2024 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

L.D.U. Quito

2024 season
President	Isaac Álvarez
Manager	Pablo Sánchez
Stadium	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
LigaPro	Champions (13th title)
CONMEBOL Libertadores	Group Stage
CONMEBOL Recopa	Runner-up
CONMEBOL Sudamericana	Round of 16
Copa Ecuador	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Álex Arce (28 goals) All: Álex Arce (35 goals)
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Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2024 season was the club's 94th year of existence, the 71st year in professional football, and the 63rd in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

Club

Personnel

President: Isaac Álvarez

Sporting manager: Eduardo Álvarez

Coaching staff

Manager: Pablo Sánchez

Assistant manager: Leandro Martín, Adrián Gabbarini

Physical trainer: Walter Minella

Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

Kits

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Banco Pichincha, Chery, Discover, Ecuabet, Terrawind Global Protection

Squad information

Num	Pos	Nat.	Player	Age	Since	App	Goals	Notes
1	GK	ECU	Gonzalo Valle	27	2024	0	0
3	DF	ECU	Richard Mina	24	2023	13	0
4	DF	HAI	Ricardo Adé	33	2023	28	0
8	MF	ECU	Luis Estupiñán	24	2024	0	0
9	FW	ARG	Lisandro Alzugaray	33	2023	30	5
11	FW	ECU	Michael Estrada	27	2024	0	0
12	GK	ECU	Ethan Minda	19	2022	1	0
13	FW	ECU	Ruddy Mina	17	2024	0	0
14	DF	ECU	José Quintero	33	2015	250	22
15	MF	BOL	Gabriel Villamíl	22	2024	0	0
17	MF	ECU	Darío Mina	25	2024	0	0
18	MF	ARG	Lucas Piovi	32	2020	93	0
19	FW	PAR	Álex Arce	28	2024	0	0
20	MF	CHI	Fernando Cornejo	28	2024	0	0
21	MF	ECU	Ederson Castillo	15	2024	0	0
22	GK	ECU	Alexander Domínguez	36	2022	332	0	Previously with the club from '06–'16
24	DF	ARG	Andrés Zanini	26	2024	0	0
25	MF	ECU	Madison Julio	26	2024	0	0
26	MF	ECU	Jhojan Julio	25	2023	176	23	Previously with the club from '16–'22
29	DF	ECU	Bryan Ramírez	23	2023	25	0
30	DF	URU	Gian Franco Allala	27	2024	0	0
31	DF	ECU	Daniel de la Cruz	20	2024	0	0
32	MF	ECU	Juan Sebastián Rodríguez	18	2024	0	0
33	DF	ECU	Leonel Quiñónez	30	2023	23	1
35	FW	ECU	Jairón Charcopa	19	2021	4	0
88	MF	ECU	Marco Angulo	21	2024	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 Gonzalo Valle [1] ECU GK 27 Guayaquil City Andrés Zanini [2] ARG DF 26 Chacarita Juniors Marco Angulo [3] ECU MF 21 FC Cincinnati (Loan) Joseph Espinoza [4] ECU MF 23 Emelec (Loan return) Luis Estupiñán [5] ECU MF 24 Técnico Universitario Juan Macías [6] ECU MF 18 São Paulo (Loan return) Gabriel Villamíl [7] BOL MF 22 Bolívar (Loan) Álex Arce [8] PAR FW 28 Independiente Rivadavia Michael Estrada [9] ECU FW 27 CSKA Sofia Miguel Parrales [10] ECU FW 28 Guayaquil City (Loan)

Players Out Name Nat Pos Age Moving to Adrián Gabbarini ECU GK 38 Retired Yeltzin Erique ECU DF 20 Orense (Loan) Danny Luna ECU MF 32 Deportivo Cuenca Mauricio Martínez ARG MF 30 Rosario Central Ariel Mina ECU MF 20 Cuniburo F.C. (Loan) Jefferson Valverde ECU MF 24 Houston Dynamo FC José Enrique Angulo ECU FW 28 Delfín Walter Chalá ECU FW 31 Deportivo Cuenca Paolo Guerrero PER FW 40 Universidad César Vallejo Renato Ibarra ECU FW 32 Independiente del Valle

Summer transfers

Players In Name Nat Pos Age Moving from Gian Franco Allala URU DF 27 Boston River Fernando Cornejo CHI MF 28 Palestino Madison Julio ECU MF 26 Oleksandriya Dario Mina ECU MF 25 Macará

