2015–16 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

{{Infobox football league season

|competition = Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala

|season = 2015–16

|winners = Apertura:
Antigua (1st title)
Clausura:
Suchitepéquez (2nd title)

|matches =

|total goals =

|league topscorer = Carlos Kamiani Félix (19) (Apertura)
Carlos Kamiani Félix (15) (Clausura)

|biggest home win = {{ubl

|Apertura
Suchitepéquez 6–0 Petapa
(31 October 2015)

|Clausura
Malacateco 9–0 Cobán Imperial
(8 May 2016)

}}

|biggest away win = {{ubl

|Apertura
Marquense 0–3 Comunicaciones
(13 September 2015)
Antigua GFC 1–4 Universidad SC
(30 September 2015)
Petapa 1–4 Comunicaciones
(4 October 2015)
Malacateco 0–3 Universidad SC
(4 November 2015)
Municipal 0–3 Guastatoya
(8 November 2015)

|Clausura
Universidad SC 2–6 Suchitepéquez
(8 May 2016)

}}

|continentalcup1 = Champions League

|continentalcup1 qualifiers = {{ubl|Antigua | Suchitepéquez}}

|longest wins = TBD (4)

|longest unbeaten = TBD (7)

|longest winless = TBD (10)

|longest losses = TBD (3)

|prevseason = 2014–15

|nextseason = 2016–17

}}

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.

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

{{location map+ |Guatemala |float=right |width=400 |caption=Locations of the 2014-15 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala teams |places=

{{location map~ |Guatemala |lat=14.5675 |long=-90.738056 |label=Antigua GFC |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Guatemala |lat=15.483333 |long= -90.366667 |label=Cobán Imperial |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Guatemala |lat=14.676203 |long=-90.488387 |label=Comunicaciones |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Guatemala |lat=14.501936 |long=-90.558028 |label=Petapa |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Guatemala |lat=14.860047 |long=-90.071915 |label=Guastatoya |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Guatemala |lat=15.616667 |long=-91.983333 |label=Halcones FC |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Guatemala |lat=14.911881 |long=-92.060194 |label=Malacateco |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Guatemala |lat=14.966988 |long=-91.791748 |label=Marquense |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Guatemala |lat=14.616911 |long=-90.5348 |label=Municipal |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Guatemala |lat=14.531599 |long=-91.509129 |label=Suchitepéquez |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Guatemala |lat=14.586605 |long=-90.547761 |label=Universidad SC |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Guatemala |lat=14.842086 |long=-91.517057 |label=Xelajú |position=right}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"

!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

{{Clear}}

Apertura

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

=Personnel and sponsoring=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

! Team

! Chairman

! Head Coach

! Kitmaker

! Shirt sponsor

Antigua GFC

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Rafael Arreaga

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Mauricio Tapia

| TBD

| Pegamex

Cobán Imperial

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Irasema Melendez

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Fabricio Chapa Benitez

| Puma

| TBD

Comunicaciones

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Pedro Portilla

| {{flagicon|URU}} William Coito Olivera

| TBD

| TBD

Guastatoya

| {{flagicon|GUA}}

| {{flagicon|URU}} Ariel Sena

| TBD

| TBD

Malacateco

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Nelson Mauricio Ancheta

| TBD

| TBD

Marquense

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Juan Melgar

| TBD

| TBD

Mictlan

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Sergio Guevara

| TBD

| TBD

Municipal

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Gerardo Villa

| {{flagicon|URU}} Gustavo Machaín

| TBD

| DemosPro

Deportivo Petapa

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Centrone

| TBD

| TBD

Suchitepéquez

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Walter Claverí

| TBD

| TBD

Universidad SC

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto Gamarra

| TBD

| TBD

Xelajú

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Hernán Medford

| RetoSports

| TBD

Managerial changes

=Beginning of the season=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

C.S.D. Municipal

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Enzo Trossero

| Sacked

| 2015

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Mauricio Wright

| 2015

Deportivo Malacateco

|{{flagicon|HON}} Emilio Umanzor

| Sacked

| 2015

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Nelson Mauricio Ancheta

| 2015

Marquense

|{{flagicon|URU}} Carlos Washington Blanco

| resigned

| 2015

|{{flagicon|GUA}} Juan Melgar

| June 2015

Xelajú

|{{flagicon|HON}} Nahúm Espinoza

|

| 2015

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Hernán Medford

| June 2015

=During the season=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

Universidad SC

|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Roberto Gamarra

| Resigned

| September 2015

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ramiro Cepeda

| September 2015

| 12th (Apertura 2015)

Deportivo Malacateco

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Nelson Mauricio Ancheta

| Resigned

| November 2015

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Ronald Gomez

| November 2015

| 12th (Apertura 2015)

C.S.D. Municipal

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Mauricio Wright

| Sacked

| November 2015

|{{flagicon|URU}} Gustavo Machain

| November 2015

| 7th (Apertura 2015)

