2012–13 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

The 2012–13 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season was the 14th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began on 15 July 2012 and ended in May 2013. Comunicaciones won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Season2012–13
ChampionsApertura:
Comunicaciones (25th title)
Clausura:
Comunicaciones (26th title)
Champions LeagueComunicaciones

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

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
ComunicacionesGuatemala CityCementos Progreso16,000
EscuintlecaEscuintlaEstadio Armando Barillas3,000
HerediaSan JoséJulián Tesucún8,000
MalacatecoMalacatánSanta Lucía7,000
MarquenseSan MarcosMarquesa de la Ensenada10,000
MictlánAsunción MitaLa Asunción3,000
MunicipalGuatemala CityMateo Flores30,000
PeñarolHuehuetenangoLos Cuchumatanes5,340
PetapaSan Miguel PetapaMunicipal7,500
SuchitepéquezMazatenangoCarlos Salazar Hijo12,000
Universidad de San CarlosGuatemala CityEstadio Revolución5,000
XelajúQuetzaltenangoMario Camposeco11,000

Penarol La Mesilla changed their names to Halcones FC for this season.

Torneo Apertura

The 2012 Torneo Apertura began on 15 July 2012 and ends in December 2012.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Comunicaciones2215523916+2350Qualified to the Quarterfinals
2Municipal2211834623+2341
3Xelajú2211383429+536
4Heredia2210573324+935
5Peñarol229673024+633
6Malacateco227782625+128
7Suchitepéquez227783640−428
8Marquense226882427−326
9Petapa2273122743−1624
10Mictlán2264122240−1822
11USAC2256113339−621
12Juventud Escuintleca2254132343−2019
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2012. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ AwayCOMPETHERESCMALMARMICMUNPEÑSUCUSCXEL
Comunicaciones1–03–05–01–12–02–11–00–04–02–02–0
Petapa3–33–12–10–31–13–01–22–02–02–14–1
Heredia1–04–13–02–04–02–02–23–02–12–12–0
Juventud Escuintleca1–23–01–10–02–13–00–42–22–12–01–2
Malacateco1–25–01–12–00–01–01–12–11–11–12–1
Marquense2–21–12–11–02–01–02–32–01–13–12–3
Mictlán0–13–12–02–11–01–01–10–11–13–11–3
Municipal1–13–00–05–11–01–16–20–06–14–42–0
Peñarol1–14–12–03–04–11–00–02–02–23–11–0
Suchitepéquez4–12–02–04–21–40–03–31–33–14–12–1
Universidad de San Carlos0–12–02–21–14–01–17–00–11–02–12–0
Xelajú1–22–01–02–01–12–12–12–03–21–14–0
Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2012. Source: Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1Comunicaciones235
8Marquense202
1Comunicaciones022
6Malacateco011
3Xelajú033
6Malacateco505
1Comunicaciones314
2Municipal000
4Heredia156
5Peñarol314
4Heredia123
2Municipal134
2Municipal134
7Suchitepéquez134

Torneo Clausura

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Comunicaciones2213543014+1644Qualified to the Quarterfinals
2Heredia2211654425+1939
3Malacateco2211562418+638
4Suchitepéquez2210393130+133
5Halcones2210392928+133
6Marquense22102103726+1132
7USAC2293102832−430
8Xelajú2293102631−530
9Mictlán228592330−729
10Petapa2266102131−1024
11Municipal2255121927−820
12Juventud Escuintleca2262141838−2020
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2013. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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Results

Home \ AwayCOMPETHERJUVMALMARMICMUNHALSUCUSCXEL
Comunicaciones1–01–02–01–10–01–02–02–00–22–01–0
Petapa1–01–03–12–02–11–11–20–01–11–23–0
Heredia3–33–02–02–02–11–11–05–04–22–05–0
Juventud Escuintleca0–33–12–00–12–01–11–00–11–02–10–0
Malacateco2–10–02–05–01–02–01–01–02–12–00–0
Marquense0–14–13–43–14–15–10–03–12–01–04–0
Mictlán0–23–01–12–12–11–01–13–01–01–02–0
Municipal0–10–01–32–10–00–14–03–23–21–30–1
Halcones0–03–11–14–02–03–12–02–02–01–03–1
Suchitepéquez0–22–02–22–13–11–02–11–13–02–12–0
USAC4–32–22–22–00–03–23–12–11–00–22–0
Xelajú1–12–02–13–10–11–22–01–03–25–14–0
Updated to match(es) played on July 2012. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1Comunicaciones224
8Xelajú112
1Comunicaciones123
6Marquense112
3Malacateco033
6Marquense235
1Comunicaciones202
2Heredia101
4Suchitepéquez112
5Halcones FC314
5Halcones FC213
2Heredia044
2Heredia123
7Universidad San Carlos202

Aggregate table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Comunicaciones44281066930+3994Qualification for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
2Heredia442111127749+2874
3Malacateco441812145143+866
4Peñarol La Mesilla/Halcones FC44199165852+666
5Xelajú44206186061−166
6Municipal441613156550+1561
7Suchitepéquez441710176770−361
8Marquense441610186153+858
9USAC44149216170−951
10Mictlán44149214570−2551
11Petapa (R)44139224874−2648Relegation to the Primera División
12Juventud Escuintleca (R)44116274181−4039
Updated to match(es) played on June 2013. Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

References