Apertura and Clausura
The ' and ' tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is div ...
season is used. The season began on 9 July 2011 and will end in May 2012.
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 playoffs 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
USAC and Xinabajul finished in 11th and 12th place, respectively, in the overall table of last season and were relegated to the
Primera División
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. Taking their places were the two winners of the Primera División promotion playoffs,
Petapa
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Torneo Apertura
The 2011 Torneo Apertura began on 9 July 2011 and ended on 18 December 2011.
Standings
Results
Top scorers
Positions by round
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
First legs
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Second legs
''Municipal progresses 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Comunicaciones progresses on
away goals rule
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Semifinals
First legs
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Second legs
''Comunicaciones progresses 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Municipal progresses 3–2 on aggregate.''
Finals
First leg
Second leg
Torneo Clausura
The 2012 Torneo Clausura will begin on 14 January 2012 and will end in May 2012.
Guatemala
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