2012 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

LDU Quito
2012 season
President Carlos Arroyo
Manager Edgardo Bauza
Stadium Estadio Casa Blanca
Serie A First Stage: 6th
Second Stage: 3rd
Aggregate: 3rd
Overall: 3rd
Top goalscorer League: Claudio Bieler (20 goals)
All: Claudio Bieler (20 goals)
Highest home attendance 20,517;
(April 29 v. Barcelona)
Lowest home attendance 1,326;
(July 7 v. Manta)
Average home league attendance 8,340
Home colours
Away colours

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2012 season will be the club's 82nd year of existence, the 59th year in professional football, and the 51st 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: Edgardo Bauza
Assistant manager: José Daniel Di Leo
Physical trainer: Bruno Militano
Goalkeeper trainer: Gustavo Flores
Statistician: Maximiliano Bauza

Kits

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

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. 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. 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 Araujo (captain)3320071390
3DF ECULuis Luna24201200
4MF ECUUlises de la Cruz (vice-captain)37200921732Previously with the club from '97–'99 and '00
5MF ECUPaúl Ambrosi31201036136Previously with the club from '00–'09
6DF ARGEzequiel Luna25201200
7MF ECUÁngel Cheme302009452Previously called Gonzalo Chila
8MF ECUPatricio Urrutia (3rd captain)32201027743Previously with the club from '03–'09
10FW ECUJoao Plata20201271Previously with the club in '10
11MF ECUÉdison Méndez3220128312Previously with the club from '05–'06 and '09–'10
12DF ECUGalo Corozo212009130
13DF ECUNéicer Reasco34200843433Previously with the club from '97–'00 and '01–'06
14DF ECUDiego Calderón2520071673Previously with the club in '05
15MF ECUCristhian Hurtado21201220Previously with the club from '08–'10
16FW ECUClaudio Bieler2720117437Previously with the club from '08–'09
17MF PAREduardo Echeverría23201200
18MF ECUFernando Hidalgo262011410
19MF ARGPablo Vitti27201200
22GK ECUAlexander Domínguez2420061300
23DF ECUElvis Bone28201200
24MF ECUJosé Pabón21201060
25GK ECUDaniel Viteri302011200Previously with the club from '08–'09
37FW ARGAriel Nahuelpan24201200
50FW ECUJosé Gutiérrez18201140U-19 player
51FW ECUMarco Nazareno19201200U-19 player
51MF ECUGabriel Corozo17201200U-19 player
52FW ECUDiego Hurtado16201110U-19 player
53MF ECUSandro Rojas18201140U-19 player
54FW ECUKevin Mercado16201100U-19 player
55MF ECUJosé Cevallos Enríquez162011101U-19 player
60GK ECUWalter Chávez17201100U-19 player

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

Squad information

Winter transfers

In a press conference on December 20, 2011, Liga de Quito announced the signings of veteran midfielder Édison Méndez of Emelec and season-long loan of Elvis Bone from Olmedo. In the same press conference, Liga announced that Argentine midfielders Ezequiel González and Lucas Acosta would not continue with the team, and that Argenis Moreira was signed by Ambato-based club Técnico Universitario.[1] The next day it was announced that Técnico also signed midfielder William Araujo on a one-year contract.[2] On January 4, 2011, Liga de Quito announced in a press conference the signing of Ecuadorian midfielder David Quiroz (season-long loan from Atlante).[3] The next day, January 5, 2011, Argentinean defender Ezequiel Luna confirmed that he will be playing for Liga during the 2012 season.[4]

Summer transfers

On June 1, 2012, the club announced that Luis Bolaños was loaned to Club Atlas. [5] On June 25, the club hired Eduardo Echeverría to be the new foreign player of the team.[6] Forward Joao Plata returned to the club after a year-and-a-half on a loan from Toronto FC.

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Serie A

The 2012 season is Liga's 51st season in the Serie A and their eleventh consecutive. The league season will run from early February to early December. The format is identical to the previous season.

