# 2019 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2019 season was the club's 89th year of existence, the 66th year in professional football, and the 58th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Club
### Personnel

    President: Guillermo Romero
    Honorary President: Rodrigo Paz
    President of the Executive Commission: Esteban Paz
    Director of football: Edgardo Bauza
    Sporting manager: Santiago Jácome

### Coaching staff

    Manager: Pablo Repetto
    Assistant manager: Óscar Quagliatta, Franklin Salas
    Physical trainer: Roberto Teixeira
    Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

### Kits

Supplier: Puma Sponsor(s): Banco Pichincha, Discover, Marathonbet, Pilsener, Roche (October/November)
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | Additional information |
| Home | White | White | White | |
| Home alternate 1 | White | Blue | White | Worn on March 13 (vs Flamengo) |
| Home 2 | White | Pink | White | Special edition Cancer awareness month kit; worn on October 20 (vs Delfín), October 23 (vs Emelec), October 26 (vs Deportivo Cuenca), October 30 (vs Emelec), November 2 (vs Fuerza Amarilla), November 10 (vs Delfín) and November 16 (vs Delfín) |
| Away | Red | Red | Red | |
| Third | Blue | Blue | Blue | |

## Squad information

| Num | Pos | Nat. | Player | Age | Since | App | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Leonel Nazareno | 24 | 2015 | 25 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Édison Realpe | 22 | 2017 | 15 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | URU | Carlos Rodríguez | 28 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Luis Ayala | 25 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Édison Vega | 28 | 2016 | 103 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Jordy Alcívar | 19 | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ECU | Jacob Murillo | 25 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Andrés Chicaiza | 26 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ECU | Anderson Julio | 22 | 2016 | 80 | 16 |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Erik Viveros | 22 | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero | 28 | 2015 | 132 | 11 |
| 15 | DF | ECU | Franklin Guerra | 26 | 2018 | 44 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | ECU | Julio Angulo | 28 | 2018 | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Arce | 18 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Orejuela | 25 | 2018 | 38 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | COL | Cristian Martínez | 30 | 2018 | 15 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | ECU | Christian Cruz | 26 | 2018 | 38 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ECU | Andersson Ordóñez | 24 | 2018 | 18 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ARG | Adrián Gabbarini | 33 | 2018 | 42 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ECU | Kevin Minda | 20 | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ECU | Antonio Valencia | 33 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Jhojan Julio | 20 | 2016 | 74 | 9 |
| 27 | FW | URU | Rodrigo Aguirre | 24 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ECU | José Luis Cazares | 27 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ECU | Adolfo Muñoz | 21 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ECU | Renny Folleco | 20 | 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ECU | Djorkaeff Reasco | 19 | 2016 | 13 | 2 |
| 32 | DF | ECU | Joel Ventura | 18 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ECU | Joseph Espinoza | 18 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ECU | Thiago Serpa | 19 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ECU | Jhon Flores | 21 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ECU | Joan Villarruel | 19 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ECU | Khader Arce | 18 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ECU | José Ayoví | 27 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ECU | Luis Caicedo | 27 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | ECU | William Ocles | 20 | 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| - | MF | ECU | Bryan Viñán | 18 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

### Summer transfers
## Competitions

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Serie A | First Stage | Runner-up | February 9 | December 15 |
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | Group Stage | Quarter-finals | March 7 | August 28 |
| Copa Ecuador | Third Stage | Champions | May 1 | November 16 |

### Other friendlies

Copa Alberto Spencer

#### Finals
### Serie A

The 2019 season is Liga's 58th season in the Serie A and their 18th consecutive. It is the first tournament organized by LigaPro.

