The 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season was the 21st season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, the top football league in Guatemala, in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began in July 2018 and ended in May 2019.
Source: Soccerway Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated Notes:
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 2018 19 Liga Nacional de Futbol de Guatemala season was the 21st season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala the top football league in Guatemala in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used The season began in July 2018 and ended in May 2019 Liga Nacional de GuatemalaSeason2018 19DatesJuly 2018 May 2019ChampionsApertura Guastatoya 2nd title Clausura Antigua 4th title RelegatedPetapaCONCACAF LeagueGuastatoyaAntiguaComunicacionesTop goalscorerAgustin Herrera Antigua GFC 9 goalsBiggest home winMalacateco 5 0 Chiantla 2018 Biggest away winChiantla 0 3 Guastatoya 2018 2017 182019 20 Contents 1 Team information 1 1 Promotion and relegation 1 2 Personnel and sponsoring 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 Clausura season 3 Apertura 3 1 League table 3 2 Results 3 3 Playoffs 3 3 1 Final 3 3 1 1 First leg 3 3 1 2 Second leg 4 Clausura 4 1 League table 4 2 Results 4 3 Playoffs 4 3 1 Quarterfinals 4 3 1 1 First legs 4 3 1 2 Second legs 4 3 2 Semifinals 4 3 2 1 First legs 4 3 2 2 Second legs 4 3 3 Final 4 3 3 1 First leg 4 3 3 2 Second leg 5 Aggregate table 6 List of foreign players in the league 7 External linksTeam information edit nbsp nbsp Antigua nbsp Chiantla nbsp Coban nbsp Comunicaciones nbsp Guastatoya nbsp Iztapa nbsp Malacateco nbsp Municipal nbsp Petapa nbsp Sanarate nbsp Siquinala nbsp Xelajuclass notpageimage Location of the 2018 19 Liga Nacional de Futbol de Guatemala teams A total of 12 teams will contest the league including 10 sides from the 2017 18 Liga Nacional and 2 promoted from the 2017 18 Primera Division Deportivo Marquense and C D Suchitepequez were relegated to 2018 19 Primera Division the previous season The relegated team was replaced by the 2017 18 Primera Division winners Chiantla and Deportivo Iztapa Promotion and relegation edit Promoted from Primera Division de Ascenso as of June 2018 Champions Chiantla and Deportivo IztapaRelegated to Primera Division de Ascenso as of June 2018 Last Place Deportivo Marquense and C D SuchitepequezPersonnel and sponsoring edit Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt SponsorsAntigua GFC nbsp Victor Hugo Garcia nbsp Juan Antonio Torres nbsp TBD TBD Tigo TBDChiantla nbsp Damian Merida nbsp Alberto Salguero nbsp TBD TBD Tigo TBDCoban Imperial nbsp Jimmy Morales nbsp Fabricio Benitez nbsp TBD TBD Tigo TBDComunicaciones nbsp Pedro Portilla nbsp William Coito Olivera nbsp TBD TBD Tigo TBDGuastatoya nbsp Lester Rodriguez nbsp Amarini Villatoro nbsp TBD TBD Tigo TBDIztapa nbsp Mario Mejia nbsp Francisco Melgar nbsp TBD TBD Tigo TBDMalacateco nbsp Carlos Gutierrez nbsp Ronald Gomez nbsp TBD TBD Tigo TBDCSD Municipal nbsp Gerardo Villa nbsp Horacio Cordero nbsp TBD TBD Tigo TBDPetapa nbsp Luis Reyes nbsp Norman Martin nbsp TBD TBD Tigo TBDSanarate nbsp Angel Pantaleon nbsp Ariel Sena nbsp TBD TBD Tigo TBDSiquinala nbsp Juan Pablo Godine nbsp Otto Rodriguez nbsp Kelme TBDXelaju MC nbsp Francisco Santos nbsp Walter Horacio Gonzalez nbsp TBD TBD Tigo TBDManagerial changes editBeginning of the season edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tablePetapa nbsp Ramiro Cepeda Resigned May 2018 