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.

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala je první profesionální fotbalová liga v Guatemale. Sestává z 12 týmů a funguje na systému sestupu a postupu s Primera División de Ascenso.

Liga byla založena v roce 1942 a od té doby je nejvyšší úrovní fotbalové soutěže v Guatemale. Nejúspěšnějším týmem ligy je CSD Municipal s 31 tituly.

Sezóna se hraje od srpna do května a je rozdělena na dva turnaje, Apertura a Clausura. Každý tým odehraje ve dvoufázové základní části celkem 22 zápasů. Osm nejlepších týmů z každé fáze postoupí do play-off, kde se utkají o titul.

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala je jednou z nejsilnějších fotbalových lig ve Střední Americe a poskytuje řadu talentovaných hráčů pro guatemalskou reprezentaci.