2021 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

L.D.U. Quito

2021 season
President	Guillermo Romero
Manager	Pablo Marini
Stadium	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
LigaPro	6th
Conmebol Libertadores	Group Stage
Conmebol Sudamericana	Quarter-finals
Supercopa Ecuador	Champions (2nd Title)
Top goalscorer	League: Luis Amarilla (9 goals) All: Luis Amarilla (15 goals)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2021 season was the club's 91st year of existence, the 68th year in professional football, and the 60th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

Club

Personnel

President: Guillermo Romero

Honorary President: Rodrigo Paz

President of the Executive Commission: Esteban Paz

Sporting manager: Santiago Jácome

Coaching staff

Manager: Pablo Marini

Assistant manager: Ariel de Armas, Agustín Marini

Physical trainer:Tomás Marini, Gastón Bernardello

Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

Kits

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Banco Pichincha, Mazda, CNT, Discover, Pilsener, Salud SA

Home

Home alternate 1

Away

Third

Third alternate 1

Club Universitario 103 years

Club Universitario 103 years alternate 1

Club Universitario 103 years (White)

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	Additional information
Home	White	White	White
Home alternate 1	White	Navy Blue	White	Worn on May 19 (vs Flamengo)
Away	Orange	Navy Blue	Navy Blue	Worn on April 17 (vs Guayaquil City), September 25 (vs Manta), October 2 (vs Guayaquil City), November 21 (vs Orense)
Third	Wine	Wine	Wine	Worn on May 13 (vs Vélez Sarsfield)
Third alternate 1	Wine	White	Wine	Worn on July 20 (vs Grêmio)
Club Universitario 103 years	Blue	White	Blue	Worn on July 16 (vs Técnico Universitario) and July 25 (vs 9 de Octubre)
Club Universitario 103 years alternate 1	Blue	White	White	Worn on August 15 (vs Deportivo Cuenca)
Club Universitario 103 years (White)	White	White	White	Worn on October 16 (vs Macará), October 23 (vs Independiente del Valle), October 31 (vs Aucas), November 7 (vs Delfín) and November 26 (vs Técnico Universitario)

Squad information

Num	Pos	Nat.	Player	Age	Since	App	Goals	Notes
1	GK	ECU	José Cardenas	25	2021	0	0
2	DF	ECU	Joel Ventura	20	2019	2	0
3	DF	ECU	Edilson Cabeza	18	2020	1	0
4	DF	ECU	Luis Caicedo	28	2019	23	0
5	MF	ARG	Lucas Villarruel	30	2020	23	2
6	DF	ECU	Luis Ayala	27	2019	33	0
7	FW	PAR	Luis Amarilla	25	2021	0	0
8	MF	ECU	Jordy Alcívar	21	2018	36	2
9	FW	ARG	Juan Cruz Kaprof	25	2021	0	0
10	MF	ECU	Jhojan Julio	22	2016	120	17
11	MF	ECU	Billy Arce	22	2020	26	3
12	GK	ECU	Lenin Ayoví	18	2021	0	0
13	DF	ECU	Pedro Perlaza	29	2020	24	0
14	DF	ECU	José Quintero	30	2015	183	13
15	DF	ECU	Franklin Guerra	28	2018	93	4
16	FW	ECU	Djorkaeff Reasco	21	2021	13	2	Previously with the club from '16–'19
18	MF	ARG	Lucas Piovi	29	2020	16	0
19	MF	URU	Santiago Scotto	23	2021	0	0
20	DF	ECU	Christian Cruz	28	2018	79	0
21	DF	ECU	Andersson Ordóñez	26	2018	28	0
22	GK	ARG   ECU	Adrián Gabbarini	35	2018	105	0
24	DF	ECU	Moisés Corozo	28	2020	22	4
25	DF	ECU	Daykol Romero	19	2021	0	0
26	MF	ECU	Sebastián González	17	2021	0	0
27	MF	ECU	Jefferson Troya	19	2020	1	0
28	MF	ECU	Joseph Espinoza	20	2019	3	0
29	MF	ECU	Adolfo Muñoz	23	2019	39	8
30	FW	ECU	Kevin Mercado	25	2021	20	2	Previously with the club from '12–'14
31	MF	ECU	Jefferson Arce	20	2019	2	0
32	MF	ECU	Nilson Angulo	17	2021	0	0
33	MF	ECU	Jairón Charcopa	16	2021	0	0
34	MF	ECU	Ariel Mina	17	2021	0	0
38	DF	ECU	Maiky de la Cruz	16	2021	0	0

