2025 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season
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PresidentIsaac Álvarez
ManagerPablo Sánchez
StadiumEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
CONMEBOL LibertadoresSemi-Finals
| 2025 season | ||||
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| President | Isaac Álvarez | |||
| Manager | Pablo Sánchez | |||
| Stadium | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado | |||
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | Semi-Finals | |||
| Supercopa Ecuador | Champions (3rd title) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Michael Estrada (8 goals) All: Michael Estrada (11 goals) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 11,319 | |||
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Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2025 season is the club's 95th year of existence, the 72nd year in professional football, and the 64th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.
Personnel
- President: Isaac Álvarez
- Sporting manager: Eduardo Álvarez
Coaching staff
- Manager: Pablo Sánchez
- Assistant manager: Leandro Martín, Adrián Gabbarini
- Physical trainer: Cristian Mincheli
- Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti
Kits
Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Banco Pichincha, Discover, Ecuabet, Splendor, Terrawind Global Protection, Seguros Constitución
Squad information
| Num | Pos | Nat. | Player | Age | Since | App | Goals | Notes |
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| 1 | GK |  ECU | Gonzalo Valle | 28 | 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | ECU | Yeltzin Erique | 21 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | Previously with the club in '23 |
| 3 | DF | ECU | Richard Mina | 25 | 2023 | 34 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF |  HAI | Ricardo Adé | 34 | 2023 | 80 | 2 | |
| 5 | MF | ECU | Kevin Minda | 26 | 2025 | 9 | 1 | Previously with the club from '18–'19 |
| 6 | DF | ECU | Darío Aimar | 29 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF |  CHI | Lautaro Pastrán | 22 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | ECU | Carlos Gruezo | 29 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW |  ARG | Lisandro Alzugaray | 34 | 2023 | 54 | 11 | |
| 10 | MF | ECU | Alexander Alvarado | 25 | 2025 | 68 | 20 | Previously with the club from '22–'24 |
| 11 | FW | ECU | Michael Estrada | 28 | 2024 | 34 | 4 | |
| 12 | GK | ECU | Alexis Villa | 23 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | ECU | José Quintero | 34 | 2015 | 268 | 24 | |
| 15 | MF |  BOL | Gabriel Villamíl | 23 | 2024 | 24 | 4 | |
| 17 | MF | ECU | Darío Mina | 26 | 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW |  PAR | Álex Arce | 29 | 2024 | 31 | 28 | |
| 20 | MF | CHI | Fernando Cornejo | 29 | 2024 | 17 | 3 | |
| 21 | MF | ECU | Ederson Castillo | 16 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | ECU | Alexander Domínguez | 37 | 2022 | 362 | 0 | Previously with the club from '06–'16 |
| 24 | FW | ECU | Alejandro Cabeza | 27 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | ECU | Bryan Ramírez | 24 | 2023 | 51 | 3 | |
| 30 | DF |  URU | Gian Franco Allala | 27 | 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | ECU | Daniel de la Cruz | 20 | 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | ECU | Juan Sebastián Rodríguez | 18 | 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | ECU | Leonel Quiñónez | 31 | 2023 | 53 | 1 | |
Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.
Winter transfers
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Competitions
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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| LigaPro | First Stage | |||
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | Group Stage | |||
| Supercopa Ecuador | Final | Champions | February 1 | February 1 |
| Copa Ecuador | — |
Pre-season friendlies
| January 25 Noche Blanca | L.D.U. Quito | 1–1 | Alianza Lima | Quito |
| 21:00 UTC−05:00 | D. Mina  50' |
Guerrero 42' |
Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Byron Moreno |
LigaPro
The 2025 season will be Liga's 64th season in the Serie A and their 24th consecutive.