Players Out Name Nat Pos Age Moving to Facundo Rodríguez ARG DF 24 Estudiantes Daykol Romero ECU DF 23 Universidad Católica (Loan) Alexander Alvarado ECU MF 25 Universidad Católica (Loan) Michael Bermúdez ECU MF 18 OFK Beograd (Loan) Joseph Espinoza ECU MF 23 Macará (Loan) Sebastián González ECU MF 21 TBA Juan Macías ECU MF 19 Macará (Loan) Óscar Zambrano ECU MF 20 Hull City (Loan) Jan Carlos Hurtado VEN FW 24 Atlético Goianiense (Loan return) Miguel Parrales ECU FW 28 Orense

Competitions

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
LigaPro	First Stage	Champions	March 4	December 14
CONMEBOL Libertadores	Group Stage	Group Stage	April 2	May 28
CONMEBOL Recopa	Final	Runner-up	February 22	February 29
CONMEBOL Sudamericana	Knockout round play-offs	Round of 16	July 18	August 21
Copa Ecuador	Round of 32	Quarter-finals	July 30	October 2

Pre-season friendlies

L.D.U. Quito v Universidad Católica

January 29Noche Blanca	L.D.U. Quito	2–0	Universidad Católica	Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00	Jairón Charcopa 48', 56'			Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado

LigaPro

Main article: 2024 Ecuadorian Serie A

The 2024 season was Liga's 63rd season in the Serie A and their 23rd consecutive. They won their 13th title.

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	9	3	3	27	17	+10	30	5	1	1	15	7	+8	4	2	2	12	10	+2

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on June 2. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

L.D.U. Quito v Macará

March 4Round 1	L.D.U. Quito	2–1	Macará	Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00	Alzugaray 5' Arce 30' Adé  48' Estupiñán  87'		Pons 8' (pen.),  36' Morales  41'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 3,409 Referee: Oswaldo Contreras

Cumbayá v L.D.U. Quito

March 10Round 2	Cumbayá	1–3	L.D.U. Quito	Quito
18:00 UTC−05:00	Estacio  13' Carabalí  48' Hurtado  61' Vides 73' Altuna  75'		Alzugaray 11' Quiñónez  30' Arce 54', 63' Rodríguez  58' Piovi  83'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 3,563 Referee: Juan Carlos Andrade

L.D.U. Quito v Aucas

March 16Round 3	L.D.U. Quito	1–2	Aucas	Quito
15:30 UTC−05:00	Arce 4' Piovi  38' Alzugaray  50' Domínguez  90+2'		Jaramillo  29' Vega  32' Carcelén 44',  76' Medina 45+4' Muñoz  59' Reséndez  78'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 15,507 Referee: Alex Cajas

L.D.U. Quito v Imbabura

March 28Round 6	L.D.U. Quito	5–0	Imbabura	Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00	Arce 12', 72', 75' Rodríguez  65' Piovi 81' Charcopa 86', 87'		Folleco  42' Coronel  64'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Christian Guillén

El Nacional v L.D.U. Quito

April 6Round 7	El Nacional	1–2	L.D.U. Quito	Quito
15:30 UTC−05:00	Peralta  19'  90+3' Palacios 43' Olmedo  90'		Rodríguez  32' Piovi 34',  86' Arce  32', 51' Estupiñán  65'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 22,747 Referee: Gabriel González

L.D.U. Quito v Delfín

April 15Round 8	L.D.U. Quito	2–1	Delfín	Quito
19:00 UTC−05:00	Piovi  18' Arce 39', 76' (pen.)		Elordi  20' Alman  41' Humanante  75' Messiniti 88'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 3,663 Referee: Bruan Loayza

Orense v L.D.U. Quito

April 19Round 9	Orense	1–0	L.D.U. Quito	Machala
16:30 UTC−05:00	Herrera 27' Velasco  44' Quiñónez  45+3' Achilier  60' Andrade  90+1'		Mina Caicedo  21' Alzugaray  21' Adé  58' Julio  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio 9 de Mayo Attendance: 3,612 Referee: Anthony Díaz

L.D.U. Quito v Técnico Universitario

April 27Round 10	L.D.U. Quito	1–0	Técnico Universitario	Quito
18:00 UTC−05:00	Arce 16' Quiñónez  20' Domínguez  82' Adé  81' Estrada  90+1' Piovi  90+4'		Luzarraga  39'  46'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 5,361 Referee: Kevin Pazmiño

Libertad v L.D.U. Quito

April 30Round 4	Libertad	2–3	L.D.U. Quito	Loja
19:00 UTC−05:00	Caicedo  22' Zambrano 60' Ávila 68'		Charcopa 2', 28' Estrada 17',  45+4' Piovi  61'	Stadium: Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Russell Terán
Note: This match was rescheduled because Liga's players were participating in international friendly matches with their national teams.

