2016 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2015 season was the club's 86th year of existence, the 63rd year in professional football, and the 55th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

Personnel

 * President: Carlos Arroyo
 * Honorary President: Rodrigo Paz
 * President of the Executive Commission: Esteban Paz
 * President of the Football Commission: Edwin Ripalda
 * Vice-President of the Football Commission: Patricio Torres
 * Sporting manager: Santiago Jácome

Coaching staff

 * Manager: Álex Aguinaga
 * Assistant manager: Pablo Marín, Luis Leguizamón, Franklin Salas
 * Physical trainer: Javier Solís
 * Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

Kits
Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Chevrolet, Powerade, Discover, DirecTV, Roland

Squad information
Liga's squad for the season is allowed a maximum of four foreign players at any one time, and a maximum of six throughout the season. The jersey numbers in the main table (directly below) refer to the number on their domestic league jersey.

Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

Serie A
The 2016 season was Liga's 55th season in the Serie A and their 15th consecutive. The format is identical to the previous season.

Copa Libertadores
L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores—their 17th participation in the continental tournament—as the runner-up of the 2015 Serie A. They entered the competition in the second stage and were placed in Group 6 with San Lorenzo, Grêmio and Toluca.

Player statistics
Note: Players in italics left the club mid-season.