# 1977 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1977 season was the club's 47th year of existence, the 24th year in professional football and the 17th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ECU | Adolfo Bolaños |
| — | GK | ECU | Patricio Gallardo |
| — | GK | ARG | Mario Quiroga |
| — | DF | URU | Luis De Carlos |
| — | DF | ECU | Alfredo Encalada |
| — | DF | ECU | Ángel Granja |
| — | DF | ECU | Mauricio King |
| — | DF | ECU | Marco Moreno |
| — | DF | ECU | Andrés Nazareno |
| — | DF | ECU | Fernando Villena |
| — | DF | ECU | Patricio Maldonado |
| — | MF | ECU | Fabián Cáceres |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ECU | Polo Carrera (captain) |
| — | MF | ECU | Patricio Moscoso |
| — | MF | ECU | Juan Rivadeneira |
| — | MF | ARG | Francisco Rivadero |
| — | MF | ECU | Roberto Sussman |
| — | MF | ECU | Jorge Tapia |
| — | MF | ECU | José Vélez |
| — | MF | ECU | Juan Yánez |
| — | FW | ECU | José Cruz |
| — | FW | ECU | Segundo Rodríguez |
| — | FW | ARG | Rubén Scalise |
| — | FW | ECU | Hernán Vaca |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | L.D.U. Quito | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 25 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 22 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Emelec | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 22 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Barcelona | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 21 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | L.D.U. Portoviejo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 19 | |
| 7 | El Nacional | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 16 | |
| 8 | Carmen Mora | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 15 | |
| 9 | Aucas | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 15 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 10 | América de Quito | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 33 | −26 | 5 | Relegated to the Serie B |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | CDA | SDA | BSC | CME | CDC | EN | CSE | LDP | LDQ | UC |
| América de Quito | | | | | | | | | 1–2 | |
| Aucas | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | |
| Carmen Mora | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | | 2–2 | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | |
| L.D.U. Portoviejo | | | | | | | | | 2–2 | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | | 1–0 |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 24 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 22 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 20 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | L.D.U. Portoviejo | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 20 | |
| 5 | Emelec | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Universidad Católica | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 19 | |
| 7 | Manta Sport | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 18 | |
| 8 | L.D.U. Quito | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 17 | |
| 9 | Carmen Mora | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 14 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 10 | L.D.U. Cuenca | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 7 | Relegated to the Serie B |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | BSC | CME | CDC | EN | CSE | LDC | LDP | LDQ | MSC | UC |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| Carmen Mora | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | 3–0 | | |
| L.D.U. Cuenca | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| L.D.U. Portoviejo | | | | | | | | 4–0 | | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Manta Sport | | | | | | | | 0–1 | | |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | | | | 4–2 | | |

#### Liguilla Final

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Nacional | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 18 | Champions and Qualified to the 1978 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | L.D.U. Quito | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 13 | Qualified to the 1978 Copa Libertadores |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 12 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 11 | |
| 5 | Emelec | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 9 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 9 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Includes bonus points earned in previous stages: Barcelona & LDU Quito (3); El Nacional & U. Católica (2); D. Cuenca & Emelec (1).

##### Results

| Home \ Away | BSC | CDC | EN | CSE | LDQ | UC |
| Barcelona | | | | | 5–0 | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | 0–0 | |
| El Nacional | | | | | 2–1 | |
| Emelec | | | | | 1–0 | |
| L.D.U. Quito | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 3–2 |
| Universidad Católica | | | | | 2–0 | |