Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito) 2296369 225960068 2008-07-16T05:37:06Z 190.154.115.114 /* International */ {{Football club infobox | clubname = Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito | image = [[Image:Ldu quito.GIF|LDU's logo|150px]] | fullname = Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito | nickname = ''Los Albos'', ''El Equipo Albo''| founded = [[January 11]], 1930| ground = [[Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria]]<br>[[Quito]], [[Ecuador]] | capacity = 42,000 | chairman = [[Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg|20px|Ecuadorian]] Rodrigo Paz| manager = [[Image:Flag of Argentina.svg|20px|Argentinian]] [[Edgardo Bauza]] | league = [[Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol|Serie A]] | season = [[Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 2008|2008]] | position = 2nd Position | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=FFFFFF| pattern_la2=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm2=000000|body2=000000|rightarm2=000000|shorts2=000000|socks2=000000| }} '''Liga Deportiva Universitaria (LDU) de Quito''', known colloquially as '''''(la) Liga''''', are a professional [[football (soccer)|football]] [[football club|club]] based in [[Quito]], [[Ecuador]]. They play in the first division (''Primera A'') of the [[Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol|Ecuadorian football league]], and their home stadium is the [[Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria]], best known as "La Casa Blanca". LDU are the reigning [[Copa Libertadores|South American champions]] having won the [[Copa Libertadores 2008|2008 Copa Libertadores]]. The title is also the first one to be won by a team from Ecuador. The team is historically one of the most successful teams in the country in terms of national championships won, with 9 titles. Among their classic rivals are [[Sociedad Deportiva Aucas]], [[Club Deportivo El Nacional]] and [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito]], all from the country's capital. == History == === Foundation === LDU was founded [[January 12]], [[1930]], by a group of students and professionals from the [[Central University of Ecuador|Universidad Central del Ecuador]]. The team started as a semi-pro from the University in the year 1918, having Dr. César Jácome Moscoso as the main leader. In 1930, having Dr. Bolívar León as president, everything started. In those days Liga had different sports such as: [[soccer]], [[basketball]], [[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]], [[box]], [[baseball]], [[swimming]], [[ping-pong]], and [[chess]]. The starting budget was around 500 [[Ecuadorian sucre|sucres]]. That first team had as players students from [[Central University of Ecuador|Universidad Central del Ecuador]], who had to pay their own uniforms, medicines, and various expenses. Dr. León, had to design the first uniform, a white shirt with a red U having a background two triangles, one blue and another red, pretty similar to the University's chest. Amongst the first players were: Carlos Andrade Marín, Oswaldo Mosquera, Alfonso Cevallos, Alfonso Troya and "El mono" Icaza. === The first years === In 1932, a first category championship was played in [[Pichincha]] province. This tournament was played by five teams: Liga, Gladiador, Gimnástico, Atlétic and Cleveland. Liga won all games, and in the final game against Gladiador, played in the City Stadium of "El Ejido", won 4-0. In that team the players were: Jorge Zapater, Eduardo Flores, Alfonso Cevallos, César González, Jorge Vallarino, Jorge Naranjo, Bolívar "Ñato" León, Alejandro Dávalos, Humberto Yáñez, Humberto Freire and Ernesto Guevara, the coach was Bolívar León. That's how Liga won the first title in its history. === 1945: The first Super Classic === February 11th, 1945: a game played by Liga and Aucas will eventually become the most important game in the province, and the second most important in Ecuador. The Super Classic was born. That first game ended with a 1-1 tie. The Pichincha Football Association decided to give an opportunity to one of its teams to raise into the first category. On the 18th, the two teams met again, with another draw, 2-2. Liga was ahead in the score 2-0. Aucas scored, and when the 90 minutes were over, the time keeper ended the game, however the referee didn't notice and let the game continue for two more minutes more, and Aucas equalized. The attendance rioted and didn't let the game proceed into [[extra time]] unless the referee was changed. Finally the game restarted, but the score remained the same. As a curious fact, that year Liga had its first foreign player and coach, "El Chile" Díaz. === The team since 1990 === LDU has had a lot of achievements on the last 18 years winning 6 of its 9 national titles in this period. The team has been important for the growth and development of the Ecuadorian football internationally as well, being an important contributor to the [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuadorian national team]] that qualified and participated in the [[FIFA World Cup]]s: [[2002 FIFA World Cup|Korea-Japan 2002]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup|Germany 2006]]. In the 2006 edition they were the team that contributed with the most players in a squad from a Southamerican club with a total of 7 including former Liga goalkeeper [[Cristian Mora]], former Liga defenders [[Neicer Reasco]] and [[Giovanny Espinoza]], [[Paul Ambrossi]], [[Patricio Urrutia]], [[Agustin Delgado]] and former Liga midfielder [[Edison Mendez]]. Other important contributions and achievements of the team in the last years have been the contribution to the U-17 national team that obtained the first official title in [[Ecuador]]ian history: the [[Football at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007 