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2018–19 Liga Nacional de Guatemala

The 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season was the 21st season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, the top football league in Guatemala, in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began in July 2018 and ended in May 2019.

Liga Nacional de Guatemala
Season2018–19
DatesJuly 2018 – May 2019
ChampionsApertura:
Guastatoya (2nd title)
Clausura:
Antigua (4th title)
RelegatedPetapa
CONCACAF LeagueGuastatoya
Antigua
Comunicaciones
Top goalscorerAgustin Herrera (Antigua GFC) - 9 goals
Biggest home winMalacateco 5–0 Chiantla
(2018)
Biggest away winChiantla 0–3 Guastatoya
(2018)

Team information

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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 Ascenso as of June 2018.

Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2018.

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKitmakerShirt Sponsors
Antigua GFC Víctor Hugo García Juan Antonio Torres TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Chiantla Damián Mérida Alberto Salguero TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Coban Imperial Jimmy Morales Fabricio Benitez TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Comunicaciones Pedro Portilla William Coito Olivera TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Guastatoya Léster Rodríguez Amarini Villatoro TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Iztapa Mario Mejía Francisco Melgar TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Malacateco Carlos Gutiérrez Ronald Gómez TBDTBDTigo, TBD
CSD Municipal Gerardo Villa Horacio Cordero TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Petapa Luis Reyes Norman Martin TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Sanarate Ángel Pantaleón Ariel Sena TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Siquinalá Juan Pablo Godíne Otto Rodríguez KelmeTBD
Xelajú MC Francisco Santos Walter Horacio González TBDTBDTigo, TBD

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Petapa Ramiro CepedaResignedMay 2018 Rafael LoredoMay 2018th (Clausura 2018)
Xelaju Walter ClaveriResigned to become coach of the national teamJuly 2018 Ramiro CepedaJuly 2018th (Clausura 2018)

During the Apertura season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Chiantla Marvin HernándezSackedAugust 2018 Alberto SalgueroSeptember 201812th (Apertura 2018)
Municipal Hernan MedfordResignedSeptember 2018 Horacio CorderoSeptember 2018th (Apertura 2018)
Siquinalá Daniel BertaTBDOctober 2018 Otto RodríguezOctober 2018th (Apertura 2018)
Sanarate Pablo CentroneTBDOctober 2018 Julián TrujilloOctober 2018th (Apertura 2018)

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Antigua GFC Mauricio TapiaContract finishedDecember 2018 Juan Antonio TorresJanuary 2019Th (Apertura 2018)

During the Clausura season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Sanarate Héctor Julian TrujilloSackedFebruary 2019 Ariel SenaFebruary 2019th (Clausura 2019)
Xelaju Ramiro CepedaSackedMarch 2019 Walter Horacio GonzálezMarch 20198th (Clausura 2019)
Petapa Rafael LoredoSackedMarch 2019 Norman MartinMarch 201912th (Clausura 2019)

Apertura

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Guastatoya2213543411+2344Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2Xelajú2211742817+1140
3Comunicaciones2211562816+1238Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4Malacateco2211563832+638
5Cobán Imperial2210662820+836
6Antigua GFC229762424034
7Siquinalá227963132−130
8Municipal2284102630−428
9Iztapa226792328−525
10Sanarate2247112135−1419
11Petapa2237121831−1316
12Chiantla2225151538−2311
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ AwayANTCHICOBCOMGUAIZTMALMUNPETSANSIQXEL
Antigua GFC2–21–20–33–11–02–11–01–22–00–00–0
Chiantla1–20–10–20–31–10–12–32–10–00–01–0
Cobán Imperial1–02–00–30–12–13–02–02–00–02–11–2
Comunicaciones1–12–00–21–01–04–00–01–11–03–11–2
Guastatoya3–02–12–22–03–03–12–01–03–01–00–0
Iztapa0–21–12–12–00–40–21–03–14–11–11–1
Malacateco3–05–02–21–00–00–05–42–13–03–32–1
Municipal1–11–01–02–00–21–33–41–01–11–23–1
Petapa0–11–01–11–11–10–01–20–10–21–31–0
Sanarate2–31–01–10–11–03–31–10–12–22–00–1
Siquinalá1–14–31–00–20–01–03–02–22–24–32–2
Xelajú0–03–11–11–11–01–01–01–02–14–13–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Guastatoya000
4Malacateco2245Cobán Imperial000
5Cobán Imperial2351Guastatoya213
3Comunicaciones112
2Xelajú123
3Comunicaciones1013Comunicaciones404
6Antigua GFC000

Final

First leg
Comunicaciones1–2Guastatoya
Maximiliano Lombardi 68'Luis Martinez 30' 42'
Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Attendance: 8,976
Referee: Walter Lopez
Second leg
Guastatoya1–1Comunicaciones
Angel Rodriguez 13'Jorge Vargas 65'
Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya
Attendance: 2,959
Referee: Mario Escobar

