2015–16_Liga_Nacional_de_Fútbol_de_Guatemala_season

2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

Football league season


The 2015–16 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season was the 17th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season was used. The season began in 2015 and ended in 2016.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

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 finish first and second 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 quarterfinal will advance to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will advance to the finals, which will determine the tournament champion.

Teams

Apertura

The 2015 Torneo Apertura began on 13 August 2015 and ended on 21 December 2015.

Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Chairman ...

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

During the season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 2015. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ANT ...
Updated to match(es) played on 2015. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Qualifying stage Semifinals Finals
               
1 Xelajú MC 0 2 2
3 Guastatoya 3 2 5
4 Guastatoya 3 0 3
5 Suchitepéquez 3 0 3
3 Guastatoya 2 0 2
2 Antigua GFC 1 2 3
3 Comunicaciones 0 3 3
6 Petapa 0 0 0
2 Antigua GFC 3 1 4
4 Comunicaciones 3 0 3
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6  

Quarterfinals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
  1. Order of legs reversed.

First leg

More information Petapa, 0–0 ...
Estadio Julio Armando Cóbar, San Miguel, Petapa

More information Suchitepéquez, 3–3 ...
Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango

Second leg

More information Comunicaciones, 3-0 ...

Comunicaciones won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Guastatoya, 0-0 ...
Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

1–1 on aggregate. Guastatoya advanced on the away goal rule.

Semifinals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

More information Guastatoya, 3-0 ...
Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

More information Comunicaciones, 3-3 ...
Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala city

Second leg

More information Xelajú MC, 2-2 ...
Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango

Guastatoya won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Antigua GFC, 1-0 ...
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua

Antigua GFC won 4-3 on aggregate.

Finals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

More information Guastatoya, 2-1 ...
Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

Second leg

More information Antigua GFC, 2-0 ...
Estadio Pensativo, Antigua

Antigua GFC won 3-2 on aggregate.

More information Apertura 2015 champions ...

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. 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.

Clausura

The 2016 Torneo Clausura began on 2016 and will end in 2016.

Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Chairman ...

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

During the season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ANT ...
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Suchitepéquez 2 2 4
4 Malacateco 1 0 1
4 Malacateco 0 3 3
5 Antigua GFC 2 0 2
1 Suchitepéquez 1 3 4
3 Comunicaciones 2 0 2
3 Comunicaciones 3 1 4
6 Marquense 3 0 3
2 CSD Municipal 0 2 2
3 Comunicaciones 1 1 2
3  
6  

Quarterfinals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
  1. Order of legs reversed.

First leg

More information Antigua GFC, 2–0 ...

More information Marquense, 3–3 ...

Second leg

More information Comunicaciones, 1-0 ...

Comunicaciones won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information Deportivo Malacateco, 3 – 0 ...

Malacateco won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

More information Deportivo Malacateco, 1-2 ...

More information Comunicaciones, 1-0 ...

Second leg

More information Suchitepéquez, 2-0 ...

Suchitepéquez won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information CSD Municipal, 2-1 ...

Comunicaciones won 2-2 on aggregate.

Finals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

First leg

More information v ...

Second leg

More information v ...

won – on aggregate.

Aggregate table

More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. 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.


References


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