2020–21 Liga Nacional de Guatemala
Season | 2020–21 |
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Champions | Apertura: Guastatoya (3rd title) Clausura: Santa Lucía (1st title) |
Relegated | Sacachispas Sanarate |
CONCACAF League | Gustatoya Santa Lucía Comunicaciones |
Top goalscorer | Ramiro Rocca - 21 goals |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 Liga Nacional de Guatemala season is the 23rd season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, the top football league in Guatemala, in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season will begin in August 2020 and will end in May 2021.
Team information
[edit]A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2019–20 Liga Nacional and 2 promoted from the 2019–20 Primera División.
Siquinalá and Mixco were relegated to 2020–21 Primera División the previous season.
The relegated team were replaced by the 2019–20 Primera División winners Achuapa and Sacachispas.
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Promoted from Primera División de Ascenso as of August 2020.
- Champions: Achuapa and Sacachispas
Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso as of August 2020.
Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt Sponsors |
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Achuapa | ![]() |
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NetSportswear | Tigo, Domino’s |
Antigua | ![]() |
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NetSportswear | Tigo, TBD |
Cobán Imperial | ![]() |
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NetSportswear | Tigo, TBD |
Comunicaciones | ![]() |
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Nino | Tigo, Gatorade |
Guastatoya | ![]() |
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NetSportswear | Tigo, TBD |
Iztapa | ![]() |
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TutoSport | Tigo, TBD |
Malacateco | ![]() |
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Silver Sport | Tigo, TBD |
Municipal | ![]() |
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Umbro | Tigo, TBD |
Sacachispas | ![]() |
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NetSportswear | Tigo, TBD |
Sanarate | ![]() |
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NetSportswear | Tigo, TBD |
Santa Lucía | ![]() |
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TutoSport | Tigo, TBD |
Xelajú | ![]() |
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MR | Tigo, Domino’s |
Managerial changes
[edit]Beginning of the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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TBD | ![]() |
Resigned | May 2019 | ![]() |
May 2019 | th (Clausura 2018) |
During the Apertura season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Sacachispas | ![]() |
Sacked | October 2020 | ![]() |
October 2020 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Antigua GFC | ![]() |
Resigned | November 2020 | ![]() |
November 2020 | th (Aperura 2018) |
Deportivo Achuapa | ![]() |
Resigned | November 2020 | ![]() |
November 2020 | th (Clausura 2018) |
Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
[edit]During the Clausura season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Antigua GFC | ![]() |
Resigned | March 2021 | ![]() |
March 2021 | 12th (Clausura 2021) |
Apertura
[edit]League table
[edit]Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Comunicaciones | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 32 | Advance to Playoffs (Final Series) |
2 | Malacateco | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 24 | |
3 | Xelajú | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 21 | Advance to Playoffs (Prem. Round) |
4 | Antigua GFC | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 20 | |
5 | Iztapa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 19 | |
6 | Santa Lucía | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Municipal | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 33 | Advance to Playoffs (Final Series) |
2 | Cobán Imperial | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 29 | |
3 | Guastatoya | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 20 | Advance to Playoffs (Prem. Round) |
4 | Achuapa | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 19 | |
5 | Sanarate | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 14 | |
6 | Sacachispas | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Finals
[edit]5 February 2021 Final | Guastatoya | 2–1 | Municipal | |
01:00 | Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Bryan Lopez Castellano |
8 February 2021 Final | Municipal | 1–1 | Guastatoya | |
01:00 | Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Walter López Castellanos |
Clausura
[edit]League table
[edit]Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Comunicaciones | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 34 | Advance to Playoffs (Final Series) |
2 | Malacateco | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 16 | |
3 | Xelajú | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 17 | Advance to Playoffs (Prem. Round) |
4 | Antigua GFC | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 13 | |
5 | Iztapa | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 22 | |
6 | Santa Lucía | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Municipal | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 27 | Advance to Playoffs (Final Series) |
2 | Cobán Imperial | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 23 | |
3 | Guastatoya | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 28 | Advance to Playoffs (Prem. Round) |
4 | Achuapa | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 14 | |
5 | Sanarate | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 18 | |
6 | Sacachispas | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Finals
[edit]21 May 2021 Final | Santa Lucía | 4–0 | Comunicaciones | Cotzumalguapa |
02:00 | Diego Ruiz ![]() Romario da Silva ![]() ![]() Isaac Acuna ![]() |
Nil | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Walter López Castellanos |
23 May 2021 Final | Comunicaciones | 5–2 | Santa Lucía | Guatemala City |
08:00 | Junior Lacayo ![]() ![]() ![]() Stheven Robles ![]() Nicolas Royon ![]() |
Thales Douglas Moreira Possas ![]() Nelson Miranda ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Mario Escobar |
Clausura 2021 winners: |
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Santa Lucía 1st title |
Aggerate League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Comunicaciones | 32 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 66 | |
2 | Municipal | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 60 | |
3 | Cobán Imperial | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 52 | |
4 | Guastatoya | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 48 | CONCACAF League round of 16 |
5 | Iztapa | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 41 | |
6 | Santa Lucía | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 40 | |
7 | Malacateco | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 40 | |
8 | Xelajú | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 38 | |
9 | Antigua GFC | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 33 | |
10 | Achuapa | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 33 | |
11 | Sanarate | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 32 | Relegation play-offs |
12 | Sacachispas | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 31 | Relegated to Segunda División |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
List of foreign players in the league
[edit]This is a list of foreign players in 2020-2021 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 Machine
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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External links
[edit]- https://lared.com.gt/deportes/futbol/liga-nacional/
- https://www.guatevision.com/etiqueta/futbol-guatemala/
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