Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2022-2023
Location
Guatemala
Abbreviation
GUA1
Summary
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (GUA1) is the top level of league style football competition in Guatemala. At the end of the 2022-2023 Torneo Clausura, the GUA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2023 CNCFCAC Group Stage:
- 2022-2023 Apertura and Clausura champions
- 2022-2023 Best non-champions with the most 2022-2023 GUA1 Aggregate Table points
If the same team wins both the 2022-2023 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, then the runner-up with the most 2022-2023 GUA1 Aggregate Table points from both torneos is awarded the 2nd 2023 CNCFCAC champions berth.
Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2022-2023 Torneo Apertura and 2022-2023 Torneo Clausura into the 2022-2023 GUA1 Aggregate Table.
Leagues Pyramid - Guatemala
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| GUA1 | Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala | 12 |
| GUA2 | Primera División de Ascenso | 20 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Apertura - Regular 23 Jul 2022 - 27 Nov 2022 Apertura - Playoffs 30 Nov 2022 - 17 Dec 2022 | Clausura - Regular 21 Jan 2023 - 14 May 2023 Clausura - Playoffs 17 May 2023 - 27 May 2023 | 12: GUA1 (10), GUA2 (2) | |
Season Format
The 2022-2023 GUA1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. In each torneo, each GUA1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 5 GUA1 teams in their group and 1 match against each GUA1 in the other group for 16 Regular season league matches per team. A playoff is held upon the completion of each torneo to determine the torneo champion. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) goals scored.
Playoffs
At the end of each torneo, the top 8 GUA1 teams (by points from both groups) enter into Home-Away, highest aggregate score advances Quarterfinals. The winners advance to the Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Semfinals. The two Semifinal winners play in Home-Away highest aggregate score wins Finals.
Relegation
Upon completion of the 2022-2023 Torneo Clausura, the 11th and 12th place teams in the 2022-2023 GUA1 Aggregate Table with the fewest number of points will be relegated to the GUA2. The 1st place and 2nd place GUA2 teams will be promoted to the 2023-2024 GUA1.
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Clausura - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Antigua GFC | 23 | Xelajú MC |
| 24.05.23 |  | 20 | Xelajú MC | Estadio Pensativo |
| 27.05.23 | | 30 | Antigua GFC | Estadio Mario Camposeco |
Clausura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Deportivo Guastatoya | 23 | Xelajú MC |
| 17.05.23 |  | 11 | Xelajú MC | Estadio David Cordón Hichos |
| 20.05.23 | | 21 | Deportivo Guastatoya | Estadio Mario Camposeco |
| Aggregate | Antigua GFC | 11 | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 18.05.23 | | 00 | CSD Comunicaciones | Estadio Pensativo |
| 21.05.23 | | 11 | Antigua GFC | Estadio Cementos Progreso | ||
| Antigua GFC advances on PKs (3-2) | ||||||
Clausura - Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Deportivo Guastatoya | 21 | CD Xinabajul |
| 10.05.23 | | 20 | CD Xinabajul | Estadio David Cordón Hichos |
| 13.05.23 | | 10 | Deportivo Guastatoya | Estadio Los Cuchumatanes |
| Aggregate | CSyD Mixco | 12 | Xelajú MC |
| 10.05.23 |  | 01 | Xelajú MC | Estadio Santo Domingo (Mixco) |
| 13.05.23 | | 11 | CSyD Mixco | Estadio Mario Camposeco |
| Aggregate | Deportivo Achuapa | 34 | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 11.05.23 |  | 20 | CSD Comunicaciones | Estadio Winston Pineda |
| 14.05.23 | | 41 | Deportivo Achuapa | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores | ||
| AET | ||||||
| Aggregate | Antigua GFC | 33 | CSD Municipal |
| 11.05.23 | | 21 | CSD Municipal | Estadio Pensativo |
| 14.05.23 | | 21 | Antigua GFC | Estadio El Trébol | ||
| Antigua GFC advances on PKs (3-1) | ||||||
Torneo Clausura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | CSD Comunicaciones | 22 | 12 -9-1 | 45 | - | 37 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 7 -4-0 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 5 -5-1 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| 2 | CSD Municipal | 22 | 13 -4-5 | 43 | - | 44 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 9 -2-0 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | Xelajú MC | 22 | 11 -8-3 | 41 | - | 29 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 5 -5-1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | CD Xinabajul | 22 | 8 -7-7 | 31 | - | 27 | 29 | -2 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 12 | 19 | -7 |
| 5 | Deportivo Guastatoya | 22 | 7 -8-7 | 29 | - | 28 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 0 -5-6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 |
| 6 | CSyD Mixco | 22 | 7 -8-7 | 29 | - | 23 | 24 | -1 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 -5-5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
| 7 | Antigua GFC | 22 | 8 -5-9 | 29 | - | 33 | 37 | -4 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 10 | 20 | -10 |
| 8 | Deportivo Achuapa | 22 | 7 -5-10 | 26 | - | 24 | 44 | -20 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | -24 |
