2007–08 Liga Nacional de Guatemala
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 July 2007 – 25 May 2008 |
| Champions | Apertura: Jalapa (1st title) Clausura: Municipal (26th title) |
| Relegated | Malacateco |
| CONCACAF Champions League | Jalapa Municipal |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Adrián Apellaniz (10) Clausura: Carlos González (10) Season: Carlos Castillo (16) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The 2007–08 Liga Nacional de Guatemala was the 55th professional season of the top-flight football league in Guatemala. The season was divided into two championships—the 2007 Apertura and the 2008 Clausura—each in an identical format and each contested by the same 12 teams.
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 |
Source:
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 |
| Mario Rodríguez | Municipal | 7 |
Final Update: December 26, 2007
Source:Prensa Libre[1]
Results
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 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.
References
- ^ "none". Prensa Libre (in Spanish) (18, 630): 123. 2007-11-26.