# 2014 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2014 season was the club's 84th year of existence, the 61st year in professional football, and the 53rd in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Club
### Personnel

    President: Carlos Arroyo
    Honorary President: Rodrigo Paz
    President of the Executive Commission: Esteban Paz
    President of the Football Commission: Edwin Ripalda
    Vice-President of the Football Commission: Patricio Torres
    Sporting manager: Santiago Jácome

### Coaching staff

    Manager: Luis Zubeldía
    Assistant manager: Maximiliano Cuberas, Carlos Grueso
    Physical trainer: Lucas Vivas
    Goalkeeper trainer: Gustavo Flores

### Kits

Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Budweiser, Chevrolet, Tropical, Discover, DirecTV, Roland

## Squad information

Liga's squad for the season is allowed a maximum of four foreign players at any one time, and a maximum of eight throughout the season. At the start of the season, Liga was mandated to start one under-19 player in each match. The jersey numbers in the main table (directly below) refer to the number on their domestic league jersey. The under-19 players will wear a jersey number of at least #50.
| N | Pos | Nat. | Player | Age | Since | App | Goals | Notes |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Walter Chávez | 19 | 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Norberto Araujo (captain) | 35 | 2007 | 206 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Luis Luna | 25 | 2012 | 10 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | URU | Gerardo Alcoba | 29 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | ECU | Danny Cabezas | 21 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Fernando Hidalgo | 28 | 2011 | 124 | 3 | |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Luis Congo | 24 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Hólger Matamoros | 28 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | URU | Jonathan Ramis | 24 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | ECU | José Madrid | 25 | 2013 | 28 | 1 | |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco | 36 | 2008 | 497 | 35 | Previously with the club from '97–'00 and '01–'06 |
| 14 | DF | ECU | Diego Calderón | 27 | 2014 | 210 | 4 | Previously with the club from '05 and '07–'12 |
| 15 | DF | ECU | Carlos Arboleda | 22 | 2013 | 24 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Diego Alberto Morales | 27 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | PAR | Enrique Vera | 34 | 2013 | 163 | 10 | Previously with the club from '06–'08, '09–'10 and '11–'12 |
| 21 | FW | ECU | Juan Luis Anangonó | 25 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez | 26 | 2006 | 214 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | ECU | Koob Hurtado | 28 | 2013 | 11 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | ECU | Daniel Viteri | 32 | 2011 | 26 | 0 | Previously with the club from '08–'09 |
| 50 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Intriago | 17 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | U-19 player |
| 51 | FW | ECU | Hancel Batalla | 16 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | U-19 player |
| 52 | FW | ECU | Diego Hurtado | 18 | 2011 | 7 | 0 | U-19 player |
| 53 | DF | ECU | Luis Cangá | 18 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | U-19 player |
| 55 | MF | ECU | José Cevallos Enríquez | 19 | 2014 | 45 | 9 | U-19 player, Previously with the club from '11–'12 |
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

### Summer transfers

On May 13, 2014, Liga de Quito announced that Eduardo Ledesma and Luciano Balbi left the club. The club hired Gerardo Alcoba and Jonathan Ramis as the new foreign players.

## Competitions
### Serie A

2014 was LDU Quito's 53rd season in the Serie A.

#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | LDU Loja | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 36 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 35 |
| 5 | LDU Quito | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 29 |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 28 |
| 7 | El Nacional | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 27 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 46 |
| 3 | Emelec | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 44 |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 40 |
| 5 | El Nacional | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 29 |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 28 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

