The 2021–22 Liga Nacional de Guatemala was the 69th professional season of the top-flight football league in Guatemala. The season was divided into two championships—the 2021 Apertura and the 2022 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 2020–21 Guatemala Liga Nacional and 2 promoted from the 2020–21 Primera División. Teams relegated to Primera División de Ascenso Sacachispas and Sanarate were relegated to 2020–21 Primera División the previous season. Teams promoted from Primera División de Ascenso The relegated teams were replaced by the 2020–21 Primera División winners Nueva Concepción and Sololá.
Personnel and sponsoring
TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKitmakerShirt Sponsors Achuapa Francisco Zepeda Adrián García Arias (interim) Juan Cardona NS Sport Claro, Banrural, Domino's, Tellioz, Gallo Antigua Víctor Hugo García Dwight Pezzarossi (interim) Cristian Jiménez Joma Tigo, Banrural, Betcris, Domino's, Glucosoral, Mercedes-Benz, Bridgestone Cobán Imperial Irasema Meléndez Sebastián Bini Janderson NetSportswear Tigo, Pepsi, Bantrab, Gatorade, Domino's, Mayafert Comunicaciones Juan Garcia Willy Coito Olivera José Contreras Nino Tigo, Banrural, Gatorade, Pepsi, Zeta Gas Guastatoya Léster Rodríguez Mario Acevedo Wilson Pineda NetSportswear Claro, Banrural, Sistecom, Cementos Progreso, Canal 3 Iztapa Mario Mejía Richard Parra Carlos Kamiani Félix TutoSport Tigo, Banrural, Starbus Malacateco Carlos Gutiérrez Roberto Hernández Sixto Betancourt Silver Sport Claro, Betcris, Coca-Cola, Starbus, Z Gas Municipal Gerardo Villa José Cardozo Ricardo Jérez Umbro Claro, Banrural, Bremen, Pepsi, Herbalife Nueva Concepción Ezequiel Orellana Adrián Barrios Jonathan Muñoz Jama Claro, Corporación Smith, Bazar Popular Sololá Jahiro Otzoy Silvio Rudman Víctor Bolivar NovaSport Tigo, Shell, Colua Santa Lucía Rodolfo Puertas Matías Tatangelo Thales Moreira NetSportswear Claro, Banrural, Domino’s, Sistecom, Azúcar de Guatemala Xelajú Francisco Santos Irving Rubirosa Héctor Moreira MR Tigo, Banrural, Domino's, Pepsi, Shell, Gatorade, Zeta Gas
Managerial changes Beginning of the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Achuapa Sergio Pardo Resigned May 2021 Gustavo Machaín May 2021 th (Apertura 2021) Comunicaciones Mauricio Tapia Resigned June 2021 Willy Coito Olivera June 2021 th (Apertura 2021) Municipal Sebastián Bini Sacked May 2021 José Cardozo May 2021 th (Apertura 2021) Malacateco Rónald Gómez Resigned May 2021 Matías Tatangelo May 2021 th (Apertura 2021)
During the Apertura season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Achuapa Gustavo Machaín Sacked August 21 Raúl Arias August 22 10th (Apertura 2021) Malacateco Matías Tatangelo Sacked August 22 Roberto Hernández August 26 12th (Apertura 2021) Guastatoya Rafael Díaz Sacked August 29 Daniel Guzmán August 29 9th (Apertura 2021) Cobán Imperial Fabricio Benítez Sacked September 22 Sebastián Bini September 22 12th (Apertura 2021) Xelajú Marcó Antonio Morales Mutual agreement termination October 18 Irving Rubirosa October 20 6th (Apertura 2021) Nueva Concepción Manuel Castañeda Resigned October 25 Gustavo Bobadilla October 28 12th (Apertura 2021) Sololá Marvin Hernández Sacked November 2 Rafael Díaz November 2 9th (Apertura 2021) Guastatoya Daniel Guzmán Resigned December 1 Josué Omar Morales (interim) December 2 9th (Apertura 2021)
Pre-Clausura changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Nueva Concepción Gustavo Bobadilla Mutual agreement termination December 8 Irving Olivares December 8 12th Santa Lucía Mario Acevedo Resigned December 24 Juan Manuel Funes December 29 Preseason Guastatoya Josué Omar Morales (interim) End of interim spell December 27 Mario Acevedo December 27 Preseason
During the Clausura season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Nueva Concepción Irving Olivares Sacked February 5 Adrián Barrios February 8 12th (Clausura 2022) Santa Lucía Juan Manuel Funes Sacked February 12 Matías Tatangelo February 15 8th (Clausura 2022) Sololá Rafael Díaz Mutual agreement termination February 15 Silvio Rudman February 17 12th (Clausura 2022) Achuapa Raúl Arias Mutual agreement termination February 20 Adrian Arias (interim) February 23 11th (Clausura 2022) Antigua Roberto Montoya Sacked March 3 Dwight Pezzarossi (interim) March 4 5th (Clausura 2022) Iztapa Ramiro Cepeda Resigned March 20 Richard Parra March 21 10th (Clausura 2022) Xelajú Irving Rubirosa Mutual agreement termination May 13 Amarini Villatoro May 24 10th (Clausura 2022)
Apertura League table
Championship Playoffs Qualified teams Antigua Comunicaciones Municipal Malacateco Santa Lucía Xelajú Iztapa Sololá
Final First leg
Second leg
Clausura League table
Championship Playoffs Qualified teams Comunicaciones Municipal Antigua Malacateco Cobán Imperial Guastatoya Achuapa Santa Lucía Final First leg
Second leg
Aggregate table
List of Foreign Players This is a list of foreign players in 2021-2022 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.
Achuapa Álvaro García Orlando Osorio Roberto Nurse Jorge Gatgens Julián Cardozo
Antigua Antonio López José Mena Alexander Robinson Juan Yax Santos Crisanto Julio García Romario da Silva Pedro Báez Deyner Padilla
Cobán Imperial Janderson Aaron Navarro Minor Álvarez Angel Díaz Esteban Espíndola Hernan Gustavo Fener Javier Colli Nicolas Pietrani
Comunicaciones Karel Espino Andrés Lezcano Alexander Larín Kevin López Juan Anangonó José Ayoví Jose Corena Manuel Gamboa
Guastatoya Adrián de Lemos Luis Landín Omar Dominguez Nicolás Martínez Matías Galvaliz
Iztapa Nicolás Foglia Christian Hernández Gianluca Conforti Carlos Kamiani Felix Jordan Smith Manfred Russell Anllel Porras
Malacateco Darío Silva Enzo Herrera x Elmer Morales Kenneth Cerdas Lucas Ventura Diego Avila
Municipal Milciades Portillo Matías Rotondi Steve Makuka Jaime Alas Yasnier Matos Jesús Isijara
Nueva Concepción Aelcio dos Santos Jonathan Muñoz Jhon Balanta Bruno Mariani Leandro Martin Darío Carreño
Santa Lucía Thales Moreira Charles Martínez Isaac Acuna Omar Morales Juan Osorio Facundo Aranda
Sololá Víctor Bolivar Camilo Nassi Facundo Tancredi Juan Gutiérrez Marco Morgon Elieser Quinones
Xelajú Rafael García Orlando Moreira Juan Barrera Alejandro Díaz Jesús Arrieta
External links https://lared.com.gt/deportes/futbol/liga-nacional/ https://www.guatevision.com/etiqueta/futbol-guatemala/