Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2009 season was the club's 56th year in professional football, and the 48th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. The club participated in their 14th Copa Libertadores, where they unsuccessfully defended their 2008 title. The club also participate in, and won, their first Recopa Sudamericana. They also won their first Copa Sudamericana title.
| 2009 season | ||||
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| President | Carlos Arroyo | |||
| Manager | Jorge Fossati | |||
| Serie A | 4th | |||
| Copa Libertadores | Second Stage | |||
| Recopa Sudamericana | Champions (1st title) | |||
| Copa Sudamericana | Champions (1st title) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Claudio Bieler (22 goals) All: Claudio Bieler (32 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 24,919; (September 27 v. Barcelona) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,033; (February 13 v. Manta) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 7,920 | |||
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This season marked the second coaching tenure of Uruguayan Jorge Fossati. He previously led the team between 2003 and 2004, and led the team to their 7th national championship in 2003.
Club
editPersonnel
edit- President: Carlos Arroyo
- Honorary President: Rodrigo Paz
- Manager: Jorge Fossati
- President of the Football Commission: Edwin Ripalda
- Assistant: Eduardo de Capellán
- Physical Trainer: Alejandro Valenzuela
Kits
editSupplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Holcim, Powerade, Chevrolet
      Recopa Sudamericana principal kit
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   Recopa Sudamericana alternate
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 Peace Cup principal kit
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   Peace Cup alternate
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Squad information
edit| N |
Pos |
Nat. |
Player |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Notes |
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| 1 | GK |  |
José Francisco Cevallos | 37 | 2008 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF |  |
Norberto Araujo | 30 | 2007 | 62 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | |
Renán Calle | 32 | 2007 | 42 | 4 | |
| 4 | DF | |
Ulises de la Cruz | 34 | 2009 | 128 | 20 | Previously with the club from '97-'99 and '00 |
| 5 | MF | |
Alfonso Obregón | 36 | 2002 | 306 | 10 | Previously with the club from '98-'00 |
| 6 | MF | |
Pedro Larrea | 22 | 2003 | 64 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | |
Édison Méndez | 29 | 2009 | 60 | 6 | Previously with the club from '05-'07 |
| 9 | FW | |
Walter Calderón | 31 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | |
Christian Lara | 28 | 2009 | 44 | 16 | Previously with the club in '07 |
| 11 | FW | |
Franklin Salas | 27 | 2008 | 208 | 45 | Previously with the club from '00-'07 |
| 13 | DF | |
Néicer Reasco (captain) | 31 | 2008 | 324 | 22 | Previously with the club from '97-'00 and '01-'06 |
| 14 | DF | |
Diego Calderón | 22 | 2007 | 62 | 2 | Previously with the club in '05 |
| 15 | MF | |
William Araujo | 29 | 2008 | 33 | 4 | |
| 16 | FW | |
Claudio Bieler | 24 | 2008 | 31 | 13 | |
| 17 | FW | |
Danny Vera | 28 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | |
Ángel Cheme | 24 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | |
Claudio Graf | 32 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF |  |
Enrique Vera | 29 | 2009 | 90 | 8 | Previously with the club from '06-'08 |
| 21 | MF | |
Edder Vaca | 23 | 2008 | 22 | 7 | |
| 22 | GK | |
Alexander Domínguez | 21 | 2006 | 34 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | |
Jayro Campos | 24 | 2005 | 114 | 6 | |
| 24 | DF | |
Gabriel Espinosa | 20 | 2006 | 15 | 1 | |
| 25 | GK | |
Daniel Viteri | 27 | 2008 | 9 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | |
Víctor Estupiñán | 20 | 2006 | 9 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | |
Carlos Espínola | 33 | 2009 | 154 | 13 | Previously with the club from '03-'06 |
| 50 | MF | |
Danny Vaca | 18 | 2007 | 22 | 1 | |
| 51 | MF | |
Miler Bolaños | 18 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | MF | |
Israel Chango | 19 | 2006 | 57 | 1 | |
| 53 | MF | |
Eduardo Bone | 18 | 2007 | 2 | 0 | |
| 54 | MF | |
Cristhian Hurtado | 18 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | |
| 55 | MF | |
Pedro Romo | 18 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | |
| 56 | DF | |
Galo Corozo | 18 | 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | MF | |
Efren de la Cruz | 18 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | |
| - | MF | |
Jefferson Lara | 18 | 2008 | 16 | 0 |
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.
