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Paúl Ambrosi
Vicente Paúl Ambrosi Zambrano, commonly known as Paúl Ambrosi (born 14 October 1980), is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He spent the vast majority of his professional career at LDU Quito. Club career Ambrosi was born in Guaranda. He played for LDU Quito for most of his career. On the national level, he helped LDU Quito win three Serie A national championships, and one Serie B title. In 2008, he was a starting player on the squad that won the Copa Libertadores, the first for the club and for the country. In August 2009, he signed with Argentine club Rosario Central. He returned to LDU Quito after one season with Rosario Central. International career Ambrosi was first called up to play for the Ecuador national team on 20 August 2003, in a game friendly against Guatemala. He become a regular fixture on the team as a starter and a substitute, playing in the 2004 Copa América, 2006 World Cup, and in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guaranda
Guaranda () is a city in central Ecuador. It is the capital of Bolívar province located in the Andes mountains. The city is connected by road with other hubs, including Riobamba, Babahoyo and Ambato. Guaranda is a market town located in a ''valle'' – a deep valley in the high Andes, serving a vast hinterland of agricultural settlements ("comunidades") peopled by Quechua Indians. Its climate is subtropical, with a long (May – October) dry season ("estio"). Its population is mainly mestizo, but includes many people of different ethnicities. This nucleus has been intermarrying for almost five centuries, forming a compact population linked by family connections. Since the 1990s, the indigenous majority has seized political power and most of the local elected officers are of Quechua origin. The city has a population of 30,755 (2022 census) and is growing. It has severe electrical and water supply problems. Water is drawn from high surface sources, mostly from the Chimborazo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 LDU Quito Season
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. 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. Club Coaching staff Kit , - , , Squad Transfers Out * Andrés Arrunátegui to Independiente del Valle ''(loan)'' * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recopa Sudamericana
The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (), also known as Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club Association football, football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1988. It is a match-up between the champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions. The competition has had several formats over its lifetime. Initially, the champions of the Copa Libertadores and Supercopa Libertadores contested it. In 1998, the Supercopa Libertadores was discontinued and the ''Recopa'' went into a hiatus. The competition has been played with either the presently-used two-legged tie, two-legged series or a single match-up at a neutral venue. Together with the aforementioned tournaments, a club has the chance to win the ''CONMEBOL Treble'' all in one year or season. However, if the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana are won by the same team, then accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Copa Libertadores
The 2008 Copa Libertadores de América was the 49th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament. This marked the first year the competition was sponsored by Spanish bank Grupo Santander, Santander. As such, the competition is officially the 2008 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons. The draw took place on December 19, 2007, in Asunción. Ecuadorian club Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito, LDU Quito won the competition for the first time in a final decided on penalties. It is the first time a team from Ecuador has won the competition. LDU Quito earned a berth in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup and 2009 Recopa Sudamericana. Qualified teams Thirty-eight teams qualified for the competition, with twenty-six teams directly qualifying to the Second Stage and twelve entering in the First Stage. Seven countries sent their Apertura champions and Clausura champions for their first two berths. The remaining berth, or be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano De Fútbol Serie A
The 2010 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2010 Copa Credife Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. It ran from February 7 to December 12. Emelec and LDU Quito each won the First and Second Stage, respectively, and played each other in the championship finals. LDU Quito won the first leg at home by a score of 2–0. Emelec could not overturn the deficit with a 1–0 win at home in the second leg. LDU Quito won their tenth national title, tying them for third overall with Emelec. Format A new format for the 2010 season was announced by the Ecuadorian Football Federation on December 15, 2009. The season was divided into three stages. The First and Second Stages were identical stages with a double round-robin format. Each team played the others twice, once at home and once away. The winners of each stage qualified to play a two-legged tie in the Third Stage for the title. The two highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Liga Deportiva Universitaria De Quito Season
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2013 season was the club's 83rd year of existence, the 60th year in professional football, and the 52nd in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. Club 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: Edgardo Bauza :Assistant manager: José Daniel Di Leo :Physical trainer: Bruno Militano :Goalkeeper trainer: Gustavo Flores :Statistician: Maximiliano Bauza Kits Squad information Liga's squad for the season is allowed a maximum of four foreign players at any one time, and a maximum of eight throughout the season. At the start of the season, Liga was mandated to start one under-18 player in each match. The jersey numbers in the main table (directly below) refer to the number on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraguayan Primera División
The División Profesional de la Paraguayan Football Association, Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship reasons Copa de Primera TIGO-Visión Banco, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in Paraguay. Currently, there are 12 teams in the first division. The most successful club is Club Olimpia, Olimpia, with 47 championships. Club Libertad, Libertad are the most recent champions, having won the 2025 Paraguayan Primera División season#Torneo Apertura, 2025 Apertura tournament. As of 2022, International Federation of Football History & Statistics, IFFHS ranked the league as the 10th strongest in the world and 3rd in South America. History Liga Paraguaya's first game was played in 1906, after the director of the El Diario newspaper, Don Adolfo Riquelme, brought to his office on 18 June 1906, the representatives o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Liga Deportiva Universitaria De Quito Season
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2012 season will be the club's 82nd year of existence, the 59th year in professional football, and the 51st in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. Club 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: Edgardo Bauza :Assistant manager: José Daniel Di Leo :Physical trainer: Bruno Militano :Goalkeeper trainer: Gustavo Flores :Statistician: Maximiliano Bauza Kits Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Diners Club International, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Discover Squad information Liga's squad for the season is allowed a maximum of four foreign players at any one time, and a maximum of eight throughout the season. At the start of the season, Liga was mandated to start one under-19 player in each match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 LDU Quito Season
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2011 season was the club's 81st year of existence, the 58th year in professional football, and the 50th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. Liga came in as the defending Serie A champion and having qualified to the 2011 Copa Libertadores and the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, but failed to win a title for the first time since 2006. Club 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: Edgardo Bauza :Assistant manager: José Daniel di Leo :Physical trainer: Alejandro Mur :Goalkeeper trainer: Gustavo Flores :Statistician: Maximiliano Bauza Kits Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Diners Club International, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola Squad information Liga's squad for the season is allowed a maximum of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
