2011 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

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.

LDU Quito
2011 season
PresidentCarlos Arroyo
ManagerEdgardo Bauza
StadiumEstadio Casa Blanca
Serie AFirst Stage: 2nd
Second Stage: 5th
Aggregate: 3rd
Overall: 4th
Copa LibertadoresRound of 16
Copa SudamericanaRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Hernán Barcos (16 goals)
All: Hernán Barcos (22 goals)
Highest home attendance26,615;
(February 6 v. Barcelona)
Lowest home attendance1,016;
(June 19 v. Olmedo)
Average home league attendance8,643

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

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

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

January 15 LDU Quito 2–0 L.D.U. Loja Pomasqui
10:00 UTC−05:00 Guagua
L. Bolaños 		Stadium: Complejo de Pomasqui
January 19 LDU Quito 2–0 Universidad Católica Pomasqui
10:00 UTC−05:00 González
Luna 		Stadium: Complejo de Pomasqui
January 22 LDU Quito 1–2 Independiente del Valle Quito
10:00 UTC−05:00 Ambrosi Estigarribia
Ayoví 		Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
January 26 La Noche Blanca LDU Quito 1–1 Once Caldas Quito
19:15 UTC−05:00 W. Calderón  90+1' Micolta  55' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Roddy Zambrano

Serie A
Main article: 2011 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Emelec 22 12 8 2 31 15 +16 44 Finals, 2012 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, and 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage
2 LDU Quito 22 11 7 4 29 13 +16 40
3 Deportivo Quito 22 11 6 5 39 25 +14 39 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage[lower-alpha 1]
4 El Nacional 22 9 5 8 31 23 +8 32
5 LDU Loja 22 9 5 8 27 27 0 32
Source: [27]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Since LDU Quito was already qualified to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage as the winner of the 2010 Serie A Second Stage, Deportivo Quito also qualified to the 2011 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 11 7 4 29 13  +16 40 7 2 2 19 6  +13 4 5 2 10 7  +3
January 30 Round 1 Olmedo 1–0 LDU Quito Riobamba
12:00 UTC−05:00 Gómez  20' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 5,896
Referee: Diego Lara
February 6 Round 2 LDU Quito 3–0 Barcelona Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Caicedo  4'
Cevallos, Jr.  44'
Barcos  69'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 26,615
Referee: Daniel Salazar
February 13 Round 3 Imbabura 1–1 LDU Quito Ibarra
12:00 UTC−05:00 Salazar  47' Report Reasco  84' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Carlos Vera
February 23 Round 4 LDU Quito 2–1 Independiente del Valle Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Ganchozo  3'
Moreira  69'		 Report Ayoví  32' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 3,371
Referee: José Caprio
February 20 Round 5 LDU Quito 5–0 Manta Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Moreira  40'
L. Bolaños  69'
de la Cruz  83'
W. Calderón  85', 87'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 3,433
Referee: Sandro Vera
February 27 Round 6 El Nacional 1–2 LDU Quito Quito
13:10 UTC−05:00 Zura  90+3' Report González  23'
M. Bolaños  43'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 20,350
Referee: Samuel Haro
March 13 Round 9 LDU Quito 2–0 ESPOLI Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 W. Calderón  13'
Barcos  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 2,728
Referee: Roddy Zambrano
March 20 Round 10 L.D.U. Loja 1–2 LDU Quito Loja
18:30 UTC−05:00 Vaca  78' Report L. Bolaños  10', 29' Stadium: Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne
Attendance: 15,281
Referee: Daniel Salazar
March 23 Round 8 Deportivo Cuenca 0–2 LDU Quito Cuenca
20:40 UTC−05:00 Report W. Calderón  2'
L. Bolaños  37'		 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Attendance: 15,247
Referee: Miguel Hidalgo
Note: The match was originally scheduled for March 9, but was postponed because it was scheduled on the same date of Liga's Copa Libertadores match at Peñarol.
April 9 Round 12 Deportivo Quito 0–0 LDU Quito Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 15,059
Referee: Carlos Vera
April 17 Round 13 LDU Quito 1–1 L.D.U. Loja Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 L. Bolaños  27' Report Tenorio  20' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 5,524
Referee: José Espinel
April 20 Round 15 LDU Quito 1–0 Deportivo Cuenca Quito
20:00 UTC−05:00 de la Cruz  85' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 2,248
Referee: Daniel Salazar
Note: This match was moved up from April 27 due to a date with Liga's Round of 16 match in the Copa Libertadores.
April 23 Round 14 ESPOLI 0–0 LDU Quito Santo Domingo
15:00 UTC−05:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Municipal Etho Vega
Attendance: 7,140
Referee: Diego Lara
May 1 Round 16 Emelec 1–0 LDU Quito Guayaquil
15:30 UTC−05:00 Gaibor  72' Report Stadium: Estadio George Capwell
Attendance: 16,159
Referee: Samuel Haro
May 8 Round 17 LDU Quito 2–1 El Nacional Quito
12:00 UTC−05:00 Ganchozo  17'
M. Bolaños  42'		 Report Anangonó  11' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 5,339
Referee: Carlos Vera
May 11 Round 7 LDU Quito 0–1 Emelec Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Report Caicedo  84' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 9,361
Referee: Samuel Haro
Note: The match was postponed, by request, because of Liga's participation in the Copa Libertadores.
May 15 Round 18 Manta 1–1 LDU Quito Manta
12:00 UTC−05:00 Mera  2' Report de la Cruz  45' Stadium: Estadio Jocay
Attendance: 950
Referee: Daniel Salazar
May 18 Round 19 Independiente del Valle 1–2 LDU Quito Sangolquí
15:30 UTC−05:00 Samaniego  90+1' Report L. Bolaños  1'
W. Calderón  32'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal Rumiñahui
Attendance: 2,479
Referee: Omar Ponce
May 22 Round 20 LDU Quito 2–0 Imbabura Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Mercado  70' (o.g.)
M. Bolaños  74'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 13,985
Referee: Miguel Hidalgo
June 12 Round 21 Barcelona 0–0 LDU Quito Guayaquil
17:00 UTC−05:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: José Caprio
June 15 Round 11 LDU Quito 0–1 Deportivo Quito Ibarra
19:00 UTC−05:00 Report Bevacqua  5' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 12,653
Referee: Miguel Hidalgo
Note: This game was postponed at the request of both teams.[28] The match was played in Ibarra since Liga's home stadium was suspended for one match due to objects being thrown on the pitch during the game versus Emelec.[29]
June 19 Round 22 LDU Quito 1–1 Olmedo Quito
12:00 Barcos  71' Report Romero  29' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 1,016
Referee: Diego Lara

