Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala

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Template:Short description Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (National Football League of Guatemala), officially known as the Liga Guate Banrural for sponsorship reasons, formerly known as Liga Mayor A (Major League A) is a professional football division in Guatemala, the highest one in the country. It is sanctioned by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. The champion and runner-up teams of the Liga Nacional's official tournaments qualify to participate in international competitions within their regional confederation. Twelve teams currently compete in the league. Comunicaciones and Municipal are the most successful club in the league to date, having won 32 tournaments each.[1]

History

Its first official professional tournament took place in 1942, and succeeded what was known as the Liga Capitalina (League of the Capital), which was an amateur tournament that started in 1919. The 1942–43 tournament was played by seven teams in a double round-robin tournament. Three teams – Municipal, Tipografía Nacional, and Guatemala FC – finished tied for the first place after the two rounds. A playoff between the three teams was conducted to determine the winner, with Municipal earning their first national title.[2]

Competition format

The league has had several different formats throughout its history; currently, the league season is divided into two tournaments. The Apertura, which is played in the fall, and the Clausura, which is played in the spring. The first 6 clubs in the standings at the end of each competition participate in the playoffs to determine the champion, 1st and 2nd place teams qualify directly to semi-finals, while the others have to play in the quarter-finals. The winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments participate in the CONCACAF Champions League.

At the end of 2008-2009 Apertura and Clausura tournaments the league expanded to 12 teams to compete in a larger versions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. Now the 12th placed team (the team with the fewest points) in the aggregated table standings (combined standings of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) is relegated to the Primera División de Ascenso (2nd division) automatically at the end of the Clausura tournament in late May. The teams that finish 10th and 11th in the aggregated table standings enter into a two-legged playoff with the second- and third-placed clubs of the Primera División de Ascenso. The playoff winners play in the top division while the losers spend the next season in the second division.

2024–25 Season Clubs

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Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Achuapa El Progreso, Jutiapa Department Estadio El Cóndor 6,000
Antigua Antigua, Sacatepéquez Department Estadio Pensativo 10,000
Cobán Imperial Cobán, Alta Verapaz Department Estadio Verapaz 15,000
Comunicaciones Guatemala City, Guatemala Department Estadio Cementos Progreso 17,000
Guastatoya Guastatoya, El Progreso Department Estadio David Cordón Hichos 3,100
Malacateco Malacatán, San Marcos Department Estadio Santa Lucía 8,000
Marquense San Marcos, San Marcos Department Estadio Marquesa de la Ensenada 11,000
Mixco Mixco, Guatemala Department Estadio Santo Domingo de Guzmán 7,000
Municipal Guatemala City, Guatemala Department Estadio El Trébol 7,500
Xelajú Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango Department Estadio Mario Camposeco 11,220
Xinabajul Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango Department Estadio Los Cuchumatanes 5,340
Zacapa Zacapa, Zacapa Department Estadio David Ordoñez Bardales 8,100

Managers

Current Liga Nacional managers
Manager Nationality Club
Rónald Gómez Template:Flagu Achuapa
Javier López Template:Flagu Antigua
Roberto Montoya Template:Flagu Cobán Imperial
Ronald González Template:Flagu Comunicaciones
Dwight Pezzarossi Template:Flagu Guastatoya
Roberto Hernández Template:Flagu Malacateco
Mauricio Tapia Template:Flagu Marquense
Fabricio Benítez Template:Flagu Mixco
Sebastián Bini Template:Flagu Municipal
Amarini Villatoro Template:Flagu Xelajú
Pablo Centrone Template:Flagu Xinabajul
Rafael Díaz Template:Flagu Zacapa

Important matches

Champions

Liga Capitalina

Amateur Era

Ed. Season Champion Runner-up
1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1919 Allies Hércules
2
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1920 Hércules España
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1921 No tournament due to the Juegos del Centenario
3
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1922 Allies Alemán
4
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1923 La Joya Allies
5
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1924 USAC Allies
6
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1925 La Joya Hércules
7
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1926 USAC Hércules
8
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1927 Hércules USAC
9
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1928 USAC Allies
10
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1929 USAC Tipografía Nacional
11
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1930 USAC Germania
12
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1931 USAC Germania
13
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1932 Guatemala FC Germania
14
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1933 Escuela Politécnica Tipografía Nacional
15
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1934 Escuela Politécnica Tipografía Nacional
16
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1935 Cibeles Quetzal
17
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1936 Cibeles Quetzal
18
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1937 Quetzal Tipografía Nacional
19
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1938 Tipografía Nacional Municipal
20
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1939 Tipografía Nacional Hércules
21
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1940 Tipografía Nacional Independiente
22
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1941 Guatemala FC Tipografía Nacional

