The final stretch of the 2026 Clausura Tournament will not only define the champion but also which teams will have to say goodbye to the National League. With matchday 20 starting this Wednesday, April 15, the accumulated table presents a panorama that maintains seven clubs that mathematically can still fall to the First Division, while Only five teams have already guaranteed their permanence: Municipal, Mixco, Aurora, Antigua GFC and Xelajú MC.
With three days left until the end of the tournament, only 9 points are in dispute, which means that any result can radically change the panorama in the lower zone. The difference between seventh place in the accumulated table and last is 9 points, a minimum gap that turns each match into a true final for the teams involved.
Matchday 22 will be the last opportunity to score points before the two teams that will lose the category are known. With complicated calendars for several of those involved and direct duels against each other in recent times, the fight for permanence promises to be one of the most disputed in Guatemalan soccer in recent years.
Cobán Imperial — 52 points
The Blue Princes reach this final stretch carrying a worrying streak of six games without winning that still has them in danger in the accumulated table. They will seek to redeem themselves during their visit to Malacateco on Matchday 20
Upcoming matches:
- Malacateco vs. Cobán Imperial (J20 – Thursday 16, 7:00 PM)
- Cobán Imperial vs. Achuapa (J21 – Sunday 22, time to be defined)
- Xelajú MC vs. Cobán Imperial (J22 – Sunday 26, 3:00 PM)
Communications — 52 points
The Cremas reach this final stretch with a schedule that gives no respite. Their 20th matchday is the Clásico Capitalino against Municipal this Tuesday at 8:00 PM, a duel of maximum intensity where Comunicaciones will look for the three visiting points to get away from the danger zone. Then they receive Guastatoya on Matchday 21, a direct duel in the table, and close with their visit to Malacateco, another team that is also fighting for the points.
Upcoming matches:
- Municipal vs. Communications (J20 – Wednesday 15, 8:00 PM)
- Communications vs. Guastatoya (J21 – Monday 20, 7:00 PM)
- Malacateco vs. Communications (J22 – Sunday 26, 3:00 PM)
Marquense — 50 points
The Lions have a mixed schedule but with high-risk games. They reach the final stretch with good results obtained in the last few days in which they have managed to add up and get out of the relegation zone. They start by visiting Aurora on Matchday 20, then they receive Municipal at home and close with their visit to Guastatoya a direct duel that could be definitive for both.
Upcoming matches:
- Aurora vs. Marquense (J20 – Wednesday 15, 3:00 PM)
- Marquense vs. Municipal (J21 – Sunday 19, time to be determined)
- Guastatoya vs. Marquense (J22 – Sunday, May 26, 3:00 PM)
Mictlán — 49 points
Los Conejos need to add urgently after falling 3-0 against Marquense, they start this final stretch with a difficult duel against Mixco at home on the next day. Then they receive Xelajú at the La Asunción stadium and close with their visit to Aurora. Three complicated games that will demand the maximum from a team that has not found the necessary consistency for several days.
Upcoming matches:
- Mictlán vs. Mixco (J20 – Thursday 16, 5:00 PM)
- Mictlán vs. Xelajú MC (J21 – Sunday 19, 5:00 PM)
- Aurora vs. Mictlán (J22 – Sunday 26, 3:00 PM)
Guastatoya — 47 points
The Yellow Breasts have perhaps the most demanding schedule of the seven teams in danger. They start by hosting the two-time champion Antigua GFC at home on Matchday 20, then they visit Comunicaciones in a direct duel in the table and close by hosting Marquense, another team that is also fighting for permanence.
Upcoming matches:
- Guastatoya vs. Former GFC (J20 – Wednesday 15, 6:00 PM)
- Communications vs. Guastatoya (J21 – Monday 20, 7:00 PM)
- Guastatoya vs. Marquense (J22 – Sunday April 26, 3:00 PM)
Malacateco — 47 points
The Toros reach this final stretch in a delicate situation after the defeat against Achuapa on the previous day in which they fell to the relegation places and to the last place in the Clausura 2026 tournament table. They receive Cobán at home on Matchday 20 in what is a direct duel between two teams in need, then they visit Antigua and close by hosting Comunicaciones.
Upcoming matches:
- Malacateco vs. Cobán Imperial (J20 – Thursday 16, 7:00 PM)
- Former GFC vs. Malacateco (J21 – Sunday 19, 7:00 PM)
- Malacateco vs. Communications (J22 – Sunday 26, 3:00 PM)
Achuapa — 43 points
The Cebolleros are the team with the most need for points of all those involved. However, they arrive in high spirits after their 1-0 victory over Malacateco the previous day, a result that keeps them alive in the fight for permanence. They start with a very complicated visit to Xelajú on Matchday 20, then they visit Cobán and close by welcoming Antigua at home.
Upcoming matches:
- Xelajú MC vs. Achuapa (J20 – Thursday 16, 9:00 PM)
- Cobán Imperial vs. Achuapa (J21 – Sunday 19, time to be determined)
- Achuapa vs. Former GFC (J22 – Sunday May 26, 3:00 PM)
