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Municipal

Liga Nacional North & Central America

Concacaf Central American Cup

Founded:	1936
Stadium:	Estadio El Trébol
Coach:	Horacio Raúl Cordero
Liga Nacional Form:
Overall Form:

Municipal home ground venue is Estadio El Trébol.

Horacio Raúl Cordero is the current coach for Municipal.

Municipal Liga Nacional Match Fixtures and Results

[ Home Overall Away ]

Municipal have played a total of 27 matches in Guatemala Liga Nacional. Their current statistics is 19 win, 5 draw and 3 lose.

Municipal did not win their last match in the competition.

The overall results is shown by default. You can also analyze Municipal results for their home or away matches in Liga Nacional 2014/2015.

Click on + to view detailed soccer statistics of the goal scorers, yellow and red cards for each match.
The match kick-off date and time is automatically converted to your local timezone.

Team	Total Matches	Win	Draw	Lose
Municipal	27	19	5	3

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
21/05/2015	Municipal	0 - 2	Comunicaciones	0-0	H2H	O
17/05/2015	Municipal	3 - 1	Suchitepéquez	1-1	H2H	O	+
			22' S. Moody-Orio
			24' J. Cardona
		0 - 1	26' E. Cabrera
			41' Juan Baena
			43' Rodolfo González
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 44'		1 - 1
C. Noriega 50'		2 - 1
			52' Juan Baena
			52' Luis Mora Mena
J. Alas 60'
			67' E. López
			68' E. Cabrera
			69' Michel Rivera Montenegro
			69' P. Barros
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 71'
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 73'
Hessler Archila Boiton 73'
			73' W. Morales
			79' J. Cardona
			79' G. Esquivel
M. Callorda 79'
M. Portillo 79'
			82' Luis Mora Mena
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 90'
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 90+1'
M. Rivas 90+1'
M. Portillo 90+4'		3 - 1
M. Portillo 90+4'
03/05/2015	Municipal	4 - 1	Deportivo Petapa	0-0	H2H	O	+
			23' Alex Pérez
			23' Alan Aceituno García
			25' M. Aragón
Darwin Oliva García 26'
			29' Julio Vanegas Barahona
L. Cardona 39'
Darwin Oliva García 46'		1 - 0
			53' R. Sandoval
Denniss López Beklels 56'
C. Jiménez 61'
Hessler Archila Boiton 61'
			63' Alan Aceituno García
		1 - 1	65' Alan Aceituno García
			65' M. Icuté
			65' W. Pérez
			70' Alan Aceituno García
			70' Roberto Cóbar Gil
Denniss López Beklels 72'		2 - 1
M. Ávila 74'
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 74'
Hessler Archila Boiton 76'		3 - 1
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 78'		4 - 1
F. García 80'
M. Rivas 80'
			89' Gerardo Arias Gaitán
26/04/2015	Municipal	1 - 1	Comunicaciones	0-0	H2H	O
15/04/2015	Municipal	1 - 0	Suchitepéquez	1-0	H2H	O	+
			10' J. Cardona
Denniss López Beklels 13'
M. Ávila 43'		1 - 0
			50' W. Morales
			52' K. Ruiz
			70' J. Cardona
			70' V. Armas
			73' W. Morales
			73' P. Barros
			75' V. Armas
M. Callorda 78'
M. Portillo 78'
Denniss López Beklels 79'
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 79'
F. García 79'
			85' Michel Rivera Montenegro
			85' Mynor Salguero
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 86'
Hamilton López 86'
08/04/2015	Municipal	2 - 1	Guastatoya	1-0	H2H	O	+
Denniss López Beklels 22'
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 28'		1 - 0
			32' Fredy Carrillo Vargas
			32' Osman Reyes González
			35' Mario Vásquez Morales
			43' Fernando Gallo
		1 - 1	47' Víctor Solalinde Ferreira
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 57'		2 - 1
			61' D. López
			61' Erick Orellana Gudiel
Darwin Oliva García 71'
M. Callorda 71'
			71' Fernando Gallo
			71' Gabriel Garcete JIménez
			73' F. Orellana
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 85'
M. Portillo 85'
M. Ciani 85'
M. Rivas 85'
22/03/2015	Municipal	3 - 0	Coatepeque	2-0	H2H	O	+
