2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional
The 2014–15 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 18th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began on 2015 and will end in 2016.
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
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Antigua GFC | Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez | Pensativo | 9,000 |
| Cobán Imperial | Cobán, Guatemala | Estadio José Ángel Rossi | 15, 000 |
| Comunicaciones | Guatemala, Guatemala | Cementos Progreso | 16,000 |
| Guastatoya | Guastatoya, El Progreso | David Cordón Hichos | 3,000 |
| Malacateco | Malacatán, San Marcos | Santa Lucía | 7,000 |
| Marquense | San Marcos, Guatemala | Marquesa de la Ensenada | 10,000 |
| Mictlan | Mita, Jutiapa | Estadio La Asunción | 3,000 |
| Municipal | Guatemala, Guatemala | Manuel Felipe Carrera | 7,500 |
| Petapa | San Miguel Petapa, Guatemala | Julio Armando Cobar | 7,000 |
| Suchitepéquez | Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez | Carlos Salazar Hijo | 12,000 |
| Universidad SC | Guatemala, Guatemala | Revolución | 5,000 |
| Xelajú MC | Quetzaltenango | Mario Camposeco | 11,000 |
Apertura
The 2015 Torneo Apertura began on 2015 and will end in 2015.Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
Beginning of the season
During the season
Standings
Results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
First leg
----Second leg
Comunicaciones won 3–0 on aggregate.----
1–1 on aggregate. Guastatoya advanced on the away goal rule.
Semifinals
First leg
----Second leg
Guastatoya won 5–2 on aggregate.----
Antigua GFC won 4-3 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg
Second leg
Antigua GFC won 3-2 on aggregate.List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. The following players:- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the Guatemala national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
Antigua GFC
- Mandred Russell
- Alexander Robinson
- Mekeil Williams
- Akeem Priestley
- Justin Arboleda
- Victor Guay
- Argenis Fernandez
- Mario Piñeyro
- Jesus Darwin Ramirez
- Joel Benítez
- Rolando Blackburn
- Agustín Herrera
- Jesús Jonathan Lozano
- Emiliano Lopez
- Victor Solalinde
- Agustín Arigon
- Álvaro García
- Juan Aguirre
- Marlon Negrete
- William Negrete
- Ricardo Romero
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Deportivo Marquense
- None''
- Johnny Woodly Lambert
- Carlos Hernández
- Keilor Soto
- Jaime Alas
- Minor Alvarez
- Lucas Trecarichi
- Juan Lovato
- Adrian Apellaniz
- Ignacio Flores
- Ángel Prudencio
- Shane Orio
- Jhon Cardona
- Jhon Jairo Córdoba
- Luis Lobo
- Paulo Centurion
- Jonathan Rodríguez Cuenu
- Michel Rivera
- Carlos Kamiani
- Alexis Egea
- Juliano Rangel de Andrade
- Juan Baena
- Brunet Hay
Clausura
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
Beginning of the season
During the season
Standings
Results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
First leg
----Second leg
Comunicaciones won 4–3 on aggregate.----
Malacateco won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Semifinals
First leg
----Second leg
Suchitepéquez won 4–1 on aggregate.----
Comunicaciones won 2-2 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg
Second leg
won – on aggregate.Aggregate table
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. The following players:- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the Guatemala national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
Antigua GFC
- Mandred Russell
- Alexander Robinson
- Mekeil Williams
- Agustín Herrera
- Justin Arboleda
- Arnulfo Beitar
- Victor Guay
- Mario Piñeyro
- Juan Barrera
- Joel Benítez
- Rolando Blackburn
- Emiliano Lopez
- Orlando Moreira
- Víctor Solalinde
- Álvaro García
- Juan Aguirre
- Marlon Negrete
- William Negrete
- Ricardo Romero
- Juan Carlos Meza
- Jhon Jairo Palacios
- Carlos Díaz
- Ricardo Rocha
Deportivo Marquense
- Matías Triofini
- Janderson Pereira
- Jaime Alas
- Gastón Puerari
- Keylor Soto
- Juan Lovato
- Adrian Apellaniz
- Matías Quinteros
- Francisco Ladogana
- Mauricio Gerni
- Omar Salazar
- David Monsalve
- Guillermo Chavasco
- Rafael Burgos
- Michel Rivera
- Carlos Kamiani
- Cristhian Lagos
- Juliano Rangel de Andrade
- Juan Baena
- José Mendoza