2017 Ligue Haïtienne season
# 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.

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

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.

| Club | City | Stadium |
| - | - | - |
| America FC | Les Cayes, Sud | Parc Mister Henry |
| Baltimore SC | Saint-Marc, Artibonite | Parc Levelt |
| AS Capoise | Cap-Haïtien, Nord | Parc Saint-Victor |
| Cavaly AS | Léogâne, Ouest | Parc Julia Vilbon |
| Don Bosco FC | Pétion-Ville, Ouest | Parc Sainte-Thérèse |
| Éclair AC | Gonaïves, Artibonite | Parc Vincent |
| FICA | Cap-Haïtien, Nord | Parc Saint-Victor |
| Juventus | Les Cayes, Sud | Parc Larco |
| AS Mirebalais | Mirebalais, Centre | Centre Sportif Bayas |
| Ouanaminthe FC | Ouanaminthe, Nord-Est | Parc Notre Dame |
| Petit-Goâve FC | Petit-Goâve, Ouest | Parc Anglade |
| Racing Club Haïtien | Port-au-Prince, Ouest | Stade Sylvio Cator |
| Racing FC | Gonaïves, Artibonite | Parc Stenio Vincent |
| Real Hope FA | Cap-Haïtien, Nord | |
| AS Sud-Est | Jacmel, Sud-Est | Parc Pinchinat de Jacmel |
| Tempête FC | Saint-Marc, Artibonite | Parc Levelt |

## Série d'Ouverture

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 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
| 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 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 5 | AS Mirebalais | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 24 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Racing Club Haïtien | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 21 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 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 | |

**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 | |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | 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

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 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
| 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 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 5 | FICA | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 24 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 6 | AS Capoise | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 22 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 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 | |

**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 | | | |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | 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.

| 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 |
| 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 | Relegation to 2018 Championnat National D2 |
| 16 | Juventus | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 30 | Relegation to 2018 Championnat National D2 |

* ↑ Racing FC qualified for the 2018 CFU Club Championship as the runners-up of the Série d'Ouverture tournament.
