2011 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

LDU Quito
2011 season
President Carlos Arroyo
Manager Edgardo Bauza
Stadium Estadio Casa Blanca
Serie A First Stage: 2nd
Second Stage: 5th
Aggregate: 3rd
Overall: 4th
Copa Libertadores Round of 16
Copa Sudamericana Runner-up
Top goalscorer League: Hernán Barcos (16 goals)
All: Hernán Barcos (22 goals)
Highest home attendance 26,615;
(February 6 v. Barcelona)
Lowest home attendance 1,016;
(June 19 v. Olmedo)
Average home league attendance 8,643
Home colours
Away colours

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2011 season was the club's 81st year of existence, the 58th year in professional football, and the 50th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. Liga came in as the defending Serie A champion and having qualified to the 2011 Copa Libertadores and the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, but failed to win a title for the first time since 2006.

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: Edgardo Bauza
Assistant manager: José Daniel di Leo
Physical trainer: Alejandro Mur
Goalkeeper trainer: Gustavo Flores
Statistician: Maximiliano Bauza

Kits

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Diners Club International, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola

Squad information

Liga's squad for the season is allowed a maximum of four (4) foreign players at any one time, and a maximum of eight (8) throughout the season. During the off season, Norberto Araujo changed his nationality from Argentine to Ecuadorian. At the start of the season, Liga was mandated to start one under-18 player in each match. Since the Ecuadorian national U-20 team qualified to the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, that was changed to have an under-20 player start in each game. The jersey numbers in the main table (directly below) refer to the number on their domestic league jersey. The under-18/under-20 players will wear a jersey number of at least #50. For each CONMEBOL competition, Liga must register 25 players, whose jerseys will be numbered 1–25. Because of this, some players may have different jersey numbers while playing in CONMEBOL matches.

N
 Pos
 Nat.
 Player
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Notes
2DF ECUNorberto Araujo3220071200
3DF ECUGeovanny Caicedo29201100
4MF ECUUlises de la Cruz36200918526Previously with the club from '97–'99 and '00
5MF ECUPaúl Ambrosi30201033935Previously with the club from '00–'09
6DF ECUJorge Guagua292010363
7MF ECUMiler Bolaños2020095915
8MF ECUPatricio Urrutia (vice-captain)32201025543Previously with the club from '03–'09
9FW ECUWalter Calderón332009419
10MF ECULuis Bolaños2520118513Previously with the club from '02–'08
11FW ARGEzequiel González30201100
12DF ECUGalo Corozo20200940
13DF ECUNéicer Reasco (captain)33200839630Previously with the club from '97–'00 and '01–'06
14DF ECUDiego Calderón2420071303Previously with the club in '05
15MF ECUWilliam Araujo312008957
16FW ARGHernán Barcos2620103222
17MF ECUEnrique Gámez292010230
18MF ECUFernando Hidalgo25201100
19FW ECUClaudio Bieler2720116335Previously with the club from '08–'09
20MF PAREnrique Vera3120111089Previously with the club from '06–'08 and '09–'10
21MF ARGLucas Acosta23201100
22GK ECUAlexander Domínguez232006960
23DF ECUArgenis Moreira23201100
24DF ECUJosé Valencia28201070
25GK ECUDaniel Viteri292011100Previously with the club from '08–'09
50MF ECURichard Calderón18201100U-18 player
51MF ECUÁngel Ledesma17201100U-18 player
52FW ECUJosé Pabón20201010U-20 player
53MF ECUSandro Rojas17201100U-18 player
54MF ECUMarlon Ganchozo192010250U-20 player
55MF ECUJosé Cevallos Enríquez15201100U-18 player
56FW ECUJosé Gutiérrez17201100U-18 player
57MF ECURaúl Macías17201100U-18 player
58MF ECUDavid Carrera17201100U-18 player
59DF ECUJohn Subía16201100U-18 player
61MF ECUDavid Patiño19201100U-20 player
63MF ECUWellington Cedeño15201100U-18 player
67DF ECUVíctor Carcelén19201100U-20 player
68FW ECULuis Carcelén16201100U-18 player
69FW ECUDiego Hurtado15201100U-18 player

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

Winter transfers

During the off-season, Liga saw a number of high-profile players leave the squad. Veterans Carlos Espínola,[1] Renan Calle,[2] and Christian Lara[3] left the team to look for more playing time, while Juan Manuel Salgueiro returned to Estudiantes after Liga could not secure a permanent move. Víctor Estupiñán and Joao Plata and went to the United States to take part in the MLS SuperDraft.[4] They were drafted by Chivas USA and Toronto FC. Franklin Salas attempted to move abroad, but failed to find a suitor. After a prolonged process, he was loaned to Imbabura.[5] Other loaned out players were Pedro Romo[6] and Manuel Mendoza to Aucas and Universidad Católica, respectively. Ángel Cheme, better known as Gonzalo Chila, was suspended for two-year due to aggravated identity theft.[7]

