2019–20 Liga Nacional de Guatemala

The 2019–20 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala season is the 22nd season of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala, the top football league in Guatemala, in which the Apertura and Clausura season is used. The season will begin in July 2019 and will end in May 2020.

Team information
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2017–18 Liga Nacional and 2 promoted from the 2017–18 Primera División.

Deportivo Petapa and Chiantla were relegated to 2018–19 Primera División the previous season.

The relegated team was replaced by the 2018–19 Primera División winners. F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa and Deportivo Mixco.

Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2019.


 * Champions: F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa and Mixco

Relegated to Primera División de Ascenso as of June 2019.


 * Last Place: Petapa and Chiantla

List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in 2019-2020 season. The following players:
 * 1) have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
 * 2) 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.

Antigua GFC
 * 🇨🇷 Jose Mena
 * 🇨🇷 Anllel Porras
 * 🇨🇷 Rafael Lezcano Blue x.svg
 * 🇲🇽 Edgar Pacheco Blue x.svg
 * 🇲🇽 Ricardo Álvarez Arce Orange x.svg

Coban Imperial
 * 🇧🇷 Janderson Pereira
 * 🇸🇻 Josue Flores Blue x.svg
 * 🇬🇵 Victor Guay
 * 🇦🇷 Jorge Luis Sotomayor Blue x.svg
 * 🇵🇾 Lauro Ramón Cazal
 * 🇨🇷 Josue Mitchell Omier
 * 🇸🇻 Gerson Mayen
 * 🇸🇻 Derby Carrillo

CSD Comunicaciones 
 * 🇨🇷 Michael Umaña
 * 🇵🇦 José Calderón
 * 🇺🇾 Maximiliano Lombardi
 * 🇲🇽 Darío Carreño
 * 🇦🇷 Cristian Alexis Hernández
 * 🇲🇽 Agustin Herrera
 * 🇨🇷 Rafael Lezcano
 * 🇨🇴 Bladimir Díaz
 * 🇨🇷 Jostin Daly

Guastatoya 
 * 🇲🇽 Luis Landín
 * 🇲🇽 Omar Dominguez
 * 🇲🇽 Daniel Guzman Blue x.svg
 * 🇨🇷 Aaron Navarro
 * 🇨🇷 Jorge Ignacio Gatgens Blue x.svg
 * 🇭🇳 Santos Crisanto Blue x.svg
 * 🇨🇷 Adrián de Lemos
 * 🇸🇻 Irvin Herrera

Deportivo Iztapa
 * 🇲🇽 Sergio Blancas
 * 🇦🇷 Ramiro Rocca Blue x.svg
 * 🇲🇽 Liborio Vicente Sánchez
 * 🇸🇻 Kevin Santamaria Blue x.svg
 * 🇭🇳 Byron Rodríguez
 * 🇲🇽 Carlos Felix

Deportivo Malacateco
 * 🇨🇷 Daniel Cambronero Blue x.svg
 * 🇨🇷 Andrey Francis Blue x.svg
 * 🇺🇾 Claudio Inella Blue x.svg
 * 🇺🇾 Enzo Herrera Blue x.svg
 * 🇸🇻 Henry Hernandez
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Hurtado

(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)

Mixco
 * 🇸🇻 Dustin Corea
 * 🇨🇷 Ronny Stuart Mora

CSD Municipal 
 * 🇲🇽 Othoniel Arce Blue x.svg
 * 🇵🇾 Orlando Moreira Blue x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Alejandro Diaz
 * 🇦🇷 Ramiro Rocca
 * Mekeil Andy Williams
 * 🇵🇾 Nicolás Martínez Ramos

F.C. Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
 * 🇧🇷 Rafael Da Roza
 * 🇭🇳 Ángel Tejeda
 * 🇨🇷 Diego Sanchez Blue x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Juan Leroyer
 * 🇭🇳 Santos Crisanto

Sanarate
 * 🇧🇷 🇺🇾 Dario Silva
 * 🇭🇳 Jorge Zaldivar
 * 🇭🇳 Jonathan Posas
 * 🇨🇴 William Zapata
 * 🇲🇽 Juan Carlos Silva

Siquinalá
 * 🇪🇸 Alvaro Portero Diez
 * 🇪🇸 José Ortega
 * 🇰🇷 You Ki Sun Orange x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Marlon Negrete
 * 🇺🇾 Willinton Techera

Club Xelajú MC
 * 🇲🇽 Carlos Felix Blue x.svg
 * 🇭🇳 Juan Yax
 * 🇺🇾 Darío Ferreira Blue x.svg
 * 🇺🇾 Álvaro García Blue x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Gonzalo Vivanco Blue x.svg
 * 🇨🇷 José Carlos Pérez
 * 🇺🇾 Jhonatan Souza Motta
 * 🇦🇷 Oscar Belinetz
 * 🇸🇻 David Rugamas