It’s official, the Clausura 2020 tournament of the National League of Guatemala has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Last Wednesday night, the executive committee of the National League of the chapín country, issued a statement in which it announced that its tournament would be concluded, although they did not announce the team that would keep the title.
The Guatemalan championship had been suspended after 13 dates and after the meeting of the presidents of the 12 teams, The league announced immediate cancellation after 7 teams voted on this determination. The set of Communications remained at the top of the general table, however, it was not revealed whether he would be recognized as the Clausura 2020 champion.
The clubs that voted for the immediate cancellation of Guatemalan soccer were: Cobán Imperial, Guastatoya, Iztapa, Mixco Sanarate, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa and Siquinalá; while those who voted for a subsequent resumption were Antigua GFC, Comunicaciones, Municipal and Xelajú.
Chapin football also did not disclose what would happen to the qualified teams in the next Concacaf Champions League, because so far, the Creams released the classification with 28 points, followed by Municipal and GuastatoyaTherefore, it is presumed that these would be the three representatives in the next Concacaf tournament.
The third league to cancel
The Guatemalan League became the third Central American league to permanently cancel its activities due to the coronavirus, after Panama ended Apertura 2020, which also ran out of champions, while El Salvador also definitively canceled its tournament and declared the Once Deportivo team as champion of Clausura 2020.
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