2018–19 Liga Nacional de Guatemala

{{Infobox football league season

|competition = Liga Nacional de Guatemala

|season = 2018–19

|dates = July 2018 – May 2019

|winners = Apertura:
Guastatoya (2nd title)
Clausura:
Antigua (4th title)

|relegated = Petapa

|continentalcup1 = CONCACAF League

|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Guastatoya
Antigua
Comunicaciones

|continentalcup2 =

|continentalcup2 qualifiers =

|matches =

|total goals =

|league topscorer = Agustin Herrera (Antigua GFC) - 9 goals

|biggest home win = Malacateco 5–0 Chiantla
(2018)

|biggest away win = Chiantla 0–3 Guastatoya
(2018)

|longest wins =

|longest unbeaten =

|longest winless =

|longest losses =

|prevseason = 2017–18

|nextseason = 2019–20

}}

The 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season was the 21st season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, the top football league in Guatemala, in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began in July 2018 and ended in May 2019.

Team information

{{Location map+|Guatemala|width=325|float=right|caption=Location of the 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala teams|places=

{{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=14.566667|long=-90.733333|label=Antigua|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=15.35 |long=-91.45 |label=Chiantla|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=15.483333|long=-90.366667|label=Cobán|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=14.676078|long=-90.488547|label=Comunicaciones|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=14.85 |long=-90.066667|label=Guastatoya|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=13.933056|long=-90.7075 |label=Iztapa|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=14.9 |long=-92.049722|label=Malacateco|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=14.616944|long=-90.534722|label=Municipal|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=14.5 |long=-90.566667|label=Petapa|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=14.795 |long=-90.192222|label=Sanarate|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=14.3 |long=-90.966667|label=Siquinalá|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Guatemala|lat=14.844444|long=-91.501389|label=Xelajú|position=top}}

}}

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2017–18 Liga Nacional and 2 promoted from the 2017–18 Primera División.

Deportivo Marquense and C.D. Suchitepéquez were relegated to 2018–19 Primera División the previous season.

The relegated team was replaced by the 2017–18 Primera División winners. Chiantla and Deportivo Iztapa.

= Promotion and relegation =

Promoted from Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2018.

Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2018.

= Personnel and sponsoring =

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

!Team

!Chairman

!Head Coach

!Captain

!Kitmaker

!Shirt Sponsors

Antigua GFC

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Víctor Hugo García

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Juan Antonio Torres

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| TBD

| Tigo, TBD

Chiantla

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Damián Mérida

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Alberto Salguero

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| TBD

| Tigo, TBD

Coban Imperial

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Jimmy Morales

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Fabricio Benitez

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| TBD

| Tigo, TBD

Comunicaciones

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Pedro Portilla

| {{flagicon|URU}} William Coito Olivera

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| Kappa

| Todo en Salud, Gatorade

Guastatoya

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Léster Rodríguez

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Amarini Villatoro

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| TBD

| Tigo, TBD

Iztapa

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Mario Mejía

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Francisco Melgar

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| TBD

| Tigo, TBD

Malacateco

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Carlos Gutiérrez

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Ronald Gómez

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| TBD

| Tigo, TBD

CSD Municipal

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Gerardo Villa

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Horacio Cordero

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| TBD

| Tigo, TBD

Petapa

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Luis Reyes

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Norman Martin

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| TBD

| Tigo, TBD

Sanarate

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Ángel Pantaleón

| {{flagicon|URU}} Ariel Sena

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| TBD

| Tigo, TBD

Siquinalá

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Juan Pablo Godíne

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Otto Rodríguez

| {{flagicon|GUA}}

| Kelme

| TBD

Xelajú MC

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Francisco Santos

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Walter Horacio González

| {{flagicon|GUA}} TBD

| TBD

| Tigo, 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

Petapa

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ramiro Cepeda

| Resigned

| May 2018

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Loredo

| May 2018

| th (Clausura 2018)

Xelaju

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Walter Claveri

| Resigned to become coach of the national team

| July 2018

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ramiro Cepeda

| July 2018

| th (Clausura 2018)

= During the Apertura season =

class="wikitable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Manner of departure

!{{nowrap|Date of vacancy}}

!Replaced by

!{{nowrap|Date of appointment}}

!width=125px|Position in table

Chiantla

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Marvin Hernández

| Sacked

| August 2018

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Alberto Salguero

| September 2018

| 12th (Apertura 2018)

Municipal

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Hernan Medford

| Resigned

| September 2018

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Horacio Cordero

| September 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

Siquinalá

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Berta

| TBD

| October 2018

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Otto Rodríguez

| October 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

Sanarate

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Centrone

| TBD

| October 2018

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Julián Trujillo

| October 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

= Between Apertura and Clausura seasons =

class="wikitable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Manner of departure