To reinforce the squad, Liga signed former stars Luis Bolaños[8] and Enrique Vera,[9][10] with Daniel Viteri returning after a season on loan.[11] Argenis Moreira,[12][13] Fernando Hidalgo,[11] and Geovanny Caicedo[13] were also signed. Liga's highest profile transfer was Ezequiel González from Fluminense.[14][15] This also filled their squad's foreign player quota. Ángel Ledesma was loaned form Macará should the squad need U-18 down the line.[16]

Summer transfers

On May 16, 2011, veteran goalkeeper José Francisco Cevallos announced his retirement from professional football.[17] He played his last game on May 22.[18] In late July, the club announced that Carlos Luna was loaned to a club to be determined at a later date. Youth-player Nelson Martínez was loaned to Aucas in mid June.[19] That was followed by the late-July loan of forward Luis Batioja to Universidad Católica.[20]

In late July, Liga reinforced their squad with two players transferring from Argentina. Forward Claudio Bieler returned to the club after a year-and-a-half on a loan from Racing. In the time in between, he became a naturalized Ecuadorian, freeing up a foreign-player spot in the team.[21] The remaining foreign-player spot was filled by midfielder Lucas Acosta, who was transferring in from San Martín de San Juan.[22]

Copa Libertadores squad

No. Position Player
1 Ecuador GK José Francisco Cevallos
2 Ecuador DF Norberto Araujo
3 Ecuador DF Geovanny Caicedo
4 Ecuador DF Ulises de la Cruz
5 Ecuador DF Paúl Ambrosi
6 Ecuador DF Jorge Guagua
7 Ecuador MF Miler Bolaños
8 Ecuador MF Patricio Urrutia
9 Ecuador FW Walter Calderón
10 Ecuador MF Luis Bolaños
11 Argentina FW Ezequiel González
12 Ecuador MF Marlon Ganchozo
13 Ecuador DF Néicer Reasco (captain)
No. Position Player
14 Ecuador DF Diego Calderón
15 Ecuador MF William Araujo
16 Argentina FW Hernán Barcos
17 Ecuador MF Galo Corozo*
18 Ecuador MF Fernando Hidalgo
19 Ecuador MF José Cevallos Enríquez
20 Paraguay MF Enrique Vera
21 Argentina FW Carlos Luna
22 Ecuador GK Alexander Domínguez
23 Ecuador DF Argenis Moreira
24 Ecuador DF José Valencia
25 Ecuador GK Daniel Viteri

*Corozo replaced Enrique Gámez after the Second Stage.[23]

Copa Sudamericana squad

No. Position Player
1 Ecuador GK John Jaramillo*
2 Ecuador DF Norberto Araujo
3 Ecuador DF Geovanny Caicedo
4 Ecuador DF Ulises de la Cruz
5 Ecuador DF Paúl Ambrosi
6 Ecuador DF Jorge Guagua
7 Ecuador MF Miler Bolaños
8 Ecuador MF Patricio Urrutia
9 Ecuador FW Walter Calderón
10 Ecuador MF Luis Bolaños
11 Argentina FW Ezequiel González
12 Ecuador MF Galo Corozo
13 Ecuador DF Néicer Reasco (captain)
No. Position Player
14 Ecuador DF Diego Calderón
15 Ecuador MF William Araujo
16 Argentina FW Hernán Barcos
17 Ecuador MF Enrique Gámez
18 Ecuador MF Fernando Hidalgo
19 Ecuador FW Claudio Bieler
20 Paraguay MF Enrique Vera
21 Argentina FW Lucas Acosta
22 Ecuador GK Alexander Domínguez
23 Ecuador DF Argenis Moreira
24 Ecuador DF José Valencia
25 Ecuador GK Daniel Viteri

*Jaramillo replaced Walter Chávez after the First Stage.[24]

Competitions

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Serie A First Stage 4th Jan 30Dec 19
Copa Libertadores Second Stage Round of 16 Feb 17May 5
Copa Sudamericana First Stage Runner-up Aug 4Dec 14

Pre-season friendlies

Liga played three friendly matches in addition to La Noche Blanca, the club's official presentation for the season. Their opponent for La Noche Blanca was Once Caldas, the defending Colombian champion.[25]

Serie A

The 2011 season is Liga's 50th season in the Serie A and their tenth consecutive. The league season will run from late January to early December, with a short break for the 2011 Copa América. The format is identical to the previous season. They came in as the defending league champion.

