Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2022-2023
Location
Guatemala
Abbreviation
GUA1

Summary

The Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (GUA1) is the top level of league style football competition in Guatemala. At the end of the 2022-2023 Torneo Clausura, the GUA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

If the same team wins both the 2022-2023 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, then the runner-up with the most 2022-2023 GUA1 Aggregate Table points from both torneos is awarded the 2nd 2023 CNCFCAC champions berth.

Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2022-2023 Torneo Apertura and 2022-2023 Torneo Clausura into the 2022-2023 GUA1 Aggregate Table.

Leagues Pyramid - Guatemala

Abbrev League # of Teams
GUA1 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala 12
GUA2 Primera División de Ascenso 20

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Apertura - Regular
23 Jul 2022 - 27 Nov 2022
Apertura - Playoffs
30 Nov 2022 - 17 Dec 2022
Clausura - Regular
21 Jan 2023 - 14 May 2023
Clausura - Playoffs
17 May 2023 - 27 May 2023
 12: GUA1 (10), GUA2 (2)

Season Format

The 2022-2023 GUA1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. In each torneo, each GUA1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 5 GUA1 teams in their group and 1 match against each GUA1 in the other group for 16 Regular season league matches per team. A playoff is held upon the completion of each torneo to determine the torneo champion. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) goals scored.

Playoffs

At the end of each torneo, the top 8 GUA1 teams (by points from both groups) enter into Home-Away, highest aggregate score advances Quarterfinals. The winners advance to the Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Semfinals. The two Semifinal winners play in Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Finals.

Relegation

Upon completion of the 2022-2023 Torneo Clausura, the 11th and 12th place teams in the 2022-2023 GUA1 Aggregate Table with the fewest number of points will be relegated to the GUA2. The 1st place and 2nd place GUA2 teams will be promoted to the 2023-2024 GUA1.


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Clausura - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateAntigua GFC  23 Xelajú MC  
24.05.23Antigua GFC 20 Xelajú MCEstadio Pensativo
27.05.23Xelajú MC 30 Antigua GFCEstadio Mario Camposeco

Clausura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateDeportivo Guastatoya  23 Xelajú MC  
17.05.23Deportivo Guastatoya 11 Xelajú MCEstadio David Cordón Hichos
20.05.23Xelajú MC 21 Deportivo GuastatoyaEstadio Mario Camposeco
AggregateAntigua GFC  11 CSD Comunicaciones  
18.05.23Antigua GFC 00 CSD ComunicacionesEstadio Pensativo
21.05.23CSD Comunicaciones 11 Antigua GFCEstadio Cementos Progreso
 Antigua GFC advances on PKs (3-2) 

Clausura - Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateDeportivo Guastatoya  21 CD Xinabajul  
10.05.23Deportivo Guastatoya 20 CD XinabajulEstadio David Cordón Hichos
13.05.23CD Xinabajul 10 Deportivo GuastatoyaEstadio Los Cuchumatanes
AggregateCSyD Mixco  12 Xelajú MC  
10.05.23CSyD Mixco 01 Xelajú MCEstadio Santo Domingo (Mixco)
13.05.23Xelajú MC 11 CSyD MixcoEstadio Mario Camposeco
AggregateDeportivo Achuapa  34 CSD Comunicaciones  
11.05.23Deportivo Achuapa 20 CSD ComunicacionesEstadio Winston Pineda
14.05.23CSD Comunicaciones 41 Deportivo AchuapaEstadio Nacional Mateo Flores
 AET 
AggregateAntigua GFC  33 CSD Municipal  
11.05.23Antigua GFC 21 CSD MunicipalEstadio Pensativo
14.05.23CSD Municipal 21 Antigua GFCEstadio El Trébol
 Antigua GFC advances on PKs (3-1) 

Torneo Clausura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1CSD Comunicaciones 2212 -9-145-371621117 -4-02518513115 -5-12019118
2CSD Municipal 2213 -4-543-442123119 -2-02928721114 -2-51416142
3Xelajú MC 2211 -8-341-291019115 -5-12015510116 -3-2211459
4CD Xinabajul 228 -7-731-2729-2115 -3-31815105113 -4-4131219-7
5Deportivo Guastatoya 227 -8-729-28226117 -3-12422814110 -5-65614-8
6CSyD Mixco 227 -8-729-2324-1116 -3-22117116111 -5-58613-7
7Antigua GFC 228 -5-929-3337-4115 -2-41723176113 -3-5121020-10
8Deportivo Achuapa 227 -5-1026-2444-20116 -2-32018144111 -3-76630-24
9CSyD Cobán Imperial 226 -7-925-1617-1113 -3-512910-1113 -4-413770
10Malacateco-Coatepeque 224 -8-1020-2531-6113 -5-3141394111 -3-761222-10
11Deportivo Iztapa 225 -5-1220-3049-19114 -4-31618180111 -1-941231-19
12Santa Lucía 225 -4-1319-1430-16115 -3-31810100110 -1-101420-16
Clausura - Quarterfinals