First stage

The First Stage of the season ran from February 5 to July 7. Liga finished 6th and failed to qualify to the Finals, 2012 Copa Sudamericana, 2013 Copa Libertadores and 2013 Copa Sudamericana during this stage.

Standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Barcelona 22 10 8 4 33 15 +18 38
2 LDU Loja 22 10 8 4 25 18 +7 38
3 Emelec 22 11 4 7 39 23 +16 37
4 Independiente José Terán 22 10 7 5 29 20 +9 37
5 Deportivo Cuenca 22 11 3 8 24 26 −2 36
6 LDU Quito 22 8 10 4 32 22 +10 34
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 8 10 4 32 22  +10 34 6 4 1 23 10  +13 2 6 3 9 12  −3

Second stage

The Second Stage of the season ran from July 14 to December 2. Liga finished 3rd and qualified to 2013 Copa Libertadores during this stage.

Standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Barcelona 22 13 6 3 42 19 +23 45
2 Emelec 22 11 4 7 28 26 +2 37
3 LDU Quito 22 9 8 5 26 20 +6 35
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 9 8 5 26 20  +6 35 5 4 2 16 11  +5 4 4 3 10 9  +1

Third stage

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Emelec 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
2 LDU Quito 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0

Player statistics

Num
 Pos
 Player
 App
Yellow card
 Red card
 App
Yellow card
 Red card
Serie A Total
2DFNorberto Araujo 35—9135—91
3DFLuis Luna 5—1—5—1—
4MFUlises de la Cruz 2822—2822—
5MFPaúl Ambrosi 6—1—6—1—
6DFEzequiel Luna 26—9326—93
7MFÁngel Cheme 2712—2712—
8MFPatricio Urrutia 28—4128—41
10FWJoao Plata 1311—1311—
11FWÉdison Méndez 1917—1917—
12DFGalo Corozo 8—2—8—2—
13DFNéicer Reasco 4027—4027—
14DFDiego Calderón 4319143191
15MFCristhian Hurtado 7——17——1
16FWClaudio Bieler 362091362091
17MFEduardo Echeverría 1923119231
18MFFernando Hidalgo 4529—4529—
19MFPablo Vitti 1861—1861—
22GKAlexander Domínguez 45—4—45—4—
23DFElvis Bone 26—8126—81
24MFJosé Pabón 7———7———
25GKDaniel Viteri 1—1—1—1—
37FWAriel Nahuelpan 411110—411110—
50FWJosé Gutiérrez 4———4———
51FWMarco Nazareno 1———1———
51MFGabriel Corozo 4———4———
52FWDiego Hurtado 3———3———
53MFSandro Rojas 7—1—7—1—
54FWKevin Mercado 5———5———
55MFJosé Cevallos Enríquez 3584—3584—
60GKWalter Chávez ————————
7MFDavid Quiroz 13—1—13—1—
10MFLuis Bolaños 1111—1111—
17MFEnrique Gámez 8—1—8—1—
20MFEnrique Vera * 5—2—5—2—
21MFDamián Manso 1911—1911—
Totals —5911010—5911010

Last updated: December 16, 2012.
Note 1: Players in italics left the club mid-season.
* Knee injury ended Vera’s season.
Source:[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Liga de Quito presentó los refuerzos para el 2012" [Liga de Quito presented the reinforcements for 2012] (in Spanish). El Comercio. December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ "'A la hinchada la llevaré siempre en mi corazón'" ['I will carry the fans always in my heart'] (in Spanish). futbolecuador.com. December 21, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  3. ↑ "David Quiroz fue presentado oficialmente como jugador de Liga de Quito" (in Spanish). teradeportes.com. January 4, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ezequiel Luna: 'Para mí es un privilegio venir a Liga, un grande de Ecuador'" (in Spanish). teradeportes.com. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.lared.com.ec/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8254:formato-especiales&catid=71:serie-a&Itemid=85
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  7. ↑ "LDU Quito - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos, and news". SoccerWay. Squad. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
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