Darwin Oliva García 37'		1 - 0
S. Azurdia 40'		2 - 0
			46' Luis Rodríguez Jerez
			46' Diego Cardillo Alvarado
			57' Leandro Martínez
			57' J. Andrade
			61' Paulo Centurión
			61' Donald Monzón Fuentes
C. Jiménez 66'
M. Ávila 66'
M. Ciani 68'
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 68'
J. Alas 72'
M. Rivas 72'
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 75'		3 - 0
			81' Roberto Porras
15/03/2015	Municipal	4 - 2	Antigua GFC	1-0	H2H	O	+
Claudio Albizuris Aguilar 12'
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 16'		1 - 0
			46' Javier Melgar
			46' Olman Vargas López
			48' A. Galindo
M. Ciani 53'		2 - 0
			54' Oscar Isaula Arguijo
			54' Fredy Thompson León
			57' A. Matta
			57' B. Ordóñez
		2 - 1	62' Oscar Isaula Arguijo
			64' Domy Avalos
			64' Matías Dommet
Claudio Albizuris Aguilar 66'
M. Ávila 66'
Darwin Oliva García 73'
M. Portillo 73'
M. Ávila 83'		3 - 1
M. Portillo 85'		4 - 1
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 86'
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 86'
		4 - 2	89' Oscar Isaula Arguijo
Denniss López Beklels 90+1'
01/03/2015	Municipal	0 - 1	Marquense	0-1	H2H	O	+
			10' B. de León Ramos
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 31'
		0 - 1	39' Kevin Merida Lam
M. Ciani 40'
			43' José López
			53' Gustavo Grajeda
			55' Jonathan Pérez Arias
			55' Joaquín Alvarez Ríos
			63' F. de León
			63' K. Norales
M. Ávila 65'
M. Rivas 65'
M. Callorda 70'
Darwin Oliva García 70'
			76' Kevin Merida Lam
			76' E. Fuentes
C. Jiménez 78'
Hessler Archila Boiton 78'
Andrés Fernández Rizzo 82'
Sergio Trujillo Herrera 90+1'
18/02/2015	Municipal	1 - 0	Xelajú	1-0	H2H	O	+
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 21'		1 - 0
Denniss López Beklels 50'
			52' R. Betancourth
			58' A. Rodas
Sergio Trujillo Herrera 59'
			61' N. Jucup
			61' Josué Pelicó Batres
			71' R. Betancourth
			71' Jonathan López
			71' Milton Leal Hoenes
			72' Josué Pelicó Batres
M. Callorda 74'
Darwin Oliva García 74'
			79' Luis Guarino Moscatelli
			79' L. Martínez
M. Ciani 79'
M. Rivas 79'
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 90+2'
Hessler Archila Boiton 90+2'
08/02/2015	Municipal	2 - 0	Universidad de San Carlos CF	0-0	H2H	O	+
			18' Julián Priego
			45' David Acajabón
			45' Juan Castillo Colindres
M. Callorda 53'		1 - 0
M. Ciani 58'		2 - 0
			67' Carlos Félix Suénaga
			67' Henry Suazo Velásquez
M. Ciani 70'
F. García 70'
P. Motta 75'
			75' Pablo Rodríguez Carbajal
			80' Carlos Asprilla Lopez
			80' E. Guerra
M. Ávila 81'
Sergio Trujillo Herrera 81'
M. Callorda 84'
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 84'
			88' Juan Castillo Colindres
Andrés Fernández Rizzo 89'
01/02/2015	Municipal	0 - 0	Malacateco	0-0	H2H	O	+
			12' David Gutiérrez
M. Rivas 15'
			18' Wilmer García Castillo
			42' Sergio Morales Araya
			45+2' Mario Castellanos Pinelo
			53' David Gutiérrez
			53' J. Castañeda
			53' Franklin Barrios Delgado
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 61'
M. Ciani 61'
Claudio Albizuris Aguilar 65'
Hessler Archila Boiton 65'
			70' Christian Blanco Veliz
			70' Carlos Rodríguez López
M. Callorda 77'
Darwin Oliva García 77'
M. Ciani 81'
			86' Ricardo Mina Romero
			86' Brandon de León Alonzo
			90' Carlos Rodríguez López
18/01/2015	Municipal	1 - 0	Halcones	1-0	H2H	O	+
J. Pinto 11'
			14' Edgar Villatoro Gómez
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 32'		1 - 0
			37' C. Medrano
			45+1' Axel Castillo Mendoza
			46' C. Medrano
			46' Erick Martínez Torres
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 46'
			57' Gregory Ruiz David
			65' Gregory Ruiz David
			65' Renato Blanco
F. García 67'
Osmar López Zúñiga 67'
M. Ciani 74'
Mynor Gómez Benavente 74'
			82' W. Godoy
			86' F. López
			86' Juan Villatoro
M. Ávila 90'
A. Barrientos 90'
