Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2023 season was the club's 93rd year of existence, the 70th year in professional football, and the 62nd in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.
Club
Personnel President: Isaac Álvarez President of the Executive Commission: Esteban Paz Sporting manager: Santiago Jácome
Coaching staff Manager: Luis Zubeldía Assistant manager: Maximiliano Cuberas, Carlos Gruezo Physical trainer: Lucas Vivas Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti
Kits Supplier: Puma Sponsor(s): Banco Pichincha, Chery, Discover, Ecuabet, Salud SA, Chubb
Squad information
Player Notes 2 DF Yeltzin Erique 2023 0 0 3 DF Richard Mina 2023 0 0 4 DF Ricardo Adé 2023 0 0 5 MF Óscar Zambrano 2022 13 1 6 DF Facundo Rodríguez 2023 0 0 7 FW Jan Carlos Hurtado 2023 0 0 9 FW Paolo Guerrero 2023 0 0 10 MF Alexander Alvarado 2022 27 10 11 FW Walter Chalá 2023 0 0 12 GK Ethan Minda 2022 0 0 13 DF Daykol Romero 2021 16 0 14 DF José Quintero 2015 227 17 16 DF Mauricio Martínez 2023 0 0 18 MF Lucas Piovi 2020 66 0 19 FW José Enrique Angulo 2023 0 0 20 FW Lisandro Alzugaray 2023 0 0 21 MF Sebastián González 2021 28 3 22 GK Alexander Domínguez 2022 305 0 Previously with the club from '06–'16 23 GK Adrián Gabbarini 2018 129 0 25 MF Jefferson Valverde 2023 0 0 26 MF Jhojan Julio 2023 149 19 Previously with the club from '16–'22 29 DF Bryan Ramírez 2023 0 0 30 MF Danny Luna 2022 13 1 32 FW Renato Ibarra 2023 0 0 33 DF Leonel Quiñónez 2023 0 0 34 MF Ariel Mina 2021 3 0 35 FW Jairón Charcopa 2021 1 0
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.
Winter transfers
+Players InNameMoving from Ricardo Adé DF Aucas Mauricio Martínez DF Racing (Loan) Jimmy Mina DF Unibolívar (Loan) Richard Mina DF Aucas Leonel Quiñónez DF Barcelona SC (Loan) Bryan Ramírez DF Cumbayá Facundo Rodríguez DF Guillermo Brown (Loan) Jefferson Arce MF Macará (Loan return) Jhojan Julio MF Santos (Loan return) Marcos Olmedo MF Macará (Loan) Lisandro Alzugaray FW Al Ahli José Enrique Angulo FW Club Tijuana (Loan) Walter Chalá FW Universidad Católica Renato Ibarra FW Club Tijuana (Loan)
+Players OutNameMoving to Gonzalo Falcón GK Sportivo Luqueño Luis Ayala DF Técnico Universitario Luis Caicedo DF Atlético Huila Moisés Corozo DF Mushuc Runa Christian Cruz DF Emelec Franklin Guerra DF Universidad Católica (Loan) Andrés López DF Deportivo Cuenca Zaid Romero DF Estudiantes de La Plata Joseph Espinoza MF Emelec (Loan) Gustavo Nnachi MF Vitória S.C. B Lucas Gamba FW Central Córdoba Michael Hoyos FW Independiente del Valle Tomás Molina FW FC Juárez
Summer transfers
+Players InNameMoving from Jefferson Valverde MF El Nacional Paolo Guerrero FW Racing Jan Carlos Hurtado FW Boca Juniors (Loan)
+Players OutNameMoving to Brian Heras GK Delfín Jimmy Mina DF Cumbayá Jefferson Arce MF Barcelona SC Denil Castillo MF Shakhtar Donetsk Ángel González MF Peñarol Marcos Olmedo MF Macará (Loan return) Juan Luis Anangonó FW Comunicaciones
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
LigaPro
The 2023 season was Liga's 62nd season in the Serie A and their 22nd consecutive. They won their 12th title.
First stage
Results summary
Results by round
Second stage
Results summary
Results by round
Finals
Results summary
Results by round
CONMEBOL Sudamericana
L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2023 CONMEBOL Sudamericana—their 14th participation in the continental tournament—as 4th place in the 2022 LigaPro. They will enter the competition in the First Stage.
