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.
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: - Clausura: - |
| Relegated | - - |
| CONCACAF League | - - - |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Matías Rotondi - 15 Goals |
| Biggest home win | Apertura: Malacateco 7-1 Iztapa |
| Biggest away win | Apertura: Sololá 0-4 Comunicaciones |
| Longest unbeaten run | Apertura: (10 Games) Santa Lucía |
| Longest winless run | Apertura: (7 Games) Achuapa |
← 2020–21 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.
- Sanarate and Sacachispas
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achuapa |  Francisco Zepeda |
 Raúl Arias |
Marco Rivas |
NetSportswear | Claro, Banrural, Domino's, Tellioz, Gallo |
| Antigua | Víctor Hugo García |
Roberto Montoya |
Jairo Arreola |
Joma | Tigo, Banrural, Betcris, Domino's, Glucosoral |
| 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, Gatorade, Pepsi, Zeta Gas |
| Guastatoya | Léster Rodríguez |
Josué Omar Morales (interim) |
Wilson Pineda |
NetSportswear | Claro, Banrural, Sistecom, Cementos Progreso, Canal 3 |
| Iztapa | Mario Mejía |
Ramiro Cepeda |
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 |
José Mario Rosales |
Umbro | Claro, Banrural, Bremen, Pepsi, Herbalife |
| Nueva Concepción | Alexander Hernández |
Irving Olivares |
Edwin Villatoro |
Jama | Claro, Corporación Smith, Bazar Popular |
| Sololá | Jahiro Otzoy |
Rafael Díaz |
 Víctor Bolivar |
NovaSport | Tigo, Shell, Colua |
| Santa Lucía | Rodolfo Puertas |
 Mario Acevedo |
Thales Moreira |
NetSportswear | Claro, Banrural, Domino’s, Sistecom, Azúcar de Guatemala |
| Xelajú | Francisco Santos |
Irving Rubirosa |
Hector 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 |
During the Clausura season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - |  |
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th (Clausura 2022) | |||
Apertura
Championship Playoffs
- Qualified teams
List of Foreign Players
This is a list of foreign players in 2021-2022 season. 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. 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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External links
- https://lared.com.gt/deportes/futbol/liga-nacional/
- https://www.guatevision.com/etiqueta/futbol-guatemala/
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