!Date of vacancy

!Replaced by

!Date of appointment

!Position in table

Antigua GFC

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Mauricio Tapia

| Contract finished

| December 2018

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Juan Antonio Torres

| January 2019

| Th (Apertura 2018)

= During the Clausura season =

class="wikitable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Manner of departure

!{{nowrap|Date of vacancy}}

!Replaced by

!{{nowrap|Date of appointment}}

!width=125px|Position in table

Sanarate

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Julian Trujillo

| Sacked

| February 2019

| {{flagicon|URU}} Ariel Sena

| February 2019

| th (Clausura 2019)

Xelaju

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ramiro Cepeda

| Sacked

| March 2019

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Walter Horacio González

| March 2019

| 8th (Clausura 2019)

Petapa

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Loredo

| Sacked

| March 2019

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Norman Martin

| March 2019

| 12th (Clausura 2019)

Apertura

=League table=

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

|section=Apertura

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/guatemala/liga-nacional/20182019/apertura/r48753/ Soccerway]

|team1=GUA |team2=XEL |team3=COM |team4=MAL |team5=COB |team6=ANT |team7=SIQ |team8=MUN |team9=IZT |team10=SAN |team11=PET |team12=CHI

|update=complete

|win_ANT=9 |draw_ANT=7 |loss_ANT=6 |gf_ANT=24 |ga_ANT=24 |status_ANT=

|win_CHI=2 |draw_CHI=5 |loss_CHI=15 |gf_CHI=15 |ga_CHI=38 |status_CHI=

|win_COB=10 |draw_COB=6 |loss_COB=6 |gf_COB=28 |ga_COB=20 |status_COB=

|win_COM=11 |draw_COM=5 |loss_COM=6 |gf_COM=28 |ga_COM=16 |status_COM=

|win_GUA=13 |draw_GUA=5 |loss_GUA=4 |gf_GUA=34 |ga_GUA=11 |status_GUA=

|win_IZT=6 |draw_IZT=7 |loss_IZT=9 |gf_IZT=23 |ga_IZT=28 |status_IZT=

|win_MAL=11 |draw_MAL=5 |loss_MAL=6 |gf_MAL=38 |ga_MAL=32 |status_MAL=

|win_MUN=8 |draw_MUN=4 |loss_MUN=10 |gf_MUN=26 |ga_MUN=30 |status_MUN=

|win_PET=3 |draw_PET=7 |loss_PET=12 |gf_PET=18 |ga_PET=31 |status_PET=

|win_SAN=4 |draw_SAN=7 |loss_SAN=11 |gf_SAN=21 |ga_SAN=35 |status_SAN=

|win_SIQ=7 |draw_SIQ=9 |loss_SIQ=6 |gf_SIQ=31 |ga_SIQ=32 |status_SIQ=

|win_XEL=11 |draw_XEL=7 |loss_XEL=4 |gf_XEL=28 |ga_XEL=17 |status_XEL=

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=QF |result4=QF |result5=QF |result6=QF

|name_ANT=Antigua GFC

|name_CHI=Chiantla

|name_COB=Cobán Imperial

|name_COM=Comunicaciones

|name_GUA=Guastatoya

|name_IZT=Iztapa

|name_MAL=Malacateco

|name_MUN=Municipal

|name_PET=Petapa

|name_SAN=Sanarate

|name_SIQ=Siquinalá

|name_XEL=Xelajú

|show_limit=5

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

|res_col_header=QR

|col_SF=yellow1 |text_SF=Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)

|col_QF=yellow2 |text_QF=Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)

