2013–14 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

The 2013–14 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season was the 15th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began on 4 August 2013 and will end in May 2014.

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Season2013–14
ChampionsApertura:
Comunicaciones (27th title)
Clausura:
Comunicaciones (28th title)
Matches played102
Goals scored245 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Israel Silva (9 goals)
Biggest home winMunicipal 6–0 Universidad (29 September)
Comunicaciones 6–0 Halcones (5 October)
Xelajú 6–0 Mictlán (20 October)
Biggest away winUniversidad 0–3 Heredia (10 August)
Iztapa 0–3 Comunicaciones (13 October)
Highest scoringHeredia 4–3 Xelajú (1 September)
Longest winning run5 games by: Comunicaciones
(4 August - 1 September)
Longest unbeaten run6 games by: Comunicaciones
(5 October - 27 October)
Longest winless run10 games by: Iztapa
(15 September - 30 October)
Longest losing run5 games by: Iztapa
(10 August - 4 September)

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 finish first and second 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 quarterfinal will advance to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will advance to the finals, which will determine the tournament champion.

Teams

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
CoatepequeCoatepequeIsrael Barrios20,000
ComunicacionesGuatemala CityCementos Progreso16,000
HalconesHuehuetenangoLos Cuchumatanes5,340
HerediaMoralesEstadio Del Monte8,000
IztapaIztapaEstadio Municipal Morón3,000
MalacatecoMalacatánSanta Lucía7,000
MarquenseSan MarcosMarquesa de la Ensenada10,000
MictlánAsunción MitaLa Asunción3,000
MunicipalGuatemala CityMateo Flores30,000
SuchitepéquezMazatenangoCarlos Salazar Hijo12,000
Universidad de San CarlosGuatemala CityEstadio Revolución5,000
XelajúQuetzaltenangoMario Camposeco11,000

Torneo Apertura

The 2013 Torneo Apertura began on 4 August 2013 and will end in December 2013.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Comunicaciones (Q)2214264415+2944Qualified to the Quarterfinals
2Municipal (Q)2213543713+2444
3Heredia (Q)2210573425+935
4USAC (Q)2211292733−635
5Marquense (Q)229762622+434
6Halcones (Q)228592333−1029
7Malacateco (Q)227782125−428
8Suchitepéquez (Q)226972826+227
9Xelajú227693635+127
10Mictlán2266102039−1924
11Coatepeque2247112133−1219
12Iztapa2237121937−1816
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2013. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Home \ AwayCOACOMHALHERIZTMALMARMICMUNSUCUSCXEL
Coatepeque1–20–02–12–13–31–12–01–00–11–21–1
Comunicaciones2–16–03–01–03–02–07–01–03–01–11–2
Halcones3–21–01–11–02–11–13–12–10–21–01–0
Heredia2–20–23–14–01–11–04–21–02–13–04–3
Iztapa0–00–33–20–00–10–01–11–11–02–33–2
Malacateco3–02–02–21–01–12–01–10–21–01–01–1
Marquense2–02–14–12–12–00–02–00–02–11–01–0
Mictlán1–10–22–02–02–03–01–00–01–10–11–0
Municipal1–01–01–01–03–11–03–15–01–16–03–0
Suchitepéquez1–01–11–10–02–23–00–02–22–30–24–1
USAC2–01–31–00–33–11–04–21–01–31–32–1
Xelajú4–12–01–01–33–21–03–36–01–12–21–1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2013. Source: Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1Comunicaciones202
8Suchitepéquez101
1Comunicaciones044
5Marquense101
4USAC011
5Marquense303
1Comunicaciones033 (4)
3Heredia213 (3)
3Heredia044
6Halcones000
3Heredia314
2Municipal011
2Municipal224
7Malacateco213

Quarterfinals

First leg
C.D. Suchitepéquez1– 2Comunicaciones
J. Hidalgo 20'ReportJ. Marquez 27'
M. López 46'
Estadio Municipal, Mazatenango
Attendance: 3,383
Referee: Oscar Reyna

Marquense3 – 0USAC
J. Alvarez 45+1'
J. Ortíz 59'
E. Fuentes 72'
Report
Estadio Revolucion USAC, Guatemala City
Attendance: 5,077
Referee: Juan Carlos Guerra

Halcones0 – 0Heredia
Report
Estadio Comunal de la Mesilla, Huehuetenango
Attendance: 263
Referee: Ruben Castellanos

Malacateco2 – 2Municipal
R. Peña 16'
A. Apellaniz 37'
ReportD. Oliva 4'
D. Oliva 34'
Estadio Municipal Santa Lucia, Malacatán
Attendance: 1,380
Referee: Ever López
Second leg
Comunicaciones0 – 0C.D. Suchitepéquez
Report
Attendance: 2,673
Referee: Mario Ramirez