=Standings=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=XEL|name_XEL=Xelajú MC

|team2=ANT|name_ANT=Antigua GFC

|team3=COM|name_COM=Comunicaciones

|team4=GUA|name_GUA=Guastatoya

|team5=SUC|name_SUC=Suchitepéquez

|team6=PET|name_PET=Petapa

|team7=MUN|name_MUN=Municipal

|team8=MAR|name_MAR=Marquense

|team9=COB|name_COB=Cobán Imperial

|team10=MIC|name_MIC=Mictlan

|team11=USC|name_USC=Universidad SC

|team12=MAL|name_MAL=Malacateco

|win_XEL=13|draw_XEL=2|loss_XEL=7|gf_XEL=22|ga_XEL=17

|win_ANT=11|draw_ANT=5|loss_ANT=6|gf_ANT=28|ga_ANT=19

|win_COM=11|draw_COM=4|loss_COM=7|gf_COM=26|ga_COM=20

|win_GUA=9|draw_GUA=7|loss_GUA=6|gf_GUA=33|ga_GUA=23

|win_SUC=10|draw_SUC=4|loss_SUC=8|gf_SUC=36|ga_SUC=27

|win_PET=9|draw_PET=6|loss_PET=7|gf_PET=29|ga_PET=31

|win_MUN=9|draw_MUN=4|loss_MUN=9|gf_MUN=28|ga_MUN=27

|win_MAR=8|draw_MAR=5|loss_MAR=9|gf_MAR=22|ga_MAR=28

|win_COB=7|draw_COB=7|loss_COB=8|gf_COB=20|ga_COB=26

|win_MIC=7|draw_MIC=5|loss_MIC=10|gf_MIC=24|ga_MIC=28

|win_USC=4|draw_USC=6|loss_USC=12|gf_USC=31|ga_USC=36

|win_MAL=4|draw_MAL=5|loss_MAL=13|gf_MAL=24|ga_MAL=41

|col_QSF=#FFFFCC|text_QSF=Qualified to the Semifinals

|result1=QSF|result2=QSF

|col_QQF=#FFFFEC|text_QQF=Qualified to the Quarterfinals

|result3=QQF|result4=QQF|result5=QQF|result6=QQF

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=2015

|source=

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=ANT|team2=COB|team3=COM|team4=GUA|team5=MAL

