| Club: | L.D.U. Quito |
| Season: | 2015 |
| Chairman: | Carlos Arroyo |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Luis Zubeldía |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Stadium: | Estadio Casa Blanca |
| League: | Serie A |
| League Result: | First Stage: 1st Second Stage: 2nd Aggregate: 1st Overall: 2nd (Runner-up) |
| Cup1: | Copa Sudamericana |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 16 |
| League Topscorer: | Narciso Mina (14 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Narciso Mina (15 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 26,151; |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,787; |
| Pattern B1: | _Liga 2015 home |
| Pattern B2: | _Liga 2015 away |
| Leftarm2: | FF0000 |
| Rightarm2: | FF0000 |
| Shorts2: | FF0000 |
| Socks2: | FF0000 |
| Pattern B3: | _Liga 2015 third |
| Leftarm3: | 022739 |
| Rightarm3: | 022739 |
| Shorts3: | 022739 |
| Socks3: | 022739 |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
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.
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): 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-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.
| width=30 | width=30 | Pos | width=60 | width=185 | Player | width=35 | width=45 | width=35 | width=35 | Notes | ||||||
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| 1 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Norberto Araujo (captain) | 2007 | 248 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Andrés Mendoza | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 2014 | 33 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 2011 | 165 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | 2014 | 33 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 2014 | 34 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | 2013 | 64 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | 2008 | 524 | 35 | Previously with the club from '97–'00 and '01–'06 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | José Quinteros | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Josué Martínez | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 2014 | 64 | 9 | Previously with the club from '11–'12 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | 2014 | 32 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | 2013 | 200 | 13 | Previously with the club from '06–'08, '09–'10 and '11–'12 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | 2006 | 240 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | César Batalla | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 2011 | 44 | 0 | Previously with the club from '08–'09 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Luis Romero | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | 2014 | 31 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 44 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 50 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | U-18 player | ||||||||||||
| 51 | 2014 | 27 | 1 | U-18 player | ||||||||||||
| 54 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | U-18 player | ||||||||||||
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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 | |||
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| Promoted from reserve team | |||||||||
| Promoted from reserve team | |||||||||
Huracán  | |||||||||
Aucas  | |||||||||
| LDU Portoviejo | |||||||||
| Promoted from reserve team | |||||||||
| Promoted from youth squad | |||||||||
| Promoted from youth squad | |||||||||
| Promoted from reserve team | |||||||||
| Barcelona | |||||||||
| LDU Loja | |||||||||
| Manta | |||||||||
Atlante  | |||||||||
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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 to | |||
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| Colón F.C. | |||||||||
| Universidad Nacional | |||||||||
| LDU Portoviejo | |||||||||
| Barcelona | |||||||||
| El Nacional | |||||||||
| Deportivo Cuenca | |||||||||
| Universidad de Guadalajara | |||||||||
| Olmedo | |||||||||
| Club Universidad Nacional | |||||||||
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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 | |||
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New York City FC  | |||||||||
| San Lorenzo | |||||||||
| +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 | |||
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| Lanús | |||||||||
| River Ecuador | |||||||||
See main article: 2015 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 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.
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.
The second stage of the season ran from July 18 to December 13. Liga finished 2nd during this stage.
See main article: 2015 Copa Sudamericana.
LDU Quito won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage (Match O1).
LDU Quito won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match A).
See main article: 2015 Copa Sudamericana final stages.
River Plate won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals.
| 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="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" | ||||||||||||||
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| Serie A | Copa Sudamericana | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GF | Leonel Nazareno | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Norberto Araujo | 45 | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | 50 | — | 7 | — | ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Andrés Mendoza | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | Jefferson Intriago | 25 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Juan Cavallaro | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Fernando Hidalgo | 44 | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 50 | 2 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Luis Congo | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Hólger Matamoros | 35 | 2 | 8 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 39 | 3 | 9 | — | ||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Jonny Uchuari | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| 12 | DF | José Madrid | 36 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 42 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | DF | Néicer Reasco | 22 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 1 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 14 | DF | José Quinteros | 44 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | Josué Martínez | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 16 | MF | José Cevallos Enríquez | 44 | 12 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 50 | 12 | 9 | — | ||||||||||||
| 17 | FW | Narciso Mina | 33 | 14 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 36 | 15 | 8 | — | ||||||||||||
| 18 | FW | Miller Castillo | 28 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | Diego Alberto Morales | 39 | 11 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 13 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | Enrique Vera | 13 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 21 | MF | Michael Quiñónez | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | GK | Alexander Domínguez | 39 | — | 10 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 45 | — | 11 | — | ||||||||||||
| 24 | DF | César Batalla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 25 | GK | Daniel Viteri | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 27 | DF | Luis Romero | 43 | 2 | 11 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 47 | 2 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | DF | Luis Cangá | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 44 | FW | Jonathan Álvez | 18 | 10 | 6 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 50 | MF | Harold Carcelén | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 51 | FW | Hancel Batalla | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 52 | MF | Andy Casquete | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 54 | MF | Pervis Estupiñán | 32 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 34 | — | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Rodrigo Erramuspe | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Danny Cabezas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Totals | — | 69 | 101 | 5 | — | 6 | 16 | 3 | — | 75 | 117 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||
| Biggest loss (Serie A) | 0–2 vs Aucas | 1–3 vs Emelec | ||
| Biggest win (Copa Sudamericana) | 2–0 vs Zamora | 1–0 vs Nacional | ||
| Biggest loss (Copa Sudamericana) | - | 0–2 vs River Plate | ||
| Clean sheets | 22 | 14 | 8 | |
| Goals scored | 77 | 42 | 35 | |
| Goals conceded | 42 | 17 | 25 | |
| Goal difference | +35 | +25 | +10 | |
| Average per game | ||||
| Average per game | ||||
| Yellow cards | 117 | 61 | 56 | |
| Red cards | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| Most appearances | Norberto Araujo (50) José Cevallos (50) Fernando Hidalgo (50) | Norberto Araujo (26) José Cevallos (26) | Fernando Hidalgo (25) | |
| Most minutes played | Norberto Araujo (4500) | Norberto Araujo (2430) | Norberto Araujo (2070) | |
| Top scorer | Narciso Mina (15) | Narciso Mina (10) | Diego Morales (8) | |
| align=left | Worst discipline | Pervis Estupiñán (2) | José Quinteros (1) (5) | Pervis Estupiñán (2) |
| Penalties for | 16/23 (%) | 10/13 (%) | 6/10 (%) | |
| Penalties against | 6/8 (%) | 1/2 (%) | 5/6 (%) | |
| League Points | 90/138 (%) | 53/69 (%) | 37/69 (%) | |
| Winning rate | % | % | % | |