| Club: | L.D.U. Quito |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Chairman: | Carlos Arroyo |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Claudio Borghi (until March 27) Álvaro Gutiérrez (from April 9 to July 17) Álex Aguinaga (from July 31) |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Stadium: | Estadio Casa Blanca |
| League: | Serie A |
| League Result: | First Stage: 6th Second Stage: 5th Aggregate: 5th |
| Cup1: | Copa Libertadores |
| Cup1 Result: | Second Stage |
| League Topscorer: | José Cevallos Enríquez (10 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | José Cevallos Enríquez (12 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 21,654; |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,813; |
| Pattern La1: | _LDU 2016 home |
| Pattern B1: | _LDU 2016 home |
| Pattern Ra1: | _LDU 2016 home |
| Pattern La2: | _LDU 2016 away |
| Pattern B2: | _LDU 2016 away |
| Pattern Ra2: | _LDU 2016 away |
| Leftarm2: | 234279 |
| Body2: | 234279 |
| Rightarm2: | 234279 |
| Shorts2: | 234279 |
| Socks2: | 234279 |
| Pattern La3: | _LDU 2016 third |
| Pattern B3: | _LDU 2016 third |
| Pattern Ra3: | _LDU 2016 third |
| Body3: | 2C2D32 |
| Shorts3: | 2C2D32 |
| Socks3: | 2C2D32 |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2015 season was the club's 86th year of existence, the 63rd year in professional football, and the 55th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.
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: Álex Aguinaga
Assistant manager: Pablo Marín, Luis Leguizamón, Franklin Salas
Physical trainer: Javier Solís
Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti
Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Chevrolet, Powerade, 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 six throughout the season. The jersey numbers in the main table (directly below) refer to the number on their domestic league jersey.
| Player | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Norberto Araujo (captain) | 2007 | 293 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Julio Ayoví | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | 2014 | 58 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | 2016 | 61 | 31 | Previously with the club from '01–'03 | |||||
| 8 | 2011 | 209 | 9 | ||||||
| 9 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | 2014 | 108 | 21 | Previously with the club from '11–'12 | |||||
| 11 | 2016 | 156 | 26 | Previously with the club from '02–'05, '07–'08, '11–'12 and '13–'14 | |||||
| 12 | 2013 | 100 | 3 | ||||||
| 13 | 2008 | 546 | 35 | Previously with the club from '97–'00 and '01–'06 | |||||
| 14 | 2015 | 44 | 4 | ||||||
| 15 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | 2016 | 25 | 11 | Previously with the club in '14 | |||||
| 18 | Alejandro Villalva | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | 2013 | 213 | 13 | Previously with the club from '06–'08, '09–'10 and '11–'12 | |||||
| 21 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | Djorkaeff Reasco | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | Esteban Dávila | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | 2011 | 51 | 0 | Previously with the club from '08–'09 | |||||
| 26 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | 2015 | 43 | 2 | ||||||
| 28 | José Gabriel Cevallos | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | Harold Carcelén | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 32 | Hancel Batalla | 2014 | 34 | 1 | |||||
| 33 | 2014 | 37 | 2 |
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.
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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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| Julio Ayoví | L.D.U. Loja  | ||||||||
| Barcelona SC | |||||||||
Atlético San Luis  | |||||||||
Huracán  | |||||||||
| Édison Vega | Barcelona SC | ||||||||
Santa Fe  | |||||||||
| Aucas | |||||||||
Bolívar  | |||||||||
| Alejandro Villalva | El 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 to | |||
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| TBA | |||||||||
| Estudiantes | |||||||||
| Emelec | |||||||||
| Mushuc Runa | |||||||||
| Independiente del Valle | |||||||||
| Barcelona SC | |||||||||
| San Martín de San Juan | |||||||||
| Miller Castillo | Independiente del Valle | ||||||||
| +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 | |||
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| Puebla F.C. | |||||||||
| Rocafuerte | |||||||||
| Club Universidad de Guadalajara | |||||||||
| Club Universidad de Guadalajara | |||||||||
Sporting Cristal  | |||||||||
| +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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| Monterrey | |||||||||
Udinese  | |||||||||
| Tigre | |||||||||
| Necaxa | |||||||||
| Deportivo Cuenca | |||||||||
See main article: article and 2016 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A. The 2016 season was Liga's 55th season in the Serie A and their 15th consecutive. The format is identical to the previous season.
See main article: 2016 Copa Libertadores. L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores—their 17th participation in the continental tournament—as the runner-up of the 2015 Serie A. They entered the competition in the second stage and were placed in Group 6 with San Lorenzo, Grêmio and Toluca.
