2021–22 Liga Nacional de Guatemala

The 2021–22 Liga Nacional de Guatemala season is the 24th 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 August 2021 and will end in May 2022.

Liga Nacional de Guatemala
Season2021–22
ChampionsApertura:
Malacateco (1st title)
Clausura:
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RelegatedDeportivo Nueva Concepción
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CONCACAF LeagueMalacateco
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Top goalscorerApertura:
Matías Rotondi
- 15 Goals
Clausura:
Isaac Acuña
Matías Rotondi
- 7 goals
Biggest home winApertura:
Malacateco 7-1 Iztapa
Clausura: Comunicaciones 7-0 Nueva Concepción
Biggest away winApertura:
Sololá 0-4 Comunicaciones
Clausura:
Santa Lucía 1-4 Comunicaciones
Comunicaciones 1-4 Cobán Imperial
Longest unbeaten runApertura: (10 Games) Santa Lucía
Clausura: (8 Games) Guastatoya
Longest winless runApertura: (7 Games) Achuapa
Clausura: (9 Games) Sololá
2022–23 →

Team Information

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2020–21 Guatemala Liga Nacional and 2 promoted from the 2020–21 Primera División.

Sacachispas and Sanarate were relegated to 2020–21 Primera División the previous season.

The relegated team were replaced by the 2020–21 Primera División winners Nueva Concepción and Sololá.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Primera División de Ascenso as of August 2021.

Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso as of August 2021.

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt Sponsors
Achuapa Francisco Zepeda Adrian Arias (interim) Juan Cardona NS Sport Claro, Banrural, Domino's, Tellioz, Gallo
Antigua Víctor Hugo García Dwight Pezzarossi (interim) Cristian Jiménez Joma Tigo, Banrural, Betcris, Domino's, Glucosoral, Mercedes-Benz, Bridgestone
Cobán Imperial Irasema Meléndez Sebastián Bini Janderson NetSportswear Tigo, Pepsi, Bantrab, Gatorade, Domino's, Mayafert
Comunicaciones Juan Garcia Willy Coito Olivera José Contreras Nino Tigo, Banrural, Gatorade, Pepsi, Zeta Gas
Guastatoya Léster Rodríguez Mario Acevedo Wilson Pineda NetSportswear Claro, Banrural, Sistecom, Cementos Progreso, Canal 3
Iztapa Mario Mejía Vacant Carlos Kamiani Félix TutoSport Tigo, Banrural, Starbus
Malacateco Carlos Gutiérrez Roberto Hernández Sixto Betancourt Silver Sport Claro, Betcris, Coca-Cola, Starbus, Z Gas
Municipal Gerardo Villa José Cardozo Ricardo Jérez Umbro Claro, Banrural, Bremen, Pepsi, Herbalife
Nueva Concepción Ezequiel Orellana Adrián Barrios Jonathan Muñoz Jama Claro, Corporación Smith, Bazar Popular
Sololá Jahiro Otzoy Silvio Rudman Víctor Bolivar NovaSport Tigo, Shell, Colua
Santa Lucía Rodolfo Puertas Matías Tatangelo Thales Moreira NetSportswear Claro, Banrural, Domino’s, Sistecom, Azúcar de Guatemala
Xelajú Francisco Santos Irving Rubirosa Héctor Moreira MR Tigo, Banrural, Domino's, Pepsi, Shell, Gatorade, Zeta Gas

Managerial Changes

Beginning of the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Achuapa Sergio Pardo Resigned May 2021 Gustavo Machaín May 2021 th (Apertura 2021)
Comunicaciones Mauricio Tapia Resigned June 2021 Willy Coito Olivera June 2021 th (Apertura 2021)
Municipal Sebastián Bini Sacked May 2021 José Cardozo May 2021 th (Apertura 2021)
Malacateco Rónald Gómez Resigned May 2021 Matías Tatangelo May 2021 th (Apertura 2021)

During the Apertura season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Achuapa Gustavo Machaín Sacked August 21 Raúl Arias August 22 10th (Apertura 2021)
Malacateco Matías Tatangelo Sacked August 22 Roberto Hernández August 26 12th (Apertura 2021)
Guastatoya Rafael Díaz Sacked August 29 Daniel Guzmán August 29 9th (Apertura 2021)
Cobán Imperial Fabricio Benítez Sacked September 22 Sebastián Bini September 22 12th (Apertura 2021)
Xelajú Marcó Antonio Morales Mutual agreement termination October 18 Irving Rubirosa October 20 6th (Apertura 2021)
Nueva Concepción Manuel Castañeda Resigned October 25 Gustavo Bobadilla October 28 12th (Apertura 2021)
Sololá Marvin Hernández Sacked November 2 Rafael Díaz November 2 9th (Apertura 2021)
Guastatoya Daniel Guzmán Resigned December 1 Josué Omar Morales (interim) December 2 9th (Apertura 2021)

Pre-Clausura changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Nueva Concepción Gustavo Bobadilla Mutual agreement termination December 8 Irving Olivares December 8 12th
Santa Lucía Mario Acevedo Resigned December 24 Juan Manuel Funes December 29 Preseason
Guastatoya Josué Omar Morales (interim) End of interim spell December 27 Mario Acevedo December 27 Preseason

During the Clausura season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Nueva Concepción Irving Olivares Sacked February 5, 2022 Adrián Barrios February 8, 2022 12th (Clausura 2022)
Santa Lucía Juan Manuel Funes Sacked February 12, 2022 Matías Tatangelo February 15, 2022 8th (Clausura 2022)
Sololá Rafael Díaz Mutual agreement termination February 15, 2022 Silvio Rudman February 17, 2022 12th (Clausura 2022)
Achuapa Raúl Arias Mutual agreement termination February 20, 2022 Adrian Arias (interim) February 23, 2022 11th (Clausura 2022)
Antigua Roberto Montoya Sacked March 3 Dwight Pezzarossi (interim) March 4, 2022 5th (Clausura 2022)
Iztapa Ramiro Cepeda Resigned March 20 Richard Parra March 21, 2022 10th (Clausura 2022)
Xelajú Irving Rubirosa Sacked April 25, 2022 March 21, 2022 10th (Clausura 2022)

Apertura

Championship Playoffs
First leg
Malacateco2-0Comunicaciones
Eduardo Rotondi 39'
Wilson Godoy 71'		 [] Nil
Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía, Malacatán
Referee: Mario Escobar
Second leg
Comunicaciones0-0Malacateco
Nil Nil
Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City
Referee: Julio Cesar Luna
 Apertura 2021 Champions 
Malacateco
1st title

Clausura

Championship Playoffs

List of Foreign Players

This is a list of foreign players in 2021-2022 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. Archived 2018-07-29 at the Wayback Machine

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.

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