Copa Libertadores squad
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Recopa Sudamericana squad
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Copa Sudamericana squad
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:1.^ Alex Bolaños replaced Enrique Vera on November 11 due to injury.
Winter transfers
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Summer transfers
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Competitions
editOverall
edit| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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| Serie A | First Stage | 4th | Feb 1 | Dec 6 |
| Copa Libertadores | Second Stage | Second Stage | Feb 17 | Apr 29 |
| Recopa Sudamericana | Final | Winner | Jun 25 | Jul 9 |
| Copa Sudamericana | First Stage | Winner | Aug 11 | Dec 2 |
Pre-season
editLDU Quito played two preseason friendlies prior to the start of the Serie A season
| January 17 | LDU Quito | 3 – 0 | ESPOLI | Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito |
| 10:00 (UTC-5) |
| January 20 | El Nacional | 2 – 2 | LDU Quito | Deportivo "El Sauce", Tumbaco |
| 10:00 (UTC-5) |
La Noche Blanca is the club's official presentation for the season. They hosted Colombian club Santa Fe.
| January 23 La Noche Blanca | LDU Quito | 2 – 0 |  Santa Fe | Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito |
| 19:35 (UTC-5) | Bieler  46'Urrutia 51' (pen.) |
Article | Attendance: ≈20,000 Referee: Tomás Alarcón |
Serie A
edit2009 is the club's 48th season in the top-level of professional football in Ecuador. The first game of the season began on January 31, with LDU Quito's first game on February 1.
First stage
editThe first stage was a double round-robin tournament. LDU Quito finished 2nd and qualified to the Third Stage with 2 bonus points.
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 |
Last updated: July 12, 2009.
Source: Season's Wikipedia article
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| February 1 Round 1 | LDU Quito | 1–1 | Olmedo | Quito |
| 11:30 (UTC-5) | Reasco 76' |
Report | Méndez 26' |
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 6,331 Referee: José Luis Espinel |
| February 6 Round 2 | LDU Portoviejo | 2–1 | LDU Quito | Portoviejo |
| 20:30 (UTC-5) | Ojeda 12' Pachi 58' |
Report | Urrutia 84' |
Stadium: Estadio Reales Tamarindos Attendance: 9,050 Referee: Tomás Alarcón |
| February 13 Round 3 | LDU Quito | 2–1 | Manta | Quito |
| 19:30 (UTC-5) | Campos 44' D. Vera 87' |
Report | Palacios 40' |
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 1,033 Referee: Manuel Hidalgo |
| February 21 Round 4 | El Nacional | 1–1 | LDU Quito | Quito |
| 12:00 (UTC-5) | Sánchez 82' |
Report | Bieler 3' |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 14,322 Referee: José Carpio |
| February 28 Round 5 | LDU Quito | 4–0 | Deportivo Quito | Quito |
| 18:00 (UTC-5) | W. Calderón 2' Bieler 8', 42'Ambrosi 87' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 12,671 Referee: Omar Ponce |
| March 16 Round 7 | LDU Quito | 3–2 | ESPOLI | Quito |
| 19:15 (UTC-5) | Espínola 26' Bieler 47'Manso 90+2' |
Report | Morales 23' Cañete 44' |
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 2,374 Referee: Carlos Vera |
| March 21 Round 8 | Técnico Universitario | 1–4 | LDU Quito | Ambato |
| 16:00 (UTC-5) | Wila 29' |
Report | Bieler 4' W. Calderón 35'Bolaños 54'W. Araujo 85' |
Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Attendance: 5,632 Referee: Omar Ponce |
