# 1997 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1997 season was the club's 67th year of existence, the 44th year in professional football, and the 37th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Kits

Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Volvo, Autosueco

## Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ECU | Jacinto Espinoza |
| — | GK | ECU | Víctor Sánchez |
| — | GK | ECU | Miguel Santillán |
| — | DF | ECU | Jorge Ballesteros |
| — | DF | ARG | Miguel D'Agostino |
| — | DF | ECU | Ulises de la Cruz |
| — | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| — | DF | COL | Ever Palacios |
| — | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco |
| — | DF | ECU | Danilo Samaniego |
| — | MF | ECU | Nixon Carcelén (captain) |
| — | MF | BRA | Marcos Da Bahia |
| — | MF | ECU | Luis Escalante |
| — | MF | COL | Álex Escobar |
| — | MF | ECU | Luis González |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ECU | Juan Guamán |
| — | MF | ECU | Paúl Guevara |
| — | MF | ECU | Johnny León |
| — | MF | ECU | Robert Macías |
| — | MF | ECU | Miguel Mina |
| — | MF | ECU | Luis Pozo |
| — | MF | ECU | Hjalmar Zambrano |
| — | FW | ECU | Jhon Arteaga |
| — | FW | ARG | Ariel Bravo |
| — | FW | ECU | Segundo Escobar |
| — | FW | ECU | Energio Díaz |
| — | FW | BRA | Mané Ferreira |
| — | FW | ECU | Patricio Hurtado |
| — | FW | ECU | Pedro Salvador |
| — | FW | COL | Henry Zambrano |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### First stage
##### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 21 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Olmedo | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 20 | |
| 2 | Emelec | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 18 | |
| 4 | ESPOLI | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 10 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Quevedo | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 5 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CDQ | SDQ | CSE | CDE | LDU | CDO |
| Deportivo Quevedo | | | | | 2–4 | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | 1–2 | |
| Emelec | | | | | 2–0 | |
| ESPOLI | | | | | 1–1 | |
| LDU Quito | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | | 2–0 |
| Olmedo | | | | | 1–1 | |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 47 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Deportivo Quito | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 42 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 42 | |
| 4 | Emelec | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 42 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 32 | |
| 6 | El Nacional | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 31 | |
| 7 | Técnico Universitario | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Aucas | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 30 | |
| 9 | ESPOLI | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Calvi | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 24 | |
| 11 | Olmedo | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 17 | |
| 12 | Deportivo Quevedo | 22 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 62 | −53 | 3 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | BSC | CFC | CDC | CDQ | SDQ | EN | CSE | CDE | LDU | CDO | TU |
| Aucas | | | | | | | | | | 3–0 | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | |
| Calvi | | | | | | | | | | 1–3 | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | |
| Deportivo Quevedo | | | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| ESPOLI | | | | | | | | | | 2–2 | | |
| LDU Quito | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Olmedo | | | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | |
| Técnico Universitario | | | | | | | | | | 1–2 | | |

#### Aggregate Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 67 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 63 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Emelec | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 60 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | El Nacional | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 49 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 48 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 6 | Aucas | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 48 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 7 | Deportivo Cuenca | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 48 | |
| 8 | Técnico Universitario | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 40 | |
| 9 | ESPOLI | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 38 | Qualified to the Liguilla Descenso |
| 10 | Olmedo | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 37 | Qualified to the Liguilla Descenso |
| 11 | Calvi | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 25 | Qualified to the Liguilla Descenso |
| 12 | Deportivo Quevedo | 32 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 80 | −65 | 8 | Qualified to the Liguilla Descenso |

#### Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 19 | Champions and Qualified to the 1998 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 19 | Qualified to the 1998 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Emelec | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 14 | Qualified to the 1998 Copa CONMEBOL |
| 5 | El Nacional | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 11 | |
| 6 | Aucas | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 7 | |
Note: Includes bonus points earned in previous stages: Barcelona (3); D. Quito & LDU Quito (1).

##### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | BSC | SDQ | EN | CSE | LDU |
| Aucas | | | | | | 1–2 |
| Barcelona | | | | | | 2–2 |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | 3–1 |
| El Nacional | | | | | | 1–1 |
| Emelec | | | | | | 5–3 |
| LDU Quito | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |

## Inauguration of Casa Blanca

Built between 1995 and 1997, the stadium hosted its first match on March 6 in a friendly game between LDU Quito and Atlético Mineiro of Belo Horizonte.