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.
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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The 2017 18 Liga Nacional de Futbol 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 Liga Nacional de Futbol de GuatemalaSeason2017 18ChampionsApertura Antigua 3rd title Clausura Guastatoya 1st title Champions LeagueTBDCONCACAF LeagueNone due to FIFA suspensionMatches played72Goals scored174 2 42 per match Biggest home winComunicaciones 5 1 Marquense 23 September 2017 Biggest away winMarquense 0 7 Municipal 2018 2016 172018 19 Contents 1 Format 2 Managerial changes 2 1 Beginning of the season 2 2 During the Apertura season 2 3 Between Apertura and Clausura seasons 2 4 During the Apertura season 3 Apertura 3 1 Personnel and sponsoring 3 2 Table 3 2 1 Standings 3 2 2 Results 4 Playoffs 4 1 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 First leg 4 1 2 Second leg 4 2 Semifinals 4 2 1 First leg 4 2 2 Second leg 4 3 Finals 4 3 1 First leg 4 3 2 Second leg 5 Clausura 5 1 Personnel and sponsoring 5 2 Table 5 2 1 Standings 5 2 2 Results 6 Playoffs 6 1 Quarterfinals 6 1 1 First leg 6 1 2 Second leg 6 2 Semifinals 6 2 1 First leg 6 2 2 Second leg 6 3 Finals 6 3 1 First leg 6 3 2 Second leg 7 List of foreign players in the league 8 Aggregate table 9 CONCACAF Champions League playoff 10 References 11 External linksFormat editThe 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 editBeginning of the season edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableMalacateco nbsp Resigned May 2017 nbsp Mauricio Wright May 2017 th Clausura 2018 During the Apertura season edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableSanarate nbsp Hector Julian Trujillo Resigned October 2017 nbsp Horacio Cordero October 2017 th Apertura 2015 Deportivo Marquense nbsp oscar Ulises Sosa Sacked September 2017 nbsp Gabriel Castillo September 2017 th Apertura 2015 Coban Imperial nbsp Ariel Sena Sacked August 2017 nbsp Fabricio Benitez August 2017 th Apertura 2015 Municipal nbsp Gustavo Machain Sacked Oct 2017 nbsp Ever Hugo Almeida Oct 2017 th Apertura 2015 C D Suchitepequez nbsp Walter Claveri Sacked Oct 2017 nbsp Erick Gonzalez Oct 2017 th Apertura 2015 Between Apertura and Clausura seasons edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableMunicipal nbsp Ever Hugo Almeida Contract finished December 2017 nbsp Hernan Medford December 2017 and Runners up Apertura 2017 Suchitepequez nbsp Erick Gonzalez Contract finished December 2017 nbsp Agustin Castillo December 2017 Apertura 2017 Sanarate nbsp Horacio Cordero Resigned December 2017 nbsp Pablo Centrone December 2017 th Apertura 2015 Siquinala nbsp Jairo Perez Sacked December 2017 nbsp Daniel Berta December 2017 Apertura 2017 During the Apertura season edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableSuchitepequez nbsp Agustin Castillo Sacked February 2018 nbsp Eduardo Mendez 2018 th Clausura 2018 Xelaju MC nbsp Ronald Gomez Sacked February 2018 nbsp Walter Claveri February 2018 th Clausura 2018 Malacateco nbsp Mauricio Wright Resigned February 2018 nbsp Ronald Gomez February 2018 th Clausura 2018 Comunicaciones nbsp Ronald Gonzalez Sacked February 2018 nbsp Willy Coito Olivera February 2018 Apertura 2017 Marquense nbsp Gabriel Castillo Sacked April 2018 nbsp Aldo Da Pozzo April 2018 th Clausura 2018 Apertura editThe 2017 Torneo Apertura began on 28 July 2017 and will end in December 2017 Personnel and sponsoring edit Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsorAntigua GFC nbsp Rafael Arreaga nbsp Mauricio Tapia TBD Banrural Horcalba PepsiCoban Imperial nbsp Irasema Melendez nbsp Ariel Sena TBD TBDComunicaciones nbsp Pedro Portilla nbsp Ronald Gonzalez TBD TBDGuastatoya nbsp nbsp Amarini Villatoro TBD TBDMalacateco nbsp TBD nbsp Mauricio Wright TBD TBDMarquense