívar 2–1 vs Fluminense | 1–0 vs Bolívar 2–1 vs Fluminense | 2–1 vs Defensor Sporting |
| Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 0–1 vs Bolívar 0–1 vs Fluminense | | 0–1 vs Bolívar 0–1 vs Fluminense |
| Clean sheets | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Goals scored | 73 | 51 | 22 |
| Goals conceded | 70 | 31 | 39 |
| Goal difference | +3 | +20 | -17 |
| Average GF per game | 1.46 | 2.04 | 0.88 |
| Average GA per game | 1.4 | 1.24 | 1.56 |
| Yellow cards | 142 | 57 | 85 |
| Red cards | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Most appearances | Édison Vega (44) | Édison Vega (23) | Édison Vega (21) |
| Most minutes played | Édison Vega (3585) | Édison Vega (1907) | Hernán Barcos (1679) |
| Top scorer | Hernán Barcos (24) | Hernán Barcos (16) | Hernán Barcos (8) |
| Worst discipline | Norberto Araujo (2) | Norberto Araujo (2) | Hernán Barcos (1) (9) |
| Penalties for | 3/7 (42.86%) | 2/4 (50%) | 1/3 (33.33%) |
| Penalties against | 8/9 (88.89%) | 2/3 (66.67%) | 6/6 (100%) |
| League Points | 54/132 (40.91%) | 38/66 (57.58%) | 16/66 (24.24%) |
| Winning rate | 32% | 48% | 16% |
    As of December 8, 2017Source: See Competitive matches (above)