:2008 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season
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|season=2008
|manager=Edgardo Bauza
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|chairman=Carlos Arroyo
|chrtitle=President
|league=Serie A
|league result=2nd
|cup1=Copa Libertadores
|cup1 result=Champion
|cup2=Copa Sudamericana
|cup2 result=Round of 16
|cup3=FIFA Club World Cup
|cup3 result=Runner-up
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Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2008 season is the club's 55th year in professional football, and the 47th in the top level of national football, Ecuador's Serie A.
In the domestic tournament, the club unsuccessfully defended their 2007 title, finishing as the runner-up to Deportivo Quito. The club reached a level of success in international tournaments that no other Ecuadorian club has ever achieved. LDU Quito became the first Ecuadorian club to win an international title by winning their first Copa Libertadores. The win allowed the club to participate in FIFA's annual Club World Cup, which they finished in 2nd place.
2008 marked the last season Argentine manager Edgardo Bauza will remain at the position. He would be replaced by Uruguayan Jorge Fossati, who previously led the team from 2003-2004.
Club
=Coaching staff=
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{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Assistant coach |s={{Flag icon|ARG}} Jose Daniel Di Leo }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Physical trainer |s={{Flag icon|ARG}} Bruno Militano}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Club doctor |s={{Flag icon|ECU}} Juan Barriga
{{Flag icon|ECU}} Marco Lascano }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Physical therapist |s={{Flag icon|ECU}} Fernando Iza
{{Flag icon|ECU}} Edgar Alvarez }}
{{Fb cs footer|u= December 17, 2008 |s=[http://www.clubldu.com/equipo.html Plantel 2008] |date=May 2008}}
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Squad
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{{fs player | no= 1 | nat=Ecuador | pos=GK | name=José Francisco Cevallos }}
{{fs player | no= 2 | nat=Argentina | pos=DF | name=Norberto Araujo }}
{{fs player | no= 3 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=Renán Calle }}
{{fs player | no= 4 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Paúl Ambrosi }}
{{fs player | no= 5 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Alfonso Obregón }}
{{fs player | no= 7 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Luis Bolaños }}
{{fs player | no= 8 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Patricio Urrutia (captain) }}
{{fs player | no= 9 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Agustín Delgado }}
{{fs player | no=10 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Edder Vaca }}
{{fs player | no=11 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Franklin Salas }}
{{fs player | no=12 | nat=Ecuador | pos=GK | name=Carlos Espinoza }}
{{fs player | no=13 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Néicer Reasco }}
{{fs player | no=14 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Diego Calderón }}
{{fs player | no=15 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=William Araujo }}
{{fs player | no=16 | nat=Argentina | pos=FW | name=Claudio Bieler }}
{{fs player | no=17 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Christian Suárez }}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player | no=18 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=Byron Camacho }}
{{fs player | no=19 | nat=Chile | pos=FW | name=Reinaldo Navia }}
{{fs player | no=20 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Pedro Larrea }}
{{fs player | no=21 | nat=Argentina | pos=MF | name=Damián Manso }}
{{fs player | no=22 | nat=Ecuador | pos=GK | name=Alexander Domínguez }}
{{fs player | no=23 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=Jayro Campos }}
{{fs player | no=24 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Gabriel Espinosa }}
{{fs player | no=25 | nat=Ecuador | pos=GK | name=Daniel Viteri }}
{{fs player | no=27 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Víctor Estupiñán }}
{{fs player | no=50 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Danny Vaca }}
{{fs player | no=51 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Jefferson Lara }}
{{fs player | no=52 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Israel Chango }}
{{fs player | no=53 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Tito Valencia }}
{{fs player | no=54 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Carlos Alfredo Delgado }}
{{fs player | no=55 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Lenin Ibujes }}
{{fs player | no=57 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Efren de la Cruz }}
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=Transfers=
{{col-start}}
{{col-break}}
Out
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Andrés Arrunátegui to Independiente del Valle (loan)
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Arlín Ayoví to Deportivo Cuenca
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Joffre Guerrón to Getafe CF
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Christian Lara to Barcelona (loan)
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Jhonaton Monar to Independiente del Valle (loan)
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Cristhian Mora to El Nacional (loan)
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Luis Ortiz to Emelec
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Luis Preti to Universidad Católica
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Ángel Pután to LDU Loja (loan)
- {{Flag icon|PAR}} Enrique Vera to Club América
{{col-break}}
In
- {{Flag icon|ARG}} Claudio Bieler from Atlético de Rafaela
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} José Francisco Cevallos from Deportivo Azogues (loan)
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Iván Kaviedes* from El Nacional (loan from Norte América)
- {{Flag icon|CHI}} Reinaldo Navia from Racing Club
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Néicer Reasco from São Paulo
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Franklin Salas from Red Star Belgrade
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Christian Suárez from Deportivo Azogues
- {{Flag icon|ECU}} Edder Vaca from Independiente del Valle (loan from Rocafuerte)
(*) Currently suspended.
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=Copa Libertadores squad=
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{{fs player | no= 2 | nat=Argentina | pos=DF | name=Norberto Araujo }}
{{fs player | no= 3 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=Renán Calle }}
{{fs player | no= 4 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=Paúl Ambrosi }}
{{fs player | no= 5 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Alfonso Obregón }}
{{fs player | no= 6 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=Jefferson Lara }}
{{fs player | no= 7 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Luis Bolaños }}
{{fs player | no= 8 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Patricio Urrutia (captain) }}
{{fs player | no= 9 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Agustín Delgado }}
{{fs player | no=10 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Víctor Estupiñán }}
{{fs player | no=11 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Franklin Salas }}
{{fs player | no=12 | nat=Ecuador | pos=GK | name=Luis Preti }}
{{fs player | no=13 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Pedro Larrea }}
{{fs player | no=14 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Diego Calderón }}
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{{fs player | no=15 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=William Araujo }}
{{fs player | no=16 | nat=Argentina | pos=FW | name=Claudio Bieler }}
{{fs player | no=17 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Christian Suárez }}
{{fs player | no=18 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Byron Camacho }}
{{fs player | no=19 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Joffre Guerrón }}
{{fs player | no=20 | nat=Paraguay | pos=MF | name=Enrique Vera }}
{{fs player | no=21 | nat=Argentina | pos=MF | name=Damián Manso }}
{{fs player | no=22 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Edder Vaca }}
{{fs player | no=23 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=Jayro Campos }}
{{fs player | no=24 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Israel Chango }}
{{fs player | no=25 | nat=Ecuador| pos=GK | name=Daniel Viteri }}
{{fs player | no= |nat=Ecuador |pos=MF |name=Andrés Arrunátegui }}
{{fs player | no= |nat=Ecuador |pos=FW |name=Iván Kaviedes }}
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=Copa Sudamericana squad=
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{{fs player | no=2 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=Norberto Araujo }}
{{fs player | no=3 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=Renán Calle }}
{{fs player | no=4 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Paúl Ambrosi }}
{{fs player | no=5 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Alfonso Obregón }}
{{fs player | no=6 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=Jefferson Lara }}
{{fs player | no=7 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Luis Bolaños }}
{{fs player | no=8 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Patricio Urrutia (captain) }}
{{fs player | no=9 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Agustín Delgado }}
{{fs player | no=10 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Edder Vaca }}
{{fs player | no=11 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Franklin Salas }}
{{fs player | no=12 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Gabriel Espinosa }}
{{fs player | no=13 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Néicer Reasco }}
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{{fs player | no=14 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Diego Calderón}}
{{fs player | no=15 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=William Araujo }}
{{fs player | no=16 | nat=Argentina | pos=FW | name=Claudio Bieler }}
{{fs player | no=17 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Christian Suárez }}
{{fs player | no=18 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Byron Camacho }}
{{fs player | no=19 | nat=Chile | pos=FW | name=Reinaldo Navia }}
{{fs player | no=20 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Pedro Larrea }}
{{fs player | no=21 | nat=Argentina | pos=MF | name=Damián Manso }}
{{fs player | no=22 | nat=Ecuador | pos=GK | name=Alexander Domínguez }}
{{fs player | no=23 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=Jayro Campos }}
{{fs player | no=24 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Israel Chango }}
{{fs player | no=25 | nat=Ecuador | pos=GK | name=Daniel Viteri }}
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=Club World Cup squad=
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{{fs player | no=2 | nat=Argentina | pos=DF | name=Norberto Araujo }}
{{fs player | no=3 | nat=Ecuador | pos=DF | name=Renán Calle }}
{{fs player | no=4 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Paúl Ambrosi }}
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{{fs player | no=7 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Luis Bolaños }}
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{{fs player | no=9 | nat=Ecuador | pos=FW | name=Agustín Delgado }}
{{fs player | no=10 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Edder Vaca }}
{{fs player | no=11 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Danny Vaca }}
{{fs player | no=13 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Néicer Reasco }}
{{fs player | no=14 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Diego Calderón }}
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{{fs player | no=16 | nat=Argentina | pos=FW | name=Claudio Bieler }}
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{{fs player | no=25 | nat=Ecuador | pos=GK | name=Daniel Viteri }}
{{fs player | no=28 | nat=Ecuador | pos=MF | name=Israel Chango }}
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Competitions
=Overall=
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=Serie A=
{{Main|2008 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A}}
2008 was the club's 47th season in the top-flight national tournament.
