Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito in South American football

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito —often referred to as LDU Quito, Liga de Quito, or simply la Liga— is a professional football club based in Quito, Ecuador. The first international cup they took part in was the Copa Libertadores in 1970 as the champion of Ecuador. Since then, they have taken part in the Copa CONMEBOL, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana, Suruga Bank Championship, and the FIFA Club World Cup.

LDU Quito had the most success in the Recopa Sudamericana, winning back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010. Their participation in the Recopa was achieved by winning the 2008 Copa Libertadores and the 2009 Copa Sudamericana. LDU Quito is the first, and to date, the only Ecuadorian club to win any of the aforementioned tournaments.

In the tables, (H) denotes home ground, (A) denotes away ground, and (N) symbolizes neutral ground. The first score is always LDU Quito's.

Copa Libertadores

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The Copa Libertadores was inaugurated in 1960, and LDU Quito first participated in 1970. They reached the semifinals in consecutive seasons in 1975 and 1976. After sporadic participation in the 1980s and 1990s, Liga became a regular participant in the 2000s. They won the competition in 2008, becoming the first Ecuadorian club to win the competition or any international title.

Season Stage Opposition Score
1970[1][2] First Stage
(Group 4)
  Universitario 2–0 (H); 0–2 (A)
  Defensor Arica 1–2 (H); 0–0 (A)
  América de Quito 4–1 (H); 3–1 (A)
Second stage
(Group 2)
  Peñarol 1–3 (H); 1–2 (A)
  Guaraní 1–0 (H); 1–1 (A)
1975[3][4] First Stage
(Group 4)
  El Nacional 3–1 (H); 2–2 (A)
  Deportivo Galicia 4–2 (H); 1–0 (A)
  Portuguesa 1–1 (H); 1–1 (A)
Semifinals
(Group 1)
  Universitario 0–0 (H); 1–2 (A)
  Unión Española 4–2 (H); 0–2 (A)
1976[5][6] First Stage
(Group 2)
  Deportivo Cuenca 1–1 (H); 0–0 (A); 2–1 (N)
  Guabirá 4–1 (H); 1–0 (A)
  Bolívar 2–1 (H); 2–3 (A)
Semifinals
(Group 1)
  Alianza Lima 2–1 (H); 0–2 (A)
  Cruzeiro 1–3 (H); 1–4 (A)
1978[7][8] First Stage
(Group 1)
  Independiente 1–0 (H); 0–2 (A)
  River Plate 0–0 (H); 0–4 (A)
  El Nacional 0–2 (A); 3–2 (H)
1982[9][10] First Stage
(Group 4)
  Barcelona 1–4 (A); 4–2 (H)
  Colo-Colo 2–2 (H); 0–1 (A)
  Cobreloa 0–0 (H); 1–3 (A)
1991[11][12] First Stage
