2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Season2015–16
ChampionsApertura:
Antigua (1st title)
Clausura:
Suchitepéquez (2nd title)
Champions League
Top goalscorerCarlos Kamiani Félix (19) (Apertura)
Carlos Kamiani Félix (15) (Clausura)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win
Longest winning runTBD (4)
Longest unbeaten runTBD (7)
Longest winless runTBD (10)
Longest losing runTBD (3)

The 2015–16 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season was the 17th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season was used. The season began in 2015 and ended in 2016.

Format

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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
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 Mita, Jutiapa 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

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The 2015 Torneo Apertura began on 13 August 2015 and ended on 21 December 2015.

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Antigua GFC Guatemala Rafael Arreaga Argentina Mauricio Tapia TBD Pegamex
Cobán Imperial Guatemala Irasema Melendez Guatemala Fabricio Chapa Benitez Puma TBD
Comunicaciones Mexico Pedro Portilla Uruguay William Coito Olivera TBD TBD
Guastatoya Guatemala Uruguay Ariel Sena TBD TBD
Malacateco Guatemala TBD El Salvador Nelson Mauricio Ancheta TBD TBD
Marquense Guatemala TBD Guatemala Juan Melgar TBD TBD
Mictlan Guatemala TBD Guatemala Sergio Guevara TBD TBD
Municipal Guatemala Gerardo Villa Uruguay Gustavo Machaín TBD DemosPro
Deportivo Petapa Guatemala TBD Argentina Pablo Centrone TBD TBD
Suchitepéquez Guatemala TBD Guatemala Walter Claverí TBD TBD
Universidad SC Guatemala TBD Argentina Roberto Gamarra TBD TBD
Xelajú Guatemala TBD Costa Rica Hernán Medford RetoSports TBD

Managerial changes

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Beginning of the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
C.S.D. Municipal Argentina Enzo Trossero Sacked 2015 Costa Rica Mauricio Wright 2015
Deportivo Malacateco Honduras Emilio Umanzor Sacked 2015 El Salvador Nelson Mauricio Ancheta 2015
Marquense Uruguay Carlos Washington Blanco resigned 2015 Guatemala Juan Melgar June 2015
Xelajú Honduras Nahúm Espinoza 2015 Costa Rica Hernán Medford June 2015

During the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Universidad SC Argentina Roberto Gamarra Resigned September 2015 Argentina Ramiro Cepeda September 2015 12th (Apertura 2015)
Deportivo Malacateco El Salvador Nelson Mauricio Ancheta Resigned November 2015 Costa Rica Ronald Gomez November 2015 12th (Apertura 2015)
C.S.D. Municipal Costa Rica Mauricio Wright Sacked November 2015 Uruguay Gustavo Machain November 2015 7th (Apertura 2015)

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 match(es) played on 2015. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away 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
Cobán 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 match(es) played on 2015. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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Qualifying stage Semifinals Finals
               
1 Xelajú MC 0 2 2
3 Guastatoya 3 2 5
4 Guastatoya 3 0 3
5 Suchitepéquez 3 0 3
3 Guastatoya 2 0 2
2 Antigua GFC 1 2 3
3 Comunicaciones 0 3 3
6 Petapa 0 0 0
2 Antigua GFC 3 1 4
4 Comunicaciones 3 0 3
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Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Comunicaciones QF1 Petapa 0–0 3-0
Guastatoya QF2 Suchitepéquez 3–3 0-0
  1. Order of legs reversed.

First leg

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Petapa0–0Comunicaciones
Estadio Julio Armando Cóbar, San Miguel, Petapa

Suchitepéquez3–3Guastatoya
Wilson Morales 15'
Ángel Prudencio 16'
Sergio Targua 72'
Víctor Solalinde 41'
Henry Suazo 48'
Edi Guerra 62'
Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango

Second leg

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Comunicaciones3-0Petapa
Jose Contreras 10'
Rolando Blackburn 15'
Emiliano Lopez 72'
None'

Comunicaciones won 3–0 on aggregate.


Guastatoya0-0Suchitepéquez
None None
Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

1–1 on aggregate. Guastatoya advanced on the away goal rule.

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Xelajú MC 2-5 Guastatoya 0-3 2-2
Antigua GFC 4-3 Comunicaciones 3-3 1-0

First leg

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Guastatoya3-0Xelajú MC
Tomas Castillo 10'
Wilson Pineda 70'
Nery Oliva 78'
None
Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

Comunicaciones3-3Antigua GFC
Emiliano Lopez 22'
Brayan Ordóñez 65'
Jairo Arreola 78'
Alex Diaz 32' & 76'
Manfred Russell 86'
Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala city

Second leg

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Xelajú MC2-2Guastatoya
Kevin Arriola pen 54'
Junior Andrade 79'
Tomás Castillo 33'
Fredy Orellana 91'
Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango

Guastatoya won 5–2 on aggregate.


