2008 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

LDU Quito

2008 season
President	Carlos Arroyo
Manager	Edgardo Bauza
Serie A	2nd
Copa Libertadores	Champion
Copa Sudamericana	Round of 16
FIFA Club World Cup	Runner-up
Top goalscorer	League: 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	Edgardo Bauza
Assistant coach	Jose Daniel Di Leo
Physical trainer	Bruno Militano
Club doctor	Juan Barriga Marco Lascano
Physical therapist	Fernando Iza Edgar Alvarez

Last updated: December 17, 2008
Source: Plantel 2008

Kit

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Holcim

	Principal	Alternate	CL alt.	CS alt.	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. Position Player 1 GK José Francisco Cevallos 2 DF Norberto Araujo 3 DF Renán Calle 4 MF Paúl Ambrosi 5 MF Alfonso Obregón 7 MF Luis Bolaños 8 FW Patricio Urrutia (captain) 9 FW Agustín Delgado 10 MF Edder Vaca 11 FW Franklin Salas 12 GK Carlos Espinoza 13 MF Néicer Reasco 14 MF Diego Calderón 15 DF William Araujo 16 FW Claudio Bieler 17 FW Christian Suárez

No. Position Player 18 DF Byron Camacho 19 FW Reinaldo Navia 20 MF Pedro Larrea 21 MF Damián Manso 22 GK Alexander Domínguez 23 DF Jayro Campos 24 MF Gabriel Espinosa 25 GK Daniel Viteri 27 FW Víctor Estupiñán 50 MF Danny Vaca 51 FW Jefferson Lara 52 MF Israel Chango 53 MF Tito Valencia 54 MF Carlos Alfredo Delgado 55 FW Lenin Ibujes 57 MF Efren de la Cruz

Transfers

Out

• Andrés Arrunátegui to Independiente del Valle (loan)
• Arlín Ayoví to Deportivo Cuenca
• Joffre Guerrón to Getafe CF
• Christian Lara to Barcelona (loan)
• Jhonaton Monar to Independiente del Valle (loan)
• Cristhian Mora to El Nacional (loan)
• Luis Ortiz to Emelec
• Luis Preti to Universidad Católica
• Ángel Pután to LDU Loja (loan)
• Enrique Vera to Club América

In

• Claudio Bieler from Atlético de Rafaela
• José Francisco Cevallos from Deportivo Azogues (loan)
• Iván Kaviedes* from El Nacional (loan from Norte América)
• Reinaldo Navia from Racing Club
• Néicer Reasco from São Paulo
• Franklin Salas from Red Star Belgrade
• Christian Suárez from Deportivo Azogues
• Edder Vaca from Independiente del Valle (loan from Rocafuerte)

(*) Currently suspended.

Copa Libertadores squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK José Francisco Cevallos 2 DF Norberto Araujo 3 DF Renán Calle 4 DF Paúl Ambrosi 5 MF Alfonso Obregón 6 DF Jefferson Lara 7 FW Luis Bolaños 8 MF Patricio Urrutia (captain) 9 FW Agustín Delgado 10 FW Víctor Estupiñán 11 FW Franklin Salas 12 GK Luis Preti 13 MF Pedro Larrea 14 MF Diego Calderón

No. Position Player 15 MF William Araujo 16 FW Claudio Bieler 17 MF Christian Suárez 18 MF Byron Camacho 19 FW Joffre Guerrón 20 MF Enrique Vera 21 MF Damián Manso 22 MF Edder Vaca 23 DF Jayro Campos 24 MF Israel Chango 25 GK Daniel Viteri MF Andrés Arrunátegui FW 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. Position Player 1 GK José Francisco Cevallos 2 DF Norberto Araujo 3 DF Renán Calle 4 MF Paúl Ambrosi 5 MF Alfonso Obregón 6 DF Jefferson Lara 7 MF Luis Bolaños 8 MF Patricio Urrutia (captain) 9 FW Agustín Delgado 10 MF Edder Vaca 11 FW Franklin Salas 12 MF Gabriel Espinosa 13 MF Néicer Reasco

No. Position Player 14 MF Diego Calderón 15 DF William Araujo 16 FW Claudio Bieler 17 FW Christian Suárez 18 MF Byron Camacho 19 FW Reinaldo Navia 20 MF Pedro Larrea 21 MF Damián Manso 22 GK Alexander Domínguez 23 DF Jayro Campos 24 MF Israel Chango 25 GK 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. Position Player 1 GK José Francisco Cevallos 2 DF Norberto Araujo 3 DF Renán Calle 4 MF Paúl Ambrosi 5 MF Alfonso Obregón 7 MF Luis Bolaños 8 FW Patricio Urrutia (captain) 9 FW Agustín Delgado 10 MF Edder Vaca 11 MF Danny Vaca 13 MF Néicer Reasco 14 MF Diego Calderón

No. Position Player 15 DF William Araujo 16 FW Claudio Bieler 17 FW Christian Suárez 19 FW Reinaldo Navia 20 MF Pedro Larrea 21 MF Damián Manso 22 GK Alexander Domínguez 23 DF Jayro Campos 24 MF Gabriel Espinosa 25 GK Daniel Viteri 28 MF 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