Mushuc Runa v L.D.U. Quito

May 4Round 11	Mushuc Runa	0–1	L.D.U. Quito	Ambato
15:30 UTC−05:00	Parrales  44' Zambrano  45' Bauman  45+6'		Arce 41' Domínguez  45+3' Villamíl  45+5' Alvarado  60',  78' Estrada  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio COAC Mushuc Runa Attendance: 4,999 Referee: Augusto Aragón

L.D.U. Quito v Emelec

May 11Round 12	L.D.U. Quito	2–2	Emelec	Quito
18:00 UTC−05:00	Alzugaray 12',  25' Quiñónez  15' Estrada 84'		Carabalí  46' Castelli 66',  84'  86' González  79' Rivero 87' Erbes  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 9,927 Referee: Alex Cajas

Independiente del Valle v L.D.U. Quito

May 18Round 13	Independiente del Valle	1–1	L.D.U. Quito	Quito
18:00 UTC−05:00	Carabajal  30' Zabala 32' Ibarra  56' Fernández  90+5'		Arce 22',  74' Estupiñán  69' Rodríguez  81'	Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil Attendance: 6,387 Referee: Bryan Loayza

Barcelona SC v L.D.U. Quito

May 22Round 5	Barcelona SC	2–0	L.D.U. Quito	Guayaquil
19:00 UTC−05:00	Díaz 30' Fydriszewski 47'		Quiñónez  21' Estrada  74'  82' Zambrano  85'	Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha Attendance: 10,514 Referee: Yerson Zambrano
Note: This match was rescheduled because Liga's players were participating in international friendly matches with their national teams.

L.D.U. Quito v Universidad Católica

May 25Round 14	L.D.U. Quito	2–1	Universidad Católica	Quito
20:00 UTC−05:00	Arce 25' Ramírez  29' Quiñónez  32' Villamíl  36' Mina Caicedo  55' Estupiñán  68' Martínez 87' (o.g.) Hurtado  90+4'		Clavijo  50' Rodríguez  64' Díaz  64', 81' (pen.) Anangonó  72' Castillo  75'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 9,123 Referee: Gabriel González

Deportivo Cuenca v L.D.U. Quito

June 2Round 15	Deportivo Cuenca	2–2	L.D.U. Quito	Cuenca
18:00 UTC−05:00	Magnín 45' (pen.) Mancinelli 76'		Estrada 17' Alzugaray 41' Villamíl  65'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Attendance: 9,018 Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

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	11	2	2	33	14	+19	35	6	2	0	19	4	+15	5	0	2	14	10	+4

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on December 1. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Macará v L.D.U. Quito

August 4Round 1	Macará	0–4	L.D.U. Quito	Ambato
15:30 UTC−05:00	Álvarez  58' Tello  72' Muñoz  88'		Zambrano 12' J. Julio 16' Arce 43', 55'	Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Attendance: 7,379 Referee: Yerson Zambrano

L.D.U. Quito v Cumbayá

August 10Round 2	L.D.U. Quito	2–1	Cumbayá	Quito
15:00 UTC−05:00	Arce 61' Alzugaray 66' J. Julio  90+4'		Gustavino 23' Serpa  25' Paredes  55' Ortíz  68' Plúas  88'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 7,196 Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

Aucas v L.D.U. Quito

August 17Round 3	Aucas	0–1	L.D.U. Quito	Quito
16:30 UTC−05:00	González  27' Blanco  45+1' Caicedo  76'		Ramírez  19' Arce 52' Quintero  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Attendance: 8,959 Referee: Augusto Aragón

L.D.U. Quito v Libertad

August 25Round 4	L.D.U. Quito	3–0	Libertad	Quito
15:30 UTC−05:00	D. Mina  45' Ramírez 61' Adé 72' Estupiñán 80'		Mina  33' Caicedo  35' Molina  38' Bolaños  53'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 7,344 Referee: Oswaldo Contreras

L.D.U. Quito v Barcelona SC

August 31Round 5	L.D.U. Quito	3–0	Barcelona SC	Quito
18:00 UTC−05:00	Cornejo 2' Arce  22' Quintero 29', 79' Adé  37' Ramírez  69' Estupiñán  84'		Ramírez  28' Chalá  71' Oyola  84'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 19,134 Referee: Gabriel González

