Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2025 season was the club's 95th year of existence, the 72nd year in professional football, and the 64th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.
Club
Personnel President: Isaac Álvarez Sporting manager: Eduardo Álvarez
Coaching staff Manager: Pablo Sánchez Assistant manager: Leandro Martín, Adrián Gabbarini Physical trainer: Cristian Mincheli Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti
Kits Supplier: Puma Sponsor(s): Banco Pichincha, Discover, Ecuabet, Splendor, Terrawind Global Protection, Seguros Constitución
Squad information
Player Notes 1 GK Gonzalo Valle 2024 6 0 2 DF Yeltzin Erique 2025 1 0 Previously with the club in '23 3 DF Richard Mina 2023 34 0 4 DF Ricardo Adé 2023 80 2 5 MF Kevin Minda 2025 9 1 Previously with the club from '18–'19 6 DF Darío Aimar 2025 0 0 7 MF Lautaro Pastrán 2025 0 0 8 MF Carlos Gruezo 2025 0 0 9 FW Lisandro Alzugaray 2023 54 11 10 MF Alexander Alvarado 2025 68 20 Previously with the club from '22–'24 11 FW Michael Estrada 2024 34 4 12 GK Alexis Villa 2025 0 0 14 DF José Quintero 2015 268 24 15 MF Gabriel Villamil 2024 24 4 17 MF Darío Mina 2024 5 0 19 FW Álex Arce 2024 31 28 20 MF Fernando Cornejo 2024 17 3 21 MF Ederson Castillo 2024 1 0 22 GK Alexander Domínguez 2022 362 0 Previously with the club from '06–'16 24 FW Alejandro Cabeza 2025 0 0 29 DF Bryan Ramírez 2023 51 3 30 DF Gian Franco Allala 2024 8 0 31 DF Daniel de la Cruz 2024 12 0 32 MF Juan Sebastián Rodríguez 2024 7 0 33 DF Leonel Quiñónez 2023 53 1
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.
Winter transfers
+Players InNameMoving from Alexis Villa GK Independiente Juniors Darío Aimar DF The Strongest Yeltzin Erique DF Orense (Loan return) Alexander Alvarado MF Universidad Católica (Loan return) Kevin Minda MF Universidad Católica Lautaro Pastrán MF Everton (Loan) Alejandro Cabeza FW El Nacional
+Players OutNameMoving to Ethan Minda GK Deportivo Cuenca Andrés Zanini DF Deportes La Serena Marco Angulo MF Deceased Luis Estupiñán MF Deportivo Cuenca (loan) Jhojan Julio MF Club Tijuana Madison Julio MF Técnico Universitario (Loan) Lucas Piovi MF Estudiantes de La Plata Jairón Charcopa FW Técnico Universitario (Loan)
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
LigaPro
The 2025 season will be Liga's 64th season in the Serie A and their 24th consecutive.
First stage
Results summary
Results by round
CONMEBOL Libertadores
L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores—their 22nd participation in the continental tournament—as champions of the 2024 LigaPro. They will enter the competition in the Group Stage.
Group stage
Supercopa Ecuador
L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2025 Supercopa Ecuador—their 3rd participation in the tournament—as champions of the 2024 LigaPro.
Copa Ecuador
It will be L.D.U. Quito's 4th participation in the Copa Ecuador.
Player statistics PlayerLigaProCONMEBOLLibertadoresSupercopaEcuadorCopaEcuadorTotal 1 GKGonzalo Valle———————————————————— 2 DFYeltzin Erique———————————————————— 3 DFRichard Mina———————————————————— 4 DFRicardo Adé————————1———————1——— 5 DFKevin Minda———————————————————— 6 DFDarío Aimar———————————————————— 7 MFLautaro Pastrán————————1———————1——— 8 MFCarlos Gruezo————————1———————1——— 9 FWLisandro Alzugaray————————1———————1——— 10 MFAlexander Alvarado————————1——————————— 11 FWMichael Estrada————————1———————1——— 12 GKAlexis Villa———————————————————— 14 DFJosé Quintero———————————————————— 15 MFGabriel Villamil————————1———————1——— 17 MFDarío Mina————————1———————1——— 19 FWÁlex Arce————————1———————1——— 20 MFFernando Cornejo————————1———————1——— 21 MFEderson Castillo———————————————————— 22 GKAlexander Domínguez————————1—1—————1—1— 24 FWAlejandro Cabeza———————————————————— 29 DFBryan Ramírez————————1—1—————1—1— 30 DFGian Franco Allala————————1———————1——— 31 DFDaniel de la Cruz————————1———————1——— 32 MFJuan Sebastián Rodríguez———————————————————— 33 DFLeonel Quiñónez————————1—1—————1—1—Totals—000—000—030—000—030
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.
Team statistics TotalHomeAwayNeutral Total Games played 1 1 Total Games won Total Games drawn 1 1 Total Games lost Games played (LigaPro) Games won (LigaPro) Games drawn (LigaPro) Games lost (LigaPro) Games played (CONMEBOL Libertadores) Games won (CONMEBOL Libertadores) Games drawn (CONMEBOL Libertadores) Games lost (CONMEBOL Libertadores) Games played (Supercopa Ecuador) 1 1 Games won (Supercopa Ecuador) Games drawn (Supercopa Ecuador) 1 1 Games lost (Supercopa Ecuador) Games played (Copa Ecuador) Games won (Copa Ecuador) Games drawn (Copa Ecuador) Games lost (Copa Ecuador) Biggest win (LigaPro) Biggest loss (LigaPro) Biggest win (CONMEBOL Libertadores) Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Libertadores) Biggest win (Supercopa Ecuador) Biggest loss (Supercopa Ecuador) Biggest win (Copa Ecuador) Biggest loss (Copa Ecuador) Clean sheets 1 1 Goals scored 0 0 Goals conceded 0 0 Goal difference 0 0 Average per game Average per game Yellow cards 3 3 Red cards Most appearances Ricardo Adé (1)Gian Franco Allala (1)Alexander Alvarado (1)Lisandro Alzugaray (1)Álex Arce (1)Fernando Cornejo (1)Daniel de la Cruz (1)Alexander Domínguez (1)Michael Estrada (1)Carlos Gruezo (1)Darío Mina (1)Lautaro Pastrán (1)Leonel Quiñónez (1)Bryan Ramírez (1)Gabriel Villamil (1) Ricardo Adé (1)Gian Franco Allala (1)Alexander Alvarado (1)Lisandro Alzugaray (1)Álex Arce (1)Fernando Cornejo (1)Daniel de la Cruz (1)Alexander Domínguez (1)Michael Estrada (1)Carlos Gruezo (1)Darío Mina (1)Lautaro Pastrán (1)Leonel Quiñónez (1)Bryan Ramírez (1)Gabriel Villamil (1) Most minutes played Ricardo Adé (90)Gian Franco Allala (90)Álex Arce (90)Daniel de la Cruz (90)Alexander Domínguez (90)Carlos Gruezo (90)Leonel Quiñónez (90)Bryan Ramírez (90) Ricardo Adé (90)Gian Franco Allala (90)Álex Arce (90)Daniel de la Cruz (90)Alexander Domínguez (90)Carlos Gruezo (90)Leonel Quiñónez (90)Bryan Ramírez (90) Top scorer Worst discipline Alexander Domínguez (1) Leonel Quiñónez (1) Bryan Ramírez (1) Alexander Domínguez (1) Leonel Quiñónez (1) Bryan Ramírez (1) Penalties for Penalties against League Points Winning rate % %
References
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