nbsp TBD nbsp Nestor Emilio Soria TBD TBDMunicipal nbsp TBD nbsp Gustavo Machain TBD TBDDeportivo Petapa nbsp Mynor Morales nbsp Ramiro Cepeda TBD TBDSanarate nbsp TBD nbsp Hector Julian TrujilloSiquinala nbsp TBD nbsp Jairo PerezSuchitepequez nbsp TBD nbsp Walter Claveri TBD TBDXelaju nbsp TBD nbsp Ronald Gomez RetoSports TBDTable edit Standings edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Antigua GFC 22 11 5 6 35 16 19 38 Qualified to the Semifinals2 Petapa 22 11 5 6 35 19 16 383 Municipal 22 9 8 5 24 18 6 35 Qualified to the Quarterfinals4 Xelaju MC 22 10 5 7 30 27 3 355 Coban Imperial 22 9 8 5 28 25 3 356 Guastatoya 22 9 7 6 33 21 12 347 Comunicaciones 22 9 7 6 28 20 8 348 Malacateco 22 7 5 10 29 29 0 269 Sanarate 22 7 5 10 14 22 8 2610 Suchitepequez 22 6 4 12 24 43 19 2211 Siquinala 22 6 2 14 19 38 19 2012 Marquense 22 5 5 12 18 39 21 20Updated to match es played on 26 November 2017 Source 1 Rules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Results edit Home Away ANT COB COM GUA MAL MAR MUN PET SAN SIQ SUC XELAntigua GFC 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 2 0Coban Imperial 1 1 3 2 4 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 1Comunicaciones 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1Guastatoya 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 4 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 1 3 0Malacateco 0 3 5 0 2 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 2Marquense 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1Municipal 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1Petapa 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 3 0 3 0Sanarate 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0Siquinala 3 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 3 1 4 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 2 0 2 1Suchitepequez 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 4 1Xelaju MC 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 4 1 4 0 4 1Updated to match es played on 1 October 2017 Source 2 Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Playoffs editQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalCoban Imperial1014Guastatoya1011Antigua GFC0115Municipal123Municipal112Antigua GFC123Municipal2353Coban Imperial1232Petapa1016Xelaju MC123Quarterfinals edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legGuastatoya 1 3 Municipal 1 1 0 2Coban Imperial 3 3 3 Xelaju MC 1 1 2 2 Coban Imperial wins on away goals First leg edit November 29 2017 2017 11 29 Guastatoya1 1MunicipalMejia nbsp 73 Report Perez nbsp 63 Estadio David Cordon Hichos December 1 2017 2017 12 01 Coban Imperial1 1Xelaju MCAlvarez nbsp 85 Report Albizures nbsp 15 Estadio Verapaz Second leg edit December 2 2017 2017 12 02 Municipal2 0GuastatoyaLopez nbsp 31 Suenaga nbsp 64 ReportEstadio El Trebol December 4 2017 2017 12 04 Xelaju MC2 2Coban ImperialBrand nbsp 45 1 68 pen Report Guerra nbsp 19 pen 38 Estadio Mario Camposeco Semifinals edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legCoban Imperial 1 1 Antigua GFC 4 1 0 0 1Municipal 5 1 Petapa 2 1 3 0 Antigua GFC wins on away goals First leg edit December 7 2017 2017 12 07 Coban Imperial1 0Antigua GFCLombardi nbsp 62 ReportEstadio Verapaz December 8 2017 2017 12 08 Municipal2 1PetapaSuenaga nbsp 42 Lopez nbsp 48 Report Lopez nbsp 60 o g Estadio Mateo Flores Second leg edit December 9 2017 2017 12 09 Antigua GFC1 0Coban ImperialHerrera nbsp 74 ReportEstadio Pensativo December 11 2017 2017 12 11 Petapa0 3MunicipalReport Reyna nbsp 3 Martinez nbsp 63 Perez nbsp 87 Estadio Municipal de San Miguel Petapa Finals edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legMunicipal 2 3 Antigua GFC 1 1 1 2 First leg edit December 15 2017 2017 12 15 Municipal1 1Antigua GFCBaloy nbsp 83 Report Lopez nbsp 47 o g Estadio Mateo FloresReferee