Imbabura v L.D.U. Quito

September 14Round 6	Imbabura	4–0	L.D.U. Quito	Ibarra
16:30 UTC−05:00	Klimowicz 6', 44' Paz 22' Pantoja  27', 45+2' (pen.) Mendoza  66'  70'		Domínguez  69'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra Attendance: 6,353 Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

L.D.U. Quito v El Nacional

September 21Round 7	L.D.U. Quito	1–1	El Nacional	Quito
16:30 UTC−05:00	Adé  19' Villamíl 45' Mina Caicedo  71'  90+6'		Cortez 21' (pen.) Cabezas  27' Cabeza  41' Borja  53' Pazmiño  85' Mora  90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 9,510 Referee: Augusto Aragón

Delfín v L.D.U. Quito

September 29Round 8	Delfín	3–2	L.D.U. Quito	Manta
15:00 UTC−05:00	Phillips 23', 72' (pen.) Angulo 89' (pen.)		Piovi 11',  71' Allala  26' Arce 45+2' Adé  68' Domínguez  72' Charcopa  -'	Stadium: Estadio Jocay Attendance: 853 Referee: Franklin Congo

L.D.U. Quito v Orense

October 6Round 9	L.D.U. Quito	2–0	Orense	Quito
14:30 UTC−05:00	Cornejo 21' Alzugaray  59' Ramírez 79'		Vásquez  27' Servetto  45+11' Calderón  83'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 7,243 Referee: Bryan Loayza

Técnico Universitario v L.D.U. Quito

October 19Round 10	Técnico Universitario	1–2	L.D.U. Quito	Ambato
15:30 UTC−05:00	Pérez  51' Armas 83' Torres  90'		Piovi  34' Alzugaray 41' de la Cruz  53'  58' Arce 65'	Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Attendance: 6,312 Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

L.D.U. Quito v Mushuc Runa

October 26Round 11	L.D.U. Quito	1–1	Mushuc Runa	Quito
15:30 UTC−05:00	Montaño 27' (o.g.) Quiñónez  38'  75' Piovi  79' Arce  90+1' Mina Caicedo  90+4'		Montaño  22' Quintero  34' Tapiero  80' Acuña 90+3' Mina  90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 5,902 Referee: Robert Cabrera

Emelec v L.D.U. Quito

November 3Round 12	Emelec	0–1	L.D.U. Quito	Guayaquil
15:30 UTC−05:00	Ayoví  53' Meli  72' Cortéz  74' Quiñónez  75' Sánchez  90+5' González  90+7'		Piovi 45+3',  54' de la Cruz  63' Mina Caicedo  75' Estrada  90+7'	Stadium: Estadio George Capwell Attendance: 9,540 Referee: Juan Carlos Andrade

L.D.U. Quito v Independiente del Valle

November 9Round 13	L.D.U. Quito	2–1	Independiente del Valle	Quito
15:30 UTC−05:00	Arce 45+1' Cornejo 62'		Medina 17' Medina  60' Carabajal  65' Zárate  74' Páez  90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 19,267 Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

Universidad Católica v L.D.U. Quito

November 24Round 14	Universidad Católica	2–4	L.D.U. Quito	Quito
15:30 UTC−05:00	Grillo  54' Palacios 85' (pen.) Nieto 90+3' (pen.)		Arce 9', 32', 46' Piovi 26' Ramírez  45' Domínguez  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 12,190 Referee: Bryan Loayza

L.D.U. Quito v Deportivo Cuenca

December 1Round 15	L.D.U. Quito	5–0	Deportivo Cuenca	Quito
15:30 UTC−05:00	Villamíl 3', 90' Ramírez 8' Arce 22', 42'		Mera  47' Duarte  70'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 17,963 Referee: Augusto Aragón

Finals

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
2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	3	1	0	0	3	0	+3	0	0	1	0	1	−1

Results by round

Round	1	2
Ground	H	A
Result	W	L

Updated to match(es) played on December 14. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

L.D.U. Quito v Independiente del Valle

December 7Finals	L.D.U. Quito	3–0	Independiente del Valle	Quito
15:30 UTC−05:00	Arce 45+2', 58' Villamíl 73' Estrada  90'			Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Attendance: 17,938 Referee: Bryan Loayza

Independiente del Valle v L.D.U. Quito

December 14Finals	Independiente del Valle	1–0	L.D.U. Quito	Quito
15:30 UTC−05:00	Carabajal  36' Ibarra  42' Caicedo  83' Zárate 90+6'		Villamíl  36' Quiñónez  38' de la Cruz  45+2' Adé  45+2' Quintero  46' Arce  82'	Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Guillermo Guerrero

CONMEBOL Libertadores

Main article: 2024 Copa Libertadores

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores—their 21st participation in the continental tournament—as champions of the 2023 CONMEBOL Sudamericana. They entered the competition in the Group Stage.

