# 2010 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2010 season was the club's 80th year of existence, the 57th year in professional football, and the 49th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. Former manager Edgardo Bauza returns to the position after Jorge Fossati left to sign with Internacional. While Liga unsuccessfully defended its 2009 title in the Copa Sudamericana and lost the Suruga Bank Championship, they became the third team to win back-to-back Recopa Sudamericanas and won their tenth Serie A title.

## Club

Personnel
    President: Carlos Arroyo
    President of the Football Commission: Edwin Ripalda
    Principal directors: Rodrigo Paz & Esteban Paz
    Sporting manager: Santiago Jácome
Coaching staff
    Manager: Edgardo Bauza
    Assistant manager: José Daniel di Leo
    Physical trainer: Alejandro Mur
    Goalkeeper trainer: Gustavo Flores
    Statistician: Maximiliano Bauza
Kits Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Holcim, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Diners Club International
* Recopa Sudamericana and Copa Sudamericana kit

## Squad information
### Current squad

Liga's squad for the season is allowed a maximum of four foreign players at any one time, and a maximum of eight throughout the season. The team must also register under-19 players to be used in every match of the league season. The jersey numbers in the main table (directly below) refer to the number on their domestic league jersey. For each CONMEBOL competition, Liga must register 25 players, whose jerseys will be numbered 1-25. Because of this, some players may have different jersey numbers while playing in CONMEBOL matches.
| N | Pos | Nat. | Player | Age | Since | App | Goals | Notes |
| 1 | GK | ECU | José Francisco Cevallos | 38 | 2008 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Norberto Araujo | 31 | 2007 | 89 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Renán Calle | 33 | 2007 | 60 | 4 | |
| 4 | MF | ECU | Ulises de la Cruz | 35 | 2009 | 144 | 20 | Previously with the club from '97–'99, and '00. |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi | 29 | 2010 | 328 | 35 | Previously with the club from '00–'09 |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Jorge Guagua | 28 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Miler Bolaños | 19 | 2009 | 35 | 6 | |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia | 31 | 2010 | 232 | 42 | Previously with the club from '03–'09 |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Walter Calderón | 32 | 2009 | 28 | 8 | |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Christian Lara | 29 | 2009 | 56 | 16 | Previously with the club in '07 |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas | 28 | 2008 | 229 | 46 | Previously with the club from '00–'07 |
| 12 | DF | ECU | Gabriel Espinosa | 21 | 2007 | 20 | 1 | |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco (captain) | 32 | 2008 | 357 | 26 | Previously with the club from '97–'00 and 01–'06 |
| 14 | DF | ECU | Diego Calderón | 23 | 2007 | 94 | 2 | Previously with the club in '05 |
| 15 | MF | ECU | William Araujo | 30 | 2008 | 64 | 6 | |
| 16 | FW | ARG | Hernán Barcos | 25 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | ECU | Enrique Gámez | 28 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | ECU | Víctor Estupiñán | 21 | 2006 | 17 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | URU | Juan Manuel Salgueiro | 26 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | On loan from Estudiantes de La Plata |
| 20 | FW | ARG | Carlos Luna | 27 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Ángel Cheme | 25 | 2009 | 12 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez | 22 | 2006 | 58 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | ECU | Carlos Espínola | 34 | 2009 | 176 | 16 | Previously with the club from '03–'06 |
| 24 | DF | ECU | José Valencia | 27 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | ECU | Manuel Mendoza | 20 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Galo Corozo | 19 | 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | ECU | Pedro Romo | 20 | 2008 | 11 | 0 | |
| 50 | MF | ECU | Nelson Martínez | 18 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | U-19 player |
| 51 | MF | ECU | Diego Quintanilla | 18 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | U-19 player |
| 52 | FW | ECU | José Pabón | 19 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | U-19 player |
| 53 | FW | ECU | Joao Plata | 17 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | U-19 player |
| 54 | MF | ECU | Marlon Ganchozo | 18 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | U-19 player |
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

