# 2015 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2015 season was the club's 85th year of existence, the 62nd year in professional football, and the 54th 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): 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-18 player in each match. The jersey numbers in the main table (below) refer to the number on their domestic league jersey. The under-18 players will wear a jersey number of at least #50.
| N | Pos | Nat. | Player | Age | Since | App | Goals | Notes |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Leonel Nazareno | 20 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Norberto Araujo (captain) | 36 | 2007 | 248 | 2 | |
| 4 | DF | ECU | Andrés Mendoza | 25 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Intriago | 18 | 2014 | 33 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | ARG | Juan Cavallaro | 20 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Fernando Hidalgo | 29 | 2011 | 165 | 7 | |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Luis Congo | 25 | 2014 | 33 | 7 | |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Hólger Matamoros | 29 | 2014 | 34 | 7 | |
| 11 | MF | ECU | Jonny Uchuari | 20 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | ECU | José Madrid | 26 | 2013 | 64 | 2 | |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco | 37 | 2008 | 524 | 35 | Previously with the club from '97–'00 and '01–'06 |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quinteros | 24 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | ECU | Josué Martínez | 18 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | ECU | José Cevallos Enríquez | 19 | 2014 | 64 | 9 | Previously with the club from '11–'12 |
| 17 | FW | ECU | Narciso Mina | 32 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | ECU | Miller Castillo | 27 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Diego Alberto Morales | 28 | 2014 | 32 | 6 | |
| 20 | MF | PAR | Enrique Vera | 35 | 2013 | 200 | 13 | Previously with the club from '06–'08, '09–'10 and '11–'12 |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Michael Quiñónez | 30 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez | 27 | 2006 | 240 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | ECU | César Batalla | 18 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | ECU | Daniel Viteri | 33 | 2011 | 44 | 0 | Previously with the club from '08–'09 |
| 27 | DF | ECU | Luis Romero | 30 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | ECU | Luis Cangá | 19 | 2014 | 31 | 2 | |
| 44 | FW | URU | Jonathan Álvez | 27 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | MF | ECU | Harold Carcelén | 17 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | U-18 player |
| 51 | FW | ECU | Hancel Batalla | 17 | 2014 | 27 | 1 | U-18 player |
| 54 | MF | ECU | Pervis Estupiñán | 16 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | U-18 player |
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 | Feb 1 | Dec 20 |
| Copa Sudamericana | First Stage | Round of 16 | Aug 13 | Sep 30 |

### Serie A

The 2015 season was Liga's 54th season in the Serie A and their 14th consecutive. The league season ran from January to December. The format was identical to the previous season.

#### First stage

The first stage of the season ran from February 1 to July 12. Liga finished 1st and qualified for the finals and the 2016 Copa Libertadores during this stage.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 47 | Finals and 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | Emelec | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 45 | |
| 3 | Independiente del Valle | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 42 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 33 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 29 | |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Second stage

The second stage of the season ran from July 18 to December 13. Liga finished 2nd during this stage.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Emelec | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 43 | Finals and 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 42 | |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 40 | |
| 4 | Independiente del Valle | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 37 | |
| 5 | Aucas | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 32 | |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Finals

Standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Emelec | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

### Copa Sudamericana
#### Copa Sudamericana squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Leonel Nazareno |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Norberto Araujo (captain) |
| 4 | DF | ECU | Andrés Mendoza |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Intriago |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 7 | MF | ARG | Juan Cavallaro |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Fernando Hidalgo |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Luis Congo |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Hólger Matamoros |
| 11 | MF | ECU | Jonny Uchuari |
| 12 | DF | ECU | José Madrid |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quinteros |
| 15 | DF | ECU | Jorge Carcelén |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ECU | José Cevallos |
| 17 | FW | ECU | Narciso Mina |
| 18 | FW | ECU | Miller Castillo |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Diego Morales |
| 20 | MF | PAR | Enrique Vera |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Michael Quiñónez |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez |
| 24 | DF | ECU | César Batalla |
| 25 | GK | ECU | Daniel Viteri |
| 27 | DF | ECU | Luis Romero |
| 28 | FW | URU | Jonathan Álvez |
| 29 | MF | ECU | Harold Carcelén |
| 30 | DF | ECU | Luis Cangá |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### First stage

LDU Quito won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O1).

#### Second stage

LDU Quito won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match A).

#### Round of 16

River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals.

