# 2018 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2018 season was the club's 88th year of existence, the 65th year in professional football, and the 57th 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: 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: Puma Sponsor(s): Chevrolet, Discover, Pilsener
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | Additional information |
| Home | White | White | White | |
| Home alternate 1 | White | Blue | White | Worn on September 19 (vs Deportivo Cali) |
| Home 2 | White with black sleeves | Black | Black | Special edition Copa Libertadores 10th anniversary kit; worn on July 15 (vs Deportivo Cuenca) and July 29 (vs Emelec) |
| Home 2 alternate 1 | White with black sleeves | Grey | Grey | Worn on July 21 (vs Delfín) |
| Home 2 alternate 2 | White with black sleeves | Black | White | Worn on August 4 (vs El Nacional) |
| Home 3 | White with red diagonal band | Blue | Blue | Special edition Club Universitario 100th anniversary kit; worn on October 20 (vs Deportivo Cuenca), November 5 (vs Guayaquil City), November 24 (vs El Nacional), November 28 (vs Aucas) and December 16 (vs Emelec) |
| Home 3 alternate 1 | White with red diagonal band | White | White | Worn on December 2 and December 12 (vs Emelec) |
| Home 3 alternate 2 | White with red diagonal band | Blue | White | Worn on December 8 (vs Delfín) |
| Away | Grey | Grey | Grey | |
| Away alternate 1 | Grey | Grey | White | Worn on September 15 (vs Macará) |
| Third | Blue | Blue | Blue | |

## Squad information

| Num | Pos | Nat. | Player | Age | Since | App | Goals | Notes |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Leonel Nazareno | 23 | 2015 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Hernán Pellerano | 33 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | ECU | Horacio Salaberry | 30 | 2017 | 33 | 3 | |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Intriago | 21 | 2014 | 108 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Aníbal Chalá | 21 | 2017 | 19 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Édison Vega | 27 | 2016 | 71 | 1 | |
| 8 | FW | ECU | Djorkaeff Reasco | 18 | 2016 | 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | FW | URU | Gastón Rodríguez | 25 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Jonathan Borja | 23 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | ECU | Anderson Julio | 21 | 2016 | 35 | 4 | |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Erik Viveros | 21 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | ECU | Jordy Alcívar | 18 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero | 27 | 2015 | 93 | 8 | |
| 15 | DF | ECU | Franklin Guerra | 25 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | ECU | Julio Angulo | 27 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | ECU | Juan Luis Anangonó | 28 | 2016 | 69 | 22 | Previously with the club in '14 |
| 18 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Orejuela | 24 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | COL | Cristian Martínez | 29 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | ECU | Christian Cruz | 25 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | ECU | Andersson Ordóñez | 23 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | ARG | Adrián Gabbarini | 32 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | ECU | Fernando Guerrero | 28 | 2018 | 35 | 1 | Previously with the club from '16–'17 |
| 24 | DF | ECU | Kevin Minda | 19 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | ECU | Édison Realpe | 21 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Jhojan Julio | 19 | 2016 | 30 | 3 | |
| 27 | MF | ECU | Édgar Villena | 20 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | ECU | William Ocles | 19 | 2017 | 1 | 1 | |
| 29 | DF | ECU | Gregori Anangonó | 19 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | ECU | Renny Folleco | 20 | 2018 | 0 | 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 |
| Serie A | First Stage | Champions | February 18 | December 16 |
| Copa Sudamericana | First Stage | Round of 16 | April 10 | September 19 |

### Serie A

The 2018 season was Liga's 57th season in the Serie A and their 17th consecutive. The format was identical to the previous season.

#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 46 | Qualification to Third stage and Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 45 | |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 38 | |
| 4 | Emelec | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 37 | |
| 5 | Delfín | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 33 | |
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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | L |
| Position | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Emelec | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 41 | Qualification to Third stage and Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Macará | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 38 | |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 37 | |
| 4 | Delfín | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 36 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 35 | |
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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | D |
| Position | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |

#### Finals

Standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | L.D.U. Quito | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Champions (11th title) |
| 2 | Emelec | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
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 | W |

### CONMEBOL Sudamericana

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2018 CONMEBOL Sudamericana—their 11th participation in the continental tournament—as the 8th place of the 2017 Serie A. They entered the competition in the first stage.

#### CONMEBOL Sudamericana squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Leonel Nazareno |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Hernán Pellerano |
| 4 | DF | ECU | Horacio Salaberry |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Intriago |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Aníbal Chalá |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Édison Vega (captain) |
| 8 | FW | ECU | Djorkaeff Reasco |
| 9 | FW | URU | Gastón Rodríguez |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Jonathan Borja |
| 11 | MF | ECU | Anderson Julio |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Erik Viveros |
| 13 | MF | ECU | Jordy Alcívar |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero |
| 15 | DF | ECU | Franklin Guerra |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ECU | Julio Angulo |
| 17 | FW | ECU | Juan Luis Anangonó |
| 18 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Orejuela |
| 20 | DF | ECU | Christian Cruz |
| 21 | DF | ECU | Andersson Ordóñez |
| 22 | GK | ARG | Adrián Gabbarini |
| 23 | MF | ECU | Fernando Guerrero |
| 24 | DF | ECU | Kevin Minda |
| 25 | DF | ECU | Édison Realpe |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Jhojan Julio |
| 27 | MF | ECU | Édgar Villena |
| 28 | MF | ECU | William Ocles |
| 29 | DF | ECU | Gregori Anangonó |
| 30 | DF | ECU | Renny Folleco |
Source:
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### First stage

Tied 4–4 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on away goals and advanced to the second stage.

