2012–13 Guatemalan Liga Nacional


The 2012–13 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season was the 14th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began on 15 July 2012 and ended in May 2013. Comunicaciones won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

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
ComunicacionesGuatemala CityCementos Progreso16,000
EscuintlecaEscuintlaEstadio Armando Barillas3,000
HerediaSan JoséJulián Tesucún8,000
MalacatecoMalacatánSanta Lucía7,000
MarquenseSan MarcosMarquesa de la Ensenada10,000
MictlánAsunción MitaLa Asunción3,000
MunicipalGuatemala CityMateo Flores30,000
PeñarolHuehuetenangoLos Cuchumatanes5,340
PetapaSan Miguel PetapaMunicipal7,500
SuchitepéquezMazatenangoCarlos Salazar Hijo12,000
Universidad de San CarlosGuatemala CityEstadio Revolución5,000
XelajúQuetzaltenangoMario Camposeco11,000

Penarol La Mesilla changed their names to Halcones FC for this season.

Torneo Apertura

The 2012 Torneo Apertura began on 15 July 2012 and ends in December 2012.

Standings

Results

Playoffs

Standings

Results

Playoffs

Aggregate table