2018–19 Liga Nacional de Guatemala
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | July 2018 – May 2019 |
Champions | Apertura: Guastatoya (2nd title) Clausura: Antigua (4th title) |
Relegated | Petapa |
CONCACAF League | Guastatoya Antigua Comunicaciones |
Top goalscorer | Agustin Herrera (Antigua GFC) - 9 goals |
Biggest home win | Malacateco 5–0 Chiantla (2018) |
Biggest away win | Chiantla 0–3 Guastatoya (2018) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season was the 21st season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, the top football league in Guatemala, in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began in July 2018 and ended in May 2019.
Team information
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 Marquense and C.D. Suchitepéquez were relegated to 2018–19 Primera División the previous season. The relegated team was replaced by the 2017–18 Primera División winners. Chiantla and Deportivo Iztapa.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2018.
- Champions: Chiantla and Deportivo Iztapa
Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2018.
- Last Place: Deportivo Marquense and C.D. Suchitepéquez
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt Sponsors |
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Antigua GFC | Guatemala Víctor Hugo García | Mexico Juan Antonio Torres | Guatemala TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Chiantla | Guatemala Damián Mérida | Guatemala Alberto Salguero | Guatemala TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Coban Imperial | Guatemala Jimmy Morales | Guatemala Fabricio Benitez | Guatemala TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Comunicaciones | Mexico Pedro Portilla | Uruguay William Coito Olivera | Guatemala TBD | Kappa | Todo en Salud, Gatorade |
Guastatoya | Guatemala Léster Rodríguez | Guatemala Amarini Villatoro | Guatemala TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Iztapa | Guatemala Mario Mejía | Guatemala Francisco Melgar | Guatemala TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Malacateco | Guatemala Carlos Gutiérrez | Costa Rica Ronald Gómez | Guatemala TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD |
CSD Municipal | Guatemala Gerardo Villa | Argentina Horacio Cordero | Guatemala TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Petapa | Guatemala Luis Reyes | Guatemala Norman Martin | Guatemala TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Sanarate | Guatemala Ángel Pantaleón | Uruguay Ariel Sena | Guatemala TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Siquinalá | Guatemala Juan Pablo Godíne | Guatemala Otto Rodríguez | Guatemala | Kelme | TBD |
Xelajú MC | Guatemala Francisco Santos | Guatemala Walter Horacio González | Guatemala TBD | 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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Petapa | Argentina Ramiro Cepeda | Resigned | May 2018 | Mexico Rafael Loredo | May 2018 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Xelaju | Guatemala Walter Claveri | Resigned to become coach of the national team | July 2018 | Argentina Ramiro Cepeda | July 2018 | 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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Chiantla | Guatemala Marvin Hernández | Sacked | August 2018 | Guatemala Alberto Salguero | September 2018 | 12th (Apertura 2018) |
Municipal | Costa Rica Hernan Medford | Resigned | September 2018 | Argentina Horacio Cordero | September 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
Siquinalá | Argentina Daniel Berta | TBD | October 2018 | Guatemala Otto Rodríguez | October 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
Sanarate | Argentina Pablo Centrone | TBD | October 2018 | Argentina Julián Trujillo | October 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Antigua GFC | Argentina Mauricio Tapia | Contract finished | December 2018 | Mexico Juan Antonio Torres | January 2019 | Th (Apertura 2018) |
During the Clausura season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Sanarate | Argentina Héctor Julian Trujillo | Sacked | February 2019 | Uruguay Ariel Sena | February 2019 | th (Clausura 2019) |
Xelaju | Argentina Ramiro Cepeda | Sacked | March 2019 | Guatemala Walter Horacio González | March 2019 | 8th (Clausura 2019) |
Petapa | Mexico Rafael Loredo | Sacked | March 2019 | Guatemala Norman Martin | March 2019 | 12th (Clausura 2019) |
Apertura
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Guastatoya | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 44 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
2 | Xelajú | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 40 | |
3 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 38 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
4 | Malacateco | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 38 | |
5 | Cobán Imperial | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 36 | |
6 | Antigua GFC | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 34 | |
7 | Siquinalá | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 30 | |
8 | Municipal | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 28 | |
9 | Iztapa | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 25 | |
10 | Sanarate | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 19 | |
11 | Petapa | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 16 | |
12 | Chiantla | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Guastatoya | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Malacateco | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Cobán Imperial | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
5 | Cobán Imperial | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Guastatoya | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Comunicaciones | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Xelajú | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Comunicaciones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Comunicaciones | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
6 | Antigua GFC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final
First leg
Comunicaciones | 1–2 | Guastatoya |