#### Second stage

LDU Quito won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match H).

#### Round of 16

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Deportivo Cali won on penalties 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 | GK | Leonel Nazareno | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Hernán Pellerano | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Horacio Salaberry | 11 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 2 | — |
| 5 | MF | Jefferson Intriago | 39 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 43 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Aníbal Chalá | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
| 7 | MF | Édison Vega | 32 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 36 | — | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | Djorkaeff Reasco | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| 9 | FW | Gastón Rodríguez | 38 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Jonathan Borja | 25 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | — | — |
| 11 | MF | Anderson Julio | 45 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 51 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | Erik Viveros | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 13 | MF | Jordy Alcívar | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 14 | DF | José Quintero | 39 | 3 | 19 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 44 | 3 | 20 | — |
| 15 | DF | Franklin Guerra | 44 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 50 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 16 | MF | Julio Angulo | 13 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 1 | — |
| 17 | FW | Juan Luis Anangonó | 35 | 16 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 40 | 19 | 3 | — |
| 18 | MF | Jefferson Orejuela | 38 | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 44 | — | 6 | — |
| 19 | FW | Cristian Martínez | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | — | — |
| 20 | DF | Christian Cruz | 38 | — | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 41 | — | 8 | — |
| 21 | DF | Andersson Ordóñez | 18 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | — | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | GK | Adrián Gabbarini | 42 | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 48 | — | 6 | — |
| 23 | MF | Fernando Guerrero | 39 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 44 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Kevin Minda | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| 25 | DF | Édison Realpe | 15 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 16 | — | 6 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | Jhojan Julio | 44 | 6 | 8 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 50 | 7 | 9 | — |
| 27 | MF | Édgar Villena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | MF | William Ocles | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 29 | DF | Gregori Anangonó | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | DF | Renny Folleco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | FW | Hernán Barcos | 20 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 11 | 5 | — |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | — | 63 | 113 | 9 | — | 8 | 12 | 0 | — | 71 | 125 | 9 |
    As of December 16, 2018
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.

## Team statistics

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Total Games played | 52 | 26 | 26 |
| Total Games won | 27 | 18 | 9 |
| Total Games drawn | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Total Games lost | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Games played (Serie A) | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Games won (Serie A) | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| Games drawn (Serie A) | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Games lost (Serie A) | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Games played (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Games won (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 3 | 3 | |
| Games drawn (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | | | |
| Games lost (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 3 | | 3 |
| Biggest win (Serie A) | 4–0 vs Técnico Universitario 4–0 vs El Nacional | 4–0 vs Técnico Universitario 4–0 vs El Nacional | 4–1 vs Guayaquil City |
| Biggest loss (Serie A) | 0–2 vs Deportivo Cuenca 0–2 vs Delfín | 0–2 vs Deportivo Cuenca | 0–2 vs Delfín |
| Biggest win (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 3–1 vs Vasco da Gama | 3–1 vs Vasco da Gama | |
| Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 2–3 vs Guabirá 0–1 vs Vasco da Gama 0–1 vs Deportivo Cali | | 2–3 vs Guabirá 0–1 vs Vasco da Gama 0–1 vs Deportivo Cali |
| Clean sheets | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Goals scored | 74 | 42 | 32 |
| Goals conceded | 45 | 15 | 30 |
| Goal difference | +29 | +27 | +2 |
| Average GF per game | 1.42 | 1.62 | 1.23 |
| Average GA per game | 0.87 | 0.58 | 1.15 |
| Yellow cards | 125 | 52 | 73 |
| Red cards | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Most appearances | Anderson Julio (51) | Franklin Guerra (25) Anderson Julio (25) | Anderson Julio (26) Jhojan Julio (26) |
| Most minutes played | Adrián Gabbarini (4320) | Franklin Guerra (2186) | Adrián Gabbarini (2250) |
| Top scorer | Juan Luis Anangonó (19) | Juan Luis Anangonó (11) | Anderson Julio (10) |
| Worst discipline | Fernando Guerrero (1) (11) | Fernando Guerrero (1) (4) | Jefferson Intriago (1) (6) Gastón Rodríguez (1) (6) |
| Penalties for | 5/6 (83.33%) | 3/4 (75%) | 2/2 (100%) |
| Penalties against | 6/11 (54.55%) | 3/6 (50%) | 3/5 (60%) |
| League Points | 87/138 (63.04%) | 52/69 (75.36%) | 35/69 (50.72%) |
| Winning rate | 51.92% | 69.23% | 34.62% |
    As of December 16, 2018 Source: See Competitive matches (above)