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.

Club

Personnel 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

Coaching staff Manager: Luis Zubeldía Assistant manager: Maximiliano Cuberas, Carlos Grueso Physical trainer: Lucas Vivas Goalkeeper trainer: Gustavo Flores

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

Squad information 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. PosPlayerNotes 1 GK Walter Chávez 2011 0 0 2 DF Norberto Araujo (captain) 2007 206 0 3 DF Luis Luna 2012 10 0 5 DF Gerardo Alcoba 2014 0 0 6 MF Danny Cabezas 2014 0 0 8 MF Fernando Hidalgo 2011 124 3 9 FW Luis Congo 2014 0 0 10 MF Hólger Matamoros 2014 0 0 11 FW Jonathan Ramis 2014 0 0 12 DF José Madrid 2013 28 1 13 DF Néicer Reasco 2008 497 35 Previously with the club from '97–'00 and '01–'06 14 DF Diego Calderón 2014 210 4 Previously with the club from '05 and '07–'12 15 DF Carlos Arboleda 2013 24 0 19 MF Diego Alberto Morales 2014 0 0 20 MF Enrique Vera 2013 163 10 Previously with the club from '06–'08, '09–'10 and '11–'12 21 FW Juan Luis Anangonó 2014 0 0 22 GK Alexander Domínguez 2006 214 0 23 DF Koob Hurtado 2013 11 0 25 GK Daniel Viteri 2011 26 0 Previously with the club from '08–'09 50 MF Jefferson Intriago 2014 0 0 U-19 player 51 FW Hancel Batalla 2014 0 0 U-19 player 52 FW Diego Hurtado 2011 7 0 U-19 player 53 DF Luis Cangá 2014 0 0 U-19 player 55 MF José Cevallos Enríquez 2014 45 9 U-19 player, Previously with the club from '11–'12 Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

Winter transfers

+Players InNameMoving from Luciano Balbi DF Lanús Diego Calderón DF Colorado Rapids Luis Cangá DF Promoted from youth squad Jefferson Intriago MF Promoted from youth squad Eduardo Ledesma MF Rosario Central Hólger Matamoros MF Barcelona SC Diego Alberto Morales MF Náutico Arcenio Nazareno MF Promoted from reserve team Hancel Batalla FW Promoted from youth squad Félix Borja FW Puebla Luis Congo FW Deportivo Quito

+Players OutNameMoving to Paúl Ambrosi DF Olmedo Ignacio Canuto DF Tigre Eduardo Morante DF Deportivo Cuenca Carlos Feraud MF Deportivo Quito Romário Ibarra MF Universidad Católica Édison Méndez MF Independiente Santa Fe Francisco Rojas MF Deportivo Quito Luis Saritama MF Barcelona SC (loan) Hugo Vélez MF Universidad Católica Jaime Ayoví FW Tijuana Julián Benítez FW Nacional Gustavo Bou FW Gimnasia (LP) Carlos Garcés FW Deportivo Quito Luis Santana FW Deportivo Cuenca (loan)

Summer transfers On May 13, 2014, Liga de Quito announced that Eduardo Ledesma and Luciano Balbi left the club. The club hired Gerardo Alcoba and Jonathan Ramis as the new foreign players.

+Players InNameMoving from Gerardo Alcoba DF Colón Danny Cabezas MF River Plate Ecuador José Cevallos Enríquez MF Juventus FC (loan return) Juan Luis Anangonó FW Chicago Fire (loan) Jonathan Ramis FW Godoy Cruz

+Players OutNameMoving to Luciano Balbi DF Lanús (loan return) Gabriel Corozo DF Granada B Luis Bolaños MF Chivas USA Eduardo Ledesma MF Olimpia Arcenio Nazareno MF ESPOLI Félix Borja FW Chivas USA Kevin Mercado FW Granada B

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Serie A

2014 was LDU Quito's 53rd season in the Serie A.

First stage

Second stage

Player statistics PlayerSerie ATotal1GKWalter Chávez————————2DFNorberto Araujo42271422713DFLuis Luna8—2—8—2—5DFGerardo Alcoba1927—1927—6MFDanny Cabezas4———4———8MFFernando Hidalgo41410—41410—9FWLuis Congo3376—3376—10MFHólger Matamoros3478—3478—11FWJonathan Ramis175811758112DFJosé Madrid3619—3619—13DFNéicer Reasco27—1—27—1—14DFDiego Calderón12—4—12—4—15DFCarlos Arboleda1———1———19MFDiego Alberto Morales3264—3264—20MFEnrique Vera37313237313221FWJuan Luis Anangonó25113—25113—22GKAlexander Domínguez26—3—26—3—23DFKoob Hurtado1213—1213—25GKDaniel Viteri18—4118—4150MFJefferson Intriago33—6133—6151FWHancel Batalla2711—2711—52FWDiego Hurtado101——101——53DFLuis Cangá3125—3125—55MFJosé Cevallos Enríquez19—1—19—1—5MFEduardo Ledesma12———12———6DFLuciano Balbi10—1—10—1—7MFLuis Bolaños1722—1722—11FWFélix Borja1622—1622—51DFGabriel Corozo5—2—5—2—54FWKevin Mercado8—2—8—2—Totals—571146—571146 Last updated: December 14, 2014Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.Source:

Team statistics TotalHomeAway 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 Runa5–1 vs Olmedo 5–1 vs Mushuc Runa5–1 vs Olmedo 2–1 vs Mushuc Runa1–0 vs El Nacional2–1 vs Universidad Católica1–0 vs Emelec2–1 vs Deportivo Cuenca3–2 vs Deportivo Quito Biggest loss 0–3 vs Emelec 0–2 vs Universidad Católica0–2 vs Manta 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)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 % % % Last updated: December 14, 2014 Source:Competitive matches

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