|team6=MAR|team7=MIC|team8=MUN|team9=PET|team10=SUC

|team11=USC|team12=XEL

|name_ANT=Antigua GFC

|match_ANT_COB=0–0

|match_ANT_COM=0–1

|match_ANT_GUA=3–0

|match_ANT_MAL=2–0

|match_ANT_MAR=2–1

|match_ANT_MIC=2–1

|match_ANT_MUN=0–0

|match_ANT_PET=1–2

|match_ANT_SUC=1–0

|match_ANT_USC=1–4

|match_ANT_XEL=3–0

|name_COB=Cobán Imperial

|match_COB_ANT=0–0

|match_COB_COM=2–1

|match_COB_GUA=2–2

|match_COB_MAL=1–0

|match_COB_MAR=1–0

|match_COB_MIC=1–0

|match_COB_MUN=1–0

|match_COB_PET=2–3

|match_COB_SUC=3–3

|match_COB_USC=2–2

|match_COB_XEL=0–0

|name_COM=Comunicaciones

|match_COM_ANT=1–0

|match_COM_COB=2–1

|match_COM_GUA=0–0

|match_COM_MAL=2–1

|match_COM_MAR=2–2

|match_COM_MIC=2–1

|match_COM_MUN=1–0

|match_COM_PET=0–2

|match_COM_SUC=0–1

|match_COM_USC=1–0

|match_COM_XEL=2–0

|name_GUA=Guastatoya

|match_GUA_ANT=1–2

|match_GUA_COB=2–0

|match_GUA_COM=1–1

|match_GUA_MAL=4–1

|match_GUA_MAR=2–0

|match_GUA_MIC=0–0

|match_GUA_MUN=3–1

|match_GUA_PET=1–1

|match_GUA_SUC=3–0

|match_GUA_USC=2–3

|match_GUA_XEL=2–0

|name_MAL=Malacateco

|match_MAL_ANT=1–3

|match_MAL_COB=1–0

|match_MAL_COM=2–1

|match_MAL_GUA=0–2

|match_MAL_MAR=4–0

|match_MAL_MIC=2–0

|match_MAL_MUN=2–2

|match_MAL_PET=1–1

|match_MAL_SUC=0–2

|match_MAL_USC=0–3

|match_MAL_XEL=0–1

|name_MAR=Marquense

|match_MAR_ANT=1–1

|match_MAR_COB=0–1

|match_MAR_COM=0–3

|match_MAR_GUA=2–0

|match_MAR_MAL=2–2

|match_MAR_MIC=3–1

|match_MAR_MUN=2–1

|match_MAR_PET=0–0

|match_MAR_SUC=2–0

|match_MAR_USC=2–1

|match_MAR_XEL=1–0

|name_MIC=Mictlan

|match_MIC_ANT=1–2

|match_MIC_COB=3–0

|match_MIC_COM=2–0

|match_MIC_GUA=2–2

|match_MIC_MAL=2–2

|match_MIC_MAR=0–0

|match_MIC_MUN=1–0

|match_MIC_PET=1–0

|match_MIC_SUC=2–0

|match_MIC_USC=1–1

|match_MIC_XEL=3–1

|name_MUN=Municipal

|match_MUN_ANT=1–1

|match_MUN_COB=1–0

|match_MUN_COM=0–1

|match_MUN_GUA=0–3

|match_MUN_MAL=1–0

|match_MUN_MAR=3–1

|match_MUN_MIC=2–0

|match_MUN_PET=4–1

|match_MUN_SUC=3–2

|match_MUN_USC=3–2

|match_MUN_XEL=0–0

|name_PET=Petapa

|match_PET_ANT=0–2

|match_PET_COB=1–0

|match_PET_COM=1–4

|match_PET_GUA=0–0

|match_PET_MAL=4–1

|match_PET_MAR=0–2

|match_PET_MIC=3–0

|match_PET_MUN=3–0

|match_PET_SUC=1–1

|match_PET_USC=2–1

|match_PET_XEL=2–1

|name_SUC=Suchitepéquez

|match_SUC_ANT=3–1

|match_SUC_COB=1–1

|match_SUC_COM=2–0

|match_SUC_GUA=1–0

|match_SUC_MAL=4–1

|match_SUC_MAR=3–0

|match_SUC_MIC=2–3

|match_SUC_MUN=0–2

|match_SUC_PET=6–0

|match_SUC_USC=2–0

|match_SUC_XEL=1–0

|name_USC=Universidad SC

|match_USC_ANT=0–1

|match_USC_COB=1–2

|match_USC_COM=1–1

|match_USC_GUA=2–3

|match_USC_MAL=2–2

|match_USC_MAR=0–1

|match_USC_MIC=2–0

|match_USC_MUN=2–4

|match_USC_PET=2–0

|match_USC_SUC=2–2

|match_USC_XEL=1–2

|name_XEL=Xelajú MC

|match_XEL_ANT=1–0

|match_XEL_COB=3–0

|match_XEL_COM=1–0

|match_XEL_GUA=2–0

|match_XEL_MAL=2–1

|match_XEL_MAR=1–0

|match_XEL_MIC=1–0

|match_XEL_MUN=1–0

|match_XEL_PET=2–1

|match_XEL_SUC=2–0

|match_XEL_USC=1–0

|update=2015

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/guatemala/liga-nacional/20152016/apertura/r31897/]

}}

Playoffs

{{7TeamBracket|legs=2|aggregate=y

|RD1 = Qualifying stage

|RD2 = Semifinals

|RD3 = Finals

|RD1-team1 = Guastatoya

|RD1-seed1 = 4

|RD1-score1-1 = 3

|RD1-score1-2 = 0

|RD1-score1-3 = 3

|RD1-team2 = Suchitepéquez

|RD1-seed2 = 5

|RD1-score2-1 = 3

|RD1-score2-2 = 0

|RD1-score2-3 = 3

|RD1-team3 = Comunicaciones

|RD1-seed3 = 3

|RD1-score3-1 = 0

|RD1-score3-2 = 3

|RD1-score3-3 = 3

|RD1-seed4 = 6

|RD1-team4 = Petapa

|RD1-score4-1 = 0

|RD1-score4-2 = 0

|RD1-score4-3 = 0

|RD2-seed1 = 1

|RD2-team1 = Xelajú MC

|RD2-score1-1 = 0

|RD2-score1-2 = 2

|RD2-score1-3 = 2

|RD2-seed2 = 3

|RD2-team2 = Guastatoya

|RD2-score2-1 = 3

|RD2-score2-2 = 2

|RD2-score2-3 = 5

|RD2-seed3 = 2

|RD2-team3 = Antigua GFC

|RD2-score3-1 = 3

|RD2-score3-2 = 1

|RD2-score3-3 = 4

|RD2-seed4 = 4

|RD2-team4 = Comunicaciones

|RD2-score4-1 = 3

|RD2-score4-2 = 0

|RD2-score4-3 = 3

|RD3-seed1 = 3

|RD3-team1 = Guastatoya

|RD3-score1-1 = 2

|RD3-score1-2 = 0

|RD3-score1-3 = 2

|RD3-seed2 = 2

|RD3-team2 = Antigua GFC

|RD3-score2-1 = 1

|RD3-score2-2 = 2

|RD3-score2-3 = 3

}}

= Quarterfinals =

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Comunicaciones||QF1|Petapa||0–0|3-0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Guastatoya||QF2|Suchitepéquez||3–3|0-0}}

{{end}}

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=none}}

{{Cnote2|†|n=0|group=1| Order of legs reversed.}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

== First leg ==

{{Football box

|id=" Petapa v Comunicaciones"

|date={{Start date|2015|12|3}}

|time=13:00 UTC−6

|team1=Petapa

|score=0–0

|team2=Comunicaciones

|report=

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Estadio Julio Armando Cóbar, San Miguel, Petapa