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Maximiliano Lombardi File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' | Luis Martinez File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' |
Second leg
Guastatoya | 1–1 | Comunicaciones |
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Angel Rodriguez File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' | Jorge Vargas File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
Clausura
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Antigua GFC | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 41 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
2 | Cobán Imperial | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 40 | |
3 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 39 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
4 | Municipal | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 36 | |
5 | Malacateco | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 36 | |
6 | Guastatoya | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 35 | |
7 | Chiantla | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 30 | |
8 | Xelajú | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 29 | |
9 | Siquinalá | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 26 | |
10 | Iztapa | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 25 | |
11 | Sanarate | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 23 | |
12 | Petapa | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 59 | −47 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Antigua GFC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Comunicaciones | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Guastatoya | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
6 | Guastatoya | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Antigua GFC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | Malacateco | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Cobán Imperial | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Municipal | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Malacateco | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | Malacateco | 0 | 3 | 3 (a) |
Quarterfinals
First legs
Malacateco | 0 – 0 | Municipal |
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Second legs
Comunicaciones | 1 – 1 | Guastatoya |
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C. Estrada File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' | File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+2' O. Domínguez |
Guastatoya advances 2–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Malacateco advances 3–0 on away goals.
Semifinals
First legs
Guastatoya | 1 – 0 | Antigua GFC |
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Á. Rodríguez File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' | Nil |
Malacateco | 2 – 2 | Cobán Imperial |
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J. Longo File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' E. Herrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' |
File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' (o.g.) W.Godoy File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' E. Guerra |
Second legs
Antigua GFC | 2 – 0 | Guastatoya |
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Anllel Porras File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' | Nil |
Antigua GFC advances 2-1 on aggregate.
Cobán Imperial | 0–1 | Malacateco |
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Nil | Enzo Herrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' |
Malacateco advances 2–3 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
Malacateco | 0 – 1 | Antigua GFC |
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Nil | [1] | Alejandro Galindo File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' |
Second leg
Antigua GFC | 1–0 | Malacateco |
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Marco Dominguez File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
Aggregate table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Guastatoya (Q) | 44 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 79 | CONCACAF League round of 16[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Comunicaciones (Q) | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 77 | CONCACAF League preliminary round[lower-alpha 2] |
3 | Cobán Imperial | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 76 | |
4 | Antigua GFC (Q) | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 75 | CONCACAF League preliminary round[lower-alpha 3] |
5 | Malacateco | 44 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 74 | |
6 | Xelajú | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 69 | |
7 | Municipal | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 64 | |
8 | Siquinalá | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 56 | |
9 | Iztapa | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 50 | |
10 | Sanarate | 44 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 42 | |
11 | Chiantla (R) | 44 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 41 | Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso |
12 | Petapa (R) | 44 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 90 | −60 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in 2018-2019 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. [2] 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.
Antigua GFC
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Chiantla
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Coban Imperial
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CSD Comunicaciones
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Guastatoya
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Deportivo Iztapa
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Deportivo Malacateco
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CSD Municipal
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Deportivo Petapa |
Sanarate
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Siquinalá
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Club Xelajú MC
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File:Orange x.svg (player released during the Apertura season) File:Blue x.svg (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) File:Green x.svg (player released during the Clausura season)