The 2016–17

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 is the 19th 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 is used. The season began on 2016 and will end in 2017.

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.

Apertura

The 2016 Torneo Apertura began in July 2016 and will end in December 2016.

Personnel and sponsoring

Table

Standings

Positions by round

Results

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

First leg

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Second leg

''Comunicaciones won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Malacateco won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Semifinals

First leg

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Second leg

''Municipal won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1-1 on aggregate. Antigua GFC progresses as the higher seed.''

Finals

First leg

Second leg

''2-2 on aggregate. Antigua GFC wins 5-4 on penalties.''

Managerial changes

Beginning of the season

During the season

List of foreign players in the league

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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 ...

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* Jorge Zaldívar * Manfred Russell

Coban Imperial Coban may refer to: *Cobán, the capital of the department of Alta Verapaz in central Guatemala *Cobán Athletic, an association football club based in Jesús de Otoro, Honduras *Çoban (disambiguation), Turkish name *Self-adhering bandage A self ...

* Francisco Ladogana * Orlando Moreira * Víctor Solalinde * Álvaro García

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 ...

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 ...

* Diego Estrada * Joel Benítez * Emiliano Lopez

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'' * 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 ...

* Juan Carlos Meza * Jhon Jairo Palacios * Carlos Díaz * Ricardo Rocha 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 ...

* Matías Triofini

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 ...

* Darío Flores * Carlos Kamiani * Janderson Pereira *

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 ...

* Gastón Puerari

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* Juan Lovato * Adrian Apellaniz * Matías Quinteros

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* Francisco Ladogana * Mauricio Gerni * Omar Salazar * David Monsalve Carchá * Pablo Pereira * Cesar Ivan Garcia * Luis Rene Rodas * Kamar Kayode Oshioke

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

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