Clausura

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Antigua GFC2212553620+1641Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2Cobán Imperial2212463525+1040
3Comunicaciones2211653214+1839Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4Municipal2210663722+1536
5Malacateco2210662420+436
6Guastatoya229852716+1135
7Chiantla228682125−430
8Xelajú228592725+229
9Siquinalá2275102325−226
10Iztapa2274112128−725
11Sanarate2272132238−1623
12Petapa2221191259−477
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ AwayANTCHICOBCOMGUAIZTMALMUNPETSANSIQXEL
Antigua GFC2–24–11–12–02–11–20–11–04–03–02–1
Chiantla1–01–10–20–03–00–11–63–02–00–01–1
Cobán Imperial2–33–01–01–02–12–02–04–04–11–02–1
Comunicaciones0–02–03–10–13–13–01–35–03–10–02–0
Guastatoya1–21–01–10–02–01–11–16–01–01–03–0
Iztapa0–00–12–01–10–13–11–02–04–11–00–0
Malacateco1–11–01–02–11–10–02–02–01–11–03–0
Municipal2–00–01–10–22–13–01–16–14–11–10–2
Petapa0–31–21–20–20–01–21–22–31–00–31–0
Sanarate2–11–21–20–13–02–11–00–24–11–01–0
Siquinalá1–20–12–20–00–33–12–11–04–20–12–1
Xelajú1–23–12–02–02–22–01–01–13–01–13–1
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Antigua GFC022
3Comunicaciones0116Guastatoya101
6Guastatoya1121Antigua GFC112
5Malacateco000
2Cobán Imperial202
4Municipal0335Malacateco213
5Malacateco033 (a)

Quarterfinals

First legs
Guastatoya1 – 0Comunicaciones
J. Corena 42'
Estadio David Cordón Hichos
Attendance: 921
Referee: Ever Lopez
Malacateco0 – 0Municipal
Attendance: 1337
Referee: Jonathan Polanco
Second legs
Comunicaciones1 – 1Guastatoya
C. Estrada 22' 45+2' O. Domínguez

Guastatoya advances 2–1 on aggregate.

Municipal3 – 3Malacateco
F. de León 55'
O. Arce 88'
O. Moreira 90+6'		 10' 32' E. Santaliz
22' E. Herrera

3–3 on aggregate. Malacateco advances 3–0 on away goals.

Semifinals

First legs
Guastatoya1 – 0Antigua GFC
Á. Rodríguez 82'Nil
Estadio David Cordón Hichos
Attendance: 1,100
Malacateco2 – 2Cobán Imperial
J. Longo 20'
E. Herrera 53'		 51' (o.g.) W.Godoy
59' E. Guerra
Attendance: 1,722
Second legs
Antigua GFC2 – 0Guastatoya
Anllel Porras 54' 81'Nil

Antigua GFC advances 2-1 on aggregate.

Cobán Imperial0–1Malacateco
NilEnzo Herrera 77'

Malacateco advances 2–3 on aggregate.

Final

First leg
Malacateco0 – 1Antigua GFC
Nil[1]Alejandro Galindo 27'
Estadio Santa Lucía
Referee: Bryan Lopez Castellanos
Second leg
Antigua GFC1–0Malacateco
Marco Dominguez 81'
Estadio Pensativo
Referee: Oscar Reyna

Aggregate table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Guastatoya (Q)44221396127+3479CONCACAF League round of 16[a]
2Comunicaciones (Q)442211116030+3077CONCACAF League preliminary round[b]
3Cobán Imperial442210126345+1876
4Antigua GFC (Q)442112116044+1675CONCACAF League preliminary round[c]
5Malacateco442111126252+1074
6Xelajú441912135542+1369
7Municipal441810166352+1164
8Siquinalá441414165457−356
9Iztapa441311204456−1250
10Sanarate44119244373−3042
11Chiantla (R)441011233663−2741Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso
12Petapa (R)4458313090−6023
Source: Soccerway Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

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. [2] Archived 2018-07-29 at the Wayback Machine

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.

Antigua GFC
  • Agustin Herrera
  • Alejandro Diaz
  • Jose Mena
  • Adrián De Lemos
  • Anllel Porras
  • Rafael Lezcano
  • Juan David Osorio
  • Pablo Mingorance
Chiantla
  • Luis Omar Hernández
  • Liborio Vicente Sánchez
  • Sergio Alejandro Blancas Martínez
  • José Abraham Alpuche
  • Juan Carlos Meza
  • Diego Bartolota
  • Daniel Guzmán Miranda
Coban Imperial
  • Álvaro García
  • Adrián Elois Leites
  • Janderson Pereira
  • Josue Flores
  • Victor Guay
  • Jonathan Charquero
  • Jorge Luis Sotomayor
  • Orlando Moreira
CSD Comunicaciones
Guastatoya
  • Isaac Acuña
  • Omar Dominguez
  • Emmanuel Alejandro Tapia
  • Jose Coreno
  • Aaron Navarro
  • Jose Sanchez
  • Jorge Ignacio Gatgens
  • José Calderón
Deportivo Iztapa
Deportivo Malacateco
CSD Municipal
Deportivo Petapa
  • Raúl Calderón
  • Yeltsin Car
Sanarate
  • Juan Lovato
  • Cristian Alexis Hernández
  • Juan Manuel Lazaneo
  • Fabián Castillo
  • Lucas Emanuel Acosta
  • Cristian Daniel Taborda
  • Víctor Bolivar
  • Jorge Zaldivar
  • Jonathan Posas
  • William Zapata
  • Juan Carlos Silva
Siquinalá
  • Quiarol Arzu
  • Cesar García
  • Jean Andrés Scott Hernández
  • Othoniel Arce
  • Verny Scott
  • Diego Sanchez Corrales
  • Luis Gerardo Arroyo
  • Julio Andrés Valdez
  • Sergio Alejandro Blancas
  • Christopher Solano
Club Xelajú MC
  • Carlos Kamiani
  • Bernardo Long
  • Álvaro Aguilar
  • César Morales
  • Juan Yax
  • Dario Ferrera
  • Álvaro García

(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)

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