2009 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

LDU Quito
2009 season
President Carlos Arroyo
Manager 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)
Principal colours
Domestic alternate colours
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Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2009 season was the club's 56th year in professional football, and the 49th 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.

Contents

Club

Personnel

  • President: Carlos Arroyo
  • Principal Director: Rodrigo Paz
  • Manager: 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 alternate

Squad information

N Pos Nat. Player Age Since App Goals Notes
1 GK José Francisco Cevallos 38 2008 19 0
2 DF Norberto Araujo 31 2007 61 0
3 DF Renán Calle 33 2007 42 4
4 DF Ulises de la Cruz 35 2009 52 20 Previously with the club from '97-'00
5 MF Alfonso Obregón 37 2002 287 8 Previously with the club from '98-'00
6 MF Pedro Larrea 23 2003 64 0
8 MF Édison Méndez 30 2009 60 6 Previously with the club from '05-'07
9 FW Walter Calderón 32 2009 0 0
10 MF Christian Lara 29 2009 44 17 Previously with the club from '06-'07
11 FW Franklin Salas 28 2008 208 64 Previously with the club from '99-'07
13 DF Néicer Reasco (captain) 32 2008 262 14 Previously with the club from '97-'06
14 DF Diego Calderón 23 2005 70 0
15 MF Willian Araujo 30 2008 33 4
16 FW Claudio Bieler 25 2008 49 17
17 FW Danny Vera 29 2009 0 0
18 MF Gonzalo Chila 25 2009 0 0
19 FW Claudio Graf 33 2009 0 0
20 MF Enrique Vera 30 2009 90 8 Previously with the club from '05-'08
21 MF Edder Vaca 24 2008 22 7
22 GK Alexander Domínguez 22 2006 34 0
23 DF Jairo Campos 25 2005 114 8
24 DF Gabriel Espinosa 21 2006 15 0
25 GK Daniel Viteri 28 2008 75 0
27 FW Víctor Estupiñán 21 2006 9 0
33 DF Carlos Espínola 34 2009 154 14 Previously with the club from '03-'06
50 MF Danny Vaca 19 2007 22 0
51 MF Miller Bolaños 19 2009 0 0
52 MF Israel Chango 20 2006 57 0
53 MF Eduardo Bone 19 2008 2 0
54 MF Christian Hurtado 19 2008 1 0
55 MF Pedro Romo 19 2008 1 0
56 MF Sigifredo Arroyo 19 2009 0 0
57 MF David Navarette 18 2009 0 0
- MF Jefferson Lara 19 2008 16 0

Note: Appearance and goals are as of the start of the season, or as of the start of their current spell at the club.

Copa Libertadores squad

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 FW Richard Morales
7 MF Miller Bolaños
8 MF Patricio Urrutia (captain)
9 FW Walter Calderón
10 MF Edder Vaca
11 FW Franklin Salas
12 MF Gabriel Espinosa
13 DF Néicer Reasco
No. Position Player
14 MF Diego Calderón
15 DF Willian Araujo
16 FW Claudio Bieler
17 FW Danny Vera
18 MF Gonzalo Chila
19 FW Reinaldo Navia
20 MF Pedro Larrea
21 MF Damián Manso
22 GK Alexander Domínguez
23 DF Jairo Campos
24 MF Carlos Espínola
25 GK Daniel Viteri

Recopa Sudamericana squad

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

Copa Sudamericana squad

No. Position Player
1 GK José Francisco Cevallos
2 DF Norberto Araujo
3 DF Renán Calle
4 DF Paúl Ambrosi
5 DF Ulises de la Cruz
6 MF Pedro Larrea
7 MF Miller Bolaños
8 MF Patricio Urrutia
9 FW Walter Calderón
10 MF Christian Lara
11 FW Franklin Salas
12 MF Édison Méndez
13 DF Néicer Reasco (captain)
No. Position Player
14 MF Diego Calderón
15 DF Willian Araujo
16 FW Claudio Bieler
17 FW Víctor Estupiñán
18 MF Gabriel Espinosa
19 FW Claudio Graf
20 MF Alex Bolaños[1]
21 MF Pedro Romo
22 GK Alexander Domínguez
23 DF Jairo Campos
24 DF Carlos Espínola
25 GK Daniel Viteri
20 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
Miller Bolaños MF 18 Barcelona
Walter Calderón FW 31 Deportivo Quito
Gonzalo Chila MF 24 Olmedo
Carlos Espínola DF 33 Emelec
Henry León MF 25 ESPOLI
Richard Morales FW 33 Grêmio
Danny Vera FW 28 Barcelona
Players Out
Name Nat Pos Age Moving to
Luis Bolaños MF 23 Santos
Agustín Delgado FW 34 Released
Richard Morales FW 34 Retired
Cristian Suárez MF 23 Olmedo
Reinaldo Navia FW 30 Released

Summer transfers

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

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 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

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

Main article: 2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

2009 is the club's 49th 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.