==First stage==
{{:2008 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|transcludesection=First stage|showteam=LDQ}}
LDU Quito qualified for the Liguilla Final with 2 bonus points.
==Second stage==
For the second stage, LDU Quito was drawn into Group B.
{{:2008 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|transcludesection=S2GB|showteam=LDQ}}
==Aggregate table==
{{:2008 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|transcludesection=Aggregate table|showteam=LDQ}}
==Liguilla Final==
{{:2008 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|transcludesection=Liguilla Final|showteam=LDQ}}
==Results summary==
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=Copa Libertadores=
{{Main|2008 Copa Libertadores|2008 Copa Libertadores Second Stage|2008 Copa Libertadores Finals}}
LDU Quito qualified to the 2008 Copa Libertadores as the 2007 Serie A champion. It would be their 13th participation in CONMEBOL's top continental tournament. LDU Quito was drawn into Group 8 with Argentine 2006–07 season 5th place finishers Arsenal de Sarandí, 2007 Copa do Brasil winner Fluminense FC, and Paraguayan Clausura 2007 winner Club Libertad. They were the first team in the tournament to qualify to the knock-out round.
LDU Quito advanced to their first Copa Libertadores finals; they were the second Ecuadorian club to do so (the first being Barcelona). Los Albos won their first Copa Libertadores by penalty shootout after a 5-5 aggregate score at the end of the second leg. Goalkeeper José Francisco Cevallos blocked three penalty kicks to secure the title for his team.
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|time=19:50 UTC−05:00
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|score=0–0
|result=D
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1081&ano=2008&dv=5&flt=2&id=135&slangab=S (Report)]
|team2={{Flag icon|MEX}} América
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium=Estadio Casa Blanca
|location=Quito
|attendance=58,336
|referee=Pablo Pozo (Chile) }}
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|date=June 25
|time=19:50 UTC−05:00
|round=Finals
|team1=LDU Quito {{Flag icon|ECU}}
|score=4–2
|result=W
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1081&ano=2008&dv=6&flt=1&id=137&slangab=S (Report)]
|team2={{Flag icon|BRA}} Fluminense
|goals1=Bieler {{goal|2}}
Guerrón {{goal|29}}
Campos {{goal|34}}
Urrutia {{goal|45}}
|goals2=Conca {{goal|12}}
Thiago Neves {{goal|52}}
|stadium=Estadio Casa Blanca
|location=Quito
|attendance=62,262
|referee=Carlos Chandía (Chile) }}
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|date=July 2
|time=21:50 UTC−03:00
|round=Finals
|team1=Fluminense {{Flag icon|BRA}}
|score=3–1 {{aet}}
|result=L
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090311014740/http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1081&ano=2008&dv=6&flt=1&id=138&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{Flag icon|ECU}} LDU Quito
|goals1=Thiago Neves {{goal|12||28||56}}
|goals2=Bolaños {{goal|6}}
|stadium=Maracanã Stadium
|location=Rio de Janeiro
|attendance=86,027
|referee=Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
|penalties1=Conca {{penmiss}}
Thiago Neves {{penmiss}}
Cícero {{pengoal}}
Washington {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore=1–3
|penalties2={{pengoal}} Urrutia
{{penmiss}} Campos
{{pengoal}} Salas
{{pengoal}} Guerrón }}
=Copa Sudamericana=
{{Main|2008 Copa Sudamericana}}
LDU Quito participated in their 5th Copa Sudamericana. They qualified by finishing first in the second stage of the 2007 Serie A.
