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Liga Nacional de FĂștbol de Guatemala
Season2017–18
ChampionsApertura:
Antigua (3rd title)
Clausura:
Guastatoya (1st title)
Champions LeagueTBD
CONCACAF LeagueNone due to FIFA suspension
Matches played72
Goals scored174 (2.42 per match)
Biggest home win Comunicaciones 5-1 Marquense
(23 September 2017)
Biggest away win Marquense 0-7 Municipal
(2018)
← 2016–17
2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Liga Nacional de FĂștbol de Guatemala season is the 20th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began on 28 July 2017 and will ended in May 2018.

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.

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Malacateco Costa Rica Resigned May 2017 Costa Rica Mauricio Wright May 2017 th (Clausura 2018)

During the Apertura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Sanarate Guatemala HĂ©ctor JuliĂĄn Trujillo Resigned October 2017 Argentina Horacio Cordero October 2017 th (Apertura 2015)
Deportivo Marquense Guatemala Óscar Ulises Sosa Sacked September 2017 Guatemala Gabriel Castillo September 2017 th (Apertura 2015)
CobĂĄn Imperial Uruguay Ariel Sena Sacked August 2017 Guatemala Fabricio Benitez August 2017 th (Apertura 2015)
Municipal Uruguay Gustavo MachaĂ­n Sacked Oct 2017 Paraguay Ever Hugo Almeida Oct 2017 th (Apertura 2015)
C.D. Suchitepequez Guatemala Walter ClaverĂ­ Sacked Oct 2017 Guatemala Erick GonzĂĄlez Oct 2017 th (Apertura 2015)

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Municipal Paraguay Éver Hugo Almeida Contract finished December 2017 Costa Rica Hernan Medford December 2017 and Runners up (Apertura 2017)
Suchitepéquez Guatemala Erick Gonzålez Contract finished December 2017 Peru Agustin Castillo December 2017 (Apertura 2017)
Sanarate Argentina Horacio Cordero Resigned December 2017 Argentina Pablo Centrone December 2017 th (Apertura 2015)
SiquinalĂĄ Guatemala Jairo PĂ©rez Sacked December 2017 Argentina Daniel Berta December 2017 (Apertura 2017)

During the Apertura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Suchitepéquez Peru Agustin Castillo Sacked February 2018 Uruguay Eduardo Méndez 2018 th (Clausura 2018)
Xelaju MC Costa Rica Ronald GĂłmez Sacked February 2018 Guatemala Walter Claveri February 2018 th (Clausura 2018)
Malacateco Costa Rica Mauricio Wright Resigned February 2018 Costa Rica Ronald GĂłmez February 2018 th (Clausura 2018)
Comunicaciones Costa Rica Ronald GonzĂĄlez Sacked February 2018 Uruguay Willy Coito Olivera February 2018 (Apertura 2017)
Marquense Guatemala Gabriel Castillo Sacked April 2018 Argentina Aldo Da Pozzo April 2018 th (Clausura 2018)

Apertura

The 2017 Torneo Apertura began on 28 July 2017 and will end in December 2017.

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Antigua GFC Guatemala Rafael Arreaga Argentina Mauricio Tapia TBD Banrural, Horcalba, Pepsi
Cobån Imperial Guatemala Irasema Meléndez Uruguay Ariel Sena TBD TBD
Comunicaciones Mexico Pedro Portilla Costa Rica Ronald GonzĂĄlez TBD TBD
Guastatoya Guatemala Guatemala Amarini Villatoro TBD TBD
Malacateco Guatemala TBD Costa Rica Mauricio Wright TBD TBD
Marquense Guatemala TBD Argentina NĂ©stor Emilio Soria TBD TBD
Municipal Guatemala TBD Uruguay Gustavo MachaĂ­n TBD TBD
Deportivo Petapa Guatemala Mynor Morales Argentina Ramiro Cepeda TBD TBD
Sanarate Guatemala TBD Argentina HĂ©ctor JuliĂĄn Trujillo
SiquinalĂĄ Guatemala TBD Guatemala Jairo PĂ©rez
Suchitepéquez Guatemala TBD Guatemala Walter Claverí TBD TBD
XelajĂș Guatemala TBD Costa Rica Ronald GĂłmez RetoSports TBD