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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{{Football box

|id="Suchitepéquez v Guastatoya"

|date={{Start date|2015|12|4}}

|time=12:30 UTC−6

|team1=Suchitepéquez

|score= 3–3

|team2=Guastatoya

|report=

|goals1= Wilson Morales {{goal|15}}
Ángel Prudencio {{goal|16}}
Sergio Targua {{goal|72}}

|goals2 =Víctor Solalinde {{goal|41}}
Henry Suazo {{goal|48}}
Edi Guerra {{goal|62}}

|stadium=Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

== Second leg ==

{{Football box

|id="Comunicaciones v Petapa"

|date={{Start date|2015|12|6}}

|time=13:00 UTC−6

|team1=Comunicaciones

|score= 3-0

|team2=Petapa

|report=

|goals1= Jose Contreras {{goal|10}}
Rolando Blackburn {{goal|15}}
Emiliano Lopez {{goal|72}}

|goals2 =None'

|stadium=Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City

|attendance=

|referee=}}

Comunicaciones won 3–0 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id="Guastatoya v Suchitepéquez"

|date={{Start date|2015|12|7}}

|time=20:30 UTC−6

|team1=Guastatoya

|score= 0-0

|team2=Suchitepéquez

|report=

|goals1= None

|goals2= None

|stadium=Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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

= Semifinals =

== First leg ==

{{Football box

|id="Winner QF4 v Winner QF1"

|date={{Start date|2015|12|10}}

|time= 8:00pm

|team1=Guastatoya

|score= 3-0

|team2=Xelajú MC

|report=

|goals1= Tomas Castillo {{goal|10}}
Wilson Pineda {{goal|70}}
Nery Oliva {{goal|78}}

|goals2= None

|stadium= Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

----

{{Football box

|id="Winner QF3 v Winner QF2"

|date={{Start date|2015|12|11}}

|time=

|team1=Comunicaciones

|score= 3-3

|team2=Antigua GFC

|report=

|goals1= Emiliano Lopez {{goal|22}}
Brayan Ordóñez {{goal|65}}
Jairo Arreola {{goal|78}}

|goals2= Alex Diaz {{goal|32}} & {{goal|76}}
Manfred Russell {{goal|86}}

|stadium= Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala city

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

== Second leg ==

{{Football box

|id="Winner QF1 v Winner QF4"

|date={{Start date|2015|12|13}}

|time= 13:00

|team1=Xelajú MC

|score= 2-2

|team2=Guastatoya

|report=

|goals1= Kevin Arriola pen {{goal|54}}
Junior Andrade {{goal|79}}

|goals2= Tomás Castillo {{goal|33}}
Fredy Orellana {{goal|91}}

|stadium= Estadio Mario Camposeco, Quetzaltenango

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Guastatoya won 5–2 on aggregate.

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{{Football box

|id="Winner QF2 v Winner QF3"

|date={{Start date|2015|12|14}}

|time=4:30

|team1=Antigua GFC

|score= 1-0

|team2=Comunicaciones

|report=

|goals1= Edgar Chinchilla {{goal|91}}

|goals2= None

|stadium= Estadio Pensativo, Antigua

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Antigua GFC won 4-3 on aggregate.

= Finals =

== First leg ==

{{Football box

|id="Winner SF2 v Winner SF1"

|date={{Start date|2015|12|18}}

|time=8:00

|team1=Guastatoya

|score= 2-1

|team2=Antigua GFC

|report=

|goals1= Juan Manuel Klug {{goal|16}}
Edi Guerra {{goal|86}}

|goals2= Alejandro Díaz {{goal|49}}

|stadium= Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

== Second leg ==

{{Football box

|id="Winner SF1 v Winner SF2"

|date={{Start date|2015|12|21}}

|time=

|team1= Antigua GFC

|score= 2-0

|team2=Guastatoya

|report=

|goals1= Oscar Isaula {{goal|19}}
Edgar Chinchilla {{goal|74}}

|goals2= None

|stadium= Estadio Pensativo, Antigua

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Antigua GFC won 3-2 on aggregate.

{{winners||Apertura 2015 champions|Antigua GFC|1st}}

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.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

Antigua GFC

  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Mandred Russell
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Alexander Robinson
  • {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} Mekeil Williams
  • {{flagicon|Jamaica}} Akeem Priestley
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Justin Arboleda

Cobán Imperial

  • {{flagicon|GLP}} Victor Guay
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Argenis Fernandez
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Mario Piñeyro
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Jesus Darwin Ramirez

CSD Comunicaciones

  • {{flagicon|Paraguay}} Joel Benítez
  • {{flagicon|Panama}} Rolando Blackburn
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Agustín Herrera
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jesús Jonathan Lozano
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Emiliano Lopez

Guastatoya

  • {{flagicon|Paraguay}} Victor Solalinde
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Agustín Arigon
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Álvaro García

' Deportivo Mictlan

  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Juan Aguirre
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Marlon Negrete
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} William Negrete
  • {{flagicon|Panama}} Ricardo Romero

Deportivo Malacateco

13px (player released during the season)

{{col-2}}

Deportivo Marquense

  • None

CSD Municipal

  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Johnny Woodly Lambert
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Carlos Hernández
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Keilor Soto
  • {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Jaime Alas

