2009 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

LDU Quito
2009 season
President Ecuador Carlos Arroyo
Manager Uruguay Jorge Fossati
Serie A 4th
Copa Libertadores Second Stage
Recopa Sudamericana Champion
Copa Sudamericana Champion
Top goalscorer League: Claudio Bieler (22 goals)
All: Claudio Bieler (32 goals)
← 2008 2010 →

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.

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

Personnel

  • President: Ecuador Carlos Arroyo
  • Principal Director: Ecuador Rodrigo Paz
  • Manager: Uruguay Jorge Fossati
  • Assistant: Eduardo de Capellán
  • Physical Trainer: Alejandro Valenzuela

Kits
Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Holcim, Chevrolet, Powerade

Principal kit
Domestic alternate
Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana alternate
Recopa Sudamericana principal kit
Recopa Sudamericana alternate
Paece Cup principal kit
Peace Cup alternate

Squad information

N
 Pos
 Nat.
 Player
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Notes
1 GK Ecuador José Francisco Cevallos 37 2008 19 0
2 DF Argentina Norberto Araujo 30 2007 62 0
3 DF Ecuador Renán Calle 32 2007 42 4
4 DF Ecuador Ulises de la Cruz 34 2009 128 20 Previously with the club from '97-'99 and '00
5 MF Ecuador Alfonso Obregón 36 2002 306 10 Previously with the club from '98-'00
6 MF Ecuador Pedro Larrea 22 2003 64 0
8 MF Ecuador Édison Méndez 29 2009 60 6 Previously with the club from '05-'07
9 FW Ecuador Walter Calderón 31 2009 0 0
10 MF Ecuador Christian Lara 28 2009 44 16 Previously with the club in '07
11 FW Ecuador Franklin Salas 27 2008 208 45 Previously with the club from '00-'07
13 DF Ecuador Néicer Reasco (captain) 31 2008 324 22 Previously with the club from '97-'00 and '01-'06
14 DF Ecuador Diego Calderón 22 2007 62 2 Previously with the club in '05
15 MF Ecuador William Araujo 29 2008 33 4
16 FW Argentina Claudio Bieler 24 2008 31 13
17 FW Ecuador Danny Vera 28 2009 0 0
18 MF Ecuador Ángel Cheme 24 2009 0 0
19 FW Argentina Claudio Graf 32 2009 0 0
20 MF Paraguay Enrique Vera 29 2009 90 8 Previously with the club from '06-'08
21 MF Ecuador Edder Vaca 23 2008 22 7
22 GK Ecuador Alexander Domínguez 21 2006 34 0
23 DF Ecuador Jayro Campos 24 2005 114 6
24 DF Ecuador Gabriel Espinosa 20 2006 15 1
25 GK Ecuador Daniel Viteri 27 2008 9 0
27 FW Ecuador Víctor Estupiñán 20 2006 9 0
33 DF Ecuador Carlos Espínola 33 2009 154 13 Previously with the club from '03-'06
50 MF Ecuador Danny Vaca 18 2007 22 1
51 MF Ecuador Miler Bolaños 18 2009 0 0
52 MF Ecuador Israel Chango 19 2006 57 1
53 MF Ecuador Eduardo Bone 18 2007 2 0
54 MF Ecuador Cristhian Hurtado 18 2008 1 0
55 MF Ecuador Pedro Romo 18 2008 1 0
56 DF Ecuador Galo Corozo 18 2009 0 0
58 MF Ecuador Efren de la Cruz 18 2008 1 0
- MF Ecuador 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

No. Position Player
1 Ecuador GK José Francisco Cevallos
2 Argentina DF Norberto Araujo
3 Ecuador DF Renán Calle
4 Ecuador DF Paúl Ambrosi
5 Ecuador MF Alfonso Obregón
6 Uruguay FW Richard Morales
7 Ecuador MF Miler Bolaños
8 Ecuador MF Patricio Urrutia (captain)
9 Ecuador FW Walter Calderón
10 Ecuador MF Edder Vaca
11 Ecuador FW Franklin Salas
12 Ecuador MF Gabriel Espinosa
13 Ecuador DF Néicer Reasco
No. Position Player
14 Ecuador MF Diego Calderón
15 Ecuador DF William Araujo
16 Argentina FW Claudio Bieler
17 Ecuador FW Danny Vera
18 Ecuador MF Ángel Cheme
19 Chile FW Reinaldo Navia
20 Ecuador MF Pedro Larrea
21 Argentina MF Damián Manso
22 Ecuador GK Alexander Domínguez
23 Ecuador DF Jayro Campos
24 Ecuador MF Carlos Espínola
25 Ecuador GK Daniel Viteri

Recopa Sudamericana squad

No. Position Player
1 Ecuador GK José Francisco Cevallos
2 Argentina DF Norberto Araujo
3 Ecuador DF Renán Calle
4 Ecuador DF Paúl Ambrosi
5 Ecuador DF Ulises de la Cruz
6 Ecuador MF Pedro Larrea
7 Ecuador MF Miler Bolaños
8 Ecuador MF Patricio Urrutia (captain)
9 Ecuador FW Walter Calderón
10 Ecuador MF Christian Lara
11 Ecuador FW Franklin Salas
12 Ecuador MF Gabriel Espinosa
13 Ecuador DF Néicer Reasco
No. Position Player
14 Ecuador MF Diego Calderón
15 Ecuador DF William Araujo
16 Argentina FW Claudio Bieler
17 Ecuador FW Danny Vera
18 Ecuador MF Byron Camacho
19 Argentina FW Claudio Graf
20 Paraguay MF Enrique Vera
21 Ecuador MF Pedro Romo
22 Ecuador GK Alexander Domínguez
23 Ecuador DF Jayro Campos
24 Ecuador DF Carlos Espínola
25 Ecuador GK Daniel Viteri