Table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Antigua GFC 22 11 5 6 35 16 +19 38 Qualified to the Semifinals
2 Petapa 22 11 5 6 35 19 +16 38
3 Municipal 22 9 8 5 24 18 +6 35 Qualified to the Quarterfinals
4 XelajĂș MC 22 10 5 7 30 27 +3 35
5 CobĂĄn Imperial 22 9 8 5 28 25 +3 35
6 Guastatoya 22 9 7 6 33 21 +12 34
7 Comunicaciones 22 9 7 6 28 20 +8 34
8 Malacateco 22 7 5 10 29 29 0 26
9 Sanarate 22 7 5 10 14 22 −8 26
10 SuchitepĂ©quez 22 6 4 12 24 43 −19 22
11 SiquinalĂĄ 22 6 2 14 19 38 −19 20
12 Marquense 22 5 5 12 18 39 −21 20
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2017. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ANT COB COM GUA MAL MAR MUN PET SAN SIQ SUC XEL
Antigua GFC 2–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0
Coban Imperial 1–1 3–2 4–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Comunicaciones 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 5–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1
Guastatoya 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 4–1 3–0
Malacateco 0–3 5–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–2
Marquense 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1
Municipal 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–1
Petapa 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
Sanarate 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–0
Siquinalá 3–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–4 1–0 2–0 2–1
SuchitepĂ©quez 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 4–1
XelajĂș MC 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–1 4–0 4–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2017. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
CobĂĄn Imperial 1 0 1
4 Guastatoya 1 0 1 1 Antigua GFC 0 1 1
5 Municipal 1 2 3 Municipal 1 1 2
Antigua GFC 1 2 3
Municipal 2 3 5
3 CobĂĄn Imperial 1 2 3 2 Petapa 1 0 1
6 XelajĂș MC 1 2 3

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guastatoya 1 – 3 Municipal 1 – 1 0 – 2
CobĂĄn Imperial 3 – 3 [3] XelajĂș MC 1 – 1 2 – 2

^ CobĂĄn Imperial wins on away goals


First leg

Guastatoya1 – 1 Municipal
MejĂ­a 73' Report PĂ©rez 63'
Estadio David CordĂłn Hichos
CobĂĄn Imperial1 – 1 XelajĂș MC
Álvarez 85' Report Albizures 15'
Estadio Verapaz

Second leg

Municipal2 – 0 Guastatoya
Lopez 31'
Suénaga 64'		 Report
Estadio El Trébol
XelajĂș MC2 – 2 CobĂĄn Imperial
Brand 45+1', 68' ( pen.) Report Guerra 19' ( pen.), 38'
Estadio Mario Camposeco

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cobán Imperial 1 – 1 Antigua GFC [4] 1 – 0 0 – 1
Municipal 5 – 1 Petapa 2 – 1 3 – 0

^ Antigua GFC wins on away goals

First leg

Cobán Imperial1 – 0 Antigua GFC
Lombardi 62' Report
Estadio Verapaz
Municipal2 – 1 Petapa
Suénaga 42'
Lopez 48'		 Report LĂłpez 60' ( o.g.)
Estadio Mateo Flores

Second leg

Antigua GFC1 – 0 Cobán Imperial
Herrera 74' Report
Estadio Pensativo
Petapa0 – 3 Municipal
Report Reyna 3'
MartĂ­nez 63'
PĂ©rez 87'
Estadio Municipal de San Miguel Petapa

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Municipal 2 – 3 Antigua GFC 1 – 1 1 – 2


First leg

Municipal1 – 1 Antigua GFC
Baloy 83' Report Lopez 47' ( o.g.)
Estadio Mateo Flores
Referee: Walter Lopez Castellanos

Second leg

Antigua GFC2 – 1 Municipal
Mena 16'
DĂ­az 52'		 Report Reyna 41'
Estadio Pensativo


 Apertura 2017 champions 
Antigua GFC
3rd title

Clausura

The 2018 Torneo Clausura is expected to begin in January 2018 and end in May 2018.