First stage
Results summary
| 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results by round
| February 16 Round 1 | L.D.U. Quito | 0–0 | Vinotinto | Quito |
| 12:45 UTC−05:00 |
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Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
| February 22 Round 2 | Independiente del Valle | 1–1 | L.D.U. Quito | Quito |
| 19:00 UTC−05:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil |
| March 2 Round 3 | L.D.U. Quito | 4–0 | Orense | Quito |
| 16:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Yerson Zambrano |
| March 9 Round 4 | L.D.U. Quito | 3–0 | Delfín | Quito |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: Augusto Aragón |
| March 16 Round 5 | Emelec | 1–0 | L.D.U. Quito | Guayaquil |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio George Capwell Referee: Guillermo Guerrero |
| March 29 Round 6 | Deportivo Cuenca | 1–2 | L.D.U. Quito | Cuenca |
| 17:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Referee: Oswaldo Contreras |
| April 6 Round 7 | L.D.U. Quito | v | Barcelona SC | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: TBA |
| April 13 Round 8 | Mushuc Runa | v | L.D.U. Quito | Riobamba |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de Riobamba Referee: TBA |
| April 20 Round 9 | L.D.U. Quito | v | Aucas | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: TBA |
| April 27 Round 10 | Manta | v | L.D.U. Quito | Manta |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Jocay Referee: TBA |
| May 4 Round 11 | L.D.U. Quito | v | El Nacional | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: TBA |
| May 11 Round 12 | Macará | v | L.D.U. Quito | Ambato |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Referee: TBA |
| May 18 Round 13 | L.D.U. Quito | v | Libertad | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: TBA |
| May 25 Round 14 | Universidad Católica | v | L.D.U. Quito | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: TBA |
| June 1 Round 15 | L.D.U. Quito | v | Técnico Universitario | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: TBA |
| June 15 Round 16 | Vinotinto | v | L.D.U. Quito | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: TBA |
| June 22 Round 17 | L.D.U. Quito | v | Independiente del Valle | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: TBA |
| June 29 Round 18 | Orense | v | L.D.U. Quito | Machala |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio 9 de Mayo Referee: TBA |
| July 6 Round 19 | Delfín | v | L.D.U. Quito | Manta |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Jocay Referee: TBA |
| July 13 Round 20 | L.D.U. Quito | v | Emelec | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: TBA |
| July 20 Round 21 | L.D.U. Quito | v | Deportivo Cuenca | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: TBA |
| July 27 Round 22 | Barcelona SC | v | L.D.U. Quito | Guayaquil |
| TBA | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: TBA |
| August 3 Round 23 | L.D.U. Quito | v | Mushuc Runa | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: TBA |
| August 10 Round 24 | Aucas | v | L.D.U. Quito | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Referee: TBA |
| August 17 Round 25 | L.D.U. Quito | v | Manta | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: TBA |
| August 24 Round 26 | El Nacional | v | L.D.U. Quito | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: TBA |
| August 31 Round 27 | L.D.U. Quito | v | Macará | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: TBA |
| September 14 Round 28 | Libertad | v | L.D.U. Quito | Loja |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne Referee: TBA |
| September 21 Round 29 | L.D.U. Quito | v | Universidad Católica | Quito |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Referee: TBA |
| September 28 Round 30 | Técnico Universitario | v | L.D.U. Quito | Ambato |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Bellavista Referee: TBA |
CONMEBOL Libertadores
L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores—their 22nd participation in the continental tournament—as champions of the 2024 LigaPro. They will enter the competition in the Group 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group stage
| April 3 Round 1 | Central Córdoba | 0–0 | LDU Quito | TBA |
| TBA | Stadium: TBA Referee: TBA |
| April 9 Round 2 | TBA | 2–0 | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Stadium: TBA Referee: TBA |
| TBA Round 3 | TBA | 0–0 | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Stadium: TBA Referee: TBA |
| TBA Round 4 | TBA | 2–3 | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Stadium: TBA Referee: TBA |
| TBA Round 5 | TBA | 2–0 | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Stadium: TBA Referee: TBA |
| May 28 Round 6 | LDU Quito | 3–0 | Central Córdoba | TBA |
| TBA | Alvarado 15' Alzugaray 44', 53' |
Stadium: TBA Referee: TBA |
Supercopa Ecuador
L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2025 Supercopa Ecuador—their 3rd participation in the tournament—as champions of the 2024 LigaPro.
| February 1 Final | El Nacional | 0–0 (4–5 p) | L.D.U. Quito | Quito |
| 19:00 UTC−05:00 | Montaño  5'R. Cabezas  18'D. Cabezas 45+2'Caicedo 90+4' |
Ramírez 11' Quiñónez 23'Domínguez 44' |
Stadium: Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Referee: Yerson Zambrano | |
| Penalties | ||||
Flor  Bedoya Martínez Vélez  Ledesma |
Alzugaray Arce Estrada Quiñónez Carlos Gruezo |
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Copa Ecuador
It will be L.D.U. Quito's 4th participation in the Copa Ecuador.
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player statistics
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| 1 | GK | Gonzalo Valle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | DF | Yeltzin Erique | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | DF | Richard Mina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | DF | Ricardo Adé | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 5 | DF | Kevin Minda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | DF | Darío Aimar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | MF | Lautaro Pastrán | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 8 | MF | Carlos Gruezo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 9 | FW | Lisandro Alzugaray | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 10 | MF | Alexander Alvarado | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | FW | Michael Estrada | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 12 | GK | Alexis Villa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | DF | José Quintero | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | MF | Gabriel Villamíl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 17 | MF | Darío Mina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 19 | FW | Álex Arce | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 20 | MF | Fernando Cornejo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 21 | MF | Ederson Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | GK | Alexander Domínguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 24 | FW | Alejandro Cabeza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | DF | Bryan Ramírez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 30 | DF | Gian Franco Allala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 31 | DF | Daniel de la Cruz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 32 | MF | Juan Sebastián Rodríguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | DF | Leonel Quiñónez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
- As of February 1, 2025[16]
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.