| April 2 Round 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 1–0 | LDU Quito | Cuenca |
| 19:00 (UTC-5) | Preciado 83' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Attendance: 8,045 Referee: Miguel Hidalgo | |
| Note: This match postponed due to Liga's participation in the Copa Libertadores. | ||||
| April 5 Round 9 | LDU Quito | 1–0 | Macará | Quito |
| 11:30 (UTC-5) | D. Vera 75' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 1,958 Referee: Daniel Salazar |
| April 12 Round 10 | Barcelona | 2–1 | LDU Quito | Guayaquil |
| 18:00 (UTC-5) | Mina 27' Román 65' |
Report | Bieler 47' |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Attendance: 7,331 Referee: Carlos Vera |
| April 17 Round 11 | LDU Quito | 2–0 | Emelec | Quito |
| 19:30 (UTC-5) | E. Vaca 29' Bieler 46' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 7,831 Referee: Omar Ponce |
| April 24 Round 12 | Emelec | 1–1 | LDU Quito | Guayaquil |
| 19:45 (UTC-5) | Rojas 90+5' |
Report | Larrea 46' |
Stadium: Estadio George Capwell Attendance: 13,220 Referee: Tomás Alarcón |
| May 3 Round 13 | LDU Quito | 3–0 | Barcelona | Quito |
| 12:30 (UTC-5) | Bieler 8', 74' W. Calderón 63' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 20,210 Referee: Omar Ponce |
| May 10 Round 14 | Macará | 2–1 | LDU Quito | Ambato |
| 11:45 (UTC-5) | Garcés 71' Figueroa 90+2' |
Report | Ambrosi 5' |
Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Attendance: 4,718 Referee: Samuel Haro |
| May 16 Round 15 | LDU Quito | 4–0 | Técnico Universitario | Quito |
| 18:00 (UTC-5) | Reasco 51' Bieler 63', 70'W. Calderón 87' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 1,740 Referee: Alfredo Intriago |
| May 23 Round 16 | ESPOLI | 2–2 | LDU Quito | Ibarra |
| 16:00 (UTC-5) | Ibarra 39' Ribeiro 89' |
Report | D. Vera 51' Bieler 73' |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Attendance: 7,224 Referee: Diego Lara |
| May 31 Round 17 | LDU Quito | 1–1 | Deportivo Cuenca | Quito |
| 11:45 (UTC-5) | Bieler 70' |
Report | Quiñónez 43' |
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Referee: Samuel Haro |
| June 13 Round 18 | Deportivo Quito | 1–1 | LDU Quito | Quito |
| 16:00 (UTC-5) | Minda 43' |
Report | D. Vera 6' |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 13,464 Referee: Tomás Alarcón |
| June 21 Round 19 | LDU Quito | 2–0 | El Nacional | Quito |
| 18:00 (UTC-5) | Bieler 10', 25' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 7,419 Referee: Carlos Vera |
| July 1 Round 20 | Manta | 0–2 | LDU Quito | Manta |
| 19:00 (UTC-5) | Report | D. Vera 11' Bieler 72' |
Stadium: Estadio Jocay Attendance: 4,020 Referee: Daniel Salazar |
| July 5 Round 21 | LDU Quito | 4–0 | LDU Portoviejo | Quito |
| 12:00 (UTC-5) | W. Calderón 8', 78' Bolaños 22'Espínola 50' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 5,401 Referee: Samuel Haro |
| July 12 Round 22 | Olmedo | 2–3 | LDU Quito | Riobamba |
| 12:00 (UTC-5) | Rivas 77' C. Caicedo 87' |
Report | W. Calderón 35', 60' Bolaños 71' |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Attendance: 6,629 Referee: Carlos Vera |
Second stage
editLiga was placed into Group 1 with Barcelona, Deportivo Cuenca, El Nacional, LDU Portoviejo, and Macará. They will also play Deportivo Quito in a "clásico". They finished first in their group and earned an extra bonus point toward the Third Stage.
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
Last updated: October 3, 2009.