Second stage

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 El Nacional 22 11 4 7 40 33 +7 37
4 Emelec 22 10 4 8 34 23 +11 34
5 LDU Quito 22 10 4 8 32 23 +9 34
6 Deportivo Cuenca 22 8 8 6 29 23 +6 32
7 Independiente José Terán 22 9 4 9 32 30 +2 31
Source: [30]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 10 4 8 32 23  +9 34 7 2 2 20 6  +14 3 2 6 12 17  −5
July 23 Round 1 Olmedo 2–0 LDU Quito Riobamba
16:00 UTC−05:00 Ramúa  45'
Gómez  77'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 2,785
Referee: Roberto Alman
July 27 Round 2 LDU Quito 1–0 Emelec Quito
19:45 UTC−05:00 L. Bolaños  64' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 7,467
Referee: Omar Ponce
July 31 Round 3 Imbabura 0–1 LDU Quito Ibarra
14:00 UTC−05:00 Report Acosta  76' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 3,412
Referee: José Luis Espinel
August 8 Round 4 LDU Quito 1–2 Independiente del Valle Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Barcos  90+2' Report Mina  40', 86' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 8,640
Referee: Carlos Vera
August 13 Round 5 LDU Quito 6–0 Manta Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 González  17'
Barcos  26', 40', 45', 48', 53' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 1,914
Referee: Samuel Haro
August 21 Round 6 El Nacional 2–3 LDU Quito Quito
12:00 UTC−05:00 Madrid  15'
J. L. Anangonó  68'		 Report Barcos  18', 57' (pen.)
Acosta  90+2'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 20,904
Referee: Diego Lara
August 24 Round 7 LDU Quito 0–0 Barcelona Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 21,861
Referee: Carlos Vera
August 28 Round 8 Deportivo Cuenca 2–1 LDU Quito Cuenca
11:15 UTC−05:00 Castro  33'
Govea  84'		 Report Reasco  50' Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Attendance: 7,548
Referee: José Luis Espinel
September 10 Round 9 LDU Quito 1–0 ESPOLI Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 González  90+1' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 17,983
Referee: Roberto Alman
September 17 Round 10 L.D.U. Loja 3–2 LDU Quito Loja
19:00 UTC−05:00 Fábio Renato  7'
Vaca  28', 57'		 Report Bieler  62'
de la Cruz  74'		 Stadium: Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne
Attendance: 8,091
Referee: José Espinel
October 2 Round 12 Deportivo Quito 1–1 LDU Quito Quito
12:00 UTC−05:00 Checa  11' Report González  51' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 21,114
Referee: Alfredo Intriago
October 16 Round 13 LDU Quito 3–0 L.D.U. Loja Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Bieler  47'
Acosta  59'
L. Bolaños  84'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 3,144
Referee: Samuel Haro
October 19 Round 11 LDU Quito 1–0 Deportivo Quito Quito
19:30 Barcos  66' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 13,583
Referee: José Carpio
Note: The match was postponed by Liga's request.
October 23 Round 14 ESPOLI 1–0 LDU Quito Santo Domingo
15:00 UTC−05:00 Guarino  60' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Municipal Etho Vega
Attendance: 6,869
Referee: Carlos Vera
October 26 Round 16 Barcelona 2–3 LDU Quito Guayaquil
19:30 UTC−05:00 Borghello  11'
Caicedo  88'		 Report Barcos  52', 60'
Ambrosi  90+1'		 Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 45,244
Referee: Alfredo Intriago
October 30 Round 15 LDU Quito 4–1 Deportivo Cuenca Quito
11:30 UTC−05:00 Barcos  23'
Reasco  36'
González  45'
de la Cruz  80'		 Report Robles  4' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 3,413
Referee: Roddy Zambrano