19/12/2014	Municipal	1 - 1	Comunicaciones	0-0	H2H	O
11/12/2014	Municipal	3 - 0	Marquense	2-0	H2H	O	+
Claudio Albizuris Aguilar 6'
			6' Jonny Brown Fajardo
			27' M. de León
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 29'
			36' Leonel Noriega Pereira
M. Callorda 40'		1 - 0
			40' Brailin de León de León
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 43'		2 - 0
			45' Brailin de León de León
Claudio Albizuris Aguilar 46'
M. Sequen 46'
			53' K. Norales
			53' Kevin Merida Lam
			54' Jonny Brown Fajardo
			54' Oscar Martínez Morán
M. Sequen 60'
Sergio Trujillo Herrera 60'
M. Callorda 67'
			69' M. de León
			69' Jonathan Pérez Arias
Osmar López Zúñiga 70'
M. Ávila 70'
M. Callorda 71'		3 - 0
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 90'
06/12/2014	Municipal	1 - 0	Antigua GFC	1-0	H2H	O	+
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 45'		1 - 0
Jaime Vides Ruano 48'
			57' Matías Dommet
			57' Javier Melgar
			63' A. Galindo
			67' Oscar Isaula Arguijo
			67' Israel Silva
			70' A. Galindo
			70' Juan Valenzuela Canté
			74' Israel Silva
			74' Fredy Thompson León
			75' Fredy Thompson León
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 77'
M. Sequen 77'
M. Rivas 81'
M. Callorda 85'
Darwin Oliva García 85'
Claudio Albizuris Aguilar 87'
Sergio Trujillo Herrera 87'
30/11/2014	Municipal	0 - 2	Comunicaciones	0-0	H2H	O
19/11/2014	Municipal	3 - 1	Suchitepéquez	1-0	H2H	O	+
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 15'		1 - 0
			41' W. Morales
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 43'
			46' P. Barros
			46' H. Prieto
		1 - 1	48' H. Prieto
			56' J. Matul
			60' W. Morales
			60' Juan Orellana Palma
M. Sequen 62'
Hessler Archila Boiton 62'
M. Callorda 62'		2 - 1
			64' Juan Orellana Palma
			65' J. Matul
			65' Luis Mora Mena
L. Cardona 67'
			67' E. López
			70' Carlos Barros Herrera
Osmar López Zúñiga 72'		3 - 1
M. Ávila 73'
Claudio Albizuris Aguilar 73'
M. Callorda 78'
Darwin Oliva García 78'
Osmar López Zúñiga 90+3'
09/11/2014	Municipal	5 - 1	Halcones	2-1	H2H	O	+
D. De Souza 16'
		0 - 1	25' Fernando Gallo
Osmar López Zúñiga 44'		1 - 1
M. Ávila 45+3'		2 - 1
			47' Guillermo Alvarez Núñez
M. Ávila 50'		3 - 1
			54' Willer
			59' Willer
			59' F. López
			67' Evandro Ferreira
			67' Erick Martínez Torres
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 69'		4 - 1
Osmar López Zúñiga 70'
Hessler Archila Boiton 70'
Hamilton López 72'
Jaime Vides Ruano 72'
			76' Saúl Phillip Fernández
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 76'
Brandon Rivas 76'
M. Callorda 78'		5 - 1
			78' Fernando Gallo
			78' Jorge Arana Borland
29/10/2014	Municipal	4 - 1	Deportivo Petapa	2-0	H2H	O	+
M. Sequen 3'
M. Callorda 9'		1 - 0
M. Ávila 10'
			23' Otto Tatuaca
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 29'
			35' Eddy Aragón Rodríguez
M. Sequen 37'		2 - 0
			40' Alan Aceituno García
			45' Alan Aceituno García
			45' Eddy Castillo Galindo
			52' Juan Lovato
Denniss López Beklels 54'
			56' W. Pérez
M. Ávila 57'
Osmar López Zúñiga 57'
Santiago Morandi Vidal 59'
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 61'
P. Motta 61'
		2 - 1	63' Adrián Apellaniz García
			65' Adrián Apellaniz García
			72' M. Icuté
			72' M. Aragón
			72' Héctor Martínez Anduray
			72' M. Soto
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 73'		3 - 1
M. Callorda 79'
M. Portillo 79'
			89' Adrián Apellaniz García
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 90+3'		4 - 1
19/10/2014	Municipal	0 - 0	Antigua GFC	0-0	H2H	O	+
			33' Edwin González
C. Noriega 35'
			35' Roberto Peña Grueso
M. Callorda 45'
Darwin Oliva García 45'
M. Sequen 45'
M. Portillo 45'
			45' Rodrigo Portillo González
			45' Israel Silva
			46' A. Matta
			73' A. Matta
			73' D. Marroquín
Darwin Oliva García 78'
Osmar López Zúñiga 78'
