2010–11 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

The 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 12th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The league season is divided into two tournaments, the Apertura, which is played from August to December, and the Clausura which is played from January to May.

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Season2010–11
ChampionsApertura:
Comunicaciones (23rd title)
Clausura:
Comunicaciones (24th title)
RelegatedUSAC
Xinabajul
2011–12 CONCACAF Champions LeagueComunicaciones
Municipal
Matches played132
Goals scored320 (2.42 per match)
Biggest home winSuchitepéquez 7–0 USAC (September 19)
Biggest away winXinabajul 0–3 Marquense
(July 24)
Comunicaciones 1–4 Municipal
(September 19)
Malacateco 0–3 Heredia
(October 31)
Highest scoringSuchitepéquez 4–3 Marquense (September 1)
Suchitepéquez 7–0 USAC (September 19)

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

Location of the 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala teams
TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
ComunicacionesGuatemalaCementos Progreso16,000
HerediaSan JoséJulian Tesucun8,000
Juventud RetaltecaRetalhuleuÓscar Monterroso8,000
MalacatecoMalacatánSanta Lucía7,000
MarquenseSan MarcosMarquesa de la Ensenada10,000
MictlánAsunción MitaLa Asunción3,000
MunicipalGuatemalaMateo Flores30,000
PeñarolHuehuetenangoLos Cuchumatanes5,340
SuchitepéquezMazatenangoCarlos Salazar Hijo12,000
Universidad San CarlosGuatemalaRevolución USAC5,000
XelajúQuetzaltenangoMario Camposeco11,000
XinabajulHuehuetenangoLos Cuchumatanes5,340

Torneo Apertura

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Municipal2211564022+1838Qualified to the Semifinals
2Marquense229673227+533
3Heredia229582830−232Qualified to the Quarterfinals
4Comunicaciones2261332623+331
5Mictlán229491518−331
6Suchitepéquez228683223+930
7Juventud Retalteca227962825+330
8Xelajú2293102729−230
9Xinabajul2283112229−727
10USAC227692836−827
11Malacateco227692028−827
12Peñarol225892229−723
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2010. Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ AwayCOMHERJUVMALMARMICMUNPEÑSUCUSCXELXIN
Comunicaciones4–11–11–12–21–11–41–01–12–11–13–2
Heredia0–11–10–03–11–01–21–02–12–13–21–0
Juventud Retalteca1–13–11–03–00–01–11–11–02–32–11–2
Malacateco1–10–33–11–21–03–20–01–02–11–02–1
Marquense0–05–12–02–11–01–02–20–02–32–11–0
Mictlán1–02–01–21–01–01–31–01–01–00–11–0
Municipal0–03–10–04–00–01–03–03–14–02–14–0
Peñarol2–32–22–21–02–11–21–11–03–11–00–0
Suchitepéquez0–01–10–20–04–34–03–22–07–02–14–2
Universidad San Carlos1–10–02–11–11–10–04–13–11–12–01–0
Xelajú1–12–12–13–22–11–11–02–10–12–13–2
Xinabajul1–00–21–13–00–31–02–01–11–02–11–0
Updated to match(es) played on November 28, 2010. Source: Guatefutbol (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Guillermo RamírezMunicipal (Considered the award-winner for playing less minutes)13
Henry HernándezHeredia13
Andy HerronUSAC13
4 Mario RodríguezMunicipal11
5 Israel SilvaXelajú9
6 Martín CrossaXelajú8
Evandro FerreiraSuchitepéquez8
Óscar IsaulaMalacateco8
Johnny RuizMarquense8
10 Jonny BrownMarquense7
Orvelio MazariegosPeñarol7
Tránsito MontepequeComunicaciones7

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Municipal325
3Heredia0336Suchitepéquez202
6Suchitepéquez1341Municipal123 (3)
4Comunicaciones (pen.)123 (4)
2Marquense022
4Comunicaciones0334Comunicaciones336
5Mictlán101


 2010 Apertura winner 
Comunicaciones
23rd title

Torneo Clausura

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Municipal2211473320+1337Qualified to the Semifinals
2Heredia2211473219+1337
3Comunicaciones2211383928+1136Qualified to the Quarterfinals
4Malacateco2211383225+736
5Mictlán2210572423+135
6Peñarol2210393536−133
7Juventud Retalteca2293102521+430
8Xelajú228682534−930
9Marquense228592830−229
10USAC226882223−126
11Suchitepéquez2265112128−723
12Xinabajul2245131140−2917
Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ AwayCOMHERJUVMALMARMICMUNPEÑSUCUSCXELXIN
Comunicaciones2–42–02–02–41–20–13–02–04–12–05–1
Heredia2–00–02–02–11–11–03–11–01–15–02–0
Juventud Retalteca1–21–40–13–02–10–12–11–02–04–03–1
Malacateco1–32–01–02–13–11–04–12–11–03–03–0
Marquense1–10–21–01–00–21–12–33–02–02–21–0
Mictlán1–11–01–02–11–02–12–02–10–00–03–0
Municipal1–21–02–12–23–13–01–00–00–14–04–0
Peñarol3–14–11–12–23–12–02–12–14–11–02–0
Suchitepéquez2–10–02–02–11–12–11–24–30–00–22–0
USAC0–12–10–22–00–11–11–15–00–01–04–0
Xelajú2–21–00–21–02–23–03–01–03–22–21–1
Xinabajul1–01–00–02–20–21–01–40–01–00–01–2
Source: Guatefutbol (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Óscar IsaulaMalacateco7
2 Guilherme de PaulaPeñarol6
Israel SilvaXelajú6
4 Mario CastellanosHeredia5
Fernando GalloJuventud Retalteca5
Henry HernándezHeredia5
Johnny RuizMarquense5
8 Mario RodríguezMunicipal4
9 Rodrigo BenguaMictlán3
Carlos Kamiani FélixUSAC3
Evandro FerreiraSuchitepéquez3
Darwin OlivaMunicipal3

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Municipal011
4Malacateco1234Malacateco000
5Mictlán2021Municipal000
3Comunicaciones336
2Heredia011
3Comunicaciones1783Comunicaciones202
6Peñarol000


 2011 Clausura winner 
Comunicaciones
24th title

Aggregate table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Municipal44229137342+3175Qualified to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round[a]
2Heredia44209156049+1169
3Comunicaciones441716116551+1467Qualified to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
4Mictlán44199163941−266
5Malacateco44189175253−163
6Marquense441711166057+362
7Juventud Retalteca441612165346+760
8Xelajú44179185263−1160
9Peñarol441511185765−856
10Suchitepéquez441411195351+253
11USAC (R)441314175059−953Relegation to the Liga de Ascenso
12Xinabajul (R)44128243369−3644
Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

See also

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