Antigua GFC1-0Comunicaciones
Edgar Chinchilla 91' None
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua

Antigua GFC won 4-3 on aggregate.

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guastatoya 2-3 Antigua GFC 2-1 0-2


First leg

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Guastatoya2-1Antigua GFC
Juan Manuel Klug 16'
Edi Guerra 86'
Alejandro Díaz 49'
Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

Second leg

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Antigua GFC2-0Guastatoya
Oscar Isaula 19'
Edgar Chinchilla 74'
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

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This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. 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.

Clausura

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The 2016 Torneo Clausura began on 2016 and will end in 2016.

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Antigua GFC Guatemala Rafael Arreaga Argentina Mauricio Tapia TBD Pegamex
Cobán Imperial Guatemala Guatemala Fabricio Chapa Benitez Puma TBD
Comunicaciones Mexico Pedro Portilla Argentina Iván Franco Sopegno TBD TBD
Guastatoya Guatemala Guatemala Francisco Melgar TBD TBD
Malacateco Guatemala TBD Costa Rica Rónald Gómez TBD TBD
Marquense Guatemala TBD Argentina Néstor Emilio Soria TBD TBD
Mictlan Guatemala TBD Guatemala Sergio Guevara TBD TBD
Municipal Guatemala Gerardo Villa Uruguay Gustavo Machain TBD TBD
Deportivo Petapa Guatemala TBD Argentina Pablo Centrone TBD TBD
Suchitepéquez Guatemala TBD Guatemala Walter Claverí TBD TBD
Universidad SC Guatemala TBD Argentina Ramiro Cepeda TBD TBD
Xelajú Guatemala TBD Costa Rica Hernán Medford RetoSports TBD

Managerial changes

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Beginning of the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Comunicaciones Uruguay William Coito Olivera Sacked December 2015 Argentina Ivan Sopengo December 2015 th (Apertura 2015)
Guastatoya Uruguay Ariel Sena Resigned December 2015 Guatemala Francisco Melgar 2015 th (Apertura 2015)
Deportivo Marquense Guatemala Francisco Melgar Resigned due to personal reason December 2015 Argentina Néstor Emilio Soria December 2015 th (Apertura 2015)
Suchitepéquez Guatemala Walter Claverí Resigned due to become head of the national team January 2016 Argentina Douglas Zamora January 2016 th (Apertura 2015)

During the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Cobán Imperial Guatemala Fabricio Chapa Benitez Sacked 2016 Argentina Héctor Julián Trujillo 2016 th (Clausura 2016)
Guastatoya Guatemala Francisco Melgar Sacked 2016 Guatemala Roque Alfaro 2016 th (Apertura 2016)
Xelajú Costa Rica Hernán Medford Resigned 2016 Uruguay Carlos Jurado 2016 th (Apertura 2016)

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away 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
Cobán 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 match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Suchitepéquez 2 2 4
4 Malacateco 1 0 1
4 Malacateco 0 3 3
5 Antigua GFC 2 0 2
1 Suchitepéquez 1 3 4
3 Comunicaciones 2 0 2
3 Comunicaciones 3 1 4
6 Marquense 3 0 3
2 CSD Municipal 0 2 2
3 Comunicaciones 1 1 2
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Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Deportivo Malacateco 3-0 Antigua GFC 0–2
Comunicaciones 4–3 Marquense 3–3 1–0
  1. Order of legs reversed.


First leg

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Antigua GFC2–0Deportivo Malacateco
Alexis Matta 35'
Óscar Isaula 58'

Marquense3–3Comunicaciones
Kevin Elias Castellanos 17'
Fank De León 35', 61'
Rolando Blackburn 30'
Emiliano López 58', 85'

Second leg

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Comunicaciones won 4–3 on aggregate.


Malacateco won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Suchitepéquez Deportivo Malacateco 2–1
CSD Municipal Comunicaciones 0–1

First leg

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Deportivo Malacateco1-2Suchitepéquez
J. Valenzuela 71' O. Salazar 9'
G. Esquivel 62'

Comunicaciones1-0CSD Municipal
Jairo Arreola 2'

Second leg

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Suchitepéquez won 4–1 on aggregate.


Comunicaciones won 2-2 on aggregate.

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg


First leg

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v

Second leg

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v

won – on aggregate.

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 match(es) played on 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

List of foreign players in the league

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This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. 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.

References

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