			81' Iván López
			84' Iván López
			84' Alex Díaz Zamora
			90+2' Edwin Zúñiga López
05/10/2014	Municipal	1 - 0	Marquense	0-0	H2H	O	+
J. Pinto 30'
			46' Gustavo Grajeda
			46' Carlos Rodríguez Navarro
Sergio Trujillo Herrera 54'
Claudio Albizuris Aguilar 58'		1 - 0
Osmar López Zúñiga 59'
			62' E. Fuentes
			62' E. Soto
Darwin Oliva García 65'
Hessler Archila Boiton 65'
			66' Brailin de León de León
J. Pinto 67'
Denniss López Beklels 67'
			73' Kevin Merida Lam
			73' Jorge Ortíz Pérez
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 77'
Brandon Rivas 77'
P. Motta 90+1'
01/10/2014	Municipal	1 - 0	Universidad de San Carlos CF	1-0	H2H	O	+
			18' Carlos Félix Suénaga
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 22'		1 - 0
			28' Diego Aroche Carranza
			45' Juan Castillo Colindres
			45' N. Grajeda
Hamilton López 50'
J. Pinto 52'
Osmar López Zúñiga 57'
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 57'
			65' Carlos Félix Suénaga
			65' Henry Suazo Velásquez
			69' Milton Núñez García
			69' E. Guerra
Brandon Rivas 76'
M. Rivas 76'
C. Jiménez 77'
M. Portillo 84'
Hessler Archila Boiton 84'
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 89'
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 90+3'
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 90+6'
21/09/2014	Municipal	6 - 0	Coatepeque	2-0	H2H	O	+
C. Noriega 22'		1 - 0
Denniss López Beklels 24'
M. Ávila 29'
			37' Luis Urrutia Monterroso
			37' Oscar Alvarado Martínez
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 42'		2 - 0
M. Callorda 45'
Hessler Archila Boiton 45'
Hessler Archila Boiton 46'
			50' J. Ortíz
			50' R. Camey
			61' Donald Monzón Fuentes
M. Ávila 64'
M. Sequen 64'
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 68'		3 - 0
			68' J. Ortega
			68' C. Rodríguez
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 69'		4 - 0
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 74'
Osmar López Zúñiga 74'
Hessler Archila Boiton 84'		5 - 0
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 88'		6 - 0
24/08/2014	Municipal	1 - 1	Malacateco	1-0	H2H	O	+
			9' Anderson Moreno
Osmar López Zúñiga 10'		1 - 0
			22' Gerardo Molina Orellana
Osmar López Zúñiga 27'
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 28'
Darwin Oliva García 46'
M. Callorda 46'
			46' Bryan Orellana Lechuga
			46' Carlos Rodríguez López
Osmar López Zúñiga 46'
M. Ávila 46'
			57' Ricardo Rocha
			59' Cristian Vega
			59' D. Ruiz
L. Cardona 65'
		1 - 1	71' D. Ruiz
			77' Sergio Morales Araya
			77' Franklin Barrios Delgado
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 80'
Mynor Gómez Benavente 80'
			88' Enoc Pérez Matamoros
03/08/2014	Municipal	2 - 1	Guastatoya	2-1	H2H	O	+
C. Noriega 8'
		0 - 1	18' Yuberney Franco Gaviria
			25' Edgar Chub Vásquez
Hamilton López 29'		1 - 1
M. Callorda 37'		2 - 1
C. Noriega 40'
J. Pinto 40'
			52' C. Reyes
			52' D. López
			53' Mario Vásquez Morales
			61' Cristopher Robles Ruiz
			61' Osman Reyes González
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 78'
M. Sequen 78'
M. Callorda 80'
Darwin Oliva García 80'
			80' Edgar Chub Vásquez
			80' Erick Orellana Gudiel
			85' D. López
20/07/2014	Municipal	4 - 1	Xelajú	2-1	H2H	O	+
			14' K. Guzmán
Sergio Trujillo Herrera 14'
Juliano Rangel 16'		1 - 0
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 24'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	26' Charles Córdoba Sánchez
			29' Fredy Santiago Taylor
			34' Josué Pelicó Batres
D. De Souza 48'
			58' Milton Leal Hoenes
			58' K. Arriola
			59' N. Jucup
			59' Roberto Porras
Johny Girón Ochoa 60'		3 - 1
			63' A. Cifuentes
Kevin Santamaría Guzmán 64'
M. Ávila 64'
			69' P. Samayoa
			69' L. Martínez
Carlos Ruíz Gutiérrez 75'		4 - 1
Osmar López Zúñiga 83'
M. Sequen 83'
M. Callorda 84'
Darwin Oliva García 84'

