2019–20 Liga Nacional de Guatemala
The 2019–20 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 22nd season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, the top football league in Guatemala, in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season will begin in July 2019 and will end in May 2020.
Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | July 2019 – May 2020 |
Champions | Apertura: Municipal (31st title) Clausura: Cancelled, not awarded |
Relegated | Mixco Siquinalá |
CONCACAF League | Municipal Comunicaciones Antigua |
Top goalscorer | TBD (TBD) - 0 goals |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
Team information
![2019–20 Liga Nacional de Guatemala is located in Guatemala](../I/Guatemala_location_map.svg.png.webp)
![Cotzumalguapa](../I/Red_pog.svg.png.webp)
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2017–18 Liga Nacional and 2 promoted from the 2017–18 Primera División.
Deportivo Petapa and Chiantla were relegated to 2018–19 Primera División the previous season.
The relegated team was replaced by the 2018–19 Primera División winners. F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa and Deportivo Mixco.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2019.
- Champions: F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa and Mixco[1]
Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2019.
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt Sponsors |
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Antigua GFC | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Coban Imperial | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Comunicaciones | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Guastatoya | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Iztapa | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Malacateco | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Mixco | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
CSD Municipal | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Sanarate | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Siquinalá | ![]() |
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Kelme | TBD |
Xelajú MC | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Managerial changes
Beginning of the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Iztapa | ![]() |
Resigned | May 2019 | ![]() |
May 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Guastatoya | ![]() |
Resigned | May 2019 | ![]() |
May 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Sanarate | ![]() |
Contract finished | July 2019 | ![]() |
July 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Coban Imperial | ![]() |
Resigned | May 2019 | ![]() |
June 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Comunicaciones | ![]() |
Resigned | May 2019 | ![]() |
May 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Santa Lucía Cotz | ![]() |
Resigned | June 2019 | ![]() |
June 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Siquinalá | ![]() |
Resigned | June 2019 | ![]() |
June 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Antigua GFC | ![]() |
Resigned | June 2019 | ![]() |
June 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
During the Apertura season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Municipal | ![]() |
Resigned | August 2019 | ![]() |
August 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Guastatoya | ![]() |
Sacked | September 2019 | ![]() |
September 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Mixco | ![]() |
Sacked | September 2019 | ![]() |
September 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Izatapa | ![]() |
Sacked | September 2019 | ![]() |
September 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Xelaju MC | ![]() |
Resigned | November 2019 | ![]() |
November 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Apertura
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Cobán Imperial | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 41 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
2 | Municipal | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 40 | |
3 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 39 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
4 | Antigua GFC | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 37 | |
5 | Sanarate | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 37 | |
6 | Guastatoya | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 35 | |
7 | Malacateco | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 31 | |
8 | Iztapa | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 31 | |
9 | Xelajú | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 28 | |
10 | Santa Lucía | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 22 | |
11 | Mixco | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 16 | |
12 | Siquinalá | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Clausura
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Comunicaciones | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 28 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
2 | Municipal | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 23 | |
3 | Guastatoya | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 21 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
4 | Iztapa | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 20 | |
5 | Antigua GFC | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 19 | |
6 | Siquinalá | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 16 | |
7 | Mixco | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 15 | |
8 | Santa Lucía | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 15 | |
9 | Xelajú | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 13 | |
10 | Malacateco | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 13 | |
11 | Sanarate | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 12 | |
12 | Cobán Imperial | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Aggregate table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Comunicaciones | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 67 | CONCACAF League preliminary round[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Municipal | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 63 | CONCACAF League round of 16[lower-alpha 2] |
3 | Guastatoya | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 56 | |
4 | Antigua GFC | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 56 | CONCACAF League preliminary round[lower-alpha 3] |
5 | Cobán Imperial | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 51 | |
6 | Iztapa | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 51 | |
7 | Sanarate | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 49 | |
8 | Malacateco | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 44 | |
9 | Xelajú | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 41 | |
10 | Santa Lucía | 35 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 37 | |
11 | Mixco | 35 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 31 | Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso |
12 | Siquinalá | 35 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in 2019-2020 season. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the Guatemala national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace. Archived 2018-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
A new rule was introduced a few season ago, that clubs can only have five foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or player/s is released.
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F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
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References
- "¡El Deportivo Mixco es de Liga Mayor!". May 31, 2019. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.