The 2015–16

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala The Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (National Football League of Guatemala), officially known as the Liga Guate Banrural for sponsorship reasons, formerly known as Liga'' ''Mayor A (Major League A) is a professional football division in Guat ...

season was the 17th season in which the

Apertura and Clausura The ' () and ' () tournaments is a split Season (sports), season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American soccer, football sports league, leagues in which the traditional association ...

season was used. The season began in 2015 and ended in 2016.

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 finish first and second 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 quarterfinal will advance to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will advance to the finals, which will determine the tournament champion.

Teams

Apertura

The 2015 Torneo Apertura began on 13 August 2015 and ended on 21 December 2015.

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

During the season

Standings

Results

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

First leg

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Second leg

''Comunicaciones won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate. Guastatoya advanced on the away goal rule.''

Semifinals

First leg

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Second leg

''Guastatoya won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Antigua GFC won 4-3 on aggregate.''

Finals

First leg

Second leg

''Antigua GFC won 3-2 on aggregate.''

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. The following players: #have played at least one apertura game for the respective club. #have not been capped for the

Guatemala national football team The Guatemala national football team () represents Guatemala in men's international association football, football and is controlled by the National Football Federation of Guatemala, Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (). Founded in 1 ...

on any level, independently from the birthplace A new rule was introduced a few season ago, that clubs can only have five foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or player/s is released.

Antigua GFC Antigua Guatemala Fútbol Club is a Guatemalan professional football team based in Antigua Guatemala. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They play their home games at the '' Estadio Pensativo''. They are nic ...

* Mandred Russell * Alexander Robinson * Mekeil Williams *

Akeem Priestley Akeem Sayeed Priestley (born 13 April 1985) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Canadian club Master's Futbol as a winger. Club career Priestley played his college career in the United States at Jacksonville University and al ...

* Justin Arboleda Cobán Imperial * Victor Guay * Argenis Fernandez * Mario Piñeyro * Jesus Darwin Ramirez

CSD Comunicaciones Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, is a professional football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. One of the most popular a ...

* Joel Benítez * Rolando Blackburn * Agustín Herrera * Jesús Jonathan Lozano * Emiliano Lopez

Guastatoya Guastatoya is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital and the most populous city of the department of El Progreso. The Guastatoya Water Park is located in the city. The city was leveled in 1976 by an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.5. Gua ...

* Victor Solalinde * Agustín Arigon * Álvaro García

Deportivo Mictlan ''Deportivo'' (Spanish, 'sporting') may refer to: * Deportivo de La Coruña, commonly known as simply Deportivo, a Spanish football club * Déportivo, a French rock band * Deportivo (Mexicable), an aerial lift station in Ecatepec, Mexico * Deport ...

'' * Juan Aguirre * Marlon Negrete * William Negrete * Ricardo Romero

Deportivo Malacateco Club Deportivo Malacateco is a Guatemalan professional football club based in Malacatán, San Marcos. They play their home games in the '' Estadio Santa Lucía''. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. History ...

Martin Edwin Garcia Martin may refer to: Places Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Mart� ...

* Nestor Asprilla * Juan Carlos Meza Orange x

* Juan Carlos Silva * Ricardo Rocha * Jerrel Britto Orange x

''(player released during the season)''

Deportivo Marquense Club Deportivo Marquense, or simply Marquense, is a Guatemalan professional football club based in San Marcos, Department of San Marcos. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football following promotion from qualifying ...

* ''None''

CSD Municipal Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal or ''Los Rojos'' (the Reds), are a Guatemalan professional football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football, and play their h ...

* Johnny Woodly Lambert * Carlos Hernández * Keilor Soto *

Jaime Alas Jaime Enrique Alas Morales (born 30 July 1989) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Guastatoya. Club career Alas' professional career began in July 2006, at the age of 16, when he signed a ...

Deportivo Petapa Deportivo Petapa was a Guatemalan professional Association football, football club based in San Miguel Petapa, which last played in the Primera División de Ascenso. Their home stadium was Estadio Municipal de San Miguel Petapa, Estadio Julio Arm ...

* Minor Alvarez * Lucas Trecarichi * Juan Lovato * Adrian Apellaniz * Ignacio Flores

CD Suchitepéquez The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It employs the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) standard and was capable of holding of uncompr ...

Ángel Prudencio Ángel Oscar Prudencio (born 13 October 1990) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Prudencio's career began in the ranks of Instituto, before making the move into their senior squad in 2011. He was on ...

Shane Orio Shane Moody-Orio (born 7 August 1980) is a Belizean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a Belize international. Club career After playing for several teams in his native Belize, Moody joined Costa Rican side Puntare ...

* Jhon Cardona * Jhon Jairo Córdoba * Luis Lobo

Universidad SC Universidad SC or, more commonly known as, ''USAC'' or just ''Universidad'' is a Guatemalan professional football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. They currently compete in the ''Primera División'', the second ...

* Paulo Centurion * Jonathan Rodríguez Cuenu * Michel Rivera * Carlos Kamiani Félix * Alexis Egea

Club Xelajú MC Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises * ...

* Juliano Rangel de Andrade * Juan Baena * Brunet Hay

Clausura

The 2016 Torneo Clausura began on 2016 and will end in 2016.

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

During the season

Standings

Results

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

First leg

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Second leg

''Comunicaciones won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Malacateco won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Semifinals

First leg

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Second leg

''Suchitepéquez won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Comunicaciones won 2-2 on aggregate.''

Finals

First leg

Second leg

'' won – on aggregate.''

Aggregate table

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. The following players: #have played at least one apertura game for the respective club. #have not been capped for the

* Mandred Russell * Alexander Robinson * Mekeil Williams *

Agustín Herrera Agustín Enrique Herrera Osuna (born 22 March 1985) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Santos Laguna Herrera made his professional debut on January 22, 2006, in a 1–0 loss to Pumas UNAM. He scored ...

* Justin Arboleda Cobán Imperial * Arnulfo Beitar * Victor Guay * Mario Piñeyro

Juan Barrera Juan Ramón Barrera Pérez (born 2 May 1989) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Primera club Managua and captains the Nicaragua national team. Club career Nicknamed ''el Iluminado'', he started his p ...

* Joel Benítez * Rolando Blackburn * Emiliano Lopez

* Orlando Moreira * Víctor Solalinde * Álvaro García

* Juan Aguirre * Marlon Negrete * William Negrete * Ricardo Romero

* Juan Carlos Meza * Jhon Jairo Palacios * Carlos Díaz * Ricardo Rocha Orange x

''(player released during the season)''

* Matías Triofini

* Janderson Pereira *

* Gastón Puerari * Keylor Soto

* Juan Lovato * Adrian Apellaniz * Matías Quinteros

* Francisco Ladogana * Mauricio Gerni * Omar Salazar * David Monsalve

* Guillermo Chavasco *

Rafael Burgos Rafael Edgardo Burgos (born June 3, 1988, in La Paz, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a forward for Independiente. Club career Burgos started his career at Alianza F.C., but moved to Segunda División club ...

* Michel Rivera * Carlos Kamiani Félix

Cristhian Lagos Cristhian Lagos Navarro (born 17 August 1984)Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala seasons 1

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