# 1979 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1979 season was the club's 49th year of existence, the 26th year in professional football, the 19th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Kits

Sponsor(s): Ecuacolor

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 23 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | L.D.U. Quito | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 21 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 20 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 20 | |
| 5 | Emelec | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 19 | |
| 6 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 19 | |
| 7 | Barcelona | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 16 | |
| 8 | América de Quito | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 15 | |
| 9 | El Nacional | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 15 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 10 | Bonita Banana | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 12 | Relegated to the Serie B |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CDA | BSC | BB | CDC | SDQ | EN | CSE | LDQ | TU | UC |
| América de Quito | | | | | | | | 2–2 | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | 5–0 | | |
| Bonita Banana | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | 0–1 | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Técnico Universitario | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | | | | 1–2 | | |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Emelec | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 25 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 21 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Manta Sport | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 20 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | América de Quito | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 19 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 19 | |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 18 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 17 | |
| 8 | L.D.U. Quito | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 17 | |
| 9 | Aucas | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 15 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 10 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 9 | Relegated to the Serie B |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CDA | SDA | BSC | CDC | SDQ | CSE | LDQ | MSC | TU | UC |
| América de Quito | | | | | | | 3–0 | | | |
| Aucas | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | 0–2 | | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | 3–0 | | | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Manta Sport | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Técnico Universitario | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | | | 0–1 | | | |

#### Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Emelec | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | Champions and Qualified to the 1980 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 16 | Qualified to the 1980 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Manta Sport | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | |
| 4 | Técnico Universitario | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 10 | |
| 5 | L.D.U. Quito | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 10 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Includes bonus points earned in previous stages: D. Cuenca & Emelec (3); LDU Quito & T. Universitario (2); Manta Sport & U. Católica (1).

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CDC | CSE | LDQ | MSC | TU | UC |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | 0–0 | | | |
| Emelec | | | 3–1 | | | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 4–3 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Manta Sport | | | 2–0 | | | |
| Técnico Universitario | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Universidad Católica | | | 1–0 | | | |