Deportivo Petapa

  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Minor Alvarez
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Lucas Trecarichi
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Lovato
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Adrian Apellaniz
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Ignacio Flores

CD Suchitepéquez

  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Ángel Prudencio
  • {{flagicon|Belize}} Shane Orio
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jhon Cardona
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jhon Jairo Córdoba
  • {{flagicon|Honduras}} Luis Lobo

Universidad SC

  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Paulo Centurion
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jonathan Rodríguez Cuenu
  • {{flagicon|Honduras}} Michel Rivera
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Carlos Kamiani Félix
  • {{flagicon|Spain}} Alexis Egea

Club Xelajú MC

  • {{flagicon|Brazil}} Juliano Rangel de Andrade
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Juan Baena
  • {{flagicon|Panama}} Brunet Hay

{{col-end}}

Clausura

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

=Personnel and sponsoring=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

! Team

! Chairman

! Head Coach

! Kitmaker

! Shirt sponsor

Antigua GFC

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Rafael Arreaga

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Mauricio Tapia

| TBD

| Pegamex

Cobán Imperial

| {{flagicon|GUA}}

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Fabricio Chapa Benitez

| Puma

| TBD

Comunicaciones

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Pedro Portilla

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Iván Franco Sopegno

| TBD

| TBD

Guastatoya

| {{flagicon|GUA}}

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Francisco Melgar

| TBD

| TBD

Malacateco

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Rónald Gómez

| TBD

| TBD

Marquense

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Néstor Emilio Soria

| TBD

| TBD

Mictlan

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Sergio Guevara

| TBD

| TBD

Municipal

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Gerardo Villa

| {{flagicon|URU}} Gustavo Machain

| TBD

| TBD

Deportivo Petapa

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Centrone

| TBD

| TBD

Suchitepéquez

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Walter Claverí

| TBD

| TBD

Universidad SC

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ramiro Cepeda

| TBD

| TBD

Xelajú

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Hernán Medford

| RetoSports

| TBD

Managerial changes

=Beginning of the season=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

Comunicaciones

|{{flagicon|URU}} William Coito Olivera

| Sacked

| December 2015

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ivan Sopengo

| December 2015

| th (Apertura 2015)

Guastatoya

|{{flagicon|URU}} Ariel Sena

| Resigned

| December 2015

|{{flagicon|GUA}} Francisco Melgar

| 2015

| th (Apertura 2015)

Deportivo Marquense

|{{flagicon|GUA}} Francisco Melgar

| Resigned due to personal reason

| December 2015

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Néstor Emilio Soria

| December 2015

| th (Apertura 2015)

Suchitepéquez

|{{flagicon|GUA}} Walter Claverí

| Resigned due to become head of the national team

| January 2016

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Douglas Zamora

| January 2016

| th (Apertura 2015)

=During the season=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

Cobán Imperial

|{{flagicon|GUA}} Fabricio Chapa Benitez

| Sacked

| 2016

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Julián Trujillo

| 2016

| th (Clausura 2016)

Guastatoya

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Francisco Melgar

| Sacked

| 2016

|{{flagicon|GUA}} Roque Alfaro

| 2016

| th (Apertura 2016)

Xelajú

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Hernán Medford

| Resigned

| 2016

|{{flagicon|URU}} Carlos Jurado

| 2016

| th (Apertura 2016)

=Standings=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=SUC|name_SUC=Suchitepéquez

|team2=MUN|name_MUN=Municipal

|team3=COM|name_COM=Comunicaciones

|team4=MAL|name_MAL=Malacateco

|team5=ANT|name_ANT=Antigua GFC

|team6=MAR|name_MAR=Marquense

|team7=GUA|name_GUA=Guastatoya

|team8=MIC|name_MIC=Mictlan

|team9=USC|name_USC=Universidad SC

|team10=XEL|name_XEL=Xelajú MC

|team11=PET|name_PET=Petapa

|team12=COB|name_COB=Cobán Imperial

|win_SUC=12|draw_SUC=3|loss_SUC=7|gf_SUC=36|ga_SUC=23

|win_MUN=9|draw_MUN=9|loss_MUN=4|gf_MUN=29|ga_MUN=21

|win_COM=9|draw_COM=5|loss_COM=8|gf_COM=32|ga_COM=27

|win_MAL=9|draw_MAL=4|loss_MAL=9|gf_MAL=35|ga_MAL=24

|win_ANT=8|draw_ANT=7|loss_ANT=7|gf_ANT=27|ga_ANT=23

|win_MAR=8|draw_MAR=7|loss_MAR=7|gf_MAR=30|ga_MAR=29

|win_GUA=10|draw_GUA=1|loss_GUA=11|gf_GUA=26|ga_GUA=28

|win_MIC=8|draw_MIC=6|loss_MIC=8|gf_MIC=21|ga_MIC=28

|win_USC=8|draw_USC=5|loss_USC=9|gf_USC=32|ga_USC=29

|win_XEL=5|draw_XEL=9|loss_XEL=8|gf_XEL=19|ga_XEL=25

|win_PET=5|draw_PET=8|loss_PET=9|gf_PET=33|ga_PET=40

|win_COB=5|draw_COB=8|loss_COB=9|gf_COB=17|ga_COB=40

|col_QSF=#FFFFCC|text_QSF=Qualified to the Semifinals

|result1=QSF|result2=QSF

|col_QQF=#FFFFEC|text_QQF=Qualified to the Quarterfinals

|result3=QQF|result4=QQF|result5=QQF|result6=QQF

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=8 May 2016

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/guatemala/liga-nacional/20152016/clausura/r31901/tables/ Soccerway]

