2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

The 2014–15 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season was the 17th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season was used. The season began in 2015 and ended in 2016.

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Season2015–16
Champions League
Top goalscorerCarlos Kamiani Felix (19) (Apertura)
Carlos Kamiani Felix (15) (Clausura)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win
Longest winning runTBD (4)
Longest unbeaten runTBD (7)
Longest winless runTBD (10)
Longest losing runTBD (3)

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

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Antigua GFC Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez Pensativo 9,000
Cobán Imperial Cobán, Guatemala Estadio José Ángel Rossi 15, 000
Comunicaciones Guatemala, Guatemala Cementos Progreso 16,000
Guastatoya Guastatoya, El Progreso David Cordón Hichos 3,000
Malacateco Malacatán, San Marcos Santa Lucía 7,000
Marquense San Marcos, Guatemala Marquesa de la Ensenada 10,000
Mictlan Mita, Jutiapa Estadio La Asunción 3,000
Municipal Guatemala, Guatemala Manuel Felipe Carrera 7,500
Petapa San Miguel Petapa, Guatemala Julio Armando Cobar 7,000
Suchitepéquez Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez Carlos Salazar Hijo 12,000
Universidad SC Guatemala, Guatemala Revolución 5,000
Xelajú MC Quetzaltenango Mario Camposeco 11,000

Apertura

The 2015 Torneo Apertura began on 13 August 2015 and ended on 21 December 2015.

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Antigua GFC Rafael Arreaga Mauricio Tapia TBD Pegamex
Cobán Imperial Irasema Melendez Fabricio Chapa Benitez Puma TBD
Comunicaciones Pedro Portilla William Coito Olivera TBD TBD
Guastatoya Ariel Sena TBD TBD
Malacateco TBD Nelson Mauricio Ancheta TBD TBD
Marquense TBD Juan Melgar TBD TBD
Mictlan TBD Sergio Guevara TBD TBD
Municipal Gerardo Villa Gustavo Machaín TBD DemosPro
Deportivo Petapa TBD Pablo Centrone TBD TBD
Suchitepéquez TBD Walter Claverí TBD TBD
Universidad SC TBD Roberto Gamarra TBD TBD
Xelajú TBD Hernán Medford RetoSports TBD

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
C.S.D. Municipal Enzo Trossero Sacked 2015 Mauricio Wright 2015
Deportivo Malacateco Emilio Umanzor Sacked 2015 Nelson Mauricio Ancheta 2015
Marquense Carlos Washington Blanco resigned 2015 Juan Melgar June 2015
Xelajú Nahúm Espinoza 2015 Hernán Medford June 2015

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Universidad SC Roberto Gamarra Resigned September 2015 Ramiro Cepeda September 2015 12th (Apertura 2015)
Deportivo Malacateco Nelson Mauricio Ancheta Resigned November 2015 Ronald Gomez November 2015 12th (Apertura 2015)
C.S.D. Municipal Mauricio Wright Sacked November 2015 Gustavo Machain November 2015 7th (Apertura 2015)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Xelajú MC 22 13 2 7 22 17 +5 41 Qualified to the Semifinals
2 Antigua GFC 22 11 5 6 28 19 +9 38
3 Comunicaciones 22 11 4 7 26 20 +6 37 Qualified to the Quarterfinals
4 Guastatoya 22 9 7 6 33 23 +10 34
5 Suchitepéquez 22 10 4 8 36 27 +9 34
6 Petapa 22 9 6 7 29 31 2 33
7 Municipal 22 9 4 9 28 27 +1 31
8 Marquense 22 8 5 9 22 28 6 29
9 Cobán Imperial 22 7 7 8 20 26 6 28
10 Mictlan 22 7 5 10 24 28 4 26
11 Universidad SC 22 4 6 12 31 36 5 18
12 Malacateco 22 4 5 13 24 41 17 17
Updated to match(es) played on 2015. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ANT COB COM GUA MAL MAR MIC MUN PET SUC USC XEL
Antigua GFC 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–4 3–0
Cobán Imperial 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 3–3 2–2 0–0
Comunicaciones 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0
Guastatoya 1–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 2–0
Malacateco 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–1
Marquense 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0
Mictlan 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1
Municipal 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 1–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–2 3–2 0–0
Petapa 0–2 1–0 1–4 0–0 4–1 0–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
Suchitepéquez 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–3 0–2 6–0 2–0 1–0
Universidad SC 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–4 2–0 2–2 1–2
Xelajú MC 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 2015. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