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

Winter transfers

Players In Name Nat Pos Age Moving from Luis Amarilla [1]   PAR FW 25 Minnesota United (loan) Juan Cruz Kaprof [2]   ARG FW 25 Lecco Djorkaeff Reasco [3]   ECU FW 21 Dorados de Sinaloa (loan return)

Players Out Name Nat Pos Age Moving to Leonel Nazareno [4]   ECU GK 26 Chacaritas FC (loan) Carlos Rodríguez [5]   URU DF 30 Peñarol (loan) Marcos Caicedo [6]   ECU MF 29 Guayaquil City (loan) Andrés Chicaiza [7]   ECU MF 28 Deportivo Cuenca (loan) Davinson Jama [8]   ECU MF 22 Universidad Católica Junior Sornoza [9]   ECU MF 26 Club Tijuana Édison Vega [10]   ECU MF 30 Aucas Rodrigo Aguirre [11]   URU FW 26 Necaxa (loan) Ronny Medina   ECU FW 25 América de Quito (loan return)

Summer transfers

Players In Name Nat Pos Age Moving from José Cardenas   ECU GK 25 América de Quito Santiago Scotto   URU MF 23 Montevideo City Torque Kevin Mercado   ECU FW 25 Necaxa (loan)

Players Out Name Nat Pos Age Moving to Erik Viveros   ECU GK 24 TBA Matías Zunino   URU MF 30 Nacional (loan) Cristian Martínez Borja   COL FW 31 Junior

Competitions

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
LigaPro	First Stage	6th	February 19	November 26
CONMEBOL Libertadores	Group Stage	Group Stage	April 21	May 27
CONMEBOL Sudamericana	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	July 13	August 19
Supercopa Ecuador	Semi-finals	Champions	June 22	June 26

Pre-season friendlies

L.D.U. Quito v Macará

February 13Noche Blanca	L.D.U. Quito	2 - 1	Macará	Quito
20:30 UTC−05:00	Julio 32' Muñoz 69'		Mora 47'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Álex Cajas

LigaPro

Main article: 2021 Ecuadorian Serie A

The 2021 season was Liga's 60th season in the Serie A and their 20th consecutive.

First stage

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	6	7	2	22	19	+3	25	5	2	1	14	10	+4	1	5	1	8	9	−1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	W
Position	3	4	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	4	5	6	7	7	6

Updated to match(es) played on July 16. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

L.D.U. Quito v 9 de Octubre

February 19Round 1	L.D.U. Quito	4 - 2	9 de Octubre	Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00	Muñoz 30', 33' Guerra  45+1' Martínez Borja 64' Julio 88'	Report	Fajardo 55' Da Luz 62' Fernández  90'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

Olmedo v L.D.U. Quito

February 28Round 2	Olmedo	0 - 0	L.D.U. Quito	Riobamba
15:30 UTC−05:00	Quintero  13' Andrade  34' Ramírez  71'	Report	Alcívar  33'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba Referee: Juan Carlos Andrade

L.D.U. Quito v Universidad Católica

March 6Round 3	L.D.U. Quito	2 - 1	Universidad Católica	Quito
17:30 UTC−05:00	Cruz 15' Corozo  35' Martínez Borja  37', 75' (pen.) Zunino  60' Alcívar  62' Arce  90+6'	Report	Cevallos  31' Oña  40' Farías  53' Alzugaray 66' (pen.) Anangonó  85'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Franklin Congo

Deportivo Cuenca v L.D.U. Quito

March 12Round 4	Deportivo Cuenca	2 - 2	L.D.U. Quito	Cuenca
19:00 UTC−05:00	Mancinelli 7' (pen.),  86' Naula  70'  77', 76'	Report	Martínez Borja 69' Kaprof 86'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

L.D.U. Quito v Barcelona SC

March 20Round 5	L.D.U. Quito	2 - 2	Barcelona SC	Quito
18:30 UTC−05:00	Guerra  5' Martínez Borja 20', 53' Julio  36' Perlaza  48' Quintero  71'	Report	Martínez 45+1',  68' Díaz 52' (pen.) Pineida  88'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Luis Quiroz

L.D.U. Quito v Mushuc Runa

April 3Round 6	L.D.U. Quito	0 - 0	Mushuc Runa	Quito
14:30 UTC−05:00	Zunino  54' Guerra  90+5'	Report	Romero  54' Pabón  55' Quilumba  87'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Roberto Sánchez

Emelec v L.D.U. Quito

April 10Round 7	Emelec	1 - 1	L.D.U. Quito	Guayaquil
17:00 UTC−05:00	Rojas  62' Cabeza 79'	Report	Piovi  15' Alcívar 60'	Stadium: Estadio George Capwell Referee: Diego Lara

L.D.U. Quito v Manta

April 14Round 8	L.D.U. Quito	1 - 0	Manta	Quito
14:30 UTC−05:00	Julio  38' Reasco 90+1',  90+2'	Report	Alaniz  53' Mesías  72' Piedra  90'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Roddy Zambrano

Guayaquil City v L.D.U. Quito

April 17Round 9	Guayaquil City	2 - 2	L.D.U. Quito	Guayaquil
20:00 UTC−05:00	Parrales 16' (pen.), 33' Sambonino  45+2' Ordóñez  89'	Report	Amarilla 37' Arce  45' Caicedo  49' Corozo 68' Perlaza  77' Villarruel  88' Alcívar  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt Referee: Leandro Angulo

L.D.U. Quito v Macará

May 1Round 10	L.D.U. Quito	2 - 1	Macará	Quito
18:00 UTC−05:00	Alcívar  3' Muñoz 41' Quintero  64' Espinoza  69' Arce  80' Amarilla 90+2'	Report	Mora  7' Garcés 73'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: René Marín

Independiente del Valle v L.D.U. Quito

May 8Round 11	Independiente del Valle	3 - 1	L.D.U. Quito	Quito
15:30 UTC−05:00	Faravelli 21' (pen.), 48' Schunke 33' Pellerano  50' Hurtado  60' Ortíz  87' Landázuri  90+1'	Report	Amarilla 24' Piovi  77' Guerra  81'	Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil Referee: Roddy Zambrano

L.D.U. Quito v Aucas

May 16Round 12	L.D.U. Quito	1 - 3	Aucas	Quito
16:30 UTC−05:00	Viotti 13' (o.g.) Zunino  19' Julio  29' Piovi  45+2' Ordóñez  46' Quintero  60' Gabbarini  64'	Report	Cuero  10', 32' Fydriszewski 11', 43' Frascarelli  59' Quiñónez  71'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Franklin Congo

Delfín v L.D.U. Quito

May 23Round 13	Delfín	1 - 1	L.D.U. Quito	Manta
16:30 UTC−05:00	Burbano  41', 45'	Report	Arce  36' Amarilla 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Jocay Referee: Luis Quiroz

L.D.U. Quito v Orense

May 30Round 14	L.D.U. Quito	2 - 1	Orense	Quito
16:00 UTC−05:00	Muñoz 43' Amarilla  44', 55' Martínez Borja  89'	Report	Achilier  27' Tello  50' Caicedo 76'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Jefferson Macías

Técnico Universitario v L.D.U. Quito

July 16Round 15	Técnico Universitario	0 - 1	L.D.U. Quito	Ambato
19:00 UTC−05:00	Caicedo  44' Villa  62' Guevara  84'	Report	Reasco 29' Perlaza  50' B. Arce  65' J. Arce  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Referee: Leandro Angulo

Second stage

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	6	5	4	27	22	+5	23	4	2	1	15	9	+6	2	3	3	12	13	−1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	D	W
Position	15	7	7	7	7	5	3	3	2	4	5	6	6	6	5

Updated to match(es) played on October 16. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

9 de Octubre v L.D.U. Quito

July 25Round 1	9 de Octubre	4 - 1	L.D.U. Quito	Guayaquil
16:30 UTC−05:00	Fajardo 32', 57' Mejía  36' Cabezas 53', 80'	Report	Caicedo  51' Cruz 84'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera Referee: Carlos Orbe