First stage

The First Stage of the season ran from January 30 to June 19.[26] Liga finished 2nd and failed to qualify to the season-ending Finals and the 2012 Copa Libertadores during this stage.

Standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Emelec 22 12 8 2 31 15 +16 44
2 LDU Quito 22 11 7 4 29 13 +16 40
3 Deportivo Quito 22 11 6 5 39 25 +14 39
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 11 7 4 29 13  +16 40 7 2 2 19 6  +13 4 5 2 10 7  +3

Second stage

The Second Stage of the season began July 22 and is scheduled to end on December 4.

Standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Deportivo Quito 22 13 5 4 34 15 +19 44
2 Barcelona 22 12 4 6 29 21 +8 40
3 El Nacional 22 11 4 7 39 32 +7 37
4 Emelec 22 10 4 8 34 23 +11 34
5 LDU Quito 22 10 4 8 32 23 +9 34
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 10 4 8 32 23  +9 34 7 2 2 20 6  +14 3 2 6 12 17  −5

Third stage

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 El Nacional 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
2 LDU Quito 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1

Copa Libertadores

LDU Quito qualified to the 2011 Copa Libertadores—their 15th participation in the continental tournament—as the winner of the 2010 Serie A Second Stage and were given the Ecuador 1 berth as the league champion. They entered the competition in the Second Stage and were placed in Group 8 with Godoy Cruz, Independiente, Peñarol. They won their group and advance to the Round of 16 where they were eliminated by Vélez Sársfield.

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 3 1 4 12 9  +3 10 3 0 1 10 2  +8 0 1 3 2 7  −5

Second stage

Group 8 standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 LDU Quito Ecuador 6 3 1 2 12 4 +8 10
2 Peñarol Uruguay 6 3 0 3 6 11 −5 9
3 Independiente Argentina 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
4 Godoy Cruz Argentina 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7

Round of 16

Match G standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Vélez Sarsfield 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
2 LDU Quito Ecuador 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0

Copa Sudamericana

The 2011 Copa Sudamericana is being played in the second half of the season. Liga entered in the First Stage.

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 7 1 4 13 8  +5 22 5 0 1 10 2  +8 2 1 3 3 6  −3

First stage

First Stage Match H standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 LDU Quito Ecuador 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
2 Yaracuyanos Venezuela 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1

Second stage

Second Stage Match O12 standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 LDU Quito Ecuador 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
2 Trujillanos Venezuela 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0

Round of 16

Round of 16 Match 3 standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 LDU Quito Ecuador 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
2 Independiente Argentina 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal Match 2 standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 LDU Quito Ecuador 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
2 Libertad Paraguay 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3

Semifinals

Semifinal Match 2 standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 LDU Quito Ecuador 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
2 Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0

Finals

Final Match 2 standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Universidad de Chile Chile 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
2 LDU Quito Ecuador 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0

Other friendlies

Player statistics

Num
 Pos
 Player
 App
Yellow card
 Red card
 App
Yellow card
 Red card
 App
Yellow card
 Red card
 App
Yellow card
 Red card
Serie A Copa
Libertadores		 Copa
Sudamericana		 Total
2DFNorberto Araujo 19—3—2———9—2—30—5—
3DFGeovanny Caicedo 3019—5———3———3819—
4MFUlises de la Cruz 3266—8—2—7—2—47610—
5MFPaúl Ambrosi 2213—61——1011—3834—
6DFJorge Guagua 27—648—6111—2146—146
7MFMiler Bolaños 2132131——6—1—30431
8MFPatricio Urrutia 22—4171——9—3—38171
9FWWalter Calderón 2374142——3———30941
10MFLuis Bolaños 3092—4121931—431351
11FWEzequiel González 2857—5—1—1115—44613—
12DFGalo Corozo 9—1—————1———10—1—
13DFNéicer Reasco 38371712112———57492
14DFDiego Calderón 37—918—1—12—4—57—141
15MFWilliam Araujo 12—1—5—1—————17—2—
16FWHernán Barcos 321671721—1272—5125101
17MFEnrique Gámez 7—2—————6———13—2—
18MFFernando Hidalgo 41—6—6——211—2—58—82
19FWClaudio Bieler 1125—————11———2225—
20MFEnrique Vera 26—15—8—5—311—37121—
21MFLucas Acosta 1431—————6———2031—
22GKAlexander Domínguez 34—5—8—2—11—2—53—9—
23DFArgenis Moreira 10251————————10251
24DFJosé Valencia 17—2—4———2———23—2—
25GKDaniel Viteri 10—11————1———11—11
50MFRichard Calderón 7111————————7111
51MFÁngel Ledesma 3———————————3———
52FWJosé Pabón 5—1—————————5—1—
53MFSandro Rojas 4—1—————————4—1—
54MFMarlon Ganchozo 3125—1———————3225—
55MFJosé Cevallos Enríquez 1011—1———————1111—
56FWJosé Gutiérrez 4———————————4———
57MFRaúl Macías 1———————————1———
58MFDavid Carrera 2———————————2———
59DFJohn Subía 1———————————1———
61MFDavid Patiño 1———————————1———
63FWWellington Cedeño 1———————————1———
67DFVíctor Carcelén 2———————————2———
68MFLuis Carcelén 1———————————1———
69FWDiego Hurtado 1———————————1———
1GKJosé Francisco Cevallos 4—2—————————4—2—
21FWCarlos Luna 7———411—————1111—
53FWLuis Batioja 4———————————4———
Totals —6212413—10245—13281—8517619

