2008–09 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

The league season of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala is divided into two tournaments, the Apertura, which is played from August to December, and the Clausura which is played from January to May. The first six clubs in the standings at the end of each competition participate in the playoffs (a two-leg knock-out phase) to determine the champion: the first and second place teams qualify directly to the semi-finals, while the other two have to play in the quarter-finals. The winners of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments participate in the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Season2008–09
ChampionsApertura: Comunicaciones (22nd title)
Clausura: Jalapa (2nd title)
RelegatedPetapa
CONCACAF Champions LeagueComunicaciones
Jalapa
Top goalscorerApertura: Adrián Apellaniz (10)
Clausura: Carlos González (10)
Season: Carlos Castillo (16)
← 2007–08

Torneo Apertura
Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Municipal 18 7 8 3 29 18 +11 29 Qualified to the playoffs semifinals.
2 Comunicaciones 18 7 8 3 27 23 +4 29
3 Zacapa 18 8 4 6 21 17 +4 28 Qualified to the playoffs quarterfinals.
4 Xelajú 18 7 7 4 23 20 +3 28
5 Marquense 18 7 3 8 22 27 −5 24
6 Xinabajul 18 5 8 5 20 27 −7 23
7 Heredia 18 6 3 9 23 24 −1 21
8 Petapa 18 6 3 9 16 20 −4 21
9 Suchitepéquez 18 4 8 6 31 29 +2 20
10 Jalapa 18 4 6 8 17 24 −7 18
Source: League Stats (in Spanish)

Top scorers

Final Standings.

Position Player Team Goals
1 Adrián Apellaniz Comunicaciones 10
2 Fabián Muñoz Zacapa 9
Gastón Linares Heredia
Carlos Castillo Suchitepéquez
5 Rolando Fonseca Comunicaciones 7
Jhonny Cubero Xelajú
7 Francisco Pavón Xelajú 6
Jorge Estrada Marquense

Final Update: December 1, 2008.

Results
Home \ Away COM HER JAL MAR MUN PET SUC XEL XIN ZAC
Comunicaciones 3–3 2–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–2
Heredia 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
Jalapa 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0
Marquense 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 3–4 1–0 1–0
Municipal 0–0 3–1 5–4 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 4–0
Petapa 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–1
Suchitepéquez 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–0
Xelajú 1–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–2 0–0
Xinabajul 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–1
Zacapa 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 6–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Colors: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Municipal 2 2 4
3 Zacapa 0 0 0 6 Xinabajul 1 1 2
6 Xinabajul 1 1 2 1 Municipal 1 1 2
2 Comunicaciones 2 1 3
2 Comunicaciones 0 5 5
4 Xelajú 3 3 6 4 Xelajú 1 2 3
5 Marquense 2 3 5

Apertura Tournament Champion

Comunicaciones as tournament champion has qualified to the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.

 Apertura 2008 winner 
Comunicaciones
22nd title

Relegation
There is no relegation after the Apertura.

Torneo Clausura
Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Municipal 18 9 5 4 26 13 +13 32 Qualified to the playoffs semifinals.
2 Heredia 18 9 2 7 26 24 +2 29
3 Jalapa 18 7 7 4 17 13 +4 28 Qualified to the playoffs quarterfinals.
4 Suchitepéquez 18 7 6 5 25 23 +2 27
5 Xelajú 18 6 9 3 18 16 +2 27
6 Comunicaciones 18 6 5 7 25 22 +3 23
7 Xinabajul 18 6 5 7 24 26 −2 23
8 Marquense 18 4 7 7 15 22 −7 19
9 Petapa 18 3 7 8 22 30 −8 16
10 Zacapa 18 3 7 8 14 23 −9 16
Source: RSSSF [1]

Top scorers

Final standings.

Position Player Team Goals
1 Carlos González Municipal 10
2 Carlos Asprilla Petapa 8
Walter Estrada Xinabajul
4 Carlos Castillo Suchitepéquez 7
Carlos Leguizamón Suchitepéquez
6 Evandro Ferreira Heredia 6
Mario Castellanos Heredia

Results
Home \ Away COM HER JAL MAR MUN PET SUC XEL XIN ZAC
Comunicaciones 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–1
Heredia 0–0 3–1 4–1 0–3 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
Jalapa 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0
Marquense 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–2
Municipal 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 4–0 2–1 0–0 2–1
Petapa 0–3 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–0
Suchitepéquez 1–1 2–4 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 4–3 4–0
Xelajú 3–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1
Xinabajul 3–2 0–1 2–1 3–2 0–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–0
Zacapa 1–2 4–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Colors: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs
Quarterfinals
1st leg: May 27/28 – 2nd leg: May 30/31 		Semifinals
1st leg: June 4 – 2nd leg: June 7 		Final
1st leg: June 11 – 2nd leg: June 14
2 Heredia 0 2 2
3 Jalapa 1 3 4 3 Jalapa 1 2 3
6 Comunicaciones 0 0 0 3 Jalapa 3 1 4
1 Municipal 1 0 1
1 Municipal (aet) 0 2 (1) 3
4 Suchitepéquez 1 4 5 4 Suchitepéquez 2 0 (0) 2
5 Xelajú 3 0 3

Clausura Tournament Champion

Jalapa as tournament champion has qualified to the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.

 Clausura 2009 winner 
Jalapa
2nd title

Relegation
At the end of the season, the 10th placed team (the team with the fewest points) in the aggregate table standings (the combined standings of both, the Apertura and Clausura tournaments) is relegated to the First division automatically at the end of the Clausura tournament in late May.

Aggregate table
Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Municipal 36 16 13 7 55 31 +24 61
2 Xelajú 36 13 16 7 41 36 +5 55
3 Comunicaciones 36 13 13 10 52 45 +7 52
4 Heredia 36 15 5 16 49 48 +1 50
5 Suchitepéquez 36 11 14 11 56 52 +4 47
6 Jalapa 36 11 13 12 34 37 −3 46
7 Xinabajul 36 11 13 12 44 53 −9 46
8 Zacapa 36 11 11 14 35 40 −5 44
9 Marquense 36 11 10 15 37 49 −12 43
10 Petapa (R) 36 9 10 17 38 50 −12 37 Relegated to the First division
Source:
(R) Relegated.

See also

References
  1. Liga Nacional stats
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