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=ANT|team2=COB|team3=COM|team4=GUA|team5=MAL

|team6=MAR|team7=MIC|team8=MUN|team9=PET|team10=SUC

|team11=USC|team12=XEL

|name_ANT=Antigua GFC

|match_ANT_COB=0–0

|match_ANT_COM=1–3

|match_ANT_GUA=3–0

|match_ANT_MAL=1–1

|match_ANT_MAR=2–4

|match_ANT_MIC=2–1

|match_ANT_MUN=2–0

|match_ANT_PET=4–1

|match_ANT_SUC=0–1

|match_ANT_USC=1–0

|match_ANT_XEL=0–0

|name_COB=Cobán Imperial

|match_COB_ANT=1–1

|match_COB_COM=1–3

|match_COB_GUA=0–0

|match_COB_MAL=3–2

|match_COB_MAR=2–1

|match_COB_MIC=1–0

|match_COB_MUN=0–1

|match_COB_PET=3–2

|match_COB_SUC=2–1

|match_COB_USC=2–2

|match_COB_XEL=0–0

|name_COM=Comunicaciones

|match_COM_ANT=2–1

|match_COM_COB=4–0

|match_COM_GUA=1–2

|match_COM_MAL=1–0

|match_COM_MAR=2–2

|match_COM_MIC=4–0

|match_COM_MUN=1–2

|match_COM_PET=1–1

|match_COM_SUC=1–2

|match_COM_USC=0–4

|match_COM_XEL=1–0

|name_GUA=Guastatoya

|match_GUA_ANT=1–0

|match_GUA_COB=3–0

|match_GUA_COM=0–1

|match_GUA_MAL=2–0

|match_GUA_MAR=3–4

|match_GUA_MIC=2–0

|match_GUA_MUN=2–0

|match_GUA_PET=3–1

|match_GUA_SUC=1–0

|match_GUA_USC=3–1

|match_GUA_XEL=2–0

|name_MAL=Malacateco

|match_MAL_ANT=2–1

|match_MAL_COB=9–0

|match_MAL_COM=1–1

|match_MAL_GUA=1–0

|match_MAL_MAR=1–1

|match_MAL_MIC=3–0

|match_MAL_MUN=1–0

|match_MAL_PET=3–2

|match_MAL_SUC=4–1

|match_MAL_USC=2–0

|match_MAL_XEL=2–0

|name_MAR=Marquense

|match_MAR_ANT=1–2

|match_MAR_COB=1–1

|match_MAR_COM=1–0

|match_MAR_GUA=2–0

|match_MAR_MAL=2–1

|match_MAR_MIC=1–0

|match_MAR_MUN=1–0

|match_MAR_PET=1–0

|match_MAR_SUC=1–1

|match_MAR_USC=2–4

|match_MAR_XEL=2–2

|name_MIC=Mictlan

|match_MIC_ANT=0–0

|match_MIC_COB=1–0

|match_MIC_COM=2–0

|match_MIC_GUA=2–1

|match_MIC_MAL=1–0

|match_MIC_MAR=0–0

|match_MIC_MUN=3–3

|match_MIC_PET=2–2

|match_MIC_SUC=1–0

|match_MIC_USC=1–0

|match_MIC_XEL=3–2

|name_MUN=Municipal

|match_MUN_ANT=0–0

|match_MUN_COB=0–0

|match_MUN_COM=2–2

|match_MUN_GUA=1–0

|match_MUN_MAL=1–0

|match_MUN_MAR=1–0

|match_MUN_MIC=1–1

|match_MUN_PET=8–2

|match_MUN_SUC=3–2

|match_MUN_USC=1–1

|match_MUN_XEL=2–1

|name_PET=Petapa

|match_PET_ANT=1–1

|match_PET_COB=1–1

|match_PET_COM=1–1

|match_PET_GUA=6–0

|match_PET_MAL=1–0

|match_PET_MAR=2–1

|match_PET_MIC=3–1

|match_PET_MUN=0–0

|match_PET_SUC=2–1

|match_PET_USC=2–3

|match_PET_XEL=2–2

|name_SUC=Suchitepéquez

|match_SUC_ANT=0–1

|match_SUC_COB=3–0

|match_SUC_COM=2–1

|match_SUC_GUA=2–1

|match_SUC_MAL=4–1

|match_SUC_MAR=3–1

|match_SUC_MIC=2–0

|match_SUC_MUN=0–0

|match_SUC_PET=2–0

|match_SUC_USC=1–0

|match_SUC_XEL=1–1

|name_USC=Universidad SC

|match_USC_ANT=3–1

|match_USC_COB=4–0

|match_USC_COM=1–2

|match_USC_GUA=2–0

|match_USC_MAL=2–1

|match_USC_MAR=0–0

|match_USC_MIC=0–1

|match_USC_MUN=1–2

|match_USC_PET=0–0

|match_USC_SUC=2–6

|match_USC_XEL=0–0

|name_XEL=Xelajú MC

|match_XEL_ANT=1–3

|match_XEL_COB=1–0

|match_XEL_COM=1–0

|match_XEL_GUA=1–0

|match_XEL_MAL=0–0

|match_XEL_MAR=2–1

|match_XEL_MIC=1–1

|match_XEL_MUN=1–1

|match_XEL_PET=2–1

|match_XEL_SUC=0–1

|match_XEL_USC=1–2

|update=8 May 2016

|source=

}}

Playoffs

{{7TeamBracket|legs=2|aggregate=y

|RD1=Quarterfinals

|RD2=Semifinals

|RD3=Finals

|RD1-team1=Malacateco

|RD1-seed1=4

|RD1-score1-1=0

|RD1-score1-2=3

|RD1-score1-3=3

|RD1-team2= Antigua GFC

|RD1-seed2= 5

|RD1-score2-1=2

|RD1-score2-2=0

|RD1-score2-3=2

|RD1-team3=Comunicaciones

|RD1-seed3=3

|RD1-score3-1=3

