Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito)
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Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito —often referred to as LDU Quito, Liga de Quito, or simply la Liga— is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito
. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their home games at the Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria
, more commonly referred to as La Casa Blanca. Rival clubs include Quito-based clubs Aucas
, Deportivo Quito
, El Nacional
, and Universidad Católica
, as well as Guayaquil
-based clubs Barcelona
and Emelec.
LDU Quito has its roots in the semi-pro sports teams at the Central University of Ecuador
, and was officially founded in 1930. They began making an impact in the provincial leagues, winning nine Pichincha titles (six in the professional era). Their provincial success continued into the national league, where they have won ten national title (3rd overall) and are the current league champion having won the 2010 season
; they also have two Serie B titles They are the most successful Ecuadorian club in the internnational scene, where they were the first club to win Copa Libertadores (2008), Copa Sudamericana
(2009
), and the Recopa Sudamericana
(2009 and 2010
). They are the most successful team on the Pacific coast in international competition and one of only four teams —Boca Juniors
, Independiente
, and Internacional
being the other three— to have achieved the CONMEBOL
treble, winning all three continental club tournaments. LDU is the only team to win all three mentioned cups one after another between the years 2008 to 2010 causing them to be rated as the best South American team of 2008 and 2009. LDU Quito was additionally the runner-up at the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
.
in 1918, headed by Dr. César Jácome Moscoso. Under the leadership of Dr. Bolívar León, the club was officially founded on January 11, 1930. In the early days, Liga participated in a variety of disciplines, including soccer, basketball
, athletics
, boxing
, baseball
, swimming
, ping-pong
, and chess
. The club's initial budget was about 500 sucres
. The first team's players were students from the university, and had to pay for their own uniforms, medicines, and expenses. Dr. León designed the first uniform, placing its crest, a white "U" on an inverted red and blue triangle, on a white shirt, honoring the team's beginnings at the university. Amongst Liga's first players were Carlos Andrade Marín, Oswaldo Mosquera, Alfonso Cevallos, Alfonso Troya and "El Mono" Icaza.
In 1932, LDU Quito won their first football title at an amateur Pichincha
tournament; there was no national amateur league at the time. Five teams participated: Liga, Gladiador, Gimnástico, Atlético, and Cleveland. Liga won all their games, and in the final match, played at the Estadio El Ejido
, defeated Gladiador by a score of 4–0. Playing for Liga were Jorge Zapater, Eduardo Flores, Alfonso Cevallos, César González, Jorge Vallarino, Jorge Naranjo, Bolívar "Ñato" León, Alejandro Dávalos, Humberto Yáñez, Humberto Freire, and Ernesto Guevara, with Bolívar León as coach. LDU would also win amateur titles in 1952 and 1953, before the league turned professional the following year.
In 1957 and from 1960 onwards, winning the Interandino title qualified a team to participate in a tournament which crowned a national champion of Ecuadorian professional football. Liga first participated in 1960, after winning the Interandino cup that year. The team's three subsequent Interandino victories did not lead to a national title; the club's best performance was a third place finish in 1964.
Foreign players became integral to the squad during the 1960s. International players included Paulista
José Gomes Nogueira in 1960, Chile
an Román Soto in 1961, and Paraguay
an José María Ocampo in 1966.
In 1967, all regional tournaments were discontinued in favor of a single national tournament. Liga won its first national championship in 1969, one year after joining the new league, under the leadership of Brazilian José Gomes Nogueira. Liga's ranks at the time included Francisco "El Tano" Bertocchi
, Jorge Tapia, Armando "Tito" Larrea, Carlos Ríos, Santiago Alé, Enrique Portilla, and Ramiro Tobar. Liga's victory granted the club its first Copa Libertadores participation in 1970
, where it reached the second phase of the tournament, with "El Tano" Bertocchi tying for the title of top goalscorer of the tournament.
LDU Quito's success was short-lived; in 1972, the club finished seventh of the eight teams participating in the Serie A. At the time, only four teams from the province of Pichincha could play in the top flight. As the worst-performing Pichincha team, Liga took part in a playoff match against the best-performing Pichincha team in Serie B, Universidad Católica
, for a berth in the next season's Serie A tournament. Liga lost the match, relegating it to Serie B for the 1973 season, at the end of which the club faced a second relegation, down to the Segunda Categoria of Ecuadorian football. The club was able to gain promotion back to the Serie B in time for the 1974 season. After winning the first stage of the 1974 Serie B, Liga returned to the Serie A after two years in the lower flights. Liga's rise continued as the team won their second national title after defeating El Nacional
. The success was followed by another title win in 1975, marking Liga's first back-to-back national championships. Liga's 1975
and 1976 Copa Libertadores participations saw the squad twice reach the semifinals of the continental tournament. Key to Liga's success were players Polo Carrera, Oscar Zubia
, Jorge Tapia, Gustavo Tapia, Walter Maesso, Juan Carlos Gómez, Ramiro Tobar, Juan José Pérez, and Roberto Sussman, along with Colombian coach Leonel Montoya. Liga would round out the decade with a runners-up finish in 1977, allowing for another Copa Libertadores participation in 1978
.
In contrast to the team's good performances after coming back from relegation, the 1980s were a dismal decade for the club. Liga's best performance during that period was a runners-up finish in 1981, and a subsequent Copa Libertadores participation in 1982. Player Paulo Cesar was the top Serie A goalscorer in 1981.
. Before the end of the decade, Liga won two more national titles in 1998 and 1999. The 1998 title was won the year Liga inaugurated their new stadium, La Casa Blanca, and ended with an impressive 7–0 win over Emelec
.
In 2000, the club experienced a period of crisis. This crisis resulted in a poor performance in the national league and Liga was relegated to the Serie B that season. The club mananged to bounce back from relegation and won the Serie B in 2001 to gain promotion back to the Serie A. Two years later in 2003, Liga won their 7th national title. Liga added another three more national titles in 2005 Apertura, 2007, and the most recent season in 2010 to bring their current count to ten, placing them third all-time domestically. Their seven titles since 1990 is the most of any team in that period.
, and the 2004 Copa Sudamericana.
On July 2, 2008, Liga became the first-ever Ecuadorian team to win the Copa Libertadores, after defeating Fluminense
by 3–1 in a penalty shootout, after tying on points after extra time
. LDU Quito's Libertadores title gained the club an automatic berth in the semi-finals of the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
, becoming the first non-Argentine or Brazilian CONMEBOL
squad to participate in the tournament. Liga defeated Pachuca by 2–0 in their semifinal match, advancing to the final against 2007-08 UEFA Champions League winners Manchester United
. Liga lost the final, which was played on December 21 at Yokohama
, Japan
, by a score of 1–0.
In June 2009, Liga, as the 2008 Copa Libertadores champion, participated in the 2009 Recopa Sudamericana against the 2008 Copa Sudamericana champion Internacional
of Porto Alegre
, Brazil
. LDU Quito won the first leg, played at Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre
, by a score of 1–0, with a goal from Claudio Bieler
. In the second leg, played at La Casa Blanca, Liga won 3–0 with goals from Carlos Espínola, Claudio Bieler
, and Enrique Vera
. The 2009 Recopa title was Liga's second international title, as well as being the second international title ever achieved by any Ecuadorian club.