#### Recopa Sudamericana squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | José Francisco Cevallos |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Norberto Araujo |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Renán Calle |
| 4 | DF | ECU | Ulises de la Cruz |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Jorge Guagua |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Miler Bolaños |
| 8 | DF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Walter Calderón |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Christian Lara |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |
| 12 | MF | ECU | Gabriel Espinosa |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco (captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ECU | Diego Calderón |
| 15 | MF | ECU | William Araujo |
| 16 | FW | ARG | Hernán Barcos |
| 17 | MF | ECU | Enrique Gámez |
| 18 | FW | ECU | Víctor Estupiñán |
| 19 | FW | URU | Juan Manuel Salgueiro |
| 20 | FW | ARG | Carlos Luna |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Ángel Cheme |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez |
| 23 | DF | ECU | Carlos Espínola |
| 24 | DF | ECU | José Valencia |
| 25 | GK | ECU | Manuel Mendoza |

#### Copa Sudamericana squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | José Francisco Cevallos |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Norberto Araujo |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Renán Calle |
| 4 | DF | ECU | Ulises de la Cruz |
| 5 | DF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Jorge Guagua |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Miler Bolaños |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Walter Calderón |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Christian Lara |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |
| 12 | MF | ECU | Gabriel Espinosa |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco (captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ECU | Diego Calderón |
| 15 | MF | ECU | William Araujo |
| 16 | FW | ARG | Hernán Barcos |
| 17 | MF | ECU | Enrique Gámez |
| 18 | FW | ECU | Víctor Estupiñán |
| 19 | FW | URU | Juan Manuel Salgueiro |
| 20 | FW | ARG | Carlos Luna |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Ángel Cheme |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez |
| 23 | DF | ECU | Carlos Espínola |
| 24 | DF | ECU | José Valencia |
| 25 | GK | ECU | Manuel Mendoza |
:1.^ José Valencia replaced Joao Plata on November 18.

### Summer transfers
## Competitions

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Serie A | First Stage | Champions | Feb 7 | Dec 12 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | Final | Champions | Aug 25 | Sep 8 |
| Copa Sudamericana | Round of 16 | Semifinals | Oct 12 | Nov 25 |
| Suruga Bank Championship | Final | Runner-up | Aug 4 | Aug 4 |
Source: Competitions

### Pre-season friendlies

The pre-season friendlies against Universidad César Vallejo was played in two matches at Liga's training grounds. The first match was between the reserves of each team, the second by the starters. The matches were played in two 30-minutes halves. Only club officials and credited media sources were allowed to watch.

#### La Tarde Blanca

In La Tarde Blanca, the club's official presentation for the season, Liga hammered visiting Sporting Cristal of Peru 5–0. The effortless win came with goals from veterans Ulises de la Cruz, Christian Lara (2), Édison Méndez, and recently signed Hernán Barcos.

### Other friendlies

LDU Quito has accepted an invitation to play against Serie B team LDU Loja for their official debut of the season.

### Alfonso Obregón's farewell match

A testimonial match was organized for the retirement of longtime midfielder and former team captain Alfonso Obregón. The match was played at La Casa Blanca on May 16. The game pitted current LDU Quito players against a team called Alfonso Obregón & Friends, composed of famous Liga and Ecuadorian footballers of the past. The legends team would be managed by former Liga manager, and two-time Serie A winning manager with Liga, Leonel Montoya. Alfonso Obregón would play a half for each team in the match.
LDU QUITO: :
| GK | - | José Francisco Cevallos |
| DF | - | Nelson Martínez |
| DF | - | Norberto Araujo |
| DF | - | Jorge Guagua |
| DF | - | José Valencia |
| MF | - | William Araujo |
| MF | - | Patricio Urrutia (c) |
| MF | - | Miler Bolaños |
| MF | - | Ángel Cheme |
| FW | - | Juan Manuel Salgueiro |
| FW | - | Hernán Barcos |
| Substitutes: |||
| DF | - | Diego Quintanilla |
| DF | - | Wálter Reyes |
| MF | - | Cristian Hurtado |
| MF | - | Alfonso Obregón |
| MF | - | Michel Cobeña (Obregón's god-son) |
| MF | - | Pedro Romo |
| FW | - | Tito Valencia |
| FW | - | Víctor Estupiñán |
| Manager: |||
| Edgardo Bauza ||||
ALFONSO OBREGÓN & FRIENDS: :
| GK | - | Fabricio Correa (The President's brother) |
| DF | - | Luis Gómez |
| DF | - | Alberto Montaño |
| DF | - | Santiago Jácome |
| DF | - | Néicer Reasco |
| MF | - | Alfonso Obregón |
| MF | - | Segundo Castillo |
| MF | - | Édison Méndez |
| MF | - | Álex Aguinaga |
| FW | - | Luis Zambrano |
| FW | - | Eduardo Hurtado |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | - | Jacinto Espinoza |
| DF | - | Fabián Mendoza |
| DF | - | Diego Calderón |
| MF | - | Carlos Tenorio |
| MF | - | Christian Lara |
| MF | - | Líder Mejía |
| FW | - | Ariel Graziani |
| FW | - | John Arteaga |
| FW | - | Roberspierre Pinargote |
| Manager: |||
| Leonel Montoya ||||

### Serie A

2010 will be LDU Quito's 49th season in the Serie A.