|RD1-score3-2=1

|RD1-score3-3=4

|RD1-seed4=6

|RD1-team4= Marquense

|RD1-score4-1=3

|RD1-score4-2=0

|RD1-score4-3=3

|RD2-seed1=1

|RD2-team1= Suchitepéquez

|RD2-score1-1=2

|RD2-score1-2=2

|RD2-score1-3=4

|RD2-seed2=4

|RD2-team2= Malacateco

|RD2-score2-1=1

|RD2-score2-2=0

|RD2-score2-3=1

|RD2-seed3=2

|RD2-team3=CSD Municipal

|RD2-score3-1=0

|RD2-score3-2=2

|RD2-score3-3=2

|RD2-seed4=3

|RD2-team4=Comunicaciones

|RD2-score4-1=1

|RD2-score4-2=1

|RD2-score4-3=2

|RD3-seed1=1

|RD3-team1=Suchitepéquez

|RD3-score1-1=1

|RD3-score1-2=3

|RD3-score1-3=4

|RD3-seed2=3

|RD3-team2=Comunicaciones

|RD3-score2-1=2

|RD3-score2-2=0

|RD3-score2-3=2

}}

= Quarterfinals =

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Deportivo Malacateco||3-0|Antigua GFC||0–2|}}

{{TwoLegResult|Comunicaciones||4–3|Marquense||3–3|1–0}}

{{end}}

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=none}}

{{Cnote2|†|n=0|group=1| Order of legs reversed.}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

== First leg ==

{{Football box

|id=" Antigua v Malacateco"

|date={{Start date|2016|05|12}}

|time=

|team1=Antigua GFC

|score=2–0

|team2=Deportivo Malacateco

|report=

|goals1=Alexis Matta {{goal|35}}
Óscar Isaula {{goal|58}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

----

{{Football box

|id="Marquense v Comunicaciones"

|date={{Start date|2016|05|12}}

|time=

|team1=Marquense

|score= 3–3

|team2=Comunicaciones

|report=

|goals1= Kevin Elias Castellanos {{goal|17}}
Fank De León {{goal|35||61}}

|goals2 =Rolando Blackburn {{goal|30}}
Emiliano López {{goal|58||85}}

|stadium=Estadio Marquesa de la Ensenada, San Marcos

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

== Second leg ==

{{Football box

|id="Comunicaciones v Marquense"

|date={{Start date|2016|05|15}}

|time=

|team1=Comunicaciones

|score= 1-0

|team2=Marquense

|report=

|goals1= Rolando Blackburn {{goal|72}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

|attendance=

|referee=}}

Comunicaciones won 4–3 on aggregate.

----

{{Football box

|id="Malacateco v Antigua"

|date={{Start date|2016|05|15}}

|time=

|team1=Deportivo Malacateco

|score= 3 – 0

|team2=Antigua GFC

|report=

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Estadio Santa Lucía, Malacatán

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Malacateco won 3–2 on aggregate.

= Semifinals =

== First leg ==

{{Football box

|id="Winner QF4 v Winner QF1"

|date={{Start date|2016|05|18}}

|time=13:00 UTC−6

|team1=Deportivo Malacateco

|score=1-2

|team2=Suchitepéquez

|report=

|goals1=J. Valenzuela {{goal|71}}

|goals2=O. Salazar {{goal|9}}
G. Esquivel {{goal|62}}

|stadium=Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía, Malacatán

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

----

{{Football box

|id="Comunicaciones v CSD Municipal"

|date={{Start date|2016|05|19}}

|time=21:00 UTC−6

|team1=Comunicaciones

|score= 1-0

|team2=CSD Municipal

|report=

|goals1= Jairo Arreola {{goal|2}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

== Second leg ==

{{Football box

|id="Suchitepéquez v Deportivo Malacateco"

|date={{Start date|2016|05|21}}

|time=20:00 UTC−6

|team1=Suchitepéquez

|score=2-0

|team2=Deportivo Malacateco

|report=

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Estadio Municipal Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Suchitepéquez won 4–1 on aggregate.