Walter Lopez Castellanos Second leg edit December 17 2017 2017 12 17 Antigua GFC2 1MunicipalMena nbsp 16 Diaz nbsp 52 Report Reyna nbsp 41 Estadio Pensativo Apertura 2017 champions Antigua GFC3rd titleClausura editThe 2018 Torneo Clausura is expected to begin in January 2018 and end in May 2018 Personnel and sponsoring edit Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsorAntigua GFC nbsp Rafael Arreaga nbsp Mauricio Tapia TBD PegamexCoban Imperial nbsp TBD nbsp Fabricio Benitez Puma TBDComunicaciones nbsp Pedro Portilla nbsp Willy Coito Olivera TBD TBdGuastatoya nbsp Lester Rodriguez nbsp Amarini Villatoro TBD TBDMalacateco nbsp TBD nbsp Ronald Gomez TBD TBDMarquense nbsp TBD nbsp Aldo Da Pozzo TBD TBDMunicipal nbsp Gerardo Villa nbsp Hernan Medford TBD TBDDeportivo Petapa nbsp TBD nbsp Ramiro Cepeda TBD TBDSanarate nbsp TBD nbsp Pablo CentroneSiquinala nbsp TBD nbsp Daniel BertaSuchitepequez nbsp TBD nbsp Othoniel Arce TBD TBDXelaju nbsp TBD nbsp Walter Claveri RetoSports TBDTable edit Standings edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Sanarate 22 11 7 4 29 14 15 40 Qualified to the Semifinals2 Coban Imperial 22 12 3 7 32 21 11 393 Guastatoya 22 11 5 6 27 18 9 38 Qualified to the Quarterfinals4 Antigua GFC 22 11 4 7 42 34 8 375 Xelaju MC 22 9 4 9 31 31 0 316 Siquinala 22 8 7 7 20 22 2 317 Comunicaciones 22 8 5 9 22 26 4 298 Petapa 22 9 2 11 27 33 6 299 Municipal 22 8 4 10 34 28 6 2810 Suchitepequez 22 7 4 11 29 36 7 2511 Malacateco 22 7 4 11 25 32 7 2512 Marquense 22 4 5 13 16 39 23 17Source citation needed May 07 2018 Publication of the date 15 04 2018 page 60 Results edit Home Away ANT COB COM GUA MAL MAR MUN PET SAN SIQ SUC XELAntigua GFC 1 3 1 2 1 1 4 3 4 1 3 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 3 1Coban Imperial 2 1 2 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 3 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 2 1Comunicaciones 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0Guastatoya 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 1Malacateco 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 2 2Marquense 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2Municipal 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 4 1 4 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 3Petapa 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 3 2 0Sanarate 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0Siquinala 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1Suchitepequez 1 3 1 0 3 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 1Xelaju MC 3 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 3Updated to match es played on 2017 Source 5 Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Playoffs editQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalSanarate1124Antigua GFC000Xelaju MC2135Xelaju MC213Xelaju MC101Guastatoya123Coban Imperial0003Guastatoya145Guastatoya1016Siquinala101Quarterfinals edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legAntigua GFC 0 3 Xelaju MC 0 2 0 1Guastatoya 5 1 Siquinala 1 1 4 0 First leg edit May 11 2018 2018 05 11 TBA UTC 6Xelaju MC2 0Antigua GFCMario Castellanos nbsp 14 Jorge Mario Ortiz nbsp 18 NoneEstadio Mario Camposeco Quetzaltenango May 10 2018 2018 05 10 TBA UTC 6Siquinala1 1GuastatoyaOscar Martinez nbsp 72 Jose Corena nbsp 14 Second leg edit May 14 2018 2018 05 14 TBA UTC 6Antigua GFC0 1Xelaju MCNone Juan Carlos Silva nbsp 90 Estadio Pensativo Antigua Xelaju won 3 0 on aggregate May 13 2018 2018 05 13 TBA UTC 6Guastatoya4 0SiquinalaAngel Rodriguez nbsp 13 nbsp 65 Fredy Orellana nbsp 74 Jorge Vargas nbsp 84 NoneEstadio David Cordon Hichos Guastatoya Guastatoya won 5 1 on aggregate Semifinals edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legSanarate 2 3 Xelaju MC 1 2 1 1Coban Imperial 0 1 Guastatoya 0 1 0 0First leg edit May 18 