2017 Ligue Haïtienne season

The 2017 Ligue Haïtienne season is the 54th season of top-tier football in Haiti. It began on 4 March 2017. The league is split into two tournaments—the Série d'Ouverture and the Série de Clôture—each with identical formats and each contested by the same 16 teams.

Ligue Haïtienne
Season2017
ChampionsOuverture: Real Hope FA
Clôture: AS Capoise
RelegatedÉclair AC
America FC
Juventus
2018 CFU Club ChampionshipReal Hope FA
Racing FC
← 2016
2018 →

In a change from last year, the number of teams in the league has been reduced from 18 to 16. Also, the playoffs for both seasons have been changed, having 6 teams qualify with seeds 3 through 6 starting in the quarterfinals and the 1 and 2 seeds starting in the semifinals.

Teams
Locations of the 2017 Ligue Haïtienne season teams

At the end of the 2016 season, the bottom 4 teams in the aggregate table; Aigle Noir AC, Roulado FC, Inter, and Violette AC; were relegated to the Haitian second level leagues. Replacing them were two clubs from the Haitian second level leagues; Éclair AC and AS Sud-Est.

Réal du Cap has changed its name to Real Hope FA.

ClubCityStadium
America FCLes Cayes, SudParc Mister Henry
Baltimore SCSaint-Marc, ArtiboniteParc Levelt
AS CapoiseCap-Haïtien, NordParc Saint-Victor
Cavaly ASLéogâne, OuestParc Julia Vilbon
Don Bosco FCPétion-Ville, OuestParc Sainte-Thérèse
Éclair ACGonaïves, ArtiboniteParc Vincent
FICACap-Haïtien, NordParc Saint-Victor
JuventusLes Cayes, SudParc Larco
AS MirebalaisMirebalais, CentreCentre Sportif Bayas
Ouanaminthe FCOuanaminthe, Nord-EstParc Notre Dame
Petit-Goâve FCPetit-Goâve, OuestParc Anglade
Racing Club HaïtienPort-au-Prince, OuestStade Sylvio Cator
Racing FCGonaïves, ArtiboniteParc Stenio Vincent
Real Hope FACap-Haïtien, Nord
AS Sud-EstJacmel, Sud-EstParc Pinchinat de Jacmel
Tempête FCSaint-Marc, ArtiboniteParc Levelt

Série d'Ouverture
Ligue Haïtienne Série d'Ouverture
Season2017
ChampionsReal Hope FA
(1st title)
Matches played120
Goals scored208 (1.73 per match)
Biggest home winOuanaminthe FC 4-0 Real Hope FA
Don Bosco FC 5-1 Éclair AC
Real Hope FA 4-0 Petit-Goâve FC
Biggest away winTempête FC 0-3 AS Sud-Est
Don Bosco FC 0-3 Racing Club Haïtien
Highest scoringDon Bosco FC 5-1 Éclair AC

The 2017 Série d'Ouverture began on 4 March 2017 and ended on 25 June 2017.

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Hope FA 15 8 4 3 16 8 +8 28 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Racing FC 15 8 4 3 17 11 +6 28
3 AS Sud-Est 15 6 7 2 15 8 +7 25 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
4 FICA 15 6 6 3 11 7 +4 24
5 AS Mirebalais 15 6 6 3 11 8 +3 24
6 Racing Club Haïtien 15 5 6 4 15 12 +3 21
7 Tempête FC 15 5 6 4 16 15 +1 21
8 Juventus 15 5 5 5 14 16 −2 20
9 Petit-Goâve FC 15 6 2 7 9 14 −5 20
10 Ouanaminthe FC 15 5 4 6 14 13 +1 19
11 Baltimore SC 15 4 7 4 10 10 0 19
12 Don Bosco FC 15 4 4 7 18 17 +1 16
13 Cavaly AS 15 4 4 7 13 17 −4 16
14 America FC 15 4 4 7 11 18 −7 16
15 Éclair AC 15 3 4 8 10 19 −9 13
16 AS Capoise 15 3 3 9 8 15 −7 12
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away AME BAL CAP CAV DBO ÉCL FICA JUV MIR OUA PGO RCH RFC RHP SDE TEM
America FC 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0
Baltimore SC 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1
AS Capoise 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2
Cavaly AS 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2
Don Bosco FC 2–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–2
Éclair AC 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1
Football Inter Club Association 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
Juventus 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0
AS Mirebalais 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
Ouanaminthe FC 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–0
Petit-Goâve FC 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0
Racing Club Haïtien 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
Racing FC 2–1 4–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–0
Real Hope FA 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 2–1
AS Sud-Est 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1
Tempête FC 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–3
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Real Hope FA 1 0 1 (a)
4 FICA 2 2 4 4 FICA 1 0 1
5 AS Mirebalais 1 1 2 1 Real Hope FA 1 1 2 (a)
2 Racing FC 2 0 2
2 Racing FC 0 1 1 (8)
3 AS Sud-Est 2 1 3 3 AS Sud-Est 1 0 1 (7)
6 Racing Club Haïtien 0 0 0

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS Mirebalais 2–4 FICA 1–2 1–2
Racing Club Haïtien 0–3 AS Sud-Est 0–2 0–1