Soon after the Recopa victory, Liga earned their third international trophy in their history, the 2009 Copa Sudamericana
. In a rematch of the 2008 Copa Libertadores Final
, Liga edged Fluminense
with a better goal difference over two legs by winning impressively at home 5–1 and losing 3–0 in Rio de Janeiro. On their way to the finals, they disposed of important clubs from all over South America, such as Libertad
of Paraguay
, Argentine
clubs Lanús
and Vélez Sársfield
, and Uruguay
an club River Plate
.
With the Copa Sudamericana title, Liga is one of three teams to have won CONMEBOL's treble. Liga achieved this feat in exactly 17 months, less than the other clubs to have done that. Additionally, they qualified to play in the 2010 Recopa Sudamericana
against Argentine
club Estudiantes de La Plata
. They won the first leg 2–1 with both goals coming from Hernán Barcos
. The win at home in the first leg was enough to secure the title after both team drew the second leg 0–0. Liga became the third team to win back-to-back Recopa Sudamericanas.
. This logo was used from 1950 to 1996. In 1997, the team adopted the current badge in use today. The red and blue colors in the inverted triangle are those from the flag of the city of Quito. For a number of years, the badge had blue stars on the top, one for each national championship. This was discontinued in the mid-2000s. After their success in international club football, the club began to add gold starts to the top of the badge for each international trophy won. To date, there are four gold stars.
As indicated by their nickname, los Albos (The Whites), Liga's kit is historically all-white, with the team's crest over the left breast. The current alternate kit is black in color with gold detailing. Previous alternate kits were grey with orange detailing, gold with grey detailing, red with gold detailing (all three domestic alternates), and black with red detailing (for the Copa Libertadores). During 2008, special kits were worn for the Copa Sudamericana
(gold kit) and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
(black kit). Umbro
is the team's kit provider, and American credit card company Diners Club International is the team's current shirt sponsor since 2011. Coca-Cola
and Chevrolet
are also sponsors.
Liga has used four stadiums for their home stadium. Their first stadium was Estadio Universitario César Aníbal Espinoza, on the grounds of the Universidad Central del Ecuador. In 1932, Liga moved to Estadio El Ejido
, where a number of other teams in Quito used as a home ground. In 1962, Liga moved to Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
, along with a number of other teams from the city. They would use that stadium as a home ground until 1996.
In 1997, LDU Quito inaugurated their own stadium, Estadio Casa Blanca
, in the northern part of the city. It is the largest stadium in Quito in terms of capacity, and the second largest in Ecuador after the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha in Guayaquil
. The stadium officially opened on March 5, 1997 in a match against Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro
. Liga won the match 3–1.
Since its inauguration, the Casa Blanca has been home to Liga's greatest period of success and is often unbeatable at the stadium. They have had five victory laps (vueltas olimpicas) in the stadium since it was inaugurated for four national titles and one international title (two national title and three international titles were sealed elsewhere in the same time period). Interestingly, Barcelona
, Ecuador's most popular and successful team nationally, has never defeated Liga in their new stadium.
of any team in Quito
and the Sierra region of Ecuador, commanding 46% and 38% of the fanbase, respectively. Nationally, Liga is the country's second or third most popular team in the country. Historically, the team has been considered the third most popular team in the country, but recent domestic and international success has increased their fanbase nationwide.
The club's fans and supporters are known as liguistas (singular: liguista). The team's most noted ultras
are known as La Muerte Blanca (The White Death). During home games, these fans situate themselves in the southern general stands of the Casa Blanca where they fervently cheer for Liga using large banners, flares, and drums.
s), Los Azucenas (The Lilies), or more commonly Los Albos (The Whites). Their roots at the Central University of Ecuador
earned them the nicknames Los Centrales and Los Universitarios (The Collegiates). Their rarely used nickname La Bordadora (The Stitching) was given based on their style of play. Due to their recent international success, they are often called Rey de Copas (King of Cups).
, a southern Quito club founded in 1945, making the two clubs the oldest in the city still in existence. Liga-Aucas matches are referred to as El Superclásico de Quito
(The Quito Super Derby), and the rivalry traces its history back to the first match on February 1, 1945, which ended in a 1–1 tie. A second match, played on February 18, 1945, ended in a 2–2 draw. At the end of the 90 minutes, the game was 2–1; the timekeeper ended the match, but the referee did not notice, allowing the game to continue into extra time, where Aucas equalized the score. The Superclásico has not been played in official competitions since 2006, when Aucas was relegated to the Serie B.
In the absence of intense rivalry with Aucas, Liga and its fans have developed a strong rivalry with Deportivo Quito
. The Clásico Capitalino (Capital Derby) is now the most important game in Quito and is considered a "must win" game of the season. In 2008 and 2009, the match had national championship implications that exacerbated the rivalry to a greater degree.
The small number of teams in the Ecuadorian top-flight means that matches between any two teams are played several times during the year, allowing important rivalries to develop between most of the teams. LDU Quito has rivalries with a number of teams in Quito: El Nacional
, the Clásico Universitario against Universidad Católica
and now-defunct club Politécnico; and also with teams from around the country, including Guayaquil
ean club Barcelona
.
Early players
1960s–1980s
Santiago Alé Adolfo Bolaños Luis de Carlos Walter Maesso José Vicente Moreno César Muñoz Juan José Pérez Carlos Ríos Jorge Tapia
Roberto Ortega (1958–1961) Polo Carrera
(1960–1968; 1975–1978; 1982–1984) Francisco Bertocchi
(1969–1970) Oscar Zubía
(1972–1978) Diego Herrera
(1985–1993; 1995–1997) Juan Guamán
(1986–2000) Pietro Marsetti
(1987–1997)
1990s
Carlos Ernesto Berrueta (1990–1992; 1994) Luis González (1992–2005) Santiago Jácome
(1995–2007) Nixon Carcelén (1996–2001; 2003–2004) Álex Escobar
(1997–2000; 2002–2005) Jacinto Espinoza (1997–2000; 2002–2005) Ulises de la Cruz
(1997–1999; 2000; 2009– )
Energio Díaz
(1997–2000) Giovanny Espinoza
(1997–2007) Eduardo Hurtado
(1997–2000) Néicer Reasco
(1997–2006; 2008– ) Alfonso Obregón
(1997–2000; 2002–2009) Carlos María Morales
(1998)
2000s
Paúl Ambrosi
(2000–2009; 2010– ) Franklin Salas
(2000–2007; 2008–2010) Carlos Tenorio
(2001–2003) Luis Bolaños
(2002–2004; 2007–2008; 2011– ) Carlos Espinola (2003–2006; 2009–2010) Elkin Murillo
(2003–2006) Patricio Urrutia
(2003–2009; 2010– ) Álex Aguinaga
(2004–2005) Jairo Campos
(2005–2009) Ariel Graziani (2005–2006) Édison Méndez
(2005–2006; 2009–2010) Cristian Mora
(2005–2008) Roberto Palacios
(2005–2006)
Diego Calderón
(2006– ) Alexander Domínguez
(2006– ) Joffre Guerrón
(2006–2008) Enrique Vera
(2006–2008; 2009–2010; 2011– ) Agustín Delgado
(2006–2009) Norberto Araujo
(2007– ) Renán Calle
(2007–2010) Damián Manso
(2007–2009) William Araujo
(2008– ) José Francisco Cevallos (2008–2011) Claudio Bieler
(2008–2009; 2011– ) Miller Bolaños
(2009– )
, and one player become the top-scorer in the Copa CONMEBOL
. The team's all-time top scorer is José Vicente Moreno, with 68 goals.
