2007 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala Apertura
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala Apertura 2007 is the 88th season of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala, Guatemala's premier football league. It began on July 28 and finished on December 15.
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 |
Standings
Final Standings
| Pos | Team | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Municipal | 31 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 18 | +13 |
| 2 | Jalapa | 28 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 |
| 3 | Comunicaciones | 27 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 |
| 4 | Xelajú | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 |
| 5 | Suchitepéquez | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 27 | +5 |
| 6 | Zacapa | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| 7 | Marquense | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -6 |
| 8 | Malacateco | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| 9 | Heredia | 19 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 26 | -4 |
| 10 | Petapa | 19 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 29 | -9 |
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
Home team is listed in the left-hand column
| Torneo Apertura Final Results | COM | HER | JAL | MAL | MAR | MUN | PET | SUC | XEL | ZAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comunicaciones | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
| Heredia | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Jalapa | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Malacateco | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Marquense | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Municipal | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | |
| Petapa | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Suchitepéquez | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 | |
| Xelajú | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Zacapa | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Colors: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.
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 CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09.
| 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.
External links
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