The Liga Nacional de Guatemala will reach its finish line on Sunday, April 26, when six matches of jornada 22 start at 3:00 PM and settle the last open races in the Clausura 2026. In one afternoon, the championship, the second relegation spot and the final ticket to the quarterfinals will all be decided.
Mixco arrives level with Xelajú at the top of the Clausura on 36 points, while Municipal is close behind on 35. That narrow gap gives the title race its sharpest edge of the season, with every goal and every point capable of shifting the standings before the day is over.
The same round also carries the weight of the accumulated table, where Malacateco sits on 50 points and Mictlán also has 50, but Mictlán carries the worst goal difference among its direct rivals. Achuapa’s relegation to Primera División was mathematically confirmed in the previous round, leaving the fight to avoid the second drop among the teams still hanging on to survival hopes.
Guastatoya, also on 50 points, will host Marquense, which has 53, and Marquense could secure its continuity with a draw. Elsewhere, Comunicaciones is already safe and looking toward the playoffs, while Cobán Imperial has already qualified and secured permanence. The split between the two tables means Sunday’s matches will decide two different kinds of pressure at once: who finishes the Clausura on top and who stays in the league.
That is what makes jornada 22 more than a routine final round. The standings have been compressed to the point that a single result can change a title chase, a playoff place or a club’s future in the division, and the league’s simultaneous kickoff keeps every contender tied to the same clock until the last whistle.
By the end of the afternoon, the league will know its champion, its final quarterfinal qualifier and the last team condemned to the second relegation, with the accumulated table and the Clausura standings delivering two verdicts at once.