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Antigua GFC Guatemala Rafael Arreaga Argentina Mauricio Tapia TBD Pegamex
CobĂĄn Imperial Guatemala TBD Guatemala Fabricio BenĂ­tez Puma TBD
Comunicaciones Mexico Pedro Portilla Uruguay Willy Coito Olivera TBD TBd
Guastatoya Guatemala Lester RodrĂ­guez Guatemala Amarini Villatoro TBD TBD
Malacateco Guatemala TBD Costa Rica Ronald Gomez TBD TBD
Marquense Guatemala TBD Argentina Aldo Da Pozzo TBD TBD
Municipal Guatemala Gerardo Villa Costa Rica HernĂĄn Medford TBD TBD
Deportivo Petapa Guatemala TBD Argentina Ramiro Cepeda TBD TBD
Sanarate Guatemala TBD Argentina Pablo Centrone
SiquinalĂĄ Guatemala TBD Argentina Daniel Berta
Suchitepéquez Guatemala TBD Guatemala Othoniel Arce TBD TBD
XelajĂș Guatemala TBD Guatemala WĂĄlter ClaverĂ­ RetoSports TBD

Table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sanarate 22 11 7 4 29 14 +15 40 Qualified to the Semifinals
2 CobĂĄn Imperial 22 12 3 7 32 21 +11 39
3 Guastatoya 22 11 5 6 27 18 +9 38 Qualified to the Quarterfinals
4 Antigua GFC 22 11 4 7 42 34 +8 37
5 XelajĂș MC 22 9 4 9 31 31 0 31
6 SiquinalĂĄ 22 8 7 7 20 22 −2 31
7 Comunicaciones 22 8 5 9 22 26 −4 29
8 Petapa 22 9 2 11 27 33 −6 29
9 Municipal 22 8 4 10 34 28 +6 28
10 SuchitepĂ©quez 22 7 4 11 29 36 −7 25
11 Malacateco 22 7 4 11 25 32 −7 25
12 Marquense 22 4 5 13 16 39 −23 17
Source: [ citation needed]

(May 07, 2018) Publication of the date=15/04/2018 page 60

Results

Home \ Away ANT COB COM GUA MAL MAR MUN PET SAN SIQ SUC XEL
Antigua GFC 1–3 1–2 1–1 4–3 4–1 3–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 3–1
Cobán Imperial 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 4–2 0–0 2–0 4–2 2–1
Comunicaciones 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
Guastatoya 3–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–1
Malacateco 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–0 2–2
Marquense 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–7 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
Municipal 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 4–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–3
Petapa 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–3 2–0
Sanarate 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Siquinalá 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1
SuchitepĂ©quez 1–3 1–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–3 1–3 1–1 1–1
XelajĂș MC 3–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–3
Updated to match(es) played on 2017. Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Sanarate 1 1 2
4 Antigua GFC 0 0 0 XelajĂș MC 2 1 3
5 XelajĂș MC 2 1 3 Xelaju MC 1 0 1
Guastatoya 1 2 3
CobĂĄn Imperial 0 0 0
3 Guastatoya 1 4 5 Guastatoya 1 0 1
6 SiquinalĂĄ 1 0 1

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Antigua GFC 0 – 3 XelajĂș MC 0 – 2 0 – 1
Guastatoya 5 – 1 Siquinalá 1 – 1 4 – 0


First leg

XelajĂș MC2 – 0Antigua GFC
Mario Castellanos 14'
Jorge Mario Ortiz 18'		 None
Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango
Siquinalá1 – 1Guastatoya
Oscar Martinez 72' Jose Corena 14'

Second leg

Antigua GFC0 – 1Xelaju MC
None Juan Carlos Silva 90'
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua

Xelaju won 3-0 on aggregate.

Guastatoya4 – 0Siquinalá
Angel Rodriguez 13' 65'
Fredy Orellana 74'
Jorge Vargas 84'		 None
Estadio David CordĂłn Hichos, Guastatoya

Guastatoya won 5-1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sanarate 2 – 3 XelajĂș MC 1 – 2 1 – 1
Cobán Imperial 0 – 1 Guastatoya 0 – 1 0 – 0

First leg

XelajĂș MC2 – 1Sanarate
Mario Castellanos 39'
Jorge Mario Ortiz 44'		 Erickson Pinzon 76'
Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango
Guastatoya1 – 0Cobán Imperial
Omar Dominguez 88' None
Estadio David CordĂłn Hichos, Guastatoya

Second leg

Sanarate1 – 1XelajĂș MC
Kevin Elias 60' Jorge Mario Ortiz 70'
Estadio Municipal de Sanarate, Sanarate

XelajĂș MC won 3-2 on aggregate.

