Liga Deportiva Universitaria, often referred to as Liga de Quito, LDU, 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.
Agustín Javier Delgado Chalá is an Ecuadorian politician and former professional footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed Tín, he was the all-time top scorer for the Ecuador national team with 31 goals in 71 games before being overtaken by Enner Valencia. Delgado played professional club football in Ecuador, Mexico and England.
Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato, is a retired Ecuadorian politician and professional footballer.
Luis Fernando Saritama Padilla is an Ecuadorian former footballer of Japanese descent who played as a midfielder.
José Francisco Cevallos Villavicencio is an Ecuadorian retired football goalkeeper, former Minister of Sports in Ecuador and former President of Barcelona, the football club where he started his professional career. Nicknamed Las Manos del Ecuador, Cevallos is considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of Ecuadorian football. He has won three national titles with Guayaquil based club Barcelona, with whom he has spent the majority of his professional career. As the goalkeeper for LDU Quito, he was a key figure in the team's 2008 Copa Libertadores title, where he saved three penalties in the deciding penalty shoot-out. That same year, he was voted as the Best Goalkeeper in South America by Montevideo based newspaper El País. As a member of the national team, he has participated in four Copa Américas and Ecuador's first World Cup participation. Having represented his national team 89 times, he is the highest capped goalkeeper in the history of the team.
Damián Alejandro Manso is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Manso is a free kick specialist also can plays as a left midfielder, making known this facet during the period of Edgardo Bauza in 2008, when won the Copa Libertadores title under Bauza's orders as coach. He also has played at Europe in two opportunities at French side Bastia and Skoda Xanthi of the Greece Super League, began his career at professional hometown club Newell's Old Boys, where he won a league title in 2004.
Enrique Daniel Vera Torres, nicknamed Rambert, is a retired Paraguayan football midfielder who last played for América de Quito.
Claudio Daniel Bieler is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Rafaela.
Joffre David Guerrón Méndez, commonly known as Joffre Guerrón, is an Ecuadorian professional footballer for Ecuadorian Serie A club Barcelona Sporting Club.
Luis Alberto Chucho Bolaños León is an Ecuadorian professional football midfielder who plays for S.D. Quito.
Jayro Rolando Campos León is an Ecuadorian former football defender.
The 2008 Copa Libertadores finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2008 Copa Libertadores champion. The series was contested between Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito from Quito, Ecuador, and Fluminense Football Club from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, both of whom were playing in their first finals. The first leg was played at LDU Quito's home field, La Casa Blanca in Quito, Ecuador on 25 June 2008; the second leg was played at Fluminense's home field, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 2 July 2008. LDU Quito won the final on penalties 3–1, after each team won a game apiece, and equalized on goal difference after the end of extra-time of the second leg. With this achievement, LDU Quito became the first Ecuadorian club to win a Copa Libertadores title.
Diego Armando Calderón Espinoza is an Ecuadorian footballer. He was part of the squad who won the 2008 Copa Libertadores with Liga de Quito.
Edder Javier Vaca Quinde is an Ecuadorian footballer.
Fidel Francisco Martínez Tenorio is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a winger for LigaPro club Barcelona S.C. and the Ecuador national team.
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2008 season is the club's 55th year in professional football, and the 47th in the top level of national football, Ecuador's Serie A.
Víctor Manuel Estupiñán Mairongo is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Galácticos FC.
Luis Francisco Zubeldía is an Argentine football manager and former player.
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.
The 2011 season is the 89th season of competitive football in Ecuador.
