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The 2011–12 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 13th season in which the
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
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. Taking their places were the two winners of the Primera División promotion playoffs,
Petapa San Miguel Petapa () also known as Petapa is a city and municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala, located south of Guatemala City. The city has a population of 129,124 according to the 2018 census.Zacapa.


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.'' ---- ''Comunicaciones progresses on
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Semifinals


First legs

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Second legs

''Comunicaciones progresses 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''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.


Personnel and sponsoring


Standings


Results


Top scorers


Positions by round


Playoffs


Quarterfinals


First legs

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Second legs

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Semifinals


First legs

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Second legs

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Finals


First leg


Second leg


Aggregate table


External links


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Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...