2018 2018 05 18 TBA UTC 6Xelaju MC2 1SanarateMario Castellanos nbsp 39 Jorge Mario Ortiz nbsp 44 Erickson Pinzon nbsp 76 Estadio Mario Camposeco Quetzaltenango May 18 2018 2018 05 18 TBA UTC 6Guastatoya1 0Coban ImperialOmar Dominguez nbsp 88 NoneEstadio David Cordon Hichos Guastatoya Second leg edit May 20 2018 2018 05 20 TBA UTC 6Sanarate1 1Xelaju MCKevin Elias nbsp 60 Jorge Mario Ortiz nbsp 70 Estadio Municipal de Sanarate Sanarate Xelaju MC won 3 2 on aggregate May 21 2018 2018 05 21 TBA UTC 6Coban Imperial0 0GuastatoyaNone NoneEstadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi Coban Guastatoya won 1 0 on aggregate Finals edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legXelaju MC 1 3 Guastatoya 1 1 0 2 First leg edit May 23 2018 2018 05 23 TBA UTC 6Xelaju MC1 1GuastatoyaHector Moreira nbsp 47 6 Angel Rodriguez nbsp 64 Estadio Mario Camposeco Quetzaltenango Second leg edit May 2018 2018 05 TBA UTC 6Guastatoya2 0Xelaju MCJorge Vargas nbsp 23 Fredy Orellana nbsp 70 7 NoneEstadio David Cordon Hichos Guastatoya Clausura 2018 champions Guastatoya1st titleList of foreign players in the league editThis is a list of foreign players in 2017 2018 season 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 birthplaceA 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 nbsp Agustin Herrera nbsp Alejandro Diaz nbsp Jose Antonio Mena nbsp Adrian De Lemos Calderon nbsp Allan Miranda nbsp Fabian Arsenio Castillo nbsp Manfred Russell nbsp nbsp Devaughn Elliot nbsp Coban Imperial nbsp Maximiliano Lombardi nbsp Ignacio Flores nbsp Alvaro Garcia nbsp Victor GuayCSD Comunicaciones nbsp Javier Irazun nbsp Manfred Russell nbsp Isaac Acuna nbsp Cesar Morales nbsp Emiliano Lopez nbsp Diego Estrada nbsp nbsp Eric Scott nbsp Guastatoya nbsp Josue Flores nbsp Omar Dominguez nbsp Miguel Puglia nbsp Jose Coreno nbsp Aaron Navarro nbsp Jose Gabriel RiosDeportivo Malacateco nbsp Rafael Lezcano nbsp Jhon Hurtado nbsp Juan Camilo Aguirre nbsp Anllel Porras ConejoDeportivo Marquense nbsp Gerardo Putten nbsp Juan Osorio Tobon nbsp Danilo Suarez nbsp Jonathan Pineiro Correa nbsp player released during the Apertura season nbsp player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons nbsp player released during the Clausura season CSD Municipal nbsp Blas Perez nbsp Gaston Puerari nbsp Jaime Alas nbsp Felipe BaloyDeportivo Petapa nbsp Victor Bolivar nbsp Janderson Pereira nbsp Juliano Rangel nbsp Francois Swaby nbsp Hugo Acosta nbsp Rodrigo Cubilla nbsp Sanarate nbsp Juan Lovato nbsp William ZapataSiquinala nbsp Quiarol Arzu nbsp Cesar Garcia nbsp Verny Scott nbsp Diego Sanchez Corrales nbsp Pablo MingoranceCD Suchitepequez nbsp Kevin Santamaria nbsp Jesus Lozano nbsp Ze Paulo nbsp Othoniel JaramilloClub Xelaju MC nbsp Vladimir Castellon nbsp Juan Carlos Silva nbsp Juan Yax nbsp Brayan Adan MartinezAggregate table editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Antigua GFC 44 22 9 13 77 50 27 752 Coban Imperial 44 21 11 12 60 46 14 743 Guastatoya 44 20 12 12 60 39 21 72 2019 CONCACAF Champions League4 Petapa 44 20 7 17 62 52 10 675 Sanarate 44 18 12 14 43 36 7 666 Xelaju MC 44 19 9 16 61 58 3 667 Municipal 44 17 12 15 58 46 12 638 Comunicaciones 44 17 12 15 50 46 4 639 Malacateco 44 14 9 21 54 61 7 5110 Siquinala 44 14 9 21 39 60 21 5111 Suchitepequez 44 13 8 23 53 79 26 47 Relegation to 2017 2018 Primera Division de Ascenso12 Marquense 44 9 10 25 34 78 44 37Updated 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 editAfter 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 8 August 2018 2018 08 08 15 30Antigua GFC0 1GuastatoyaRodriguez nbsp 85 Estadio Pensativo Antigua 22 August 2018 2018 08 22 14 30Guastatoya0 0Antigua GFCEstadio David Cordon Hichos GuastatoyaReferences edit Antigua y Guastatoya jugaran la serie definitiva para 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