L.D.U. Quito v Olmedo

August 2Round 2	L.D.U. Quito	4 - 0	Olmedo	Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00	Amarilla 20', 64' Guerra  30' Cruz 68' J. Arce 90+3'	Report	León  23'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Álex Cajas

Universidad Católica v L.D.U. Quito

August 7Round 3	Universidad Católica	2 - 2	L.D.U. Quito	Quito
17:30 UTC−05:00	Alzugaray 24', 41',  60' de los Santos  38' Minda  73' Anangonó  79' Martínez  79'	Report	Caicedo  10'  42' Muñoz  17' Zunino 29' Perlaza  81' Reasco 90+1' Cruz  90+5'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: Augusto Aragón

L.D.U. Quito v Deportivo Cuenca

August 15Round 4	L.D.U. Quito	3 - 3	Deportivo Cuenca	Quito
18:00 UTC−05:00	Quintero 13', 71',  48' Reasco 16' Corozo  44' Perlaza  45' Scotto  82'  83' Muñoz  90'	Report	Peña  30' Chicaiza 38' (pen.) Dorregaray 42' Mera 66' Bolaños  74' Penilla  80'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

Barcelona SC v L.D.U. Quito

August 23Round 5	Barcelona SC	0 - 2	L.D.U. Quito	Guayaquil
19:00 UTC−05:00	Pineida  61' Piñatares  83' Mastriani  90+8'	Report	Zunino  9' Caicedo  20' Cruz  22' Amarilla 29' Piovi  30' Gabbarini  57' Mercado  61' Reasco 90+3',  90+5'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: Diego Lara

Mushuc Runa v L.D.U. Quito

August 28Round 6	Mushuc Runa	1 - 3	L.D.U. Quito	Ambato
20:00 UTC−05:00	Giordana 42' (pen.) Adé  59'  62'	Report	Quintero 6', 20' Guerra  17' Caicedo  22'  45+2' Julio  43' Piovi  60' Cruz 66' Gabbarini  76'	Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Referee: Álex Cajas

L.D.U. Quito v Emelec

September 19Round 7	L.D.U. Quito	3 - 2	Emelec	Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00	Scotto 20' Mercado 37' Angulo  39' Cruz  54' Ordóñez 63' (pen.) Gabbarini  86'	Report	Ordóñez 3' (o.g.) Cevallos 31' Rojas  39' Sosa  53' Caicedo  90' Barceló  90+5'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Roddy Zambrano

Manta v L.D.U. Quito

September 25Round 8	Manta	2 - 2	L.D.U. Quito	Manta
20:00 UTC−05:00	Cuero  49' Alaníz  58', 73' Martínez  66', 87' Corozo  68'	Report	Angulo 22',  33' Gabbarini  65' González 75' Romero  85' Troya  90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Jocay Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

L.D.U. Quito v Guayaquil City

October 2Round 9	L.D.U. Quito	3 - 1	Guayaquil City	Quito
20:00 UTC−05:00	Muñoz 8', 16' Reasco 38' Scotto  40' González  64'	Report	Villalba 49'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Luis Quiroz

Macará v L.D.U. Quito

October 16Round 10	Macará	2 - 1	L.D.U. Quito	Ambato
20:00 UTC−05:00	Duffard  52' Portocarrero 60' Montaño 68' Fernández  84' Mora  90+4'	Report	Angulo  39' Ordóñez  39' Muñoz  45+2' Quintero  51'  78' Amarilla 76' Cruz  77'	Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Referee: René Marín

L.D.U. Quito v Independiente del Valle

October 23Round 11	L.D.U. Quito	0 - 2	Independiente del Valle	Quito
20:00 UTC−05:00	Piovi  4' Perlaza  36'	Report	García 55' Minda 58'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

Aucas v L.D.U. Quito

October 31Round 12	Aucas	1 - 0	L.D.U. Quito	Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00	Figueroa 20' Briones  60' Mejía  90+2'	Report	Guerra  10' Piovi  20' Ayala  55' Perlaza  70'	Stadium: Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Referee: Roddy Zambrano

L.D.U. Quito v Delfín

November 7Round 13	L.D.U. Quito	1 - 1	Delfín	Quito
16:30 UTC−05:00	Reasco 60' (pen.)	Report	Luzarraga  47' Piris 75'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Jaime Sánchez

