2017 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season explained

Club:L.D.U. Quito
Season:2017
Chairman:Guillermo Romero[1]
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Gustavo Munúa (until July 4)
Pablo Repetto (since July 6)
Mgrtitle:Manager
Stadium:Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado[2]
League:Serie A
League Result:8th
Cup1:Conmebol Sudamericana
Cup1 Result:Round of 16
League Topscorer:Hernán Barcos (21 goals)
Season Topscorer:Hernán Barcos (24 goals)
Highest Attendance:29,710;
Lowest Attendance:3,520;
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Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2017 season was the club's 87th year of existence, the 64th year in professional football, and the 56th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

Club

Personnel

President: Guillermo Romero

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: Pablo Repetto

Assistant manager: Óscar Quagliatta, Franklin Salas

Physical trainer: Roberto Teixeira

Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

Kits

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Chevrolet, Discover, DirecTV, Roland

Breast cancer awareness month kit

L.D.U. Quito wore this uniform in October.

Squad information

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Player Notes
1 2015 2 0
2 2007 319 2
3 2016 14 1
4 2017 0 0
5 2014 75 1
6 2016 33 0
7 2017 0 0
8 2011 223 9
9 2017 0 0
10 2014 148 31 Previously with the club from '11–'12
11 2017 0 0
12 Erik Viveros 2017 0 0
13 William Ocles 2017 0 0
14 2015 77 6
16 Hernán Barcos (captain) 2017 64 38 Previously with the club from '10–'11
17 2016 40 14 Previously with the club in '14
18 2017 0 0 Previously with the club in '09
19 Henry Quiñónez 2017 0 0
20 2017 0 0
21 Djorkaeff Reasco 2016 1 0
22 2017 0 0
25 2011 80 0 Previously with the club from '08–'09
26 2016 8 0
27 Jonathan Betancourt 2017 0 0
29 Édison Carcelén 2017 0 0
31 2016 14 2
33 2014 54 3

Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

Winter transfers

+Players In
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Jonathan Betancourt Aucas
Édison Carcelén Aucas
Henry Quiñónez Manta
Santa Fe
Aucas
Latina
Chiapas F.C.
Vélez Sarsfield
Ronie Carrillo América
+Players Out
width=30% align="center"Namewidth=15% align="center"width=5% align="center"width=5% align="center"width=45% align="center"Moving to
Gabriel Cevallos Barcelona SC
Julio Ayoví L.D.U. Portoviejo
Delfín
Aucas
Luis Romero River Ecuador
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Fuerza Amarilla
Alejandro Villalva El Nacional
Deportivo Pasto
Sporting Cristal
Macará
Sport Boys Warnes

Summer transfers

+Players In
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FC Dallas
Vitória
+Players Out
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Chapecoense
TBA
Godoy Cruz
Hancel Batalla Manta

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: article and 2017 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A.

The 2017 season was Liga's 56th season in the Serie A and their 16th consecutive. The format was identical to the previous season.

First stage

Results summary

Results by round

Second stage

Results summary

Results by round

2018 Copa Sudamericana playoff

LDU Quito won 5–4 on aggregate.

CONMEBOL Sudamericana

See main article: article and 2017 Copa Sudamericana.

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2017 CONMEBOL Sudamericana—their 10th participation in the continental tournament—as the 5th place of the 2016 Serie A. They entered the competition in the first stage.

CONMEBOL Sudamericana squad

1.Aníbal Chalá replaced Rubén Olivera for the second stage.
2.Jonathan González replaced Jairo Padilla for the second stage.
3.Lucas Tagliapietra replaced Gabriel Cevallos for the second stage.
4. Alejandro Villalva left the club.
5. Felipe Rodríguez left the club.
6. Fernando Guerrero left the club.
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First stage

LDU Quito won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.

Second stage

Tied 1–1 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on penalties and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).

Round of 16

Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Fluminense won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Player statistics



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Serie ACopa
Sudamericana
Total
1 GFLeonel Nazareno2014241
2 DFNorberto Araujo1711111812
3 DFJohn Narváez31110162371121
4 DFHoracio Salaberry333111513384141
5 MFJefferson Intriago3313613914
6 MFÉdison Vega38110644110
7 DFAníbal Chalá19531226
8 MFFernando Hidalgo2023232
9 FWRonie Carrillo8181
10 MFFrancisco Cevallos3567413977
11 MFJonathan González359313810
12 GKErik Viveros
13 MFWilliam Ocles1111
14 DFJosé Quintero162421824
16 FWHernán Barcos36211016324224121
17 FWJuan Luis Anangonó298143381
18 MFÁlex Bolaños25112161311131
19 DFHenry Quiñónez914211115
20 MFSherman Cárdenas192122121
21 FWDjorkaeff Reasco7272
22 DFLucas Tagliapietra192122121
25 GKDaniel Viteri2412261
26 MFJhojan Julio22342234
27 MFJonathan Betancourt3566423968
29 DFÉdison Carcelén822102
31 MFAnderson Julio21221324221
33 DFLuis Cangá1411311721
7 MFRubén Olivera125211451
20 MFFelipe Rodríguez11112
23 MFFernando Guerrero1541111615
32 FWHancel Batalla22
Totals6412767152711428
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.

Team statistics

TotalHomeAway
Total Games played 50 25 25
Total Games won 16 12 4
Total Games drawn 16 9 7
Total Games lost 18 4 14
Games played (Serie A) 44 22 22
Games won (Serie A) 13 10 3
Games drawn (Serie A) 15 8 7
Games lost (Serie A) 16 4 12
Games played (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) 6 3 3
Games won (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) 3 2 1
Games drawn (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) 1 1 0
Games lost (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) 2 0 2
Biggest win (Serie A) 5–0 vs Clan Juvenil 3–1 vs Independiente del Valle
3–1 vs Deportivo Cuenca
Biggest loss (Serie A) 0–3 vs El Nacional 0–3 vs Universidad Católica
1–4 vs Delfín
Biggest win (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) 1–0 vs Bolívar
2–1 vs Fluminense
2–1 vs Defensor Sporting
Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) 0–1 vs Bolívar
0–1 vs Fluminense
0–1 vs Bolívar
0–1 vs Fluminense
Clean sheets 9 7 2
Goals scored 73 51 22
Goals conceded 70 31 39
Goal difference +3 +20 -17
Average per game
Average per game
Yellow cards 142 57 85
Red cards 8 5 3
Most appearances Édison Vega (44) Édison Vega (23) Édison Vega (21)
Most minutes played Édison Vega (3585) Édison Vega (1907) Hernán Barcos (1679)
Top scorer Hernán Barcos (24) Hernán Barcos (16) Hernán Barcos (8)
align=left Worst discipline Norberto Araujo (2) Norberto Araujo (2) Hernán Barcos (1) (9)
Penalties for 3/7 (%) 2/4 (%) 1/3 (%)
Penalties against 8/9 (%) 2/3 (%) 6/6 (%)
League Points 54/132 (%) 38/66 (%) 16/66 (%)
Winning rate % % %

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L.D.U. Quito Información del club . Ecuafutbol . March 24, 2017 . Organizaciones . https://web.archive.org/web/20170509005634/http://ecuafutbol.org/web/club.php?co=1790463265001 . May 9, 2017 . dead .
  2. Web site: Estadio Liga Deportiva Universitaria . LDU . March 24, 2017 . Estadio .
  3. Web site: Plantel Profesional 2017 . LDU . March 24, 2017 . El Plantel .
  4. Web site: CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2017 . CONMEBOL . March 24, 2017 . Planteles .