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| Serie A | Copa Libertadores | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GF | Leonel Nazareno | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Norberto Araujo | 26 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 29 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | John Narváez | 14 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 7 | — | ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Julio Ayoví | 12 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 15 | — | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | Jefferson Intriago | 17 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Édison Vega | 33 | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 39 | — | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Carlos Tenorio | 22 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Fernando Hidalgo | 14 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Daniel Angulo | 27 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 6 | 8 | — | ||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | José Cevallos Enríquez | 40 | 10 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 12 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Luis Bolaños | 16 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 12 | DF | José Madrid | 11 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 13 | — | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| 13 | DF | Néicer Reasco | 9 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| 14 | DF | José Quintero | 33 | 2 | 10 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 3 | 10 | — | ||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | Exequiel Benavídez | 20 | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 25 | — | 6 | — | ||||||||||||
| 16 | FW | Irven Ávila | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| 17 | FW | Juan Luis Anangonó | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| 18 | FW | Alejandro Villalva | 10 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| 19 | FW | Jairo Padilla | 21 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | Enrique Vera | 27 | — | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 7 | — | ||||||||||||
| 21 | DF | Ramón Arias | 18 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | MF | Fernando Guerrero | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | FW | Djorkaeff Reasco | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | FW | Esteban Dávila | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 25 | GK | Daniel Viteri | 29 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | MF | Jhojan Julio | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| 27 | DF | Luis Romero | 28 | — | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 32 | — | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | GK | José Gabriel Cevallos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 29 | MF | Harold Carcelén | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 30 | MF | Brahian Alemán | 34 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 40 | 4 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | MF | Anderson Julio | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 32 | FW | Hancel Batalla | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 33 | DF | Luis Cangá | 17 | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | 8 | — | ||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Diego Alberto Morales | 12 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 2 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Edson Puch | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 4 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| 22 | GK | Alexander Domínguez | 13 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 24 | DF | Pervis Estupiñán | 8 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| 29 | FW | Luis Congo | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Totals | — | 39 | 129 | 8 | — | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | 46 | 141 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | Home | Away | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Games played | 50 | 25 | 25 | |
| Total Games won | 17 | 13 | 4 | |
| Total Games drawn | 14 | 6 | 8 | |
| Total Games lost | 19 | 6 | 13 | |
| Games played (Serie A) | 44 | 22 | 22 | |
| Games won (Serie A) | 16 | 12 | 4 | |
| Games drawn (Serie A) | 13 | 6 | 7 | |
| Games lost (Serie A) | 15 | 4 | 11 | |
| Games played (Copa Libertadores) | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Games won (Copa Libertadores) | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Games drawn (Copa Libertadores) | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Games lost (Copa Libertadores) | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Biggest win (Serie A) | 2–0 vs Aucas 2–0 vs Aucas | 2–0 vs Aucas 2–0 vs Aucas | 1–0 vs Aucas 1–0 vs River Ecuador 1–0 vs Universidad Católica 1–0 vs Delfín | |
| Biggest loss (Serie A) | 0–1 vs Deportivo Cuenca 1–2 vs El Nacional 1–2 vs C.D. Cuenca | Deportivo Cuenca | 0–5 vs Barcelona 0–5 vs El Nacional | |
| Biggest win (Copa Libertadores) | 2–0 vs San Lorenzo | – | ||
| Biggest loss (Copa Libertadores) | 1–2 vs Toluca 2–3 vs Grêmio | 0–4 vs Grêmio | ||
| Clean sheets | 14 | 8 | 6 | |
| Goals scored | 48 | 35 | 13 | |
| Goals conceded | 65 | 25 | 40 | |
| Goal difference | −17 | +10 | −27 | |
| Average per game | ||||
| Average per game | ||||
| Yellow cards | 141 | 64 | 77 | |
| Red cards | 9 | 2 | 7 | |
| Most appearances | José Cevallos Enríquez (45) | José Cevallos Enríquez (24) | Édison Vega (22) | |
| Most minutes played | Brahian Aleman (3070) | José Cevallos Enríquez (1518) | Édison Vega (1724) | |
| Top scorer | José Cevallos Enríquez (12) | José Cevallos Enríquez (10) | Brahian Alemán (3) | |
| align=left | Worst discipline | Édison Vega (2) | Ramón Arias (1) Djorkaeff Reasco (1) | Édison Vega (2) |
| Penalties for | 4/11 (%) | 2/8 (%) | 2/3 (%) | |
| Penalties against | 9/11 (%) | 3/5 (%) | 6/6 (%) | |
| League Points | 61/132 (%) | 42/66 (%) | 19/66 (%) | |
| Winning rate | % | % | % | |