| Club: | L.D.U. Quito |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Chairman: | Guillermo Romero |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Luis Zubeldía |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Stadium: | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
| League: | LigaPro |
| League Result: | 4th |
| Cup1: | Conmebol Sudamericana |
| Cup1 Result: | Group stage |
| Cup2: | Copa Ecuador |
| Cup2 Result: | Round of 16 |
| League Topscorer: | Tomás Molina (13 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alexander Alvarado Tomás Molina (14 goals) |
| Pattern La1: | _LDU2022H |
| Pattern B1: | _LDU2022H |
| Pattern Ra1: | _LDU2022H |
| Pattern So1: | _LDU2022H |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Leftarm2: | 71CBC9 |
| Body2: | 71CBC9 |
| Rightarm2: | 71CBC9 |
| Shorts2: | 71CBC9 |
| Socks2: | 71CBC9 |
| Pattern B3: | _LDU2022T |
| Leftarm3: | 0F1125 |
| Rightarm3: | 0F1125 |
| Shorts3: | 0F1125 |
| Socks3: | 0F1125 |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2022 season was the club's 92nd year of existence, the 69th year in professional football, and the 61st in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.
President: Guillermo Romero
President of the Executive Commission: Esteban Paz
Sporting manager: Santiago Jácome
Manager: Luis Zubeldía
Assistant manager: Maximiliano Cuberas, Carlos Gruezo
Physical trainer: Lucas Vivas
Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti
Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Banco Pichincha, Mazda, Universidad Indoamérica, Discover, Pilsener, Ecuabet, Salud SA
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | Additional information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | White | White | White | Worn on February 19 (vs Gualaceo), March 5 (vs Universidad Católica), March 9 (vs Mushuc Runa), March 16 (vs Mushuc Runa), March 19 (vs Aucas), April 1 (vs Emelec), April 5 (vs Atlético Goianiense), April 12 (vs Deportes Antofagasta), April 17 (vs Barcelona SC), April 28 (vs Defensa y Justicia), May 1 (vs Independiente del Valle), May 8 (vs 9 de Octubre), May 18 (vs Defensa y Justicia), May 24 (vs Atlético Goianiense), May 29 (vs Macará), August 28 (vs Barcelona SC), September 4 (vs Orense), September 9 (vs Mushuc Runa), September 17 (vs Independiente del Valle) | |
| Home 2 | White | White | White | Worn on July 9 (vs Gualaceo), July 16 (vs Deportivo Cuenca), July 19 (vs Imbabura), July 24 (vs Universidad Católica), July 30 (vs Técnico Universitario), August 14 (vs Emelec), August 20 (vs Cumbayá) | |
| Home 3 | White | White | White | Worn on October 7 (vs Delfín), October 15 (vs Guayaquil City), October 22 (vs Macará) | |
| Away | Aqua | Aqua | Aqua | Worn on February 25 (vs Deportivo Cuenca), March 12 (vs Técnico Universitario), April 9 (vs Cumbayá), April 20 (vs Orense), May 4 (vs Deportes Antofagasta), May 21 (vs Guayaquil City), June 5 (vs Manta), August 7 (vs Aucas) | |
| Third | Navy Blue | Navy Blue | Navy Blue | ||
| Third alternate 1 | Navy Blue | Navy Blue | White | Worn on April 24 (vs Mushuc Runa), May 14 (vs Delfín), October 1 (vs 9 de Octubre) |
| Player | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | 2019 | 39 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | Joseph Espinoza | 2019 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | Luis Ayala | 2019 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Daykol Romero | 2021 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | 2015 | 204 | 17 | |||||
| 15 | 2018 | 117 | 4 | |||||
| 17 | Gustavo Nnachi | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | 2020 | 41 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | 2018 | 105 | 4 | |||||
| 21 | Sebastián González | 2021 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | 2022 | 292 | 0 | Previously with the club from '06–'16 | ||||
| 23 | 2018 | 129 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | 2020 | 39 | 5 | |||||
| 25 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | Brian Heras | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | Carlos Bazurto | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | Juan David Macías | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | Danny Luna | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | Ariel Borja | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | Ariel Mina | 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 35 | Óscar Zambrano | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 38 | 2022 | 115 | 40 | Previously with the club in '14 and from '16–'19 | ||||
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.
| +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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Falcón[1] | Boston River (Loan) | ||||||||
| Brian Heras[2] | Deportivo Cuenca  | ||||||||
| Andrés López[3] | Universidad Católica | ||||||||
| Zaid Romero[4] | Godoy Cruz  (Loan) | ||||||||
| Jean Carlos Quiñónez[5] | Norte América (Loan) | ||||||||
| Andy Velasco[6] | Cumbayá (Loan) | ||||||||
| Alexander Alvarado[7] | Orlando City  (Loan) | ||||||||
| Michael Hoyos[8] | Barcelona SC (Loan) | ||||||||
| Gustavo Nnachi | Aucas | ||||||||
| Joao Ortíz[9] | Delfín | ||||||||
| Jordan Gaspar | Torrent CF  | ||||||||
| Bryan de Jesús[10] | Olmedo | ||||||||
| Tomás Molina[11] | Ferro Carril Oeste (Loan) | ||||||||
| +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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Cardenas[12] | Universidad Católica | ||||||||
| Pedro Perlaza[13] | Independiente del Valle | ||||||||
| Andersson Ordóñez[14] | Universidad Católica | ||||||||
| Carlos Rodríguez[15] | Barcelona SC (Loan) | ||||||||
| Jordy Alcívar[16] | Charlotte FC | ||||||||
| Billy Arce[17] | Brighton (Loan return) | ||||||||
| Marcos Caicedo[18] | Emelec | ||||||||
| Jhojan Julio[19] | Santos  (Loan) | ||||||||
| TBA | |||||||||
| Vélez Sarsfield (Loan return) | |||||||||
| Juan Cruz Kaprof[20] | Central Córdoba | ||||||||
| Djorkaeff Reasco[21] | Newell's Old Boys | ||||||||
| +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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Domínguez[22] | Deportes Tolima  | ||||||||
| Estudiantes (loan) | |||||||||
| Danny Luna[23] | 9 de Octubre | ||||||||
| Juan Luis Anangonó[24] | |||||||||
| Lucas Gamba[25] | Rosario Central | ||||||||
| +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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Carlos Quiñónez | Guayaquil City | ||||||||
| Andy Velasco | Independiente del Valle | ||||||||
| Jefferson Arce[26] | Macará (Loan) | ||||||||
| Joao Ortíz | Independiente del Valle | ||||||||
| Defensor Sporting (Loan) | |||||||||
| Nilson Angulo[27] | Anderlecht  | ||||||||
| TBA | |||||||||
| Jordan Gaspar | TBA | ||||||||
| Delfín | |||||||||
| Adolfo Muñoz[28] | Guayaquil City | ||||||||
See main article: article and 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A.
