1979 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

L.D.U. Quito
1979 season
PresidentRodrigo Paz
ManagerCésar Muñoz
José Gómez Nogueira
StadiumEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Serie A5th
Top goalscorerRoberto Inzúa (18 goals)
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Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1979 season was the club's 49th year of existence, the 26th year in professional football, the 19th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

Kits

Sponsor(s): Ecuacolor

Competitions

Serie A

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo Cuenca 18 10 3 5 26 18 +8 23 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 L.D.U. Quito 18 8 5 5 21 20 +1 21
3 Universidad Católica 18 9 2 7 27 21 +6 20
4 Deportivo Quito 18 6 8 4 25 24 +1 20
5 Emelec 18 9 1 8 30 24 +6 19
6 Técnico Universitario 18 7 5 6 28 23 +5 19
7 Barcelona 18 5 6 7 22 24 −2 16
8 América de Quito 18 4 7 7 21 24 −3 15
9 El Nacional 18 6 3 9 22 31 −9 15 Relegated to the Serie B
10 Bonita Banana 18 4 4 10 9 22 −13 12
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away CDA BSC BB CDC SDQ EN CSE LDQ TU UC
América de Quito 2–2
Barcelona 5–0
Bonita Banana 1–0
Deportivo Cuenca 2–0
Deportivo Quito 2–1
El Nacional 0–1
Emelec 2–0
L.D.U. Quito 1–0 3–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1
Técnico Universitario 0–0
Universidad Católica 1–2
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 Emelec 18 10 5 3 32 16 +16 25 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 Técnico Universitario 18 7 7 4 25 18 +7 21
3 Manta Sport 18 7 6 5 20 21 −1 20
4 América de Quito 18 7 5 6 23 19 +4 19
5 Barcelona 18 8 3 7 27 24 +3 19
6 Universidad Católica 18 6 6 6 26 25 +1 18
7 Deportivo Cuenca 18 5 7 6 18 19 −1 17
8 L.D.U. Quito 18 7 3 8 15 21 −6 17
9 Aucas 18 5 5 8 19 29 −10 15 Relegated to the Serie B
10 Deportivo Quito 18 2 5 11 20 33 −13 9
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away CDA SDA BSC CDC SDQ CSE LDQ MSC TU UC
América de Quito 3–0
Aucas 2–1
Barcelona 2–1
Deportivo Cuenca 1–1
Deportivo Quito 0–2
Emelec 3–0
L.D.U. Quito 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 2–0
Manta Sport 1–0
Técnico Universitario 1–0
Universidad Católica 0–1
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 Emelec 10 5 4 1 16 10 +6 17[a] Champions and Qualified to the 1980 Copa Libertadores
2 Universidad Católica 10 7 1 2 12 6 +6 16[a] Qualified to the 1980 Copa Libertadores
3 Manta Sport 10 3 4 3 11 8 +3 11[a]
4 Técnico Universitario 10 3 2 5 13 16 −3 10[a]
5 L.D.U. Quito 10 3 2 5 13 17 −4 10[a]
6 Deportivo Cuenca 10 1 3 6 8 16 −8 8[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f Includes bonus points earned in previous stages: D. Cuenca & Emelec (3); LDU Quito & T. Universitario (2); Manta Sport & U. Católica (1).
Results
Home \ Away CDC CSE LDQ MSC TU UC
Deportivo Cuenca 0–0
Emelec 3–1
L.D.U. Quito 4–3 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–2
Manta Sport 2–0
Técnico Universitario 1–0
Universidad Católica 1–0
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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