  Qualifying stage     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
  4 Guastatoya 3 0 3    
  5 Suchitepéquez 3 0 3    
      1 Xelajú MC 0 2 2  
    3 Guastatoya 3 2 5    
     
      3 Guastatoya 2 0 2
  3 Comunicaciones 0 3 3         2 Antigua GFC 1 2 3
  6 Petapa 0 0 0          
      2 Antigua GFC 3 1 4    
      4 Comunicaciones 3 0 3  
  3            
  6          

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Comunicaciones QF1 Petapa 0–0 3-0
Guastatoya QF2 Suchitepéquez 3–3 0-0
  1. Order of legs reversed.

First leg

Petapa0–0Comunicaciones
Estadio Julio Armando Cóbar, San Miguel, Petapa

Suchitepéquez3–3Guastatoya
Wilson Morales  15'
Ángel Prudencio  16'
Sergio Targua  72'
Víctor Solalinde  41'
Henry Suazo  48'
Edi Guerra  62'
Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango

Second leg

Comunicaciones3-0Petapa
Jose Contreras  10'
Rolando Blackburn  15'
Emiliano Lopez  72'
None'

Comunicaciones won 3–0 on aggregate.


Guastatoya0-0Suchitepéquez
None None
Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

1–1 on aggregate. Guastatoya advanced on the away goal rule.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Xelajú MC 2-5 Guastatoya 0-3 2-2
Antigua GFC 4-3 Comunicaciones 3-3 1-0

First leg

Guastatoya3-0Xelajú MC
Tomas Castillo  10'
Wilson Pineda  70'
Nery Oliva  78'
None
Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

Comunicaciones3-3Antigua GFC
Emiliano Lopez  22'
Brayan Ordóñez  65'
Jairo Arreola  78'
Alex Diaz  32' &  76'
Manfred Russell  86'
Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala city

Second leg

Xelajú MC2-2Guastatoya
Kevin Arriola pen  54'
Junior Andrade  79'
Tomás Castillo  33'
Fredy Orellana  91'
Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango

Guastatoya won 5–2 on aggregate.


Antigua GFC1-0Comunicaciones
Edgar Chinchilla  91' None
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua

Antigua GFC won 4-3 on aggregate.

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guastatoya 2-3 Antigua GFC 2-1 0-2

First leg

Guastatoya2-1Antigua GFC
Juan Manuel Klug  16'
Edi Guerra  86'
Alejandro Díaz  49'
Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

Second leg

Antigua GFC2-0Guastatoya
Oscar Isaula  19'
Edgar Chinchilla  74'
None
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua

Antigua GFC won 3-2 on aggregate.

 Apertura 2015 Champions 
Antigua GFC
1st title

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. 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.

Clausura

The 2016 Torneo Clausura began on 2016 and will end in 2016.

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Antigua GFC Rafael Arreaga Mauricio Tapia TBD Pegamex
Cobán Imperial Fabricio Chapa Benitez Puma TBD
Comunicaciones Pedro Portilla Iván Franco Sopegno TBD TBD
Guastatoya Francisco Melgar TBD TBD
Malacateco TBD Rónald Gómez TBD TBD
Marquense TBD Néstor Emilio Soria TBD TBD
Mictlan TBD Sergio Guevara TBD TBD
Municipal Gerardo Villa Gustavo Machain TBD TBD
Deportivo Petapa TBD Pablo Centrone TBD TBD
Suchitepéquez TBD Walter Claverí TBD TBD
Universidad SC TBD Ramiro Cepeda TBD TBD
Xelajú TBD Hernán Medford RetoSports TBD

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Comunicaciones William Coito Olivera Sacked December 2015 Ivan Sopengo December 2015 th (Apertura 2015)
Guastatoya Ariel Sena Resigned December 2015 Francisco Melgar 2015 th (Apertura 2015)
Deportivo Marquense Francisco Melgar Resigned due to personal reason December 2015 Néstor Emilio Soria December 2015 th (Apertura 2015)
Suchitepéquez Walter Claverí Resigned due to become head of the national team January 2016 Douglas Zamora January 2016 th (Apertura 2015)

