Liga Deportiva Universitaria, often referred to as LDU Quito, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their home games at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, more commonly referred to as Casa Blanca. Rival clubs include Quito-based clubs El Nacional, Deportivo Quito, Aucas and Universidad Católica.
The 2008 Copa Libertadores de América was the 49th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament. This marked the first year the competition was sponsored by Spanish bank Santander. As such, the competition is officially the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons. The draw took place on December 19, 2007, in Asunción.
Carlos Ariel Luna is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a forward.
The 2009 Copa Libertadores de América was the 50th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament.
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season. Ecuadorian side LDU Quito won the 2009 tournament, becoming the first Ecuadorian winners of the trophy.
The 2009 Recopa Sudamericana was the 17th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions.
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2009 season was the club's 56th year in professional football, and the 48th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. The club participated in their 14th Copa Libertadores, where they unsuccessfully defended their 2008 title. The club also participate in, and won, their first Recopa Sudamericana. They also won their first Copa Sudamericana title.
The 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the 9th edition of CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. The winner qualified for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, the 2011 Recopa Sudamericana, and the 2011 Suruga Bank Championship. LDU Quito was the defending champion.
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2009 Copa Sudamericana champion. It was contested by Ecuadorian club LDU Quito and Brazilian club Fluminense. Both teams were playing in their first Copa Sudamericana finals. The first leg was played in Estadio Casa Blanca in Quito on 25 November, and the host team LDU Quito won 5–1. The second leg was played in Estádio Mário Filho, better known as Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro on 2 December and the host team Fluminese won 3–0, but LDU Quito won 5–4 on aggregate and was thus crowned the champions. Coincidentally, the finals were a rematch of the 2008 Copa Libertadores finals, which were contested under similar circumstances 17 months prior to the day.
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2010 season was the club's 80th year of existence, the 57th year in professional football, and the 49th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. Former manager Edgardo Bauza returns to the position after Jorge Fossati left to sign with Internacional. While Liga unsuccessfully defended its 2009 title in the Copa Sudamericana and lost the Suruga Bank Championship, they became the third team to win back-to-back Recopa Sudamericanas and won their tenth Serie A title.
The finals stages of the 2010 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes are the Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals. Teams from the Round of 16 onwards were seeded depending on which Second Stage tie they win.
The 2011 Copa Sudamericana finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the winner of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, the 10th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The matches were played on 8 and 14 December 2011 between Chilean club Universidad de Chile and Ecuadorian club LDU Quito.
The 2017 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 16th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The 2020 CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana was the 28th edition of the CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana, the football competition organized by CONMEBOL between the winners of the previous season's two major South American club tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.
The 2021 Copa Sudamericana final stages was played from 13 July to 20 November 2021. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2021 Copa Sudamericana, with the final played in Montevideo, Uruguay at Estadio Centenario.
The 2022 Copa Libertadores qualifying stages were played from 8 February to 17 March 2022. A total of 19 teams competed in the qualifying stages to decide four of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2022 Copa Libertadores.
The 2023 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 22nd edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The 2023 Copa Sudamericana final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2023 Copa Sudamericana. This was the 22nd edition of the Copa Sudamericana, the second-tier South American continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.
The 2024 CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana was the 32nd edition of the CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana, the football competition organized by CONMEBOL between the winners of the previous season's two major South American club tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.