Cobán Imperial0 – 0Guastatoya
None None
Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi, CobĂĄn

Guastatoya won 1-0 on aggregate.

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Xelaju MC 1 – 3 Guastatoya 1 – 1 0 – 2


First leg

Xelaju MC1 – 1Guastatoya
Héctor Moreira 47' [6] Ángel Rodriguez 64'
Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango

Second leg

Guastatoya2 – 0Xelaju MC
Jorge Vargas 23'
Fredy Orellana 70'		 [7] None
Estadio David CordĂłn Hichos, Guastatoya


 Clausura 2018 champions 
Guastatoya
1st title

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in 2017-2018 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.

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Antigua GFC 44 22 9 13 77 50 +27 75
2 CobĂĄn Imperial 44 21 11 12 60 46 +14 74
3 Guastatoya 44 20 12 12 60 39 +21 72 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
4 Petapa 44 20 7 17 62 52 +10 67
5 Sanarate 44 18 12 14 43 36 +7 66
6 XelajĂș MC 44 19 9 16 61 58 +3 66
7 Municipal 44 17 12 15 58 46 +12 63
8 Comunicaciones 44 17 12 15 50 46 +4 63
9 Malacateco 44 14 9 21 54 61 −7 51
10 SiquinalĂĄ 44 14 9 21 39 60 −21 51
11 SuchitepĂ©quez 44 13 8 23 53 79 −26 47 Relegation to 2017-2018 Primera DivisiĂłn de Ascenso
12 Marquense 44 9 10 25 34 78 −44 37
Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2018. Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

CONCACAF Champions League playoff

After the suspension of the National Football Federation of Guatemala was lifted by FIFA in June 2018, it was decided that the representative of Guatemala in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League would be decided by a two-legged playoff between the 2017 Apertura champions ( Antigua GFC) and the 2018 Clausura champions ( Guastatoya). [1] The draw for the order of legs was held on 27 June 2018.

Antigua GFC0–1 Guastatoya
RodrĂ­guez 85'
Guastatoya0–0 Antigua GFC

References

  1. ^ "Antigua y Guastatoya jugarĂĄn la "serie definitiva" para ir a la Liga de Concacaf 2019". publinews.gt. 27 June 2018.

External links

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Liga Nacional de FĂștbol de Guatemala
Season2017–18
ChampionsApertura:
Antigua (3rd title)
Clausura:
Guastatoya (1st title)
Champions LeagueTBD
CONCACAF LeagueNone due to FIFA suspension
Matches played72
Goals scored174 (2.42 per match)
Biggest home win Comunicaciones 5-1 Marquense
(23 September 2017)
Biggest away win Marquense 0-7 Municipal
(2018)
← 2016–17
2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Liga Nacional de FĂștbol de Guatemala season is the 20th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began on 28 July 2017 and will ended in May 2018.

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.

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Malacateco Costa Rica Resigned May 2017 Costa Rica Mauricio Wright May 2017 th (Clausura 2018)

During the Apertura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Sanarate Guatemala HĂ©ctor JuliĂĄn Trujillo Resigned October 2017 Argentina Horacio Cordero October 2017 th (Apertura 2015)
Deportivo Marquense Guatemala Óscar Ulises Sosa Sacked September 2017 Guatemala Gabriel Castillo September 2017 th (Apertura 2015)
CobĂĄn Imperial Uruguay Ariel Sena Sacked August 2017 Guatemala Fabricio Benitez August 2017 th (Apertura 2015)
Municipal Uruguay Gustavo MachaĂ­n Sacked Oct 2017 Paraguay Ever Hugo Almeida Oct 2017 th (Apertura 2015)
C.D. Suchitepequez Guatemala Walter ClaverĂ­ Sacked Oct 2017 Guatemala Erick GonzĂĄlez Oct 2017 th (Apertura 2015)

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Municipal Paraguay Éver Hugo Almeida Contract finished December 2017 Costa Rica Hernan Medford December 2017 and Runners up (Apertura 2017)
Suchitepéquez Guatemala Erick Gonzålez Contract finished December 2017 Peru Agustin Castillo December 2017 (Apertura 2017)
Sanarate Argentina Horacio Cordero Resigned December 2017 Argentina Pablo Centrone December 2017 th (Apertura 2015)
SiquinalĂĄ Guatemala Jairo PĂ©rez Sacked December 2017 Argentina Daniel Berta December 2017 (Apertura 2017)