Serie A Coutinho (1966, 13 goals) Francisco Bertocchi
(1969, 26 goals) Paulo Cesar (1981, 25 goals) Janio Pinto (1988, 18 goals) Diego Herrera
(1993, 21 goals) Claudio Bieler
(2009, 22 goals)
Interandino
Copa Libertadores Francisco Bertocchi
(1970, 9 goals) Agustín Delgado
(2006, 5 goals) Patricio Urrutia
(2006, 5 goals)
Copa Sudamericana Claudio Bieler
(2009
, 8 goals)
Copa CONMEBOL Carlos Morales
(1998, 4 goals)
while contracted to LDU Quito.
Paúl Ambrosi
(2006) Agustín Delgado
(2006) Édison Méndez
(2006) Cristian Mora
(2006) Giovanny Espinoza
(2006)
Alfonso Obregón
(2002) Néicer Reasco
(2006) Carlos Tenorio
(2002) Patricio Urrutia
(2006) Enrique Vera
(2010)
, El Nacional
(both with thirteen titles), and tied with Emelec
. Liga is the only Ecuadorian club have won international titles, of which they have won four.
Regional
National
International
Note: All statistics are current as of the end of their last participation.
Fan websites
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their home games at the Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria
Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria
Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria, commonly called La Casa Blanca , is a football stadium in Quito, Ecuador that is the home ground of LDU Quito. Built between 1995 and 1997, the stadium hosted its first match on March 6, 1997 in a game between LDU Quito and Atlético Mineiro of Belo Horizonte...
, more commonly referred to as La Casa Blanca. Rival clubs include Quito-based clubs Aucas
Sociedad Deportiva Aucas
Sociedad Deportiva Aucas is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. They currently play in the third tier of the Ecuadorian football league, the Segunda Categoría, but have spent a majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A. The team is amongst the most popular in the city because of...
, Deportivo Quito
Sociedad Deportivo Quito
Sociedad Deportivo Quito is a Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league....
, El Nacional
Club Deportivo El Nacional
Club Deportivo "El Nacional" is a Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country....
, and Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador.-History:Universidad Católica was originally founded as a university football team for Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, a Catholic university in Quito. In 1962, they won the inter-university championship...
, as well as Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
-based clubs Barcelona
Barcelona Sporting Club
Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only team to have never been relegated.With...
and Emelec.
LDU Quito has its roots in the semi-pro sports teams at the Central University of Ecuador
Central University of Ecuador
The Central University of Ecuador is a national university located in Quito, Ecuador. It is the oldest university in Ecuador, and one of the oldest in the Americas...
, and was officially founded in 1930. They began making an impact in the provincial leagues, winning nine Pichincha titles (six in the professional era). Their provincial success continued into the national league, where they have won ten national title (3rd overall) and are the current league champion having won the 2010 season
2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
The 2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 52nd season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. It ran from February 7 to December 12....
; they also have two Serie B titles They are the most successful Ecuadorian club in the internnational scene, where they were the first club to win Copa Libertadores (2008), Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
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(2009
2009 Copa Sudamericana
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), and the Recopa Sudamericana
Recopa Sudamericana
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(2009 and 2010
2010 Recopa Sudamericana
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). They are the most successful team on the Pacific coast in international competition and one of only four teams —Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
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, Independiente
Club Atlético Independiente
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, and Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
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being the other three— to have achieved the CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
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treble, winning all three continental club tournaments. LDU is the only team to win all three mentioned cups one after another between the years 2008 to 2010 causing them to be rated as the best South American team of 2008 and 2009. LDU Quito was additionally the runner-up at the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
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.
Creation and early years (1930–1953)
LDU Quito's roots lie in a semi-pro sports team based out of the Universidad Central del EcuadorCentral University of Ecuador
The Central University of Ecuador is a national university located in Quito, Ecuador. It is the oldest university in Ecuador, and one of the oldest in the Americas...
in 1918, headed by Dr. César Jácome Moscoso. Under the leadership of Dr. Bolívar León, the club was officially founded on January 11, 1930. In the early days, Liga participated in a variety of disciplines, including soccer, basketball
Basketball
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, athletics
Athletics (track and field)
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, boxing
Boxing
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, baseball
Baseball
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, swimming
Swimming (sport)
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, ping-pong
Table tennis
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, and chess
Chess
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. The club's initial budget was about 500 sucres
Ecuadorian sucre
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. The first team's players were students from the university, and had to pay for their own uniforms, medicines, and expenses. Dr. León designed the first uniform, placing its crest, a white "U" on an inverted red and blue triangle, on a white shirt, honoring the team's beginnings at the university. Amongst Liga's first players were Carlos Andrade Marín, Oswaldo Mosquera, Alfonso Cevallos, Alfonso Troya and "El Mono" Icaza.
In 1932, LDU Quito won their first football title at an amateur Pichincha
Pichincha Province
Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito. It is bordered by Imbabura & Esmeraldas to the north, Cotopaxi & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to the south, Napo & Sucumbíos to the east, and Esmeraldas & Santo Domingo de los...
tournament; there was no national amateur league at the time. Five teams participated: Liga, Gladiador, Gimnástico, Atlético, and Cleveland. Liga won all their games, and in the final match, played at the Estadio El Ejido
Estadio El Ejido
Estadio El Ejido was a multi-use stadium in Quito, Ecuador that was primarily used for football matches. It served as the home ground for all the Quito-based, including Aucas, Deportivo Quito, and LDU Quito. It had a capacity for 20,000. Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa replaced it as the premier...
, defeated Gladiador by a score of 4–0. Playing for Liga were Jorge Zapater, Eduardo Flores, Alfonso Cevallos, César González, Jorge Vallarino, Jorge Naranjo, Bolívar "Ñato" León, Alejandro Dávalos, Humberto Yáñez, Humberto Freire, and Ernesto Guevara, with Bolívar León as coach. LDU would also win amateur titles in 1952 and 1953, before the league turned professional the following year.
Beginning of professional era (1954–1966)
By 1954, the amateur football association in Pichincha had evolved into the Asociación de Fútbol No Amateur de Pichincha (Pichincha Non-Amateur Football Association), which subsequently organized a professional league for their member clubs from Quito and Ambato. The inaugural Campeonato Professional Interandino (Inter-Andean Professional Championship) was held in 1954. Liga won the league's first title, under the management of Lucho Vásquez. The club finished as the runner-up in 1955 and 1956, before winning again in 1958 under Argentine Roberto Ortega. The club won four titles during the 1960s, in 1960, 1961, 1966, and 1967, and finished as runner-up in 1962, 1963, and 1964. LDU Quito had the most successful run of any professional Interandino-era club, accumulating a total of 6 regional titles.In 1957 and from 1960 onwards, winning the Interandino title qualified a team to participate in a tournament which crowned a national champion of Ecuadorian professional football. Liga first participated in 1960, after winning the Interandino cup that year. The team's three subsequent Interandino victories did not lead to a national title; the club's best performance was a third place finish in 1964.
Foreign players became integral to the squad during the 1960s. International players included Paulista
São Paulo (state)
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José Gomes Nogueira in 1960, Chile
Chile
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an Román Soto in 1961, and Paraguay
Paraguay
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an José María Ocampo in 1966.
National success, relegation, and comeback (1967–1989)
Francisco Bertocchi
Francisco Bertocchi is a retired Uruguayan football midfielder who played for several clubs in Latin America, including Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito, Liverpool de Montevideo and Club de Futbol Monterrey....