}}

= Results =

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

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

|team6=IZT|team7=MAL|team8=MUN|team9=PET|team10=SAN

|team11=SIQ|team12=XEL

|name_ANT=Antigua GFC

|match_ANT_CHI=2–2

|match_ANT_COB=1–2

|match_ANT_COM=0–3

|match_ANT_GUA=3–1

|match_ANT_IZT=1–0

|match_ANT_MAL=2–1

|match_ANT_MUN=1–0

|match_ANT_PET=1–2

|match_ANT_SAN=2–0

|match_ANT_SIQ=0–0

|match_ANT_XEL=0–0

|name_CHI=Chiantla

|match_CHI_ANT=1–2

|match_CHI_COB=0–1

|match_CHI_COM=0–2

|match_CHI_GUA=0–3

|match_CHI_IZT=1–1

|match_CHI_MAL=0–1

|match_CHI_MUN=2–3

|match_CHI_PET=2–1

|match_CHI_SAN=0–0

|match_CHI_SIQ=0–0

|match_CHI_XEL=1–0

|name_COB=Cobán Imperial

|match_COB_ANT=1–0

|match_COB_CHI=2–0

|match_COB_COM=0–3

|match_COB_GUA=0–1

|match_COB_IZT=2–1

|match_COB_MAL=3–0

|match_COB_MUN=2–0

|match_COB_PET=2–0

|match_COB_SAN=0–0

|match_COB_SIQ=2–1

|match_COB_XEL=1–2

|name_COM=Comunicaciones

|match_COM_ANT=1–1

|match_COM_CHI=2–0

|match_COM_COB=0–2

|match_COM_GUA=1–0

|match_COM_IZT=1–0

|match_COM_MAL=4–0

|match_COM_MUN=0–0

|match_COM_PET=1–1

|match_COM_SAN=1–0

|match_COM_SIQ=3–1

|match_COM_XEL=1–2

|name_GUA=Guastatoya

|match_GUA_ANT=3–0

|match_GUA_CHI=2–1

|match_GUA_COB=2–2

|match_GUA_COM=2–0

|match_GUA_IZT=3–0

|match_GUA_MAL=3–1

|match_GUA_MUN=2–0

|match_GUA_PET=1–0

|match_GUA_SAN=3–0

|match_GUA_SIQ=1–0

|match_GUA_XEL=0–0

|name_IZT=Iztapa

|match_IZT_ANT=0–2

|match_IZT_CHI=1–1

|match_IZT_COB=2–1

|match_IZT_COM=2–0

|match_IZT_GUA=0–4

|match_IZT_MAL=0–2

|match_IZT_MUN=1–0

|match_IZT_PET=3–1

|match_IZT_SAN=4–1

|match_IZT_SIQ=1–1

|match_IZT_XEL=1–1

|name_MAL=Malacateco

|match_MAL_ANT=3–0

|match_MAL_CHI=5–0

|match_MAL_COB=2–2

|match_MAL_COM=1–0

|match_MAL_GUA=0–0

|match_MAL_IZT=0–0

|match_MAL_MUN=5–4

|match_MAL_PET=2–1

|match_MAL_SAN=3–0

|match_MAL_SIQ=3–3

|match_MAL_XEL=2–1

|name_MUN=Municipal

|match_MUN_ANT=1–1

|match_MUN_CHI=1–0

|match_MUN_COB=1–0

|match_MUN_COM=2–0

|match_MUN_GUA=0–2

|match_MUN_IZT=1–3

|match_MUN_MAL=3–4

|match_MUN_PET=1–0

|match_MUN_SAN=1–1

|match_MUN_SIQ=1–2

|match_MUN_XEL=3–1

|name_PET=Petapa

|match_PET_ANT=0–1

|match_PET_CHI=1–0

|match_PET_COB=1–1

|match_PET_COM=1–1

|match_PET_GUA=1–1

|match_PET_IZT=0–0

|match_PET_MAL=1–2

|match_PET_MUN=0–1

|match_PET_SAN=0–2

|match_PET_SIQ=1–3

|match_PET_XEL=1–0

|name_SAN=Sanarate

|match_SAN_ANT=2–3

|match_SAN_CHI=1–0

|match_SAN_COB=1–1

|match_SAN_COM=0–1

|match_SAN_GUA=1–0

|match_SAN_IZT=3–3

|match_SAN_MAL=1–1

|match_SAN_MUN=0–1

|match_SAN_PET=2–2

|match_SAN_SIQ=2–0

|match_SAN_XEL=0–1

|name_SIQ=Siquinalá

|match_SIQ_ANT=1–1

|match_SIQ_CHI=4–3

|match_SIQ_COB=1–0

|match_SIQ_COM=0–2

|match_SIQ_GUA=0–0

|match_SIQ_IZT=1–0

|match_SIQ_MAL=3–0

|match_SIQ_MUN=2–2

|match_SIQ_PET=2–2

|match_SIQ_SAN=4–3

|match_SIQ_XEL=2–2

|name_XEL=Xelajú

|match_XEL_ANT=0–0

|match_XEL_CHI=3–1

|match_XEL_COB=1–1

|match_XEL_COM=1–1

|match_XEL_GUA=1–0

|match_XEL_IZT=1–0

|match_XEL_MAL=1–0

|match_XEL_MUN=1–0

|match_XEL_PET=2–1

|match_XEL_SAN=4–1

|match_XEL_SIQ=3–0

|update=complete|source=

}}

= Playoffs =

{{6TeamBracket

| legs=3

| nowrap=y

| RD1=Quarterfinals

| RD2=Semifinals

| RD3=Final

| score-width=25

| RD1-seed1= 4

| RD1-team1= Malacateco

| RD1-score1-1= 2

| RD1-score1-2= 2

| RD1-score1-3= 4

| RD1-seed2= 5

| RD1-team2= Cobán Imperial

| RD1-score2-1= 2

| RD1-score2-2= 3