Pan American Games]]. They contributed with at least 4 U-17 players in that squad: Deison Mendez, Pablo Ochoa, Carlos Delgado and Israel Chango. On July 2, 2008, they became the first Ecuadorian team ever to win the Copa Libertadores, after defeating [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]]. They tied against [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]] 5-5 on aggregate and won 3-1 in the penalty shoot-out. Their success has flown through to the National Team, as 6 of their players were called up to the squad that faced Argentina and Colombia for the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. Another important achievement of Liga in the last 18 years was getting the 3rd place in the [[Copa Sudamericana]] in 2004. == Championships == ===National=== *'''[[Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol]]''' **'''Champions (9):''' 1969, 1974, 1975, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, [[Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol 2007|2007]] ===International=== *'''[[Copa Libertadores]]''' **'''Champions (1):''' [[Copa Libertadores 2008|2008]] ==Performance in CONMEBOL Competitions== *'''[[Copa Libertadores]]''': (14 Participations) 1970, 1975, 1976, [[Copa Libertadores 1978|1978]], 1982, [[Copa Libertadores 1991|1991]], [[Copa Libertadores 1999|1999]], [[Copa Libertadores 2000|2000]], [[Copa Libertadores 2004|2004]], [[Copa Libertadores 2005|2005]], [[Copa Libertadores 2006|2006]], [[Copa Libertadores 2008|2007]], [[Copa Libertadores 2008|2008]], [[Copa Libertadores 2009|2009]]. ** Champions [[Copa Libertadores 2008|2008]] ** Semifinals 1975 & 1976 ** Quaterfinals [[Copa Libertadores 2006|2006]] *'''[[Copa Sudamericana]]''': (5 Participations) [[Copa Sudamericana 2003|2003]], [[Copa Sudamericana 2004|2004]], [[Copa Sudamericana 2005|2005]], [[Copa Sudamericana 2006|2006]], [[Copa Sudamericana 2008|2008]]. ** 3º in [[Copa Sudamericana 2004|2004]] Semifinals. *'''[[Copa CONMEBOL]]''': (1 Participation) 1998 ** First Round in 1998 ==Current squad== {{football squad start}} <!-- For help using the below template, please see [[Template talk:Football squad player]] --> {{fs player| no= 1 | nat=Ecuador | pos=GK | name=[[José Francisco Cevallos]] }} {{fs player| no= 2 | nat=Argentina | pos=DF | name=[[Norberto Araujo]] }} {{fs player| no= 3 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=[[Renán Calle]] }} {{fs player| no= 4 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Paul Ambrossi]] }} {{fs player| no= 5 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Alfonso Obregón]] }} {{fs player| no= 7 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Luís Bolaños]] }} {{fs player| no= 8 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Patricio Urrutia]] }} {{fs player| no= 9 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=[[Agustín Delgado]] }} {{fs player| no=10 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Edder Vaca]] }} {{fs player| no=11 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Franklin Salas]] }} {{fs player| no=12 | nat=Ecuador | pos=GK | name=[[Luis Pretti]] }} {{fs player| no=13 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Pedro Larrea]] }} {{fs player| no=14 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Byron Camacho]]}} {{fs player| no=15 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=[[William Araujo]] }} {{fs player| no=16 | nat=Argentina | pos=FW | name=[[Claudio Bieler]]}} {{fs player| no=17 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=[[Cristian Suárez (footballer)|Cristian Suárez]] }} {{football squad mid}} {{fs player| no=17 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=[[Esteban Veintimilla]] }} {{fs player| no=18 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=[[Diego Calderón]]}} {{fs player| no=21 | nat=Argentina | pos=MF | name=[[Damián Manso]] }} {{fs player| no=22 | nat=Ecuador | pos=GK | name=[[Alexander Domínguez]] }} {{fs player| no=23 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=[[Jairo Campos]] }} {{fs player| no=24 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Gabriel Espinoza]] }} {{fs player| no=25 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Jonathan Villalba]] }} {{fs player| no=26 | nat=Ecuador | pos=GK | name=[[Daniel Viteri]] }} {{fs player| no=27 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=[[Víctor Estupiñán]] }} {{fs player| no=50 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Danny Vaca]] }} {{fs player| no=51 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=[[Deison Méndez]] }} {{fs player| no=52 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Israel Chango]] }} {{fs player| no=53 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=[[Eduardo Bone]] }} {{football squad end}} ==External links== *[http://www.clubldu.com Official website] *[http://www.cyberalbos.com ''CyberAlbos Official website (Spanish)''] *[http://www.muerteblanca.com.ec ''Muerte Blanca'' official website] *http://liguistas.com/ *http://www.ldu.com.ec {{fb start}} {{Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol}} {{Copa Libertadores 2008}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Ecuadorian football clubs]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1930]] [[Category:LDU Quito]] [[ca:Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito]] [[de:Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito)]] [[es:Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito]] [[fr:Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito)]] [[id:Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito)]] [[it:LDU Quito]] [[he:LDU קיטו]] [[lt:Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito)]] [[nl:LDU Quito]] [[ja:LDUキト]] [[pl:LDU Quito]] [[pt:Liga Deportiva Universitaria]] [[ru:ЛДУ Кито]] [[sk:LDU Quito]] [[zh:利加大學體育會 (基多)]]