2008–09 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

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)

The 2008–09 Guatemalan Liga Nacional season was the 10th season in which the Apertura and Clausura format was used.

The season was 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.

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

Position Player Team Goals
1 Uruguay Adrián Apellaniz Comunicaciones 10
2 Chile Fabián Muñoz Zacapa 9
Uruguay Gastón Linares Heredia
Guatemala Carlos Castillo Suchitepéquez
5 Costa Rica Rolando Fonseca Comunicaciones 7
Costa Rica Jhonny Cubero Xelajú
7 Honduras Francisco Pavón Xelajú 6
Guatemala 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: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
Dec. 3-7 		Semifinals
Dec. 10-14 		Finals
Dec. 17-21
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

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


 2008 Apertura winner 
Comunicaciones
22nd title

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

Position Player Team Goals
1 Paraguay Carlos González Municipal 10
2 Colombia Carlos Asprilla Petapa 8
Guatemala Walter Estrada Xinabajul
4 Guatemala Carlos Castillo Suchitepéquez 7
Paraguay Carlos Leguizamón Suchitepéquez
6 Brazil Evandro Ferreira Heredia 6
Guatemala 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: [citation needed]
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 		Finals
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

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


 2009 Clausura 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 second division automatically at the end of the Clausura tournament.

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: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

See also

References

  1. ^ Liga Nacional stats