# 2020 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2020 season was the club's 90th year of existence, the 67th year in professional football, and the 59th 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
    Sporting manager: Santiago Jácome

### Coaching staff

    Manager: Pablo Repetto
    Assistant manager: Óscar Quagliatta, Joaquin Casales
    Physical trainer: Marcelo Cabezas
    Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

### Kits

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| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | Additional information |
| Home | White | White | White | |
| Home alternate 1 | White | Green | White | Worn on August 29 (vs Orense) |
| Away | Green | Green | Green | |
| Third | Black | Black | Black | |

## Squad information

| Num | Pos | Nat. | Player | Age | Since | App | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Leonel Nazareno | 25 | 2015 | 26 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Joel Ventura | 19 | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Edilson Cabeza | 17 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ECU | Luis Caicedo | 27 | 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Lucas Villarruel | 29 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Luis Ayala | 26 | 2019 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Édison Vega | 29 | 2016 | 126 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Jordy Alcívar | 20 | 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Ronny Medina | 24 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Junior Sornoza | 25 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ECU | Billy Arce | 21 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Erik Viveros | 23 | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Pedro Perlaza | 28 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero | 29 | 2015 | 156 | 11 |
| 15 | DF | ECU | Franklin Guerra | 27 | 2018 | 71 | 3 |
| 16 | MF | ECU | Davinson Jama | 21 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ECU | Marcos Caicedo | 28 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ARG | Ezequiel Piovi | 28 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | COL | Cristian Martínez | 31 | 2018 | 41 | 7 |
| 20 | DF | ECU | Christian Cruz | 27 | 2018 | 53 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ECU | Andersson Ordóñez | 25 | 2018 | 23 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ARG | Adrián Gabbarini | 34 | 2018 | 76 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | URU | Matías Zunino | 29 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ECU | Moisés Corozo | 27 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ECU | Stalin Valencia | 16 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Jhojan Julio | 21 | 2016 | 99 | 14 |
| 27 | FW | URU | Rodrigo Aguirre | 25 | 2019 | 22 | 12 |
| 28 | MF | ECU | Joseph Espinoza | 19 | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ECU | Adolfo Muñoz | 22 | 2019 | 22 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Troya | 18 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Arce | 19 | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | ECU | Julio Cárdenas | 19 | 2020 | 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 |
| LigaPro | First Stage | Runner-up | February 14 | December 29 |
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | Group Stage | Round of 16 | March 4 | December 1 |
| Supercopa Ecuador | Final | Champions | February 1 | February 1 |

### LigaPro

The 2020 season was Liga's 59th season in the Serie A and their 19th consecutive.

#### First stage

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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Second stage

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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |

#### 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 | D | D |
| Position | 2 | 2 |

### CONMEBOL Libertadores

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2020 CONMEBOL Libertadores—their 18th participation in the continental tournament—as Runner-up of the 2019 Serie A. They entered the competition in the group stage.

#### CONMEBOL Libertadores squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Leonel Nazareno |
| 2 | MF | ECU | Daykol Romero |
| 3 | MF | ECU | Edilson Cabeza |
| 4 | DF | ECU | Luis Caicedo |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Lucas Villarruel |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Luis Ayala |
| 7 | MF | ECU | Édison Vega |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Jordy Alcívar |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Ronny Medina |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Junior Sornoza |
| 11 | MF | ECU | Billy Arce |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Erik Viveros |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Pedro Perlaza |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero |
| 15 | DF | ECU | Franklin Guerra |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ECU | Davinson Jama |
| 17 | FW | ECU | Marcos Caicedo |
| 18 | MF | ECU | Jefferson Arce |
| 19 | FW | COL | Cristian Martínez |
| 20 | DF | ECU | Christian Cruz |
| 21 | DF | ECU | Andersson Ordóñez |
| 22 | GK | ARG | Adrián Gabbarini (captain) |
| 23 | MF | URU | Matías Zunino |
| 24 | DF | ECU | Moisés Corozo |
| 25 | MF | ARG | Ezequiel Piovi |
| 26 | MF | ECU | Jhojan Julio |
| 27 | FW | URU | Rodrigo Aguirre |
| 28 | MF | ECU | Joseph Espinoza |
| 29 | MF | ECU | Adolfo Muñoz |
1. Carlos Rodríguez left the club. 2. Antonio Valencia left the club. 3. Luis Arce 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 | River Plate | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 13 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | São Paulo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 7 | Copa Sudamericana |
| 4 | Binacional | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 3 | |

#### Round of 16
### Supercopa Ecuador

It was the first edition of the tournament. L.D.U. Quito entered the competition as champions of 2019 Copa Ecuador and became the first champion of the tournament.

