Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (National Football League of Guatemala), officially known as the Liga Guate Banrural for sponsorship reasons, formerly known as Liga Mayor "A" (Major League "A") is a professional football division in Guatemala, the highest one in the country. It is sanctioned by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. The champion and runner-up teams of the Liga Nacional's official tournaments qualify to participate in international competitions within their regional confederation. Twelve teams currently compete in the league. Comunicaciones is the most successful club in the league to date, having won 32 tournaments.

History

Its first official professional tournament took place in 1942, and succeeded what was known as the Liga Capitalina (League of the Capital), which was an amateur tournament that started in 1919. The 1942–43 tournament was played by seven teams in a double round-robin tournament. Three teams – Municipal, Tipografía Nacional, and Guatemala FC – finished tied for the first place after the two rounds. A playoff between the three teams was conducted to determine the winner, with Municipal earning their first national title.

Guatemala - Liga Nacional er en guatemalansk fodboldturnering for herreklubber og er det højeste niveau i det guatemalanske fodboldsystem. Turneringen blev grundlagt i 1942, og der deltager 12 klubber i hver sæson. Hver klub spiller to gange mod de andre klubber, én gang på hjemmebane og én gang på udebane, for i alt 22 kampe i løbet af den regulære sæson. De fire bedste klubber efter den regulære sæson går videre til slutspillet. Slutspillet spilles med to semifinaler og en finale, og vinderen af finalen krones som guatemalansk mester. Den aktuelle mester er Comunicaciones, der vandt turneringen i 2022.