2017 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2017 season was the club's 87th year of existence, the 64th year in professional football, and the 56th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.

Personnel

 * President: Guillermo Romero
 * 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: Pablo Repetto
 * Assistant manager: Óscar Quagliatta, Franklin Salas
 * Physical trainer: Roberto Teixeira
 * Goalkeeper trainer: Luis Preti

Kits
Supplier: Umbro

Sponsor(s): Chevrolet, Discover, DirecTV, Roland

Breast cancer awareness month kit
L.D.U. Quito wore this uniform in October.

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

Serie A
The 2017 season was Liga's 56th season in the Serie A and their 16th consecutive. The format was identical to the previous season.

First stage
Results summary

Results by round

Second stage
Results summary

Results by round

2018 Copa Sudamericana playoff
LDU Quito won 5–4 on aggregate.

CONMEBOL Sudamericana
L.D.U. Quito qualified to the 2017 CONMEBOL Sudamericana—their 10th participation in the continental tournament—as the 5th place of the 2016 Serie A. They entered the competition in the first stage.

CONMEBOL Sudamericana squad
1.Aníbal Chalá replaced Rubén Olivera for the second stage. 2.Jonathan González replaced Jairo Padilla for the second stage. 3.Lucas Tagliapietra replaced Gabriel Cevallos for the second stage. 4. Alejandro Villalva left the club. 5. Felipe Rodríguez left the club. 6. Fernando Guerrero left the club. Source:

First stage
LDU Quito won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.

Second stage
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, LDU Quito won on penalties and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).

Round of 16
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Fluminense won on away goals and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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