2008 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

LDU Quito 2008 football season
LDU Quito
2008 season
PresidentCarlos Arroyo
ManagerEdgardo Bauza
Serie A2nd
Copa LibertadoresChampion
Copa SudamericanaRound of 16
FIFA Club World CupRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Claudio Bieler (13 goals)
All: Claudio Bieler (17 goals)
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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.

In the domestic tournament, the club unsuccessfully defended their 2007 title, finishing as the runner-up to Deportivo Quito. The club reached a level of success in international tournaments that no other Ecuadorian club has ever achieved. LDU Quito became the first Ecuadorian club to win an international title by winning their first Copa Libertadores. The win allowed the club to participate in FIFA's annual Club World Cup, which they finished in 2nd place.

2008 marked the last season Argentine manager Edgardo Bauza will remain at the position. He would be replaced by Uruguayan Jorge Fossati, who previously led the team from 2003-2004.

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Argentina Edgardo Bauza
Assistant coach Argentina Jose Daniel Di Leo
Physical trainer Argentina Bruno Militano
Club doctor Ecuador Juan Barriga
Ecuador Marco Lascano
Physical therapist Ecuador Fernando Iza
Ecuador Edgar Alvarez

Last updated: December 17, 2008
Source: Plantel 2008

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Holcim

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Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ecuador ECU José Francisco Cevallos
2 DF Argentina ARG Norberto Araujo
3 DF Ecuador ECU Renán Calle
4 MF Ecuador ECU Paúl Ambrosi
5 MF Ecuador ECU Alfonso Obregón
7 MF Ecuador ECU Luis Bolaños
8 FW Ecuador ECU Patricio Urrutia (captain)
9 FW Ecuador ECU Agustín Delgado
10 MF Ecuador ECU Edder Vaca
11 FW Ecuador ECU Franklin Salas
12 GK Ecuador ECU Carlos Espinoza
13 MF Ecuador ECU Néicer Reasco
14 MF Ecuador ECU Diego Calderón
15 DF Ecuador ECU William Araujo
16 FW Argentina ARG Claudio Bieler
17 FW Ecuador ECU Christian Suárez
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Ecuador ECU Byron Camacho
19 FW Chile CHI Reinaldo Navia
20 MF Ecuador ECU Pedro Larrea
21 MF Argentina ARG Damián Manso
22 GK Ecuador ECU Alexander Domínguez
23 DF Ecuador ECU Jayro Campos
24 MF Ecuador ECU Gabriel Espinosa
25 GK Ecuador ECU Daniel Viteri
27 FW Ecuador ECU Víctor Estupiñán
50 MF Ecuador ECU Danny Vaca
51 FW Ecuador ECU Jefferson Lara
52 MF Ecuador ECU Israel Chango
53 MF Ecuador ECU Tito Valencia
54 MF Ecuador ECU Carlos Alfredo Delgado
55 FW Ecuador ECU Lenin Ibujes
57 MF Ecuador ECU Efren de la Cruz

Transfers

Copa Libertadores squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ecuador ECU José Francisco Cevallos
2 DF Argentina ARG Norberto Araujo
3 DF Ecuador ECU Renán Calle
4 DF Ecuador ECU Paúl Ambrosi
5 MF Ecuador ECU Alfonso Obregón
6 DF Ecuador ECU Jefferson Lara
7 FW Ecuador ECU Luis Bolaños
8 MF Ecuador ECU Patricio Urrutia (captain)
9 FW Ecuador ECU Agustín Delgado
10 FW Ecuador ECU Víctor Estupiñán
11 FW Ecuador ECU Franklin Salas
12 GK Ecuador ECU Luis Preti
13 MF Ecuador ECU Pedro Larrea
14 MF Ecuador ECU Diego Calderón
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Ecuador ECU William Araujo
16 FW Argentina ARG Claudio Bieler
17 MF Ecuador ECU Christian Suárez
18 MF Ecuador ECU Byron Camacho
19 FW Ecuador ECU Joffre Guerrón
20 MF Paraguay PAR Enrique Vera
21 MF Argentina ARG Damián Manso
22 MF Ecuador ECU Edder Vaca
23 DF Ecuador ECU Jayro Campos
24 MF Ecuador ECU Israel Chango
25 GK Ecuador ECU Daniel Viteri
— MF Ecuador ECU Andrés Arrunátegui
— FW Ecuador ECU Iván Kaviedes

