1978 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

L.D.U. Quito 1978 football season
L.D.U. Quito
1978 season
PresidentRodrigo Paz
ManagerVladislao Cap
Oscar Zubía
César Muñoz
StadiumEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Serie A
Serie B
9th
Runner-up
Copa LibertadoresFirst Stage
Home colours
Away colours
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Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1978 season was the club's 48th year of existence, the 25th year in professional football, the 18th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador and the second in the Serie B.

Squad

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Ecuador ECU Adolfo Bolaños
GK Ecuador ECU Patricio Gallardo
GK Argentina ARG Mario Quiroga
DF Uruguay URU Luis De Carlos
DF Ecuador ECU Alfredo Encalada
DF Ecuador ECU Ángel Granja
DF Ecuador ECU Mauricio King
DF Ecuador ECU Marco Moreno
DF Ecuador ECU Andrés Nazareno
DF Ecuador ECU Fernando Villena
DF Ecuador ECU Patricio Maldonado
MF Ecuador ECU Fabián Cáceres
MF Ecuador ECU Polo Carrera (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Ecuador ECU Patricio Moscoso
MF Argentina ARG Francisco Rivadero
MF Ecuador ECU Fabián Sandoval
MF Ecuador ECU Roberto Sussman
MF Ecuador ECU Jorge Tapia
MF Ecuador ECU José Vélez
MF Ecuador ECU Juan Yánez
FW Ecuador ECU Gonzalo Castañeda
FW Ecuador ECU José Cruz
FW Argentina ARG Óscar Palavecino
FW Ecuador ECU Segundo Rodríguez
FW Ecuador ECU Hernán Vaca

Competitions

Serie A

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 El Nacional 18 6 9 3 19 14 +5 21 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 Técico Universitario 18 7 6 5 22 21 +1 20
3 Emelec 18 6 7 5 31 23 +8 19
4 L.D.U. Portoviejo 18 6 7 5 27 24 +3 19
5 Deportivo Quito 18 5 9 4 17 19 −2 19
6 Deportivo Cuenca 18 6 6 6 15 17 −2 18
7 Barcelona 18 6 5 7 20 20 0 17
8 Universidad Católica 18 5 7 6 21 22 −1 17
9 L.D.U. Quito 18 5 7 6 13 17 −4 17 Relegated to the Serie B
10 Manta Sport 18 5 3 10 21 29 −8 13
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away BSC CDC SDQ EN CSE LDP LDQ MSC TU UC
Barcelona 2–1
Deportivo Cuenca 2–0
Deportivo Quito 0–0
El Nacional 0–0
Emelec 0–0
L.D.U. Portoviejo 2–1
L.D.U. Quito 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–2
Manta Sport 1–2
Técnico Universitario 2–1
Universidad Católica 3–0
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Serie B

Second stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 América de Quito 22 13 5 4 64 30 +34 31 Champions and Promoted to the Serie A
2 L.D.U. Quito 22 10 9 3 42 17 +25 29 Promoted to the Serie A
3 L.D.U. Cuenca 22 10 9 3 35 17 +18 29
4 Audaz Octubrino 22 12 5 5 37 31 +6 29
5 9 de Octubre 22 8 7 7 27 34 −7 23
6 Aucas 22 7 8 7 29 22 +7 22
7 Olmedo 22 8 5 9 36 35 +1 21
8 Manta Sport 22 5 9 8 25 30 −5 19
9 Everest 22 5 7 10 24 33 −9 17
10 Deportivo Quevedo 22 5 7 10 17 31 −14 17
11 Luq San 22 5 4 13 17 41 −24 14
12 Milagro 22 1 7 14 17 52 −35 9
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away CDA SDA AO CDQ CDE LDC LDQ LS MSC MIL CDO 9DO
América de Quito 2–2
Aucas 0–0
Audaz Octubrino 1–0
Deportivo Quevedo 1–1
Everest 0–0
L.D.U. Cuenca 1–1
L.D.U. Quito 2–1 2–1 5–1 5–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 4–2 3–0 3–1 5–0
Luq San 2–1
Manta Sport 1–1
Milagro 1–1
Olmedo 1–0
9 de Octubre 1–1
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Copa Libertadores

First stage

Group 1 standings
Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina RIV Argentina IND Ecuador LDQ Ecuador EN
1 Argentina River Plate 6 2 4 0 7 1 +6 8 Qualified to the semi-finals 0–0 4–0 2–0
2 Argentina Independiente 6 3 2 1 6 2 +4 8 0–0 2–0 2–0
3 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 2 1 3 4 10 −6 5 0–0 1–0 3–2
4 Ecuador El Nacional 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 3 1–1 1–2 2–0
Source: [citation needed]
L.D.U. Quito Ecuador v Argentina Indepediente
June 27 First Stage L.D.U. Quito Ecuador 1–0 Argentina Indepediente Quito, Ecuador
Palavecino 19' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Héctor Carvajal (Colombia)
L.D.U. Quito Ecuador v Argentina River Plate
June 30 First Stage L.D.U. Quito Ecuador 0–0 Argentina River Plate Quito, Ecuador
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)
El Nacional Ecuador v Ecuador L.D.U. Quito
July 5 First Stage El Nacional Ecuador 2–0 Ecuador L.D.U. Quito Quito, Ecuador
Correa 18', 76' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Enrique Labo Revoredo (Peru)
Indepediente Argentina v Ecuador L.D.U. Quito
July 18 First Stage Indepediente Argentina 2–0 Ecuador L.D.U. Quito Avellaneda, Argentina
Arrieta 23'
Bochini 56'
Report Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América
Referee: Mario Lira (Chile)
L.D.U. Quito Ecuador v Ecuador El Nacional
July 26 First Stage L.D.U. Quito Ecuador 3–2 Ecuador El Nacional Quito, Ecuador
Carrera 22' (pen.), 29' (pen.)
Cruz 80'
Report Granda 31'
Escalante 89'
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Guillermo Velásquez (Colombia)

External links

  • RSSSF - 1978 Serie A (in English)
  • RSSSF - 1978 Copa Libertadores (in English)
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