| Competition: | Liga Nacional de Guatemala |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Dates: | July 2018 – May 2019 |
| Winners: | Apertura: Guastatoya (2nd title) Clausura: Antigua (4th title) |
| Relegated: | Petapa |
| Continentalcup1: | CONCACAF League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Guastatoya Antigua Comunicaciones |
| League Topscorer: | Agustin Herrera (Antigua GFC) - 9 goals |
| Biggest Home Win: | Malacateco 5–0 Chiantla (2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Chiantla 0–3 Guastatoya (2018) |
| Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
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.
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 División.
Deportivo Marquense and C.D. Suchitepéquez were relegated to 2018–19 Primera División the previous season.
The relegated team was replaced by the 2017–18 Primera División winners. Chiantla and Deportivo Iztapa.
Promoted from Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2018.
Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2018.
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt Sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua GFC | Víctor Hugo García |  Juan Antonio Torres | TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD | |
| Chiantla | Damián Mérida | Alberto Salguero | TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD | |
| Coban Imperial | Jimmy Morales | Fabricio Benitez | TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD | |
| Comunicaciones | Pedro Portilla | William Coito Olivera | TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD | |
| Guastatoya | Léster Rodríguez | Amarini Villatoro | TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD | |
| Iztapa | Mario Mejía | Francisco Melgar | TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD | |
| Malacateco | Carlos Gutiérrez | Ronald Gómez | TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD | |
| CSD Municipal | Gerardo Villa |  Horacio Cordero | TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD | |
| Petapa | Luis Reyes | Norman Martin | TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD | |
| Sanarate | Ángel Pantaleón | Ariel Sena | TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD | |
| Siquinalá | Juan Pablo Godíne | Otto Rodríguez | Kelme | TBD | ||
| Xelajú MC | Francisco Santos | Walter Horacio González | TBD | TBD | Tigo, TBD |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petapa | Ramiro Cepeda | Resigned | May 2018 | Rafael Loredo | May 2018 | th (Clausura 2018) |
| Xelaju | Walter Claveri | Resigned to become coach of the national team | July 2018 | Ramiro Cepeda | July 2018 | th (Clausura 2018) |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | width=125px | Position in table | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiantla | Marvin Hernández | Sacked | August 2018 | Alberto Salguero | September 2018 | 12th (Apertura 2018) | |
| Hernan Medford | Resigned | September 2018 | Horacio Cordero | September 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) | ||
| Siquinalá | Daniel Berta | TBD | October 2018 | Otto Rodríguez | October 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) | |
| Sanarate | Pablo Centrone | TBD | October 2018 | Julián Trujillo | October 2018 | th (Apertura 2018) | |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | width=125px | Position in table | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanarate | Héctor Julian Trujillo | Sacked | February 2019 | Ariel Sena | February 2019 | th (Clausura 2019) | |
| Xelaju | Ramiro Cepeda | Sacked | March 2019 | Walter Horacio González | March 2019 | 8th (Clausura 2019) | |
| Petapa | Rafael Loredo | Sacked | March 2019 | Norman Martin | March 2019 | 12th (Clausura 2019) | |
Guastatoya advances 2–1 on aggregate.3–3 on aggregate. Malacateco advances 3–0 on away goals.
Antigua GFC advances 2-1 on aggregate.Malacateco advances 2–3 on aggregate.
This is a list of foreign players in 2018-2019 season. The following players:
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
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CSD Comunicaciones
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Deportivo Petapa
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Jose Mena
Juan David Osorio
Javier Irazún