During the Apertura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Suchitepéquez Peru Agustin Castillo Sacked February 2018 Uruguay Eduardo Méndez 2018 th (Clausura 2018)
Xelaju MC Costa Rica Ronald GĂłmez Sacked February 2018 Guatemala Walter Claveri February 2018 th (Clausura 2018)
Malacateco Costa Rica Mauricio Wright Resigned February 2018 Costa Rica Ronald GĂłmez February 2018 th (Clausura 2018)
Comunicaciones Costa Rica Ronald GonzĂĄlez Sacked February 2018 Uruguay Willy Coito Olivera February 2018 (Apertura 2017)
Marquense Guatemala Gabriel Castillo Sacked April 2018 Argentina Aldo Da Pozzo April 2018 th (Clausura 2018)

Apertura

The 2017 Torneo Apertura began on 28 July 2017 and will end in December 2017.

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Antigua GFC Guatemala Rafael Arreaga Argentina Mauricio Tapia TBD Banrural, Horcalba, Pepsi
Cobån Imperial Guatemala Irasema Meléndez Uruguay Ariel Sena TBD TBD
Comunicaciones Mexico Pedro Portilla Costa Rica Ronald GonzĂĄlez TBD TBD
Guastatoya Guatemala Guatemala Amarini Villatoro TBD TBD
Malacateco Guatemala TBD Costa Rica Mauricio Wright TBD TBD
Marquense Guatemala TBD Argentina NĂ©stor Emilio Soria TBD TBD
Municipal Guatemala TBD Uruguay Gustavo MachaĂ­n TBD TBD
Deportivo Petapa Guatemala Mynor Morales Argentina Ramiro Cepeda TBD TBD
Sanarate Guatemala TBD Argentina HĂ©ctor JuliĂĄn Trujillo
SiquinalĂĄ Guatemala TBD Guatemala Jairo PĂ©rez
Suchitepéquez Guatemala TBD Guatemala Walter Claverí TBD TBD
XelajĂș Guatemala TBD Costa Rica Ronald GĂłmez RetoSports TBD

Table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Antigua GFC 22 11 5 6 35 16 +19 38 Qualified to the Semifinals
2 Petapa 22 11 5 6 35 19 +16 38
3 Municipal 22 9 8 5 24 18 +6 35 Qualified to the Quarterfinals
4 XelajĂș MC 22 10 5 7 30 27 +3 35
5 CobĂĄn Imperial 22 9 8 5 28 25 +3 35
6 Guastatoya 22 9 7 6 33 21 +12 34
7 Comunicaciones 22 9 7 6 28 20 +8 34
8 Malacateco 22 7 5 10 29 29 0 26
9 Sanarate 22 7 5 10 14 22 −8 26
10 SuchitepĂ©quez 22 6 4 12 24 43 −19 22
11 SiquinalĂĄ 22 6 2 14 19 38 −19 20
12 Marquense 22 5 5 12 18 39 −21 20
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2017. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ANT COB COM GUA MAL MAR MUN PET SAN SIQ SUC XEL
Antigua GFC 2–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0
Coban Imperial 1–1 3–2 4–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Comunicaciones 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 5–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1
Guastatoya 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 4–1 3–0
Malacateco 0–3 5–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–2
Marquense 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1
Municipal 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–1
Petapa 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
Sanarate 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–0
Siquinalá 3–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–4 1–0 2–0 2–1
SuchitepĂ©quez 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 4–1
XelajĂș MC 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–1 4–0 4–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2017. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
CobĂĄn Imperial 1 0 1
4 Guastatoya 1 0 1 1 Antigua GFC 0 1 1
5 Municipal 1 2 3 Municipal 1 1 2
Antigua GFC 1 2 3
Municipal 2 3 5
3 CobĂĄn Imperial 1 2 3 2 Petapa 1 0 1
6 XelajĂș MC 1 2 3

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guastatoya 1 – 3 Municipal 1 – 1 0 – 2
CobĂĄn Imperial 3 – 3 [3] XelajĂș MC 1 – 1 2 – 2

^ CobĂĄn Imperial wins on away goals


First leg

Guastatoya1 – 1 Municipal
MejĂ­a 73' Report PĂ©rez 63'
Estadio David CordĂłn Hichos
CobĂĄn Imperial1 – 1 XelajĂș MC
Álvarez 85' Report Albizures 15'
Estadio Verapaz

