The 2020–21 Liga Nacional de Guatemala was the 68th professional season of the top-flight football league in Guatemala. The season was divided into two championships—the 2020 Apertura and the 2021 Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same 12 teams.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2019–20 Liga Nacional and 2 promoted from the 2019–20 Primera División. Teams relegated to Primera División de Ascenso Siquinalá and Mixco were relegated to 2020–21 Primera División the previous season. Teams promoted from Primera División de Ascenso The relegated team were replaced by the 2019–20 Primera División winners Achuapa and Sacachispas.
Personnel and sponsoring
TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKitmakerShirt Sponsors Achuapa Francisco Zepeda Sergio Pardo Juliano Rangel NetSportswear Tigo, Domino’s Antigua Víctor Hugo García Roberto Montoya Jairo Arreola NetSportswear Tigo, TBD Cobán Imperial Irasema Meléndez Ernesto Corti Jorge Sotomayer NetSportswear Tigo, TBD Comunicaciones Juan Garcia Mauricio Tapia Michael Umaña Nino Tigo, Gatorade Guastatoya Léster Rodríguez Willy Coito Olivera Wilson Pineda NetSportswear Tigo, TBD Iztapa Mario Mejía Ramiro Cepeda Carlos Kamiani Félix TutoSport Tigo, TBD Malacateco Carlos Gutiérrez Ronald Gomez Sixto Betancourt Silver Sport Tigo, TBD Municipal Gerardo Villa Sebastian Bini Jose Mario Rosales Umbro Tigo, TBD Sacachispas Alexander Hernández Diego Cerruti Egidio Arévalo Ríos NetSportswear Tigo, TBD Sanarate Jahiro Otzoy Matías Tatangelo Orlando Moreira NetSportswear Tigo, TBD Santa Lucía Rodolfo Puertas Mario Acevedo Rafael da Roza TutoSport Tigo, TBD Xelajú Francisco Santos Marcó Antonio Morales Pablo Mignorance MR Tigo, Domino’s
Managerial changes
Beginning of the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table TBD Resigned May 2019 TBD May 2019 th (Clausura 2018)
During the Apertura season TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced byPosition in table Sacachispas Erick Gonzalez Sacked October 2020 Alejandro Larrera October 2020 th (Clausura 2018) Antigua GFC Juan Antonio Torres Resigned November 2020 Jeff Korytoski November 2020 th (Aperura 2018) Deportivo Achuapa Irbin Olivares Resigned November 2020 Marvin Ivan Leon November 2020 th (Clausura 2018)
Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa Sergio Guevara Resigned December 2020 Mario Acevedo January 2021 th (Apertura 2020) Sanarate Gabriel Castillo Resigned December 2020 Matias Tatangelo January 2021 th (Apertura 2020) Xelaju Walter Claveri Sacked December 2020 Antonio Morales January 2021 th (Apertura 2020)
During the Clausura season TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced byPosition in table Antigua GFC Jeff Korytoski Resigned March 2021 Roberto Montoya March 2021 12th (Clausura 2021)
Apertura League table Group A
Group B
Finals
Clausura League table Group A
Group B
Finals
Aggerate League table
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List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in 2020-2021 season. The following players: have played at least one apertura game for the respective club. have not been capped for the Guatemala national football team 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.
Achuapa Juliano Rangel Nícolas Martínez Marlon Negrete Joshua Vargas
Antigua José Mena Juan Osorio John Rochford Cayo Ribeiro Josué Martinez Éver Guzmán Genaro Castillo Deyner Padilla
Cobán Imperial Jorge Sotomayor Bladimir Díaz Janderson Allan Miranda José Calderón
Comunicaciones Michael Umaña Agustín Herrera Andrés Lezcano Jose Corena Manfred Russell Alexander Robinson Júnior Lacayo Nicolás Royón
Guastatoya Adrián de Lemos Luis Landín Omar Dominguez Edgardo Ruiz Aarón Navarro Maximiliano Lombardi
Iztapa Nicolás Foglia Carlos Felix Christian Hernández Jordan Smith
Malacateco Darío Silva Elmer Morales Lauro Cazal Jorge Gatgens Orlando Osorio Carlos Barrochez Santiago Gómez
Municipal Alejandro Díaz Rafael Garcia Gustavo Britos Steve Makuka Jaime Alas Gabe Robinson
Santa Lucía Rafael da Roza Denis Lima Thales Moreira Romario Da Silva Anllel Porras Isaac Acuña
Sanarate Charles Martinez Yosel Piedra Orlando Moreira César Canario
Sacachispas Jesús Lozano Jose Sanchez Egidio Arévalo Ríos Diego Ávila Leandro Rodriguez
Xelajú David Monsalve Josue Odír Flores Pablo Mignorance Israel Silva Leo Bahia Alexander Larin Jeffrey Payeras Juan Yax
External links https://lared.com.gt/deportes/futbol/liga-nacional/ https://www.guatevision.com/etiqueta/futbol-guatemala/