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| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Municipal (29th title) Clausura: Xelajú (5th title) |
| Relegated | Zacapa Juventud Retalteca |
| Champions League | Municipal Xelajú |
| Matches | 120 |
| Goals | 323 (2.69 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Apertura:Municipal 5–0Malacateco |
| Biggest away win | Apertura:Zacapa 1–4Suchitepéquez |
| Highest scoring | Apertura:Peñarol 6–2Suchitepéquez Clausura:Heredia 6–1Zacapa |
2012–13 → | |
The2011–12 Liga Nacional de Guatemala was the 59th professional season of the top-flight football league inGuatemala. The season was divided into two championships—the2011 Apertura and the2012 Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same 12 teams.
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.
USAC andXinabajul finished in 11th and 12th place, respectively, in the overall table oflast season and were relegated to thePrimera División. Taking their places were the two winners of the Primera División promotion playoffs,Petapa andZacapa.
The2011 Torneo Apertura began on 9 July 2011 and ended on 18 December 2011.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suchitepéquez | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 43 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Xelajú | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 38 | |
| 3 | Marquense | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 36 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Heredia | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 35 | |
| 6 | Municipal | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 34 | |
| 7 | Peñarol | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Malacateco | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 22 | |
| 9 | Zacapa | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 21 | |
| 10 | Juventud Retalteca | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 20 | |
| 11 | Mictlán | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 20 | |
| 12 | Petapa | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | COM | HER | JUV | MAL | MAR | MIC | MUN | PEÑ | PET | SUC | XEL | ZAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| Heredia | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Juventud Retalteca | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Malacateco | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Marquense | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Mictlán | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Municipal | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Peñarol | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Petapa | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Suchitepéquez | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Xelajú | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Zacapa | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suchitepéquez | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Xelajú | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Marquense | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Comunicaciones | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Heredia | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Municipal | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Peñarol | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Malacateco | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Zacapa | 8 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Juventud Retalteca | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Mictlán | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Petapa | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Leader | |
| Qualification to the semifinals | |
| Qualification to the quarterfinals |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Xelajú MC | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Comunicaciones | 1 | 0 | 1 (a) | 4 | Comunicaciones | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Heredia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Comunicaciones | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Municipal | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Suchitepéquez | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Marquense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Municipal | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Municipal | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Heredia | 1–1 | Comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández |
| Municipal | 2–0 | Marquense |
|---|---|---|
| Oliva Quintanilla |
Municipal progresses 2–0 on aggregate.
Comunicaciones progresses onaway goals rule.
| Comunicaciones | 3–0 | Xelajú MC |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson Ramírez Ceballos |
| Municipal | 3–1 | Suchitepéquez |
|---|---|---|
| Castillo Lopez Quintanilla |
| Xelajú MC | 2–1 | Comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Silva Leal |
Comunicaciones progresses 4–2 on aggregate.
| Suchitepéquez | 1–0 | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
| Villatoro |
Municipal progresses 3–2 on aggregate.
| Municipal | 2–0 | Comunicaciones |
|---|---|---|
| Oliva Quintanilla |
| Comunicaciones | 0–2 | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Apertura winner |
|---|
| Municipal 29th title |
The2012 Torneo Clausura will begin on 14 January 2012 and will end in May 2012.
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones | Joma | TBA | ||
| Heredia | TBA | TBA | ||
| Juventud Retalteca | DMS | TBA | ||
| Malacateco | TBA | TBA | ||
| Marquense | Lotto Sport Italia | TBA | ||
| Mictlán | TBA | TBA | ||
| Municipal | DMS | Pepsi,Banrural | ||
| Peñarol La Mesilla | TBA | TBA | ||
| Petapa | TBA | TBA | ||
| Suchitepéquez | Milan | TBA | ||
| Xelajú | MR | TBA | ||
| Zacapa | TBA | TBA |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 42 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Marquense | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 38 | |
| 3 | Xelajú | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 34 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Municipal | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 31 | |
| 5 | Suchitepéquez | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 31 | |
| 6 | Heredia | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 31 | |
| 7 | Petapa | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 30 | |
| 8 | Mictlán | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 29 | |
| 9 | Malacateco | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 27 | |
| 10 | Peñarol | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 25 | |
| 11 | Zacapa | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 25 | |
| 12 | Juventud Retalteca | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 17 |
| Home \ Away | COM | HER | JUV | MAL | MAR | MIC | MUN | PEÑ | PET | SUC | XEL | ZAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Heredia | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | |
| Juventud Retalteca | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Malacateco | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
| Marquense | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 4–0 | |
| Mictlán | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Municipal | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Peñarol | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Petapa | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Suchitepéquez | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
| Xelajú | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Zacapa | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heredia | 16 | |
| 2 | Mictlán | 11 | |
| Marquense | 11 | ||
| Peñarol | 11 | ||
| Xelajú | 11 | ||
| 5 | Suchitepéquez | 10 | |
| Zacapa | 10 | ||
| Petapa | 10 | ||
| 9 | Suchitepéquez | 9 | |
| Comunicaciones | 9 | ||
| Marquense | 9 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Marquense | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Xelajú | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Municipal | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Suchitepéquez | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Heredia | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Petapa | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Mictlán | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Malacateco | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Peñarol | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Zacapa | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Juventud Retalteca | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Leader | |
| Qualification to the semifinals | |
| Qualification to the quarterfinals |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Comunicaciones | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Municipal | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Municipal | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Suchitepéquez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Municipal | 1 | 1 | 2 (1) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Club Xelajú | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Marquense | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Heredia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Club Xelajú | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Xelajú | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Club Xelajú | 6–2 | Heredia |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Silva Morales | Report | Ramírez Miranda |
| Club Xelajú | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Municipal |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Silva Caal | León | |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–1 | ||
| 2012 Clausura winner |
|---|
| Club Xelajú 5th title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comunicaciones | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 77 | |
| 2 | Marquense | 44 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 74 | |
| 3 | Suchitepéquez | 44 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 74 | |
| 4 | Xelajú | 44 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 72 | Qualification for2012–13 CONCACAF Champions LeagueGroup Stage |
| 5 | Heredia | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 66 | |
| 6 | Municipal | 44 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 65 | Qualification for2012–13 CONCACAF Champions LeagueGroup Stage |
| 7 | Peñarol | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 56 | |
| 8 | Malacateco | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 49 | |
| 9 | Mictlán | 44 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 48 | 76 | −28 | 49 | |
| 10 | Petapa | 44 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 48 | |
| 11 | Zacapa(R) | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 79 | −24 | 46 | Relegation to thePrimera División |
| 12 | Juventud Retalteca(R) | 44 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 72 | −28 | 37 |