Second leg

Municipal2 – 0 Guastatoya
Lopez 31'
Suénaga 64'		 Report
Estadio El Trébol
XelajĂș MC2 – 2 CobĂĄn Imperial
Brand 45+1', 68' ( pen.) Report Guerra 19' ( pen.), 38'
Estadio Mario Camposeco

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cobán Imperial 1 – 1 Antigua GFC [4] 1 – 0 0 – 1
Municipal 5 – 1 Petapa 2 – 1 3 – 0

^ Antigua GFC wins on away goals

First leg

Cobán Imperial1 – 0 Antigua GFC
Lombardi 62' Report
Estadio Verapaz
Municipal2 – 1 Petapa
Suénaga 42'
Lopez 48'		 Report LĂłpez 60' ( o.g.)
Estadio Mateo Flores

Second leg

Antigua GFC1 – 0 Cobán Imperial
Herrera 74' Report
Estadio Pensativo
Petapa0 – 3 Municipal
Report Reyna 3'
MartĂ­nez 63'
PĂ©rez 87'
Estadio Municipal de San Miguel Petapa

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Municipal 2 – 3 Antigua GFC 1 – 1 1 – 2


First leg

Municipal1 – 1 Antigua GFC
Baloy 83' Report Lopez 47' ( o.g.)
Estadio Mateo Flores
Referee: Walter Lopez Castellanos

Second leg

Antigua GFC2 – 1 Municipal
Mena 16'
DĂ­az 52'		 Report Reyna 41'
Estadio Pensativo


 Apertura 2017 champions 
Antigua GFC
3rd title

Clausura

The 2018 Torneo Clausura is expected to begin in January 2018 and end in May 2018.

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Antigua GFC Guatemala Rafael Arreaga Argentina Mauricio Tapia TBD Pegamex
CobĂĄn Imperial Guatemala TBD Guatemala Fabricio BenĂ­tez Puma TBD
Comunicaciones Mexico Pedro Portilla Uruguay Willy Coito Olivera TBD TBd
Guastatoya Guatemala Lester RodrĂ­guez Guatemala Amarini Villatoro TBD TBD
Malacateco Guatemala TBD Costa Rica Ronald Gomez TBD TBD
Marquense Guatemala TBD Argentina Aldo Da Pozzo TBD TBD
Municipal Guatemala Gerardo Villa Costa Rica HernĂĄn Medford TBD TBD
Deportivo Petapa Guatemala TBD Argentina Ramiro Cepeda TBD TBD
Sanarate Guatemala TBD Argentina Pablo Centrone
SiquinalĂĄ Guatemala TBD Argentina Daniel Berta
Suchitepéquez Guatemala TBD Guatemala Othoniel Arce TBD TBD
XelajĂș Guatemala TBD Guatemala WĂĄlter ClaverĂ­ RetoSports TBD

Table

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sanarate 22 11 7 4 29 14 +15 40 Qualified to the Semifinals
2 CobĂĄn Imperial 22 12 3 7 32 21 +11 39
3 Guastatoya 22 11 5 6 27 18 +9 38 Qualified to the Quarterfinals
4 Antigua GFC 22 11 4 7 42 34 +8 37
5 XelajĂș MC 22 9 4 9 31 31 0 31
6 SiquinalĂĄ 22 8 7 7 20 22 −2 31
7 Comunicaciones 22 8 5 9 22 26 −4 29
8 Petapa 22 9 2 11 27 33 −6 29
9 Municipal 22 8 4 10 34 28 +6 28
10 SuchitepĂ©quez 22 7 4 11 29 36 −7 25
11 Malacateco 22 7 4 11 25 32 −7 25
12 Marquense 22 4 5 13 16 39 −23 17
Source: [ citation needed]

