2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional
Season | 2015–16 |
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Champions League |
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Top goalscorer | Carlos Kamiani Felix (19) (Apertura) Carlos Kamiani Felix (15) (Clausura) |
Biggest home win |
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Biggest away win |
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Longest winning run | TBD (4) |
Longest unbeaten run | TBD (7) |
Longest winless run | TBD (10) |
Longest losing run | TBD (3) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
The 2014–15 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season was the 17th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season was used. The season began in 2015 and ended in 2016.
Format
The format for both championships are identical. Each championship will have two stages: a first stage and a playoff stage. The first stage of each championship is a double round-robin format. The teams that finish first and second in the standings will advance to the playoffs semifinals, while the teams that finish 3–6 will enter in the quarterfinals. The winner of each quarterfinal will advance to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will advance to the finals, which will determine the tournament champion.
Teams
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Antigua GFC | Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez | Pensativo | 9,000 |
Cobán Imperial | Cobán, Guatemala | Estadio José Ángel Rossi | 15, 000 |
Comunicaciones | Guatemala, Guatemala | Cementos Progreso | 16,000 |
Guastatoya | Guastatoya, El Progreso | David Cordón Hichos | 3,000 |
Malacateco | Malacatán, San Marcos | Santa Lucía | 7,000 |
Marquense | San Marcos, Guatemala | Marquesa de la Ensenada | 10,000 |
Mictlan | Mita, Jutiapa | Estadio La Asunción | 3,000 |
Municipal | Guatemala, Guatemala | Manuel Felipe Carrera | 7,500 |
Petapa | San Miguel Petapa, Guatemala | Julio Armando Cobar | 7,000 |
Suchitepéquez | Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez | Carlos Salazar Hijo | 12,000 |
Universidad SC | Guatemala, Guatemala | Revolución | 5,000 |
Xelajú MC | Quetzaltenango | Mario Camposeco | 11,000 |
Apertura
The 2015 Torneo Apertura began on 13 August 2015 and ended on 21 December 2015.
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Antigua GFC | ![]() |
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TBD | Pegamex |
Cobán Imperial | ![]() |
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Puma | TBD |
Comunicaciones | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Guastatoya | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Malacateco | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Marquense | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Mictlan | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Municipal | ![]() |
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TBD | DemosPro |
Deportivo Petapa | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Suchitepéquez | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Universidad SC | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Xelajú | ![]() |
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RetoSports | TBD |
Managerial changes
Beginning of the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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C.S.D. Municipal | ![]() |
Sacked | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 |
Deportivo Malacateco | ![]() |
Sacked | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 |
Marquense | ![]() |
resigned | 2015 | ![]() |
June 2015 |
Xelajú | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() |
June 2015 |
During the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Universidad SC | ![]() |
Resigned | September 2015 | ![]() |
September 2015 | 12th (Apertura 2015) |
Deportivo Malacateco | ![]() |
Resigned | November 2015 | ![]() |
November 2015 | 12th (Apertura 2015) |
C.S.D. Municipal | ![]() |
Sacked | November 2015 | ![]() |
November 2015 | 7th (Apertura 2015) |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Xelajú MC | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 41 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
2 | Antigua GFC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 38 | |
3 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 37 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
4 | Guastatoya | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 34 | |
5 | Suchitepéquez | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 34 | |
6 | Petapa | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 33 | |
7 | Municipal | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 31 | |
8 | Marquense | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 29 | |
9 | Cobán Imperial | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 28 | |
10 | Mictlan | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 26 | |
11 | Universidad SC | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 18 | |
12 | Malacateco | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Comunicaciones | QF1 | Petapa | 0–0 | 3-0 |
Guastatoya | QF2 | Suchitepéquez | 3–3 | 0-0 |
- † Order of legs reversed.
First leg
Petapa | 0–0 | Comunicaciones |
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Suchitepéquez | 3–3 | Guastatoya |
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Wilson Morales ![]() Ángel Prudencio ![]() Sergio Targua ![]() |
Víctor Solalinde ![]() Henry Suazo ![]() Edi Guerra ![]() |
Second leg
Comunicaciones | 3-0 | Petapa |
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Jose Contreras ![]() Rolando Blackburn ![]() Emiliano Lopez ![]() |
None' |
Comunicaciones won 3–0 on aggregate.
Guastatoya | 0-0 | Suchitepéquez |
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None | None |
1–1 on aggregate. Guastatoya advanced on the away goal rule.
Semifinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Xelajú MC | 2-5 | Guastatoya | 0-3 | 2-2 |
Antigua GFC | 4-3 | Comunicaciones | 3-3 | 1-0 |
First leg
Guastatoya | 3-0 | Xelajú MC |
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Tomas Castillo ![]() Wilson Pineda ![]() Nery Oliva ![]() |
None |
Comunicaciones | 3-3 | Antigua GFC |
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Emiliano Lopez ![]() Brayan Ordóñez ![]() Jairo Arreola ![]() |
Alex Diaz ![]() ![]() Manfred Russell ![]() |
Second leg
Xelajú MC | 2-2 | Guastatoya |
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Kevin Arriola pen ![]() Junior Andrade ![]() |
Tomás Castillo ![]() Fredy Orellana ![]() |
Guastatoya won 5–2 on aggregate.
Antigua GFC | 1-0 | Comunicaciones |
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Edgar Chinchilla ![]() |
None |
Antigua GFC won 4-3 on aggregate.
Finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guastatoya | 2-3 | Antigua GFC | 2-1 | 0-2 |
First leg
Guastatoya | 2-1 | Antigua GFC |
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Juan Manuel Klug ![]() Edi Guerra ![]() |
Alejandro Díaz ![]() |
Second leg
Antigua GFC | 2-0 | Guastatoya |
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Oscar Isaula ![]() Edgar Chinchilla ![]() |
None |
Antigua GFC won 3-2 on aggregate.
Apertura 2015 Champions |
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Antigua GFC 1st title |
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. 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
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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Clausura
The 2016 Torneo Clausura began on 2016 and will end in 2016.
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Antigua GFC | ![]() |
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TBD | Pegamex |
Cobán Imperial | ![]() |
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Puma | TBD |
Comunicaciones | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Guastatoya | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Malacateco | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Marquense | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Mictlan | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Municipal | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Deportivo Petapa | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Suchitepéquez | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Universidad SC | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Xelajú | ![]() |
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RetoSports | 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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Comunicaciones | ![]() |
Sacked | December 2015 | ![]() |
December 2015 | th (Apertura 2015) |
Guastatoya | ![]() |
Resigned | December 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (Apertura 2015) |
Deportivo Marquense | ![]() |
Resigned due to personal reason | December 2015 | ![]() |
December 2015 | th (Apertura 2015) |
Suchitepéquez | ![]() |
Resigned due to become head of the national team | January 2016 | ![]() |
January 2016 | th (Apertura 2015) |
During the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Cobán Imperial | ![]() |
Sacked | 2016 | ![]() |
2016 | th (Clausura 2016) |
Guastatoya | ![]() |
Sacked | 2016 | ![]() |
2016 | th (Apertura 2016) |
Xelajú | ![]() |
Resigned | 2016 | ![]() |
2016 | th (Apertura 2016) |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Suchitepéquez | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 39 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
2 | Municipal | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 36 | |
3 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 32 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
4 | Malacateco | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 31 | |
5 | Antigua GFC | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 31 | |
6 | Marquense | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 31 | |
7 | Guastatoya | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 31 | |
8 | Mictlan | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 30 | |
9 | Universidad SC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 29 | |
10 | Xelajú MC | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 24 | |
11 | Petapa | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 23 | |
12 | Cobán Imperial | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Deportivo Malacateco | 3-0 | Antigua GFC | 0–2 | – |
Comunicaciones | 4–3 | Marquense | 3–3 | 1–0 |
- † Order of legs reversed.
First leg
Antigua GFC | 2–0 | Deportivo Malacateco |
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Alexis Matta ![]() Óscar Isaula ![]() |
Marquense | 3–3 | Comunicaciones |
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Kevin Elias Castellanos ![]() Fank De León ![]() |
Rolando Blackburn ![]() Emiliano López ![]() |
Second leg
Comunicaciones won 4–3 on aggregate.
Malacateco won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Suchitepéquez | – | Deportivo Malacateco | 2–1 | – |
CSD Municipal | – | Comunicaciones | 0–1 | – |
First leg
Deportivo Malacateco | 1-2 | Suchitepéquez |
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J. Valenzuela ![]() |
O. Salazar ![]() G. Esquivel ![]() |
Comunicaciones | 1-0 | CSD Municipal |
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Jairo Arreola ![]() |
Second leg
Suchitepéquez won 4–1 on aggregate.
Comunicaciones won 2-2 on aggregate.
Finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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First leg
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Second leg
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won – on aggregate.
Aggregate table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Suchitepéquez (C, Q) | 44 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 73 | 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage |
2 | Antigua GFC (C, Q) | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 69 | |
3 | Comunicaciones | 44 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 69 | |
4 | Municipal | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 67 | |
5 | Guastatoya | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 65 | |
6 | Xelajú MC | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 65 | |
7 | Marquense | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 60 | |
8 | Petapa | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 56 | |
9 | Mictlan | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 56 | |
10 | Cobán Imperial | 44 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 51 | |
11 | Malacateco | 44 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 48 | |
12 | Universidad SC | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 76 | −28 | 47 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. 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
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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