| RD1-score2-3= 5

| RD1-seed3= 3

| RD1-team3= Comunicaciones

| RD1-score3-1= 1

| RD1-score3-2= 0

| RD1-score3-3= 1

| RD1-seed4= 6

| RD1-team4= Antigua GFC

| RD1-score4-1= 0

| RD1-score4-2= 0

| RD1-score4-3= 0

| RD2-seed1= 1

| RD2-team1= Guastatoya

| RD2-score1-1= 0

| RD2-score1-2= 0

| RD2-score1-3= 0

| RD2-seed2= 5

| RD2-team2= Cobán Imperial

| RD2-score2-1= 0

| RD2-score2-2= 0

| RD2-score2-3= 0

| RD2-seed3= 2

| RD2-team3= Xelajú

| RD2-score3-1= 1

| RD2-score3-2= 2

| RD2-score3-3= 3

| RD2-seed4= 3

| RD2-team4= Comunicaciones

| RD2-score4-1= 4

| RD2-score4-2= 0

| RD2-score4-3= 4

| RD3-seed1= 1

| RD3-team1= Guastatoya

| RD3-score1-1= 2

| RD3-score1-2= 1

| RD3-score1-3= 3

| RD3-seed2= 3

| RD3-team2= Comunicaciones

| RD3-score2-1= 1

| RD3-score2-2= 1

| RD3-score2-3= 2

}}

==Final==

===First leg===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|12|13|df=y}}

|time = (UTC-6)

|team1 = Comunicaciones

|score = 1–2

|report =

|team2 = Guastatoya

|goals1 = Maximiliano Lombardi {{goal|68}}

|goals2 = Luis Martinez {{goal|30}} {{goal|42}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores, Guatemala City

|attendance = 8,976

|referee = Walter Lopez

}}

===Second leg===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|12|16|df=y}}

|time = (UTC-6)

|team1 = Guastatoya

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = Comunicaciones

|goals1 = Angel Rodriguez {{goal|13}}

|goals2 = Jorge Vargas {{goal|65}}

|stadium = Estadio David Cordón Hichos, Guastatoya

|attendance = 2,959

|referee = Mario Escobar

}}

Clausura

=League table=

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

|section=Clausura

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/guatemala/liga-nacional/20182019/clausura/r48757/ Soccerway]

|team1=ANT |team2=COB |team3=COM |team4=MUN |team5=MAL |team6=GUA |team7=CHI |team8=XEL |team9=SIQ |team10=IZT |team11=SAN |team12=PET

|update=complete

|win_ANT=12 |draw_ANT=5 |loss_ANT=5 |gf_ANT=36 |ga_ANT=20 |status_ANT=

|win_CHI=8 |draw_CHI=6 |loss_CHI=8 |gf_CHI=21 |ga_CHI=25 |status_CHI=

|win_COB=12 |draw_COB=4 |loss_COB=6 |gf_COB=35 |ga_COB=25 |status_COB=

|win_COM=11 |draw_COM=6 |loss_COM=5 |gf_COM=32 |ga_COM=14 |status_COM=

|win_GUA=9 |draw_GUA=8 |loss_GUA=5 |gf_GUA=27 |ga_GUA=16 |status_GUA=

|win_IZT=7 |draw_IZT=4 |loss_IZT=11 |gf_IZT=21 |ga_IZT=28 |status_IZT=

|win_MAL=10 |draw_MAL=6 |loss_MAL=6 |gf_MAL=24 |ga_MAL=20 |status_MAL=

|win_MUN=10 |draw_MUN=6 |loss_MUN=6 |gf_MUN=37 |ga_MUN=22 |status_MUN=

|win_PET=2 |draw_PET=1 |loss_PET=19 |gf_PET=12 |ga_PET=59 |status_PET=

|win_SAN=7 |draw_SAN=2 |loss_SAN=13 |gf_SAN=22 |ga_SAN=38 |status_SAN=

|win_SIQ=7 |draw_SIQ=5 |loss_SIQ=10 |gf_SIQ=23 |ga_SIQ=25 |status_SIQ=

|win_XEL=8 |draw_XEL=5 |loss_XEL=9 |gf_XEL=27 |ga_XEL=25 |status_XEL=

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=QF |result4=QF |result5=QF |result6=QF

|name_ANT=Antigua GFC

|name_CHI=Chiantla

|name_COB=Cobán Imperial

|name_COM=Comunicaciones

|name_GUA=Guastatoya

|name_IZT=Iztapa

|name_MAL=Malacateco

|name_MUN=Municipal

|name_PET=Petapa

|name_SAN=Sanarate

|name_SIQ=Siquinalá

|name_XEL=Xelajú

|show_limit=5

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

|res_col_header=QR

|col_SF=yellow1 |text_SF=Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)

|col_QF=yellow2 |text_QF=Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)

