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. PosPlayerNotes 1 GK Leonel Nazareno 2015 0 0 2 DF Norberto Araujo (captain) 2007 248 2 4 DF Andrés Mendoza 2015 0 0 5 MF Jefferson Intriago 2014 33 0 7 MF Juan Cavallaro 2015 0 0 8 MF Fernando Hidalgo 2011 165 7 9 FW Luis Congo 2014 33 7 10 MF Hólger Matamoros 2014 34 7 11 MF Jonny Uchuari 2015 0 0 12 DF José Madrid 2013 64 2 13 DF Néicer Reasco 2008 524 35 Previously with the club from '97–'00 and '01–'06 14 DF José Quinteros 2015 0 0 15 MF Josué Martínez 2015 0 0 16 MF José Cevallos Enríquez 2014 64 9 Previously with the club from '11–'12 17 FW Narciso Mina 2015 0 0 18 FW Miller Castillo 2015 0 0 19 MF Diego Alberto Morales 2014 32 6 20 MF Enrique Vera 2013 200 13 Previously with the club from '06–'08, '09–'10 and '11–'12 21 MF Michael Quiñónez 2015 0 0 22 GK Alexander Domínguez 2006 240 0 24 DF César Batalla 2015 0 0 25 GK Daniel Viteri 2011 44 0 Previously with the club from '08–'09 27 DF Luis Romero 2015 0 0 30 DF Luis Cangá 2014 31 2 44 FW Jonathan Álvez 2015 0 0 50 MF Harold Carcelén 2015 0 0 U-18 player 51 FW Hancel Batalla 2014 27 1 U-18 player 54 MF Pervis Estupiñán 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.
Winter transfers
+Players InNameMoving from Leonel Nazareno GK Promoted from reserve team César Batalla DF Promoted from reserve team Rodrigo Erramuspe DF Huracán José Quinteros DF Aucas Luis Romero DF LDU Portoviejo Harold Carcelén MF Promoted from reserve team Andy Casquete MF Promoted from youth squad Pervis Estupiñán MF Promoted from youth squad Josué Martínez MF Promoted from reserve team Michael Quiñónez MF Barcelona Jonny Uchuari MF LDU Loja Miller Castillo FW Manta Narciso Mina FW Atlante
+Players OutNameMoving to Walter Chávez GK Colón F.C. Gerardo Alcoba DF Universidad Nacional Carlos Arboleda DF LDU Portoviejo Diego Calderón DF Barcelona Luis Luna DF El Nacional Koob Hurtado DF Deportivo Cuenca Juan Luis Anangonó FW Universidad de Guadalajara Diego Hurtado FW Olmedo Jonathan Ramis FW Pumas UNAM
Summer transfers
+Players InNameMoving from Andrés Mendoza DF New York City FC Juan Cavallaro MF San Lorenzo Jonathan Álvez FW Vitória Guimarães
+Players OutNameMoving to Rodrigo Erramuspe DF Lanús Danny Cabezas MF River Ecuador
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
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.
Second stage The second stage of the season ran from July 18 to December 13. Liga finished 2nd during this stage.
Finals
Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana squad
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 PlayerSerie ACopaSudamericanaTotal1GFLeonel Nazareno————————————2DFNorberto Araujo45—4—5—3—50—7—4DFAndrés Mendoza1———2———3———5MFJefferson Intriago2513—4—1—2914—7MFJuan Cavallaro1811—61——2421—8MFFernando Hidalgo4425—6—1—5026—9FWLuis Congo232113———2621110MFHólger Matamoros3528—411—3939—11MFJonny Uchuari7—1—————7—1—12DFJosé Madrid361916—2—42111113DFNéicer Reasco22—5—31——2515—14DFJosé Quinteros4446—5—314949115MFJosué Martínez1———————1———16MFJosé Cevallos Enríquez44129—6———50129—17FWNarciso Mina33147—311—36158—18FWMiller Castillo2842—————2842—19MFDiego Alberto Morales39113—62——45133—20MFEnrique Vera13—5—————13—5—21MFMichael Quiñónez293213———3232122GKAlexander Domínguez39—10—6—1—45—11—24DFCésar Batalla————————————25GKDaniel Viteri7———————7———27DFLuis Romero43211—4——147211130DFLuis Cangá6———4———10———44FWJonathan Álvez18106—5—2123108150MFHarold Carcelén————————————51FWHancel Batalla7———————7———52MFAndy Casquete1———————1———54MFPervis Estupiñán32—322—1—34—424DFRodrigo Erramuspe1———————1———6MFDanny Cabezas————————————Totals—691015—6163—751178 Last updated: December 20, 2015Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.Source:
Team statistics TotalHomeAway 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 Aucas1–3 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 per game Average per game 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 (%) 10/13 (%) 6/10 (%)Penalties against 6/8 (%) 1/2 (%) 5/6 (%) League Points 90/138 (%) 53/69 (%) 37/69 (%) Winning rate % % % Last updated: December 20, 2015 Source:Competitive matches
References
External links Official Site Aucas (3) - LDU Quito (2)