L.D.U. Quito 2015 football season
L.D.U. Quito season President Carlos Arroyo Manager Luis Zubeldía Stadium Estadio Casa Blanca Serie A First Stage: 1st Second Stage: 2nd Aggregate: 1st Overall: 2nd (Runner-up) Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 Top goalscorer League: Narciso Mina (14 goals) All: Narciso Mina (15 goals) Highest home attendance 26,151;(April 29 v. Barcelona ) Lowest home attendance 2,787;(March 29 v. LDU Loja ) Average home league attendance 11,475
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.
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.
Winter transfers [ ]
Summer transfers [ ]
Competitions [ ]
Competition
Started round
Final position / round
First match
Last match
Serie A
First Stage
Runner-up
Feb 1
Dec 20
Copa Sudamericana
First Stage
Round of 16
Aug 13
Sep 30
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
LDU Quito v El Nacional
January 17 LDU Quito 0–0 El Nacional show Pomasqui
Stadium: Country Club de Liga
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.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
LDU Quito
22
13
8
1
28
10
+18
47
Finals and 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2
Emelec
22
13
6
3
41
18
+23
45
3
Independiente del Valle
22
12
6
4
35
24
+11
42
4
Barcelona
22
10
3
9
33
24
+9
33
5
Deportivo Quito
22
7
8
7
33
37
−4
29
Source:[citation needed ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
22
13
8
1
28
10
+18
47
10
1
0
20
4
+16
3
7
1
8
6
+2
LDU Quito v El Nacional
February 1 Round 1 LDU Quito 1–0 El Nacional show Quito 11:30 UTC−05:00
Mina 7'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 19,353 Referee: Diego Lara
Deportivo Cuenca v LDU Quito
Deportivo Quito v LDU Quito
River Ecuador v LDU Quito
Independiente del Valle v LDU Quito
LDU Quito v Independiente del Valle
April 12 Round 12 LDU Quito 2–0 Independiente del Valle show Quito 11:30 UTC−05:00
Mina 54' , 74' (pen. )
Report
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 13,674 Referee: Omar Ponce
LDU Quito v River Ecuador
April 22 Round 14 LDU Quito 2–0 River Ecuador show Quito 19:30 UTC−05:00
29' Congo 76'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 5,559 Referee: Diego Lara
LDU Quito v Barcelona
April 29 Round 8 (Postponed) LDU Quito 2–0 Barcelona show Quito 19:30 UTC−05:00
Cevallos 19' Morales 69' (pen. )
Report
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 26,151 Referee: Omar Ponce Note: The match was postponed, by request, because of Barcelona's participation in the Copa Libertadores.
LDU Quito v Deportivo Quito
LDU Quito v Deportivo Cuenca
May 24 Round 19 LDU Quito 0–0 Deportivo Cuenca show Quito 11:30 UTC−05:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 8,480 Referee: Juan Carlos Albarracín
Emelec v LDU Quito
July 7 Round 18 (Postponed) Emelec 1–0 LDU Quito show Guayaquil 16:00 UTC−05:00
90+2'
Report
Stadium: Estadio George Capwell Attendance: 6,046 Referee: Roddy Zambrano Note: The match was postponed, by request, because of Emelec's participation in the Copa Libertadores.
Second stage [ ]
The second stage of the season ran from July 18 to December 13. Liga finished 2nd during this stage.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Emelec
22
12
7
3
42
20
+22
43
Finals and 2016 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2
LDU Quito
22
13
3
6
42
26
+16
42
3
Universidad Católica
22
12
4
6
35
27
+8
40
4
Independiente del Valle
22
11
4
7
45
30
+15
37
5
Aucas
22
8
8
6
27
25
+2
32
Source:[citation needed ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
22
13
3
6
42
26
+16
42
6
3
2
18
13
+5
7
0
4
24
13
+11
Independiente del Valle v LDU Quito
River Ecuador v LDU Quito
Deportivo Quito v LDU Quito
Deportivo Cuenca v LDU Quito
LDU Quito v Deportivo Cuenca
LDU Quito v LDU Loja
October 9 Round 6 (Postponed) LDU Quito 1–2 LDU Loja show Quito 11:30 UTC−05:00
Madrid 80'
Report
Orué 23' , 67'
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 5,786 Referee: Édgar Hinostroza
LDU Quito v Deportivo Quito
October 30 Round 16 LDU Quito 2–0 Deportivo Quito show Quito 19:15 UTC−05:00
Álvez 34' (pen. ) , 36'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 6,792 Referee: Juan Carlos Albarracín
LDU Quito v River Ecuador
December 2 Round 20 LDU Quito 1–0 River Ecuador show Quito 19:15 UTC−05:00
Cevallos 74'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 7,703 Referee: José Ramón Zambrano
LDU Quito v Independiente del Valle
Finals [ ]
Standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Emelec
2
1
1
0
3
1
+2
4
2
LDU Quito
2
0
1
1
1
3
−2
1
Source:[citation needed ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
2
0
1
1
1
3
−2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
−2
LDU Quito v Emelec
December 20 LDU Quito 0–0 Emelec show Quito 11:30 UTC−05:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 26,045 Referee: Daniel Salazar
Copa Sudamericana [ ]
Copa Sudamericana squad [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
6
4
1
1
6
3
+3
13
3
0
0
4
0
+4
1
1
1
2
3
−1
First stage [ ]
Main article: 2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages § Match G14
Zamora v LDU Quito
LDU Quito v Zamora
LDU Quito won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O1 ).
Second stage [ ]
Main article: 2015 Copa Sudamericana elimination stages § Match O1
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 [ ]
Last updated: December 20, 2015 Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season. Source:[1]
Team statistics [ ]
Total
Home
Away
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 Aucas 1–3 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 GF per game
1.48
1.62
1.35
Average GA per game
0.81
0.65
0.96
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 (69.57%)
10/13 (76.92%)
6/10 (60%)
Penalties against
6/8 (75%)
1/2 (50%)
5/6 (83.33%)
League Points
90/138 (65.22%)
53/69 (76.81%)
37/69 (53.62%)
Winning rate
57.69%
73.08%
42.31%
Last updated: December 20, 2015 Source:Competitive matches
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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