2009–10 Liga Nacional de Guatemala

57th professional season of the top-flight football league in Guatemala Liga Nacional de Guatemala 2009–10 1 August 2009 – 15 May 2010 Apertura: Municipal (27th title)Clausura: Municipal (28th title) Jalapa Zacapa CONCACAF Champions League Municipal Xelajú 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 Liga Nacional de Guatemala was the 57th professional season of the top-flight football league in Guatemala. The season was divided into two championships—the 2009 Apertura and the 2010 Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same 12 teams. 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 payoffs 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 Guatemala 300 right Location of the 2009–10 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala teams Guatemala 14.625764 -90.510489 Guatemala City top Guatemala 16.981838 -89.903973 Heredia bottom Guatemala 14.634140 -89.986381 Jalapa bottom Guatemala 14.967560 -91.791139 Marquense top Guatemala 15.314722 -91.476111 Peñarol LM right Guatemala 14.845833 -91.518889 Xelajú top Guatemala 14.533333 -91.683333 Juv. Retalteca top Guatemala 14.531531 -91.509042 Suchitepéquez bottom Guatemala 15.314722 -91.476111 Xinabajul left Guatemala 14.966667 -89.533333 Zacapa left Guatemala City teams:ComunicacionesMunicipalUniversidad San Carlos TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity Comunicaciones Guatemala Cementos Progreso 16,000 Heredia San José Julian Tesucun 8,000 Jalapa Jalapa Las Flores 5,000 Juventud Retalteca Retalhuleu Óscar Monterroso 8,000 Marquense San Marcos Marquesa de la Ensenada 10,000 Municipal Guatemala Mateo Flores 30,000 Peñarol La Mesilla Huehuetenango Los Cuchumatanes 5,340 Suchitepéquez Mazatenango Carlos Salazar Hijo 12,000 Universidad San Carlos Guatemala Revolución USAC 5,000 Xelajú Quetzaltenango Mario Camposeco 11,000 Xinabajul Huehuetenango Los Cuchumatanes 5,340 Zacapa Zacapa David Ordoñez Bardales 10,000 Apertura The Torneo Apertura is the first championship of the season. It began on August 1, 2009, and ended on December 20, 2009.main WDL Q XEL Xelajú MUN Municipal MAR Marquense HER Heredia JUV Juventud Retalteca COM Comunicaciones SUC Suchitepéquez XIN Xinabajul JAL Jalapa ZAC Zacapa USC USAC PEÑ Peñarol 12 3 7 33 24 10 7 5 30 20 10 7 5 31 27 10 5 7 40 28 10 5 7 35 25 8 8 6 30 22 9 5 8 32 27 8 4 10 22 30 6 9 7 20 25 8 2 12 24 45 3 9 10 18 27 4 4 12 22 37 #FFFF00 Qualified to the Semifinals SF SF #FFFFCC Qualified to the Quarterfinals QF QF QF QF 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Top scorers PosPlayerTeamGoals1COL Henry Javier HernándezJuventud Retalteca192GUA Tránsito MontepequeComunicaciones143HON Nelson Martín CrossaMunicipal124HON Mario CastellanosHeredia115GUA Freddy GarcíaHeredia9GUA Jonny Jeffersone Brown FajardoMarquense97GUA Mário RodriguezMunicipal8MEX Carlos Kamiani FélixUniversidad de San Carlos89CRC Jhonny CuberoXelajú710GUA Oscar IsaulaZacapa6 Playoffs 3 y Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 25 3 Marquense 0 2 2 6 Comunicaciones 2 1 3 4 Heredia 5 2 7 5 Juventud Retalteca 4 0 4 1 Xelajú 0 1 1 6 Comunicaciones (a) 0 1 1 2 Municipal 1 1 2 4 Heredia 0 0 0 6 Comunicaciones 0 0 0 2 Municipal 1 0 1 2009 Apertura winner Municipal 27th Clausura The Torneo Clausura is the second championship of the season. It began on January 15, 2010, and ended on May 15, 2010. main WDL Q COM Comunicaciones XEL Xelajú SUC Suchitepéquez MUN Municipal USC USAC PEÑ Peñarol JUV Juventud Retalteca JAL Jalapa MAR Marquense HER 9 Heredia XIN Xinabajul ZAC Zacapa 12 4 6 37 22 11 6 5 32 26 10 6 6 25 22 9 5 8 25 19 8 8 6 28 23 8 7 7 30 25 9 4 9 20 21 6 8 8 24 29 6 8 8 24 29 7 3 12 26 34 5 8 9 25 36 6 3 13 24 34 #FFFF00 Qualified to the Semifinals SF SF #FFFFCC Qualified to the Quarterfinals QF QF QF QF 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored April 7, 2010 espn.com Results main FBR grey COM HER JAL JUV MAR MUN PEÑ SUC USC XEL XIN ZAC Comunicaciones 3–0 2–1 4–0 5–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 Heredia 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 4–1 1–2 2–3 3–1 2–4 Jalapa 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 0–1 Juventud Retalteca 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 4–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 Marquense 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 Municipal 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 Peñarol 2–2 1–0 3–3 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–4 0–0 3–0 Suchitepéquez 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 USAC 3–2 2–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 4–1 Xelajú 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 Xinabajul 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 Zacapa 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 April 7, 2010 es Playoffs 3 y Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 25 3 Suchitepéquez 1 2 3 6 Peñarol La Mesilla 1 1 2 5 Universidad 3 0 3 4 Municipal 2 2 4 2 Xelajú 0 2 2 (3) 3 Suchtepéquez 2 0 2 (1) 4 Municipal 2 1 3 1 Comunicaciones 1 1 2 2 Xelajú 1 0 1 4 Municipal 3 4 7 2010 Clausura winner Municipal 28th Aggregate table main WDL QR XEL Xelajú COM Comunicaciones MUN Municipal JUV Juventud Retalteca SUC Suchitepéquez MAR Marquense HER Heredia XIN Xinabajul USC USAC PEÑ Peñarol JAL Jalapa ZAC Zacapa 23 10 11 65 49 20 12 12 67 44 19 12 13 55 39 19 9 16 55 46 18 12 14 56 50 16 15 13 56 56 17 8 19 66 62 13 12 19 47 66 11 17 16 46 50 12 11 21 52 62 12 17 15 44 54 -6 R 14 5 25 48 79 R Jalapa was docked six points. #D0F0C0 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round Since Municipal won both championships, Xelaju qualified for 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as the runner-up with better aggregate record. CLPR #ACE1AF 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage CLGS #FFCCCC Relegation to the Liga de Ascenso R R 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored 15 May 2010 GuateFutbol.com External links Guatefutbol es League stats RSSSF Category:Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala seasons 1 Guatemala