nbsp Rafael Loredo May 2018 th Clausura 2018 Xelaju nbsp Walter Claveri Resigned to become coach of the national team July 2018 nbsp Ramiro Cepeda July 2018 th Clausura 2018 During the Apertura season edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableChiantla nbsp Marvin Hernandez Sacked August 2018 nbsp Alberto Salguero September 2018 12th Apertura 2018 Municipal nbsp Hernan Medford Resigned September 2018 nbsp Horacio Cordero September 2018 th Apertura 2018 Siquinala nbsp Daniel Berta TBD October 2018 nbsp Otto Rodriguez October 2018 th Apertura 2018 Sanarate nbsp Pablo Centrone TBD October 2018 nbsp Julian Trujillo October 2018 th Apertura 2018 Between Apertura and Clausura seasons edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableAntigua GFC nbsp Mauricio Tapia Contract finished December 2018 nbsp Juan Antonio Torres January 2019 Th Apertura 2018 During the Clausura season edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableSanarate nbsp Hector Julian Trujillo Sacked February 2019 nbsp Ariel Sena February 2019 th Clausura 2019 Xelaju nbsp Ramiro Cepeda Sacked March 2019 nbsp Walter Horacio Gonzalez March 2019 8th Clausura 2019 Petapa nbsp Rafael Loredo Sacked March 2019 nbsp Norman Martin March 2019 12th Clausura 2019 Apertura editLeague table edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Guastatoya 22 13 5 4 34 11 23 44 Advance to Playoffs Semifinals 2 Xelaju 22 11 7 4 28 17 11 403 Comunicaciones 22 11 5 6 28 16 12 38 Advance to Playoffs Quarterfinals 4 Malacateco 22 11 5 6 38 32 6 385 Coban Imperial 22 10 6 6 28 20 8 366 Antigua GFC 22 9 7 6 24 24 0 347 Siquinala 22 7 9 6 31 32 1 308 Municipal 22 8 4 10 26 30 4 289 Iztapa 22 6 7 9 23 28 5 2510 Sanarate 22 4 7 11 21 35 14 1911 Petapa 22 3 7 12 18 31 13 1612 Chiantla 22 2 5 15 15 38 23 11Source SoccerwayRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Results edit Home Away ANT CHI COB COM GUA IZT MAL MUN PET SAN SIQ XELAntigua GFC 2 2 1 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0Chiantla 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Coban Imperial 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2Comunicaciones 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 2Guastatoya 3 0 2 1 2 2 2 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0Iztapa 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 1Malacateco 3 0 5 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 2 1 3 0 3 3 2 1Municipal 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 1Petapa 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 0Sanarate 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1Siquinala 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2Xelaju 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 4 1 3 0Source citation needed Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Playoffs edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal1Guastatoya0004Malacateco2245Coban Imperial0005Coban Imperial2351Guastatoya2133Comunicaciones1122Xelaju1233Comunicaciones1013Comunicaciones4046Antigua GFC000Final edit First leg edit 13 December 2018 2018 12 13 UTC 6 Comunicaciones1 2GuastatoyaMaximiliano Lombardi nbsp 68 Luis Martinez nbsp 30 nbsp 42 Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores Guatemala CityAttendance 8 976Referee Walter Lopez Second leg edit 16 December 2018 2018 12 16 UTC 6 Guastatoya1 1ComunicacionesAngel Rodriguez nbsp 13 Jorge Vargas nbsp 65 Estadio David Cordon Hichos GuastatoyaAttendance 2 959Referee Mario EscobarClausura editLeague table edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Antigua GFC 22 12 5 5 36 20 16 41 Advance to Playoffs Semifinals 2 Coban Imperial 22 12 4 6 35 25 10 403 Comunicaciones 22 11 6 5 32 14 18 39 Advance to Playoffs Quarterfinals 4 Municipal 22 10 6 6 37 22 15 365 Malacateco 22 10 6 6 24 20 4 366 Guastatoya 22 9 8 5 27 16 11 357 Chiantla 22 8 6 8 21 25 4 308 Xelaju 22 8 5 9 27 25 2 299 Siquinala 22 7 5 10 23 25 2 2610 Iztapa 22 7 4 11 21 28 7 2511 Sanarate 22 7 2 13 22 38 16 2312 Petapa 22 2 1 19 12 59 47 7Source SoccerwayRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Results edit Home Away ANT CHI COB COM GUA IZT MAL MUN PET SAN SIQ XELAntigua GFC 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 3 0 2 1Chiantla 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1Coban Imperial 2 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 4 1 1 0 2 1Comunicaciones 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 3 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 0Guastatoya 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 3 0Iztapa 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 0Malacateco 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0Municipal 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 1 6 1 4 1 1 1 0 2Petapa 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 0Sanarate 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 1 0Siquinala 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 2 1Xelaju 1 2 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 3 1Updated to match es played on completed Source citation needed Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Playoffs edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal1Antigua GFC0223Comunicaciones0116Guastatoya1016Guastatoya1121Antigua GFC1125Malacateco0002Coban Imperial2024Municipal0335Malacateco2135Malacateco033 a Quarterfinals edit First legs edit 8 May 2019 2019 05 08 14 30 UTC 6 Guastatoya1 0ComunicacionesJ Corena nbsp 42 Estadio David Cordon HichosAttendance 921Referee Ever Lopez 9 May 2019 2019 05 09 12 00 UTC 6 Malacateco0 0MunicipalEstadio Santa LuciaAttendance 1337Referee Jonathan Polanco Second legs edit 11 May 2019 2019 05 11 20 00 UTC 6 Comunicaciones1 1GuastatoyaC Estrada nbsp 22 nbsp 45 2 O DominguezEstadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Guastatoya advances 2 1 on aggregate 12 May 2019 2019 05 12 15 00 UTC 6 Municipal3 3MalacatecoF de Leon nbsp 55 O Arce nbsp 88 O Moreira nbsp 90 6 nbsp 10 nbsp 32 E Santaliz nbsp 22 E HerreraEstadio El Trebol 3 3 on aggregate Malacateco advances 3 0 on away goals Semifinals edit First legs edit 15 May 2019 2019 05 15 14 30 UTC 6 Guastatoya1 0Antigua GFCA Rodriguez nbsp 82 NilEstadio David Cordon HichosAttendance 1 100 16 May 2019 2019 05 16 11 00 UTC 6 Malacateco2 2Coban ImperialJ Longo nbsp 20 E Herrera nbsp 53 nbsp 51 o g W Godoy nbsp 59 E GuerraEstadio Santa LuciaAttendance 1 722 Second legs edit 18 May 2019 2019 05 18 15 00 UTC 6 Antigua GFC2 0GuastatoyaAnllel Porras nbsp 54 nbsp 81 NilEstadio Pensativo Antigua GFC advances 2 1 on aggregate 19 May 2019 2019 05 19 19 00 UTC 6 Coban Imperial0 1MalacatecoNil Enzo Herrera nbsp 77 Estadio Verapaz Malacateco advances 2 3 on aggregate Final edit First leg edit 23 May 2019 2019 05 23 15 00 UTC 6 Malacateco0 1Antigua GFCNil 1 Alejandro Galindo nbsp 27 Estadio Santa LuciaReferee Bryan Lopez Castellanos Second leg edit 26 May 2019 2019 05 26 15 00 UTC 6 Antigua GFC1 0MalacatecoMarco Dominguez nbsp 81 Estadio PensativoReferee Oscar ReynaAggregate table editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Guastatoya