}}

= Results =

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

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

|team6=IZT|team7=MAL|team8=MUN|team9=PET|team10=SAN

|team11=SIQ|team12=XEL

|name_ANT=Antigua GFC

|match_ANT_CHI=2–2

|match_ANT_COB=4-1

|match_ANT_COM=1-1

|match_ANT_GUA=2-0

|match_ANT_IZT=2–1

|match_ANT_MAL=1–2

|match_ANT_MUN=0-1

|match_ANT_PET=1–0

|match_ANT_SAN=4-0

|match_ANT_SIQ=3-0

|match_ANT_XEL=2-1

|name_CHI=Chiantla

|match_CHI_ANT=1-0

|match_CHI_COB=1–1

|match_CHI_COM=0–2

|match_CHI_GUA=0-0

|match_CHI_IZT=3–0

|match_CHI_MAL=0-1

|match_CHI_MUN=1-6

|match_CHI_PET=3–0

|match_CHI_SAN=2–0

|match_CHI_SIQ=0-0

|match_CHI_XEL=1-1

|name_COB=Cobán Imperial

|match_COB_ANT=2-3

|match_COB_CHI=3-0

|match_COB_COM=1–0

|match_COB_GUA=1-0

|match_COB_IZT=2-1

|match_COB_MAL=2-0

|match_COB_MUN=2–0

|match_COB_PET=4-0

|match_COB_SAN=4–1

|match_COB_SIQ=1-0

|match_COB_XEL=2–1

|name_COM=Comunicaciones

|match_COM_ANT=0–0

|match_COM_CHI=2-0

|match_COM_COB=3-1

|match_COM_GUA=0-1

|match_COM_IZT=3-1

|match_COM_MAL=3-0

|match_COM_MUN=1-3

|match_COM_PET=5-0

|match_COM_SAN=3–1

|match_COM_SIQ=0–0

|match_COM_XEL=2–0

|name_GUA=Guastatoya

|match_GUA_ANT=1–2

|match_GUA_CHI=1-0

|match_GUA_COB=1-1

|match_GUA_COM=0–0

|match_GUA_IZT=2-0

|match_GUA_MAL=1–1

|match_GUA_MUN=1-1

|match_GUA_PET=6-0

|match_GUA_SAN=1-0

|match_GUA_SIQ=1–0

|match_GUA_XEL=3-0

|name_IZT=Iztapa

|match_IZT_ANT=0-0

|match_IZT_CHI=0-1

|match_IZT_COB=2–0

|match_IZT_COM=1–1

|match_IZT_GUA=0–1

|match_IZT_MAL=3-1

|match_IZT_MUN=1-0

|match_IZT_PET=2–0

|match_IZT_SAN=4-1

|match_IZT_SIQ=1-0

|match_IZT_XEL=0–0

|name_MAL=Malacateco

|match_MAL_ANT=1-1

|match_MAL_CHI=1–0

|match_MAL_COB=1–0

|match_MAL_COM=2–1

|match_MAL_GUA=1-1

|match_MAL_IZT=0-0

|match_MAL_MUN=2-0

|match_MAL_PET=2–0

|match_MAL_SAN=1-1

|match_MAL_SIQ=1-0

|match_MAL_XEL=3-0

|name_MUN=Municipal

|match_MUN_ANT=2–0

|match_MUN_CHI=0–0

|match_MUN_COB=1-1

|match_MUN_COM=0-2

|match_MUN_GUA=2–1

|match_MUN_IZT=3–0

|match_MUN_MAL=1-1

|match_MUN_PET=6-1

|match_MUN_SAN=4-1

|match_MUN_SIQ=1–1

|match_MUN_XEL=0-2

|name_PET=Petapa

|match_PET_ANT=0-3

|match_PET_CHI=1-2

|match_PET_COB=1–2

|match_PET_COM=0-2

|match_PET_GUA=0–0

|match_PET_IZT=1-2

|match_PET_MAL=1-2

|match_PET_MUN=2–3

|match_PET_SAN=1–0

|match_PET_SIQ=0-3

|match_PET_XEL=1–0

|name_SAN=Sanarate

|match_SAN_ANT=2–1

|match_SAN_CHI=1-2

|match_SAN_COB=1-2

|match_SAN_COM=0-1

|match_SAN_GUA=3–0

|match_SAN_IZT=2-1

|match_SAN_MAL=1–0

|match_SAN_MUN=0–2

|match_SAN_PET=4-1

|match_SAN_SIQ=1–0

|match_SAN_XEL=1-0

|name_SIQ=Siquinalá

|match_SIQ_ANT=1-2

|match_SIQ_CHI=0–1

|match_SIQ_COB=2–2

|match_SIQ_COM=0-0

|match_SIQ_GUA=0-3

|match_SIQ_IZT=3–1

|match_SIQ_MAL=2–1

|match_SIQ_MUN=1-0

|match_SIQ_PET=4-2

|match_SIQ_SAN=0-1

|match_SIQ_XEL=2-1

|name_XEL=Xelajú

|match_XEL_ANT=1–2

|match_XEL_CHI=3-1

|match_XEL_COB=2-0

|match_XEL_COM=2-0

|match_XEL_GUA=2–2

|match_XEL_IZT=2-0

|match_XEL_MAL=1–0

|match_XEL_MUN=1–1

|match_XEL_PET=3-0

|match_XEL_SAN=1-1

|match_XEL_SIQ=3–1

|update=completed|source=

}}

= Playoffs =

{{6TeamBracket

| legs=3

| nowrap=y

| RD1=Quarterfinals

| RD2=Semifinals

| RD3=Final

| score-width=25

| RD1-seed1= 3

| RD1-team1= Comunicaciones

| RD1-score1-1= 0

| RD1-score1-2= 1

| RD1-score1-3= 1

| RD1-seed2= 6

| RD1-team2= Guastatoya

| RD1-score2-1= 1

| RD1-score2-2= 1

| RD1-score2-3= 2

| RD1-seed3= 4

