| Club: | LDU Quito |
| Season: | 2014 |
| Chairman: | Carlos Arroyo |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Luis Zubeldía |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Stadium: | Estadio Casa Blanca |
| League: | Serie A |
| League Result: | First Stage: 5th Second Stage: 4th Aggregate: 4th |
| League Topscorer: | Juan Luis Anangonó (11 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Juan Luis Anangonó (11 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 27,211; |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,467; |
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| Pattern B2: | _LDU2014A |
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| Pattern Sh2: | _LDU2014A |
| Leftarm2: | FF0000 |
| Body2: | FF0000 |
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| Prevseason: | 2013 |
| Nextseason: | 2015 |
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2014 season was the club's 84th year of existence, the 61st year in professional football, and the 53rd in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.
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
Manager: Luis Zubeldía
Assistant manager: Maximiliano Cuberas, Carlos Grueso
Physical trainer: Lucas Vivas
Goalkeeper trainer: Gustavo Flores
Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Budweiser, Chevrolet, Tropical, Discover, DirecTV, Roland
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-19 player in each match. The jersey numbers in the main table (directly below) refer to the number on their domestic league jersey. The under-19 players will wear a jersey number of at least #50.
| width=30 | width=30 | Pos | width=60 | width=185 | Player | width=35 | width=45 | width=35 | width=35 | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Norberto Araujo (captain) | 2007 | 206 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 2012 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 2011 | 124 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | 2013 | 28 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | 2008 | 497 | 35 | Previously with the club from '97–'00 and '01–'06 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 2014 | 210 | 4 | Previously with the club from '05 and '07–'12 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 2013 | 24 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | 2013 | 163 | 10 | Previously with the club from '06–'08, '09–'10 and '11–'12 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | 2006 | 214 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | 2013 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | 2011 | 26 | 0 | Previously with the club from '08–'09 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | U-19 player | ||||||||||||
| 51 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | U-19 player | ||||||||||||
| 52 | 2011 | 7 | 0 | U-19 player | ||||||||||||
| 53 | 2014 | 0 | 0 | U-19 player | ||||||||||||
| 55 | 2014 | 45 | 9 | U-19 player, Previously with the club from '11–'12 | ||||||||||||
| +Players In | |||||||||
| width=30% align="center" | Name | width=15% align="center" | width=5% align="center" | width=5% align="center" | width=45% align="center" | Moving from | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lanús  | |||||||||
Colorado Rapids  | |||||||||
| Promoted from youth squad | |||||||||
| Promoted from youth squad | |||||||||
| Rosario Central | |||||||||
Barcelona SC  | |||||||||
Náutico  | |||||||||
| Promoted from reserve team | |||||||||
| Promoted from youth squad | |||||||||
Puebla  | |||||||||
| Deportivo Quito |
| +Players Out | |||||||||
| width=30% align="center" | Name | width=15% align="center" | width=5% align="center" | width=5% align="center" | width=45% align="center" | Moving to | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olmedo | |||||||||
| Tigre | |||||||||
| Deportivo Cuenca | |||||||||
| Deportivo Quito | |||||||||
| Universidad Católica | |||||||||
Independiente Santa Fe  | |||||||||
| Deportivo Quito | |||||||||
| Barcelona SC (loan) | |||||||||
| Universidad Católica | |||||||||
| Tijuana | |||||||||
| Gimnasia (LP) | |||||||||
| Deportivo Quito | |||||||||
| Deportivo Cuenca (loan) | |||||||||
On May 13, 2014, Liga de Quito announced that Eduardo Ledesma and Luciano Balbi left the club.[1] The club hired Gerardo Alcoba and Jonathan Ramis as the new foreign players.[2]
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| width=30% align="center" | Name | width=15% align="center" | width=5% align="center" | width=5% align="center" | width=45% align="center" | Moving from | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colón | |||||||||
| River Plate Ecuador | |||||||||
Juventus FC  (loan return) | |||||||||
| Chicago Fire (loan) | |||||||||
| Godoy Cruz | |||||||||
| +Players Out | |||||||||
| width=30% align="center" | Name | width=15% align="center" | width=5% align="center" | width=5% align="center" | width=45% align="center" | Moving to | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanús (loan return) | |||||||||
Granada B  | |||||||||
| Chivas USA | |||||||||
| ESPOLI | |||||||||
| Chivas USA | |||||||||
| Granada B | |||||||||
See main article: 2014 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A.