Copa Sudamericana squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ecuador ECU José Francisco Cevallos
2 DF Ecuador ECU Norberto Araujo
3 DF Ecuador ECU Renán Calle
4 MF Ecuador ECU Paúl Ambrosi
5 MF Ecuador ECU Alfonso Obregón
6 DF Ecuador ECU Jefferson Lara
7 MF Ecuador ECU Luis Bolaños
8 MF Ecuador ECU Patricio Urrutia (captain)
9 FW Ecuador ECU Agustín Delgado
10 MF Ecuador ECU Edder Vaca
11 FW Ecuador ECU Franklin Salas
12 MF Ecuador ECU Gabriel Espinosa
13 MF Ecuador ECU Néicer Reasco
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Ecuador ECU Diego Calderón
15 DF Ecuador ECU William Araujo
16 FW Argentina ARG Claudio Bieler
17 FW Ecuador ECU Christian Suárez
18 MF Ecuador ECU Byron Camacho
19 FW Chile CHI Reinaldo Navia
20 MF Ecuador ECU Pedro Larrea
21 MF Argentina ARG Damián Manso
22 GK Ecuador ECU Alexander Domínguez
23 DF Ecuador ECU Jayro Campos
24 MF Ecuador ECU Israel Chango
25 GK Ecuador ECU Daniel Viteri

Club World Cup squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ecuador ECU José Francisco Cevallos
2 DF Argentina ARG Norberto Araujo
3 DF Ecuador ECU Renán Calle
4 MF Ecuador ECU Paúl Ambrosi
5 MF Ecuador ECU Alfonso Obregón
7 MF Ecuador ECU Luis Bolaños
8 FW Ecuador ECU Patricio Urrutia (captain)
9 FW Ecuador ECU Agustín Delgado
10 MF Ecuador ECU Edder Vaca
11 MF Ecuador ECU Danny Vaca
13 MF Ecuador ECU Néicer Reasco
14 MF Ecuador ECU Diego Calderón
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Ecuador ECU William Araujo
16 FW Argentina ARG Claudio Bieler
17 FW Ecuador ECU Christian Suárez
19 FW Chile CHI Reinaldo Navia
20 MF Ecuador ECU Pedro Larrea
21 MF Argentina ARG Damián Manso
22 GK Ecuador ECU Alexander Domínguez
23 DF Ecuador ECU Jayro Campos
24 MF Ecuador ECU Gabriel Espinosa
25 GK Ecuador ECU Daniel Viteri
28 MF Ecuador ECU Israel Chango

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Serie A First Stage 4th Feb 1 Dec 6
Copa Libertadores Second Stage Winner Feb 20 Jul 2
Copa Sudamericana First Stage Round of 16 Aug 14 Oct 1
Club World Cup Semifinal Runner-up Dec 17 Dec 21

Serie A

2008 was the club's 47th season in the top-flight national tournament.

First stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Quito 22 13 6 3 38 17 +21 45 2008 Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Round & Liguilla Final
2 LDU Quito 22 11 5 6 36 22 +14 38 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
3 Deportivo Cuenca 22 10 7 5 26 16 +10 37
4 El Nacional 22 10 7 5 21 9 +12 37
5 Barcelona 22 9 8 5 34 27 +7 35
Updated to match(es) played on July 13, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

LDU Quito qualified for the Liguilla Final with 2 bonus points.

Second stage

For the second stage, LDU Quito was drawn into Group B.

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Macará 10 5 3 2 17 13 +4 18 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 LDU Quito 10 4 4 2 12 10 +2 16
3 Técnico Universitario 10 3 6 1 10 9 +1 15
4 Universidad Católica 10 3 3 4 14 16 −2 12
5 Deportivo Cuenca 10 2 4 4 12 13 −1 10
Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Aggregate table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Deportivo Quito 32 18 8 6 53 27 +26 62
2 Barcelona 32 16 9 7 47 31 +16 57
3 LDU Quito 32 15 9 8 48 32 +16 54
4 El Nacional 32 14 8 10 37 32 +5 50
5 Macará 32 13 9 10 35 32 +3 48
Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Liguilla Final

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Deportivo Quito (C) 10 6 2 2 12 5 +7 23[a] 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
2 LDU Quito 10 5 1 4 15 14 +1 18[a]
3 Deportivo Cuenca 10 4 2 4 10 11 −1 15[a] 2009 Copa Libertadores First Stage
4 El Nacional 10 3 5 2 10 9 +1 14
5 Barcelona 10 2 6 2 10 11 −1 13[a]
Updated to match(es) played on December 7, 2008. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Points include Bonus Points earned in the previous rounds: Deportivo Quito (3); LDU Quito (2); Barcelona, Deportivo Cuenca, & Macará (1).