| 9 | CSyD Cobán Imperial | 22 | 6 -7-9 | 25 | - | 16 | 17 | -1 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Malacateco-Coatepeque | 22 | 4 -8-10 | 20 | - | 25 | 31 | -6 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 |
| 11 | Deportivo Iztapa | 22 | 5 -5-12 | 20 | - | 30 | 49 | -19 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 1 -1-9 | 4 | 12 | 31 | -19 |
| 12 | Santa Lucía | 22 | 5 -4-13 | 19 | - | 14 | 30 | -16 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 -1-10 | 1 | 4 | 20 | -16 |
Clausura - Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apertura - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CSyD Cobán Imperial | 10 | Antigua GFC |
| 15.12.22 |  | 10 | Antigua GFC | Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi |
| 18.12.22 | | 00 | CSyD Cobán Imperial | Estadio Pensativo |
Apertura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CSD Comunicaciones | 03 | CSyD Cobán Imperial |
| 07.12.22 | | 01 | CSyD Cobán Imperial | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| 10.12.22 | | 20 | CSD Comunicaciones | Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi |
| Aggregate | CSD Municipal | 02 | Antigua GFC |
| 08.12.22 | | 01 | Antigua GFC | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| 11.12.22 | | 10 | CSD Municipal | Estadio Pensativo |
Apertura - Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Deportivo Guastatoya | 02 | CSD Comunicaciones |
| 30.11.22 | | 00 | CSD Comunicaciones | Estadio David Cordón Hichos |
| 03.12.22 | | 20 | Deportivo Guastatoya | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| Aggregate | CSD Municipal | 21 | Malacateco-Coatepeque |
| 30.11.22 | | 20 | Malacateco-Coatepeque | Estadio El Trébol |
| 03.12.22 | | 10 | CSD Municipal | Estadio Mario Camposeco |
| Aggregate | Deportivo Achuapa | 13 | Antigua GFC |
| 01.12.22 | | 11 | Antigua GFC | Estadio Winston Pineda |
| 04.12.22 | | 20 | Deportivo Achuapa | Estadio Pensativo |
| Aggregate | Xelajú MC | 01 | CSyD Cobán Imperial |
| 01.12.22 | | 00 | CSyD Cobán Imperial | Estadio Mario Camposeco |
| 04.12.22 | | 10 | Xelajú MC | Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi |
Torneo Apertura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Antigua GFC | 22 | 12 -5-5 | 41 | - | 47 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| 2 | CSyD Cobán Imperial | 22 | 11 -6-5 | 39 | - | 35 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 9 -2-0 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 17 | 20 | -3 |
| 3 | CSD Comunicaciones | 22 | 11 -6-5 | 39 | - | 33 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 7 -4-0 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| 4 | Malacateco-Coatepeque | 22 | 10 -4-8 | 34 | - | 30 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 9 -2-0 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| 5 | CSD Municipal | 22 | 9 -6-7 | 33 | - | 31 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | Deportivo Guastatoya | 22 | 7 -9-6 | 30 | - | 20 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| 7 | Xelajú MC | 22 | 7 -8-7 | 29 | - | 29 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 5 -5-1 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| 8 | Deportivo Achuapa | 22 | 7 -7-8 | 28 | - | 27 | 37 | -10 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 -4-7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | -17 |
| 9 | Deportivo Iztapa | 22 | 7 -6-9 | 27 | - | 31 | 35 | -4 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -12 |
| 10 | CD Xinabajul | 22 | 7 -5-10 | 26 | - | 23 | 29 | -6 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -11 |
| 11 | CSyD Mixco | 22 | 2 -10-10 | 16 | - | 17 | 35 | -18 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 11 | 0 -5-6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -14 |
| 12 | Santa Lucía | 22 | 3 -6-13 | 15 | - | 20 | 40 | -20 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 11 | 0 -3-8 | 3 | 10 | 22 | -12 |
Apertura - Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
Sun - 7 May 2023
| 03 | Xelajú MC | Estadio David Cordón Hichos |
| 10 | CSD Municipal | Estadio Cementos Progreso |
| 53 | Deportivo Iztapa | Estadio Municipal Manuel Ariza |
 | 00 | CSyD Mixco | Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa |
| 13 | CD Xinabajul | Estadio Pensativo |
| 20 | Malacateco-Coatepeque | Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi |
Wed - 3 May 2023
| 11 | CSD Comunicaciones | Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi |
| 40 | Deportivo Iztapa | Estadio El Trébol |
Sun - 30 Apr 2023
| 01 | CSyD Cobán Imperial | Estadio Los Cuchumatanes |
| 00 | Deportivo Achuapa | Estadio Santa Lucía |
| 10 | Santa Lucía | Estadio Municipal Morón |
Sat - 29 Apr 2023
| 12 | CSD Comunicaciones | Estadio Mario Camposeco |
| 11 | Deportivo Guastatoya | Estadio Santo Domingo (Mixco) |
| 40 | Antigua GFC | Estadio El Trébol |
Wed - 26 Apr 2023
| 12 | Antigua GFC | Estadio Santa Lucía |
| 04 | CSD Municipal | Estadio Municipal Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa |
Sun - 23 Apr 2023
| 02 | CSD Municipal | Estadio Verapaz Jose Angel Rossi |
| 11 | Deportivo Iztapa | Estadio David Cordón Hichos |
| 10 | Santa Lucía | Estadio Municipal Manuel Ariza |
Sat - 22 Apr 2023
| 13 | Xelajú MC | Estadio Pensativo |