# 2007 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2007 season was the club's 77th year of existence, the 54th year in professional football, and the 46th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Club

Coaching staff
    Manager: Edgardo Bauza
    Assistant manager: José Daniel Di Leo
    Physical trainer: Bruno Militano
    Goalkeeper trainer: Óscar Manis
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## Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez |
| — | GK | ECU | Cristian Mora |
| — | GK | ECU | Luis Preti |
| — | DF | ARG | Norberto Araujo |
| — | DF | ECU | Arlín Ayoví |
| — | DF | ECU | Christian Balseca |
| — | DF | ECU | Diego Calderón |
| — | DF | ECU | Renán Calle |
| — | DF | ECU | Jayro Campos |
| — | DF | ECU | Gabriel Espinosa |
| — | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| — | DF | ECU | Luis Ortíz |
| — | DF | ECU | Diego Paredes |
| — | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| — | MF | ECU | Luis Bolaños |
| — | MF | ECU | Víctor Chalá |
| — | MF | ECU | Israel Chango |
| — | MF | ECU | Christian Lara |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ECU | Pedro Larrea |
| — | MF | ARG | Damián Manso |
| — | MF | ECU | Willian Nazareno |
| — | MF | ECU | Alfonso Obregón (captain) |
| — | MF | ECU | Ángel Pután |
| — | MF | ECU | Edwin Tenorio |
| — | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia |
| — | MF | PAR | Enrique Vera |
| — | FW | ECU | Orlindo Ayoví |
| — | FW | ECU | Byron Cano |
| — | FW | ECU | Agustín Delgado |
| — | FW | ARG | Luis Miguel Escalada |
| — | FW | ECU | Víctor Estupiñán |
| — | FW | ECU | Joffre Guerrón |
| — | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |
| — | FW | ECU | Ángel Vargas |
| — | FW | ARG | José Vizcarra |

## Competitions

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Serie A | First Stage | Champion | Feb 10 | Dec 16 |
| Copa Libertadores | First Stage | Second Stage | Feb 1 | Apr 25 |

### Serie A
#### First stage

2007 was the club's 46th season in the top-flight national tournament. The first stage was played between February 1, 2007 and June 13, 2007.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Olmedo | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 37 | 2007 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Round & Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 32 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 28 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Deportivo Azogues | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 28 | |
| 5 | El Nacional | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 27 | |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Second stage

The second stage was played between July 15, 2007, and October 7, 2007.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 33 | 2008 Copa Sudamericana First Stage & Liguilla Final |
| 2 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 32 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 29 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Emelec | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 26 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Azogues | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 24 | |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Liguilla Final

The Liguilla Final was played between October 21, 2007 and December 16, 2007.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 4 | 27 | 2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 2 | 20 | 2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 3 | Olmedo | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | 19 | 2008 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 4 | Deportivo Azogues | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 5 | El Nacional | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 2 | 8 | |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

### Copa Libertadores
#### Copa Libertadores Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Luis Preti |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Norberto Araujo |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| 4 | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Alfonso Obregón (captain) |
| 6 | MF | ECU | Arlín Ayoví |
| 7 | FW | ARG | José Vizcarra |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Luis Miguel Escalada |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Christian Lara |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Cristian Mora |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | ECU | Pedro Larrea |
| 14 | MF | ECU | Víctor Chalá |
| 15 | MF | ECU | Luis Ortíz |
| 16 | DF | ECU | Diego Calderón |
| 17 | FW | ECU | Jhonatan Monar |
| 18 | FW | ECU | Orlindo Ayoví |
| 19 | FW | ECU | Joffre Guerrón |
| 20 | MF | PAR | Enrique Vera |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Luis Bolaños |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez |
| 23 | DF | ECU | Jayro Campos |
| 24 | FW | ECU | Ángel Pután |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### First stage

LDU Quito advanced on points 4–1.

#### Second stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Colo-Colo (A) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Caracas (A) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 9 |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 |
| 4 | River Plate | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 |