Season 2016–17 Biggest home win TBDl 6
TBD 0
(2015) Longest winning run TBD (4) Location Guatemala | Top goalscorer TBD (12) Biggest away win TBD 1
TBD 3
(2015) Longest unbeaten run TBD (7) | |
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The 2016–17 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 19th season in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season began on 2016 and will end in 2017.
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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 finish first and second 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 quarterfinal will advance to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals will advance to the finals, which will determine the tournament champion.
Apertura
The 2016 Torneo Apertura began on July 2016 and will end in December 2016.
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in 2016-2017 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.
Clausura
The 2017 Torneo Clausura is expected to begin in January 2017 and end in May 2017.