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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt Sponsors |
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Antigua GFC | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Chiantla | ![]() |
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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 |
CSD Municipal | ![]() |
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TBD | Tigo, TBD |
Petapa | ![]() |
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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
[edit]Beginning of the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Petapa | ![]() |
Resigned | May 2018 | ![]() |
May 2018 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Xelaju | ![]() |
Resigned to become coach of the national team | July 2018 | ![]() |
July 2018 | th (Clausura 2018) |
During the Apertura season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Chiantla | ![]() |
Sacked | August 2018 | ![]() |
September 2018 | 12th (Apertura 2018) |
Municipal | ![]() |
Resigned | September 2018 | ![]() |
September 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
Siquinalá | ![]() |
TBD | October 2018 | ![]() |
October 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
Sanarate | ![]() |
TBD | October 2018 | ![]() |
October 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) |
Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Antigua GFC | ![]() |
Contract finished | December 2018 | ![]() |
January 2019 | Th (Apertura 2018) |
During the Clausura season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Sanarate | ![]() |
Sacked | February 2019 | ![]() |
February 2019 | th (Clausura 2019) |
Xelaju | ![]() |
Sacked | March 2019 | ![]() |
March 2019 | 8th (Clausura 2019) |
Petapa | ![]() |
Sacked | March 2019 | ![]() |
March 2019 | 12th (Clausura 2019) |
Apertura
[edit]League table
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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
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]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
[edit]First leg
[edit]Comunicaciones | 1–2 | Guastatoya |
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Maximiliano Lombardi ![]() |
Luis Martinez ![]() ![]() |
Second leg
[edit]Guastatoya | 1–1 | Comunicaciones |
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Angel Rodriguez ![]() |
Jorge Vargas ![]() |
Clausura
[edit]League table
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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
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]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
[edit]First legs
[edit]Guastatoya | 1 – 0 | Comunicaciones |
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J. Corena ![]() |
Malacateco | 0 – 0 | Municipal |
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Second legs
[edit]Guastatoya advances 2–1 on aggregate.
Municipal | 3 – 3 | Malacateco |
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F. de León ![]() O. Arce ![]() O. Moreira ![]() |
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3–3 on aggregate. Malacateco advances 3–0 on away goals.
Semifinals
[edit]First legs
[edit]Guastatoya | 1 – 0 | Antigua GFC |
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Á. Rodríguez ![]() |
Nil |
Malacateco | 2 – 2 | Cobán Imperial |
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J. Longo ![]() E. Herrera ![]() |
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Second legs
[edit]Antigua GFC | 2 – 0 | Guastatoya |
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Anllel Porras ![]() ![]() |
Nil |
Antigua GFC advances 2-1 on aggregate.
Cobán Imperial | 0–1 | Malacateco |
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Nil | Enzo Herrera ![]() |
Malacateco advances 2–3 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]First leg
[edit]Malacateco | 0 – 1 | Antigua GFC |
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Nil | [1] | Alejandro Galindo ![]() |
Second leg
[edit]Antigua GFC | 1–0 | Malacateco |
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Marco Dominguez ![]() |
Aggregate table
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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[a] |
2 | Comunicaciones (Q) | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 77 | CONCACAF League preliminary round[b] |
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[c] |
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
[edit]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 |
Chiantla |
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 |
Club Xelajú MC
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(player released during the Apertura season)
(player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons)
(player released during the Clausura season)