Source: Season's Wikipedia article
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| July 18 Round 1 | LDU Quito | 2–2 | Deportivo Cuenca | Quito |
| 18:00 (UTC-5) | Bieler 46' Graf 64' |
Report | Matamoros 8' Paredes 85' |
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 1,975 Referee: José Luis Espinel |
| August 2 Round 3 | LDU Quito | 1–0 | El Nacional | Quito |
| 11:30 (UTC-5) | Graf 67' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Tomás Alarcón |
| August 5 Round 2 | Barcelona | 1–1 | LDU Quito | Guayaquil |
| 19:00 (UTC-5) | Oyola 5' |
Report | Ambrosi 56' |
Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha Attendance: 17,239 Referee: Carlos Vera |
| Note: This match was postponed due to Liga's participation in the 2009 Peace Cup. | ||||
| August 16 Round 5 | Macará | 0–2 | LDU Quito | Ambato |
| 10:30 (UTC-5) | Report | Bieler 33' (pen.) Bolaños 55' |
Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Attendance: 4,473 Referee: José Carpio |
| August 19 Round 4 | LDU Quito | 0–0 | Deportivo Quito | Quito |
| 19:30 (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 12,107 Referee: Daniel Salazar | ||
| Note: This match was postponed due to Liga's participation in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana. | ||||
| August 22 Round 6 | LDU Quito | 2–0 | LDU Portoviejo | Quito |
| 17:00 (UTC-5) | Graf 75' Bolaños 85' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Tomas Alarcón |
| August 29 Round 7 | LDU Portoviejo | 0–4 | LDU Quito | Portoviejo |
| 20:30 (UTC-5) | Report | Graf 32' Bieler 56'Bolaños 76'Calle 90' |
Stadium: Estadio Reales Tamarindos Attendance: 3,210 Referee: José Carpio | |
| Note: In this match, Miler Bolaños scored LDU Quito's 2,500th goal.[1] | ||||
| September 13 Round 8 | LDU Quito | 1–1 | Macará | Quito |
| 11:30 (UTC-5) | Reasco 19' |
Report | Ferreyra 80' |
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Diego Lara |
| September 16 Round 10 | El Nacional | 0–1 | LDU Quito | Quito |
| 19:15 (UTC-5) | Report | Reasco 55' |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 6,504 Referee: Carlos Vera | |
| Note: This match was moved forward due to Liga's Round of 16 match of the Copa Sudamericana. | ||||
| September 19 Round 9 | Deportivo Quito | 3–0 | LDU Quito | Quito |
| 18:00 (UTC-5) | Borghello 17', 41' Pirchio 21' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 15,229 Referee: Tomas Alarcón |
| September 27 Round 11 | LDU Quito | 4–0 | Barcelona | Quito |
| 12:00 (UTC-5) | Bieler 33', 47' Campos 68'Graf 76' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 24,919 Referee: Daniel Salazar |
| October 3 Round 12 | Deportivo Cuenca | 3–0 | LDU Quito | Cuenca |
| 16:00 (UTC-5) | Matamoros 35', 80' Preciado 58' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Attendance: 9,504 Referee: José Luis Espinel |
Third stage
editLDU Quito has qualified to the third stage twice, and has earned 3 bonus points for this stage. They are placed into Group 1 with Deportivo Quito, Macará, and Manta. This stage is scheduled to begin on October 18 and end on November 22.
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
Last updated: November 22, 2009.
Source: Season's Wikipedia article
1. LDU Quito has an additional three bonus points earned in the First and Second Stage.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| October 16 Round 1 | LDU Quito | 4–0 | Manta | Quito |
| 19:30 (UTC-5) | Bieler 15' Graf 18'W. Araujo 34'Salas 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 1,765 Referee: Alfredo Intriago |
| October 25 Round 2 | Deportivo Quito | 0–0 | LDU Quito | Quito |
| 12:00 (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Attendance: 21,396 Referee: Tomás Alarcón |
| October 31 Round 3 | Macará | 0–0 | LDU Quito | Ambato |
| 16:00 (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Attendance: 4,967 Referee: Carlos Vera |
| November 8 Round 4 | LDU Quito | 0–0 | Macará | Quito |
| 11:30 (UTC-5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 19,053 Referee: Samuel Haro |
| November 16 Round 5 | LDU Quito | 0–1 | Deportivo Quito | Quito |
| 15:45 (UTC-5) | Report | Borghello 6' |
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 14,316 Referee: Carlos Vera |
| November 22 Round 6 | Manta | 1–0 | LDU Quito | Manta |
| 12:00 (UTC-5) | López 90' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Jocay Attendance: 310 Referee: José Caprio |
Fourth stage
editLiga qualified to the third-place playoff of the fourth stage. They competed against Emelec for third-place and a berth in the 2010 Copa Libertadores first stage.
