Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2015 season was the club's 86th year of existence, the 63rd year in professional football, and the 55th in the top level of professional football in

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Club

Personnel

:President: Carlos Arroyo :Honorary President: Rodrigo Paz :President of the Executive Commission: Esteban Paz :President of the Football Commission: Edwin Ripalda :Vice-President of the Football Commission: Patricio Torres :Sporting manager:

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Coaching staff

:Manager: Álex Aguinaga :Assistant manager: Pablo Marín, Luis Leguizamón,

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:Physical trainer: Javier Solís :Goalkeeper trainer:

Luis Preti Luis Humberto Preti Maldonado (born January 2, 1983) is a retired Ecuadorian football goalkeeper. Club career He has spent the majority of his career at LDU Quito as a product of its youth system. Although he began making senior squad appeara ...

Kits

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Squad information

Liga's squad for the season is allowed a maximum of four foreign players at any one time, and a maximum of six throughout the season. The jersey numbers in the main table (directly below) refer to the number on their domestic league jersey. Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

Winter transfers

Summer transfers

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Serie A

The 2016 season was Liga's 55th season in the Serie A and their 15th consecutive. The format is identical to the previous season.

First stage

Second stage

Copa Libertadores

L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores—their 17th participation in the continental tournament—as the runner-up of the 2015 Serie A. They entered the competition in the

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and were placed in Group 6 with San Lorenzo, Grêmio and Toluca.

Copa Libertadores squad

Second stage

Player statistics

Note: Players in ''italics'' left the club mid-season.

Team statistics

References

External links

Official Site
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Ecuadorian football clubs 2016 season