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|date=August 14
|time=16:00 UTC−05:00
|round=First Round
|team1=LDU Quito {{Flag icon|ECU}}
|score=4–2
|result=W
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1154&ano=2008&dv=1&flt=2&id=13&slangab=S Report]
|team2={{Flag icon|BOL}} Bolívar
|goals1=Manso {{goal|10}}
Ambrosi {{goal|36}}
Bolaños {{goal|63}}
Navia {{goal|75}}
|goals2=Valentierra {{goal|14}}
Ramos {{goal|89}}
|stadium=Estadio Casa Blanca
|attendance=6,625
|referee=Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru) }}
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|date=September 18
|time=20:15 UTC−04:00
|round=First Round
|team1=Bolívar {{Flag icon|BOL}}
|score=2–1
|result=L
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1154&ano=2008&dv=1&flt=2&id=35&slangab=S Report]
|team2={{Flag icon|ECU}} LDU Quito
|goals1=Ramos {{goal|1}}
Martínez {{goal|5}}
|goals2=Navia {{goal|64}}
|stadium=Estadio Hernando Siles
|attendance =
|referee=Ricardo Grance (Paraguay) }}
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|date=September 23
|time=19:30 UTC−03:00
|round= Round of 16
|team1=Boca Juniors {{Flag icon|ARG}}
|score=4–0
|result=L
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1154&ano=2008&dv=2&flt=1&id=37&slangab=S Report]
|team2={{Flag icon|ECU}} LDU Quito
|goals1=Forlín {{goal|27}}
Espinosa {{goal|32|o.g.}}
Mouche {{goal|50}}
Gaitán {{goal|83}}
|goals2 =
|stadium=La Bombonera
|location=Buenos Aires, Argentina
|attendance=11,726
|referee=Rubén Selman (Chile) }}
{{football box collapsible
|date=October 1
|time=17:30UTC−05:00
|round= Round of 16
|team1=LDU Quito {{Flag icon|ECU}}
|score=1–1
|result=D
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1154&ano=2008&dv=2&flt=1&id=47&slangab=S Report]
|team2={{Flag icon|ARG}} Boca Juniors
|goals1=Delgado {{goal|71}}
|goals2=Dátolo {{goal|29|pen.}}
|stadium=Estadio Casa Blanca
|attendance =
=FIFA Club World Cup=
{{Main|2008 FIFA Club World Cup}}
LDU Quito was the first Ecuadorian club to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup and the first non-Argentine/Brazilian club from CONMEBOL to participate. As the winner of the Copa Libertadores, they received a bye into the semifinals.
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|date=December 17
|round=Semifinals
|time=19:30 UTC+09:00
|team1=Pachuca {{Flag icon|MEX}}
|score=0–2
|result=W
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090202043904/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=252222/match=300073125/report.html Report]
|team2={{Flag icon|ECU}} LDU Quito
|goals1=
|goals2=Bieler {{goal|4}}
Bolaños {{goal|26}}
|stadium=National Stadium
|attendance=33,366
|referee=Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) }}
{{football box collapsible
|date=December 21
|round=Final
|time=19:30 UTC+09:00
|team1=LDU Quito {{Flag icon|ECU}}
|score=0–1
|result=L
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090202123727/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=252219/match=300073127/report.html Report]
|team2={{Flag icon|ENG}} Manchester United
|goals1=
|goals2=Rooney {{goal|73}}
|stadium=International Stadium
|attendance=68,682
|referee=Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) }}
Statistics
=Top scorer=
Season: Claudio Bieler (17 goals)
- Serie A: Claudio Bieler (13 goals)
- International: Luis Bolaños (7 goals)
- Copa Libertadores: Luis Bolaños (5 goals)
- Copa Sudamericana: Reinaldo Navia (2 goals)
- FIFA Club World Cup: Claudio Bieler & Luis Bolaños (1 goal each)