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FICA 1–1 (a) Real Hope FA 1–1 0–0
AS Sud-Est 1–1
7-8 (p)		 Racing FC 1–0 0–1

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Racing FC 2–2 (a) Real Hope FA 2–1 0–1
 2017 Série d'Ouverture Champions 
Real Hope FA
1st title

Série de Clôture
Ligue Haïtienne Série de Clôture
Season2017
ChampionsAS Capoise
(2nd title)
Matches played119
Goals scored207 (1.74 per match)
Biggest home winAS Mirebalais 5-1 AS Sud-Est
Biggest away winÉclair AC 0-3 AS Mirebalais
Highest scoringReal Hope FA 3-3 Éclair AC
AS Mirebalais 5-1 AS Sud-Est

The 2017 Série de Clôture began on 13 September 2017 and ended on 24 December 2017.

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AS Mirebalais 15 9 4 2 28 10 +18 31 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Don Bosco FC 15 8 5 2 18 7 +11 29
3 Real Hope FA 15 7 6 2 15 8 +7 27 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
4 Racing FC 14 7 3 4 15 7 +8 24
5 FICA 15 5 9 1 10 6 +4 24
6 AS Capoise 15 6 4 5 16 17 −1 22
7 Éclair AC 15 5 5 5 15 13 +2 20
8 Baltimore SC 15 5 5 5 10 9 +1 20
9 Cavaly AS 15 4 6 5 13 14 −1 18
10 Racing Club Haïtien 15 4 5 6 7 12 −5 17
11 Petit-Goâve FC 15 4 4 7 12 13 −1 16
12 Tempête FC 15 3 7 5 10 13 −3 16
13 Ouanaminthe FC 15 4 4 7 12 18 −6 16
14 America FC 15 4 4 7 14 22 −8 16
15 AS Sud-Est 15 3 3 9 7 21 −14 12
16 Juventus 14 2 4 8 5 17 −12 10
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away AME BAL CAP CAV DBO ÉCL FICA JUV MIR OUA PGO RCH RFC RHP SDE TEM
America FC 0–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–0
Baltimore SC 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–1
AS Capoise 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–0
Cavaly AS 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–2
Don Bosco FC 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–0
Éclair AC 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 2–0
Football Inter Club Association 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
Juventus 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 N/P 0–0 1–1
AS Mirebalais 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 5–1 1–0
Ouanaminthe FC 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1
Petit-Goâve FC 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–0
Racing Club Haïtien 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1
Racing FC 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–0
Real Hope FA 2–0 3–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
AS Sud-Est 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0
Tempête FC 2–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 AS Mirebalais 0 1 1
4 Racing FC 1 2 3 4 Racing FC 1 0 1
5 FICA 1 1 2 4 Racing FC 0 1 1
6 AS Capoise 1 3 4
2 Don Bosco FC 0 1 1
3 Real Hope FA 0 0 0 6 AS Capoise 1 2 3
6 AS Capoise 0 1 1

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FICA 2–3 Racing FC 1–1 1–2
AS Capoise 1–0 Real Hope FA 0–0 1–0

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Racing FC 1–1 AS Mirebalais 1–0 0–1
AS Capoise 3–1 Don Bosco FC 1–0 2–1

The second leg between AS Mirebalais and Racing FC was abandoned in injury time due to an attack on the referee. The 1-0 scoreline at the time was allowed to stand and a playoff between the sides would determine who advanced to the finals. Racing FC won the playoff 2-0 and advanced to the final.

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS Capoise 4–1 Racing FC 1–0 3–1
 2017 Série de Clôture Champions 
AS Capoise
2nd title

Trophée des Champions

This match is contested between the winner of the Série d'Ouverture and the winner of the Série de Clôture.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Real Hope FA 1–2 AS Capoise

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AS Mirebalais 30 15 10 5 39 18 +21 55
2 Real Hope FA 30 15 10 5 31 16 +15 55 Qualification for 2018 CFU Club Championship
3 Racing FC 29 15 7 7 32 18 +14 52 Qualification for 2018 CFU Club Championship[lower-alpha 1]
4 FICA 30 11 15 4 21 13 +8 48
5 Don Bosco FC 30 12 9 9 36 24 +12 45
6 Baltimore SC 30 9 12 9 20 19 +1 39
7 Racing Club Haïtien 30 9 11 10 22 24 −2 38
8 Tempête FC 30 8 13 9 26 28 −2 37
9 AS Sud-Est 30 9 10 11 22 29 −7 37
10 Petit-Goâve FC 30 10 6 14 21 27 −6 36
11 Ouanaminthe FC 30 9 8 13 26 31 −5 35
12 Cavaly AS 30 8 10 12 26 31 −5 34
13 AS Capoise 30 9 7 14 24 32 −8 34
14 Éclair AC 30 8 9 13 25 32 −7 33 Relegation to 2018 Championnat National D2
15 America FC 30 8 8 14 25 40 −15 32
16 Juventus 29 7 9 13 19 33 −14 30
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Racing FC qualified for the 2018 CFU Club Championship as the runners-up of the Série d'Ouverture tournament.
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References
  1. https://www.facebook.com/fhfhaiti/posts/10155169791301188
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