Orense v L.D.U. Quito

November 21Round 14	Orense	1 - 1	L.D.U. Quito	Machala
15:30 UTC−05:00	Montaño 65' Uchuari  75' Assis  76' Quiñónez  90+1'	Report	Caicedo  29' Guerra  36' Julio 57'	Stadium: Estadio 9 de Mayo Referee: Luis Quiroz

L.D.U. Quito v Técnico Universitario

November 26Round 15	L.D.U. Quito	1 - 0	Técnico Universitario	Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00	Cruz  35' Scotto  45' Muñoz 75'	Report	Patta  9' Rivas  37' Rangel  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Bryan Loayza

CONMEBOL Libertadores

Main article: 2021 Copa Libertadores

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2021 CONMEBOL Libertadores—their 19th participation in the continental tournament—as Runner-up of the 2020 LigaPro. They entered the competition in the group stage.

CONMEBOL Libertadores squad

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ECU Gender Villarreal 2 DF   ECU Frank Ventura 3 DF   ECU Edilson Cabeza 4 DF   ECU Luis Caicedo 5 MF   ARG Lucas Villarruel 6 DF   ECU Luis Ayala 7 FW   PAR Luis Amarilla 8 MF   ECU Jordy Alcívar 9 FW   ARG Juan Cruz Kaprof 10 MF   ECU Jhojan Julio 11 MF   ECU Billy Arce 12 GK   ECU Erik Viveros 13 DF   ECU Pedro Perlaza 14 DF   ECU José Quintero 15 DF   ECU Franklin Guerra 16 FW   ECU Djorkaeff Reasco

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF   ECU Stalin Valencia 18 MF   ARG Lucas Piovi 19 FW   COL Cristian Martínez Borja 20 DF   ECU Christian Cruz 21 DF   ECU Andersson Ordóñez 22 GK   ARG Adrián Gabbarini (captain) 23 MF   URU Matías Zunino 24 DF   ECU Moisés Corozo 25 MF   ECU Maiky De La Cruz 26 MF   ECU Sebastián González 27 MF   ECU Jefferson Troya 28 MF   ECU Joseph Espinoza 29 MF   ECU Adolfo Muñoz 32 MF   ECU Nilson Angulo 33 FW   ECU Jairón Charcopa 35 GK   ECU Lenin Ayoví

Source: ^[12]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	2	2	2	15	13	+2	8	2	0	1	10	6	+4	0	2	1	5	7	−2

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Flamengo	6	3	3	0	14	9	+5	12	Round of 16
2	Vélez Sarsfield	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10
3	LDU Quito	6	2	2	2	15	13	+2	8	Copa Sudamericana
4	Unión La Calera	6	0	2	4	8	17	−9	2

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) CONMEBOL ranking.

Unión La Calera v L.D.U. Quito

April 21 Group Stage	Unión La Calera	2 - 2	L.D.U. Quito	La Calera, Chile
22:00 UTC−04:00	Vilches 18', 70' Castellani  37'	Report	Zunino  43' Arce 51', 83' Quintero  89'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

L.D.U. Quito v Vélez Sarsfield

April 27 Group Stage	L.D.U. Quito	3 - 1	Vélez Sarsfield	Quito, Ecuador
17:15 UTC−05:00	Guerra  18' Martínez Borja 28', 53' Arce  34' Caicedo  49' Kaprof  59' Zunino 65' Ayala  90+1'	Report	Galdames 42' Cáseres  63' Monzón  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

L.D.U. Quito v Flamengo

May 4 Group Stage	L.D.U. Quito	2 - 3	Flamengo	Quito, Ecuador
19:30 UTC−05:00	Caicedo  27' Corozo  28' Alcívar  36' Martínez Borja 50' Amarilla 61' Piovi  70' Espinoza  75'	Report	Gabriel Barbosa 3', 85' (pen.),  86' Bruno Henrique 30' Diego  68' Hugo Souza  68'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Vélez Sarsfield v L.D.U. Quito

May 13 Group Stage	Vélez Sarsfield	3 - 1	L.D.U. Quito	Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:00 UTC−03:00	Almada 45' Janson 69' Galdames  70' Lucero  72' Mancuello 90+3'	Report	Julio  24' Alcívar  76' Zunino 78' Piovi  87'	Stadium: José Amalfitani Stadium Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Flamengo v L.D.U. Quito