Q 44 22 13 9 61 27 34 79 CONCACAF League round of 16 a 2 Comunicaciones Q 44 22 11 11 60 30 30 77 CONCACAF League preliminary round b 3 Coban Imperial 44 22 10 12 63 45 18 764 Antigua GFC Q 44 21 12 11 60 44 16 75 CONCACAF League preliminary round c 5 Malacateco 44 21 11 12 62 52 10 746 Xelaju 44 19 12 13 55 42 13 697 Municipal 44 18 10 16 63 52 11 648 Siquinala 44 14 14 16 54 57 3 569 Iztapa 44 13 11 20 44 56 12 5010 Sanarate 44 11 9 24 43 73 30 4211 Chiantla R 44 10 11 23 36 63 27 41 Relegated to Primera Division de Ascenso12 Petapa R 44 5 8 31 30 90 60 23Source Soccerway SoccerwayRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Q Qualified for the phase indicated R RelegatedNotes As Apertura champions GUA1 As runners up with better aggregate record GUA3 As Clausura champions GUA2 List of foreign players in the league editThis is a list of foreign players in 2018 2019 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 birthplace 2 Archived 2018 07 29 at the Wayback MachineA 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 Mena nbsp Adrian De Lemos nbsp Anllel Porras nbsp Rafael Lezcano nbsp Juan David Osorio nbsp Pablo MingoranceChiantla nbsp Luis Omar Hernandez nbsp nbsp Liborio Vicente Sanchez nbsp Sergio Alejandro Blancas Martinez nbsp Jose Abraham Alpuche nbsp nbsp Juan Carlos Meza nbsp Diego Bartolota nbsp nbsp Daniel Guzman MirandaCoban Imperial nbsp Alvaro Garcia nbsp nbsp Adrian Elois Leites nbsp Janderson Pereira nbsp Josue Flores nbsp Victor Guay nbsp Jonathan Charquero nbsp Jorge Luis Sotomayor nbsp Orlando Moreira nbsp CSD Comunicaciones nbsp Javier Irazun nbsp Michael Umana nbsp Alexander Larin nbsp Maximiliano Lombardi nbsp Dario Carreno nbsp Cristian Alexis HernandezGuastatoya nbsp Isaac Acuna nbsp Omar Dominguez nbsp Emmanuel Alejandro Tapia nbsp Jose Coreno nbsp Aaron Navarro nbsp Jose Sanchez nbsp nbsp Jorge Ignacio Gatgens nbsp Jose CalderonDeportivo Iztapa nbsp Rafael Moreira Rafinha nbsp Fredy Marques nbsp nbsp Luis Alfonso Paez nbsp nbsp Raul Nava Lopez nbsp Ramiro Rocca nbsp Lester BlancoDeportivo Malacateco nbsp Victor Bolivar nbsp nbsp Gabriel Leiva nbsp Kenny Cunningham nbsp Luis Angel Landin nbsp Willinton Techera xCSD Municipal nbsp Andrey Anthony Francis nbsp nbsp Irving Esteban Calderon nbsp nbsp Walter Anibal Acevedo nbsp nbsp Jonathan Hansen nbsp Omar Salazar nbsp nbsp Matias Malvino nbsp nbsp Othoniel Arce nbsp Luis Angel Ladin nbsp Orlando Moreira nbsp Juan BarreraDeportivo Petapa nbsp Raul Calderon nbsp Yeltsin Car nbsp nbsp Sanarate nbsp Juan Lovato nbsp Cristian Alexis Hernandez nbsp nbsp Juan Manuel Lazaneo nbsp nbsp Fabian Castillo nbsp Lucas Emanuel Acosta nbsp Cristian Daniel Taborda nbsp Victor Bolivar nbsp Jorge Zaldivar nbsp Jonathan Posas nbsp William Zapata nbsp Juan Carlos SilvaSiquinala nbsp Quiarol Arzu nbsp Cesar Garcia nbsp Jean Andres Scott Hernandez nbsp nbsp Othoniel Arce nbsp nbsp Verny Scott nbsp Diego Sanchez Corrales nbsp Luis Gerardo Arroyo nbsp Julio Andres Valdez nbsp Sergio Alejandro Blancas nbsp Christopher SolanoClub Xelaju MC nbsp Carlos Kamiani nbsp Bernardo Long nbsp nbsp Alvaro Aguilar nbsp nbsp Cesar Morales nbsp Juan Yax nbsp Dario Ferrera nbsp Alvaro Garcia nbsp player released during the Apertura season nbsp player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons nbsp player released during the Clausura season External links edithttps lared com gt deportes futbol liga nacional https www guatevision com etiqueta futbol guatemala Retrieved from https en 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