(Group 2)
  Barcelona 1–0 (A); 0–0 (H)
  Deportes Concepción 4–0 (H); 0–3 (A)
  Colo-Colo 0–3 (A); 0–0 (H)
Round of 16   Atlético Nacional 2–2 (H); 0–2 (A)
1999[13][14] First Stage
(Group 5)
  Emelec 4–1 (H); 0–2 (A)
  Jorge Wilstermann 3–1 (H); 1–1 (A)
  Blooming 1–0 (H); 1–3 (A)
Round of 16   River Plate 0–1 (A); 1–0 (H) (4–5 p)
2000[15][16] First Stage
(Group 3)
  Olimpia 0–1 (H); 1–1 (A)
  Corinthians 0–6 (A); 0–2 (H)
  América 0–1 (A); 2–2 (H)
2004[17][18] First Stage
(Group 4)
  Cobreloa 2–0 (A); 5–1 (H)
  Alianza Lima 3–0 (H); 0–1 (A)
  São Paulo 3–0 (H); 0–1 (A)
Round of 16   Santos 4–2 (H); 0–2 (A) (3–5 p)
2005[19][20] First Stage   Peñarol 3–0 (H); 1–4 (A)
Second stage
(Group 2)
  Danubio 0–3 (A); 1–1 (H)
  Bolívar 1–0 (H); 2–2 (A)
  Santos 2–1 (H); 1–3 (A)
Round of 16   River Plate 2–1 (H); 2–4 (A)
2006[21][22] Second stage
(Group 5)
  Vélez Sársfield 1–3 (H); 2–2 (A)
  Universitario 2–1 (A); 4–0 (H)
  Rocha 2–3 (A); 5–0 (H)
Round of 16   Atlético Nacional 4–0 (H); 1–0 (A)
Quarterfinals   Internacional 2–1 (H); 0–2 (A)
2007[23][24] First Stage   Tacuary 1–1 (A); 3–0 (H)
Second stage
(Group 6)
  Caracas 0–1 (A); 3–1 (H)
  Colo-Colo 3–1 (H); 0–4 (A)
  River Plate 1–1 (H); 0–0 (A)
2008[25][26] Second stage
(Group 8)
  Fluminense 0–0 (H); 0–1 (A)
  Libertad 2–0 (H); 1–3 (A)
  Arsenal 1–0 (A); 6–1 (H)
Round of 16   Estudiantes 2–0 (H); 1–2 (A)
Quarterfinals   San Lorenzo 1–1 (A); 1–1 (H) (5–3 p)
Semifinals   América 1–1 (A); 0–0 (H)
Finals   Fluminense 4–2 (H); 1–3 (A) (3–1 p)
2009[27][28] Second stage
(Group 1)
  Palmeiras 3–2 (H); 0–2 (A)
  Sport Recife 0–2 (A); 2–3 (H)
  Colo-Colo 0–3 (A); 1–1 (H)
2011[29] Second stage
(Group 8)
  Godoy Cruz 1–2 (A); 2–0 (H)
  Independiente 3–0 (H); 1–1 (A)
  Peñarol 0–1 (A); 5–0 (H)
Round of 16   Vélez Sársfield 0–3 (A); 0–2 (H)
2013 First Stage   Grêmio 1–0 (H); 0–1 (A) (4–5 p)
2016 Second stage
(Group 6)
  Grêmio 0–4 (A); 2–3 (H)
  San Lorenzo 2–0 (H); 1–1 (A)
  Toluca 1–2 (H); 1–2 (A)
2019 Second stage
(Group D)
  Peñarol 2–0 (H); 0–1 (A)
  Flamengo 1–3 (A); 2–1 (H)
  San José 3–3 (A); 4–0 (H)
Round of 16   Olimpia 3–1 (H); 1–1 (A)
Quarterfinals   Boca Juniors 0–3 (H); 0–0 (A)
2020 Second stage
(Group D)
  River Plate 3–0 (H); 0–3 (A)
  São Paulo 0–3 (A); 4–2 (H)
  Binacional 1–0 (A); 4–0 (H)
Round of 16   Santos 1–2 (H); 1–0 (A)
2021 Second stage
(Group G)
  Unión La Calera 2–2 (A); 5–2 (H)
  Vélez Sarsfield 3–1 (H); 1–3 (A)
  Flamengo 2–3 (H); 2–2 (A)

