# 2000 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2000 season was the club's 70th year of existence, the 47th year in professional football, and the 40th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Kits

Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Parmalat, Ecuatoriana

## Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ECU | Jacinto Espinoza (captain) |
| — | GK | ECU | Bonard García |
| — | GK | ECU | Víctor Sánchez |
| — | DF | ECU | Luis Capurro |
| — | DF | ECU | Darío Chalá |
| — | DF | ECU | Mario Chillagana |
| — | DF | ECU | Geovanny Cumbicus |
| — | DF | ECU | Ulises de la Cruz |
| — | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| — | DF | URU | José Puente |
| — | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco |
| — | DF | ECU | Jorge Vargas |
| — | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| — | MF | ECU | Jorge Benalcázar |
| — | MF | ECU | Nixon Carcelén |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | COL | James Cardona |
| — | MF | ECU | José Chávez |
| — | MF | COL | Álex Escobar |
| — | MF | ECU | Luis González |
| — | MF | ECU | Juan Guamán |
| — | MF | ECU | Camilo Hurtado |
| — | MF | ECU | Líder Mejía |
| — | MF | ECU | Alfonso Obregón |
| — | FW | COL | Giovanni Córdova |
| — | FW | COL | Jorge Díaz |
| — | FW | ECU | Eduardo Hurtado |
| — | FW | ECU | Patricio Hurtado |
| — | FW | ECU | Max Mecías |
| — | FW | ECU | Jonathan Navarro |
| — | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Olmedo | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 30 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Aucas | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 29 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | El Nacional | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 27 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 27 | |
| 5 | Macará | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 6 | Emelec | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | ESPOLI | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 24 | |
| 8 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 20 | |
| 9 | Barcelona | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 19 | |
| 10 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 15 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | BSC | SDQ | EN | CSE | CDE | LDU | MAC | CDO | TU |
| Aucas | | | | | | | 0–1 | | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | |
| ESPOLI | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | |
| LDU Quito | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Macará | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | |
| Olmedo | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Técnico Universitario | | | | | | | 4–4 | | | |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Emelec | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 32 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | El Nacional | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 30 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Barcelona | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 29 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | ESPOLI | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 28 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Macará | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 26 | |
| 7 | Aucas | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 23 | |
| 8 | Olmedo | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 22 | |
| 9 | LDU Quito | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 20 | |
| 10 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 11 | |
* ↑ El Nacional had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player in Round 16.

##### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | BSC | SDQ | EN | CSE | CDE | LDU | MAC | CDO | TU |
| Aucas | | | | | | | 1–1 | | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | 2–2 | | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | |
| ESPOLI | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | |
| LDU Quito | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| Macará | | | | | | | 0–1 | | | |
| Olmedo | | | | | | | 2–0 | | | |
| Técnico Universitario | | | | | | | 1–0 | | | |

#### Aggregate table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Nacional | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 57 | |
| 2 | Emelec | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 56 | |
| 3 | ESPOLI | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 52 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Aucas | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 52 | |
| 5 | Olmedo | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 52 | |
| 6 | Macará | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 51 | |
| 7 | Deportivo Quito | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 48 | |
| 8 | Barcelona | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 48 | |
| 9 | LDU Quito | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 47 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 10 | Técnico Universitario | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 42 | 82 | −40 | 26 | Relegation to Serie B |
* ↑ El Nacional had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player in Round 16 of the Second Stage.
* ↑ Since El Nacional qualified to the Liguilla Final twice, ESPOLI qualified to the last spot in the Liguilla Final as the best non-top-three finisher in the aggregate table.

### Copa Libertadores
#### Copa Libertadores squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Jacinto Espinoza (captain) |
| 2 | DF | URU | José Puente |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| 4 | DF | ECU | Ulises de la Cruz |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Alfonso Obregón |
| 6 | MF | ECU | Juan Guamán |
| 7 | FW | COL | Giovanni Córdova |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Nixon Carcelén |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Patricio Hurtado |
| 10 | MF | COL | Alex Escobar |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Víctor Sánchez |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | ECU | Luis Capurro |
| 15 | MF | ECU | Luis González |
| 16 | MF | COL | James Cardona |
| 17 | DF | ECU | Mario Chillagana |
| 18 | MF | ECU | Líder Mejía |
| 19 | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |
| 20 | MF | ECU | Jorge Benalcázar |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| 23 | MF | ECU | Camilo Hurtado |
| 24 | DF | ECU | Geovanny Cumbicus |
| 25 | FW | ECU | Jonathan Navarro |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### First stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Corinthians | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | América | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 10 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 8 |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 2 |