National Soccer
The 2024-2025 season of Guatemalan football came to an end, and with it, the three clubs that will represent the country in the next edition of the Concacaf Central American Cup.
Old GFC won his fifth title after beating Municipal. (Free Press Photo: Esbin García).
The 2024-2025 season of Guatemalan football came to an end, and with it, the three clubs that will represent the country in the next edition of the Concacaf Central American Cup. The teams that will carry the national flag in the regional contest will be Municipal, former GFC and Xelajú Mceach with different merits, but with the same ambition to leave the name of Guatemala.
Municipal He assured his ticket after consecrating himself as the most regular team of the year. With a total of 72 points in the accumulated tablethe Reds stayed with the first general place, thanks to a solid performance both in Opening 2024 and in Clausura 2025. Although they escaped the title in the final of the Clausura, their record throughout the year positions them as one of the favorites at the Central American level.
For its part, Xelajú Mc Go back to the international scene after consecrating as Opening tournament champion 2024in a final vibrant disputed to Cobán Imperial. Despite a closing for oblivion, in which they failed to classify the Liguilla, their title in the first part of the year automatically grants them the right to compete for the region.
The third representative will be Old GFCthe recent one Closing 2025 Tournament Champion. The colonials got their Fifth avocado In an unforgettable final against Municipal at the El Trébol stadium, with an epic comeback in the last minutes of the match. With a young team, forceful and well directed by Mauricio Tapia, Antigua
This will be a new opportunity for Guatemalan teams to compete in the elite of the area. In the previous edition, the national clubs were left out in early stages, so there is a thirst for revenge and a great expectation to see how far the representatives of the country can go.
In addition to regional prestige, the Central American Cup offers tickets for the next Concacaf Champions Cupwhere the best teams on the continent face. Therefore, Municipal, Antigua and Xelajú will seek to exceed their limits and demonstrate that Guatemala can compete from you to you with the giants of the region.
The fans look forward to the beginning of the international tournament, which will start in the second semester of 2025. The groups and the official calendar will be announced in the coming weeks.