May 19 Group Stage	Flamengo	2 - 2	L.D.U. Quito	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:00 UTC−03:00	Willian Arão  15' Pedro 32' Gerson  53' Bruno Henrique  71' Gustavo Henrique 88'	Report	Cruz  18' Guerra 35' Julio 60' Quintero  79'	Stadium: Maracanã Stadium Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

L.D.U. Quito v Unión La Calera

May 27 Group Stage	L.D.U. Quito	5 - 2	Unión La Calera	Quito, Ecuador
19:00 UTC−05:00	Fernández 15' (o.g.) Amarilla 28', 33' Arce 58', 60'	Report	Sáez 54', 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Carlos Betancur (Colombia)

CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Main article: 2021 Copa Sudamericana

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2021 CONMEBOL Sudamericana—their 12th participation in the continental tournament—as third place in the Group G of the CONMEBOL Libertadores. They entered the competition in the Round of 16.

CONMEBOL Sudamericana squad

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ECU José Cárdenas 2 DF   ECU Frank Ventura 3 DF   ECU Edilson Cabeza 4 DF   ECU Luis Caicedo 5 MF   ARG Lucas Villarruel 6 DF   ECU Luis Ayala 7 FW   PAR Luis Amarilla 8 MF   ECU Jordy Alcívar 9 FW   ARG Juan Cruz Kaprof 10 MF   ECU Jhojan Julio 11 MF   ECU Billy Arce 12 GK   ECU Lenin Ayoví 13 DF   ECU Pedro Perlaza 14 DF   ECU José Quintero 15 DF   ECU Franklin Guerra 16 FW   ECU Djorkaeff Reasco 17 MF   ECU Stalin Valencia 18 MF   ARG Lucas Piovi 20 DF   ECU Christian Cruz

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF   ECU Andersson Ordóñez 22 GK   ARG Adrián Gabbarini (captain) 23 MF   URU Matías Zunino 24 DF   ECU Moisés Corozo 25 MF   ECU Daykol Romero 26 MF   ECU Sebastián González 27 MF   ECU Jefferson Troya 28 MF   ECU Joseph Espinoza 29 MF   ECU Adolfo Muñoz 30 FW   ECU Kevin Mercado 31 MF   ECU Jefferson Arce 32 MF   ECU Nilson Angulo 33 FW   ECU Jairón Charcopa 34 DF   ECU Madison Mina 35 GK   ECU Ethan Minda 36 DF   ECU Bryan Lastra 37 MF   URU Santiago Scotto 38 MF   ECU Maiky de la Cruz

Source: ^[13]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	2	0	2	5	6	−1	6	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	4	5	−1

Round Of 16

L.D.U. Quito v Grêmio

July 13 Round of 16	L.D.U. Quito	0 - 1	Grêmio	Quito, Ecuador
17:15 UTC−05:00	Piovi  21' Guerra  87'	Report	Léo Pereira 19' Alisson  35' Fernando Henrique  49'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

Grêmio v L.D.U. Quito

July 20 Round of 16	Grêmio	1 - 2	L.D.U. Quito	Porto Alegre, Brazil
19:15 UTC−03:00	Léo Pereira  21' Diego Souza 24' Kannemann  80'	Report	Alcívar 44', 56' (pen.) Zunino  72'	Stadium: Arena do Grêmio Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)

Quarter-finals

L.D.U. Quito v Athletico Paranaense

August 12 Quarter-finals	L.D.U. Quito	1 - 0	Athletico Paranaense	Quito, Ecuador
17:15 UTC−05:00	Angulo  39' Reasco 87'	Report	Marcinho  33' Christian  62' Fernando Canesin  90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Athletico Paranaense v L.D.U. Quito

August 19 Quarter-finals	Athletico Paranaense	4 - 2	L.D.U. Quito	Curitiba, Brazil
19:15 UTC−03:00	Christian 26', 30' Guilherme Bissoli  47', 62', 69' (pen.) Erick  84'	Report	Amarilla 11' Julio 43' Cruz  56' Scotto  68' Caicedo  71'	Stadium: Arena da Baixada Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)

