1981 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

L.D.U. Quito
1981 season
PresidentRubén Chávez del Pozo
ManagerLuis Grimaldi
StadiumEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Serie ARunner-up
Top goalscorerPaulo César (25 goals)
← 1980
1982 →

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1981 season was the club's 51st year of existence, the 28th year in professional football and the 21st in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

Kits

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): Banco Popular

Squad

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Ecuador ECU Adolfo Bolaños
— GK Ecuador ECU Patricio Gallardo
— GK Ecuador ECU Fernando Moya
— DF Ecuador ECU Luis Corrales
— DF Ecuador ECU Ecuador Figueroa (captain)
— DF Ecuador ECU Mario Floril
— DF Ecuador ECU Mauricio King
— DF Ecuador ECU Pablo López
— DF Ecuador ECU Marco Moreno
— DF Ecuador ECU Juan Ruales
— DF Ecuador ECU Fabián Sandoval
— DF Ecuador ECU Homero Valencia
— MF Ecuador ECU Ricardo Armendáriz
— MF Ecuador ECU Fabián Cáceres
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Ecuador ECU Ángel Granja
— MF Uruguay URU Nelson Moraes
— MF Ecuador ECU Patricio Ortíz
— MF Ecuador ECU David Tapia
— MF Ecuador ECU René Tobar
— MF Ecuador ECU Luis Eduardo Vaca
— MF Ecuador ECU Juan Yánez
— FW Ecuador ECU José Cruz
— FW Uruguay URU José María Figueroa
— FW Uruguay URU Carlos Larrañaga
— FW Ecuador ECU José Vicente Moreno
— FW Ecuador ECU Patricio Moscoso
— FW Uruguay URU Aníbal Pastorino
— FW Brazil BRA Paulo César

Competitions

Serie A

First stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona 18 11 3 4 29 14 +15 25 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 L.D.U. Quito 18 10 5 3 27 18 +9 25
3 El Nacional 18 7 6 5 17 16 +1 20
4 Universidad Católica 18 6 6 6 26 21 +5 18
5 Deportivo Cuenca 18 5 6 7 15 19 −4 16
6 América de Quito 18 6 4 8 21 27 −6 16
7 Everest 18 7 2 9 27 33 −6 16
8 Deportivo Quito 18 6 4 8 17 24 −7 16
9 Técnico Universitario 18 6 2 10 19 22 −3 14 Relegated to the Serie B
10 L.D.U. Portoviejo 18 5 4 9 26 30 −4 14
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away CDA BSC CDC SDQ EN CDE LDP LDQ TU UC
América de Quito 1–2
Barcelona 1–0
Deportivo Cuenca 0–0
Deportivo Quito 2–3
El Nacional 0–1
Everest 2–0
L.D.U. Portoviejo 2–3
L.D.U. Quito 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–3 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–2
Técnico Universitario 1–0
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 Barcelona 18 8 5 5 32 23 +9 21 Qualified to the Liguilla Final
2 L.D.U. Quito 18 8 4 6 28 20 +8 20
3 El Nacional 18 6 6 6 24 18 +6 18
4 9 de Octubre 18 7 4 7 24 22 +2 18
5 Universidad Católica 18 7 4 7 22 20 +2 18
6 Everest 18 5 8 5 25 33 −8 18
7 Deportivo Quito 18 7 3 8 28 28 0 17
8 Emelec 18 6 5 7 29 33 −4 17
9 Deportivo Cuenca 18 7 3 8 23 35 −12 17 Relegated to the Serie B
10 América de Quito 18 4 8 6 18 21 −3 16
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away CDA BSC CDC SDQ EN CSE CDE LDQ UC 9DO
América de Quito 2–1
Barcelona 2–0
Deportivo Cuenca 1–2
Deportivo Quito 2–1
El Nacional 1–1
Emelec 3–1
Everest 1–1
L.D.U. Quito 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 5–0
Universidad Católica 0–2
9 de Octubre 3–0
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 Barcelona 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 10[a] Champions and Qualified to the 1982 Copa Libertadores
2 L.D.U. Quito 4 1 1 2 8 11 −3 7[a]
3 El Nacional 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Includes bonus points earned in previous stages: Barcelona (6); LDU Quito (4); El Nacional (2).
Results
Home \ Away BSC EN LDQ
Barcelona 2–1
El Nacional 5–2
L.D.U. Quito 3–2 2–2
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

2nd Place Playoff

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L.D.U. Quito 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 3 Qualified to the 1982 Copa Libertadores
2 El Nacional 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Home \ Away EN LDQ
El Nacional 2–2
L.D.U. Quito 2–1
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References