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
42 20 10 12 63 46  +17 70 13 5 3 39 20  +19 7 5 9 24 26  −2

Source: [citation needed]

Copa Libertadores

LDU Quito qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores as the 2007 Serie A champion. It would be their 13th participation in CONMEBOL's top continental tournament. LDU Quito was drawn into Group 8 with Argentine 2006–07 season 5th place finishers Arsenal de Sarandí, 2007 Copa do Brasil winner Fluminense FC, and Paraguayan Clausura 2007 winner Club Libertad. They were the first team in the tournament to qualify to the knock-out round.

LDU Quito advanced to their first Copa Libertadores finals; they were the second Ecuadorian club to do so (the first being Barcelona). Los Albos won their first Copa Libertadores by penalty shootout after a 5-5 aggregate score at the end of the second leg. Goalkeeper José Francisco Cevallos blocked three penalty kicks to secure the title for his team.

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brazil Fluminense 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 13
2 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10
3 Argentina Arsenal 6 3 0 3 6 14 −8 9
4 Paraguay Libertad 6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 3
Source: [citation needed]
LDU Quito Ecuador v Brazil Fluminense
February 20 Second Stage LDU Quito Ecuador 0–0 Brazil Fluminense Quito
19:50 UTC−05:00 (Report) Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 42,144
Referee: Albert Duarte (Colombia)
LDU Quito Ecuador v Paraguay Libertad
March 4 Second Stage LDU Quito Ecuador 2–0 Paraguay Libertad Quito
17:20 UTC−05:00 Urrutia 71'
Guerrón 82'		 (Report) Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 27,523
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Arsenal Argentina v Ecuador LDU Quito
March 12 Second Stage Arsenal Argentina 0–1 Ecuador LDU Quito Avellaneda
19:10 UTC−03:00 (Report) Urrutia 79' Stadium: Estadio Julio Humberto Grondona
Attendance: 1,586
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
LDU Quito Ecuador v Argentina Arsenal
March 26 Second Stage LDU Quito Ecuador 6–1 Argentina Arsenal Quito
17:00 UTC−05:00 Díaz 14' (o.g.)
Manso 19'
Bolaños 28', 42'
Bieler 65'
Obregón 90'		 (Report) Leguizamón 4' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 41,767
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Libertad Paraguay v Ecuador LDU Quito
April 8 Second Stage Libertad Paraguay 3–1 Ecuador LDU Quito Asunción
21:30 UTC−03:00 López 10'
Olivera 14'
Cuevas 65'		 (Report) Obregón 63' Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Fluminense Brazil v Ecuador LDU Quito
April 17 Second Stage Fluminense Brazil 1–0 Ecuador LDU Quito Rio de Janeiro
19:10 UTC−03:00 Cícero 31' (Report) Stadium: Maracanã Stadium
Attendance: 20,669
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
LDU Quito Ecuador v Argentina Estudiantes
April 29 Round of 16 LDU Quito Ecuador 2–0 Argentina Estudiantes Quito
20:30 UTC−05:00 Guerrón 64'
Manso 78'		 (Report)[permanent dead link] Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 17,540
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba (Brazil)
Estudiantes Argentina v Ecuador LDU Quito
May 6 Round of 16 Estudiantes Argentina 2–1 Ecuador LDU Quito La Plata
21:00 UTC−03:00 Alayes 42'
Maggiolo 66'		 (Report)[permanent dead link] Bolaños 26' Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
San Lorenzo Argentina v Ecuador LDU Quito
May 15 Quarterfinals San Lorenzo Argentina 1–1 Ecuador LDU Quito Buenos Aires
19:00 UTC−03:00 González 38' (Report)[permanent dead link] Bieler 35' Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
LDU Quito Ecuador v Argentina San Lorenzo
May 22 Quarterfinals LDU Quito Ecuador 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Argentina San Lorenzo Quito
17:20 UTC−05:00 Manso 26' (Report) Bergessio 47' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)
Penalties
Urrutia soccer ball with check mark
Campos soccer ball with check mark
Vaca soccer ball with check mark
Guerrón soccer ball with check mark
Bieler soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark González
soccer ball with check mark D'Alessandro
soccer ball with red X Torres
soccer ball with check mark Alvarado
América Mexico v Ecuador LDU Quito
May 27 Semifinals América Mexico 1–1 Ecuador LDU Quito Mexico City
20:10 UTC−06:00 Esqueda 72' (Report) Bolaños 62' Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
LDU Quito Ecuador v Mexico América
June 3 Semifinals LDU Quito Ecuador 0–0 Mexico América Quito
20:10 UTC−05:00 (Report) Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 58,336
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
LDU Quito Ecuador v Brazil Fluminense
June 25 Finals LDU Quito Ecuador 4–2 Brazil Fluminense Quito
19:50 UTC−05:00 Bieler 2'
Guerrón 29'
Campos 34'
Urrutia 45'		 (Report) Conca 12'
Thiago Neves 52'		 Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 62,262
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fluminense Brazil v Ecuador LDU Quito
July 2 Finals Fluminense Brazil 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Ecuador LDU Quito Rio de Janeiro
21:50 UTC−03:00 Thiago Neves 12', 28', 56' (Report) Bolaños 6' Stadium: Maracanã Stadium
Attendance: 86,027
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Penalties
Conca soccer ball with red X
Thiago Neves soccer ball with red X
Cícero soccer ball with check mark
Washington soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Urrutia
soccer ball with red X Campos
soccer ball with check mark Salas
soccer ball with check mark Guerrón