| RD1-team3= Municipal

| RD1-score3-1= 0

| RD1-score3-2= 3

| RD1-score3-3= 3

| RD1-seed4= 5

| RD1-team4= Malacateco

| RD1-score4-1= 0

| RD1-score4-2= 3

| RD1-score4-3= 3 (a)

| RD2-seed1= 1

| RD2-team1= Antigua GFC

| RD2-score1-1= 0

| RD2-score1-2= 2

| RD2-score1-3= 2

| RD2-seed2= 6

| RD2-team2= Guastatoya

| RD2-score2-1= 1

| RD2-score2-2= 0

| RD2-score2-3= 1

| RD2-seed3= 2

| RD2-team3= Cobán Imperial

| RD2-score3-1= 2

| RD2-score3-2= 0

| RD2-score3-3= 2

| RD2-seed4= 5

| RD2-team4= Malacateco

| RD2-score4-1= 2

| RD2-score4-2= 1

| RD2-score4-3= 3

| RD3-seed1= 1

| RD3-team1= Antigua GFC

| RD3-score1-1= 1

| RD3-score1-2= 1

| RD3-score1-3= 2

| RD3-seed2= 5

| RD3-team2= Malacateco

| RD3-score2-1= 0

| RD3-score2-2= 0

| RD3-score2-3= 0

}}

==Quarterfinals==

===First legs===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|08|df=y}}

|time = 14:30 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Guastatoya

|score = 1 – 0

|report =

|team2 = Comunicaciones

|goals1 = J. Corena {{goal|42}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio David Cordón Hichos

|attendance = 921

|referee = Ever Lopez

}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|09|df=y}}

|time = 12:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Malacateco

|score = 0 – 0

|report =

|team2 = Municipal

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Santa Lucía

|attendance = 1337

|referee = Jonathan Polanco

}}

===Second legs===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|11|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Comunicaciones

|score = 1 – 1

|report =

|team2 = Guastatoya

|goals1 = C. Estrada {{goal|22}}

|goals2 = {{goal|45+2}} O. Domínguez

|stadium = Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Guastatoya advances 2–1 on aggregate.

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|12|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Municipal

|score = 3 – 3

|report =

|team2 = Malacateco

|goals1 = F. de León {{goal|55}}
O. Arce {{goal|88}}
O. Moreira {{goal|90+6}}

|goals2 = {{goal|10}} {{goal|32}} E. Santaliz
{{goal|22}} E. Herrera

|stadium = Estadio El Trébol

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

3–3 on aggregate. Malacateco advances 3–0 on away goals.

==Semifinals==

===First legs===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|15|df=y}}

|time = 14:30 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Guastatoya

|score = 1 – 0

|report =

|team2 = Antigua GFC

|goals1 = Á. Rodríguez {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Nil

|stadium = Estadio David Cordón Hichos

|attendance = 1,100

|referee =

}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|16|df=y}}

|time = 11:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Malacateco

|score = 2 – 2

|report =

|team2 = Cobán Imperial

|goals1 = J. Longo {{goal|20}}
E. Herrera {{goal|53}}

|goals2 = {{goal|51|o.g.}} W.Godoy
{{goal|59}} E. Guerra

|stadium = Estadio Santa Lucía

|attendance = 1,722

|referee =

}}

===Second legs===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|18|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Antigua GFC

|score = 2 – 0

|report =

|team2 = Guastatoya

|goals1 = Anllel Porras {{goal|54}} {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Nil

|stadium = Estadio Pensativo

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Antigua GFC advances 2-1 on aggregate.