#### First stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Macará | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 62 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 55 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 53 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Delfín | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 53 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Independiente del Valle | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 52 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 6 | LDU Quito | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 49 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 7 | Aucas | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 49 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 8 | Emelec | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 46 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 9 | El Nacional | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 44 | |
| 10 | Deportivo Cuenca | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 42 | |
| 11 | Olmedo | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 34 | |
| 12 | Guayaquil City | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 31 | |
| 13 | Mushuc Runa | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 30 | |
| 14 | Técnico Universitario | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 29 | |
| 15 | América de Quito (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 25 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 16 | Fuerza Amarilla (R) | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 6 | Relegation to Serie B |
* ↑ El Nacional were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of August.
* ↑ Deportivo Cuenca were deducted one point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of May.
* ↑ Fuerza Amarilla were deducted four points for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS, and one additional point for failing to submit their payrolls and social security contributions to the IESS for the month of May.
Results summary
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |

#### Quarter-finals

Results summary
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 |
| Ground | H | A |
| Result | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 1 |

#### Semi-finals

Results summary
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 |
| Ground | A | H |
| Result | W | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 |

#### Finals

Results summary
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 |
| Ground | H | A |
| Result | W | D |
| Position | 2 | 2 |

### CONMEBOL Libertadores

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2019 CONMEBOL Libertadores—their 17th participation in the continental tournament—as Champions of the 2018 Serie A. They entered the competition in the group stage.

#### CONMEBOL Libertadores squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Leonel Nazareno |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Renny Folleco |
| 3 | DF | URU | Carlos Rodríguez |
| 4 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Arce |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Antonio Valencia |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Luis Ayala |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Édison Vega |
| 8 | FW | ECU | William Ocles |
| 9 | MF | ECU | Jacob Murillo |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Andrés Chicaiza |
| 11 | MF | ECU | Anderson Julio |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Erik Viveros |
| 13 | MF | ECU | Jordy Alcívar |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero |
| 15 | DF | ECU | Franklin Guerra |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ECU | Julio Angulo |
| 18 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Orejuela |
| 19 | FW | COL | Cristian Martínez |
| 20 | DF | ECU | Christian Cruz |
| 21 | DF | ECU | Andersson Ordóñez |
| 22 | GK | ARG | Adrián Gabbarini (captain) |
| 23 | DF | ECU | Luis Caicedo |
| 24 | DF | ECU | Kevin Minda |
| 25 | DF | ECU | Édison Realpe |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Jhojan Julio |
| 27 | FW | URU | Rodrigo Aguirre |
| 28 | MF | ECU | José Luis Cazares |
| 29 | MF | ECU | Adolfo Muñoz |
| 30 | FW | ECU | José Ayoví |
1.^ Antonio Valencia replaced Jefferson Intriago for the Round of 16. 2.^ Luis Ayala replaced Djorkaeff Reasco for the Round of 16. 3.^ Luis Caicedo replaced Nicolás Freire for the Round of 16. 4. Juan Luis Anangonó left the club. Source:
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Peñarol | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Copa Sudamericana |
| 4 | San José | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 4 | |

#### Quarter-finals
### Copa Ecuador

It's the first edition of the tournament. L.D.U. Quito entered the competition in the third stage.
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Finals
## Player statistics

| Num | Pos | Player | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | |
| Num | Pos | Player | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | CONMEBOL Libertadores | CONMEBOL Libertadores | CONMEBOL Libertadores | CONMEBOL Libertadores | Copa Ecuador | Copa Ecuador | Copa Ecuador | Copa Ecuador | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Leonel Nazareno | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — |
| 2 | DF | Édison Realpe | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 11 | — | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | Carlos Rodríguez | 23 | 3 | — | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Luis Ayala | 13 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | 23 | — | 5 | — |
| 7 | MF | Édison Vega | 23 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 37 | — | 3 | — |
| 8 | MF | Jordy Alcívar | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 2 | — |
| 9 | MF | Jacob Murillo | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 23 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Andrés Chicaiza | 26 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 40 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Anderson Julio | 29 | 7 | 5 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 43 | 10 | 5 | — |
| 12 | GK | Erik Viveros | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 14 | DF | José Quintero | 24 | — | 10 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | 39 | — | 11 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | Franklin Guerra | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 38 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Julio Angulo | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 3 | — | 21 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 17 | MF | Jefferson Arce | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 18 | MF | Jefferson Orejuela | 29 | — | 5 | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 43 | — | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Cristian Martínez | 26 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 11 | 6 | — |
| 20 | DF | Christian Cruz | 15 | — | 4 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 4 | — |
| 21 | DF | Andersson Ordóñez | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 3 | — |
| 22 | GK | Adrián Gabbarini | 34 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 50 | — | 3 | — |
| 24 | DF | Kevin Minda | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | Antonio Valencia | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 26 | MF | Jhojan Julio | 25 | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | Rodrigo Aguirre | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 28 | MF | José Luis Cazares | 10 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 4 | — |
| 29 | MF | Adolfo Muñoz | 22 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 30 | DF | Renny Folleco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 31 | FW | Djorkaeff Reasco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 32 | DF | Joel Ventura | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 33 | MF | Joseph Espinoza | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| 35 | MF | Thiago Serpa | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 36 | DF | Jhon Flores | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 37 | MF | Joan Villarruel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 38 | MF | Khader Arce | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 40 | FW | José Ayoví | 33 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 49 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 44 | DF | Luis Caicedo | 10 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 5 | — |
| - | MF | William Ocles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| - | MF | Bryan Viñán | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 5 | MF | Jefferson Intriago | 12 | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 6 | DF | Aníbal Chalá | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — |
| 17 | FW | Juan Luis Anangonó | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 23 | DF | Nicolás Freire | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | — | 52 | 94 | 10 | — | 14 | 23 | 4 | — | 15 | 23 | 1 | — | 81 | 140 | 15 |
    As of December 15, 2019
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.

