# 2019 Ligue Haïtienne

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. The season began on 2 March 2019.
Due to unrest in the country, no further matches were played after 22 September. The season was formally abandoned on 18 December.

## Teams

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
### Regular season

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

#### Standings

| 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 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
| 3 | Arcahaie | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 24 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 4 | Tempête | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 24 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 5 | Don Bosco | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 23 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 6 | Racing FC | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 23 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 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 | |

#### Results

| 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 | 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 | | 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 | 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 | | |
* ↑ Cavaly v Arcahaie was abandoned at 1-1 in the second half due to protests. The match was awarded to Arcahaie 0-3.
* ↑ Mirebalais v Capoise was abandoned in the 60th minute at 1-1. The match was awarded to Capoise 0-3.
* ↑ Tempête v Racing Club Haïtien was awarded to Tempête 3-0 after Racing Club Haïtien did not arrive for the match.

### Playoffs

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

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

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

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
### Regular season

The regular season began on 24 August.

#### Standings

| 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 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
| 3 | Tempête | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 4 | Violette | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 9 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 5 | Baltimore | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 9 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 6 | Capoise | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 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 | |

#### Results

| 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 | |

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Semifinals |
| | 1 |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| | 2 |
| 3 | |
| 6 | |

#### Quarterfinals

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

#### Semifinals

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

#### Finals

Winner qualifies for 2020 Caribbean Club Championship.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |

## Trophée des Champions

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

## Aggregate table

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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ As 2018 Série de Clôture champions.
* ↑ As Série d'Ouverture champions.