The 2012–13 Liga Nacional de Guatemala was the 60th professional season of the top-flight football league in Guatemala. The season was divided into two championships—the 2012 Clausura and the 2013 Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same 12 teams.
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 finishes 1 and 2 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 quarterfinals will advance to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will advance to the finals, which will determine the tournament champion.
Teams
TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity Comunicaciones Guatemala City Cementos Progreso 16,000 Escuintleca Escuintla Estadio Armando Barillas 3,000 Heredia San José Julián Tesucún 8,000 Malacateco Malacatán Santa Lucía 7,000 Marquense San Marcos Marquesa de la Ensenada 10,000 Mictlán Asunción Mita La Asunción 3,000 Municipal Guatemala City Mateo Flores 30,000 Peñarol Huehuetenango Los Cuchumatanes 5,340 Petapa San Miguel Petapa Municipal 7,500 Suchitepéquez Mazatenango Carlos Salazar Hijo 12,000 USAC Guatemala City Estadio Revolución 5,000 Xelajú Quetzaltenango Mario Camposeco 11,000 Penarol La Mesilla changed their names to Halcones FC for this season.
Apertura The 2012 Torneo Apertura began on 15 July 2012 and ends in December 2012.
Standings
Results
Playoffs
Comunicaciones qualified for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League.
Clausura
Standings
Results
Playoffs
Aggregate table
References