1976 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1976 season was the club's 46th year of existence, the 23rd year in professional football and the 16th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

L.D.U. Quito
1976 season
PresidentRodrigo Paz
ManagerLeonel Montoya
StadiumEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Serie A4th
Copa LibertadoresSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Polo Carrera (14 goals)
All: Polo Carrera (17 goals)

Squad
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Ecuador ECU Adolfo Bolaños
— GK Argentina ARG Miguel Ángel Leyes
— GK Uruguay URU Walter Maesso
— DF Uruguay URU Luis De Carlos
— DF Ecuador ECU Humboldt De La Torre
— DF Ecuador ECU Ramiro Del Pozo
— DF Ecuador ECU Fernando Villena
— DF Ecuador ECU Patricio Maldonado
— DF Ecuador ECU Ramiro Tobar (captain)
— MF Ecuador ECU Ángel Aguirre
— MF Ecuador ECU Polo Carrera
— MF Uruguay URU Juan Carlos Gómez
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Ecuador ECU Juan Rivadeneira
— MF Ecuador ECU Roberto Sussman
— MF Ecuador ECU Jorge Tapia
— FW Ecuador ECU Ramiro Aguirre
— FW Ecuador ECU Marco Moreno
— FW Argentina ARG Juan José Pérez
— FW Argentina ARG Alberto Pinasco
— FW Argentina ARG Rubén Scalise
— FW Ecuador ECU Gustavo Tapia
— FW Ecuador ECU Hernán Vaca
— FW Uruguay URU Oscar Zubía

Competitions

First stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 El Nacional 18 13 2 3 36 21 +15 28 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 Emelec 18 9 5 4 29 24 +5 23
3 Deportivo Cuenca 18 8 5 5 34 21 +13 21
4 Audaz Octubrino 18 8 5 5 30 27 +3 21
5 L.D.U. Quito 18 6 6 6 26 22 +4 18
6 Barcelona 18 5 6 7 26 20 +6 16
7 Universidad Católica 18 6 4 8 26 22 +4 16
8 Aucas 18 6 4 8 18 28 −10 16
9 América de Quito 18 4 4 10 23 36 −13 12 Relegated to the Serie B
10 9 de Octubre 18 3 3 12 11 38 −27 9
Source:
Results
Home \ Away 9DO CDA SDA AO BSC CDC EN CSE LDQ UC
9 de Octubre 1–1
América de Quito 3–3
Aucas 1–0
Audaz Octubrino 1–1
Barcelona 2–1
Deportivo Cuenca 2–0
El Nacional 1–0
Emelec 2–1
L.D.U. Quito 3–1 1–0 0–1 4–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–0 0–0
Universidad Católica 1–1
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 El Nacional 18 10 3 5 35 19 +16 23 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 L.D.U. Quito 18 8 5 5 27 21 +6 21
3 Deportivo Cuenca 18 8 4 6 28 20 +8 20
4 Emelec 18 6 7 5 23 19 +4 19
5 Aucas 18 7 5 6 22 27 −5 19
6 Barcelona 18 6 6 6 24 21 +3 18
7 Carmen Mora 18 5 7 6 22 27 −5 17
8 Universidad Católica 18 5 6 7 20 22 −2 16
9 Deportivo Quito 18 5 6 7 18 26 −8 16 Relegated to the Serie B
10 Audaz Octubrino 18 3 5 10 17 34 −17 11
Source:
Results
Home \ Away SDA AO BSC CME CDC SDQ EN CSE LDQ UC
Aucas 2–1
Audaz Octubrino 0–2
Barcelona 0–1
Carmen Mora 4–3
Deportivo Cuenca 2–1
Deportivo Quito 0–1
El Nacional 3–1
Emelec 1–1
L.D.U. Quito 2–3 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–1
Universidad Católica 0–2
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Liguilla Final
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 El Nacional 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 14 Champions and Qualified to the 1977 Copa Libertadores
2 Deportivo Cuenca 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 9
3 Emelec 6 3 1 2 6 8 −2 9
4 L.D.U. Quito 6 1 0 5 6 7 −1 4
Source:

Note: Includes bonus points earned in previous stages: El Nacional (6); D. Cuenca, Emelec & LDU Quito (2).