CONMEBOL Sudamericana squad
Source:
First stage
Group stage
Player statistics PlayerLigaProCONMEBOLSudamericanaTotal 2 DFYeltzin Erique1———————1——— 3 DFRichard Mina13—7—7———20—7— 4 DFRicardo Adé28—9—12—5—40—14— 5 FWÓscar Zambrano24—2—7———31—2— 6 DFFacundo Rodríguez2618—1111—3729— 7 FWJan Carlos Hurtado1034—————1034— 9 FWPaolo Guerrero1353—733—2086— 10 MFAlexander Alvarado31107—13221441291 11 FWWalter Chalá12———1———13——— 12 GKEthan Minda1———————1——— 13 DFDaykol Romero15—3—2———17—3— 14 DFJosé Quintero235—213—2—36522 16 DFMauricio Martínez2125—121——3335— 18 MFLucas Piovi27—5—1313—4018— 19 FWJosé Enrique Angulo2251—103——3281— 20 FWLisandro Alzugaray3052—1141—4193— 21 MFSebastián González2213—1113—3326— 22 GKAlexander Domínguez27—2—14—2—41—4— 23 GKAdrián Gabbarini4—1—————4—1— 25 MFJefferson Valverde3———3———6——— 26 MFJhojan Julio2745—1234—3979— 29 DFBryan Ramírez25—2—9—1—34—3— 30 MFDanny Luna131——3———161—— 32 FWRenato Ibarra2632—1311—3943— 33 DFLeonel Quiñónez2314—13—4—3618— 34 DFAriel Mina2———————2——— 35 FWJairón Charcopa3———2———5——— 8 MFÁngel González1022—6—1—1623— 15 MFMarcos Olmedo2———1———3——— 24 GKBrian Heras———————————— 25 FWJuan Luis Anangonó113——41——154—— 27 MFDenil Castillo———————————— 28 DFJimmy Mina———————————— 31 MFJefferson Arce5—2—————5—2—Totals—51792—21331—721123
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.
Team statistics TotalHomeAwayNeutral Total Games played 46 23 22 1 Total Games won 25 15 10 Total Games drawn 15 6 8 1 Total Games lost 6 2 4 Games played (LigaPro) 32 16 16 Games won (LigaPro) 18 10 8 Games drawn (LigaPro) 10 5 5 Games lost (LigaPro) 4 1 3 Games played (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) 14 7 6 1 Games won (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) 7 5 2 Games drawn (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) 5 1 3 1 Games lost (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) 2 1 1 Biggest win (LigaPro) 6–1 vs Gualaceo 6–1 vs Gualaceo 4–0 vs Universidad Católica Biggest loss (LigaPro) 0–2 vs Deportivo Cuenca 0–1 vs Barcelona SC 0–2 vs Deportivo Cuenca Biggest win (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) 4–0 vs Delfín4–0 vs Magallanes 4–0 vs Delfín4–0 vs Magallanes 2–1 vs Universidad César Vallejo1–0 vs Ñublense Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Sudamericana) 2–3 vs Ñublense0–1 vs São Paulo 2–3 vs Ñublense 0–1 vs São Paulo Clean sheets 23 13 10 Goals scored 74 45 28 1 Goals conceded 30 13 16 1 Goal difference +44 +32 +12 0 Average per game Average per game Yellow cards 112 41 69 2 Red cards 3 3 Most appearances Alexander Alvarado (44) Alexander Alvarado (22) Alexander Alvarado (21)Alexander Domínguez (21)Facundo Rodríguez (21) Ricardo Adé (1)Alexander Alvarado (1)Lisandro Alzugaray (1)Alexander Domínguez (1)Sebastián González (1)Paolo Guerrero (1)Renato Ibarra (1)Jhojan Julio (1)Mauricio Martínez (1)Lucas Piovi (1)José Quintero (1)Leonel Quiñónez (1)Bryan Ramírez (1)Facundo Rodríguez (1) Most minutes played Alexander Domínguez (3610) Ricardo Adé (1720) Alexander Alvarado (1890) Ricardo Adé (90)Alexander Domínguez (90)Paolo Guerrero (90)Jhojan Julio (90)Mauricio Martínez (90)Lucas Piovi (90)José Quintero (90)Leonel Quiñónez (90)Facundo Rodríguez (90) Top scorer Alexander Alvarado (12) Alexander Alvarado (9) Lisandro Alzugaray (5) Paolo Guerrero (5) Lisandro Alzugaray (1) Worst discipline José Quintero (2) Ricardo Adé (5) Sebastián González (5) José Quintero (2) Paolo Guerrero (1) Lucas Piovi (1) Penalties for 9/10 (%) 6/7 (%) 3/3 (%) Penalties against 6/9 (%) 4/4 (%) 2/5 (%) League Points 64/96 (%) 35/48 (%) 29/48 (%) Winning rate % % % %
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