, Jorge Tapia, Armando "Tito" Larrea, Carlos Ríos, Santiago Alé, Enrique Portilla, and Ramiro Tobar. Liga's victory granted the club its first Copa Libertadores participation in 1970
Copa Libertadores 1970
The 1970 Copa Libertadores was the 11th edition of CONMEBOL's top club tournament. Estudiantes de La Plata successfully defended their title for the second straight year by defeating Peñarol in the finals...
, where it reached the second phase of the tournament, with "El Tano" Bertocchi tying for the title of top goalscorer of the tournament.
LDU Quito's success was short-lived; in 1972, the club finished seventh of the eight teams participating in the Serie A. At the time, only four teams from the province of Pichincha could play in the top flight. As the worst-performing Pichincha team, Liga took part in a playoff match against the best-performing Pichincha team in Serie B, Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador.-History:Universidad Católica was originally founded as a university football team for Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, a Catholic university in Quito. In 1962, they won the inter-university championship...
, for a berth in the next season's Serie A tournament. Liga lost the match, relegating it to Serie B for the 1973 season, at the end of which the club faced a second relegation, down to the Segunda Categoria of Ecuadorian football. The club was able to gain promotion back to the Serie B in time for the 1974 season. After winning the first stage of the 1974 Serie B, Liga returned to the Serie A after two years in the lower flights. Liga's rise continued as the team won their second national title after defeating El Nacional
Club Deportivo El Nacional
Club Deportivo "El Nacional" is a Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country....
. The success was followed by another title win in 1975, marking Liga's first back-to-back national championships. Liga's 1975
Copa Libertadores 1975
The Copa Libertadores 1975 was an association football competition contested between the top clubs of the CONMEBOL federation. Independiente won the competition defeating Unión Española 2–0 in a play off after the original two legs finished 2–2 on points.-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group...
and 1976 Copa Libertadores participations saw the squad twice reach the semifinals of the continental tournament. Key to Liga's success were players Polo Carrera, Oscar Zubia
Oscar Zubia
Oscar Zubía is a retired Uruguayan football player. He has played for clubs in Ecuador and Uruguay, as well as the Uruguayan football team in the 1970 World Cup.-Club career:...
, Jorge Tapia, Gustavo Tapia, Walter Maesso, Juan Carlos Gómez, Ramiro Tobar, Juan José Pérez, and Roberto Sussman, along with Colombian coach Leonel Montoya. Liga would round out the decade with a runners-up finish in 1977, allowing for another Copa Libertadores participation in 1978
Copa Libertadores 1978
The 1978 edition of Copa Libertadores was won by Boca Juniors, of Argentina for the second straight year, after defeating Deportivo Cali of Colombia in the final.-Group 1 :-Group 2 :-Group 3 :...
.
In contrast to the team's good performances after coming back from relegation, the 1980s were a dismal decade for the club. Liga's best performance during that period was a runners-up finish in 1981, and a subsequent Copa Libertadores participation in 1982. Player Paulo Cesar was the top Serie A goalscorer in 1981.
Rise to powerhouse status (1990–present)
In the two decades since 1990, LDU Quito enjoyed a period of domestic success. They started the 1990s with a national title, edging established powerhouse BarcelonaBarcelona Sporting Club
Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only team to have never been relegated.With...
. Before the end of the decade, Liga won two more national titles in 1998 and 1999. The 1998 title was won the year Liga inaugurated their new stadium, La Casa Blanca, and ended with an impressive 7–0 win over Emelec
Club Sport Emelec
Club Sport Emelec is a Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country....
.
In 2000, the club experienced a period of crisis. This crisis resulted in a poor performance in the national league and Liga was relegated to the Serie B that season. The club mananged to bounce back from relegation and won the Serie B in 2001 to gain promotion back to the Serie A. Two years later in 2003, Liga won their 7th national title. Liga added another three more national titles in 2005 Apertura, 2007, and the most recent season in 2010 to bring their current count to ten, placing them third all-time domestically. Their seven titles since 1990 is the most of any team in that period.
International success (2008–present)
Prior to 2008, Liga had participated in sixteen international/continental tournaments. Their best success in South American football at the beginning of 2008 was reaching the semifinals of the 1975 Copa Libertadores, the 1976 Copa Libertadores1976 Copa Libertadores
The Copa Libertadores 1976 was the 17th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. The tournament began on February 23 and ended on July 30....
, and the 2004 Copa Sudamericana.
On July 2, 2008, Liga became the first-ever Ecuadorian team to win the Copa Libertadores, after defeating Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...
by 3–1 in a penalty shootout, after tying on points after extra time
2008 Copa Libertadores Final
The 2008 Copa Libertadores Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2008 Copa Libertadores champion. The series was contested between Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito from Quito, Ecuador, and Fluminense Football Club from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, both of whom were playing in...
. LDU Quito's Libertadores title gained the club an automatic berth in the semi-finals of the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
2008 FIFA Club World Cup
-Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Match for fifth place:-Match for third place:-Final:-Scorers:3 goals Wayne Rooney...
, becoming the first non-Argentine or Brazilian CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
squad to participate in the tournament. Liga defeated Pachuca by 2–0 in their semifinal match, advancing to the final against 2007-08 UEFA Champions League winners Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
. Liga lost the final, which was played on December 21 at Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, by a score of 1–0.
In June 2009, Liga, as the 2008 Copa Libertadores champion, participated in the 2009 Recopa Sudamericana against the 2008 Copa Sudamericana champion Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
of Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. LDU Quito won the first leg, played at Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
, by a score of 1–0, with a goal from Claudio Bieler
Claudio Bieler
Claudio Daniel Bieler is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for LDU Quito on loan from Racing.-Career:...
. In the second leg, played at La Casa Blanca, Liga won 3–0 with goals from Carlos Espínola, Claudio Bieler
Claudio Bieler
Claudio Daniel Bieler is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for LDU Quito on loan from Racing.-Career:...
, and Enrique Vera
Enrique Vera
Enrique Daniel Vera Torres, nicknamed Rambert is a Paraguayan football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Paraguayan national team.-Club career:...
. The 2009 Recopa title was Liga's second international title, as well as being the second international title ever achieved by any Ecuadorian club.
Soon after the Recopa victory, Liga earned their third international trophy in their history, the 2009 Copa Sudamericana
2009 Copa Sudamericana
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season...
. In a rematch of the 2008 Copa Libertadores Final
2008 Copa Libertadores Final
The 2008 Copa Libertadores Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2008 Copa Libertadores champion. The series was contested between Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito from Quito, Ecuador, and Fluminense Football Club from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, both of whom were playing in...
, Liga edged Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...
with a better goal difference over two legs by winning impressively at home 5–1 and losing 3–0 in Rio de Janeiro. On their way to the finals, they disposed of important clubs from all over South America, such as Libertad
Club Libertad
Club Libertad is a sports club based in the District Tuyucuá of the city of Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. It was founded on July 30, 1905 and currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División...
of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
, Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
clubs Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
and Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
, and Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an club River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate (Uruguay)
Club Atlético River Plate is an Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club currently plays in the Primera División. River is the result of the merger of former clubs Olimpia and Capurro....
.
With the Copa Sudamericana title, Liga is one of three teams to have won CONMEBOL's treble. Liga achieved this feat in exactly 17 months, less than the other clubs to have done that. Additionally, they qualified to play in the 2010 Recopa Sudamericana
2010 Recopa Sudamericana
The 2010 Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes was a two-legged tie that determined the winner of the Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions. It was contested between Argentine club Estudiantes de La...
against Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
club Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
. They won the first leg 2–1 with both goals coming from Hernán Barcos
Hernán Barcos
Hernán Barcos is an Argentine footballer who plays for LDU Quito as a forward. He is nicknamed el Pirata .-Club career:Barcos has also played for Red Star, Olmedo, Club Guaraní and Huracán....
