[3] In 1919 the League Capitalina was launched and the first Campeonato Nacional was played, which was won by the Hércules FC.
With the establishment of the Campeonato de Liga for the season 1942/43, professional football was introduced in Guatemala.
Comunicaciones won the final in the first tournament in 1962, where they also failed against the Mexican neighbor Chivas Guadalajara as well as seven years later against Cruz Azul.
Municipal reached the final once again in 1995 and failed in this case against the Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa.
The Guatemalan national soccer team celebrated their best result so far with fourth place at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.