CONMEBOL Libertadores squad

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ECU Gonzalo Valle 3 DF   ECU Richard Mina 4 DF   HAI Ricardo Adé 6 DF   ARG Facundo Rodríguez 7 FW   VEN Jan Carlos Hurtado 8 MF   ECU Luis Estupiñán 9 FW   ARG Lisandro Alzugaray 10 MF   ECU Alexander Alvarado 11 FW   ECU Michael Estrada 12 GK   ECU Ethan Minda 13 DF   ECU Daykol Romero 14 DF   ECU José Quintero 15 MF   BOL Gabriel Villamíl 16 FW   ECU Miguel Parrales

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF   ECU Michael Bermúdez 18 MF   ARG Lucas Piovi (captain) 19 FW   PAR Álex Arce 21 MF   ECU Sebastián González 22 GK   ECU Alexander Domínguez 24 DF   ARG Andrés Zanini 26 MF   ECU Jhojan Julio 28 MF   ECU Joseph Espinoza 29 DF   ECU Bryan Ramírez 30 MF   ECU Juan Macías 33 DF   ECU Leonel Quiñónez 35 FW   ECU Jairón Charcopa 88 MF   ECU Marco Angulo

Source: ^[11]

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	1	3	6	6	0	7	2	0	1	3	1	+2	0	1	2	3	5	−2

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		JUN	BOT	LDQ	UNI
1	Junior	6	2	4	0	7	4	+3	10	Advance to round of 16		—	0–0	1–1	1–1
2	Botafogo	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10			1–3	—	2–1	3–1
3	LDU Quito	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	7	Transfer to Copa Sudamericana		0–1	1–0	—	2–0
4	Universitario	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5			1–1	0–1	2–1	—

Source: CONMEBOL

Universitario v L.D.U. Quito

April 2Round 1	Universitario	2–1	L.D.U. Quito	Lima
21:00 UTC−05:00	Saravia  13' Rivera 50', 70' Portocarrero  66' Cabanillas  83'	Report	Angulo  20' Quiñónez 29' González  86'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental "U" Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

L.D.U. Quito v Botafogo

April 11Round 2	L.D.U. Quito	1–0	Botafogo	Quito
17:00 UTC−05:00	Alzugaray 4' Rodríguez  45+3' Villamíl  67' Julio  84'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Junior v L.D.U. Quito

April 23Round 3	Junior	1–1	L.D.U. Quito	Barranquilla
21:00 UTC−05:00	Bacca 12' (pen.),  80' Mena  21' Peña  90+5'	Report	Estrada  21' Arce 45' (pen.),  90' Julio  61'	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Botafogo v L.D.U. Quito

May 8Round 4	Botafogo	2–1	L.D.U. Quito	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−03:00	Hugo 31' Lucas Halter  45' Marlon Freitas  51' Luiz Henrique  56' Júnior Santos 69' Hernández  90'		Estrada 45+1',  45+7' Domínguez  72' Piovi  82'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

L.D.U. Quito v Junior

May 14Round 5	L.D.U. Quito	0–1	Junior	Quito
17:00 UTC−05:00	Mina Caicedo  45'	Report	Pacheco  29' Enamorado 37'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

L.D.U. Quito v Universitario

May 28Round 6	L.D.U. Quito	2–0	Universitario	Quito
17:00 UTC−05:00	Arce 44' Quintero  45+2' Alzugaray 67'	Report	Gonzáles  63'  83'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

CONMEBOL Recopa

Main article: 2024 Recopa Sudamericana

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2024 CONMEBOL Recopa—their 3rd participation in the continental tournament—as champions of the 2023 CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

