2011–12 Guatemalan Liga Nacional


The 2011–12 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 13th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began on 9 July 2011 and will end in May 2012.

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

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.
TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
ComunicacionesGuatemalaCementos Progreso16,000
HerediaSan JoséJulián Tesucún8,000
Juventud RetaltecaRetalhuleuÓscar Monterroso8,000
MalacatecoMalacatánSanta Lucía7,000
MarquenseSan MarcosMarquesa de la Ensenada10,000
MictlánAsunción MitaLa Asunción3,000
MunicipalGuatemalaMateo Flores30,000
PeñarolHuehuetenangoLos Cuchumatanes5,340
PetapaSan Miguel PetapaMunicipal7,500
SuchitepéquezMazatenangoCarlos Salazar Hijo12,000
XelajúQuetzaltenangoMario Camposeco11,000
ZacapaZacapaDavid Ordóñez Bardales8,000

Torneo Apertura

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

Standings

Results

Top scorers

PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Juan ValenzuelaZacapa10
1 Henry HernándezHeredia10
3 Miguel CasanovaPeñarol8
3 Edwin VillatoroSuchitepéquez8
5 Neto MineiroMarquense7
5 Fernando GalloPeñarol7
5 Tránsito MontepequeComunicaciones7
5 Carlos RamírezComunicaciones7

Positions by round

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

First legs

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Second legs

Municipal progresses 2–0 on aggregate.
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Comunicaciones progresses on away goals rule.

Semifinals

First legs

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Second legs

Comunicaciones progresses 4–2 on aggregate.
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Municipal progresses 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg

Second leg

Torneo Clausura

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

Personnel and sponsoring

Standings

Results

Top scorers

PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Henry HernándezHeredia16
2 Carlos AsprillaMictlán11
2 Terencio de OliveiraMarquense11
2 Fernando GalloPeñarol11
2 Israel SilvaXelajú11
5 Gonzalo GutiérrezSuchitepéquez10
5 Juan ValenzuelaZacapa10
5 Sandro ZamboniPetapa10
9 Hessler ArchilaSuchitepéquez9
9 Diego EstradaComunicaciones9
9 Jorge EstradaMarquense9

Positions by round

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

First legs

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Second legs

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Semifinals

First legs

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Second legs

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Finals

First leg

Second leg

Aggregate table