Copa Sudamericana

LDU Quito participated in their 5th Copa Sudamericana. They qualified by finishing first in the second stage of the 2007 Serie A.

LDU Quito Ecuador v Bolivia Bolívar
August 14 First Round LDU Quito Ecuador 4–2 Bolivia Bolívar Quito, Ecuador
16:00 UTC−05:00 Manso 10'
Ambrosi 36'
Bolaños 63'
Navia 75'		 Report Valentierra 14'
Ramos 89'		 Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 6,625
Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Bolívar Bolivia v Ecuador LDU Quito
September 18 First Round Bolívar Bolivia 2–1 Ecuador LDU Quito La Paz, Bolivia
20:15 UTC−04:00 Ramos 1'
Martínez 5'		 Report Navia 64' Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles
Referee: Ricardo Grance (Paraguay)
Boca Juniors Argentina v Ecuador LDU Quito
September 23 Round of 16 Boca Juniors Argentina 4–0 Ecuador LDU Quito Buenos Aires, Argentina
19:30 UTC−03:00 Forlín 27'
Espinosa 32' (o.g.)
Mouche 50'
Gaitán 83'		 Report Stadium: La Bombonera
Attendance: 11,726
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
LDU Quito Ecuador v Argentina Boca Juniors
October 1 Round of 16 LDU Quito Ecuador 1–1 Argentina Boca Juniors Quito, Ecuador
17:30UTC−05:00 Delgado 71' Report Dátolo 29' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)

FIFA Club World Cup

LDU Quito was the first Ecuadorian club to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup and the first non-Argentine/Brazilian club from CONMEBOL to participate. As the winner of the Copa Libertadores, they received a bye into the semifinals.

Pachuca Mexico v Ecuador LDU Quito
December 17 Semifinals Pachuca Mexico 0–2 Ecuador LDU Quito Tokyo, Japan
19:30 UTC+09:00 Report Bieler 4'
Bolaños 26'		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 33,366
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
LDU Quito Ecuador v England Manchester United
December 21 Final LDU Quito Ecuador 0–1 England Manchester United Yokohama, Japan
19:30 UTC+09:00 Report Rooney 73' Stadium: International Stadium
Attendance: 68,682
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Statistics

Top scorer

Season: Claudio Bieler (17 goals)

  • Serie A: Claudio Bieler (13 goals)
  • International: Luis Bolaños (7 goals)
    • Copa Libertadores: Luis Bolaños (5 goals)
    • Copa Sudamericana: Reinaldo Navia (2 goals)
    • FIFA Club World Cup: Claudio Bieler & Luis Bolaños (1 goal each)

External links

  • Official Site (in Spanish)
  • Olmedo (0) - LDU Quito (3)
  • LDU Quito (0) - Manchester United (1)
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