Copa Sudamericana squad

No. Position Player
1 Ecuador GK José Francisco Cevallos
2 Argentina DF Norberto Araujo
3 Ecuador DF Renán Calle
4 Ecuador DF Paúl Ambrosi
5 Ecuador DF Ulises de la Cruz
6 Ecuador MF Pedro Larrea
7 Ecuador MF Miler Bolaños
8 Ecuador MF Patricio Urrutia
9 Ecuador FW Walter Calderón
10 Ecuador MF Christian Lara
11 Ecuador FW Franklin Salas
12 Ecuador MF Édison Méndez
13 Ecuador DF Néicer Reasco (captain)
No. Position Player
14 Ecuador MF Diego Calderón
15 Ecuador DF William Araujo
16 Argentina FW Claudio Bieler
17 Ecuador FW Víctor Estupiñán
18 Ecuador MF Gabriel Espinosa
19 Argentina FW Claudio Graf
20 Ecuador MF Alex Bolaños
21 Ecuador MF Pedro Romo
22 Ecuador GK Alexander Domínguez
23 Ecuador DF Jayro Campos
24 Ecuador DF Carlos Espínola
25 Ecuador GK Daniel Viteri
20 Paraguay MF Enrique Vera

:1.^ Alex Bolaños replaced Enrique Vera on November 11 due to injury.

Winter transfers

Players In
Name Nat Pos Age Moving from
Miler Bolaños Ecuador MF 18 Ecuador Barcelona
Walter Calderón Ecuador FW 31 Ecuador Deportivo Quito
Ángel Cheme Ecuador MF 24 Ecuador Olmedo
Carlos Espínola Ecuador DF 33 Ecuador Emelec
Henry León Ecuador MF 25 Ecuador ESPOLI
Richard Morales Uruguay FW 33 Brazil Grêmio
Danny Vera Ecuador FW 28 Ecuador Barcelona
Players Out
Name Nat Pos Age Moving to
Luis Bolaños Ecuador MF 23 Brazil Santos
Agustín Delgado Ecuador FW 34 Ecuador Emelec
Richard Morales Uruguay FW 34 Retired
Christian Suárez Ecuador MF 23 Ecuador Olmedo
Reinaldo Navia Chile FW 30 Released

Summer transfers

Players In
Name Nat Pos Age Moving from
Ulises de la Cruz Ecuador DF 35 Free Agent
Claudio Graf Argentina FW 33 Mexico UAG
Christian Lara Ecuador MF 29 Colombia Deportivo Pereira
Édison Méndez Ecuador MF 30 Netherlands PSV
Enrique Vera Paraguay MF 30 Mexico América
Alex Bolaños* Ecuador MF 24 Unattached
*Unable to play in the Serie A.
Players Out
Name Nat Pos Age Moving to
Paúl Ambrosi Ecuador DF 28 Argentina Rosario Central
Byron Camacho Ecuador MF 21 Ecuador Aucas (loan)
Henry León Ecuador MF 25 Ecuador Universidad Católica
Damián Manso Argentina MF 30 Mexico Pachuca
Patricio Urrutia Ecuador MF 30 Brazil Fluminense

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Serie A First Stage 4th Feb 1Dec 6
Copa Libertadores Second Stage Second Stage Feb 17Apr 29
Recopa Sudamericana Final Winner Jun 25Jul 9
Copa Sudamericana First Stage Winner Aug 11Dec 2

Pre-season

LDU Quito played two preseason friendlies prior to the start of the Serie A season

La Noche Blanca is the club's official presentation for the season. They hosted Colombian club Santa Fe.

Serie A

2009 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

The First Stage was a double round-robin tournament. LDU Quito finished 2nd and qualified to the Third Stage with 2 bonus points.

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

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Result D L W D W L W W W L W D W L W D D D W W W W
Position 3 9 7 5 4 5 4 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Last updated: July 12, 2009.
Source: Season's Wikipedia article
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Second Stage

Liga 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.

OverallHomeAway
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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

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Result D W D W D W W D W L W L
Position 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: October 3, 2009.
Source: Season's Wikipedia article
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Third Stage

LDU 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.

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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.

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GroundHAAHHA
Result W D D D L L
Position 1 1 2 2 2 2

Last updated: November 22, 2009.
Source: Season's Wikipedia article
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fourth Stage

Liga 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.

Copa Libertadores

As 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.

Group 1 standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Sport Recife 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 13
2 Palmeiras 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
3 Colo-Colo 6 2 1 3 9 7 +2 7
4 LDU Quito 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4

Recopa Sudamericana

As 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.

Copa Sudamericana

LDU 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.

Peace Cup

Main article: 2009 Peace Cup

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.

Group B standings
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Real Madrid Spain 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
2 LDU Quito Ecuador 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
3 Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1

Statistics

Num Pos Player Serie A Copa
Libertadores		 Recopa
Sudamericana		 Copa
Sudamericana		 Total
App Red card App Red card App Red card App Red card App Red card
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

References

  1. ↑ "El Comercio". Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-25.

External links

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