Updated as of games played on December 19, 2011.
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.
Source:[31]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "El Paraguarí se va a Sporting Cristal" [The 'Paraguarí' is going to Sporting Cristal] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. November 27, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Renán Calle es el nuevo refuerzo de Liga de Loja" [Renán Calle is the new re-enforcement for Liga de Loja] (in Spanish). El Comercio. December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Bienvenidos al Cuartel" [Welcome to the Cuartel] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. January 6, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Rumbo a la MLS a cumplir sus sueños" [En route to the MLS to fulfill their dreams] (in Spanish). LDU Quito. January 6, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Finalmente Gardenio" [Finally a Gardner] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. February 23, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Galopará nuevamente por el Oriente" [Gallops again for the Orient] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. January 4, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Dos años de suspensión para Ángel Cheme" [Two-year suspension for Ángel Cheme] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Blanca Navidad fue la del Patón" [White Christmas for el Patón] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. December 25, 2010. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Regresa un hombre de la casa" [One man returns home] (in Spanish). LDU Quito. December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Ahora sí Enrique Vera" [Now Enrique Vera] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  11. 1 2 "Los nombres del Patón" [The names of the 'Patón'] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Del Celeste al Rey de Copas" [From the Skyblues to the King of Cups] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  13. 1 2 "Jugadores para reforzar a LIGA 2011" [Players to reinforce Liga for 2011] (in Spanish). LDU Quito. December 15, 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Se adelantan los Reyes en la casa del Patón" [The Kings move forward in Paton's house] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. December 29, 2010. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Ezequiel González ya es jugador de LDU" [Ezequiel González is now an LDU player] (in Spanish). El Comercio. December 29, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Ángel Ledesma se suma a los juveniles sub 18 para este año" [Ángel Ledesma adds to the sub-18 for this year] (in Spanish). LDU Quito. January 20, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Cuelgan guantes Las Manos del Ecuador" [Las Manos del Ecuador hangs his gloves] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. May 16, 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Gracias Pepe Pancho" [Thank you Pepe Pancho] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. May 22, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Sociedad Deportiva Aucas se refuerza" [Sociedad Deportiva Aucas reinforces themselves] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. June 23, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  20. ↑ http://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/22372
  21. ↑ "'Estoy feliz de estar acá y ser ecuatoriano'" ['I am happy to be here and to be an Ecuadorian] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Armados hasta los dientes" [Armed to the teeth] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  23. ↑ http://www.conmebol.com/comunicadosoficiales/Libertadores-2011-20110425-0008.html
  24. ↑ http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Copa-Bridgestone-Sudamericana-2011-cambios-en-listas-de-jugadores-20110913-0003.html
  25. ↑ "Duelo de Campeones en la Noche Blanca" [Duel of Champions for the Noche Blanca] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  26. ↑ "Calendario completo de primera etapa del Campeonato de la Serie A" [Complete calendar of the first stage of the Serie A Championship] (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  27. ↑ "Liga vs. Deportivo Quito aplazado" [Liga vs. Deportivo Quito postponed] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. March 22, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  28. ↑ "Miércoles 15 de junio, 19h00 locales en Ibarra" [Wednesday June 15, 19:00 local in Ibarra] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  29. ↑ "En su goleada sobre Peñarol, Liga de Quito marcó el gol 12.000 de la Copa Libertadores (5-0)" [In their rout of Peñarol, Liga de Quito scored the 12,000th goal of the Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. March 18, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  30. ↑ "En Casa Blanca es otra cosa" [It's another thing in La Casa Blanca] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  31. ↑ "LDU Quito - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos, and news". SoccerWay. Squad. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
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