USAC1 – 0Marquense
J. Alvarez (OG) 45'Report
Attendance: 1,449
Referee: Jonathan Polanco

Heredia4 – 0Halcones
O. López 43'
O. López 56'
W. Velásquez 85'
O. López 86'
Report
Estadio del Monte, Morales
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Oswaldo Aldana

Municipal2 – 1Malacateco
L. Monje 13'
M. Rodríguez 71'
ReportR. Porras 30'
Attendance: 3,663
Referee: Bryan López

Semifinals

First leg
Marquense1 – 0Comunicaciones
J. Alvarez 33'Report
Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Oswaldo Aldana

Heredia3 – 0Municipal
A. Andrade 9'
D. Espinoza 19'
N. Miranda 82'
Report
Estadio del Monte, Morales
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Jonathan Polanco
Second leg
Comunicaciones4 – 0Marquense
J. Paredes 27'
P. Suárez 46'
J. Arreola 73'
J. Márquez 80'
Report
Attendance: 2,889
Referee: Juan Carlos Guerra

Municipal1 – 1Heredia
M. Rodríguez 17'ReportM. López 40'
Estadio Manuel Felipe Carerra, Guatemala City
Attendance: 3,756
Referee: Walter Lopez

Finals

First leg
Heredia2 – 0Comunicaciones
N. Miranda 84'
A. Andrade 90+3'
Report
Estadio del Monte, Morales
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Juan Carlos Guerra
Second leg
Comunicaciones3 – 1
4 – 3 (pen.)
Heredia
J. Contreras 64', 68'
Paolo Suárez 88'
ReportA. Andrade 26'
Attendance: 11,398
Referee: Walter Lopez

Torneo Clausura

The 2014 Torneo Clausura began on 18 January 2014 and will end in May 2014.

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
Coatepeque Carlos CastilloTBDTBD
Comunicaciones Iván SopegnoPumaTBD
Halcones TBD Rónald GómezTBDTBD
Heredia Juan Carlos EliasTBDTBD
Iztapa TBD Gustavo ReinosoTBDTBD
Malacateco TBD Mauricio WrightTBDTBD
Marquense TBD Francisco MelgarTBDTBD
Mictlán TBD Sergio PardoTBDTBD
Municipal TBD Aníbal RuizTBDTBD
Suchitepéquez TBD Walter ClaveríTBDTBD
USAC TBD Horacio CorderoTBDTBD
Xelajú TBD Sergio TrujilloRetoSportsTBD

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Heredia (Q)2211385033+1736Qualified to the Quarterfinals
2Suchitepéquez (Q)2210662620+636
3Xelajú (Q)229763321+1234
4Comunicaciones (Q)229763019+1134
5Coatepeque (Q)2210483237−534
6USAC (Q)229673726+1133
7Municipal (Q)228772219+331
8Halcones (Q)228591931−1229
9Mictlán227782534−928
10Marquense226882535−1026
11Malacateco2274112433−925
12Iztapa2236132439−1515
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2014. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Home \ AwayCOACOMHALHERIZTMALMARMICMUNSUCUSCXEL
Coatepeque1–01–03–21–21–03–03–21–21–13–21–1
Comunicaciones6–03–00–02–13–21–12–10–00–22–01–1
Halcones1–11–03–20–02–10–01–21–11–00–22–1
Heredia5–22–14–03–25–04–04–01–14–12–12–0
Iztapa1–20–30–13–53–02–11–11–11–22–21–1
Malacateco1–21–35–21–02–01–03–21–11–01–12–0
Marquense2–11–13–03–12–10–04–21–12–42–01–3
Mictlán1–13–00–11–01–12–01–11–00–02–22–1
Municipal2–00–01–03–23–11–03–00–11–00–21–2
Suchitepéquez1–01–20–03–12–13–11–10–01–01–02–1
USAC2–31–01–31–12–01–15–06–01–01–02–1
Xelajú3–10–03–04–02–01–00–03–02–01–12–2
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2014. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
               
1Heredia066
8Halcones112
1Heredia134
7Municipal (a)134
2Suchitepéquez101
7 Municipal415
7Municipal000
4Comunicaciones112
3Xelajú224
6USAC202
3Xelajú101
4Comunicaciones314
4Comunicaciones112
5Coatepeque000

Aggregate table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Comunicaciones44239127434+40782014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
2Municipal442112115932+2775
3Heredia44218158458+2671
4USAC44208166459+568
5Suchitepéquez441615135446+863
6Xelajú441613156956+1361
7Marquense441515145157−660
8Halcones441610184264−2258
9Malacateco441411194558−1353
10Coatepeque441411195370−1753
11Mictlán (R)441313184573−2852Relegation to the Primera División
12Iztapa (R)44613254376−3331
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2014. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

References