2011–12 Guatemalan Liga Nacional
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Apertura: Municipal Clausura: Xelajú |
| Relegated | Juventud Retalteca |
| Champions League |
Municipal Xelajú |
| Matches played | 120 |
| Goals scored | 323 (2.69 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Apertura: Municipal 5-0 Malacateco |
| Biggest away win | Apertura: Zacapa 1-4 Suchitepéquez |
| Highest scoring |
Apertura: Peñarol 6-2 Suchitepéquez Clausura: Heredia 6-1 Zacapa |
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← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
The 2011–12 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 13th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began on 9 July 2011 and will end in May 2012.
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 finishes 1 and 2 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 quarterfinals will advance to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will advance to the finals, which will determine the tournament champion.
Teams
USAC and Xinabajul finished in 11th and 12th place, respectively, in the overall table of last season and were relegated to the Primera División. Taking their places were the two winners of the Primera División promotion playoffs, Petapa and Zacapa.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones | Guatemala | Cementos Progreso | 16,000 |
| Heredia | San José | Julián Tesucún | 8,000 |
| Juventud Retalteca | Retalhuleu | Óscar Monterroso | 8,000 |
| Malacateco | Malacatán | Santa Lucía | 7,000 |
| Marquense | San Marcos | Marquesa de la Ensenada | 10,000 |
| Mictlán | Asunción Mita | La Asunción | 3,000 |
| Municipal | Guatemala | Mateo Flores | 30,000 |
| Peñarol | Huehuetenango | Los Cuchumatanes | 5,340 |
| Petapa | San Miguel Petapa | Municipal | 7,500 |
| Suchitepéquez | Mazatenango | Carlos Salazar Hijo | 12,000 |
| Xelajú | Quetzaltenango | Mario Camposeco | 11,000 |
| Zacapa | Zacapa | David Ordóñez Bardales | 8,000 |
Torneo Apertura
The 2011 Torneo Apertura began on 9 July 2011 and ended on 18 December 2011.
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suchitepéquez | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 43 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Xelajú | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 38 | |
| 3 | Marquense | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 36 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Heredia | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 35 | |
| 6 | Municipal | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 34 | |
| 7 | Peñarol | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Malacateco | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 22 | |
| 9 | Zacapa | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 21 | |
| 10 | Juventud Retalteca | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 20 | |
| 11 | Mictlán | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 20 | |
| 12 | Petapa | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 18 |
Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | COM | HER | JUV | MAL | MAR | MIC | MUN | PEÑ | PET | SUC | XEL | ZAC |
| Comunicaciones | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| Heredia | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Juventud Retalteca | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Malacateco | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Marquense | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Mictlán | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Municipal | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Peñarol | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Petapa | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Suchitepéquez | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Xelajú | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Zacapa | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
Source: Guatefutbol (in Spanish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Zacapa | 10 |
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Heredia | 10 | |
| 3 |  |
Peñarol | 8 |
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Suchitepéquez | 8 | |
| 5 |  |
Marquense | 7 |
 |
Peñarol | 7 | |
|
Comunicaciones | 7 | |
 |
Comunicaciones | 7 | |
Positions by round
| Leader | |
| Qualification to the semifinals | |
| Qualification to the quarterfinals |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Xelajú MC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Comunicaciones | 1 | 0 | 1 (a) | 4 | Comunicaciones | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Heredia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Comunicaciones | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Municipal | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Suchitepéquez | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marquense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Municipal | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Municipal | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
First legs
| Heredia | 1 – 1 | Comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
Hernández  |
  |
| Municipal | 2 – 0 | Marquense |
|---|---|---|
| Oliva Quintanilla |
Second legs
Municipal progresses 2–0 on aggregate.
| Comunicaciones | 0 – 0 | Heredia |
|---|---|---|
Comunicaciones progresses on away goals rule.
Semifinals
First legs
| Comunicaciones | 3 – 0 | Xelajú MC |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson Ramírez Ceballos |
| Municipal | 3 – 1 | Suchitepéquez |
|---|---|---|
| Castillo Lopez Quintanilla |
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Second legs
| Xelajú MC | 2 – 1 | Comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Silva Leal |
|
Comunicaciones progresses 4–2 on aggregate.
| Suchitepéquez | 1 – 0 | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
| Villatoro |
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Municipal progresses 3–2 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg
| Municipal | 2 – 0 | Comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Oliva Quintanilla |
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Second leg
| Comunicaciones | 0 – 2 | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
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| 2011 Apertura winner |
|---|
| Municipal 29th Title |
Torneo Clausura
The 2012 Torneo Clausura will begin on 14 January 2012 and will end in May 2012.