(May 07, 2018) Publication of the date=15/04/2018 page 60

Results

Home \ Away ANT COB COM GUA MAL MAR MUN PET SAN SIQ SUC XEL
Antigua GFC 1–3 1–2 1–1 4–3 4–1 3–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 3–1
Cobán Imperial 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 4–2 0–0 2–0 4–2 2–1
Comunicaciones 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
Guastatoya 3–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–1
Malacateco 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–0 2–2
Marquense 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–7 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
Municipal 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 4–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–3
Petapa 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–3 2–0
Sanarate 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Siquinalá 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1
SuchitepĂ©quez 1–3 1–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–3 1–3 1–1 1–1
XelajĂș MC 3–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–3
Updated to match(es) played on 2017. Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Sanarate 1 1 2
4 Antigua GFC 0 0 0 XelajĂș MC 2 1 3
5 XelajĂș MC 2 1 3 Xelaju MC 1 0 1
Guastatoya 1 2 3
CobĂĄn Imperial 0 0 0
3 Guastatoya 1 4 5 Guastatoya 1 0 1
6 SiquinalĂĄ 1 0 1

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Antigua GFC 0 – 3 XelajĂș MC 0 – 2 0 – 1
Guastatoya 5 – 1 Siquinalá 1 – 1 4 – 0


First leg

XelajĂș MC2 – 0Antigua GFC
Mario Castellanos 14'
Jorge Mario Ortiz 18'		 None
Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango
Siquinalá1 – 1Guastatoya
Oscar Martinez 72' Jose Corena 14'

Second leg

Antigua GFC0 – 1Xelaju MC
None Juan Carlos Silva 90'
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua

Xelaju won 3-0 on aggregate.

Guastatoya4 – 0Siquinalá
Angel Rodriguez 13' 65'
Fredy Orellana 74'
Jorge Vargas 84'		 None
Estadio David CordĂłn Hichos, Guastatoya

Guastatoya won 5-1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sanarate 2 – 3 XelajĂș MC 1 – 2 1 – 1
Cobán Imperial 0 – 1 Guastatoya 0 – 1 0 – 0

First leg

XelajĂș MC2 – 1Sanarate
Mario Castellanos 39'
Jorge Mario Ortiz 44'		 Erickson Pinzon 76'
Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango
Guastatoya1 – 0Cobán Imperial
Omar Dominguez 88' None
Estadio David CordĂłn Hichos, Guastatoya

Second leg

Sanarate1 – 1XelajĂș MC
Kevin Elias 60' Jorge Mario Ortiz 70'
Estadio Municipal de Sanarate, Sanarate

XelajĂș MC won 3-2 on aggregate.

Cobán Imperial0 – 0Guastatoya
None None
Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi, CobĂĄn

Guastatoya won 1-0 on aggregate.

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Xelaju MC 1 – 3 Guastatoya 1 – 1 0 – 2


First leg

Xelaju MC1 – 1Guastatoya
Héctor Moreira 47' [6] Ángel Rodriguez 64'
Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango

Second leg

Guastatoya2 – 0Xelaju MC
Jorge Vargas 23'
Fredy Orellana 70'		 [7] None
Estadio David CordĂłn Hichos, Guastatoya


 Clausura 2018 champions 
Guastatoya
1st title

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in 2017-2018 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.

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Antigua GFC 44 22 9 13 77 50 +27 75
2 CobĂĄn Imperial 44 21 11 12 60 46 +14 74
3 Guastatoya 44 20 12 12 60 39 +21 72 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
4 Petapa 44 20 7 17 62 52 +10 67
5 Sanarate 44 18 12 14 43 36 +7 66
6 XelajĂș MC 44 19 9 16 61 58 +3 66
7 Municipal 44 17 12 15 58 46 +12 63
8 Comunicaciones 44 17 12 15 50 46 +4 63
9 Malacateco 44 14 9 21 54 61 −7 51
10 SiquinalĂĄ 44 14 9 21 39 60 −21 51
11 SuchitepĂ©quez 44 13 8 23 53 79 −26 47 Relegation to 2017-2018 Primera DivisiĂłn de Ascenso
12 Marquense 44 9 10 25 34 78 −44 37
Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2018. Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

CONCACAF Champions League playoff

After the suspension of the National Football Federation of Guatemala was lifted by FIFA in June 2018, it was decided that the representative of Guatemala in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League would be decided by a two-legged playoff between the 2017 Apertura champions ( Antigua GFC) and the 2018 Clausura champions ( Guastatoya). [1] The draw for the order of legs was held on 27 June 2018.

Antigua GFC0–1 Guastatoya
RodrĂ­guez 85'
Guastatoya0–0 Antigua GFC

References

  1. ^ "Antigua y Guastatoya jugarĂĄn la "serie definitiva" para ir a la Liga de Concacaf 2019". publinews.gt. 27 June 2018.

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