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala

Professional Era

Ed. Season Champion Runner-up
1
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1942–43 Municipal Tipografía Nacional
2
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1943 Tipografía Nacional Municipal
3
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1944–45 Tipografía Nacional Municipal
4
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1947 Municipal España
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1948–50 No tournament due to the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games
5
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1950–51 Municipal Comunicaciones
6
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1952–53 Tipografía Nacional Comunicaciones
7
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1954–55 Municipal Comunicaciones
8
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1956 Comunicaciones Universidad de San Carlos
9
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1957–58 Comunicaciones Municipal
10
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1959–60 Comunicaciones Municipal
11
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1961–62 Xelajú Comunicaciones
12
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1963–64 Municipal Xelajú
13
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1964 Aurora Municipal
14
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1965–66 Municipal Comunicaciones
15
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1966 Aurora Xelajú
16
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1967–68 Aurora Municipal
17
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1968–69 Comunicaciones Aurora
18
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1969–70 Municipal Aurora
19
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1970–71 Comunicaciones Aurora
20
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1971 Comunicaciones Aurora
21
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1972 Comunicaciones Municipal
22
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1973 Municipal Aurora
23
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1974 Municipal Aurora
24
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1975 Aurora Comunicaciones
25
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1976 Municipal Comunicaciones
26
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1977–78 Comunicaciones Municipal
27
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1978 Aurora Comunicaciones
28
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1979–80 Comunicaciones Cobán Imperial
29
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1980 Xelajú Juventud Retalteca
30
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1981 Comunicaciones Xelajú
31
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1982 Comunicaciones Suchitepéquez
32
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1983 Suchitepéquez Comunicaciones
33
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1984 Aurora Suchitepéquez
34
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1985 Comunicaciones Juventud Retalteca
35
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1986 Aurora Galcasa
36
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1987 Municipal Aurora
37
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1988–89 Municipal Aurora
38
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1989–90 Municipal Suchitepéquez
39
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1990–91 Comunicaciones Municipal
40
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1991–92 Municipal Comunicaciones
41
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1992–93 Aurora Comunicaciones
42
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1993–94 Municipal Escuintla
43
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1994–95 Comunicaciones Aurora
44
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1995–96 Xelajú Comunicaciones
45
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1996–97 Comunicaciones Aurora
46
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1997–98 Comunicaciones Cobán Imperial
47
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1998–99 Comunicaciones Municipal
48
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1999 Apertura Comunicaciones Municipal
49
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2000 Clausura Municipal Comunicaciones
50
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2000 Apertura Municipal Comunicaciones
51
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2001 Clausura Comunicaciones Antigua
52
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2001 Reordenamiento Municipal Cobán Imperial
53
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2002 Clausura Municipal Comunicaciones
54
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2002 Apertura Comunicaciones Municipal
55
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2003 Clausura Comunicaciones Cobán Imperial
56
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2003 Apertura Municipal Comunicaciones
57
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2004 Clausura Cobán Imperial Municipal
58
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2004 Apertura Municipal Comunicaciones
59
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2005 Clausura Municipal Suchitepéquez
60
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2005 Apertura Municipal Comunicaciones
61
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2006 Clausura Municipal Marquense
62
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2006 Apertura Municipal Comunicaciones
63
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2007 Clausura Xelajú Marquense
64
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2007 Apertura Jalapa Suchitepéquez
65
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2008 Clausura Municipal Comunicaciones
66
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2008 Apertura Comunicaciones Municipal
67
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2009 Clausura Jalapa Municipal
68
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2009 Apertura Municipal Comunicaciones
69
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2010 Clausura Municipal Xelajú
70
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2010 Apertura Comunicaciones Municipal
71
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2011 Clausura Comunicaciones Municipal
72
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2011 Apertura Municipal Comunicaciones
73
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2012 Clausura Xelajú Municipal
74
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2012 Apertura Comunicaciones Municipal
75
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2013 Clausura Comunicaciones Heredia
76
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2013 Apertura Comunicaciones Heredia
77
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2014 Clausura Comunicaciones Municipal
78
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2014 Apertura Comunicaciones Municipal
79
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2015 Clausura Comunicaciones Municipal
80
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2015 Apertura Antigua Guastatoya
81
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2016 Clausura Suchitepéquez Comunicaciones
82
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2016 Apertura Antigua Municipal
83
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2017 Clausura Municipal Guastatoya
84
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2017 Apertura Antigua Municipal
85
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2018 Clausura Guastatoya Xelajú
86
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2018 Apertura Guastatoya Comunicaciones
87
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2019 Clausura Antigua Malacateco
88
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2019 Apertura Municipal Antigua
89
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2020 Clausura Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
90
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2020 Apertura Guastatoya Municipal
91
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2021 Clausura Santa Lucía Comunicaciones
92
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2021 Apertura Malacateco Comunicaciones
93
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2022 Clausura Comunicaciones Municipal
94
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2022 Apertura Cobán Imperial Antigua
95
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2023 Clausura Xelajú Antigua
96
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2023 Apertura Comunicaciones Guastatoya
97
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2024 Clausura Municipal Mixco
98
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2024 Apertura Xelajú Cobán Imperial
99
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 2025 Clausura Antigua Municipal