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Cobán Imperial Fabricio Chapa Benitez Sacked 2016 Héctor Julián Trujillo 2016 th (Clausura 2016)
Guastatoya Francisco Melgar Sacked 2016 Roque Alfaro 2016 th (Apertura 2016)
Xelajú Hernán Medford Resigned 2016 Carlos Jurado 2016 th (Apertura 2016)

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Suchitepéquez 22 12 3 7 36 23 +13 39 Qualified to the Semifinals
2 Municipal 22 9 9 4 29 21 +8 36
3 Comunicaciones 22 9 5 8 32 27 +5 32 Qualified to the Quarterfinals
4 Malacateco 22 9 4 9 35 24 +11 31
5 Antigua GFC 22 8 7 7 27 23 +4 31
6 Marquense 22 8 7 7 30 29 +1 31
7 Guastatoya 22 10 1 11 26 28 2 31
8 Mictlan 22 8 6 8 21 28 7 30
9 Universidad SC 22 8 5 9 32 29 +3 29
10 Xelajú MC 22 5 9 8 19 25 6 24
11 Petapa 22 5 8 9 33 40 7 23
12 Cobán Imperial 22 5 8 9 17 40 23 23
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ANT COB COM GUA MAL MAR MIC MUN PET SUC USC XEL
Antigua GFC 0–0 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–4 2–1 2–0 4–1 0–1 1–0 0–0
Cobán Imperial 1–1 1–3 0–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 0–0
Comunicaciones 2–1 4–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 4–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–0
Guastatoya 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 3–4 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–0
Malacateco 2–1 9–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 2–0
Marquense 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–4 2–2
Mictlan 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–2
Municipal 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 8–2 3–2 1–1 2–1
Petapa 1–1 1–1 1–1 6–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–3 2–2
Suchitepéquez 0–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1
Universidad SC 3–1 4–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–6 0–0
Xelajú MC 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
  4 Malacateco 0 3 3    
  5 Antigua GFC 2 0 2    
      1 Suchitepéquez 2 2 4  
    4 Malacateco 1 0 1    
     
      1 Suchitepéquez 1 3 4
  3 Comunicaciones 3 1 4         3 Comunicaciones 2 0 2
  6 Marquense 3 0 3          
      2 CSD Municipal 0 2 2    
      3 Comunicaciones 1 1 2  
  3            
  6          

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Malacateco 3-0 Antigua GFC 0–2
Comunicaciones 4–3 Marquense 3–3 1–0
  1. Order of legs reversed.

First leg

Antigua GFC2–0Deportivo Malacateco
Alexis Matta  35'
Óscar Isaula  58'

Marquense3–3Comunicaciones
Kevin Elias Castellanos  17'
Fank De León  35', 61'
Rolando Blackburn  30'
Emiliano López  58', 85'

Second leg

Comunicaciones won 4–3 on aggregate.


Malacateco won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Suchitepéquez Deportivo Malacateco 2–1
CSD Municipal Comunicaciones 0–1

First leg

Deportivo Malacateco1-2Suchitepéquez
J. Valenzuela  71' O. Salazar  9'
G. Esquivel  62'

Comunicaciones1-0 CSD Municipal
Jairo Arreola  2'

Second leg

Suchitepéquez won 4–1 on aggregate.


Comunicaciones won 2-2 on aggregate.

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg

First leg

v

Second leg

v

won – on aggregate.

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Suchitepéquez (C, Q) 44 22 7 15 72 50 +22 73 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
2 Antigua GFC (C, Q) 44 19 12 13 55 42 +13 69
3 Comunicaciones 44 20 9 15 58 47 +11 69
4 Municipal 44 18 13 13 57 48 +9 67
5 Guastatoya 44 19 8 17 59 51 +8 65
6 Xelajú MC 44 18 11 15 41 42 1 65
7 Marquense 44 16 12 16 52 57 5 60
8 Petapa 44 14 14 16 62 71 9 56
9 Mictlan 44 15 11 18 45 56 11 56
10 Cobán Imperial 44 12 15 17 37 66 29 51
11 Malacateco 44 13 9 22 59 65 6 48
12 Universidad SC 44 12 11 21 48 76 28 47
Updated to match(es) played on 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. 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.

References

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