CONMEBOL Recopa squad

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ECU Gonzalo Valle 3 DF   ECU Richard Mina 4 DF   HAI Ricardo Adé 5 MF   ECU Óscar Zambrano 6 DF   ARG Facundo Rodríguez 7 FW   VEN Jan Carlos Hurtado 8 MF   ECU Luis Estupiñán 9 FW   ARG Lisandro Alzugaray 10 MF   ECU Alexander Alvarado 11 FW   ECU Michael Estrada 12 GK   ECU Ethan Minda 13 DF   ECU Daykol Romero 14 DF   ECU José Quintero 15 MF   BOL Gabriel Villamíl 16 FW   ECU Miguel Parrales

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF   ECU Michael Bermúdez 18 MF   ARG Lucas Piovi (captain) 19 FW   PAR Álex Arce 21 MF   ECU Sebastián González 22 GK   ECU Alexander Domínguez 24 DF   ARG Andrés Zanini 25 MF   ECU Jefferson Valverde 26 MF   ECU Jhojan Julio 28 MF   ECU Joseph Espinoza 29 DF   ECU Bryan Ramírez 30 MF   ECU Juan Macías 33 DF   ECU Leonel Quiñónez 35 FW   ECU Jairón Charcopa 88 MF   ECU Marco Angulo

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
2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	3	1	0	0	1	0	+1	0	0	1	0	2	−2

L.D.U. Quito v Fluminense

February 22Final	L.D.U. Quito	1–0	Fluminense	Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00	Piovi  47' Arce 90+2',  90+5'	Report	Matheus Martinelli  43' Guga  74'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Fluminense v L.D.U. Quito

February 29Final	Fluminense	2–0	L.D.U. Quito	Rio de Janeiro
21:30 UTC−03:00	Arias 76', 90' (pen.) Thiago Santos  78' John Kennedy  79' Diogo Barbosa  90+3' Cano  90+4'	Report	Quintero  67' Julio  78'	Stadium: Maracanã Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

CONMEBOL Sudamericana

Main article: 2024 Copa Sudamericana

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2024 CONMEBOL Sudamericana—their 15th participation in the continental tournament—after finishing third in Group D 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores. They entered the competition in the Knockout round play-offs.

CONMEBOL Sudamericana squad

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ECU Gonzalo Valle 3 DF   ECU Richard Mina 4 DF   HAI Ricardo Adé 5 MF   ECU Óscar Zambrano 8 MF   ECU Luis Estupiñán 9 FW   ARG Lisandro Alzugaray 11 FW   ECU Michael Estrada 12 GK   ECU Ethan Minda 14 DF   ECU José Quintero 15 MF   BOL Gabriel Villamíl 17 MF   ECU Darío Mina 18 MF   ARG Lucas Piovi (captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW   PAR Álex Arce 20 MF   CHI Fernando Cornejo 22 GK   ECU Alexander Domínguez 24 DF   ARG Andrés Zanini 25 MF   ECU Madison Julio 26 MF   ECU Jhojan Julio 29 DF   ECU Bryan Ramírez 30 DF   URU Gian Franco Allala 31 DF   ECU Daniel de la Cruz 33 DF   ECU Leonel Quiñónez 35 FW   ECU Jairón Charcopa 88 MF   ECU Marco Angulo

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	1	0	3	6	8	−2	3	1	0	1	4	2	+2	0	0	2	2	6	−4

Knockout round play-offs

L.D.U. Quito v Always Ready

July 18Knockout round play-offs	L.D.U. Quito	3–0	Always Ready	Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00	Arce 16' Adé 27' J. Julio  48', 53' Alzugaray  65'	Report	Caicedo  87'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Always Ready v L.D.U. Quito

July 25Knockout round play-offs	Always Ready	3–1	L.D.U. Quito	El Alto
20:30 UTC−04:00	Terrazas 1' Cuéllar  17' Carabalí  82', 88' Martínes 84'	Report	Adé  43' Alzugaray 50' Estrada  85' Villamíl  86'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de El Alto Referee: Flavio de Souza (Brazil)

Round of 16

L.D.U. Quito v Lanús

August 14Round of 16	L.D.U. Quito	1–2	Lanús	Quito
19:30 UTC−05:00	Arce 14' Piovi  19' D. Mina  90+2'	Report	Pérez 23' Moreno 45+1' Aquino  64'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)

Lanús v L.D.U. Quito

August 21Round of 16	Lanús	3–1	L.D.U. Quito	Lanús
21:30 UTC−03:00	Bou 9' Aquino  33' Morgantini  73' Izquierdoz 78' Acosta 89'	Report	Arce 37' Piovi  77' J. Julio  81' Estupiñán  90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Copa Ecuador

Main article: 2024 Copa Ecuador

It will be L.D.U. Quito's 3rd participation in the Copa Ecuador. They entered the competition in the Round of 32.

