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2011–12 Liga Nacional de Guatemala

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The 2011–12 Liga Nacional de Guatemala was the 59th professional season of the top-flight football league in Guatemala. The season was divided into two championships—the 2011 Apertura and the 2012 Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same 12 teams.

Season2011–12
ChampionsApertura:
Municipal (29th title)
Clausura:
Xelajú (5th title)
RelegatedZacapa
Juventud Retalteca
Champions LeagueMunicipal
Xelajú
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Liga Nacional de Guatemala
Season2011–12
ChampionsApertura:
Municipal (29th title)
Clausura:
Xelajú (5th title)
RelegatedZacapa
Juventud Retalteca
Champions LeagueMunicipal
Xelajú
Matches120
Goals323 (2.69 per match)
Biggest home winApertura: Municipal 5–0 Malacateco
Biggest away winApertura: Zacapa 1–4 Suchitepéquez
Highest scoringApertura: Peñarol 6–2 Suchitepéquez
Clausura: Heredia 6–1 Zacapa
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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

USAC and Xinabajul finished in 11th and 12th place, respectively, in the overall table of last season and were relegated to the Primera División. Taking their places were the two winners of the Primera División promotion playoffs, Petapa and Zacapa.

Location of the 2011–12 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala teams
More information Team, Home city ...
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Comunicaciones Guatemala Cementos Progreso 16,000
Heredia San José Julián Tesucún 8,000
Juventud Retalteca Retalhuleu Óscar Monterroso 8,000
Malacateco Malacatán Santa Lucía 7,000
Marquense San Marcos Marquesa de la Ensenada 10,000
Mictlán Asunción Mita La Asunción 3,000
Municipal Guatemala Mateo Flores 30,000
Peñarol Huehuetenango Los Cuchumatanes 5,340
Petapa San Miguel Petapa Municipal 7,500
Suchitepéquez Mazatenango Carlos Salazar Hijo 12,000
Xelajú Quetzaltenango Mario Camposeco 11,000
Zacapa Zacapa David Ordóñez Bardales 8,000
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Apertura

The 2011 Torneo Apertura began on 9 July 2011 and ended on 18 December 2011.

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
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
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Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

More information Home \ Away, COM ...
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
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Source: Guatefutbol (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

More information Pos, Player ...
Pos Player Club Goals
1 Guatemala Juan Valenzuela Zacapa 10
Colombia Henry Hernández Heredia 10
3 Mexico Miguel Casanova Peñarol 8
Guatemala Edwin Villatoro Suchitepéquez 8
5 Brazil Neto Mineiro Marquense 7
Argentina Fernando Gallo Peñarol 7
Guatemala Tránsito Montepeque Comunicaciones 7
Uruguay Carlos Ramírez Comunicaciones 7
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Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Suchitepéquez ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Suchitepéquez2745313222121211111111
Xelajú486116106665665535455532
Marquense12556855554212146643423
Comunicaciones3111124333443352224344
Heredia5101179698107877777776665
Municipal9322442446556663332256
Peñarol1634231111334424567777
Malacateco612885771091091110121010988888
Zacapa82710101111121212119910911111110999
Juventud Retalteca119101211121211891010129118899101010
Mictlán7111291291091111121211111212121212121211
Petapa10493788778788889101011111112
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Leader
Qualification to the semifinals
Qualification to the quarterfinals
Source: Guatefutbol

Playoffs

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

Quarterfinals

First legs

More information Heredia, 1–1 ...
Heredia1–1Comunicaciones
Hernández 65' 81' Herrate
Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 89' Márquez
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jonathan Polanco
More information Municipal, 2–0 ...
Municipal2–0Marquense
Oliva 10'
Quintanilla 16'
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Attendance: 4,789
Referee: Mario Ramírez

Second legs

More information Marquense, 0–0 ...
Marquense0–0Municipal
Brown Red card 88'
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Attendance: 5,119
Referee: Mario Escobar

Municipal progresses 2–0 on aggregate.

More information Comunicaciones, 0–0 ...
Comunicaciones0–0Heredia
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Attendance: 6,993
Referee: Walter López

Comunicaciones progresses on away goals rule.

Semifinals

First legs

More information Comunicaciones, 3–0 ...
Comunicaciones3–0Xelajú MC
Thompson 51'
Ramírez 54'
Ceballos 88'
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Attendance: 6,651
Referee: Oscar Reyna
More information Municipal, 3–1 ...
Municipal3–1Suchitepéquez
Castillo 21'
Lopez 53'
Quintanilla 64'		 4' López
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Attendance: 10,963

Second legs

More information Xelajú MC, 2–1 ...
Xelajú MC2–1Comunicaciones
Israel Silva 8'
Leal 13'		 77' Arreola
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Attendance: 3,395
Referee: Mario Escobar

Comunicaciones progresses 4–2 on aggregate.