Supercopa Ecuador

Main article: 2021 Supercopa Ecuador

Semi-finals

L.D.U. Quito v Delfín

June 22 Semi-finals	L.D.U. Quito	4 - 2	Delfín	Quito
17:00 UTC−05:00	Arce 2', 64' Ordóñez  60' Amarilla 72', 90+4' Gabbarini  88'	Report	Rojas  31' Burbano 82' Piris 90'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: Álex Cajas

Final

Barcelona SC v L.D.U. Quito

June 26 Final	Barcelona SC	0 - 1	L.D.U. Quito	Quito
15:00 UTC−05:00	Molina  40' Piñatares  44' Preciado  85' Garcés  90'		B. Caicedo 4' (o.g.) Caicedo  6' Piovi  57' Julio  88'	Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil Referee: Roberto Sánchez

Player statistics

Num	Pos	Player	App				App				App				App				App
			LigaPro				CONMEBOL Libertadores				CONMEBOL Sudamericana				Supercopa Ecuador				Total
1	GK	José Cardenas	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—
2	DF	Joel Ventura	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
3	DF	Edilson Cabeza	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	DF	Luis Caicedo	16	—	4	2	2	—	2	—	4	—	1	—	2	—	1	—	24	—	8	2
5	MF	Lucas Villarruel	14	—	1	—	3	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	20	—	1	—
6	DF	Luis Ayala	15	—	1	—	6	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	24	—	2	—
7	FW	Luis Amarilla	19	9	1	—	6	3	—	—	4	1	—	—	2	2	—	—	31	15	1	—
8	MF	Jordy Alcívar	28	1	4	—	6	—	2	—	4	2	—	—	2	—	—	—	40	3	6	—
9	FW	Juan Cruz Kaprof	11	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	1	1	—
10	MF	Jhojan Julio	24	2	4	—	3	1	1	—	4	1	—	—	2	—	1	—	33	4	6	—
11	MF	Billy Arce	21	—	5	—	6	4	1	—	1	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	30	6	6	—
12	GK	Lenin Ayoví	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	DF	Pedro Perlaza	23	—	7	—	4	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	7	—
14	DF	José Quintero	21	4	4	1	6	—	2	—	3	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	32	4	6	1
15	DF	Franklin Guerra	24	—	8	—	5	1	1	—	4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	33	1	10	—
16	FW	Djorkaeff Reasco	19	7	2	—	1	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	24	8	2	—
18	MF	Lucas Piovi	25	—	7	—	4	—	1	1	4	—	1	—	2	—	1	—	35	—	10	1
19	MF	Santiago Scotto	10	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	12	1	3	1
20	DF	Christian Cruz	26	4	5	—	5	—	1	—	3	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	36	4	7	—
21	DF	Andersson Ordóñez	10	1	2	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	17	1	3	—
22	GK	Adrián Gabbarini	24	—	5	—	6	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	36	—	6	—
24	DF	Moisés Corozo	17	1	2	—	4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	22	1	3	—
25	DF	Daykol Romero	6	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	1	—
26	MF	Sebastián González	9	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	11	1	2	—
27	MF	Jefferson Troya	5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	1	—
28	MF	Joseph Espinoza	5	—	1	—	4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	10	—	2	—
29	MF	Adolfo Muñoz	24	7	3	—	5	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	32	7	3	—
30	FW	Kevin Mercado	4	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	1	1	—
31	MF	Jefferson Arce	10	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	1	1	—
32	MF	Nilson Angulo	11	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	13	1	3	1
33	MF	Jairón Charcopa	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
34	MF	Ariel Mina	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
38	DF	Maiky de la Cruz	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
12	GK	Erik Viveros	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—
19	FW	Cristian Martínez Borja	13	5	2	—	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	9	2	—
23	MF	Matías Zunino	17	1	4	—	6	2	1	—	4	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	29	3	6	—
Totals			—	48	81	5	—	14	16	1	—	5	7	0	—	4	6	0	—	68	100	6

As of November 26, 2021 ^[14]

Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.