Apertura - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCSyD Cobán Imperial  10 Antigua GFC  
15.12.22CSyD Cobán Imperial 10 Antigua GFCEstadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi
18.12.22Antigua GFC 00 CSyD Cobán ImperialEstadio Pensativo

Apertura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCSD Comunicaciones  03 CSyD Cobán Imperial  
07.12.22CSD Comunicaciones 01 CSyD Cobán ImperialEstadio Nacional Mateo Flores
10.12.22CSyD Cobán Imperial 20 CSD ComunicacionesEstadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi
AggregateCSD Municipal  02 Antigua GFC  
08.12.22CSD Municipal 01 Antigua GFCEstadio Nacional Mateo Flores
11.12.22Antigua GFC 10 CSD MunicipalEstadio Pensativo

Apertura - Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateDeportivo Guastatoya  02 CSD Comunicaciones  
30.11.22Deportivo Guastatoya 00 CSD ComunicacionesEstadio David Cordón Hichos
03.12.22CSD Comunicaciones 20 Deportivo GuastatoyaEstadio Nacional Mateo Flores
AggregateCSD Municipal  21 Malacateco-Coatepeque  
30.11.22CSD Municipal 20 Malacateco-CoatepequeEstadio El Trébol
03.12.22Malacateco-Coatepeque 10 CSD MunicipalEstadio Mario Camposeco
AggregateDeportivo Achuapa  13 Antigua GFC  
01.12.22Deportivo Achuapa 11 Antigua GFCEstadio Winston Pineda
04.12.22Antigua GFC 20 Deportivo AchuapaEstadio Pensativo
AggregateXelajú MC  01 CSyD Cobán Imperial  
01.12.22Xelajú MC 00 CSyD Cobán ImperialEstadio Mario Camposeco
04.12.22CSyD Cobán Imperial 10 Xelajú MCEstadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi

Torneo Apertura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Antigua GFC 2212 -5-541-472720118 -2-126281018114 -3-41519172
2CSyD Cobán Imperial 2211 -6-539-35278119 -2-02918711112 -4-5101720-3
3CSD Comunicaciones 2211 -6-539-33258117 -4-02520911114 -2-5141316-3
4Malacateco-Coatepeque 2210 -4-834-30264119 -2-02920713111 -2-851019-9
5CSD Municipal 229 -6-733-31229115 -3-31815114114 -3-41516115
6Deportivo Guastatoya 227 -9-630-20182115 -4-2191587112 -5-411510-5
7Xelajú MC 227 -8-729-29227115 -5-1201899112 -3-691113-2
8Deportivo Achuapa 227 -7-828-2737-10117 -3-12419127110 -4-74825-17
9Deportivo Iztapa 227 -6-927-3135-4116 -2-32022148111 -4-67921-12
10CD Xinabajul 227 -5-1026-2329-6115 -4-21915105112 -1-87819-11
11CSyD Mixco 222 -10-1016-1735-18112 -5-4111216-4110 -5-65519-14
12Santa Lucía 223 -6-1315-2040-20113 -3-5121018-8110 -3-831022-12
Apertura - Quarterfinals

Results

Sun - 7 May 2023
 Deportivo Guastatoya 03 Xelajú MCEstadio David Cordón Hichos
 CSD Comunicaciones 10 CSD MunicipalEstadio Cementos Progreso
 Deportivo Achuapa 53 Deportivo IztapaEstadio Municipal Manuel Ariza
 Santa Lucía 00 CSyD MixcoEstadio Municipal Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
 Antigua GFC 13 CD XinabajulEstadio Pensativo
 CSyD Cobán Imperial 20 Malacateco-CoatepequeEstadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi
Wed - 3 May 2023
 CSyD Cobán Imperial 11 CSD ComunicacionesEstadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi
 CSD Municipal 40 Deportivo IztapaEstadio El Trébol
Sun - 30 Apr 2023
 CD Xinabajul 01 CSyD Cobán ImperialEstadio Los Cuchumatanes
 Deportivo Iztapa 10 Santa LucíaEstadio Municipal Morón
Sat - 29 Apr 2023
 Xelajú MC 12 CSD ComunicacionesEstadio Mario Camposeco
 CSyD Mixco 11 Deportivo GuastatoyaEstadio Santo Domingo (Mixco)
 CSD Municipal 40 Antigua GFCEstadio El Trébol
Wed - 26 Apr 2023
 Malacateco-Coatepeque 12 Antigua GFCEstadio Santa Lucía
 Santa Lucía 04 CSD MunicipalEstadio Municipal Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
Sun - 23 Apr 2023
 CSyD Cobán Imperial 02 CSD MunicipalEstadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi
 Deportivo Guastatoya 11 Deportivo IztapaEstadio David Cordón Hichos
 Deportivo Achuapa 10 Santa LucíaEstadio Municipal Manuel Ariza
Sat - 22 Apr 2023
 Antigua GFC 13 Xelajú MCEstadio Pensativo