## Player statistics

| Num | Pos | Player | App | | | | App | | | |
| Num | Pos | Player | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Walter Chávez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | DF | Norberto Araujo | 42 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Luis Luna | 8 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 2 | — |
| 5 | DF | Gerardo Alcoba | 19 | 2 | 7 | — | 19 | 2 | 7 | — |
| 6 | MF | Danny Cabezas | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| 8 | MF | Fernando Hidalgo | 41 | 4 | 10 | — | 41 | 4 | 10 | — |
| 9 | FW | Luis Congo | 33 | 7 | 6 | — | 33 | 7 | 6 | — |
| 10 | MF | Hólger Matamoros | 34 | 7 | 8 | — | 34 | 7 | 8 | — |
| 11 | FW | Jonathan Ramis | 17 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | José Madrid | 36 | 1 | 9 | — | 36 | 1 | 9 | — |
| 13 | DF | Néicer Reasco | 27 | — | 1 | — | 27 | — | 1 | — |
| 14 | DF | Diego Calderón | 12 | — | 4 | — | 12 | — | 4 | — |
| 15 | DF | Carlos Arboleda | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 19 | MF | Diego Alberto Morales | 32 | 6 | 4 | — | 32 | 6 | 4 | — |
| 20 | MF | Enrique Vera | 37 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | Juan Luis Anangonó | 25 | 11 | 3 | — | 25 | 11 | 3 | — |
| 22 | GK | Alexander Domínguez | 26 | — | 3 | — | 26 | — | 3 | — |
| 23 | DF | Koob Hurtado | 12 | 1 | 3 | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 25 | GK | Daniel Viteri | 18 | — | 4 | 1 | 18 | — | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | MF | Jefferson Intriago | 33 | — | 6 | 1 | 33 | — | 6 | 1 |
| 51 | FW | Hancel Batalla | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 52 | FW | Diego Hurtado | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — |
| 53 | DF | Luis Cangá | 31 | 2 | 5 | — | 31 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 55 | MF | José Cevallos Enríquez | 19 | — | 1 | — | 19 | — | 1 | — |
| 5 | MF | Eduardo Ledesma | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
| 6 | DF | Luciano Balbi | 10 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | 1 | — |
| 7 | MF | Luis Bolaños | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 11 | FW | Félix Borja | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 51 | DF | Gabriel Corozo | 5 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — |
| 54 | FW | Kevin Mercado | 8 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 2 | — |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | — | 57 | 114 | 6 | — | 57 | 114 | 6 |
Last updated: December 14, 2014 Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season. Source:

## Team statistics

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Games played | 44 | 22 | 22 |
| Games won | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Games drawn | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Games lost | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Biggest win | 5–1 vs Mushuc Runa 5–1 vs Olmedo | 5–1 vs Mushuc Runa 5–1 vs Olmedo | 2–1 vs Mushuc Runa 1–0 vs El Nacional 2–1 vs Universidad Católica 1–0 vs Emelec 2–1 vs Deportivo Cuenca 3–2 vs Deportivo Quito |
| Biggest loss | 0–3 vs Emelec | 0–2 vs Universidad Católica 0–2 vs Manta | 0–3 vs Emelec |
| Clean sheets | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Goals scored | 58 | 39 | 19 |
| Goals conceded | 44 | 19 | 25 |
| Goal difference | +14 | +20 | -6 |
| Average GF per game | 1.32 | 1.77 | 0.86 |
| Average GA per game | 1 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| Yellow cards | 114 | 58 | 56 |
| Red cards | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Most appearances | Norberto Araujo (42) | Fernando Hidalgo (21) | Norberto Araujo (22) |
| Most minutes played | Norberto Araujo (3741) | Fernando Hidalgo (1865) | Norberto Araujo (1941) |
| Top scorer | Juan Luis Anangonó (11) | Juan Luis Anangonó (7) | Juan Luis Anangonó (4) Hólger Matamoros (4) |
| Worst discipline | Enrique Vera (2) | Enrique Vera (1) | Enrique Vera (1) (5) |
| Penalties for | 3/8 (37.5%) | 2/4 (50%) | 1/4 (25%) |
| Penalties against | 8/11 (72.73%) | 4/6 (66.67%) | 4/5 (80%) |
| Points | 69/132 (52.27%) | 43/66 (65.15%) | 26/66 (39.39%) |
| Winning rate | 40.91% | 54.55% | 27.27% |
Last updated: December 14, 2014 Source:Competitive matches