November 7 Round 17 LDU Quito 2–1 El Nacional Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00 Barcos  37'
de la Cruz  85'		 Report Minda  26' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 3,987
Referee: Omar Ponce
November 20 Round 18 Manta 0–0 LDU Quito Manta
13:00 UTC−05:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Jocay
Attendance: 850
Referee: Alfredo Intriago
November 22 Round 19 Independiente del Valle 2–0 LDU Quito Sangolquí
12:00 UTC−05:00 Solís  9', 48' Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal Rumiñahui
Attendance: 1,213
Referee: Miguel Hidalgo
November 27 Round 20 LDU Quito 1–2 Imbabura Quito
11:00 UTC−05:00 R. Calderón  38' Report Mera  31'
Hansen  59'		 Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 19,259
Referee: Samuel Haro
December 1 Round 21 Emelec 2–1 LDU Quito Guayaquil
18:00 UTC−05:00 Vigneri  5'
Corozo  60' (o.g.)		 Report W. Calderón  26' Stadium: Estadio George Capwell
Attendance: 4,810
Referee: Carlos Vera
December 4 Round 22 LDU Quito 0–0 Olmedo Quito
12:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Daniel Salazar

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
Source:
December 11 El Nacional 2–1 LDU Quito Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
12:00 (UTC-5) Vélez  8'
Chila  39'		 Report W. Calderón  23' Attendance: 7,550
Referee: Carlos Vera
December 19 LDU Quito 1–1 El Nacional Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito
19:30 (UTC-5) L. Bolaños  83' Report Anangonó  71' Attendance: 10,078
Referee: Omar Ponce

Copa Libertadores
Main article: 2011 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
Main article: 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage § Group 8
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LDU PEN IND GCR
LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 12 4 +8 10 5–0 3–0 2–0
Peñarol 6 3 0 3 6 11 −5 9 1–0 0–1 2–1
Independiente 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 1–1 3–0 1–3
Godoy Cruz 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 2–1 1–3 1–1
Source:
February 17 Second Stage Godoy Cruz 2–1 LDU Quito Mendoza, Argentina
22:15 UTC−03:00 C. Sánchez  16'
N. Sánchez  59'		 Report Reasco  53' Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Attendance: 19,524
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
March 3 Second Stage LDU Quito 3–0 Independiente Quito, Ecuador
20:30 UTC−05:00 Ambrosi  10'
M. Bolaños  52'
Urrutia  78'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 13,768
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
March 9 Second Stage Peñarol 1–0 LDU Quito Montevideo, Uruguay
20:30 UTC−02:00 Aguiar  57' Report Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 42,455
Referee: Víctor Rivera (Peru)
March 17 Second Stage LDU Quito 5–0 Peñarol Quito, Ecuador
19:30 UTC−05:00 Luna  22'
W. Calderón  45+1', 78'
Valdez  58' (o.g.)
Barcos  63' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 15,329
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Note: During the match, Carlos Luna scored the 12,000th goal in the history of the Copa Libertadores.[31][32]
April 5 Second Stage Independiente 1–1 LDU Quito Avellaneda, Argentina
21:15 UTC−03:00 Núñez  23' (pen.) Report J. Velázquez  57' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América
Attendance: 13,270
Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay)
April 12 Second Stage LDU Quito 2–0 Godoy Cruz Quito, Ecuador
18:15 UTC−05:00 L. Bolaños  47'
Barcos  58'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 15,516
Referee: Paulo Oliveira (Brazil)