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
3	1	2	0	3	0	+3	5	1	1	0	3	0	+3	0	1	0	0	0	0

Round of 32

Bonita Banana v L.D.U. Quito

July 30Round of 32	Bonita Banana	0–0 (0–3 p)	L.D.U. Quito	Machala
19:00 UTC−00:00	García  25'		Zanini  38' Piovi  87'	Stadium: Estadio 9 de Mayo Referee: Mario Romero
	Penalties
	Montaño Zhingre Méndez		Arce Alzugaray Piovi Estrada

Round of 16

L.D.U. Quito v Deportivo Cuenca

August 28Round of 16	L.D.U. Quito	3–0	Deportivo Cuenca	Quito
18:30 UTC−00:00	Alzugaray  10' M. Julio 33' Arce 70' Piovi  74' Villamíl 75'		Zanini  38' Piovi  87'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Kevin Pazmiño

Quarter-finals

L.D.U. Quito v El Nacional

October 2Quarter-finals	L.D.U. Quito	0–0 (1–3 p)	El Nacional	Quito
17:00 UTC−00:00	Ramírez  53'  90+3' Quintero  57'		Arce  60'	Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Gabriel González
	Penalties
	Arce Alzugaray Quiñónez Piovi		Bedoya Cela Pineida Vélez

Player statistics

Num	Pos	Player	App				App				App				App				App				App
			LigaPro				CONMEBOL Libertadores				CONMEBOL Recopa				CONMEBOL Sudamericana				Copa Ecuador				Total
1	GK	Gonzalo Valle	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	6	—	—	—
3	DF	Richard Mina	21	—	4	1	3	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	30	—	5	1
4	DF	Ricardo Adé	27	1	6	1	5	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	4	1	1	—	2	—	—	—	40	2	7	1
8	MF	Luis Estupiñán	28	1	5	—	6	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	3	—	1	—	3	—	—	—	42	1	6	—
9	FW	Lisandro Alzugaray	24	6	4	—	5	2	—	—	2	—	—	—	4	1	1	—	3	—	1	—	38	9	6	—
11	FW	Michael Estrada	23	3	5	1	6	1	2	—	2	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	34	4	8	1
12	GK	Ethan Minda	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	FW	Ruddy Mina	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
14	DF	José Quintero	18	2	2	—	6	—	1	—	2	—	1	—	4	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	32	2	5	—
15	MF	Gabriel Villamíl	24	4	4	—	4	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	3	1	—	—	35	5	6	—
17	MF	Darío Mina	5	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	9	—	1	1
18	MF	Lucas Piovi	28	5	9	1	6	—	1	—	2	—	1	—	3	—	2	—	3	—	2	—	42	5	15	1
19	FW	Álex Arce	31	28	5	—	6	2	1	—	2	1	1	—	4	3	—	—	3	1	—	—	46	35	7	—
20	MF	Fernando Cornejo	17	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	24	3	—	—
21	MF	Ederson Castillo	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
22	GK	Alexander Domínguez	30	—	5	1	6	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	42	—	6	1
24	DF	Andrés Zanini	7	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	10	—	1	—
25	MF	Madison Julio	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	16	1	—	—
26	MF	Jhojan Julio	17	1	2	—	4	—	2	—	2	—	1	—	4	1	2	—	2	—	—	—	29	2	7	—
29	DF	Bryan Ramírez	26	3	4	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	2	—	—	1	33	3	4	1
30	DF	Gian Franco Allala	8	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	12	—	1	—
31	DF	Daniel de la Cruz	12	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	14	—	2	1
32	MF	Juan Sebastián Rodríguez	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—
33	DF	Leonel Quiñónez	30	—	6	1	6	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	45	1	6	1
35	FW	Jairón Charcopa	11	3	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	17	3	1	1
88	MF	Marco Angulo	11	—	—	—	5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	20	—	1	—
5	MF	Óscar Zambrano	13	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	1	1	—
6	DF	Facundo Rodríguez	11	—	4	—	5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	5	—
7	FW	Jan Carlos Hurtado	5	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	1	—
10	MF	Alexander Alvarado	10	—	1	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	1	1
13	DF	Daykol Romero	7	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—
16	FW	Miguel Parrales	9	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—
17	MF	Michael Bermúdez	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	MF	Sebastián González	7	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	1	—
25	MF	Jefferson Valverde	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
28	MF	Joseph Espinoza	5	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—
34	MF	Juan Macías	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Totals			—	61	72	10	—	6	13	0	—	1	4	0	—	6	10	0	—	3	5	1	—	77	104	11

