Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Portoviejo is a professional
football
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club from the city of
Portoviejo
Portoviejo (), also known as San Gregorio de Portoviejo, is a city in Ecuador, and the capital of the Province of Manabí from the Pacific coast. It is still known as the city of the "Royal Tamarind Trees" due to former Tamarind plantations in ...
, Ecuador.
They play in the
Serie A
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, Their rival team is
Delfín, against whom they contest the ''El Clásico Manabita''.
Achievements
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Serie B
The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...
**Winner (5): 1972 E1, 1976 E2, 1980 E2, 1992 E1, 2000
**Runner-up (6): 1981 E2, 1990 E1, 1991 E1, 1993, 1999, 2008, 2019
Players
Former players
*
Juan Manuel Basurco
References
External links
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* (archived)
Football clubs in Ecuador
LDU Portoviejo
1969 establishments in Ecuador
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