Titles by club in Guatemalan Football History

Champions were:[3] Amateur and Professional Champions.

Amateur Era

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
USAC 6 1 1924, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931
Tipografia Nacional 3 5 1938, 1939, 1940
Hércules 2 4 1920, 1927
Allies 2 3 1919, 1922
Cibeles 2 0 1935, 1936
Escuela Politécnica 2 0 1933, 1934
Guatemala FC 2 0 1932, 1941
La Joya 2 0 1923, 1925
Quetzal 1 2 1937

Professional Era

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
Comunicaciones 32 26 1956, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971, 1972, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999 Apertura, 2001 Clausura, 2002 Apertura, 2003 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2010 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2013 Clausura, 2013 Apertura, 2014 Clausura, 2014 Apertura, 2015 Clausura, 2022 Clausura, 2023 Apertura
Municipal 32 26 1942–43, 1947, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1987, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2000 Clausura, 2000 Apertura, 2001 Reordenamiento, 2002 Clausura, 2003 Apertura, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2005 Apertura, 2006 Clausura, 2006 Apertura, 2008 Clausura, 2009 Apertura, 2010 Clausura, 2011 Apertura, 2017 Clausura, 2019 Apertura, 2024 Clausura
Aurora 8 10 1964, 1966, 1967–68, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1992–93
Xelajú 7 6 1961–62, 1980, 1995–96, 2007 Clausura, 2012 Clausura, 2023 Clausura, 2024 Apertura
Antigua 5 4 2015 Apertura, 2016 Apertura, 2017 Apertura, 2019 Clausura, 2025 Clausura
Guastatoya 3 3 2018 Clausura, 2018 Apertura, 2020 Apertura
Tipografía Nacional 3 1 1943, 1944–45, 1952–53
Suchitepéquez 2 5 1983, 2016 Clausura
Cobán Imperial 2 4 2004 Clausura, 2022 Apertura
Jalapa 2 0 2007 Apertura, 2009 Clausura
Malacateco 1 1 2021 Apertura
Santa Lucía 1 0 2021 Clausura

Top goalscorers

Nr. Player Country Goals
1 Juan Carlos Plata Template:Flagicon 302
2 Oscar Sánchez Template:Flagicon 259
3 Julio César Anderson Template:Flagicon 220
4 Carlos Kamiani Félix Template:Flagicon 211
5 Edwin Westphal Template:Flagicon 188
6 Israel Silva Template:Flagicon 186
7 René Morales Template:Flagicon 172
8 Mario Acevedo Template:Flagicon 170
9 Agustín Herrera Template:Flagicon 161
10 Selvin Pennant Template:Flagicon 156
11 León Ugarte Template:Flagicon 156
12 Edgar Araiza Template:Flagicon 150
13 Fredy García Template:Flagicon 144
14 Hugo Peña Template:Flagicon 136
15 Rolando Fonseca Template:Flagicon 135
16 Rudy Ramírez Template:Flagicon 130
17 Carlos Toledo Template:Flagicon 129
18 Jhonny Cubero Template:Flagicon 124
19 Julio Rodas Template:Flagicon 123
20 José Emilio Mitrovich Template:Flagicon 121

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ "Guatemala, 100 años de fútbol – Municipal". Template:Webarchive – prensalibre.com – Prensa Libre newspaper, Guatemala.
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External links

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