Main article: 2008 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

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

First Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Deportivo Quito	22	13	6	3	38	17	+21	45
2	LDU Quito	22	11	5	6	36	22	+14	38
3	Deportivo Cuenca	22	10	7	5	16	10	+6	37
4	El Nacional	22	10	7	5	21	9	+12	37
5	Barcelona	22	9	8	5	34	27	+7	35
6	ESPOLI	22	9	4	9	31	29	+2	31
7	Macará	22	8	6	8	18	19	−1	30
8	Emelec	22	7	8	7	23	28	−5	29
9	Técnico Universitario	22	7	2	13	20	40	−20	23
10	Olmedo	22	3	9	10	15	27	−12	18
11	Universidad Católica	22	4	6	12	22	38	−16	18
12	Deportivo Azogues	22	3	8	11	22	31	−9	17

Updated to games played on September 24, 2008.
Source: First Stage Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Macará	10	5	3	2	17	13	+4	18
2	LDU Quito
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
6	ESPOLI	10	2	2	6	7	11	−4	8

Updated to games played on September 24, 2008.
Source: Group B Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Aggregate Table

Pos	Team	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
6	Deportivo Cuenca	32	12	11	9	38	29	+9	47
7	Emelec	32	11	9	12	30	43	−13	42
8	ESPOLI	32	11	6	15	38	40	−2	39
9	Técnico Universitario	32	10	8	14	30	49	−19	38
10	Olmedo	32	8	11	13	30	36	−6	35
11	Universidad Católica	32	7	9	16	36	54	−18	30
12	Deportivo Azogues	32	4	9	19	29	48	−19	21

Updated to games played on September 27, 2008.
Source: Serie A Aggregate Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Liguilla Final

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Deportivo Quito (C)	10	6	2	2	12	5	+7	0231
2	LDU Quito	10	5	1	4	15	14	+1	0181
3	Deportivo Cuenca	10	4	2	4	10	11	−1	0151
4	El Nacional	10	3	5	2	10	9	+1	14
5	Barcelona	10	2	6	2	10	11	−1	0131
6	Macará	10	0	4	6	12	19	−7	051

Updated to games played on December 3, 2008.
Source: Liguilla Final table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Teams have additional bonus points: D. Quito (3); LDU Quito (2); Barcelona, D. Cuenca, & Macará (1).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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:

Copa Libertadores

Main articles: 2008 Copa Libertadores and 2008 Copa Libertadores Finals

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.

Group 8 standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fluminense	6	4	1	1	11	3	+8	13
2	LDU Quito	6	3	1	2	10	5	+5	10
3	Arsenal de Sarandí	6	3	0	3	6	14	−8	9
4	Libertad	6	1	0	5	5	10	−5	3

LDU Quito v Fluminense

February 20 Second Stage	LDU Quito	0–0	Fluminense	Quito
19:50 UTC−05:00		(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 42,144 Referee: Albert Duarte (Colombia)

LDU Quito v Libertad

March 4 Second Stage	LDU Quito	2–0	Libertad	Quito
17:20 UTC−05:00	Urrutia  71' Guerrón  82'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 27,523 Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Arsenal v LDU Quito

March 12 Second Stage	Arsenal	0–1	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 v Arsenal

March 26 Second Stage	LDU Quito	6–1	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 v LDU Quito

April 8 Second Stage	Libertad	3–1	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 v LDU Quito

April 17 Second Stage	Fluminense	1–0	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 v Estudiantes

April 29 Round of 16	LDU Quito	2–0	Estudiantes	Quito
20:30 UTC−05:00	Guerrón  64' Manso  78'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 17,540 Referee: Leonardo Gaciba (Brazil)

Estudiantes v LDU Quito

May 6 Round of 16	Estudiantes	2–1	LDU Quito	La Plata
21:00 UTC−03:00	Alayes  42' Maggiolo  66'	(Report)	Bolaños  26'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

San Lorenzo v LDU Quito

May 15 Quarterfinals	San Lorenzo	1–1	LDU Quito	Buenos Aires
19:00 UTC−03:00	González  38'	(Report)	Bieler  35'	Stadium: Estadio Pedro Bidegain Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

LDU Quito v San Lorenzo

May 22 Quarterfinals	LDU Quito	1–1 (5–3 p)	San Lorenzo	Quito
17:20 UTC−05:00	Manso  26'	(Report)	Bergessio  47'	Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)
		Penalties
	Urrutia Campos Vaca Guerrón Bieler		González D'Alessandro Torres Alvarado

América v LDU Quito

May 27 Semifinals	América	1–1	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 v América

June 3 Semifinals	LDU Quito	0–0	América	Quito
20:10 UTC−05:00		(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 58,336 Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)

LDU Quito v Fluminense

June 25 Finals	LDU Quito	4–2	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 v LDU Quito

July 2 Finals	Fluminense	3–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	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 Thiago Neves Cícero Washington		Urrutia Campos Salas Guerrón

Copa Sudamericana

Main article: 2008 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 v Bolívar

August 14 First Round	LDU Quito	4–2	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 v LDU Quito

September 18 First Round	Bolívar	2–1	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 v LDU Quito

September 23 Round of 16	Boca Juniors	4–0	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 v Boca Juniors

October 1 Round of 16	LDU Quito	1–1	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

Main article: 2008 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 v LDU Quito

December 17 Semifinals	Pachuca	0–2	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 v Manchester United

December 21 Final	LDU Quito	0–1	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)