The 2019 Ligue Haïtienne is the 56th season of the Ligue Haïtienne, the top-tier football league in Haiti. The league Championnat National Haïtien Professionnel 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.[1] The season began on 2 March 2019.

Ligue Haïtienne
Season2019
ChampionsOuverture: Arcahaie (1st title)
Clôture: Abandoned
2018
2020

Due to unrest in the country, no further matches were played after 22 September. The season was formally abandoned on 18 December.

Teams

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At the end of the 2018 season, the bottom three teams in the aggregate table; AS Sud-Est, Valencia, and Petit-Goâve; were relegated to the Haitian second-level leagues. Replacing them were three clubs from the Haitian second-level leagues; Violette AC, Triomphe and América.

Club City Stadium
América Les Cayes, Sud Parc de Foot Land des Gabions des Cayes
Arcahaie FC Arcahaie, Ouest Parc National du Drapeau
Baltimore SC Saint-Marc, Artibonite Parc Levelt
AS Capoise Cap-Haïtien, Nord Parc Saint-Victor
Cavaly AS Léogâne, Ouest Parc Julia Vilbon
Cosmopolites SC Delmas, Ouest
Don Bosco FC Pétion-Ville, Ouest Parc Sainte-Thérèse
FICA Cap-Haïtien, Nord Parc Saint-Victor
AS Mirebalais Mirebalais, Centre Centre Sportif Bayas
Ouanaminthe FC Ouanaminthe, Nord-Est Parc Notre Dame
Racing Club Haïtien Port-au-Prince, Ouest Stade Sylvio Cator
Racing FC Gonaïves, Artibonite Parc Stenio Vincent
Real Hope FA Cap-Haïtien, Nord
Tempête FC Saint-Marc, Artibonite Parc Levelt
Triomphe Liancourt, Artibonite Parc Mercinus Deslouches
Violette AC Port-au-Prince, Ouest Stade Sylvio Cator

Série d'Ouverture

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Regular season

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The regular season began on 2 March and ended on 19 May.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Hope 15 9 4 2 14 7 +7 31 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Capoise 15 7 7 1 19 6 +13 28
3 Arcahaie 15 6 6 3 15 8 +7 24 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Tempête 15 7 3 5 14 9 +5 24
5 Don Bosco 15 6 5 4 22 14 +8 23
6 Racing FC 15 6 5 4 13 13 0 23
7 América 15 5 6 4 11 11 0 21
8 Baltimore 15 4 8 3 11 10 +1 20
9 Violette 15 2 13 0 13 8 +5 19
10 Triomphe 15 4 5 6 10 14 −4 17
11 Mirebalais 15 4 5 6 13 18 −5 17
12 Ouanaminthe 15 3 6 6 14 16 −2 15
13 Racing Club Haïtien 15 3 5 7 13 18 −5 14
14 FICA 15 2 8 5 11 17 −6 14
15 Cavaly 15 3 4 8 12 23 −11 13
16 Cosmopolites 15 2 4 9 6 19 −13 10
Source: Soccerway

Results

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Home \ Away AME ARC BAL CAP CAV COS DON FIC MIR OUA RCH RFC RHO TEM TRI VIO
América 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0
Arcahaie 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1
Baltimore 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0
Capoise 3–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–1
Cavaly 0–3[a] 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 0–4
Cosmopolites 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 0–1
Don Bosco 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 0–2
FICA 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1
Mirebalais 0–3[b] 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Ouanaminthe 2–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 0–0
Racing Club Haïtien 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 4–1
Racing FC 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0
Real Hope 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1
Tempête 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0[c] 3–0
Triomphe 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–0
Violette 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Cavaly v Arcahaie was abandoned at 1-1 in the second half due to protests. The match was awarded to Arcahaie 0-3.
  2. ^ Mirebalais v Capoise was abandoned in the 60th minute at 1-1. The match was awarded to Capoise 0-3.
  3. ^ Tempête v Racing Club Haïtien was awarded to Tempête 3-0 after Racing Club Haïtien did not arrive for the match.

