# 2007 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala Apertura

The Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala Apertura 2007 is the 88th season of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, Guatemala's premier football league. It began on July 28 and finished on December 15.

## Promotion and relegation

Mictlán was relegated at the end of the 2006–07 season and was replaced by Malacateco who was promoted from the Primera División.

## Participating clubs

| Club | City | Department | Stadium | Capacity |
| Comunicaciones | Guatemala City | Guatemala | Mateo Flores | 30.000 |
| Municipal | Guatemala City | Guatemala | Mateo Flores | 30.000 |
| Heredia | San José | Petén | Del Monte | 8.000 |
| Jalapa | Jalapa | Jalapa | Las Flores | 10.000 |
| Malacateco | Malacatán | San Marcos | Santa Lucía | 7.000 |
| Marquense | San Marcos | San Marcos | Marquesa de la Ensenada | 10.000 |
| Petapa | San Miguel Petapa | Guatemala | Municipal de San Miguel Petapa | 5.000 |
| Suchitepéquez | Mazatenango | Suchitepéquez | Carlos Salazar Hijo | 10.000 |
| Xelajú | Quetzaltenango | Quetzaltenango | Mario Camposeco | 11.000 |
| Zacapa | Zacapa | Zacapa | David Ordoñez Bardales | 10.000 |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Municipal | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 31 |
| 2 | Jalapa | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 28 |
| 3 | Comunicaciones | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 27 |
| 4 | Xelajú | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 25 |
| 5 | Suchitepéquez | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 24 |
| 6 | Zacapa | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Marquense | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 24 |
| 8 | Malacateco | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 20 |
| 9 | Heredia | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 19 |
| 10 | Petapa | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 19 |

## Top scorers

| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Adrián Apellaniz | Jalapa | 14 |
| 2 | Selvin Motta | Zacapa | 12 |
| 3 | Jorge Dos Santos | Jalapa | 10 |
| 4 | Tránsito Montepeque | Comunicaciones | 8 |
| 5 | Guillermo Ramírez | Municipal | 7 |
| 5 | Mario Rodríguez | Municipal | 7 |
Final Update: December 26, 2007 Source:Prensa Libre

## Results

| Home \ Away | COM | HER | JAL | MAL | MAR | MUN | PET | SUC | XEL | ZAC |
| Comunicaciones | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| Heredia | 1–0 | | 3–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Jalapa | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Malacateco | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Marquense | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Municipal | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 6–1 | | 0–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 |
| Petapa | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Suchitepéquez | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 7–1 |
| Xelajú | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 |
| Zacapa | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | 1 | Municipal | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Xelajú | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Suchitepéquez | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Suchitepéquez | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | Suchitepéquez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jalapa (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | 2 | Jalapa | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Comunicaciones (p) | 1 | 1 (3) | 5 | 3 | Comunicaciones | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Zacapa | 1 | 1 (0) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Apertura Tournament Champion

Jalapa as tournament champion qualified to the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.
* Apertura 2007 winner
* Jalapa 1st National title

### Relegation

    There is no relegation after the Apertura.