The 2022 season was Liga's 61st season in the Serie A and their 21st consecutive.
Results summary
Results by round
Results summary
Results by round
See main article: article and 2022 Copa Sudamericana.
L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2022 CONMEBOL Sudamericana—their 13rd participation in the continental tournament—as 6th place in the 2021 LigaPro. They entered the competition in the First Stage.
See main article: article and 2022 Copa Ecuador.
L.D.U. Quito entered the competition in the Round of 32.
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| LigaPro | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | Copa Ecuador | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Gonzalo Falcón | 15 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Zaid Romero | 27 | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Luis Caicedo | 15 | — | 3 | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | — | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | Joseph Espinoza | 14 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | Luis Ayala | 19 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | — | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Tomás Molina | 27 | 13 | 6 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 14 | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Ángel González | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Lucas Gamba | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Alexander Alvarado | 27 | 10 | 7 | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 14 | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Michael Hoyos | 26 | 8 | 4 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 10 | 5 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | DF | Daykol Romero | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | DF | José Quintero | 23 | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | Franklin Guerra | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | Gustavo Nnachi | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 11 | — | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | Lucas Piovi | 25 | — | 11 | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 35 | — | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | DF | Christian Cruz | 14 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | MF | Sebastián González | 19 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | GK | Alexander Domínguez | 13 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | GK | Adrián Gabbarini | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | DF | Moisés Corozo | 13 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | DF | Andrés López | 17 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | GK | Brian Heras | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | DF | Carlos Bazurto | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | MF | Juan David Macías | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | MF | Danny Luna | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 31 | MF | Ariel Borja | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 34 | FW | Ariel Mina | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 35 | FW | Óscar Zambrano | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 38 | FW | Juan Luis Anangonó | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Jean Carlos Quiñónez | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Jordan Gaspar | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Jhojan Julio | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | FW | Bryan de Jesús | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | Santiago Scotto | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | MF | Joao Ortíz | 13 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | MF | Adolfo Muñoz | 11 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | FW | Kevin Mercado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 31 | MF | Jefferson Arce | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | 4 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | MF | Nilson Angulo | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | — | 46 | 70 | 8 | — | 13 | 21 | 0 | — | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 61 | 95 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Home | Away | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Games played | 40 | 19 | 21 | |
| Total Games won | 21 | 12 | 9 | |
| Total Games drawn | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| Total Games lost | 9 | 1 | 8 | |
| Games played (LigaPro) | 30 | 15 | 15 | |
| Games won (LigaPro) | 16 | 11 | 5 | |
| Games drawn (LigaPro) | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| Games lost (LigaPro) | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| Games played (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Games won (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Games drawn (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 3 | 3 | ||
| Games lost (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Games played (Copa Ecuador) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Games won (Copa Ecuador) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Games drawn (Copa Ecuador) | ||||
| Games lost (Copa Ecuador) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Biggest win (LigaPro) | 5 - 0 vs Macará | |||
| Biggest loss (LigaPro) | 0 - 4 vs Universidad Católica | |||
| Biggest win (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 4 - 0 vs Deportes Antofagasta | 2 - 0 vs Mushuc Runa | ||
| Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) | 0 - 4 vs Atlético Goianiense | |||
| Biggest win (Copa Ecuador) | 1 - 0 vs Manta | |||
| Biggest loss (Copa Ecuador) | 1 - 2 vs Imbabura | |||
| Clean sheets | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| Goals scored | 65 | 39 | 26 | |
| Goals conceded | 51 | 20 | 31 | |
| Goal difference | +14 | +19 | -5 | |
| Average per game | ||||
| Average per game | ||||
| Yellow cards | 95 | 45 | 50 | |
| Red cards | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| Most appearances | Tomás Molina (36) Zaid Romero (36) | Alexander Alvarado (18) Tomás Molina (18) Lucas Piovi (18) Zaid Romero (18) | Franklin Guerra (19) Michael Hoyos (19) | |
| Most minutes played | Lucas Piovi (3079) | Lucas Piovi (1620) | Zaid Romero (1487) | |
| Top scorer | Alexander Alvarado (14) Tomás Molina (14) | Alexander Alvarado (9) | Tomás Molina (7) | |
| align=left | Worst discipline | José Quintero (2) | Franklin Guerra (1) (2) | José Quintero (2) |
| Penalties for | 4/4 (%) | 2/2 (%) | 2/2 (%) | |
| Penalties against | 3/4 (%) | 3/4 (%) | ||
| League Points | 55/90 (%) | 36/45 (%) | 19/45 (%) | |
| Winning rate | % | % | % | |