| November 29 | Emelec | 1–0 | LDU Quito | Guayaquil |
| 12:00 (UTC-5) | Peirone 11' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio George Capwell Attendance: 6,352 Referee: Omar Ponce |
| December 7 | LDU Quito | 0–1 | Emelec | Quito |
| 16:00 (UTC-5) | Report | Rojas 83' |
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 17,106 Referee: Miguel Hidalgo |
Copa Libertadores
editAs the defending champion, LDU Quito automatically earned a berth in this year's tournament. This was the 14th time the club participated in the continent's premier club tournament. They were drawn into the Group 1 along with 2008 Copa do Brasil winner Sport Recife, the Chilean 2008 Clausura champion Colo-Colo, and the winner of the 5th preliminary match Palmeiras. The Group stage began on February 11, with LDU Quito's first game on February 17.
LDU Quito started their title defense on a high note with a 3–2 home win against Palmeiras. This win was followed by two successive shut-out away losses in Recife and Santiago. A close home draw followed against Colo-Colo. Their last two matches were losses away and at home. They were eliminated from the competition on April 22 when Colo-Colo lost to Sport Recife.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 |
| February 17 | LDU Quito | 3–2 | Palmeiras | Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito |
| 17:00 (UTC-5) | W. Calderón 23', 34' Manso 58' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Willians 28' Edmílson 46' |
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
| March 4 | Sport Recife | 2–0 | LDU Quito | Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro), Recife |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Daniel 13' Paulo Baier 72' (pen.) |
Report[permanent dead link] | Attendance: 20,184 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) |
| March 12 | Colo-Colo | 3–0 | LDU Quito | Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago |
| 21:15 (UTC-4) | Carranza 56' Cereceda 61'Barrios 65' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) |
| April 9 | LDU Quito | 1–1 | Colo-Colo | Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito |
| 15:00 (UTC-5) | Campos 48' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Bieler 90+2' (o.g.) |
Referee: Armando Archundia (Mexico) |
| April 21 | Palmeiras | 2–0 | LDU Quito | Estádio Palestra Itália (Parque Antarctica), São Paulo |
| 20:15 (UTC-3) | Marcão 48' Diego Souza 83' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Attendance: 19,205 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) |
| April 29 | LDU Quito | 2–3 | Sport Recife | Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito |
| 19:50 (UTC-5) | Espínola 2' D. Vera 41' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Andrade 23', 77' Igor 58' |
Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela) |
Recopa Sudamericana
editAs the 2008 Copa Libertadores champion, LDU Quito qualified for this year's Recopa Sudamericana. They played against the 2008 Copa Sudamericana winner Sport Club Internacional in a two-legged match-up. This is LDU Quito's first Recopa Sudamericana. Internacional previously won the competition in 2007. The first leg was played at Internacional's stadium, Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre. Argentine Claudio Bieler provided the lone goal of the game for Liga. The second leg, played back in Quito at La Casa Blanca, was won decisively by the home team 3 goals to none. Carlos Espínola, Claudio Bieler, and recently signed Enrique Vera provided the scores for Liga. The Recopa title is LDU Quito's second international title.
