2015–16 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season
Season | 2015–16 |
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Champions League |
Antigua GFC (Apertura) Suchitepéquez (Clausura) |
Top goalscorer |
Carlos Kamiani Felix (19) (Apertura) Carlos Kamiani Felix (15) (Clausura) |
Biggest home win |
TBDl 6 TBD 0 (2015) |
Biggest away win |
TBD 1 TBD 3 (2015) |
Longest winning run | TBD (4) |
Longest unbeaten run | TBD (7) |
Longest winless run | TBD (10) |
Longest losing run | TBD (3) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
The 2014–15 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 18th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began on 2015 and will end in 2016.
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
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Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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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 | Mictlan | 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 2015 and will end in 2015.
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Antigua GFC | ![]() |
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TBD | Pegamex |
Cobán Imperial | ![]() |
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Puma | TBD |
Comunicaciones | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Guastatoya | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Malacateco | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Marquense | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Mictlan | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Municipal | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Deportivo Petapa | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Suchitepéquez | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Universidad SC | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Xelajú | ![]() |
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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 |
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C.S.D. Municipal | ![]() |
Sacked | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
Deportivo Malacateco | ![]() |
Sacked | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
Marquense | ![]() |
resigned | 2015 | ![]() |
June 2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
Xelajú | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() |
June 2015 | th (Clausura 2015) | |
During the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Universidad SC | ![]() |
Resigned | September 2015 | ![]() |
September 2015 | 12th (Apertura 2015) |
Deportivo Malacateco | ![]() |
Resigned | November 2015 | ![]() |
November 2015 | 12th (Apertura 2015) |
C.S.D. Municipal | ![]() |
Sacked | November 2015 | ![]() |
November 2015 | th (Apertura 2015) |
Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 games played on 2015.
Source: []
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Home \ Away[1] | 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 | |
Coban 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 games played on 2015.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Playoffs
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Comunicaciones | QF1 | Petapa | 0–0 | 3-0 |
Guastatoya | QF2 | Suchitepéquez | 3–3 | 0-0 |
- † Order of legs reversed.
First leg
Suchitepéquez | 3–3 | Guastatoya |
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Wilson Morales ![]() Angel Prudencio ![]() Sergio Targua ![]() |
Víctor Solalinde ![]() Henry Suazo ![]() Edi Guerra ![]() |
Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango |
Second leg
Comunicaciones won 3–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Guastatoya advanced on the away goal rule.
Semifinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Xelajú MC | 2-5 | Guastatoya | 0-3 | 2-2 |
Antigua GFC | 4-3 | Comunicaciones | 3-3 | 1-0 |
First leg
December 10, 2015 8:00pm |
Guastatoya | 3-0 | Xelajú MC |
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Tomas Castillo ![]() Wilson Pineda ![]() Nery Oliva ![]() |
None |
Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya |
December 11, 2015 |
Comunicaciones | 3-3 | Antigua GFC |
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Emiliano Lopez ![]() Brayan Ordóñez ![]() Jairo Arreola ![]() |
Alex Diaz ![]() ![]() Manfred Russell ![]() |
Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala city |
Second leg
December 13, 2015 13:00 |
Xelajú MC | 2-2 | Guastatoya |
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Kevin Arriola pen ![]() Junior Andrade ![]() |
Tomás Castillo ![]() Fredy Orellana ![]() |
Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango |
Guastatoya won 5–2 on aggregate.
December 14, 2015 4:30 |
Antigua GFC | 1-0 | Comunicaciones |
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Edgar Chinchilla ![]() |
None |
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua |
Antigua GFC won 4-3 on aggregate.
Finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Guastatoya | 2-3 | Antigua GFC | 2-1 | 0-2 |
First leg
December 18, 2015 8:00 |
Guastatoya | 2-1 | Antigua GFC |
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Juan Manuel Klug ![]() Edi Guerra ![]() |
Alejandro Díaz ![]() |
Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya |
Second leg
December 21, 2015 |
Antigua GFC | 2-0 | Guastatoya |
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Oscar Isaula ![]() Edgar Chinchilla ![]() |
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:
- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- 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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Clausura
The 2016 Torneo Clausura began on 2016 and will end in 2016.
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Antigua GFC | ![]() |
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TBD | Pegamex |
Cobán Imperial | ![]() |
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Puma | TBD |
Comunicaciones | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Guastatoya | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Malacateco | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Marquense | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Mictlan | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Municipal | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Deportivo Petapa | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Suchitepéquez | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Universidad SC | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Xelajú | ![]() |
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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 |
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Comunicaciones | ![]() |
Sacked | December 2015 | ![]() |
December 2015 | th (Apertura 2015) |
Guastatoya | ![]() |
Resigned | December 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (Apertura 2015) |
Deportivo Marquense | ![]() |
Resigned due to personal reason | December 2015 | ![]() |
December 2015 | th (Apertura 2015) |
Suchitepéquez | ![]() |
Resigned due to become head of the national team | January 2016 | ![]() |
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 |
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Cobán Imperial | ![]() |
Sacked | 2016 | ![]() |
2016 | th (Clausura 2016) |
Guastatoya | ![]() |
Sacked | 2016 | ![]() |
2016 | th (Apertura 2016) |
Xelajú | ![]() |
Resigned | 2016 | ![]() |
2016 | th (Apertura 2016) |
Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 games played on 8 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Home \ Away[1] | 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 | |
Coban 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 games played on 8 May 2016.
Source: []
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: 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 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Malacateco | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Comunicaciones | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
6 | Marquense | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
2 | CSD Municipal | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Comunicaciones | ||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Deportivo Malacateco | 3-0 | Antigua GFC | 0–2 | – |
Comunicaciones | 4–3 | Marquense | 3–3 | 1–0 |
- † Order of legs reversed.
First leg
May 12, 2016 |
Marquense | 3–3 | Comunicaciones |
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Kevin Elias Castellanos ![]() Fank De León ![]() |
Rolando Blackburn ![]() Emiliano López ![]() |
Second leg
Comunicaciones won 4–3 on aggregate.
Malacateco won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Suchitepéquez | – | Deportivo Malacateco | 2–1 | – |
CSD Municipal | – | Comunicaciones | 0–1 | – |
First leg
Second leg
Suchitepéquez won 4–1 on aggregate.
Comunicaciones won 2-2 on aggregate.
Finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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First leg
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Second leg
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Aggregate table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 games played on 2016.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- 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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