2020–21 Liga Nacional de Guatemala

The 2020–21 Liga Nacional de Guatemala season is the 23nd season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, the top football league in Guatemala, in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season will begin in August 2020 and will end in May 2020.

Liga Nacional de Guatemala
Season2020–21
ChampionsApertura:
C.D. Guastatoya
Clausura:
TBD
RelegatedTBD
TBD
CONCACAF LeagueTBD
TBD
TBD
Top goalscorerRamiro Rocca - 21 goals
2021–22 →

Team information
Location of the 2019–20 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala teams

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2019–20 Liga Nacional and 2 promoted from the 2019–20 Primera División.

Deportivo Siquinalá and Deportivo Mixco were relegated to 2020–21 Primera División the previous season.

The relegated team were replaced by the 2019–20 Primera División winners Achuapa and Sacachispas.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Primera División de Ascenso as of August 2020.

Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso as of August 2020.


Personnel and sponsoring
Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt Sponsors
Achuapa Irbin Quvares Juliano Rangel de Andrade TBD Tigo, TBD
Antigua GFC Víctor Hugo García Juan Antonio Torres Jairo Arreola TBD Tigo, TBD
Coban Imperial Jimmy Morales Rafael Diaz Jorge Sotomayer TBD Tigo, TBD
Comunicaciones Juan Garcia Mauricio Tapia Michael Umana TBD Tigo, TBD
Guastatoya Léster Rodríguez Fabricio Benitez TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
Iztapa Mario Mejía Ramiro Cepeda Nestor Grajedac TBD Tigo, TBD
Malacateco Carlos Gutiérrez Ronald Gomez TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
CSD Municipal Gerardo Villa Sebastian Bini Jose Rosales TBD Tigo, TBD
Sacachispas Érick González TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
Sanarate Jahiro Otzoy Gabriel Castillo TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa TBD Sergio Guevara Rafael da Roza TBD Tigo, TBD
Xelajú MC Francisco Santos Walter Claveri Fredy Ruano TBD Tigo, TBD

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
TBD Resigned May 2019 TBD May 2019 th (Clausura 2018)

During the Apertura season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Sacachispas Erick Gonzalez Sacked October 2020 Alejandro Larrera October 2020 th (Clausura 2018)
Antigua GFC Juan Antonio Torres Resigned November 2020 Jeff Korytoski November 2020 th (Aperura 2018)
Deportivo Achuapa Irbin Olivares Resigned November 2020 Marvin Ivan Leon November 2020 th (Clausura 2018)

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa Sergio Guevara Resigned December 2020 Mario Acevedo January 2021 th (Clausura 2018)
Sanarate Gabriel Castillo Resigned December 2020 Matias Tatangelo January 2021 th (Clausura 2018)
Xelaju Walter Claveri Sacked December 2020 Antonio Morales January 2021 th (Clausura 2018)

During the Clausura season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
TBD TBD Resigned July 2019 TBD July 2019 th (Clausura 2018)

Apertura

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Comunicaciones 16 9 5 2 25 10 +15 32 Advance to Playoffs
(Final Series)
2 Malacateco 16 7 3 6 19 18 +1 24
3 Xelajú 16 6 3 7 17 22 −5 21 Advance to Playoffs
(Prem. Round)
4 Antigua GFC 16 5 5 6 21 23 −2 20
5 Iztapa 16 5 4 7 24 28 −4 19
6 Santa Lucía 16 4 4 8 12 17 −5 16
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Municipal 16 10 3 3 33 11 +22 33 Advance to Playoffs
(Final Series)
2 Cobán Imperial 16 8 5 3 22 12 +10 29
3 Guastatoya 16 4 8 4 19 19 0 20 Advance to Playoffs
(Prem. Round)
4 Achuapa 16 5 4 7 17 21 −4 19
5 Sanarate 16 3 5 8 19 33 −14 14
6 Sacachispas 16 2 7 7 20 34 −14 13
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Finals
5 February 2021 Final Guastatoya – Municipal
01:00 Attendance: Closed gates
8 February 2021 Final Municipal – Guastatoya
01:00 Attendance: Closed gates

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in 2020-2021 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.

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.

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