2009–10 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Season2009–10
DatesAugust 1, 2009 - May 15, 2010
ChampionsApertura:
Municipal (27th title)
Clausura:
Municipal (28th title)
RelegatedJalapa
Zacapa
CONCACAF Champions LeagueMunicipal
Xelajú

The 2009–10 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 11th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used.

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 finishes 1 and 2 in the standings will advance to the payoffs semifinals, while the teams that finish 3–6 will enter in the quarterfinals. The winner of each quarterfinals will advance to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will advance to the finals, which will determine the tournament champion.

Teams

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Location of the 2009–10 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala teams
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Comunicaciones Guatemala Cementos Progreso 16,000
Heredia San José Julian Tesucun 8,000
Jalapa Jalapa Las Flores 5,000
Juventud Retalteca Retalhuleu Óscar Monterroso 8,000
Marquense San Marcos Marquesa de la Ensenada 10,000
Municipal Guatemala Mateo Flores 30,000
Peñarol La Mesilla Huehuetenango Los Cuchumatanes 5,340
Suchitepéquez Mazatenango Carlos Salazar Hijo 12,000
Universidad San Carlos Guatemala Revolución USAC 5,000
Xelajú Quetzaltenango Mario Camposeco 11,000
Xinabajul Huehuetenango Los Cuchumatanes 5,340
Zacapa Zacapa David Ordoñez Bardales 10,000

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura is the first championship of the season. It began on August 1, 2009, and ended on December 20, 2009.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Xelajú 22 12 3 7 33 24 +9 39 Qualified to the Semifinals
2 Municipal 22 10 7 5 30 20 +10 37
3 Marquense 22 10 7 5 31 27 +4 37 Qualified to the Quarterfinals
4 Heredia 22 10 5 7 40 28 +12 35
5 Juventud Retalteca 22 10 5 7 35 25 +10 35
6 Comunicaciones 22 8 8 6 30 22 +8 32
7 Suchitepéquez 22 9 5 8 32 27 +5 32
8 Xinabajul 22 8 4 10 22 30 −8 28
9 Jalapa 22 6 9 7 20 25 −5 27
10 Zacapa 22 8 2 12 24 45 −21 26
11 USAC 22 3 9 10 18 27 −9 18
12 Peñarol 20 4 4 12 22 37 −15 16
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top scorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Colombia Henry Javier Hernández Juventud Retalteca 19
2 Guatemala Tránsito Montepeque Comunicaciones 14
3 Honduras Nelson Martín Crossa Municipal 12
4 Honduras Mario Castellanos Heredia 11
5 Guatemala Freddy García Heredia 9
Guatemala Jonny Jeffersone Brown Fajardo Marquense 9
7 Guatemala Mário Rodriguez Municipal 8
Mexico Carlos Kamiani Félix Universidad de San Carlos 8
9 Costa Rica Jhonny Cubero Xelajú 7
10 Guatemala Oscar Isaula Zacapa 6

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Xelajú 0 1 1
3 Marquense 0 2 2 6 Comunicaciones (a) 0 1 1
6 Comunicaciones 2 1 3 6 Comunicaciones 0 0 0
2 Municipal 1 0 1
2 Municipal 1 1 2
4 Heredia 5 2 7 4 Heredia 0 0 0
5 Juventud Retalteca 4 0 4


 2009 Apertura winner 
Municipal
27th title

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura is the second championship of the season. It began on January 15, 2010, and ended on May 15, 2010.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Comunicaciones 22 12 4 6 37 22 +15 40 Qualified to the Semifinals
2 Xelajú 22 11 6 5 32 26 +6 39
3 Suchitepéquez 22 10 6 6 25 22 +3 36 Qualified to the Quarterfinals
4 Municipal 22 9 5 8 25 19 +6 32
5 USAC 22 8 8 6 28 23 +5 32
6 Peñarol 22 8 7 7 30 25 +5 31
7 Juventud Retalteca 22 9 4 9 20 21 −1 31
8 Jalapa 22 6 8 8 24 29 −5 26
9 Marquense 22 6 8 8 24 29 −5 26
9 Heredia 22 7 3 12 26 34 −8 24
11 Xinabajul 22 5 8 9 25 36 −11 23
12 Zacapa 22 6 3 13 24 34 −10 21
Updated to match(es) played on April 7, 2010. Source: espn.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored

Results

Home \ Away COM HER JAL JUV MAR MUN PEÑ SUC USC XEL XIN ZAC
Comunicaciones 3–0 2–1 4–0 5–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–0
Heredia 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 4–1 1–2 2–3 3–1 2–4
Jalapa 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 0–1
Juventud Retalteca 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 4–1 4–1 2–0 1–0
Marquense 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1
Municipal 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0
Peñarol 2–2 1–0 3–3 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–4 0–0 3–0
Suchitepéquez 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 2–2
USAC 3–2 2–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 4–1
Xelajú 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 3–0 2–1
Xinabajul 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–1
Zacapa 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on April 7, 2010. Source: (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2 Xelajú 0 2 2 (3)
3 Suchitepéquez 1 2 3 3 Suchtepéquez 2 0 2 (1)
6 Peñarol La Mesilla 1 1 2 2 Xelajú 1 0 1
4 Municipal 3 4 7
4 Municipal 2 1 3
5 Universidad 3 0 3 1 Comunicaciones 1 1 2
4 Municipal 2 2 4


 2010 Clausura winner 
Municipal
28th title

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Xelajú 44 23 10 11 65 49 +16 79 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round[a]
2 Comunicaciones 44 20 12 12 67 44 +23 72
3 Municipal 44 19 12 13 55 39 +16 69 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
4 Juventud Retalteca 44 19 9 16 55 46 +9 66
5 Suchitepéquez 44 18 12 14 56 50 +6 66
6 Marquense 44 16 15 13 56 56 0 63
7 Heredia 44 17 8 19 66 62 +4 59
8 Xinabajul 44 13 12 19 47 66 −19 51
9 USAC 44 11 17 16 46 50 −4 50
10 Peñarol 44 12 11 21 52 62 −10 47
11 Jalapa (R) 44 12 17 15 44 54 −10 47[b] Relegation to the Liga de Ascenso
12 Zacapa (R) 44 14 5 25 48 79 −31 47
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2010. Source: GuateFutbol.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Municipal won both championships, Xelaju qualified for 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as the runner-up with better aggregate record.
  2. ^ Jalapa was docked six points.