. The win at home in the first leg was enough to secure the title after both team drew the second leg 0–0. Liga became the third team to win back-to-back Recopa Sudamericanas.
Colors and badge
Historically, Liga's badge consisted of a large red capital-letter "U" in the Courier typefaceCourier (typeface)
Courier is a monospaced slab serif typeface designed to resemble the output from a strike-on typewriter. The typeface was designed by Howard "Bud" Kettler in 1955...
. This logo was used from 1950 to 1996. In 1997, the team adopted the current badge in use today. The red and blue colors in the inverted triangle are those from the flag of the city of Quito. For a number of years, the badge had blue stars on the top, one for each national championship. This was discontinued in the mid-2000s. After their success in international club football, the club began to add gold starts to the top of the badge for each international trophy won. To date, there are four gold stars.
As indicated by their nickname, los Albos (The Whites), Liga's kit is historically all-white, with the team's crest over the left breast. The current alternate kit is black in color with gold detailing. Previous alternate kits were grey with orange detailing, gold with grey detailing, red with gold detailing (all three domestic alternates), and black with red detailing (for the Copa Libertadores). During 2008, special kits were worn for the Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
(gold kit) and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
2008 FIFA Club World Cup
-Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Match for fifth place:-Match for third place:-Final:-Scorers:3 goals Wayne Rooney...
(black kit). Umbro
Umbro
Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment...
is the team's kit provider, and American credit card company Diners Club International is the team's current shirt sponsor since 2011. Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
and Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
are also sponsors.
Stadium
Liga has used four stadiums for their home stadium. Their first stadium was Estadio Universitario César Aníbal Espinoza, on the grounds of the Universidad Central del Ecuador. In 1932, Liga moved to Estadio El Ejido
Estadio El Ejido
Estadio El Ejido was a multi-use stadium in Quito, Ecuador that was primarily used for football matches. It served as the home ground for all the Quito-based, including Aucas, Deportivo Quito, and LDU Quito. It had a capacity for 20,000. Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa replaced it as the premier...
, where a number of other teams in Quito used as a home ground. In 1962, Liga moved to Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 39,816. Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Avenida Naciones Unidas, two major streets in Ecuador's...
, along with a number of other teams from the city. They would use that stadium as a home ground until 1996.
In 1997, LDU Quito inaugurated their own stadium, Estadio Casa Blanca
Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria
Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria, commonly called La Casa Blanca , is a football stadium in Quito, Ecuador that is the home ground of LDU Quito. Built between 1995 and 1997, the stadium hosted its first match on March 6, 1997 in a game between LDU Quito and Atlético Mineiro of Belo Horizonte...
, in the northern part of the city. It is the largest stadium in Quito in terms of capacity, and the second largest in Ecuador after the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha in Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
. The stadium officially opened on March 5, 1997 in a match against Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro
Clube Atlético Mineiro , are a Brazilian football club based in Belo Horizonte, the oldest in the city. Founded in 1908, they play in the Campeonato Mineiro and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão. Atlético Mineiro have been Brazilian champions once, state winners a record 40 times and...
. Liga won the match 3–1.
Since its inauguration, the Casa Blanca has been home to Liga's greatest period of success and is often unbeatable at the stadium. They have had five victory laps (vueltas olimpicas) in the stadium since it was inaugurated for four national titles and one international title (two national title and three international titles were sealed elsewhere in the same time period). Interestingly, Barcelona
Barcelona Sporting Club
Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only team to have never been relegated.With...
, Ecuador's most popular and successful team nationally, has never defeated Liga in their new stadium.
Supporters
LDU Quito is one of the most supported clubs in Ecuador. According to a recent study, Liga has the largest fanbaseFan (person)
A Fan, sometimes also called aficionado or supporter, is a person with a liking and enthusiasm for something, such as a band or a sports team. Fans of a particular thing or person constitute its fanbase or fandom...
of any team in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
and the Sierra region of Ecuador, commanding 46% and 38% of the fanbase, respectively. Nationally, Liga is the country's second or third most popular team in the country. Historically, the team has been considered the third most popular team in the country, but recent domestic and international success has increased their fanbase nationwide.
The club's fans and supporters are known as liguistas (singular: liguista). The team's most noted ultras
Ultras
Ultras are a type of sports fans renowned for their fanatical support and elaborate displays. They are predominantly European followers of football teams...
are known as La Muerte Blanca (The White Death). During home games, these fans situate themselves in the southern general stands of the Casa Blanca where they fervently cheer for Liga using large banners, flares, and drums.
Nicknames
Over the years, Liga accumulated a number of nicknames. Because of their traditional white uniforms, they are often called Los Merengues (The MeringueMeringue
Meringue is a type of dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar, occasionally some recipes may call for adding an acid such as cream of tartar or a small amount of vinegar and a binding agent such as cornstarch found in icing sugar which may be added in addition to the corn starch which...
s), Los Azucenas (The Lilies), or more commonly Los Albos (The Whites). Their roots at the Central University of Ecuador
Central University of Ecuador
The Central University of Ecuador is a national university located in Quito, Ecuador. It is the oldest university in Ecuador, and one of the oldest in the Americas...
earned them the nicknames Los Centrales and Los Universitarios (The Collegiates). Their rarely used nickname La Bordadora (The Stitching) was given based on their style of play. Due to their recent international success, they are often called Rey de Copas (King of Cups).
Rivalries
LDU Quito has formed a number of footballing rivalries throughout its history. Their longest-standing rivalry is with AucasSociedad Deportiva Aucas
Sociedad Deportiva Aucas is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. They currently play in the third tier of the Ecuadorian football league, the Segunda Categoría, but have spent a majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A. The team is amongst the most popular in the city because of...
, a southern Quito club founded in 1945, making the two clubs the oldest in the city still in existence. Liga-Aucas matches are referred to as El Superclásico de Quito
Superclásico de Quito
The Superclásico de Quito is a football rivalry between Ecuadorian clubs Aucas and LDU Quito, both from the capital city of Quito.-Origins:The origins of the Superclásico de Quito began with a relegation/promotion playoff in 1945. In that year's Pichincha tournament, Liga de Quito finished last in...
(The Quito Super Derby), and the rivalry traces its history back to the first match on February 1, 1945, which ended in a 1–1 tie. A second match, played on February 18, 1945, ended in a 2–2 draw. At the end of the 90 minutes, the game was 2–1; the timekeeper ended the match, but the referee did not notice, allowing the game to continue into extra time, where Aucas equalized the score. The Superclásico has not been played in official competitions since 2006, when Aucas was relegated to the Serie B.
In the absence of intense rivalry with Aucas, Liga and its fans have developed a strong rivalry with Deportivo Quito
Sociedad Deportivo Quito
Sociedad Deportivo Quito is a Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league....
. The Clásico Capitalino (Capital Derby) is now the most important game in Quito and is considered a "must win" game of the season. In 2008 and 2009, the match had national championship implications that exacerbated the rivalry to a greater degree.
The small number of teams in the Ecuadorian top-flight means that matches between any two teams are played several times during the year, allowing important rivalries to develop between most of the teams. LDU Quito has rivalries with a number of teams in Quito: El Nacional
Club Deportivo El Nacional
Club Deportivo "El Nacional" is a Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country....