| June 25 | Internacional | 0–1 | LDU Quito | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Report[permanent dead link] | Bieler 57' |
Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borba (Beira-Rio) Attendance: 30,284 Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela) |
| July 9 | LDU Quito | 3–0 | Internacional | Quito, Ecuador |
| 19:50 (UTC-5) | Espínola 10' Bieler 40'E. Vera 57' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile) |
Copa Sudamericana
editLDU Quito qualified for the 2009 Copa Sudamericana on July 5. By finishing 2nd in the First Stage of the Serie A, Liga earned the Ecuador 2 berth and started in the First Stage of the competition. Liga's opponent in the First Stage is Paraguayan club Libertad. The first leg was played at home at La Casa Blanca. Néicer Reasco scored the only goal of the match in stoppage time of the first half. The second leg, played in Asunción on August 25, ended in a draw. Javier González put the home team ahead in the first half. Édison Méndez scored a second half goal to keep LDU Quito the overall advantage. Liga's Round of 16 tie against Lanús opened at home. Argentine striker Claudio Bieler scored a hat-trick in the first half before Édison Méndez scored the final goal at the end of regulation time to give Liga a four-goal advantage going into the second leg. In second leg, Lanús came out strong, but were unable to get one past goalkeeper Alexander Domínguez. Claudio Bieler finally broke the tie in the 71st minute with a long-range free-kick from outside the box. Santiago Salcedo tied it for the home team before the end of regulation. LDU Quito advanced to the quarterfinals 4–1 on points. In the quarterfinals, Liga played Vélez Sársfield, also from Argentina. In both games, Liga came from behind to get favorable results. In the first leg in Buenos Aires, Hernán Rodrigo López scored first for the locals to give them the lead. A brilliant play by Néicer Reasco led to a pass to Claudio Bieler who scored the equalizer, from the floor after being tripped, to give Liga an away goal and the tie. The second leg in Quito started the same after Hernán Rodrigo López scored first for Vélez to give them the overall advantage. But Enrique Vera and Carlos Espínola scored in the second half to give Liga the win and a place in the semifinals. In the semifinals, Liga played River Plate from Montevideo, Uruguay. The first leg of the semifinal was played at the famed Estadio Centenario. River took the first leg 2–1 when Jorge Córdoba scored the winner in the second half of the match. Liga avenged their first loss in the tournament with a lopsided 7–0 win at home. Claudio Bieler scored another hat-trick in the tournament, in addition to goals from Carlos Espínola, Ulises de la Cruz, Miler Bolaños, and Édison Méndez. The win at home is officially the most lopsided win in the history of the tournament. Liga will play Brazilian club Fluminense in the Finals. This is a repeat of the 2008 Copa Libertadores Final. The first leg was played at home. Marquinho scored within the first minute of the game for Fluminense to put them ahead early. However, Liga persisted and answered back with a hat-trick by Méndez in the 21', 44, and 60'. Franklin Salas and Ulises de la Cruz added two more in the 78' and 87' to give Liga a huge 5–1 win and a four-goal advantage going into the second leg. The second leg at Maracanã ended the same way it did in 2008: a Fluminense win. This time, Fluminense won 3–0 and was unable to overcome the four-goal difference. Liga won the Copa Sudamericana and become the Ecuadorian club to win CONMEBOL's three major tournaments.
| August 11 First Stage | LDU Quito | 1–0 | Libertad | Quito, Ecuador |
| 16:00 (UTC-5) | Reasco 45' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Attendance: 6,786 Referee: José Buitrago (Colombia) |
| August 25 First Stage | Libertad | 1–1 | LDU Quito | Asunción, Paraguay |
| 19:15 (UTC-3) | González 32' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Méndez 63' |
Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira (Brazil) |
| September 24 Round of 16 | LDU Quito | 4–0 | Lanús | Quito, Ecuador |
| 16:00 (UTC-5) | Bieler 5', 7', 26' (pen.) Méndez 90 +1' (pen.) |
Report[permanent dead link] | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
| October 1 Round of 16 | Lanús | 1–1 | LDU Quito | Lanús, Argentina |
| 19:15 (UTC-3) | Salcedo 76' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Bieler 71' |
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela) |
| October 20 Quarterfinals | Vélez Sarsfield | 1–1 | LDU Quito | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 21:30 (UTC-3) | López 5' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Bieler 52' |
Stadium: José Amalfitani Stadium Attendance: 7,606 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira (Brazil) |
| November 5 Quarterfinals | LDU Quito | 2–1 | Vélez Sarsfield | Quito, Ecuador |
| 20:50 (UTC-5) | Vera 68' Espínola 75' |
Report[permanent dead link] | López 44' |
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile) |
| November 12 Semifinals | River Plate  | 2–1 | LDU Quito | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 21:15 (UTC-2) | Porta 9' Córdoba 60' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Méndez 34' |
Stadium: Estadio Centenario Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil) |
| November 19 Semifinals | LDU Quito | 7–0 | River Plate | Quito, Ecuador |
| 19:15 (UTC-5) | Bieler 18', 83', 89' Espínola 28' Bolaños 45+2' Méndez 57' de la Cruz 77' |
Report[permanent dead link] | Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) |