Copa Sudamericana

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The Copa Sudamericana was inaugurated in 2002 and Liga first participated in 2003. They have been regular participants since then. They hold the record with most semifinal appearances totaling four times (2004, 2009, 2010, 2011). Liga won the competition in 2009 for their third international title.

Season Stage Opposition Score
2003[30][31] First round   Barcelona 2–0 (H); 1–1 (A)
Second round   Atlético Nacional 1–1 (H); 0–1 (A)
2004[32][33] First round   Aucas 1–0 (H); 1–1 (A)
Second round   Cienciano 4–0 (H); 2–2 (A)
Quarterfinals   Santos 3–2 (H); 2–1 (A)
Semifinals   Bolívar 1–1 (H); 1–2 (A)
2005[34][35] First round   El Nacional 4–3 (A); 1–2 (H)
Second round   The Strongest 2–1 (H); 0–3 (A)
2006[36][37] First round   El Nacional 2–3 (A); 1–1 (H)
2008[38][39] First round   Bolívar 4–2 (H); 1–2 (A)
Round of 16   Boca Juniors 0–4 (A); 1–1 (H)
2009[40][41] First round   Libertad 1–0 (H); 1–1 (A)
Round of 16   Lanús 4–0 (H); 1–1 (A)
Quarterfinals   Vélez Sársfield 1–1 (A); 2–1 (H)
Semifinals   River Plate 1–2 (A); 7–0 (H)
Finals   Fluminense 5–1 (H); 0–3 (A)
2010[42] Round of 16   Unión San Felipe 2–4 (A); 6–1 (H)
Quarterfinals   Newell's Old Boys 0–0 (A); 1–0 (H)
Semifinals   Independiente 3–2 (H); 1–2 (A)
2011[43] First round   Yaracuyanos 1–1 (A); 1–0 (H)
Second round   Trujillanos 4–1 (H); 1–0 (A)
Round of 16   Independiente 2–0 (H); 0–1 (A)
Quarterfinals   Libertad 1–0 (H); 0–1 (A) (5–4 p)
Semifinals   Vélez Sarsfield 2–0 (H); 1–0 (A)
Finals   Universidad de Chile 0–1 (H); 0–3 (A)
2015[44] First round   Zamora 1–1 (A); 2–0 (H)
Second round   Nacional 1–0 (H); 1–0 (A)
Round of 16   River Plate 0–2 (A); 1–0 (H)
2017[45] First round   Defensor Sporting 2–2 (H); 2–1 (A)
Second round   Bolívar 0–1 (A); 1–0 (H) (6–5 p)
Round of 16   Fluminense 0–1 (A); 2–1 (H)
2018[46] First round   Guabirá 2–1 (H); 2–3 (A)
Second round   Vasco da Gama 3–1 (H); 0–1 (A)
Round of 16   Deportivo Cali 1–0 (H); 0–1 (A) (1–3 p)
2021 Round of 16   Grêmio 0–1 (H); 2–1 (A)
Quarterfinals   Athletico Paranaense 1–0 (H); 2–4 (A)
2022 First Stage   Mushuc Runa 2–0 (A); 1–1 (H)
Group stage
(Group F)
  Atlético Goianiense 0–4 (A); 1–1 (H)
  Deportes Antofagasta 4–0 (H); 2–1 (A)
  Defensa y Justicia 2–1 (A); 2–2 (H)
2023 First Stage   Delfín 4–0 (H)

Copa CONMEBOL

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The Copa CONMEBOL was inaugurated in 1992 and lasted until 1999. Liga only participated in one edition (1998). They were eliminated in the second round by eventual champion Santos.

Season Stage Opposition Score
1998[47] First round   Melgar 3–1 (A); 3–1 (H)
Second round   Santos 2–2 (H); 0–3 (A)

Recopa Sudamericana

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The Recopa Sudamericana was inaugurated in 1989 and again in 2003. It is contested between the winners of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. Liga participated in consecutive seasons in 2009 and 2010 as the 2008 Copa Libertadores and 2009 Copa Sudamericana champions, respectively. Liga won both editions and are currently the second most successful club in the competition. They are also one of three clubs to win back-to-back titles.

Season Stage Opposition Score
2009[48] Final   Internacional 1–0 (A); 3–0 (H)
2010[49] Final   Estudiantes 2–1 (H); 0–0 (A)

Copa Suruga Bank

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The Copa Suruga Bank was inaugurated in 2008 and is contested between the winners of the Copa Sudamericana and the J.League Cup. Liga's only participation came in 2010 as the 2009 Copa Sudamericana champion. Lost their only match in a penalty shoot-out.

Season Stage Opposition Score
2010 N/A   FC Tokyo 2–2 (3–4 p) (A)

FIFA Club World Cup

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The FIFA Club World Cup is an international club competition between the seasons' winner of each continental club championship, inaugurated in 2000. Liga's only participation came in 2008 as that year's Copa Libertadores champion. They finished as the runner-up to the European champions, Manchester United.

Season Stage Opposition Score
2008[50] Semifinals   Pachuca 2–0 (N)
Final   Manchester United 0–1 (N)

Overall record

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Competition Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff Champion Runner-up
Copa Libertadores[51] 20 161 62 36 63 238 228 +10 222 45.96% 1 0
Copa Sudamericana[52] 13 80 38 16 26 123 95 +28 130 54.17% 1 1
Copa CONMEBOL[53] 1 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 7 58.33% 0 0
Recopa Sudamericana 2 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10 83.33% 2 0
FIFA Club World Cup 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 50.00% 0 1
Copa Suruga Bank 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 33.33% 0 1
Total 38 252 106 55 91 379 334 +45 373 49.14% 4 3

Updated as of the end of 2022.

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