#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Emelec | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 46 | Finals, the 2010 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage, and the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 44 | 2010 Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 43 | 2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 34 | 2010 Copa Sudamericana First Stage |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 27 | |
* ↑ LDU Quito was already qualified to the 2010 Copa Sudamericana as the defending champion.
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 47 | Finals, the 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage, and the 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Emelec | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 46 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 41 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 37 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 30 | |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Third stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Emelec | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |

### Recopa Sudamericana

As the 2009 Copa Sudamericana champion, LDU Quito played a two-legged tie against the 2009 Copa Libertadores champion Estudiantes de La Plata. LDU Quito successfully defended their title after winning the first leg 2–1 and drawing the second leg 0–0. They became the third team to win back-to-back Recopa Sudamericanas.

### Copa Suruga Bank

As the 2009 Copa Sudamericana champion, LDU Quito played a single match against the 2009 J.League Cup champion FC Tokyo.

### Copa Sudamericana

LDU Quito qualified to their 7th Copa Sudamericana as the defending champion. They entered the competition in the Round of 16.

## Player statistics

| Num | Pos | Player | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Recopa Sudamericana | Recopa Sudamericana | Recopa Sudamericana | Recopa Sudamericana | Copa Suruga Bank | Copa Suruga Bank | Copa Suruga Bank | Copa Suruga Bank | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| Num | Pos | Player | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | |
| 1 | GK | José Francisco Cevallos | 8 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 6 | | 1 | | 15 | | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Norberto Araujo | 31 | | 7 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | | | 38 | | 7 | |
| 3 | DF | Renán Calle | 7 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 8 | | | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Ulises de la Cruz | 41 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 6 | | | | 49 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Paúl Ambrosi | 11 | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 2 | |
| 6 | DF | Jorge Guagua | 36 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 6 | 1 | 3 | | 45 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Miler Bolaños | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Patricio Urrutia | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 5 | | 2 | | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Walter Calderón | 13 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Christian Lara | 34 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 39 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Franklin Salas | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 2 | | |
| 12 | DF | Gabriel Espinosa | 5 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | |
| 13 | DF | Néicer Reasco | 39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 6 | 1 | 2 | | 48 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Diego Calderón | 36 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 6 | | | | 45 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | William Araujo | 31 | 1 | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 5 | | 1 | | 39 | 1 | 5 | |
| 16 | FW | Hernán Barcos | 32 | 22 | 6 | | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | | | 6 | 3 | 1 | | 41 | 28 | 7 | |
| 17 | MF | Enrique Gámez | 23 | | 4 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 27 | | 4 | |
| 18 | FW | Víctor Estupiñán | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Juan Manuel Salgueiro | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 6 | 3 | 1 | | 48 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Carlos Luna | 21 | 6 | 4 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 5 | 2 | 2 | | 29 | 8 | 7 | |
| 21 | MF | Ángel Cheme | 33 | 2 | 2 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 6 | 1 | 2 | | 41 | 3 | 4 | |
| 22 | GK | Alexander Domínguez | 38 | | 4 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 40 | | 4 | |
| 23 | DF | Carlos Espínola | 21 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 25 | | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | José Valencia | 7 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 1 | |
| 26 | MF | Galo Corozo | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | |
| 28 | MF | Pedro Romo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | |
| 50 | MF | Nelson Martínez | 14 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 1 | 3 | |
| 51 | MF | Diego Quintanilla | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | |
| 52 | FW | José Pabón | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 53 | FW | Joao Plata | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| 54 | MF | Marlon Ganchozo | 25 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | 3 | |
| 8 | MF | Édison Méndez | 15 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 6 | 7 | |
| 20 | MF | Enrique Vera | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | – | 79 | 100 | 17 | – | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 16 | 0 | – | 96 | 125 | 17 |