Team statistics

	Total	Home	Away	Neutral
Total Games played	42	20	20	2
Total Games won	18	12	4	2
Total Games drawn	14	4	10
Total Games lost	10	4	6
Games played (LigaPro)	30	15	15
Games won (LigaPro)	12	9	3
Games drawn (LigaPro)	12	4	8
Games lost (LigaPro)	6	2	4
Games played (CONMEBOL Libertadores)	6	3	3
Games won (CONMEBOL Libertadores)	2	2
Games drawn (CONMEBOL Libertadores)	2		2
Games lost (CONMEBOL Libertadores)	2	1	1
Games played (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)	4	2	2
Games won (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)	2	1	1
Games drawn (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)
Games lost (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)	2	1	1
Games played (Supercopa Ecuador)	2			2
Games won (Supercopa Ecuador)	2			2
Games drawn (Supercopa Ecuador)
Games lost (Supercopa Ecuador)
Biggest win (LigaPro)	4 - 0 vs Olmedo	4 - 0 vs Olmedo	2 - 0 vs Barcelona SC 3 - 1 vs Mushuc Runa
Biggest loss (LigaPro)	1 - 4 vs 9 de Octubre	1 - 3 vs Aucas 0 - 2 vs Independiente del Valle	1 - 4 vs 9 de Octubre
Biggest win (CONMEBOL Libertadores)	5 - 2 vs Unión La Calera	5 - 2 vs Unión La Calera
Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Libertadores)	1 - 3 vs Vélez Sarsfield	2 - 3 vs Flamengo	1 - 3 vs Vélez Sarsfield
Biggest win (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)	2 - 1 vs Grêmio 1 - 0 vs Athletico Paranaense	1 - 0 vs Athletico Paranaense	2 - 1 vs Grêmio
Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)	2 - 4 vs Athletico Paranaense	0 - 1 vs Grêmio	2 - 4 vs Athletico Paranaense
Biggest win (Supercopa Ecuador)	4 - 2 vs Delfín			4 - 2 vs Delfín
Biggest loss (Supercopa Ecuador)
Clean sheets	9	5	3	1
Goals scored	74	40	29	5
Goals conceded	62	26	34	2
Goal difference	+12	+14	-5	+3
Average GF per game	1.76	2	1.45	2.5
Average GA per game	1.48	1.3	1.7	1
Yellow cards	110	53	51	6
Red cards	6	1	5
Most appearances	Jordy Alcívar (40)	Jordy Alcívar (19)	Jordy Alcívar (19)	Jordy Alcívar (2) Luis Amarilla (2) Billy Arce (2) Luis Caicedo (2) Christian Cruz (2) Adrián Gabbarini (2) Sebastián González (2) Jhojan Julio (2) Andersson Ordóñez (2) Lucas Piovi (2) José Quintero (2) Lucas Villarruel (2) Matías Zunino (2)
Most minutes played	Adrián Gabbarini (3161)	Adrián Gabbarini (1530)	Franklin Guerra (1454)	Luis Amarilla (180) Luis Caicedo (180) Adrián Gabbarini (180) Andersson Ordóñez (180) José Quintero (180)
Top scorer	Luis Amarilla (15)	Luis Amarilla (7) Cristian Martínez Borja (7) Adolfo Muñoz (7)	Luis Amarilla (6)	Billy Arce (2) Luis Amarilla (2)
Worst discipline	Luis Caicedo (2)	Santiago Scotto (1)	Luis Caicedo (2)	Luis Caicedo (1) Adrián Gabbarini (1) Sebastián González (1) Jhojan Julio (1) Andersson Ordóñez (1) Lucas Piovi (1)
Penalties for	5/7 (71.43%)	3/4 (75%)	2/3 (66.67%)
Penalties against	9/10 (90%)	4/4 (100%)	5/6 (83.33%)
League Points	48/90 (53.33%)	31/45 (68.89%)	17/45 (37.78%)
Winning rate	42.86%	60%	20%	100%

As of November 26, 2021
Source: See Competitive matches (above)

References

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6. "Marcos Caicedo dejará Liga de Quito y será prestado al Guayaquil City". Bendito Fútbol. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
7. "Andrés Chicaiza reforzará a Deportivo Cuenca en la temporada 2021". El Comercio. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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9. "Junior Sornoza ya es jugador de Xolos de Tijuana y podría debutar en el torneo Clausura-2021 este viernes 8 de enero". El Universo. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
10. "Édison Vega jugará en Aucas tras su polémica salida de Liga de Quito". El Comercio. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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External links

• Official website (in Spanish)