Season 2011–12 Champions League Municipal
Xelajú Goals scored 323 (2.69 per match) | Relegated Juventud Retalteca Matches played 120 | |
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Champions Apertura: Municipal
Clausura: Xelajú | ||
The 2011–12 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 13th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began on 9 July 2011 and will end in May 2012.
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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 playoffs 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
USAC and Xinabajul finished in 11th and 12th place, respectively, in the overall table of last season and were relegated to the Primera División. Taking their places were the two winners of the Primera División promotion playoffs, Petapa and Zacapa.
Torneo Apertura
The 2011 Torneo Apertura began on 9 July 2011 and ended on 18 December 2011.
Standings
Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Source: Guatefutbol (Spanish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
Source: Guatefutbol
Second legs
Municipal progresses 2–0 on aggregate.
Comunicaciones progresses on away goals rule.
Second legs
Comunicaciones progresses 4–2 on aggregate.
Municipal progresses 3–2 on aggregate.
Torneo Clausura
The 2012 Torneo Clausura will begin on 14 January 2012 and will end in May 2012.
Standings
Updated to games played on 29 April 2012.
Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on 29 April 2012.
Source: Guatefutbol (Spanish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
Source: Guatefutbol
Aggregate table
Updated to games played on 29 April 2012.
Source: Guatefutbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.