Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2015 season was the club's 86th year of existence, the 63rd year in professional football, and the 55th 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: Álex Aguinaga Assistant manager: Pablo Marín, Luis Leguizamón, Franklin Salas Physical trainer: Javier Solís Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

Kits Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Chevrolet, Powerade, 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 six throughout the season. The jersey numbers in the main table (directly below) refer to the number on their domestic league jersey.

Player Notes 1 GK Leonel Nazareno 2015 0 0 2 DF Norberto Araujo (captain) 2007 293 2 3 DF John Narváez 2016 0 0 4 DF Julio Ayoví 2016 0 0 5 MF Jefferson Intriago 2014 58 1 6 MF Édison Vega 2016 0 0 7 FW Carlos Tenorio 2016 61 31 Previously with the club from '01–'03 8 MF Fernando Hidalgo 2011 209 9 9 FW Daniel Angulo 2016 0 0 10 MF José Cevallos Enríquez 2014 108 21 Previously with the club from '11–'12 11 MF Luis Bolaños 2016 156 26 Previously with the club from '02–'05, '07–'08, '11–'12 and '13–'14 12 DF José Madrid 2013 100 3 13 DF Néicer Reasco 2008 546 35 Previously with the club from '97–'00 and '01–'06 14 DF José Quintero 2015 44 4 15 MF Exequiel Benavídez 2016 0 0 16 FW Irven Ávila 2016 0 0 17 FW Juan Luis Anangonó 2016 25 11 Previously with the club in '14 18 MF Alejandro Villalva 2016 0 0 19 FW Jairo Padilla 2016 0 0 20 MF Enrique Vera 2013 213 13 Previously with the club from '06–'08, '09–'10 and '11–'12 21 DF Ramón Arias 2016 0 0 23 MF Fernando Guerrero 2016 0 0 24 FW Djorkaeff Reasco 2016 0 0 24 MF Esteban Dávila 2016 0 0 25 GK Daniel Viteri 2011 51 0 Previously with the club from '08–'09 26 MF Jhojan Julio 2016 0 0 27 DF Luis Romero 2015 43 2 28 GK José Gabriel Cevallos 2016 0 0 29 MF Harold Carcelén 2016 0 0 30 MF Brahian Alemán 2016 0 0 31 MF Anderson Julio 2016 0 0 32 FW Hancel Batalla 2014 34 1 33 DF Luis Cangá 2014 37 2

Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

Winter transfers

+Players InNameMoving from Julio Ayoví DF L.D.U. Loja Brahian Alemán MF Barcelona SC Exequiel Benavídez MF Atlético San Luis Edson Puch MF Huracán Édison Vega MF Barcelona SC Daniel Angulo FW Santa Fe Jairo Padilla FW Aucas Carlos Tenorio FW Bolívar Alejandro Villalva FW El Nacional

+Players OutNameMoving to Andrés Mendoza DF TBA Juan Cavallaro MF Estudiantes Hólger Matamoros MF Emelec Michael Quiñónez MF Mushuc Runa Jonny Uchuari MF Independiente del Valle Jonathan Álvez FW Barcelona SC Narciso Mina FW San Martín de San Juan Miller Castillo FW Independiente del Valle

Summer transfers

+Players InNameMoving from Ramón Arias DF Puebla F.C. John Narváez DF Rocafuerte Fernando Guerrero MF Club Universidad de Guadalajara Juan Luis Anangonó FW Club Universidad de Guadalajara Irven Ávila FW Sporting Cristal

+Players OutNameMoving to Alexander Domínguez GK Monterrey Pervis Estupiñán DF Udinese Diego Alberto Morales MF Tigre Edson Puch MF Necaxa Luis Congo FW Deportivo Cuenca

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Serie A

The 2016 season was Liga's 55th season in the Serie A and their 15th consecutive. The format is identical to the previous season.

First stage

Second stage

Copa Libertadores

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores—their 17th participation in the continental tournament—as the runner-up of the 2015 Serie A. They entered the competition in the second stage and were placed in Group 6 with San Lorenzo, Grêmio and Toluca.

