# 1996 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1996 season was the club's 66th year of existence, the 43rd year in professional football, and the 36th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Kits

Supplier: Marathon Sponsor(s): Cerveza Club

## Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ECU | Marcelo Capirossi |
| — | GK | ECU | Héctor Chiriboga |
| — | GK | ECU | Víctor Sánchez |
| — | DF | PAR | Néstor Benítez |
| — | DF | ECU | Freddy Bravo |
| — | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| — | MF | ECU | Nixon Carcelén (captain) |
| — | MF | BRA | Alexandre de Sales |
| — | MF | ECU | Luis Escalante |
| — | MF | BRA | Fabinho Fontes |
| — | MF | ECU | Juan Carlos Garay |
| — | MF | ECU | Luis González |
| — | MF | ECU | Juan Guamán |
| — | MF | ECU | Paúl Guevara |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ECU | Robert Macías |
| — | MF | ECU | Miguel Mina |
| — | MF | PAR | Juan Dilei Ortíz |
| — | MF | ECU | Luis Pozo |
| — | MF | ECU | Hjalmar Zambrano |
| — | FW | BRA | Carlinhos |
| — | FW | ECU | Diego Herrera |
| — | FW | ECU | Patricio Hurtado |
| — | FW | ECU | Pedro Salvador |
| — | FW | ECU | Lino Sánchez |
| — | FW | BRA | Arribasao |
| — | FW | ECU | Patricio Vargas |
| — | FW | ECU | Leonel Yerovi |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Nacional | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 50 | Finals and Qualified to the 1997 Copa Libertadores |
| 2 | Emelec | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 46 | |
| 3 | Barcelona | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 42 | |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 35 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 34 | |
| 6 | Olmedo | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 31 | |
| 7 | ESPOLI | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 29 | |
| 8 | LDU Quito | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 25 | |
| 9 | Técnico Universitario | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 25 | |
| 10 | Green Cross | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 20 | |
| 11 | Aucas | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 15 | |
| 12 | L.D.U. Portoviejo | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 53 | −32 | 15 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | BSC | CDC | SDQ | EN | CSE | CDE | GC | LDP | LDU | CDO | TU |
| Aucas | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | | | 2–2 | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | | | 5–0 | | |
| ESPOLI | | | | | | | | | | 1–0 | | |
| Green Cross | | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | | |
| L.D.U. Portoviejo | | | | | | | | | | 2–4 | | |
| LDU Quito | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Olmedo | | | | | | | | | | 3–1 | | |
| Técnico Universitario | | | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | |

#### Second stage

Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Nacional | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Olmedo | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | LDU Quito | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | Qualified to the Liguilla del No Descenso |
| 4 | Green Cross | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | Qualified to the Liguilla del No Descenso |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | EN | GC | LDU | CDO |
| El Nacional | | | 2–0 | |
| Green Cross | | | 0–0 | |
| LDU Quito | 0–3 | 3–1 | | 1–0 |
| Olmedo | | | 3–2 | |

#### Liguilla del No Descenso

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Técnico Universitario | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 17 | |
| 2 | ESPOLI | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 17 | |
| 3 | Aucas | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 14 | |
| 4 | LDU Quito | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 14 | |
| 5 | Green Cross | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 7 | Relegated to the Serie B |
| 6 | L.D.U. Portoviejo | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 6 | Relegated to the Serie B |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | CDE | GC | LDP | LDU | TU |
| Aucas | | | | | 0–0 | |
| ESPOLI | | | | | 2–2 | |
| Green Cross | | | | | 2–1 | |
| L.D.U. Portoviejo | | | | | 2–2 | |
| LDU Quito | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | | 1–0 |
| Técnico Universitario | | | | | 2–0 | |