## Player statistics

| Num | Pos | Player | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | |
| Num | Pos | Player | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GF | Leonel Nazareno | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | DF | Norberto Araujo | 45 | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | 50 | — | 7 | — |
| 4 | DF | Andrés Mendoza | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 5 | MF | Jefferson Intriago | 25 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 7 | MF | Juan Cavallaro | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 8 | MF | Fernando Hidalgo | 44 | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 50 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 9 | FW | Luis Congo | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Hólger Matamoros | 35 | 2 | 8 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 39 | 3 | 9 | — |
| 11 | MF | Jonny Uchuari | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — |
| 12 | DF | José Madrid | 36 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 42 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Néicer Reasco | 22 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 14 | DF | José Quinteros | 44 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Josué Martínez | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 16 | MF | José Cevallos Enríquez | 44 | 12 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 50 | 12 | 9 | — |
| 17 | FW | Narciso Mina | 33 | 14 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 36 | 15 | 8 | — |
| 18 | FW | Miller Castillo | 28 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 19 | MF | Diego Alberto Morales | 39 | 11 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 13 | 3 | — |
| 20 | MF | Enrique Vera | 13 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 5 | — |
| 21 | MF | Michael Quiñónez | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | GK | Alexander Domínguez | 39 | — | 10 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 45 | — | 11 | — |
| 24 | DF | César Batalla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | GK | Daniel Viteri | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| 27 | DF | Luis Romero | 43 | 2 | 11 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 47 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | Luis Cangá | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| 44 | FW | Jonathan Álvez | 18 | 10 | 6 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 50 | MF | Harold Carcelén | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | FW | Hancel Batalla | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| 52 | MF | Andy Casquete | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 54 | MF | Pervis Estupiñán | 32 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 34 | — | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Rodrigo Erramuspe | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6 | MF | Danny Cabezas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | — | 69 | 101 | 5 | — | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 75 | 117 | 8 |
Last updated: December 20, 2015 Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season. Source:

## Team statistics

| | Total | Home | Away |
| Total Games played | 52 | 26 | 26 |
| Total Games won | 30 | 19 | 11 |
| Total Games drawn | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Total Games lost | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Games played (Serie A) | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Games won (Serie A) | 26 | 16 | 10 |
| Games drawn (Serie A) | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Games lost (Serie A) | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Games played (Copa Sudamericana) | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Games won (Copa Sudamericana) | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Games drawn (Copa Sudamericana) | 1 | - | 1 |
| Games lost (Copa Sudamericana) | 1 | - | 1 |
| Biggest win (Serie A) | 5–1 vs El Nacional | 3–0 vs Universidad Católica | 5–1 vs El Nacional |
| Biggest loss (Serie A) | 0–2 vs Aucas 1–3 vs Emelec | 0–2 vs Aucas | 1–3 vs Emelec |
| Biggest win (Copa Sudamericana) | 2–0 vs Zamora | 2–0 vs Zamora | 1–0 vs Nacional |
| Biggest loss (Copa Sudamericana) | 0–2 vs River Plate | - | 0–2 vs River Plate |
| Clean sheets | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| Goals scored | 77 | 42 | 35 |
| Goals conceded | 42 | 17 | 25 |
| Goal difference | +35 | +25 | +10 |
| Average GF per game | 1.48 | 1.62 | 1.35 |
| Average GA per game | 0.81 | 0.65 | 0.96 |
| Yellow cards | 117 | 61 | 56 |
| Red cards | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Most appearances | Norberto Araujo (50) José Cevallos (50) Fernando Hidalgo (50) | Norberto Araujo (26) José Cevallos (26) | Fernando Hidalgo (25) |
| Most minutes played | Norberto Araujo (4500) | Norberto Araujo (2430) | Norberto Araujo (2070) |
| Top scorer | Narciso Mina (15) | Narciso Mina (10) | Diego Morales (8) |
| Worst discipline | Pervis Estupiñán (2) | José Quinteros (1) (5) | Pervis Estupiñán (2) |
| Penalties for | 16/23 (69.57%) | 10/13 (76.92%) | 6/10 (60%) |
| Penalties against | 6/8 (75%) | 1/2 (50%) | 5/6 (83.33%) |
| League Points | 90/138 (65.22%) | 53/69 (76.81%) | 37/69 (53.62%) |
| Winning rate | 57.69% | 73.08% | 42.31% |
Last updated: December 20, 2015 Source:Competitive matches