Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Portoviejo is a professional football club from the city of Portoviejo, Ecuador.[1] They play in the Serie A, Their rival team is Delfín, against whom they contest the El Clásico Manabita.
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| Full name | Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Portoviejo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | La Capira El Ídolo de Manabí | ||
| Founded | November 15, 1969 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Reales Tamarindos | ||
| Capacity | 18,000 | ||
| Chairman | Byron Briones | ||
| Manager | Marcelo Javier Zuleta | ||
| League | Serie B | ||
| 2020 | Serie A, 15th (relegated) | ||
Achievements
- Serie B
- Winner (5): 1972 E1, 1976 E2, 1980 E2, 1992 E1, 2000
- Runner-up (6): 1981 E2, 1990 E1, 1991 E1, 1993, 1999, 2008, 2019
Players
- As of 28 January 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | DF |  ECU | Brayan de la Torre |
| 25 | GK | ECU | Francisco Mendoza |
| 26 | DF |  ARG | Jonathan Ferrari |
| 27 | DF | ECU | Gabriel Corozo |
| 28 | FW | ECU | Gonzalo Alfaro |
| 29 | GK | ECU | Manuel Mendoza |
| 30 | DF | ECU | Duval Valverde |
| 32 | FW | ARG | Carlos Almada |
| 33 | DF | ECU | Ayrton Cisneros (on loan from Barcelona SC) |
| 34 | MF | ECU | Joan Villarruel (on loan from L.D.U. Quito) |
| 40 | MF | ARG | Gabriel Méndez |
| 50 | DF | ECU | Derihan Rivera |
| 77 | MF | ECU | Alexander Ushiña |
| 78 | MF | ECU | Kevin Ushiña |
Former players
References
External links
Media related to LDU Portoviejo at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Spanish)
