The 2019–20 Liga Nacional de Guatemala was the 67th professional season of the top-flight football league in Guatemala. The season was divided into two championships—the 2019 Apertura and the 2020 Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same 12 teams.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) 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. Teams relegated to Primera División de Ascenso Deportivo Petapa and Chiantla were relegated to 2018–19 Primera División the previous season. Teams promoted from Primera División de Ascenso The relegated team was replaced by the 2018–19 Primera División winners. F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa and Deportivo Mixco.
Personnel and sponsoring
TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKitmakerShirt Sponsors Antigua Víctor Hugo García Juan Antonio Torres TBD TBD Tigo, TBD Cobán Imperial Jimmy Morales Jorge Rodriguez TBD TBD Tigo, TBD Comunicaciones Juan Garcia Mauricio Tapia TBD Nino Tigo, TBD Guastatoya Léster Rodríguez Daniel Alberto Casas Lago TBD TBD Tigo, TBD Iztapa Mario Mejía Alberto Salguero TBD TBD Tigo, TBD Malacateco Carlos Gutiérrez Ronald Gomez TBD TBD Tigo, TBD Mixco Julio Gomez TBD TBD Tigo, TBD Municipal Gerardo Villa Horacio Cordero TBD Umbro Tigo, TBD Santa Lucía TBD Francisco Melgar TBD TBD Tigo, TBD Sanarate Jahiro Otzoy Rafael Díaz TBD TBD Tigo, TBD Siquinalá Juan Pablo Godíne Antonio Acosta Kelme TBD Xelajú Francisco Santos Walter Horacio González TBD TBD Tigo, TBD
Managerial changes
Beginning of the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Iztapa Resigned May 2019 Alberto Salguero May 2019 th (Clausura 2018) Guastatoya Amarini Villatoro Resigned May 2019 Daniel Alberto Casas Lago May 2019 th (Clausura 2018) Sanarate Ariel Sena Contract finished July 2019 Rafael Díaz July 2019 th (Clausura 2018) Coban Imperial Fabricio Benitez Resigned May 2019 Jorge Rodriguez June 2019 th (Clausura 2018) Comunicaciones William Coito Olivera Resigned May 2019 Mauricio Tapia May 2019 th (Clausura 2018) Santa Lucía Cotz Ramiro Cepeda Resigned June 2019 Francisco Melgar June 2019 th (Clausura 2018) Siquinalá Otto Rodriguez Resigned June 2019 Antonio Acosta June 2019 th (Clausura 2018) Antigua GFC Juan Antonio Torres Resigned June 2019 Roberto Montoya June 2019 th (Clausura 2018)
During the Apertura season TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced byPosition in table Municipal Horacio Cordero Resigned August 2019 Sebastián Bini August 2019 th (Clausura 2018) Guastatoya Daniel Casas Sacked September 2019 Fabricio Benitez September 2019 th (Clausura 2018) Mixco Julio Gomez Sacked September 2019 Walter Claverí September 2019 th (Clausura 2018) Izatapa Alberto Salguero Sacked September 2019 Ramiro Cepeda September 2019 th (Clausura 2018) Xelaju MC Walter Horacio González Resigned November 2019 TBD November 2019 th (Clausura 2018)
Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table TBD TBD Resigned July 2019 TBD July 2019 th (Clausura 2018)
During the Clausura season TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced byPosition in table TBD TBD Resigned July 2019 TBD July 2019 th (Clausura 2018)
Apertura League table
Results
Attendances
Comunicaciones drew the highest average home attendance in the Apertura.
Clausura League table
Results
Playoffs
Aggregate table
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in 2019-2020 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.
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 Jose Mena Anllel Porras Rafael Lezcano Edgar Pacheco Ricardo Álvarez Arce
Coban Imperial Janderson Pereira Josue Flores Victor Guay Jorge Luis Sotomayor Lauro Ramón Cazal Josue Mitchell Omier Gerson Mayen Derby Carrillo
CSD Comunicaciones Michael Umaña José Calderón Maximiliano Lombardi Darío Carreño Cristian Alexis Hernández Agustin Herrera Rafael Lezcano Bladimir Díaz Jostin Daly
Guastatoya Luis Landín Omar Dominguez Daniel Guzman Aaron Navarro Jorge Ignacio Gatgens Santos Crisanto Adrián de Lemos Irvin Herrera
Deportivo Iztapa Sergio Blancas Ramiro Rocca Liborio Vicente Sánchez Kevin Santamaria Byron Rodríguez Carlos Felix
Deportivo Malacateco Daniel Cambronero Andrey Francis Claudio Inella Enzo Herrera Henry Hernandez Luis Hurtado
(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)
Mixco Dustin Corea Ronny Stuart Mora
CSD Municipal Othoniel Arce Orlando Moreira Alejandro Diaz Ramiro Rocca Mekeil Andy Williams Nicolás Martínez Ramos
F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa Rafael Da Roza Ángel Tejeda Diego Sanchez Juan Leroyer Santos Crisanto
Sanarate Dario Silva Jorge Zaldivar Jonathan Posas William Zapata Juan Carlos Silva
Siquinalá Alvaro Portero Diez José Ortega You Ki Sun Marlon Negrete Willinton Techera
Club Xelajú MC Carlos Felix Juan Yax Darío Ferreira Álvaro García Gonzalo Vivanco José Carlos Pérez Jhonatan Souza Motta Oscar Belinetz David Rugamas
References
External links https://lared.com.gt/deportes/futbol/liga-nacional/ https://www.guatevision.com/etiqueta/futbol-guatemala/