----

{{Football box

|id="CSD Municipal v Comunicaciones"

|date={{Start date|2016|05|22}}

|time=12:00 UTC−6

|team1=CSD Municipal

|score= 2-1

|team2=Comunicaciones

|report=

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Comunicaciones won 2-2 on aggregate.

= Finals =

== First leg ==

{{Football box

|id="Winner SF2 v Winner SF1"

|date=

|time=

|team1=

|score=

|team2=

|report=

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

== Second leg ==

{{Football box

|id="Winner SF1 v Winner SF2"

|date=

|time=

|team1=

|score=

|team2=

|report=

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

won – on aggregate.

Aggregate table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=SUC|name_SUC=Suchitepéquez

|team2=ANT|name_ANT=Antigua GFC

|team3=COM|name_COM=Comunicaciones

|team4=MUN|name_MUN=Municipal

|team5=GUA|name_GUA=Guastatoya

|team6=XEL|name_XEL=Xelajú MC

|team7=MAR|name_MAR=Marquense

|team8=PET|name_PET=Petapa

|team9=MIC|name_MIC=Mictlan

|team10=COB|name_COB=Cobán Imperial

|team11=MAL|name_MAL=Malacateco

|team12=USC|name_USC=Universidad SC

|win_SUC=22|draw_SUC=7|loss_SUC=15|gf_SUC=72|ga_SUC=50|status_SUC=C,Q

|win_ANT=19|draw_ANT=12|loss_ANT=13|gf_ANT=55|ga_ANT=42|status_ANT=C,Q

|win_COM=20|draw_COM=9|loss_COM=15|gf_COM=58|ga_COM=47

|win_MUN=18|draw_MUN=13|loss_MUN=13|gf_MUN=57|ga_MUN=48

|win_GUA=19|draw_GUA=8|loss_GUA=17|gf_GUA=59|ga_GUA=51

|win_XEL=18|draw_XEL=11|loss_XEL=15|gf_XEL=41|ga_XEL=42

|win_MAR=16|draw_MAR=12|loss_MAR=16|gf_MAR=52|ga_MAR=57

|win_PET=14|draw_PET=14|loss_PET=16|gf_PET=62|ga_PET=71

|win_MIC=15|draw_MIC=11|loss_MIC=18|gf_MIC=45|ga_MIC=56

|win_COB=12|draw_COB=15|loss_COB=17|gf_COB=37|ga_COB=66

|win_MAL=13|draw_MAL=9|loss_MAL=22|gf_MAL=59|ga_MAL=65

|win_USC=12|draw_USC=11|loss_USC=21|gf_USC=48|ga_USC=76

|col_CLGS=#D0F0C0|text_CLGS=2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage

|result1=CLGS|result2=CLGS

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=2016

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/guatemala/liga-nacional/20152016/clausura/r31901/tables/ Soccerway]

}}

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.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

Antigua GFC

  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Mandred Russell
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Alexander Robinson
  • {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} Mekeil Williams
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Agustín Herrera
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Justin Arboleda

Cobán Imperial

  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Arnulfo Beitar
  • {{flagicon|GLP}} Victor Guay
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Mario Piñeyro

CSD Comunicaciones

  • {{flagicon|Nicaragua}} Juan Barrera
  • {{flagicon|Paraguay}} Joel Benítez
  • {{flagicon|Panama}} Rolando Blackburn
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Emiliano Lopez

Guastatoya

  • {{flagicon|Paraguay}} Orlando Moreira
  • {{flagicon|Paraguay}} Víctor Solalinde
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Álvaro García

Deportivo Mictlan

  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Juan Aguirre
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Marlon Negrete
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} William Negrete
  • {{flagicon|Panama}} Ricardo Romero

Deportivo Malacateco

  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Juan Carlos Meza
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jhon Jairo Palacios
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Carlos Díaz
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Ricardo Rocha

13px (player released during the season)

{{col-2}}

Deportivo Marquense

  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Matías Triofini

CSD Municipal

  • {{flagicon|Brazil}} Janderson Pereira
  • {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Jaime Alas
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Gastón Puerari
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Keylor Soto

Deportivo Petapa

  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Lovato
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Adrian Apellaniz
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Matías Quinteros

CD Suchitepéquez

  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Francisco Ladogana
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Mauricio Gerni
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Omar Salazar
  • {{flagicon|Canada}} David Monsalve

Universidad SC

Club Xelajú MC

  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Cristhian Lagos
  • {{flagicon|Brazil}} Juliano Rangel de Andrade
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Juan Baena
  • {{flagicon|Honduras}} José Mendoza

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References

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