2018–19 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Season 2018-19
Biggest home win TBD 5-1 TBD
(23 September 2017)
Biggest away win TBD 0-7 TBD
(2018)
2019–20 →


The 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 21st season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began in July 2018 and will end in May 2019.


Team information

Location of the 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala teams

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 Fútbol as of June, 2018.

Relegated to [Primera División División de Fútbol as of June, 2018.

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt Sponsors
Antigua GFC Guatemala TBD Argentina Mauricio Tapia Guatemala TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
Chiantla Guatemala TBD Guatemala Marvin Hernández Guatemala TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
Coban Imperial Guatemala TBD Guatemala Fabricio Benitez Guatemala TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
Comunicaciones Guatemala TBD Uruguay William Coito Olivera Guatemala TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
Guastatoya Guatemala TBD Guatemala Amarini Villatoro Guatemala TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
Deportivo Iztapa Guatemala TBD Guatemala Francisco Melgar Guatemala TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
Deportivo Malacateco Guatemala TBD Costa Rica Ronald Gómez Guatemala TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
CSD Municipal Guatemala TBD Costa Rica Hernan Medford Guatemala TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
Deportivo Petapa Guatemala Luis Reyes Mexico Rafael Loredo Guatemala TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
Sanarate Guatemala TBD Argentina Pablo Centrone Guatemala TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
Siquinalá Guatemala TBD Argentina Daniel Berta Guatemala Kelme TBD
Xelaju MC Guatemala TBD Argentina Ramiro Cepeda 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
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
Siquinalá Argentina Daniel Berta TBD August 2018 El Salvador TBD August 2018 12th (Apertura 2018)
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)

Apertura

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guastatoya 13 8 3 2 22 7 +15 27 Qualification to the semifinals
2 Antigua GFC 13 6 6 1 16 10 +6 24
3 Comunicaciones 13 6 4 3 18 9 +9 22 Qualification to the quarterfinals
4 Xelajú 13 6 4 3 15 13 +2 22
5 Malacateco 13 5 5 3 23 21 +2 20
6 Cobán Imperial 13 5 4 4 15 14 +1 19
7 Iztapa 13 4 6 3 17 15 +2 18
8 Municipal 13 5 3 5 14 16 −2 18
9 Siquinalá 13 1 9 3 16 19 −3 12
10 Sanarate 13 1 5 7 14 23 −9 8
11 Chiantla 13 1 5 7 5 19 −14 8
12 Petapa 13 1 4 8 9 18 −9 7
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match

Results

Home ╲ AwayANTCHICOBCOMGUAIZTMALMUNPETSANSIQXEL
Antigua GFC 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0
Chiantla 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0
Cobán Imperial 1–0 0–3 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–2
Comunicaciones 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–2
Guastatoya 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
Iztapa 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–4 4–1 1–1
Malacateco 5–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–3 2–1
Municipal 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–3 3–4 3–1
Petapa 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–2
Sanarate 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–1
Siquinalá 1–1 0–2 0–0 3–3 2–2 2–2 4–3 2–2
Xelajú 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1

The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colors: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clausura


List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in 2018-2019 season. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
  2. 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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