, the Clásico Universitario against Universidad Católica
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Club Deportivo Universidad Católica is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador.-History:Universidad Católica was originally founded as a university football team for Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, a Catholic university in Quito. In 1962, they won the inter-university championship...
and now-defunct club Politécnico; and also with teams from around the country, including Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
ean club Barcelona
Barcelona Sporting Club
Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only team to have never been relegated.With...
.
Players
Out on loan
Notable players
Listed according to debut.Early players
- Wilson Andrade
- Luis Armas
- Eduardo Bores
- Primo Caballero
- Coutinho
- Ángel Espinoza
- Raúl Jiménez
- Armando Larrea
- Bolívar León
- Luis López
- Hugo Mantilla
- Héctor Morales
- Marco Moreno
- César Mosquera
- Enrique Portilla
- Gem Rivadeneira
- Clemente Rodríguez
- Pablo Salazar
- Oscar Sapia
- Manuel Stacey
- Luis Vásquez
- Eduardo Zambrano
- Mario Zambrano
1960s–1980s
Santiago Alé Adolfo Bolaños Luis de Carlos Walter Maesso José Vicente Moreno César Muñoz Juan José Pérez Carlos Ríos Jorge Tapia
Roberto Ortega (1958–1961) Polo Carrera
Polo Carrera
Paúl Fernando Carrera Velasteguí, known better as Polo Carrera , is a retired Ecuadorian football player and former manager...
(1960–1968; 1975–1978; 1982–1984) Francisco Bertocchi
Francisco Bertocchi
Francisco Bertocchi is a retired Uruguayan football midfielder who played for several clubs in Latin America, including Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito, Liverpool de Montevideo and Club de Futbol Monterrey....
(1969–1970) Oscar Zubía
Oscar Zubia
Oscar Zubía is a retired Uruguayan football player. He has played for clubs in Ecuador and Uruguay, as well as the Uruguayan football team in the 1970 World Cup.-Club career:...
(1972–1978) Diego Herrera
Diego Herrera
Diego Rodrigo Herrera Larrea is a retired footballer from Ecuador. He played as an attacking midfielder during his career....
(1985–1993; 1995–1997) Juan Guamán
Juan Guamán
Juan Helio Guamán is a retired Ecuadorian football defender. He obtained a total number of ten caps for the Ecuador national team during the early 1990s. He competed for his native country in two Copa America's: 1991 and 1995....
(1986–2000) Pietro Marsetti
Pietro Marsetti
Pietro Marsetti is a former footballer for Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito and for the Ecuadorian national football team where he scored 3 goals in 25 appearances.-Career:...
(1987–1997)
1990s
Carlos Ernesto Berrueta (1990–1992; 1994) Luis González (1992–2005) Santiago Jácome
Santiago Jácome
Rolando Santiago Jácome Ponce, known simply as Santiago Jácome , is a retired Ecuadorian footballer who currently is the sporting director of LDU Quito. Jácome spent the majority of his professional career with the Quito-based club, except for one season with Universidad Católica...
(1995–2007) Nixon Carcelén (1996–2001; 2003–2004) Álex Escobar
Alex Escobar
Alexander José Escobar [ess-COE-bar] is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies organization....
(1997–2000; 2002–2005) Jacinto Espinoza (1997–2000; 2002–2005) Ulises de la Cruz
Ulises de la Cruz
Ulises Hernán de la Cruz Bernardo is a Ecuadorian footballer currently with LDU Quito.De la Cruz has set up a charity, Friends of FundeCruz, in his home village to fund a number of projects serving the local community....
(1997–1999; 2000; 2009– )
Energio Díaz
Energio Díaz
Energio Díaz is a retired footballer from Ecuador, who played as a striker during his career. He obtained five caps for the Ecuador national football team in 1995, scoring three goals, including one at the 1995 Copa América....
(1997–2000) Giovanny Espinoza
Giovanny Espinoza
Giovanny Patricio Espinoza Pabón is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Unión Española in the Chilean First Division.-Club career:...
(1997–2007) Eduardo Hurtado
Eduardo Hurtado
Eduardo Estíguar Hurtado Roa is a footballer who play as a striker. He has the record of being the 2nd all-time leading scorer for the Ecuador national football team with 26 goals in 74 caps.-Early history:...
(1997–2000) Néicer Reasco
Neicer Reasco
Néicer Reasco Yano is an Ecuadorian footballer. He is a defender who plays for LDU Quito in Ecuador, and has won four league titles with them...
(1997–2006; 2008– ) Alfonso Obregón
Alfonso Obregón
Alfonso Andrés Obregón Cancino is a retired Ecuadorian football player. Obregón spent the majority of his professional career with LDU Quito. He has made over 300 appearances in the defensive midfield position and captained the team for a number of years before ceding the position to Patricio...
(1997–2000; 2002–2009) Carlos María Morales
Carlos María Morales
Carlos María Morales Maeso is a former Uruguayan footballer.-Club career:Morales spent most of his career in Uruguay, Chile and Mexico, notably playing for River Plate in the Primera División Uruguaya as well as Toluca and Atlas in the Primera División de México.-International career:Morales made...
(1998)
2000s
Paúl Ambrosi
Paul Ambrosi
Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano, commonly known as Paúl Ambrosi , is an Ecuadorian football player who plays as a defender for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team. He has spent the vast majority of his professional career at LDU Quito...
(2000–2009; 2010– ) Franklin Salas
Franklin Salas
Franklin Agustín Salas Narváez is an Ecuadorian football forward who currently plays for Godoy Cruz, on loan from LDU Quito.His nickname is Mago, meaning wizard or magician.-Club career:...
(2000–2007; 2008–2010) Carlos Tenorio
Carlos Tenorio
Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Emirati club Al-Nasr. Tenorio is an experienced striker known for his heading ability.-Club career:He began his career with LDU Quito. In Tenorio's early years...
(2001–2003) Luis Bolaños
Luis Bolaños
Luis Alberto Chucho Bolaños León is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:...
(2002–2004; 2007–2008; 2011– ) Carlos Espinola (2003–2006; 2009–2010) Elkin Murillo
Elkin Murillo
Elkin Antonio Murillo Amor is a Colombian football striker. He currently plays for Deportes Tolima.Murillo has made 28 appearances for the Colombia national football team, including two matches at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup....
(2003–2006) Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato , is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Early career:...
(2003–2009; 2010– ) Álex Aguinaga
Álex Aguinaga
Álex Dario Aguinaga Garzón is a Ecuadorian retired footballer midfielder and former mananger. As a player, he is one of the all-time cap leaders for Ecuador with 109 matches, scoring 23 goals. Aguinaga is known as one of the best Ecuadorian footballers of all time...
(2004–2005) Jairo Campos
Jairo Campos
Jairo Rolando Campos León is an Ecuadorian Defender who plays for Deportivo Quito, on loan from Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro.-Early career:...
(2005–2009) Ariel Graziani (2005–2006) Édison Méndez
Edison Méndez
Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for Emelec and the Ecuadorian national team.-Playing style:...
(2005–2006; 2009–2010) Cristian Mora
Cristian Mora
Cristian Rafael Mora Medrano is an Ecuadorian football goalkeeper who plays for Universidad Católica.-Club career:...
(2005–2008) Roberto Palacios
Roberto Palacios
Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas is a Peruvian football midfielder from the district of Chorrillos in Lima, the capital of Peru.-Biography:...
(2005–2006)
Diego Calderón
Diego Calderón
Diego Armando Calderón Espinoza is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for LDU Quito. He was part of the squad who won the 2008 Copa Libertadores.-Club career:...