| November 25 Finals | LDU Quito | 5–1 | Fluminense | Quito, Ecuador |
| 18:50 (UTC-5) | Méndez 21', 44', 60' Salas 78'de la Cruz 87' |
Report | Marquinho 1' |
Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay) |
| December 2 Finals | Fluminense | 3–0 | LDU Quito | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 21:50 (UTC-3) | Dieguinho 14' Fred 44' Gum 72' |
Stadium: Maracanã Stadium Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) |
LDU Quito were invited to participate in the 2009 Peace Cup, a friendly international club tournament organized by Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation, in Spain. For the group stage, they were drawn into Group B with Saudi Al-Ittihad and Spanish giants Real Madrid.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| July 24 | LDU Quito | 3–1 | Al-Ittihad | Jerez, Spain |
| 20:30 (UTC+2) | Reasco 20' Ambrosi 40'Graf 72' |
Kariri 74' |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Chapín Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain) |
| July 28 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | LDU Quito | Madrid, Spain |
| 2:30 (UTC+2) | C. Ronaldo 48' (pen.) Granero 53'Metzelder 71'Negredo 90+2' |
E. Vera 68', 86' |
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands) |
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| 1 | GK | José Francisco Cevallos | 17 | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | Norberto Araujo | 27 | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 10 | - | 1 | - | 43 | - | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Renán Calle | 18 | - | 6 | 4 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 27 | - | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | Ulises de la Cruz | 16 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Alfonso Obregón | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - |
| 6 | DF | Pedro Larrea | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Édison Méndez | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 18 | 7 | 4 | - |
| 9 | FW | Walter Calderón | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 36 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Christian Lara | 14 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 21 | - | 1 | - |
| 11 | MF | Franklin Salas | 21 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Néicer Reasco | 33 | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 1 | 2 | - | 51 | 5 | 10 | - |
| 14 | DF | Diego Calderón | 32 | - | 10 | - | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 3 | - | 48 | - | 13 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | William Araujo | 31 | 2 | 5 | - | 5 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 2 | - | 47 | 2 | 10 | - |
| 16 | FW | Claudio Bieler | 32 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | 48 | 32 | 15 | 3 |
| 17 | FW | Danny Vera | 24 | 5 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 18 | MF | Ángel Cheme | 12 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 15 | - | 2 | - |
| 19 | FW | Claudio Graf | 17 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 27 | 6 | 5 | - |
| 20 | MF | Enrique Vera | 9 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 16 | 2 | 11 | - |
| 20 | MF | Alex Bolaños | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 22 | GK | Alexander Domínguez | 24 | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 4 | - | 38 | - | 9 | - |
| 23 | DF | Jayro Campos | 29 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 8 | - | 4 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| 24 | MF | Gabriel Espinosa | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | - |
| 25 | GK | Daniel Viteri | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| 27 | MF | Víctor Estupiñán | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 11 | - | 2 | - |
| 33 | DF | Carlos Espínola | 22 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 | 2 | 3 | - | 37 | 7 | 10 | - |
| 50 | MF | Danny Vaca | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - |
| 51 | MF | Miler Bolaños | 35 | 6 | 12 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 42 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| 52 | MF | Israel Chango | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 1 | - |
| 53 | MF | Eduardo Bone | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| 54 | MF | Cristhian Hurtado | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 54 | MF | Jefferson Lara | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 55 | MF | Pedro Romo | 10 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 2 | - |
| 56 | MF | Galo Corozo | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| 58 | MF | Efren de la Cruz | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 4 | DF | Paúl Ambrosi | 23 | 2 | 5 | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 31 | 2 | 7 | - |
| 8 | MF | Patricio Urrutia | 18 | 1 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 1 | 5 | - |
| 10 | FW | Edder Vaca | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Damián Manso | 14 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 19 | FW | Reinaldo Navia | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 34 | FW | Richard Morales | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Totals | - | 65 | 121 | 13 | - | 6 | 20 | 4 | - | 4 | 7 | - | - | 23 | 31 | 3 | - | 98 | 179 | 20 | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "El Comercio". Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "Group Stage Results - individual fixture, date time". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.