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|19|df=y}}

|time = 19:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Cobán Imperial

|score = 0–1

|report =

|team2 = Malacateco

|goals1 = Nil

|goals2 = Enzo Herrera {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Estadio Verapaz

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Malacateco advances 2–3 on aggregate.

==Final==

===First leg===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|23|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Malacateco

|score = 0 – 1

|report = [https://lared.com.gt/antigua-conquista-el-infierno-de-malacatan-y-se-acerca-al-titulo/]

|team2 = Antigua GFC

|goals1 = Nil

|goals2 = Alejandro Galindo {{goal|27}}

|stadium = Estadio Santa Lucía

|attendance =

|referee = Bryan Lopez Castellanos

}}

===Second leg===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|26|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Antigua GFC

|score = 1–0

|report =

|team2 = Malacateco

|goals1 = Marco Dominguez {{goal|81}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Pensativo

|attendance =

|referee = Oscar Reyna

}}

Aggregate table

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

|section=Aggregate table

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/guatemala/liga-nacional/20182019/apertura/r48753/ Soccerway] [https://int.soccerway.com/national/guatemala/liga-nacional/20182019/clausura/r48757/ Soccerway]

|team1=GUA |team2=COM |team3=COB |team4=ANT |team5=MAL |team6=XEL |team7=MUN |team8=SIQ |team9=IZT |team10=SAN |team11=CHI |team12=PET

|update=complete

|win_ANT={{#expr:9+12}} |draw_ANT={{#expr:7+5}}|loss_ANT={{#expr:6+5}} |gf_ANT={{#expr:24+36}}|ga_ANT={{#expr:24+20}}

|win_CHI={{#expr:2+8}} |draw_CHI={{#expr:5+6}}|loss_CHI={{#expr:15+8}} |gf_CHI={{#expr:15+21}}|ga_CHI={{#expr:38+25}}

|win_COB={{#expr:10+12}}|draw_COB={{#expr:6+4}}|loss_COB={{#expr:6+6}} |gf_COB={{#expr:28+35}}|ga_COB={{#expr:20+25}}

|win_COM={{#expr:11+11}}|draw_COM={{#expr:5+6}}|loss_COM={{#expr:6+5}} |gf_COM={{#expr:28+32}}|ga_COM={{#expr:16+14}}

|win_GUA={{#expr:13+9}} |draw_GUA={{#expr:5+8}}|loss_GUA={{#expr:4+5}} |gf_GUA={{#expr:34+27}}|ga_GUA={{#expr:11+16}}

|win_IZT={{#expr:6+7}} |draw_IZT={{#expr:7+4}}|loss_IZT={{#expr:9+11}} |gf_IZT={{#expr:23+21}}|ga_IZT={{#expr:28+28}}

|win_MAL={{#expr:11+10}}|draw_MAL={{#expr:5+6}}|loss_MAL={{#expr:6+6}} |gf_MAL={{#expr:38+24}}|ga_MAL={{#expr:32+20}}

|win_MUN={{#expr:8+10}} |draw_MUN={{#expr:4+6}}|loss_MUN={{#expr:10+6}} |gf_MUN={{#expr:26+37}}|ga_MUN={{#expr:30+22}}

|win_PET={{#expr:3+2}} |draw_PET={{#expr:7+1}}|loss_PET={{#expr:12+19}}|gf_PET={{#expr:18+12}}|ga_PET={{#expr:31+59}}

|win_SAN={{#expr:4+7}} |draw_SAN={{#expr:7+2}}|loss_SAN={{#expr:11+13}}|gf_SAN={{#expr:21+22}}|ga_SAN={{#expr:35+38}}

|win_SIQ={{#expr:7+7}} |draw_SIQ={{#expr:9+5}}|loss_SIQ={{#expr:6+10}} |gf_SIQ={{#expr:31+23}}|ga_SIQ={{#expr:32+25}}

|win_XEL={{#expr:11+8}} |draw_XEL={{#expr:7+5}}|loss_XEL={{#expr:4+9}} |gf_XEL={{#expr:28+27}}|ga_XEL={{#expr:17+25}}

