Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Portoviejo is a professional football club from the city of Portoviejo, Ecuador.[1] They play in the Serie A, Their rival team is Delfín, against whom they contest the El Clásico Manabita.

Liga de Portoviejo
Full nameLiga Deportiva Universitaria de Portoviejo
Nickname(s)La Capira
El Ídolo de Manabí
FoundedNovember 15, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-11-15)
GroundEstadio Reales Tamarindos
Capacity18,000
ChairmanByron Briones
ManagerMarcelo Javier Zuleta
LeagueSerie B
2020Serie A, 15th (relegated)

Achievements

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  • Serie B
    • Winner (5): 1972 E1, 1976 E2, 1980 E2, 1992 E1, 2000
    • Runner-up (6): 1981 E2, 1990 E1, 1991 E1, 1993, 1999, 2008, 2019

Players

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As of 28 January 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   ECU Koob Hurtado
3 DF   ECU Luis Luna
4 DF   ECU José Hurtado
5 MF   ARG Armando Monteverde
6 DF   URU Martín González
7 MF   ECU Luis Gómez
12 GK   ECU Esteban Dreer (Captain)
13 DF   ECU Derihan Rivera
15 MF   ECU Hugo Vélez
16 MF   ARG Matías García
17 FW   ECU Víctor Mendoza
18 MF   ECU Michael Jackson Quiñónez
21 MF   ECU Christian Quintero
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   ECU Brayan de la Torre
25 GK   ECU Francisco Mendoza
26 DF   ARG Jonathan Ferrari
27 DF   ECU Gabriel Corozo
28 FW   ECU Gonzalo Alfaro
29 GK   ECU Manuel Mendoza
30 DF   ECU Duval Valverde
32 FW   ARG Carlos Almada
33 DF   ECU Ayrton Cisneros (on loan from Barcelona SC)
34 MF   ECU Joan Villarruel (on loan from L.D.U. Quito)
40 MF   ARG Gabriel Méndez
50 DF   ECU Derihan Rivera
77 MF   ECU Alexander Ushiña
78 MF   ECU Kevin Ushiña

Former players

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References

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  1. ^ "Boliviano Pachi reforzará a Liga de Portoviejo". El Universo (in Spanish). 21 December 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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