## Player statistics

| Num | Pos | Player | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | | App | | | |
| Num | Pos | Player | LigaPro | LigaPro | LigaPro | LigaPro | CONMEBOL Libertadores | CONMEBOL Libertadores | CONMEBOL Libertadores | CONMEBOL Libertadores | Supercopa Ecuador | Supercopa Ecuador | Supercopa Ecuador | Supercopa Ecuador | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Leonel Nazareno | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| 2 | DF | Joel Ventura | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3 | DF | Edilson Cabeza | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 4 | DF | Luis Caicedo | 13 | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 6 | — |
| 5 | MF | Lucas Villarruel | 23 | 2 | 4 | — | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Luis Ayala | 20 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | — | 5 | — |
| 7 | MF | Édison Vega | 15 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 2 | — |
| 8 | MF | Jordy Alcívar | 27 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 9 | FW | Ronny Medina | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 10 | MF | Junior Sornoza | 27 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Billy Arce | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | Erik Viveros | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | DF | Pedro Perlaza | 24 | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 32 | — | 7 | — |
| 14 | DF | José Quintero | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 35 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Franklin Guerra | 22 | 1 | 9 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | 11 | — |
| 16 | MF | Davinson Jama | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — |
| 17 | FW | Marcos Caicedo | 25 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 1 | — |
| 18 | MF | Ezequiel Piovi | 16 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Cristian Martínez | 31 | 24 | 4 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 27 | 4 | — |
| 20 | DF | Christian Cruz | 26 | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 4 | — |
| 21 | DF | Andersson Ordóñez | 5 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | — |
| 22 | GK | Adrián Gabbarini | 29 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | — | 2 | — |
| 23 | MF | Matías Zunino | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Moisés Corozo | 22 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 25 | MF | Stalin Valencia | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 26 | MF | Jhojan Julio | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | Rodrigo Aguirre | 20 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Joseph Espinoza | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 29 | MF | Adolfo Muñoz | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 30 | MF | Jefferson Troya | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 31 | MF | Jefferson Arce | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 32 | GK | Julio Cárdenas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | DF | Carlos Rodríguez | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 2 | — |
| 25 | MF | Antonio Valencia | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 4 | — |
| 30 | MF | Luis Arce | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | — | 60 | 71 | 5 | — | 12 | 22 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 73 | 98 | 8 |
    As of December 29, 2020
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.

## Team statistics

| | Total | Home | Away | Neutral |
| Total Games played | 41 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| Total Games won | 23 | 14 | 9 | |
| Total Games drawn | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Total Games lost | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| Games played (LigaPro) | 32 | 16 | 16 | |
| Games won (LigaPro) | 18 | 11 | 7 | |
| Games drawn (LigaPro) | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Games lost (LigaPro) | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| Games played (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Games won (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Games drawn (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | | | | |
| Games lost (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Games played (Supercopa Ecuador) | 1 | | | 1 |
| Games won (Supercopa Ecuador) | | | | |
| Games drawn (Supercopa Ecuador) | 1 | | | 1 |
| Games lost (Supercopa Ecuador) | | | | |
| Biggest win (LigaPro) | 5-0 vs Técnico Universitario 5-0 vs Deportivo Cuenca | 5-0 vs Deportivo Cuenca | 5-0 vs Técnico Universitario | |
| Biggest loss (LigaPro) | 0-2 vs Aucas 0-2 vs Universidad Católica 0-2 vs Delfín | 2-3 vs Independiente del Valle 1-2 vs Emelec 1-2 vs Técnico Universitario | 0-2 vs Aucas 0-2 vs Universidad Católica 0-2 vs Delfín | |
| Biggest win (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | 4-0 vs Binacional | 4-0 vs Binacional | 1-0 vs Binacional 1-0 vs Santos | |
| Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Libertadores) | 0-3 vs São Paulo 0-3 vs River Plate | 1-2 vs Santos | 0-3 vs São Paulo 0-3 vs River Plate | |
| Biggest win (Supercopa Ecuador) | | | | |
| Biggest loss (Supercopa Ecuador) | | | | |
| Clean sheets | 15 | 11 | 4 | |
| Goals scored | 76 | 44 | 31 | 1 |
| Goals conceded | 45 | 15 | 29 | 1 |
| Goal difference | +31 | +29 | +2 | 0 |
| Average GF per game | 1.85 | 2.2 | 1.55 | 1 |
| Average GA per game | 1.1 | 0.75 | 1.45 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 98 | 35 | 58 | 5 |
| Red cards | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| Most appearances | Cristian Martínez (40) | Adrián Gabbarini (19) Cristian Martínez (19) | Cristian Martínez (20) | Luis Ayala (1) Adrián Gabbarini (1) Franklin Guerra (1) Davinson Jama (1) Cristian Martínez (1) Adolfo Muñoz (1) Pedro Perlaza (1) José Quintero (1) Carlos Rodríguez (1) Junior Sornoza (1) Antonio Valencia (1) Édison Vega (1) Matías Zunino (1) |
| Most minutes played | Adrián Gabbarini (3420) | Adrián Gabbarini (1710) | Adrián Gabbarini (1620) | Luis Ayala (90) Adrián Gabbarini (90) Franklin Guerra (90) Cristian Martínez (90) Pedro Perlaza (90) Carlos Rodríguez (90) Junior Sornoza (90) Antonio Valencia (90) Édison Vega (90) |
| Top scorer | Cristian Martínez (27) | Cristian Martínez (15) | Cristian Martínez (11) | Cristian Martínez (1) |
| Worst discipline | Ezequiel Piovi (1) (6) Lucas Villarruel (1) (6) | José Quintero (1) (2) Matías Zunino (1) (2) | Lucas Villarruel (1) (4) | Pedro Perlaza (1) José Quintero (1) Carlos Rodríguez (1) Antonio Valencia (1) Matías Zunino (1) |
| Penalties for | 6/6 (100%) | 3/3 (100%) | 3/3 (100%) | |
| Penalties against | 7/8 (87.5%) | 3/4 (75%) | 3/3 (100%) | 1/1 (100%) |
| League Points | 61/96 (63.54%) | 35/48 (72.92%) | 26/48 (54.17%) | |
| Winning rate | 56.1% | 70% | 45% | 0% |
    As of December 29, 2020 Source: See Competitive matches (above)