|status_GUA=Q |status_COM=Q |status_ANT=Q |result1=APE |result2=CL3 |result4=CLA

|status_CHI=R |status_PET=R |result11=REL |result12=REL

|name_ANT=Antigua GFC

|name_CHI=Chiantla

|name_COB=Cobán Imperial

|name_COM=Comunicaciones

|name_GUA=Guastatoya

|name_IZT=Iztapa

|name_MAL=Malacateco

|name_MUN=Municipal

|name_PET=Petapa

|name_SAN=Sanarate

|name_SIQ=Siquinalá

|name_XEL=Xelajú

|show_limit=5

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

|res_col_header=QR

|col_APE=blue1 |text_APE=CONCACAF League round of 16

|col_CLA=blue2 |text_CLA=CONCACAF League preliminary round

|col_CL3=blue2 |text_CL3=CONCACAF League preliminary round

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegated to {{season link|2019–20|Primera División de Ascenso|Primera División de Ascenso}}

|note_res_APE=As Apertura champions (GUA1)

|note_res_CLA=As Clausura champions (GUA2)

|note_res_CL3=As runners-up with better aggregate record (GUA3)

}}

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in 2018-2019 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. [https://lared.com.gt/conoce-a-todos-los-extranjeros-para-el-apertura-2018/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729143216/https://lared.com.gt/conoce-a-todos-los-extranjeros-para-el-apertura-2018/ |date=2018-07-29 }}

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.

{{colbegin|colwidth=22em}}

Antigua GFC

  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Agustin Herrera
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Alejandro Diaz
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Jose Mena
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Adrián De Lemos
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Anllel Porras
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Rafael Lezcano
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Juan David Osorio
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Pablo Mingorance

Chiantla

  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Luis Omar Hernández 13px
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Liborio Vicente Sánchez
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Sergio Alejandro Blancas Martínez
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} José Abraham Alpuche 13px
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Juan Carlos Meza
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Diego Bartolota 13px
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Daniel Guzmán Miranda

Coban Imperial

  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Álvaro García 13px
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Adrián Elois Leites
  • {{flagicon|Brazil}} Janderson Pereira
  • {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Josue Flores
  • {{flagicon|Guadeloupe}} Victor Guay
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Jonathan Charquero
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Jorge Luis Sotomayor
  • {{flagicon|Paraguay}} Orlando Moreira 13px

CSD Comunicaciones

  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Javier Irazún
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Michael Umaña
  • {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Alexander Larin
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Maximiliano Lombardi
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Darío Carreño
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Cristian Alexis Hernández

Guastatoya

  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Isaac Acuña
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Omar Dominguez
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Emmanuel Alejandro Tapia
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jose Coreno
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Aaron Navarro
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Jose Sanchez 13px
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Jorge Ignacio Gatgens
  • {{flagicon|Panama}} José Calderón

Deportivo Iztapa

  • {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rafael Moreira Rafinha
  • {{flagicon|Brazil}} Fredy Marques 13px
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Luis Alfonso Páez 13px
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Raúl Nava López
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Ramiro Rocca
  • {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Lester Blanco

Deportivo Malacateco

  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Víctor Bolivar 13px
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Gabriel Leiva
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Kenny Cunningham
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Luis Ángel Landín
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Willinton Techera x

CSD Municipal

  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Andrey Anthony Francis 13px
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Irving Esteban Calderón 13px
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Wálter Aníbal Acevedo 13px
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Jonathan Hansen
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Omar Salazar 13px
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Matias Malvino 13px
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Othoniel Arce
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Luis Angel Ladin
  • {{flagicon|Paraguay}} Orlando Moreira
  • {{flagicon|Nicaragua}} Juan Barrera

Deportivo Petapa

  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Raúl Calderón
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Yeltsin Car
  • {{flagicon|Cuba}}
  • {{flagicon|Cuba}}

Sanarate

  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Lovato
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Cristian Alexis Hernández 13px
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Lazaneo 13px
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Fabián Castillo
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Lucas Emanuel Acosta
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Cristian Daniel Taborda
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Víctor Bolivar
  • {{flagicon|Honduras}} Jorge Zaldivar
  • {{flagicon|Honduras}} Jonathan Posas
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} William Zapata
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Juan Carlos Silva

Siquinalá

  • {{flagicon|Honduras}} Quiarol Arzu
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Cesar García
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Jean Andrés Scott Hernández 13px
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Othoniel Arce 13px
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Verny Scott
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Diego Sanchez Corrales
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Luis Gerardo Arroyo
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Julio Andrés Valdez
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Sergio Alejandro Blancas
  • {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Christopher Solano

Club Xelajú MC

  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Carlos Kamiani
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Bernardo Long 13px
  • {{flagicon|CRC}} Álvaro Aguilar 13px
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} César Morales
  • {{flagicon|Honduras}} Juan Yax
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Dario Ferrera
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Álvaro García

{{colend}}

13px (player released during the Apertura season)

13px (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons)

13px (player released during the Clausura season)