Chart Analysis

The graph shows the performance and results of Municipal in Liga Nacional.

Statistics & Analysis of Municipal

C. Ruíz is the leading top goal scorer for Municipal with 15 goals.

Achievement	Statistics
Longest winning run	4
Longest losing streak	1
Longest run without loss	10
Longest run without win	1
Clean sheets	12
Matches over 2.25 goals	12
Matches under 2.25 goals	15
Matches First Half Over 0.5	18
Matches First Half Under 0.5	9
Matches odd	14
Matches even	13
Average goals scored	2
Average goals allowed	0.67
Failure to score	5
Biggest victory	6 - 0
Biggest defeat	0 - 2
Missed penalties	0
Penalty goals	1
Own goals	3
Goalless draw at home match	2 (7%)
Goalless draw at away match	0
Comeback win	3
Top Goal Scorer	C. Ruíz
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Municipal Squad

Detailed statistics of each Municipal player with their photo, nationality, jersey number, position and caps.

If you want to bet on the players, you should see who are the Municipal top goal scorers and which players have a disciplinary problem with the the most yellow or red cards.

Click on the players to get in-depth players' profile. Such as the players' age, place of birth, height, weight and his entire soccer career path.

Name of Player
Carlos Humberto Ruíz Gutiérrez	3802	44	1	12	25	16	1	0
Marvin Tomás Ávila Sánchez	3374	46	7	17	6	4	0	0
Maximiliano Callorda Lafont	3189	46	9	23	11	8	0	0
Denniss Elías López Beklels	3122	37	2	2	1	11	2	1
Sergio Alejandro Trujillo Herrera	3044	37	3	3	0	10	0	0
Hamilton Eliezer López Gonzalez	3029	36	3	1	2	8	1	0
Claudio Josué Albizuris Aguilar	2890	36	2	9	2	16	0	0
Paulo César Motta Donis	2729	31	1	0	0	3	0	0
Cristian Jafeth Noriega Santizo	2658	31	0	2	2	7	0	0
Cristian Alexander Jiménez Martínez	2586	34	3	10	4	5	0	0
José Carlos Pinto Samayoa	2298	27	1	3	0	7	0	0
Kevin Oswaldo Santamaría Guzmán	2284	40	14	20	6	12	0	0
Santiago Morandi Vidal	2129	24	0	0	0	0	0	1
Marco Tulio Rivas Pérez	2058	31	9	1	0	5	0	0
Jaime Enrique Alas Morales	1872	21	0	1	0	5	0	0
Darwin Eusebio Oliva García	1777	37	18	12	6	2	0	0
Marco Tulio Ciani Barillas	1564	22	2	12	3	6	1	0
Andrés Pablo Fernández Rizzo	1461	17	0	1	0	4	0	0
Jaime Dario Vides Ruano	1320	17	3	1	0	5	0	0
Diego Alejandro De Souza Carballo	1226	17	1	6	1	3	1	0
Osmar Danibel López Zúñiga	1212	25	12	9	4	3	0	0
Marlon Renato Sequen Suruy	929	20	11	5	1	4	0	0
Hessler Alejandro Archila Boiton	831	28	24	1	2	5	0	0
Luis Geovani Cardona Abrego	624	8	2	0	0	3	0	0
Mauro Ronaldo Portillo	599	18	13	2	4	3	0	0
Franklin Eduardo García	289	9	7	2	0	0	0	0
Brandon Gabriel Rafael Rivas	240	6	4	2	0	1	0	0
Mario Ramírez	90	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Alberto Lemus Ruiz	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mynor Darío Gómez Benavente	26	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Alfredo Lemus Estacuy	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Albert Ismael Barrientos Salazar	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Joel Hernández García	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Ruíz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nicholas George Hagen Godoy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Guatemala Football

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Liga Nacional

Primera Division

Results and Fixtures

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Superior H2H Statistics

Upcoming football matches with excellent head to head records over their opponents.

Sportivo Italiano vs Comunicaciones

H2H Home Team Advantage

Football clubs who play better for their home games H2H.

FC Utrecht vs FC Volendam

H2H Away Team Advantage

Football clubs that play well for their away games.

Lokomotiv Moskva vs CSKA Moskva

Top Football Clubs

Motivated teams after winning five matches in a row or they have maintained a ten-match unbeaten run. The bookmakers label them as favourites for a reason.