L.D.U. Loja is an Ecuadorian football team, based in the city of Loja, that competes in the national football league system. Founded in 1979, it is the only club from Loja that has competed in the top flight of the league system. Fondly known as La Garra del Oso, it plays its home games at the Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne.