2008 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season
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Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2008 season is the club's 55th year in professional football, and the 47th in the top level of national football, Ecuador's Serie A.
2008 season | ||||
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President | Carlos Arroyo | |||
Manager | Edgardo Bauza | |||
Serie A | 2nd | |||
Copa Libertadores | Champion | |||
Copa Sudamericana | Round of 16 | |||
FIFA Club World Cup | Runner-up | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Claudio Bieler (13 goals) All: Claudio Bieler (17 goals) | |||
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In the domestic tournament, the club unsuccessfully defended their 2007 title, finishing as the runner-up to Deportivo Quito. The club reached a level of success in international tournaments that no other Ecuadorian club has ever achieved. LDU Quito became the first Ecuadorian club to win an international title by winning their first Copa Libertadores. The win allowed the club to participate in FIFA's annual Club World Cup, which they finished in 2nd place.
2008 marked the last season Argentine manager Edgardo Bauza will remain at the position. He would be replaced by Uruguayan Jorge Fossati, who previously led the team from 2003-2004.