Home kit which caused a huge sporting controversy: it adds two stars above the crest, which represent both Copa Libertad...ores finals the club reached in 1990 and 1997. Until this year, they were the only Ecuadorian team to have obtained that achievement. Following criticism by local and international media, the stars were removed in later kits. Interestingly enough, eventually in 2008 LDU Quito won the Copa Libertadores, becoming the first Ecuadorian team to be crowned as champions of the tournament.