# 2009–10 Guatemalan Liga Nacional

The 2009–10 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 11th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used.

## 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

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| 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 |

## Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura is the first championship of the season. It began on August 1, 2009, and ended on December 20, 2009.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Xelajú | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 39 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Municipal | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 37 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Marquense | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 37 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Heredia | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 35 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Juventud Retalteca | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 35 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 32 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Suchitepéquez | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 32 | |
| 8 | Xinabajul | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 28 | |
| 9 | Jalapa | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 27 | |
| 10 | Zacapa | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 26 | |
| 11 | USAC | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 18 | |
| 12 | Peñarol | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 16 | |

### Top scorers

| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Henry Javier Hernández | Juventud Retalteca | 19 |
| 2 | Tránsito Montepeque | Comunicaciones | 14 |
| 3 | Nelson Martín Crossa | Municipal | 12 |
| 4 | Mario Castellanos | Heredia | 11 |
| 5 | Freddy García | Heredia | 9 |
| 5 | Jonny Jeffersone Brown Fajardo | Marquense | 9 |
| 7 | Mário Rodriguez | Municipal | 8 |
| 7 | Carlos Kamiani Félix | Universidad de San Carlos | 8 |
| 9 | Jhonny Cubero | Xelajú | 7 |
| 10 | Oscar Isaula | Zacapa | 6 |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | 1 | Xelajú | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Marquense | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Comunicaciones (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Comunicaciones | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | Comunicaciones | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Municipal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | 2 | Municipal | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Heredia | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | Heredia | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Juventud Retalteca | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
* 2009 Apertura winner
* Municipal 27th title

## Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura is the second championship of the season. It began on January 15, 2010, and ended on May 15, 2010.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Comunicaciones | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 40 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Xelajú | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 39 | Qualified to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Suchitepéquez | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 36 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Municipal | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 32 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 5 | USAC | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 32 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Peñarol | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 31 | Qualified to the Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Juventud Retalteca | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 31 | |
| 8 | Jalapa | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 26 | |
| 9 | Marquense | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 26 | |
| 9 | Heredia | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 24 | |
| 11 | Xinabajul | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 23 | |
| 12 | Zacapa | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 21 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | 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 | |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | 2 | Xelajú | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | |
| 3 | Suchitepéquez | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Suchtepéquez | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | | | | | |
| 6 | Peñarol La Mesilla | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | Xelajú | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Municipal | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | | 4 | Municipal | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Universidad | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Comunicaciones | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Municipal | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
* 2010 Clausura winner
* Municipal 28th title

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Xelajú | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 79 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round |
| 2 | Comunicaciones | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 72 | |
| 3 | Municipal | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 69 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
| 4 | Juventud Retalteca | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 66 | |
| 5 | Suchitepéquez | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 66 | |
| 6 | Marquense | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 63 | |
| 7 | Heredia | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 59 | |
| 8 | Xinabajul | 44 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 51 | |
| 9 | USAC | 44 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 50 | |
| 10 | Peñarol | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 47 | |
| 11 | Jalapa (R) | 44 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 47 | Relegation to the Liga de Ascenso |
| 12 | Zacapa (R) | 44 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 48 | 79 | −31 | 47 | Relegation to the Liga de Ascenso |
* ↑ Since Municipal won both championships, Xelaju qualified for 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as the runner-up with better aggregate record.
* ↑ Jalapa was docked six points.