2016–17 Guatemalan Liga Nacional Explained

Competition:Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Season:2016–17
Winners:Apertura:
Antigua (2nd title)
Clausura:
Municipal (30th title)
League Topscorer:TBD (12)
Biggest Home Win:TBDl 6
TBD 0
(2015)
Biggest Away Win:TBD 1
TBD 3
(2015)
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:None due to FA suspension
Continentalcup2:CONCACAF League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:None due to FA suspension
Longest Wins:TBD (4)
Longest Unbeaten:TBD (7)
Longest Winless:TBD (10)
Longest Losses:TBD (3)
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

The 2016–17 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 19th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began on 2016 and will end in 2017.

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.

Apertura

The 2016 Torneo Apertura began in July 2016 and will end in December 2016.

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
Rafael Arreaga Mauricio TapiaTBDPegamex
Douglas Delgado Javier MartínezTBDTBD
Ariel SenaPumaTBD
Pedro Portilla Iván Franco SopegnoTBDTBD
Amarini VillatoroTBDTBD
Malacateco TBD Ronald GómezTBDTBD
TBD Néstor Emilio SoriaTBDTBD
TBD Sergio GuevaraTBDTBD
TBD Gustavo MachaínTBDTBD
Mynor Morales Ramiro CepedaTBDTBD
TBD Enrique Maximiliano MezaTBDTBD
TBD Rafael LoredoRetoSportsTBD

Table

Standings

Results

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

First leg

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Second leg

Comunicaciones won 2–0 on aggregate.----Malacateco won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

First leg

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Second leg

Municipal won 2–1 on aggregate.----1-1 on aggregate. Antigua GFC progresses as the higher seed.

Finals

Second leg

2-2 on aggregate. Antigua GFC wins 5-4 on penalties.

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Deportivo Petapa Pablo CentroneSackedMay 2016 Ramiro CepedaMay 2016th (Clausura 2016)
Xelajú Carlos JuradoContract not extendedMay 2016 Rafael LoredoMay 2016th (Clausura 2016)
Deportivo Carcha Daniel Orlando BertaContract not extendedMay 2016 Javier MartínezJune 2016th (Clausura 2016)
C.D. Suchitepéquez Douglas ZamoraSackedJune 2016 Enrique Maximiliano MezaJune 2016th (Clausura 2016)
Cobán Imperial Héctor Julián TrujilloSackedJune 2016 Ariel SenaJune 2016th (Clausura 2016)

During the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
TBDResigned2016 TBD2016th (2016)
Deportivo Carcha Javier MartínezResigned2016 Héctor Julián Trujillo2016th (Apertura 2015)
Néstor Emilio SoriaSacked2016 Sergio Pardo2016th (Apertura 2015)
Roque Raúl AlfaroSacked2016 Amarini Villatoro2016th (Apertura 2015)
TBDSacked2016 TBD2016th (Apertura 2015)

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in 2016-2017 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.

Antigua GFC

Coban Imperial

CSD Comunicaciones

Guastatoya

Deportivo Mictlan

Deportivo Malacateco

(player released during the season)

Deportivo Marquense

CSD Municipal

Deportivo Petapa

CD Suchitepéquez

Carchá

Club Xelajú MC

Clausura

The 2017 Torneo Clausura is expected to begin in January 2017 and end in May 2017.

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
Rafael Arreaga Mauricio TapiaTBDPegamex
TBD Daniel Orlando BertaTBDTBD
Fabricio Chapa BenitezPumaTBD
Pedro Portilla Iván Franco SopegnoTBDTBD
Ariel SenaTBDTBD
Malacateco TBD Nelson Mauricio AnchetaTBDTBD
TBDTBDTBD
TBD Sergio GuevaraTBDTBD
TBD Gustavo MachaínTBDTBD
TBD Pablo CentroneTBDTBD
TBD Walter ClaveríTBDTBD
TBD Hernán MedfordRetoSportsTBD

Table

Standings

Results

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

First leg

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Second leg

Guastatoya won 4–2 on aggregate.----Suchitepéquez won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

First leg

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Second leg

Municipal won 3–1 on aggregate.----Guastatoya won 5-4 on aggregate.

Finals

Second leg

Municipal won 2-0 on aggregate.

Aggregate table

Three teams would have qualified for CONCACAF club competitions, but due to FIFA's suspension of Guatemala, these spots were given to other Central American countries.

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