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones | |
 |
Joma | TBA |
| Heredia |  |
|
TBA | TBA |
| Juventud Retalteca | |
|
DMS | TBA |
| Malacateco | |
|
TBA | TBA |
| Marquense | |
|
Lotto Sport Italia | TBA |
| Mictlán | |
|
TBA | TBA |
| Municipal | |
|
DMS | Pepsi, Banrural |
| Peñarol La Mesilla | |
|
TBA | TBA |
| Petapa | |
|
TBA | TBA |
| Suchitepéquez | |
|
Milan | TBA |
| Xelajú | |
|
MR | TBA |
| Zacapa | |
 |
TBA | TBA |
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 42 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Marquense | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 38 | |
| 3 | Xelajú | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 34 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Municipal | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 31 | |
| 5 | Suchitepéquez | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 31 | |
| 6 | Heredia | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 31 | |
| 7 | Petapa | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 30 | |
| 8 | Mictlán | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 29 | |
| 9 | Malacateco | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 27 | |
| 10 | Peñarol | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 25 | |
| 11 | Zacapa | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 25 | |
| 12 | Juventud Retalteca | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 17 |
Updated to games played on 29 April 2012.
Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | COM | HER | JUV | MAL | MAR | MIC | MUN | PEÑ | PET | SUC | XEL | ZAC |
| Comunicaciones | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Heredia | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | |
| Juventud Retalteca | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Malacateco | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
| Marquense | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 4–0 | |
| Mictlán | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Municipal | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Peñarol | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Petapa | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Suchitepéquez | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
| Xelajú | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Zacapa | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
Updated to games played on 29 April 2012.
Source: Guatefutbol (in Spanish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Heredia | 16 |
| 2 | | Mictlán | 11 |
| Marquense | 11 | |
| Peñarol | 11 | |
| Xelajú | 11 | |
| 5 | | Suchitepéquez | 10 |
| Zacapa | 10 | |
| Petapa | 10 | |
| 9 | | Suchitepéquez | 9 |
| Comunicaciones | 9 | |
| Marquense | 9 | |
Positions by round
| Leader | |
| Qualification to the semifinals | |
| Qualification to the quarterfinals |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Comunicaciones | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Municipal | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Municipal | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Suchitepéquez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Municipal | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Club Xelajú | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Marquense | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Heredia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Club Xelajú | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Xelajú | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
First legs
| Suchitepéquez | 2 – 1 | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
| Guzmán Cardozo |
Report | Rodríguez |
| Heredia | 2 – 1 | Club Xelajú |
|---|---|---|
| Márquez Hernández |
Report | Israel Silva |
Second legs
| Municipal | 3 – 0 | Suchitepéquez |
|---|---|---|
| Lopez Castillo Oliva |
Report |
| Club Xelajú | 6 – 2 | Heredia |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Silva Morales |
Report | Ramírez Miranda |
Semifinals
First legs
Second legs
| Marquense | 1 – 1 | Club Xelajú |
|---|---|---|
| Brown |
Javier Melgar |
| Comunicaciones | 1 – 2 | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
| Montepeque |
Flores Oliva |
Finals
First leg
| Municipal | 1 – 0 | Club Xelajú |
|---|---|---|
| Quintanilla |
Second leg
| Club Xelajú | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Silva Caal |
León | |
| Penalties | ||
| 3 - 1 | ||
| 2012 Clausura winner |
|---|
| Club Xelajú 5th Title |
Aggregate table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comunicaciones | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 77 | |
| 2 | Marquense | 44 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 74 | |
| 3 | Suchitepéquez | 44 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 74 | |
| 4 | Xelajú | 44 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 72 | Qualification for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 5 | Heredia | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 66 | |
| 6 | Municipal | 44 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 65 | Qualification for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 7 | Peñarol | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 56 | |
| 8 | Malacateco | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 49 | |
| 9 | Mictlán | 44 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 48 | 76 | −28 | 49 | |
| 10 | Petapa | 44 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 48 | |
| 11 | Zacapa (R) | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 79 | −24 | 46 | Relegation to the Primera División |
| 12 | Juventud Retalteca (R) | 44 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 72 | −28 | 37 |
Updated to games played on 29 April 2012.
Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
External links
- Guatefutbol (in Spanish)