(2006– ) Alexander Domínguez
Alexander Domínguez
Alexander Domínguez Carabalí is an Ecuadorian football goalkeeper who plays for LDU Quito.-Club career:...
(2006– ) Joffre Guerrón
Joffre Guerrón
Joffre David Guerrón Méndez , popularly nicknamed Dinamita, is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Brazilian Série A club Atlético Paranaense.-Club career:...
(2006–2008) Enrique Vera
Enrique Vera
Enrique Daniel Vera Torres, nicknamed Rambert is a Paraguayan football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Paraguayan national team.-Club career:...
(2006–2008; 2009–2010; 2011– ) Agustín Delgado
Agustín Delgado
Agustín Javier Delgado Chalá is a retired Ecuadorian footballer. Nicknamed Tín, Delgado is the all-time top scorer for the Ecuadorian national team with 31 goals in 71 games. He played professional club football in Ecuador, Mexico and England.-Southampton:Delgado moved to Southampton in 2001...
(2006–2009) Norberto Araujo
Norberto Araujo
Norberto Carlos Araujo López is an Ecuadorian football central defender who plays for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:...
(2007– ) Renán Calle
Renán Calle
Renán Calle Camacho is an Ecuadorian football defender currently playing for LDU Loja.Calle started his professional playing career in 1999 with Aucas...
(2007–2010) Damián Manso
Damian Manso
Damián Alejandro Manso, nicknamed Piojo is an Argentine footballer who plays midfield for Jaguares. He has passed through numerous club from a number of ranging countries, like France, Greece and Ecuador.-Early career:...
(2007–2009) William Araujo
William Araujo
William Francisco Araujo Ogonaga is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for LDU Quito. He was part of the squad that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores.-Honors:LDU Quito*Serie A: 2010*Copa Libertadores: 2008*Copa Sudamericana: 2009...
(2008– ) José Francisco Cevallos (2008–2011) Claudio Bieler
Claudio Bieler
Claudio Daniel Bieler is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for LDU Quito on loan from Racing.-Career:...
(2008–2009; 2011– ) Miller Bolaños
Miller Bolaños
Miler Alejandro Bolaños Reasco is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays midfield for LDU Quito.In a 4–0 win over LDU Portoviejo on August 29, 2009, Bolaños scored LDU Quito's 2,500th goal in the club's history....
(2009– )
Top scorers
LDU Quito has had six players become the season top-scorer in the Serie A, five players become the top-scorer in the Campeaonato Profesional Interandino, three players as the top-scorer in the Copa Libertadores, one player become the top-scorer in the Copa SudamericanaCopa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
, and one player become the top-scorer in the Copa CONMEBOL
Copa CONMEBOL
The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa...
. The team's all-time top scorer is José Vicente Moreno, with 68 goals.
Serie A Coutinho (1966, 13 goals) Francisco Bertocchi
Francisco Bertocchi
Francisco Bertocchi is a retired Uruguayan football midfielder who played for several clubs in Latin America, including Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito, Liverpool de Montevideo and Club de Futbol Monterrey....
(1969, 26 goals) Paulo Cesar (1981, 25 goals) Janio Pinto (1988, 18 goals) Diego Herrera
Diego Herrera
Diego Rodrigo Herrera Larrea is a retired footballer from Ecuador. He played as an attacking midfielder during his career....
(1993, 21 goals) Claudio Bieler
Claudio Bieler
Claudio Daniel Bieler is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for LDU Quito on loan from Racing.-Career:...
(2009, 22 goals)
Interandino
- Eduardo Bores (1954, 8 goals)
- Armando Larrea (1963, 7 goals)
- Epifanio Brizuela (1963, 7 goals)
- Nelson Cabezas (1963, 7 goals)
- Coutinho (1967, 7 goals)
Copa Libertadores Francisco Bertocchi
Francisco Bertocchi
Francisco Bertocchi is a retired Uruguayan football midfielder who played for several clubs in Latin America, including Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito, Liverpool de Montevideo and Club de Futbol Monterrey....
(1970, 9 goals) Agustín Delgado
Agustín Delgado
Agustín Javier Delgado Chalá is a retired Ecuadorian footballer. Nicknamed Tín, Delgado is the all-time top scorer for the Ecuadorian national team with 31 goals in 71 games. He played professional club football in Ecuador, Mexico and England.-Southampton:Delgado moved to Southampton in 2001...
(2006, 5 goals) Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato , is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Early career:...
(2006, 5 goals)
Copa Sudamericana Claudio Bieler
Claudio Bieler
Claudio Daniel Bieler is an Argentine-born Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for LDU Quito on loan from Racing.-Career:...
(2009
2009 Copa Sudamericana
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season...
, 8 goals)
Copa CONMEBOL Carlos Morales
Carlos María Morales
Carlos María Morales Maeso is a former Uruguayan footballer.-Club career:Morales spent most of his career in Uruguay, Chile and Mexico, notably playing for River Plate in the Primera División Uruguaya as well as Toluca and Atlas in the Primera División de México.-International career:Morales made...
(1998, 4 goals)
World Cup players
The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
while contracted to LDU Quito.
Paúl Ambrosi
Paul Ambrosi
Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano, commonly known as Paúl Ambrosi , is an Ecuadorian football player who plays as a defender for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team. He has spent the vast majority of his professional career at LDU Quito...
(2006) Agustín Delgado
Agustín Delgado
Agustín Javier Delgado Chalá is a retired Ecuadorian footballer. Nicknamed Tín, Delgado is the all-time top scorer for the Ecuadorian national team with 31 goals in 71 games. He played professional club football in Ecuador, Mexico and England.-Southampton:Delgado moved to Southampton in 2001...
(2006) Édison Méndez
Edison Méndez
Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for Emelec and the Ecuadorian national team.-Playing style:...
(2006) Cristian Mora
Cristian Mora
Cristian Rafael Mora Medrano is an Ecuadorian football goalkeeper who plays for Universidad Católica.-Club career:...
(2006) Giovanny Espinoza
Giovanny Espinoza
Giovanny Patricio Espinoza Pabón is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Unión Española in the Chilean First Division.-Club career:...
(2006)
Alfonso Obregón
Alfonso Obregón
Alfonso Andrés Obregón Cancino is a retired Ecuadorian football player. Obregón spent the majority of his professional career with LDU Quito. He has made over 300 appearances in the defensive midfield position and captained the team for a number of years before ceding the position to Patricio...
(2002) Néicer Reasco
Neicer Reasco
Néicer Reasco Yano is an Ecuadorian footballer. He is a defender who plays for LDU Quito in Ecuador, and has won four league titles with them...
(2006) Carlos Tenorio
Carlos Tenorio
Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Emirati club Al-Nasr. Tenorio is an experienced striker known for his heading ability.-Club career:He began his career with LDU Quito. In Tenorio's early years...
(2002) Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Urrutia
Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato , is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Early career:...
(2006) Enrique Vera
Enrique Vera
Enrique Daniel Vera Torres, nicknamed Rambert is a Paraguayan football midfielder who plays for LDU Quito and the Paraguayan national team.-Club career:...
(2010)
Managers
Noted managers
The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of LDU Quito, in addition to the first manager:- Bolívar León (first manager)
- César Jácome Mosoco (won the 1932 amateur Pichincha)
- Luis Vásquez (won the 1952 & 1953 amateur Pichincha and the 1954 Interandino)
- Roberto Eliseo Ortega (won the 1958 Interandino)
- José Gomes Nogueira (won the 1960 Interandino and the 1969 Serie A1969 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 1969 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol was the 11th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their first national title.-Teams:Fourteen teams participated this season .*América *América...