As of December 14, 2024 ^[14]

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

Team statistics

	Total	Home	Away
Total Games played	47	24	23
Total Games won	26	17	9
Total Games drawn	8	4	4
Total Games lost	13	3	10
Games played (LigaPro)	32	16	16
Games won (LigaPro)	21	12	9
Games drawn (LigaPro)	5	3	2
Games lost (LigaPro)	6	1	5
Games played (CONMEBOL Libertadores)	6	3	3
Games won (CONMEBOL Libertadores)	2	2
Games drawn (CONMEBOL Libertadores)	1		1
Games lost (CONMEBOL Libertadores)	3	1	2
Games played (CONMEBOL Recopa)	2	1	1
Games won (CONMEBOL Recopa)	1	1
Games drawn (CONMEBOL Recopa)
Games lost (CONMEBOL Recopa)	1		1
Games played (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)	4	2	2
Games won (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)	1	1
Games drawn (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)
Games lost (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)	3	1	2
Games played (Copa Ecuador)	3	2	1
Games won (Copa Ecuador)	1	1
Games drawn (Copa Ecuador)	2	1	1
Games lost (Copa Ecuador)
Biggest win (LigaPro)	5–0 vs Imbabura 5–0 vs Deportivo Cuenca	5–0 vs Imbabura 5–0 vs Deportivo Cuenca	4–0 vs Macará
Biggest loss (LigaPro)	0–4 vs Imbabura	1–2 vs Aucas	0–4 vs Imbabura
Biggest win (CONMEBOL Libertadores)	2–0 vs Universitario	2–0 vs Universitario
Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Libertadores)	1–2 vs Universitario 1–2 vs Botafogo 0–1 vs Junior	0–1 vs Junior	1–2 vs Universitario 1–2 vs Botafogo
Biggest win (CONMEBOL Recopa)	1–0 vs Fluminense	1–0 vs Fluminense
Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Recopa)	0–2 vs Fluminense		0–2 vs Fluminense
Biggest win (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)	3–0 vs Always Ready	3–0 vs Always Ready
Biggest loss (CONMEBOL Sudamericana)	1–3 vs Always Ready 1–3 vs Lanús	1–2 vs Lanús	1–3 vs Always Ready 1–3 vs Lanús
Biggest win (Copa Ecuador)	3–0 vs Deportivo Cuenca	3–0 vs Deportivo Cuenca
Biggest loss (Copa Ecuador)
Clean sheets	18	13	5
Goals scored	79	48	31
Goals conceded	48	14	34
Goal difference	+31	+34	-3
Average GF per game	1.68	2	1.35
Average GA per game	1.02	0.58	1.48
Yellow cards	104	44	60
Red cards	11	6	5
Most appearances	Álex Arce (46)	Álex Arce (24) Leonel Quiñónez (24)	Álex Arce (22)
Most minutes played	Leonel Quiñónez (3789)	Leonel Quiñónez (2032)	Alexander Domínguez (1845)
Top scorer	Álex Arce (35)	Álex Arce (20)	Álex Arce (15)
Worst discipline	Lucas Piovi (1) (15)	Lucas Piovi (1) (6)	Michael Estrada (1) (6)
Penalties for	2/3 (66.67%)	1/1 (100%)	1/2 (50%)
Penalties against	11/13 (84.62%)	3/3 (100%)	8/10 (80%)
League Points	68/96 (70.83%)	39/48 (81.25%)	29/48 (60.42%)
Winning rate	55.32%	70.83%	39.13%

As of December 14, 2024
Source: See Competitive matches (above)

References

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2. "Andrés Zanini llega al país para unirse a Liga de Quito". primicias.ec. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
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7. "Oficial: Gabriel Villamil es nuevo jugador de Liga de Quito para 2024". primicias.ec. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
8. "Oficial: El paraguayo Alex Arce es nuevo fichaje de Liga de Quito". primicias.ec. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
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10. "Liga de Quito cuenta con nuevos delanteros para el 2024: Miguel Parrales y Luis Estupiñán". eluniverso.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
11. "Lista de Buena Fe". CONMEBOL. Lista de Buena Fe. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
12. "Lista de Buena Fe". CONMEBOL. Lista de Buena Fe. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
13. "Lista de Buena Fe". CONMEBOL. Lista de Buena Fe. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
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External links

• Official website (in Spanish)