Copa Libertadores squad

Second stage

Player statistics PlayerSerie ACopaLibertadoresTotal1GFLeonel Nazareno2—1—————2—1—2DFNorberto Araujo26—213—2—29—413DFJohn Narváez1417—————1417—4DFJulio Ayoví12—2—3—1—15—3—5MFJefferson Intriago17—6—————17—6—6MFÉdison Vega33—726———39—727FWCarlos Tenorio2233—5—1—2734—8MFFernando Hidalgo14—4—411—1815—9FWDaniel Angulo2768—————2768—10MFJosé Cevallos Enríquez40106—52——45126—11MFLuis Bolaños16—2—2———18—2—12DFJosé Madrid11—2—2—2—13—4—13DFNéicer Reasco9—1—2———11—1—14DFJosé Quintero33210—51——38310—15MFExequiel Benavídez20—4—5—2—25—6—16FWIrven Ávila1311—————1311—17FWJuan Luis Anangonó1531—————1531—18FWAlejandro Villalva10—1—2———12—1—19FWJairo Padilla21———5———26———20MFEnrique Vera27—7—3———30—7—21DFRamón Arias18—91————18—9123MFFernando Guerrero20121————2012124FWDjorkaeff Reasco1——1————1——124FWEsteban Dávila1———————1———25GKDaniel Viteri29—311———30—3126MFJhojan Julio8—1—————8—1—27DFLuis Romero28—8—4——132—8128GKJosé Gabriel Cevallos————————————29MFHarold Carcelén61——————61——30MFBrahian Alemán3441316—3—40416131MFAnderson Julio142——————142——32FWHancel Batalla81——————81——33DFLuis Cangá1718—2———1918—10MFDiego Alberto Morales12—3—62——1823—11MFEdson Puch1533—51——2043—22GKAlexander Domínguez13—2—5———18—2—24DFPervis Estupiñán8—2—3———11—2—29FWLuis Congo1———————1———Totals—391298—7121—461419

Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.

Team statistics TotalHomeAway Total Games played 50 25 25 Total Games won 17 13 4 Total Games drawn 14 6 8 Total Games lost 19 6 13 Games played (Serie A) 44 22 22 Games won (Serie A) 16 12 4 Games drawn (Serie A) 13 6 7 Games lost (Serie A) 15 4 11 Games played (Copa Libertadores) 6 3 3 Games won (Copa Libertadores) 1 1 – Games drawn (Copa Libertadores) 1 – 1 Games lost (Copa Libertadores) 4 2 2 Biggest win (Serie A) 2–0 vs Aucas2–0 vs Aucas 2–0 vs Aucas2–0 vs Aucas 1–0 vs Aucas1–0 vs River Ecuador1–0 vs Universidad Católica1–0 vs Delfín Biggest loss (Serie A) 0–5 vs Barcelona SC0–5 vs El Nacional Deportivo Cuenca 0–5 vs Barcelona0–5 vs El Nacional Biggest win (Copa Libertadores) 2–0 vs San Lorenzo 2–0 vs San Lorenzo – Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores) 0–4 vs Grêmio 1–2 vs Toluca2–3 vs Grêmio 0–4 vs Grêmio Clean sheets 14 8 6 Goals scored 48 35 13 Goals conceded 65 25 40 Goal difference −17 +10 −27 Average per game Average per game Yellow cards 141 64 77 Red cards 9 2 7 Most appearances José Cevallos Enríquez (45) José Cevallos Enríquez (24) Édison Vega (22) Most minutes played Brahian Aleman (3070) José Cevallos Enríquez (1518) Édison Vega (1724) Top scorer José Cevallos Enríquez (12) José Cevallos Enríquez (10) Brahian Alemán (3)Worst discipline Édison Vega (2) Ramón Arias (1) Djorkaeff Reasco (1) Édison Vega (2) Penalties for 4/11 (%) 2/8 (%) 2/3 (%)Penalties against 9/11 (%) 3/5 (%) 6/6 (%) League Points 61/132 (%) 42/66 (%) 19/66 (%) Winning rate % % %

References

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