Results
Home \ Away CDC EN CSE LDQ
Deportivo Cuenca 2–1
El Nacional 1–0
Emelec 1–0
L.D.U. Quito 0–1 1–2 4–0
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Copa Libertadores
Main article: 1976 Copa Libertadores

First stage
Group 2 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Ecuador LDQ Ecuador CDC Bolivia BOL Bolivia GUA
1 Ecuador LDU Quito 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 8 Qualified to the 1st Place Playoff — 1–1 2–1 4–0
2 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 8 0–0 — 3–1 1–0
3 Bolivia Bolívar 6 3 0 3 16 11 +5 6 3–2 4–2 — 7–1
4 Bolivia Guabirá 6 1 0 5 2 15 −13 2 0–1 0–2 1–0 —
Source:
March 14 First Stage L.D.U. Quito Ecuador 1–1 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca Quito, Ecuador
Zubía 26' Report Mesiano 29' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Mario Canessa (Chile)
March 21 First Stage L.D.U. Quito Ecuador 4–0 Bolivia Guabirá Quito, Ecuador
Pérez 32', 70' (pen.), 72', 88' Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: José Castro Lozada (Venezuela)
March 24 First Stage L.D.U. Quito Ecuador 2–1 Bolivia Bolívar Quito, Ecuador
Pérez 17'
Carrera 65'		 Report Aragonés 35' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: José Martínez Bazan (Uruguay)
April 4 First Stage Deportivo Cuenca Ecuador 0–0 Ecuador L.D.U. Quito Cuenca, Ecuador
Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Referee: Enrique Labo Revoredo (Peru)
April 11 First Stage Guabirá Bolivia 0–1 Ecuador L.D.U. Quito Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Report Scalise 4' Stadium: Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Referee: Gregorio da Rosa (Uruguay)
April 14 First Stage Bolívar Bolivia 3–2 Ecuador L.D.U. Quito La Paz, Bolivia
Lird 3'
Aragonés 52'
Solórzano 84'		 Report G. Tapia 42'
Carrera 54'		 Stadium: Estadio Libertador Simón Bolívar
Referee: Enrique Labo Revoredo] (Peru)

1st Place Playoff
Playoff standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ecuador LDU Quito 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 2 Qualified to the Semi-Finals
2 Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
Source:
April 22 First Stage LDU Quito Ecuador 2–1 (a.e.t.) Ecuador Deportivo Cuenca Guayaquil, Ecuador
Carrera 66'
Rivadeneira 115'		 Report Villagra 63' Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Óscar Veiro (Argentina)

Semi-finals
Group 1 standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil CRU Ecuador LDQ Peru ALI
1 Brazil Cruzeiro 4 4 0 0 18 3 +15 8 Qualified to the Final — 4–1 7–1
2 Ecuador LDU Quito 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 2 1–3 — 2–1
3 Peru Alianza Lima 4 1 0 3 4 13 −9 2 0–4 2–0 —
Source:
May 5 Semi-finals L.D.U. Quito Ecuador 2–1 Peru Alianza Lima Quito, Ecuador
Scalise 66'
De Carlos 84'		 Report Velásquez 40' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Guillermo Velásquez (Colombia)
May 9 Semi-finals L.D.U. Quito Ecuador 1–3 Brazil Cruzeiro Quito, Ecuador
Carrera 66' (pen.) Report Palhinha 30', 56'
Joãozinho 58'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Referee: Ángel Coerezza (Argentina)
May 26 Semi-finals Alianza Lima Peru 2–0 Ecuador L.D.U. Quito Lima, Peru
Ravello 62', 69' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Villanueva
Referee: Arturo Ithurralde (Argentina)
May 30 Semi-finals Cruzeiro Brazil 4–1 Ecuador L.D.U. Quito Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Nelinho 4' (pen.)
Jairzinho 47'
Palhinha 72'
Ronaldo 74'		 Report G. Tapia 11' Stadium: Mineirão
Referee: Ángel Coerezza (Argentina)

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