## Team statistics

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Total Games played | 56 | 28 | 28 |
| Total Games won | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| Total Games drawn | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| Total Games lost | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Games played (Serie A) | 36 | 18 | 18 |
| Games won (Serie A) | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Games drawn (Serie A) | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Games lost (Serie A) | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Games played (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Games won (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | 4 | 4 | |
| Games drawn (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | 3 | | 3 |
| Games lost (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Games played (Copa Ecuador) | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Games won (Copa Ecuador) | 4 | 4 | |
| Games drawn (Copa Ecuador) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Games lost (Copa Ecuador) | 2 | | 2 |
| Biggest win (Serie A) | 4–0 vs Guayaquil City 4–0 vs Mushuc Runa 4–0 vs Mushuc Runa | 4–0 vs Guayaquil City 4–0 vs Mushuc Runa | 4–0 vs Mushuc Runa |
| Biggest loss (Serie A) | 1–5 vs Universidad Católica | 1–5 vs Universidad Católica | 0–3 vs Macará |
| Biggest win (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | 4–0 vs San José | 4–0 vs San José | |
| Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | 0–3 vs Boca Juniors | 0–3 vs Boca Juniors | 1–3 vs Flamengo |
| Biggest win (Copa Ecuador) | 5–0 vs C.D. Gloria | 5–0 vs C.D. Gloria | |
| Biggest loss (Copa Ecuador) | 0–2 vs Emelec 1–3 vs Delfín | | 0–2 vs Emelec 1–3 vs Delfín |
| Clean sheets | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| Goals scored | 84 | 56 | 28 |
| Goals conceded | 53 | 25 | 28 |
| Goal difference | +31 | +31 | +0 |
| Average GF per game | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Average GA per game | 0.95 | 0.89 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 140 | 54 | 86 |
| Red cards | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Most appearances | Adrián Gabbarini (50) | José Ayoví (25) Adrián Gabbarini (25) | Adrián Gabbarini (25) |
| Most minutes played | Adrián Gabbarini (4402) | Adrián Gabbarini (2197) | Adrián Gabbarini (2205) |
| Top scorer | Rodrigo Aguirre (18) | Rodrigo Aguirre (14) | Rodrigo Aguirre (4) Cristian Martínez (5) |
| Worst discipline | Rodrigo Aguirre (2) (18) | José Quintero (2) | Édison Realpe (2) |
| Penalties for | 10/11 (90.91%) | 6/6 (100%) | 4/5 (80%) |
| Penalties against | 6/9 (66.67%) | 3/3 (100%) | 3/6 (50%) |
| League Points | 58/108 (53.7%) | 31/54 (57.41%) | 27/54 (50%) |
| Winning rate | 41.07% | 57.14% | 25% |
    As of December 15, 2019 Source: See Competitive matches (above)