Overall Home Away
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

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ground H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H AR H A H A H A
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 = Lose; 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.

Overall Home Away
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

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ground H H A A H H A H A A H A
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 = Lose; 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.

Overall Home Away
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.

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6
Ground H A A H H A
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 = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fourth Stage

Liga qualifed 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

Main article: 2009 Copa Libertadores
See also: 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage

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 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

Main article: 2009 Recopa Sudamericana

As the 2008 Copa Libertadores champion, LDU Quito qualifed 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

Main article: 2009 Copa Sudamericana
See also: 2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals

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 Neicer 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, Miller 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 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
2 LDU Quito 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
3 Al-Ittihad 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1

Statistics

Num Pos Player Serie A Copa
Libertadores		 Recopa
Sudamericana		 Copa
Sudamericana		 Total
App App App App App
1 GK José Francisco Cevallos 17 - 4 1 4 - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - 0 - -
2 DF Norberto Araujo 27 - 5 1 4 - 1 - 2 - 1 - - - - - - 0 - -
3 DF Renán Calle 18 1 6 3 5 - 3 - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
4 DF Ulises de la Cruz 16 - 1 - - - - - 2 - 1 - - 2 - - - 2 - -
5 MF Alfonso Obregón 7 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
6 DF Pedro Larrea 21 1 3 1 2 - 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - -
8 MF Édison Méndez 8 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - 7 - -
9 FW Walter Calderón 28 8 8 1 4 2 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - 10 - -
10 MF Christian Lara 12 - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 0 - -
11 MF Franklin Salas 21 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - -
13 MF Néicer Reasco 33 4 4 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 - - 1 - - - 5 - -
14 DF Diego Calderón 32 - 8 - 5 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
15 DF William Araujo 31 2 5 - 5 - 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - 2 - -
16 FW Claudio Bieler 32 22 11 2 4 - 2 - 2 2 - - - 8 - - - 32 - -
17 FW Danny Vera 24 5 1 - 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - -
18 MF Gonzalo Chila 12 - 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
19 FW Claudio Graf 17 6 4 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 6 - -
20 MF Enrique Vera 9 - 7 - - - - - 2 1 - - - 1 - - - 2 - -
21 FW Edder Vaca 4 1 - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
22 GK Alexander Domínguez 25 - 5 - 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 0 - -
23 DF Jairo Campos 29 2 9 1 5 1 - - 2 - 1 - - - - - - 3 - -
24 MF Gabriel Espinosa 5 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
25 GK Daniel Viteri 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
27 MF Víctor Estupiñán 8 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
33 DF Carlos Espínola 22 2 4 - 2 1 2 - 2 1 - - - 2 - - - 6 - -
50 MF Danny Vaca 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
51 MF Miller Bolaños 35 6 12 - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - 7 - -
52 MF Israel Chango 7 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
53 MF Eduardo Bone 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
54 MF Christian Hurtado 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
55 MF Pedro Romo 10 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
56 MF Sigifredo Arroyo - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
57 MF David Navarette - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
 ? MF Galo Corozo 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
 ? MF Efren de la Cruz 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
 ? MF Jefferson Lara 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
- DF Paúl Ambrosi 23 3 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - - - - - - 3 - -
- MF Damián Manso 14 1 3 - 4 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - 2 - -
- FW Richard Morales 3 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
- FW Reinaldo Navia 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - -
- MF Patricio Urrutia 18 1 4 - 4 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Totals - 66 120 11 - 6 20 4 - 4 7 - - 23 - - - 99 - -

See also

References

  1. ^ "El Comercio". Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. http://ww1.elcomercio.com/noticiaEC.asp?id_noticia=301302&id_seccion=9. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 

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