) - Román Soto Vergara (won the 1961 Interandino)
- José María Ocampo (won the 1966 & 1967 Interandino)
- Leonel Montoya (won promotion in 1973 and won the 19741974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 16th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their second national title.-Teams:...
and 1975 Serie A1975 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 1975 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 17th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito successfully defended their title for their third overall.-Teams:...
) - Polo CarreraPolo CarreraPaúl Fernando Carrera Velasteguí, known better as Polo Carrera , is a retired Ecuadorian football player and former manager...
(won the 1990 Serie A1990 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 1990 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 32nd season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador.LDU Quito won their fourth national championship under the guidance of manager Polo Carrera...
) - Paulo Massa (won the 1998 Serie A1998 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 1998 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 41st season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their fifth national championship.-Format:...
) - Manuel PellegriniManuel PellegriniManuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti is a Chilean manager and former footballer. His current club is La Liga side Málaga CF.-Club career:...
(won the 1999 Serie A1999 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 1999 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 42nd season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. LDU Quito successfully defended their title and won their sixth national championship.-First stage:...
) - Julio AsadJulio AsadJulio "El Turco" Daniel Asad is a former footballer and Manager. As a player, he participated with Argentina in Copa América 1975....
(won the 2001 Serie B and promotion to the Serie A) - Jorge FossatiJorge FossatiJorge Daniel Fossati Lurachi is a former football goalkeeper, mainly in Peñarol. While playing at Peñarol, he helped the club win five league titles...
(first tenure, won the 2003 Serie A2003 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 2003 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 46th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador...
; second tenure, won the 2009 Recopa Sudamericana and 2009 Copa Sudamericana2009 Copa SudamericanaThe 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season...
) - Juan Carlos OblitasJuan Carlos OblitasJuan Carlos Oblitas Saba is a former Peruvian football player and currently a football manager, who is nicknamed El Ciego...
(won the 2005 Apertura) - Edgardo BauzaEdgardo BauzaEdgardo Bauza is an Argentine former footballer and current manager of Ecuadorian club LDU Quito. Before taking up management, he played over 300 games for Rosario Central, a club he went on to manage. He also played for Independiente in Argentina, Atlético Junior in Colombia and Veracruz in Mexico...
(first tenure, won the 2007 Serie A and 2008 Copa Libertadores; second tenure, won the 2010 Recopa Sudamericana2010 Recopa SudamericanaThe 2010 Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes was a two-legged tie that determined the winner of the Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions. It was contested between Argentine club Estudiantes de La...
and the 2010 Serie A2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 52nd season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. It ran from February 7 to December 12....
)
Honors
LDU Quito is one of the most successful clubs in the history of Ecuadorian football, with nine regional titles, ten national titles, and four international titles. Liga won three amateur titles in the Interandino amateur era, tying them for third overall with Gimnástico. In the Interandino's professional era, Liga won six titles, which makes them the most successful team. Nationally, the club has won ten national titles, the last one in 2010. Their national title count places them third overall behind BarcelonaBarcelona Sporting Club
Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only team to have never been relegated.With...
, El Nacional
Club Deportivo El Nacional
Club Deportivo "El Nacional" is a Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country....
(both with thirteen titles), and tied with Emelec
Club Sport Emelec
Club Sport Emelec is a Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country....
. Liga is the only Ecuadorian club have won international titles, of which they have won four.
Regional
- Campeonato Amateur del Fútbol de Pichincha (3): 1932, 1952, 1953
- Campeonato Professional Interandino (6): 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967
National
- Serie A (10): 19691969 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 1969 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol was the 11th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their first national title.-Teams:Fourteen teams participated this season .*América *América...
, 19741974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 1974 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 16th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their second national title.-Teams:...
, 19751975 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 1975 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 17th national championship for football teams in Ecuador. LDU Quito successfully defended their title for their third overall.-Teams:...
, 19901990 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 1990 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 32nd season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador.LDU Quito won their fourth national championship under the guidance of manager Polo Carrera...
, 19981998 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 1998 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 41st season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. LDU Quito won their fifth national championship.-Format:...
, 19991999 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 1999 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 42nd season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. LDU Quito successfully defended their title and won their sixth national championship.-First stage:...
, 20032003 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 2003 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 46th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador...
, 2005 Apertura, 2007, 20102010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie AThe 2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A was the 52nd season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. It ran from February 7 to December 12.... - Serie B (2): 1974 E1, 2001
International
- Copa Libertadores (1): 2008
- Copa SudamericanaCopa SudamericanaThe Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
(1): 20092009 Copa SudamericanaThe 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season... - Recopa SudamericanaRecopa SudamericanaThe Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
(2): 2009, 20102010 Recopa SudamericanaThe 2010 Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes was a two-legged tie that determined the winner of the Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions. It was contested between Argentine club Estudiantes de La...
Statistics
| Competition | Champion | Runner-up | Other info | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | 49 | 1691 | 721 | 457 | 513 | 2607 | 1992 | +615 | 2620 | 51.65% | 10 | 3 | 4th all-time |
| Copa Libertadores | 15 | 129 | 49 | 30 | 50 | 183 | 176 | +7 | 177 | 45.74% | 1 | 0 | Best: Champion (2008) |
| Copa Sudamericana Copa Sudamericana The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004... |
7 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 55 | 48.25% | 1 | 0 | Best: Champion 2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals The 2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2009 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was contested by Ecuadorian club LDU Quito and Brazilian club Fluminense. Both teams were playing in their first Copa Sudamericana finals. The first leg was played in Estadio... (2009 2009 Copa Sudamericana The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season... ) |
| Recopa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions.... |
2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 10 | 83.33% | 2 | 0 | Two-time defending champion 2010 Recopa Sudamericana The 2010 Recopa Sudamericana de Clubes was a two-legged tie that determined the winner of the Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions. It was contested between Argentine club Estudiantes de La... |
| FIFA Club World Cup FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000... |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50.00% | 0 | 1 | Best: Runner-up 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Final The 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA's six continental confederations. The match took place at the International Stadium of Yokohama, Japan, on 21 December 2008, and pitted South... (2008 2008 FIFA Club World Cup -Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Match for fifth place:-Match for third place:-Final:-Scorers:3 goals Wayne Rooney... ) |
| Copa Suruga Bank Suruga Bank Championship The J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship Final, officially called the Suruga Bank Championship , is an annual intercontinental football match contested by the reigning champions of the J. League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana.-History:... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33.33% | 0 | 1 | Best: Runner-up (2010 2010 Suruga Bank Championship The 2010 Suruga Bank Championship was the third edition of the match between the winners of the previous season's J. League Cup and the Copa Sudamericana. It was contested by the 2009 J. League Cup winner F.C... ) |
| Copa CONMEBOL Copa CONMEBOL The Copa CONMEBOL was an annual football cup competition organized by CONMEBOL between 1992 and 1999 for eligible South American football clubs. During its time of existence, it was the third most prestigious South American club football contest after the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa... |
1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 58.33% | 0 | 0 | Best: Quarterfinals (1998 1998 Copa CONMEBOL The 1998 Copa CONMEBOL was the seventh edition of CONMEBOL's annual club tournament. Teams that failed to qualify for the Copa Libertadores played in this tournament. Sixteen teams from the ten South American football confederations qualified for this tournament... ) |
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