2019–20 Liga Nacional de Guatemala


The 2019–20 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 22nd season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, the top football league in Guatemala, in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season will begin in July 2019 and will end in May 2020.

Team information

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.
Deportivo Petapa and Chiantla were relegated to 2018–19 Primera División the previous season.
The relegated team was replaced by the 2018–19 Primera División winners. F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa and Deportivo Mixco.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2019.
Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2019.
TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKitmakerShirt Sponsors
Antigua GFC Víctor Hugo García Juan Antonio Torres TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Coban Imperial Jimmy Morales Jorge Rodriguez TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Comunicaciones Juan Garcia Mauricio Tapia TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Guastatoya Léster Rodríguez Daniel Alberto Casas Lago TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Iztapa Mario Mejía Alberto Salguero TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Malacateco Carlos Gutiérrez Ronald Gomez TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Mixco Julio Gomez TBDTBDTigo, TBD
CSD Municipal Gerardo Villa Horacio Cordero TBDTBDTigo, TBD
F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa TBD Francisco Melgar TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Sanarate Jahiro Otzoy Rafael Díaz TBDTBDTigo, TBD
Siquinalá Juan Pablo Godíne Antonio AcostaKelmeTBD
Xelajú MC Francisco Santos Walter Horacio González TBDTBDTigo, TBD

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

During the Apertura season

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
TBD TBDResignedJuly 2019 TBDJuly 2019th

During the Clausura season

Apertura

League table

Results

Playoffs

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:
  1. have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
  2. 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
Coban Imperial
CSD Comunicaciones
Guastatoya
Deportivo Iztapa
Deportivo Malacateco
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Mixco
CSD Municipal
F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
  • Rafael Da Roza
  • Ángel Tejeda
  • Diego Sanchez
  • Juan Leroyer
  • Santos Crisanto
Sanarate
Siquinalá
  • Alvaro Portero Diez
  • José Ortega
  • You Ki Sun
  • Marlon Negrete
  • Willinton Techera
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