Round of 16
Main article: 2011 Copa Libertadores knockout stages § Match G
April 26 Round of 16 Vélez Sarsfield 3–0 LDU Quito Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:50 UTC−03:00 Fernández  7', 10'
Domínguez  54'		 Report Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani
Attendance: 7,134
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
May 5 Round of 16 LDU Quito 0–2 Vélez Sarsfield Quito, Ecuador
20:45 UTC−05:00 Report Álvarez  45+10'
Bella  80'		 Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 19,158
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Vélez Sársfield won on points 6–0.

Copa Sudamericana
Main article: 2011 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
Main article: 2011 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages § Match H
August 4 First Stage Yaracuyanos 1–1 LDU Quito San Felipe, Venezuela
19:45 UTC−04:30 Chalar  78' Report Barcos  64' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Florentino Oropeza
Referee: Georges Buckley (Peru)
August 17 First Stage LDU Quito 1–0 Yaracuyanos Quito, Ecuador
17:00 UTC−05:00 Vera  19' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

LDU Quito won on points 4–1.

Second stage
Main article: 2011 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages § Match O12
September 13 Second Stage LDU Quito 4–1 Trujillanos Quito, Ecuador
17:00 UTC−05:00 Barcos  25', 43', 90+1' (pen.)
González  87'		 Report Falcón  1' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
September 22 Second Stage Trujillanos 0–1 LDU Quito Valera, Venezuela
19:00 UTC−04:30 Report L. Bolaños  30' Stadium: Estadio José Alberto Pérez
Referee: Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay)

LDU Quito won on points 6–0.

Round of 16
Main article: 2011 Copa Sudamericana final stages § Round of 16 Match 3
September 28 Round of 16 LDU Quito 2–0 Independiente Quito, Ecuador
17:15 UTC−05:00 Ambrosi  42'
L. Bolaños  52'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Líber Prudente (Uruguay)
October 12 Round of 16 Independiente 1–0 LDU Quito Avellaneda, Argentina
21:15 UTC−03:00 Núñez  45' Report Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América
Referee: José Buitrago (Colombia)

Tied on points 3–3, LDU Quito won on goal difference.

Quarterfinals
Main article: 2011 Copa Sudamericana final stages § Quarterfinal Match 2
November 3 Quarterfinals LDU Quito 1–0 Libertad Quito, Ecuador
19:45 UTC−05:00 L. Bolaños  90' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
November 17 Quarterfinals Libertad 1–0
(4–5 p)		 LDU Quito Asunción, Paraguay
19:15 UTC−03:00 Velázquez  89' Report Stadium: Estadio Dr. Nicolás Léoz
Referee: Wilson Seneme (Brazil)
Penalties
Aquino
Velázquez
Pouso
Canuto
Medina
Maciel 		Bieler
Urrutia
D. Calderón
Guagua
Barcos
Reasco

Tied on points 3–3, LDU Quito won on penalties.

Semifinals
Main article: 2011 Copa Sudamericana final stages § Semifinal Match 2
November 24 Semifinals LDU Quito 2–0 Vélez Sarsfield Quito, Ecuador
19:15 UTC−05:00 Barcos  48', 83' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
November 29 Semifinals Vélez Sarsfield 0–1 LDU Quito Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:15 UTC−03:00 Report Barcos  48' Stadium: Estadio José Amalfitani
Referee: José Buitrago (Colombia)

LDU Quito won on points 6–0.

Finals
Main article: 2011 Copa Sudamericana Finals
December 8 Finals LDU Quito 0–1 Universidad de Chile Quito, Ecuador
19:15 UTC−05:00 Report Vargas  43' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Diego Abal (Argentina)
December 14 Finals Universidad de Chile 3–0 LDU Quito Santiago, Chile
21:15 UTC−03:00 Vargas  2'
Lorenzetti  79'
Vargas  86'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Referee: Wilson Seneme (Brazil)

Universidad de Chile won on points.

Other friendlies
June 4 LDU Quito 1–1 ESPOLI Quito, Ecuador
10:00 UTC−05:00 M. Bolaños Report Penilla Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca

Player statistics
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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:[33]

See also

References
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  24. http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Copa-Bridgestone-Sudamericana-2011-cambios-en-listas-de-jugadores-20110913-0003.html
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