Guatemalan women's football championship
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| Country | Guatemala |
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| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Number of teams | 16 (2011) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Current champions | Jutiapanecas Rosal (Clausura 2013) |
| Most championships | Comunicaciones (6 titles) |
| Website | http://www.guatefutfem.com/lf/ |
The Guatemalan women's football championship or Liga Nacional de Fútbol Femenino de Guatemala is the top level women's football league in Guatemala. The league was first played in the 1997 season. Record champions are Comunicaciones with six titles.
Competition format
An annual competition was play out from 1997/98 to 2007/08, when and Apertura and Clausura format was adopted. Now after the regular season, play-offs are played.
There is a constant change of teams in the league, as 13 clubs became insolvent just between 2008 and the beginning of 2011 and had to withdrew from the league.[1]
Champions
The list of champions:[2]
Annual champions:
| Year | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1997/98 | Comunicaciones (unofficial) |
| 1998/99 | Comunicaciones |
| 1999/00 | Comunicaciones |
| 2000/01 | Comunicaciones |
| 2001/02 | Comunicaciones |
| 2002/03 | Comunicaciones |
| 2003/04 | La Gomera |
| 2004/05 | Monjas Jalapa |
| 2005/06 | Juventus |
| 2006/07 | Comunicaciones |
| 2007/08 | Amatitlán |
Apertura and clausura champions.
| Year | Apertura champions (ends in winter) |
Clausura champions (ends in summer) |
|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | Seysa Chimaltenango | Seysa Chimaltenango |
| 2009/10 | Seysa Chimaltenango | Unifut |
| 2010/11 | Unifut | Unifut |
| 2011/12 | Unifut | Unifut |
| 2012/13 | Unifut | Jutiapanecas Rosal |
Titles by team
Number of wins, not including the 1997/98 season.
| Titles | Team |
|---|---|
| 6 | Comunicaciones |
| 6 | Unifut |
| 3 | Seysa Chimaltenango |
| 1 | Amatitlán |
| Juventus | |
| La Gomera | |
| Monjas Jalapa | |
| Jutiapanecas Rosal |
