Stadium
Liga has used four stadiums for their home stadium. Their first stadium was Estadio Universitario César Aníbal Espinoza, on the grounds of the Universidad Central del Ecuador. In 1932, Liga moved to Estadio El Ejido, where a number of other teams in Quito used as a home ground. In 1962, Liga moved to Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, along with a number of other teams from the city. They would use that stadium as a home ground until 1996.
In 1997, LDU Quito inaugurated their own stadium, Estadio Casa Blanca, in the northern part of the city. It is the largest stadium in Quito in terms of capacity, and the second largest in Ecuador after the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha in Guayaquil. The stadium officially opened on March 5, 1997 in a match against Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro. Liga won the match 3–1.
Since its inauguration, the Casa Blanca has been home to Liga's greatest period of success and is often unbeatable at the stadium. They have had five victory laps (vueltas olimpicas) in the stadium since it was inaugurated for four national titles and one international title (two national title and three international titles were sealed elsewhere in the same time period). Interestingly, Barcelona, Ecuador's most popular and successful team nationally, has never defeated Liga in their new stadium.
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