# 2003 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2003 season was the club's 73rd year of existence, the 50th year in professional football, and the 42nd in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

## Kits

Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Siemens Mobile, Coca-Cola, Almacenes Japón

## Squad

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ECU | Jacinto Espinoza |
| — | GK | ECU | Omar Estrada |
| — | GK | ECU | Erwin Ramírez |
| — | DF | ECU | Darío Chalá |
| — | DF | ECU | Geovanny Cumbicus |
| — | DF | PAR | Carlos Espínola |
| — | DF | ECU | Giovanny Espinoza |
| — | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| — | DF | ECU | Carlos Ordóñez |
| — | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco |
| — | DF | ECU | José Tenorio |
| — | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| — | MF | ECU | Luis Bolaños |
| — | MF | ECU | Nixon Carcelén |
| — | MF | ECU | José Chávez |
| — | MF | COL | Álex Escobar |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ECU | Luis González |
| — | MF | ECU | Camilo Hurtado |
| — | MF | ECU | Alfonso Obregón (captain) |
| — | MF | ECU | Marwin Pita |
| — | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia |
| — | FW | ECU | Diego Ayala |
| — | FW | ARG | Cristian Carnero |
| — | FW | PAR | Virgilio Ferreira |
| — | FW | ECU | Tyrone Macías |
| — | FW | ECU | Víctor Macías |
| — | FW | ARG | Martín Ojeda |
| — | FW | URU | Ignacio Risso |
| — | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |
| — | FW | ECU | Carlos Tenorio |
| — | FW | ECU | Luis Zambrano |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 38 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 36 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 31 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Emelec | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 22 | |
| 7 | Aucas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 17 | |
| 9 | ESPOLI | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 15 | |
| 10 | Manta | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 12 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | BSC | CDC | SDQ | EN | CSE | CDE | LDU | MFC | TU |
| Aucas | | | | | | | | 1–2 | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | 2–3 | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | 3–2 | | |
| ESPOLI | | | | | | | | 0–1 | | |
| LDU Quito | 6–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Manta | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | |
| Técnico Universitario | | | | | | | | 3–3 | | |

#### Second stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 34 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 2 | Barcelona | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 34 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 3 | El Nacional | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 32 | Qualified to the Liguilla Final |
| 4 | Deportivo Quito | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 32 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Cuenca | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 27 | |
| 6 | Emelec | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 27 | |
| 7 | ESPOLI | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 21 | |
| 8 | Aucas | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 18 | |
| 9 | Manta | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 14 | |
| 10 | Técnico Universitario | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 10 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | SDA | BSC | CDC | SDQ | EN | CSE | CDE | LDU | MFC | TU |
| Aucas | | | | | | | | 0–3 | | |
| Barcelona | | | | | | | | 3–1 | | |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | | | 0–1 | | |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | |
| El Nacional | | | | | | | | 3–2 | | |
| Emelec | | | | | | | | 0–1 | | |
| ESPOLI | | | | | | | | 3–4 | | |
| LDU Quito | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Manta | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| Técnico Universitario | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | |

#### Liguilla Final

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LDU Quito (C) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 5 | 26 | 2004 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 5 | 23 | 2004 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 3 | El Nacional | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 2 | 20 | 2004 Copa Libertadores group stage |
| 4 | Emelec | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 0 | 11 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Quito | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 0 | 10 | |

##### Results

| Home \ Away | BSC | CDC | SDQ | EN | CSE | LDU |
| Barcelona | | | | | | 4–0 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | | | | | | 1–3 |
| Deportivo Quito | | | | | | 1–0 |
| El Nacional | | | | | | 0–1 |
| Emelec | | | | | | 4–1 |
| LDU Quito | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ECU | Jacinto Espinoza |
| 2 | DF | PAR | Carlos Espínola |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Santiago Jácome |
| 4 | MF | ECU | Paúl Ambrosi |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Alfonso Obregón (captain) |
| 6 | MF | ECU | Nixon Carcelén |
| 7 | FW | PAR | Virgilio Ferreira |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Patricio Urrutia |
| 9 | FW | ECU | Luis Zambrano |
| 10 | MF | COL | Álex Escobar |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Franklin Salas |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Erwin Ramírez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | ECU | Néicer Reasco |
| 14 | FW | ARG | Martín Ojeda |
| 15 | MF | ECU | Luis González |
| 16 | MF | URU | Ignacio Risso |
| 17 | DF | ECU | Giovanny Espinoza |
| 18 | FW | ECU | Carlos Tenorio |
| 19 | FW | ECU | Diego Ayala |
| 20 | DF | ECU | Geovanny Cumbicus |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Tyrone Macías |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Omar Estrada |
| 25 | MF | ECU | Camilo Hurtado |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### First stage

First Stage standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | LDU Quito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |

#### Second stage

Second Stage standings :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |