Liga Guatemala - Clausura 1999

						

First Stage

Table:

 1.Comunicaciones           22 15  5  2 47-17 50
 2.Aurora FC                22  9  9  4 28-18 36
 3.Municipal                22 10  5  7 28-19 35 
 4.USAC                     22  8 10  4 34-24 34 
 5.Azucareros               22  7 11  4 30-25 32  
 6.Deportivo Zacapa         22  8  4 10 24-33 28
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 7.Deportivo Carchá         22  7  6  9 34-37 27
 8.Coban Imperial           22  6  8  8 25-25 26
 9.Xelajú MC                22  6  6 10 23-35 24
10.Escuintla                22  5  8  9 23-39 23
11.Deportivo Suchitépequez  22  5  5 12 22-33 20
12.Sacachispas              22  5  5 12 21-34 20

Top-6 after 22 rounds qualify for Hexagonal Final.
Comunicaciones champions of the regular season.

Round 1 
Carcha         3-2 Coban
Escuintla      0-5 Comunicaciones
Suchitepequez  0-0 Aurora
USAC           1-1 Sacachispas
Azucareros     1-2 Zacapa
Municipal      1-1 Xelaju

Round 2
USAC           2-1 Carcha
Coban          awd Zacapa          [awarded 0-3, originally 4-1]
Xelaju         3-1 Suchitepequez
Azucareros     0-0 Escuintla
Aurora         2-1 Sacachispas
Comunicaciones 1-0 Municipal

Round 3
Coban          0-2 USAC
Suchitepequez  0-2 Comunicaciones
Municipal      4-0 Azucareros
Escuintla      2-2 Zacapa
Carcha         2-1 Aurora
Sacachispas    0-1 Xelaju

Round 4
USAC           5-0 Zacapa
Aurora         2-1 Coban
Xelaju         1-0 Carcha
Comunicaciones 1-0 Sacachispas
Azucareros     1-1 Suchitepequez
Escuintla      1-0 Municipal

Round 5
USAC           0-0 Aurora
Coban          4-0 Xelaju
Carcha         1-0 Comunicaciones
Sacachispas    1-1 Azucareros
Suchitepequez  0-1 Escuintla
Zacapa         1-1 Municipal

Round 6
Aurora         1-0 Zacapa
Xelaju         0-0 USAC
Comunicaciones 1-0 Coban
Azucareros     1-1 Carcha  
Escuintla      1-1 Sacachispas  
[Nov 11]
Municipal      4-1 Suchitepequez

Round 7 [Nov 15]
Aurora         2-0 Xelaju
USAC           1-1 Comunicaciones
Coban          2-0 Azucareros
Carcha         3-0 Escuintla
Sacachispas    0-2 Municipal
Suchitepequez  0-1 Zacapa

Round 8 [Nov 22?]
Zacapa         1-0 Xelaju
Comunicaciones 2-1 Aurora
Azucareros     2-1 USAC    
Escuintla      1-1 Coban
Municipal      2-0 Carcha       
Suchitepequez  1-0 Sacachispas     [4-0?]

Round 9 [Nov 29]
Xelaju         2-3 Comunicaciones
Aurora         0-0 Azucareros
USAC           1-1 Escuintla
Coban          2-0 Municipal
Carcha         1-0 Suchitepequez
Sacachispas    1-0 Zacapa

Round 10
Zacapa         1-3 Comunicaciones
Azucareros     1-1 Xelaju
Escuintla      0-5 Aurora
Municipal      2-2 USAC   
Suchitepequez  1-1 Coban
Sacachispas    2-2 Carcha      

Round 11
Comunicaciones 2-1 Azucareros
Xelaju         1-2 Escuintla
Aurora         0-0 Municipal
USAC           1-0 Suchitepequez
Coban          1-1 Sacachispas  
Carcha         3-1 Zacapa

Round 12 [Dec 20]
Coban          2-2 Carcha
Comunicaciones 2-0 Escuintla
Aurora         1-1 Suchitepequez
Sacachispas    2-5 USAC
Zacapa         1-1 Azucareros
Xelaju         2-2 Municipal

Round 13 [Dec 27]
Municipal      1-3 Comunicaciones
Carcha         2-2 USAC
Escuintla      1-1 Azucareros
Zacapa         1-0 Coban 
Sacachispas    1-2 Aurora 
Suchitepequez  2-0 Xelaju 

Round 14 
[Dec 30]
USAC           2-1 Coban
Aurora         2-1 Carcha
[Jan 2]
Xelaju         4-2 Sacachispas
[Jan 3]
Azucareros     2-1 Municipal
Zacapa         1-0 Escuintla
Comunicaciones 3-1 Suchitepequez

Round 15
Municipal      1-0 Escuintla
Zacapa         0-0 USAC
Coban          0-0 Aurora
Sacachispas    1-0 Comunicaciones
Carcha         1-1 Xelaju
Suchitepequez  1-2 Azucareros

Round 16
Aurora         1-2 USAC
Comunicaciones 4-0 Carcha
Zacapa         0-1 Municipal
Escuintla      3-2 Suchitepequez
Azucareros     6-1 Sacachispas
Xelaju         0-1 Coban

Round 17 
[Jan 23]
USAC           1-0 Xelaju
[Jan 24]
Coban          1-1 Comunicaciones
Zacapa         2-3 Aurora
Carcha         1-1 Azucareros
Sacachispas    3-0 Escuintla
Suchitepequez  1-0 Municipal

Round 18 [Jan 30,31]
Comunicaciones 1-1 USAC
Municipal      1-0 Sacachispas
Xelaju         1-1 Aurora
Escuintla      5-3 Carcha              [corrected from 5-2]
Zacapa         2-1 Suchitepequez
Azucareros     2-2 Coban

Round 19 [Feb 6,7]
Aurora         2-2 Comunicaciones
USAC           0-1 Azucareros
Coban          2-1 Escuintla
Xelaju         2-1 Zacapa 
Carcha         0-1 Municipal
Sacachispas    1-0 Suchitepequez

Round 20 [Feb 13,14]
Comunicaciones 4-0 Xelaju
Municipal      1-0 Coban
Escuintla      2-2 USAC
Azucareros     1-0 Aurora
Zacapa         1-0 Sacachispas
Suchitepequez  4-3 Carcha

Round 21 [Feb 20,21]
Comunicaciones 5-2 Zacapa
Azucareros     4-1 Xelaju
Sacachispas    2-1 Carcha
Escuintla      1-1 Aurora
Coban          1-1 Suchitepequez
USAC           1-3 Municipal  

Round 22 [Feb 28]
Suchitepequez  3-2 USAC
Municipal      0-1 Aurora
Comunicaciones 1-1 Azucareros
Xelaju         2-1 Escuintla
Sacachispas    0-1 Coban
Carcha         3-1 Zacapa

Table:

 1.Comunicaciones           22 15  5  2 47-17 50
 2.Aurora FC                22  9  9  4 28-18 36
 3.Municipal                22 10  5  7 28-19 35
 4.USAC                     22  8 10  4 34-24 34
 5.Azucareros               22  7 11  4 30-25 32
 6.Deportivo Zacapa         22  8  4 10 24-33 28
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 7.Deportivo Carchá         22  7  6  9 34-37 27
 8.Coban Imperial           22  6  8  8 25-25 26
 9.Xelajú MC                22  6  6 10 23-35 24
10.Escuintla                22  5  8  9 23-39 23
11.Deportivo Suchitépequez  22  5  5 12 22-33 20
12.Sacachispas              22  5  5 12 21-34 20

Top-6 after 22 rounds qualify for Hexagonal Final.
Comunicaciones champions of the regular season.
Sacachispas last place in the regular season.

Hexagonales

Title Playoff

Table:

 1.Comunicaciones           10  9  1  0 21- 7 28  Winners
 2.Municipal                10  6  1  3 18-11 19
 3.Aurora FC                10  2  6  2 17-17 12
 4.USAC                     10  2  4  4 16-21 10
 5.Azucareros               10  2  3  5 11-15  9  [Santa Lucia Cotz.]
 6.Deportivo Zacapa         10  0  3  7 12-24  3

Round 1 [Apr 8,11]
Aurora         2-0 Municipal
Azucareros     2-0 USAC            
Zacapa         1-2 Comunicaciones 

Round 2
USAC           1-3 Comunicaciones  
Aurora         4-3 Zacapa          
Municipal      1-0 Azucareros  

Round 3 [Apr 19]
Comunicaciones 3-0 Municipal
Zacapa         3-3 USAC  
Aurora         0-0 Azucareros     

Round 4 [Apr 24,25]
Municipal      3-1 Zacapa
Azucareros     2-3 Comunicaciones
Aurora         3-3 USAC   

Round 5 [Apr 28,29]
Comunicaciones 1-1 Aurora
Zacapa         1-1 Azucareros        
USAC           2-2 Municipal           

Round 6 [May 2]
USAC           3-1 Azucareros        
Municipal      2-1 Aurora
Comunicaciones 2-0 Zacapa

Round 7 
Comunicaciones 1-0 USAC
Zacapa         1-1 Aurora
Azucareros     0-3 Municipal

Round 8 [May 12]
Aurora         2-2 Azucareros
USAC           2-1 Zacapa
Comunicaciones 1-0 Municipal

Round 9 [May 14,15]
Comunicaciones 2-1 Azucareros
USAC           2-2 Aurora
Zacapa         1-4 Municipal

Round 10 
[May 18]
Azucareros     2-0 Zacapa          
[May 23]
Municipal      3-0 USAC
Aurora         1-3 Comunicaciones

Table:

 1.Comunicaciones           10  9  1  0 21- 7 28  Winners
 2.Municipal                10  6  1  3 18-11 19
 3.Aurora FC                10  2  6  2 17-17 12
 4.USAC                     10  2  4  4 16-21 10
 5.Azucareros               10  2  3  5 11-15  9  [Santa Lucia Cotz.]
 6.Deportivo Zacapa         10  0  3  7 12-24  3

Since Comunicaciones won both the regular season and the Hexagonal, they
have won the championship of Guatemala 1998/99.

Top scorer: Rudy Ramirez (Zacapa) 19 goals

Relegation Playoff

Table:

 7.Coban Imperial           32 11 11 10 39-33 44
 8.Escuintla                32 10 10 12 41-49 40
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Deportivo Carchá         32  9 11 12 44-45 38  Relegation Playoff
10.Sacachispas              32  9 10 13 36-45 37  Relegation Playoff
11.Deportivo Suchitépequez  32  8 10 14 32-42 34  Relegation Playoff
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12.Xelajú MC                32  6  8 18 30-63 26  Relegated

Round 1 [Mar 14]
Suchitepequez  2-1 Xelaju 
Coban          2-0 Escuintla
Sacachispas    2-1 Carcha

Round 2
Xelaju          -  Coban           [away win]
Carcha          -  Suchitepequez   [draw]
Escuintla       -  Sacachispas

Round 3
Sacachispas     -  Xelaju          [home win]
Coban           -  Suchitepequez 
Escuintla       -  Carcha

Round 4
Coban           -  Sacachispas
Suchitepequez   -  Escuintla  
Xelaju          -  Carcha          [draw]

Round 5
Sacachispas     -  Suchitepequez   [draw]
Carcha          -  Coban        
Xelaju          -  Escuintla       [away win]

Round 6 [Apr 24,25]
Xelaju         1-3 Suchitepequez 
Escuintla      2-0 Coban
Carcha         1-1 Sacachispas 

Round 7 [May 2]
Coban          6-1 Xelaju
Suchitepequez  1-0 Carcha
Sacachispas    2-1 Escuintla

Round 8 [May 9]
Xelaju         2-2 Sacachispas
Suchitepequez  0-0 Coban
Carcha         3-1 Escuintla

Round 9 [May 15]
Sacachispas    2-0 Coban   
Escuintla      1-0 Suchitepequez
Carcha         4-0 Xelaju

Round 10 [May 23]
Suchitepequez  2-2 Sacachispas
Coban          1-1 Carcha         
Escuintla      5-0 Xelaju

Table:

 7.Coban Imperial           32 11 11 10 39-33 44
 8.Escuintla                32 10 10 12 41-49 40
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 9.Deportivo Carchá         32  9 11 12 44-45 38  Relegation Playoff
10.Sacachispas              32  9 10 13 36-45 37  Relegation Playoff
11.Deportivo Suchitépequez  32  8 10 14 32-42 34  Relegation Playoff
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12.Xelajú MC                32  6  8 18 30-63 26  Relegated

Promoted: Antigua FC.

Relegation Playoffs:
Suchitepequez  2-1 Dep. Achuapa 
Sacachispas    3-1 Chimaltenango 
Dep. Carchá    5-0 Jalapa 

all Liga Mayor teams remain there.



Home towns and provinces of teams:

province Guatemala:
town: Cd. de Guatemala:          Aurora FC, Comunicaciones, Municipal and USAC

province Escuintla:
town: Escuintla:                 Escuintla
town: Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa: Azucareros

province: Alta Verapaz:
town: Coban:                     Coban Imperial 
town: San Pedro Carchá:          Deportivo Carchá   

province: Zacapa:
town: Zacapa:                    Deportivo Zacapa

province: Chiquimula:
town: Chiquimula:                Sacachispas

province: Suchitépequez:
town: Mazatenango:               Deportivo Suchitépequez 

province: Quetzaltenango:
town: Xelajú:                    Xelajú MC





Authors:
Luis Angel Martínez 
(tesi17@hotmail.com), 
Edgar Enrique España and
James Goloboy
(james.goloboy@yale.edu)
Last updated: 24 Oct 2000

(c) Copyright Luis Angel Martínez, Edgar Enrique España, 
James Goloboy and RSSSF 1999/2000