2014 was LDU Quito's 53rd season in the Serie A.
| Player | width=25 style="background: | width=25 style="background: | width=25 style="background: #FFEE99" | width=25 style="border-right:2px solid grey; background:#FF8888" | width=25 style="background: | width=25 style="background: | width=25 style="background: #FFEE99" | width=25 style="background: #FF8888" | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Total | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Walter Chávez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2 | DF | Norberto Araujo | 42 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | DF | Luis Luna | 8 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 2 | — | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | Gerardo Alcoba | 19 | 2 | 7 | — | 19 | 2 | 7 | — | ||||||||
| 6 | MF | Danny Cabezas | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | Fernando Hidalgo | 41 | 4 | 10 | — | 41 | 4 | 10 | — | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | Luis Congo | 33 | 7 | 6 | — | 33 | 7 | 6 | — | ||||||||
| 10 | MF | Hólger Matamoros | 34 | 7 | 8 | — | 34 | 7 | 8 | — | ||||||||
| 11 | FW | Jonathan Ramis | 17 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
| 12 | DF | José Madrid | 36 | 1 | 9 | — | 36 | 1 | 9 | — | ||||||||
| 13 | DF | Néicer Reasco | 27 | — | 1 | — | 27 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||
| 14 | DF | Diego Calderón | 12 | — | 4 | — | 12 | — | 4 | — | ||||||||
| 15 | DF | Carlos Arboleda | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 19 | MF | Diego Alberto Morales | 32 | 6 | 4 | — | 32 | 6 | 4 | — | ||||||||
| 20 | MF | Enrique Vera | 37 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||
| 21 | FW | Juan Luis Anangonó | 25 | 11 | 3 | — | 25 | 11 | 3 | — | ||||||||
| 22 | GK | Alexander Domínguez | 26 | — | 3 | — | 26 | — | 3 | — | ||||||||
| 23 | DF | Koob Hurtado | 12 | 1 | 3 | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | — | ||||||||
| 25 | GK | Daniel Viteri | 18 | — | 4 | 1 | 18 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 50 | MF | Jefferson Intriago | 33 | — | 6 | 1 | 33 | — | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| 51 | FW | Hancel Batalla | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||||||
| 52 | FW | Diego Hurtado | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 53 | DF | Luis Cangá | 31 | 2 | 5 | — | 31 | 2 | 5 | — | ||||||||
| 55 | MF | José Cevallos Enríquez | 19 | — | 1 | — | 19 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||
| 5 | MF | Eduardo Ledesma | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 6 | DF | Luciano Balbi | 10 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | Luis Bolaños | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||
| 11 | FW | Félix Borja | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||
| 51 | DF | Gabriel Corozo | 5 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | ||||||||
| 54 | FW | Kevin Mercado | 8 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 2 | — | ||||||||
| Totals | — | 57 | 114 | 6 | — | 57 | 114 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Total | Home | Away | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 44 | 22 | 22 | |
| Games won | 18 | 12 | 6 | |
| Games drawn | 15 | 7 | 8 | |
| Games lost | 11 | 3 | 8 | |
| Biggest win | 5–1 vs Mushuc Runa 5–1 vs Olmedo | 2–1 vs Mushuc Runa 1–0 vs El Nacional 2–1 vs Universidad Católica 1–0 vs Emelec 2–1 vs Deportivo Cuenca 3–2 vs Deportivo Quito | ||
| Biggest loss | 0–3 vs Emelec | 0–3 vs Emelec | ||
| Clean sheets | 15 | 9 | 6 | |
| Goals scored | 58 | 39 | 19 | |
| Goals conceded | 44 | 19 | 25 | |
| Goal difference | +14 | +20 | -6 | |
| Average per game | ||||
| Average per game | ||||
| Yellow cards | 114 | 58 | 56 | |
| Red cards | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| Most appearances | Norberto Araujo (42) | Fernando Hidalgo (21) | Norberto Araujo (22) | |
| Most minutes played | Norberto Araujo (3741) | Fernando Hidalgo (1865) | Norberto Araujo (1941) | |
| Top scorer | Juan Luis Anangonó (11) | Juan Luis Anangonó (7) | Juan Luis Anangonó (4) Hólger Matamoros (4) | |
| align=left | Worst discipline | Enrique Vera (2) | Enrique Vera (1) | Enrique Vera (1) (5) |
| Penalties for | 3/8 (%) | 2/4 (%) | 1/4 (%) | |
| Penalties against | 8/11 (%) | 4/6 (%) | 4/5 (%) | |
| Points | 69/132 (%) | 43/66 (%) | 26/66 (%) | |
| Winning rate | % | % | % | |