More information Suchitepéquez, 1–0 ...
Suchitepéquez1–0Municipal
Villatoro 1' Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 86' Evandro Ferreira
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Attendance: 6,131
Referee: Jonathan Polanco

Municipal progresses 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg

More information Municipal, 2–0 ...
Municipal2–0Comunicaciones
Oliva 37'
Quintanilla 44'		 Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 88' Morales
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Attendance: 17,751
Referee: Jonathan Polanco

Second leg

More information Comunicaciones, 0–2 ...
Comunicaciones0–2Municipal
16' Oliva
76' Samayoa
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Attendance: 6,775
Referee: Oscar Reyna
 2011 Apertura winner 
 
29th title

Clausura

The 2012 Torneo Clausura will begin on 14 January 2012 and will end in May 2012.

Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Chairman ...
Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Comunicaciones Mexico Costa Rica Ronald Gonzales Joma TBA
Heredia TBD TBA TBA TBA
Juventud Retalteca TBD Guatemala Manuel Castañeda DMS TBA
Malacateco TBD Argentina Julián Trujillo TBA TBA
Marquense TBD Guatemala Francisco Melgar Lotto Sport Italia TBA
Mictlán TBD Guatemala Albertico Salguero TBA TBA
Municipal TBD Costa Rica Javier Delgado DMS Pepsi, Banrural
Peñarol La Mesilla TBD Argentina Pablo Centrone TBA TBA
Petapa TBD Argentina Ramiro Cepeda TBA TBA
Suchitepéquez TBD Uruguay Richard Pressa Milan TBA
Xelajú TBD Costa Rica Hernán Medford MR TBA
Zacapa TBD Chile Sergio Pardo TBA TBA
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Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
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
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Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2012. Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

More information Home \ Away, COM ...
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
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Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2012. Source: Guatefutbol (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

More information Pos, Player ...
Pos Player Club Goals
1Colombia Henry HernándezHeredia16
2Colombia Carlos AsprillaMictlán11
Brazil Terencio de OliveiraMarquense11
Argentina Fernando GalloPeñarol11
Brazil Israel SilvaXelajú11
5Uruguay Gonzalo GutiérrezSuchitepéquez10
Guatemala Juan ValenzuelaZacapa10
Brazil Sandro ZamboniPetapa10
9Guatemala Hessler ArchilaSuchitepéquez9
Costa Rica Diego EstradaComunicaciones9
Guatemala Jorge EstradaMarquense9
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Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Comunicaciones ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Comunicaciones3464222222222221211111
Marquense1111111111111112122222
Xelajú101055476756645534343333
Municipal4236588674566868564564
Suchitepéquez6647635568877675858675
Heredia5873743333353453435446
Petapa991110111110897998786976787
Mictlán12121212121212121212111111999797858
Malacateco11588854445434347689999
Peñarol711991099108107810101110111110101010
Zacapa871011910111111910109111011101011111111
Juventud Retalteca232236791011121212121212121212121212
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Leader
Qualification to the semifinals
Qualification to the quarterfinals
Source: Guatefutbol

Playoffs

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

Quarterfinals

First legs

More information Suchitepéquez, 2–1 ...
Suchitepéquez2–1Municipal
Guzmán 55'
Cardozo 68'		 Report Rodríguez 83'
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More information Heredia, 2–1 ...
Heredia2–1Club Xelajú
Márquez 65'
Hernández 68'		 Report Israel Silva 7'
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Second legs

More information Municipal, 3–0 ...
Municipal3–0Suchitepéquez
Lopez 49'
Castillo 71'
Oliva 90+1'		 Report
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More information Club Xelajú, 6–2 ...
Club Xelajú6–2Heredia
Israel Silva 13', 21', 71' (pen.), 90'
Morales 33', 53'		 Report Ramírez 10'
Miranda 80'
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Semifinals

First legs

More information Municipal, 0–0 ...
Municipal0–0Comunicaciones
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More information Club Xelajú, 1–0 ...
Club Xelajú1–0Marquense
Israel Silva 60'
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Second legs

More information Marquense, 1–1 ...
Marquense1–1Club Xelajú
Brown 53' Javier Melgar red-colored football 38' (o.g.)
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More information Comunicaciones, 1–2 ...
Comunicaciones1–2Municipal
Montepeque 24' Flores 4'
Oliva 56'
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Finals

First leg

More information Municipal, 1–0 ...
Municipal1–0Club Xelajú
Quintanilla 84'
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Second leg

More information Club Xelajú, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Club Xelajú2–1 (a.e.t.)Municipal
Israel Silva 7'
Caal 78'		 León 60'
Penalties
3–1
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More information 2012 Clausura winner ...
 2012 Clausura winner 
 
5th title
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Aggregate table

More information Pos, Team ...
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 for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
5 Heredia 44 19 9 16 65 65 0 66
6 Municipal 44 16 17 11 66 46 +20 65 Qualification for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group 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 the Primera División
12 Juventud Retalteca (R) 44 8 13 23 44 72 −28 37
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Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2012. Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

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