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Real Hope 1 1 2 (6)
4 Tempête 0 2 2 4 Tempête 1 1 2 (5)
5 Don Bosco 0 1 1 1 Real Hope 0 1 1
3 Arcahaie 1 1 2
2 Capoise 0 2 2
3 Arcahaie 0 1 1 3 Arcahaie 1 1 2 (a)
6 Racing FC 0 0 0

Quarterfinals

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The first legs were played on 23 and 24 May and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 May.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Racing FC 0–1 Arcahaie 0–0 0–1
Don Bosco 1–2 Tempête 0–0 1–2

The first leg match between Don Bosco and Tempête was begun on 23 May, but the game was abandoned at halftime due to rain. The game was replayed the next day.

Semifinals

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The first legs were played on 29 and 30 May and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 June.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tempête 2–2
5–6 (p)
Real Hope 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Arcahaie 2–2 (a) Capoise 1–0 1–2

Finals

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The first leg was played on 6 June and the second leg was played on 9 June. Winner qualifies for 2020 Caribbean Club Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arcahaie 2–1 Real Hope 1–0 1–1

Série de Clôture

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Regular season

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The regular season began on 24 August.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Don Bosco 4 4 0 0 8 3 +5 12 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Cavaly 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6 10
3 Tempête 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 10 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Violette 4 3 0 1 4 2 +2 9
5 Baltimore 5 2 3 0 2 0 +2 9
6 Capoise 5 2 2 1 4 2 +2 8
7 Ouanaminthe 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8
8 Triomphe 5 2 1 2 3 3 0 7
9 Mirebalais 5 1 3 1 3 1 +2 6
10 América 5 2 0 3 8 11 −3 6
11 FICA 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 5
12 Arcahaie 5 0 4 1 1 3 −2 4
13 Racing FC 5 1 1 3 3 9 −6 4
14 Cosmopolites 5 1 0 4 3 7 −4 3
15 Real Hope 5 0 2 3 1 4 −3 2
16 Racing Club Haïtien 4 0 0 4 1 6 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2019. Source: Soccerway

Results

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Home \ Away AME ARC BAL CAP CAV COS DON FIC MIR OUA RCH RFC RHO TEM TRI VIO
América 6–2 1–0
Arcahaie 0–0 0–0
Baltimore 0–0 0–0 1–0
Capoise 3–1 0–0 0–1
Cavaly 4–1 2–0
Cosmopolites 0–2 1–0 0–1
Don Bosco 2–0 1–0
FICA 0–1 1–0
Mirebalais 3–0 0–0 0–1
Ouanaminthe 0–0 2–1 2–3
Racing Club Haïtien
Racing FC 1–0 0–1
Real Hope 1–1 0–0
Tempête 1–1 3–1 1–0
Triomphe 2–1 0–0 0–1
Violette 0–1 2–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2019. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg

Finals

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Winner qualifies for 2020 Caribbean Club Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg

Trophée des Champions

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Played between champions of Série d'Ouverture and Série de Clôture.

Aggregate table

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Due to the abandonment of the season, no clubs were relegated for next season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Capoise 20 9 9 2 23 8 +15 36
2 Don Bosco 19 10 5 4 30 17 +13 35 Caribbean Club Championship[a]
3 Tempête 19 10 4 5 20 11 +9 34
4 Real Hope 20 9 6 5 15 11 +4 33
5 Baltimore 20 6 11 3 13 10 +3 29
6 Violette 19 5 13 1 17 10 +7 28
7 Arcahaie 20 6 10 4 16 11 +5 28 Caribbean Club Championship[b]
8 América 20 7 6 7 19 22 −3 27
9 Racing FC 20 7 6 7 16 22 −6 27
10 Triomphe 20 6 6 8 13 17 −4 24
11 Ouanaminthe 20 5 8 7 19 20 −1 23
12 Mirebalais 20 5 8 7 16 19 −3 23
13 Cavaly 20 6 5 9 21 26 −5 23
14 FICA 20 3 10 7 15 22 −7 19
15 Racing Club Haïtien 19 3 5 11 14 24 −10 14
16 Cosmopolites 20 3 4 13 9 26 −17 13
Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2019. Source: Soccerway Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2018 Série de Clôture champions.
  2. ^ As Série d'Ouverture champions.

References

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  1. ^ Haiti 2019, RSSSF.com