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'''Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito''' ({{IPA-es|ˈliɣa ðeporˈtiβa uniβersiˈtarja}}) —often referred to as '''LDU Quito''', '''Liga de Quito''', or simply '''(la) Liga'''— is an Ecuadorian professional [[association football|football]] [[football club|club]] based in [[Quito]]. They play in the [[Ecuadorian Serie A|Serie A]], the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their home games at the [[Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria]], more commonly referred to as ''Casa Blanca''. Rival clubs include Quito-based clubs [[Sociedad Deportiva Aucas|Aucas]], [[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]], [[Club Deportivo El Nacional|El Nacional]], and [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica del Ecuador|Universidad Católica]], as well as [[Guayaquil]]-based clubs [[Barcelona Sporting Club|Barcelona]] and Emelec.
Liga de Quito has its roots in the semi-pro sports teams at the [[Central University of Ecuador]], and was officially founded in 1930. They began making an impact in the provincial leagues, winning nine Pichincha titles (six in the professional era). Their provincial success continued into the national league, where they have won ten national title (3rd overall) having won their most recent title in [[2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A|2010]]; they also have two [[Ecuadorian Serie B|Serie B]] titles They are the most successful Ecuadorian club in international competitions, where they were the first Ecuadorian club to win the [[Copa Libertadores]] ([[2008 Copa Libertadores|2008]]), the [[Copa Sudamericana]] ([[2009 Copa Sudamericana|2009]]), and the [[Recopa Sudamericana]] ([[2009 Recopa Sudamericana|2009]] and [[2010 Recopa Sudamericana|2010]]). They are the most successful team on the Pacific coast in international competition and one of only five teams —[[Boca Juniors]], [[Club Atlético Independiente|Independiente]], [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] and [[São Paulo Futebol Clube|São Paulo]] being the other four— to have achieved the [[CONMEBOL]] treble, winning all three continental club tournaments. LDU Quito is the only team to win all three mentioned cups one after another between the years 2008 to 2010 causing them to be rated as the best South American team of 2008 and 2009. LDU Quito was additionally the runner-up at the [[2008 FIFA Club World Cup]].
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