# 2018 Ligue Haïtienne season

The 2018 Ligue Haïtienne season is the 55th season of top-tier football in Haiti. It began on 17 February 2018 and ended on 27 December 2018. 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.

## Teams

At the end of the 2017 season, the bottom three teams in the aggregate table; Éclair AC, America FC, and Juventus; were relegated to the Haitian second-level leagues. Replacing them were three clubs from the Haitian second-level leagues; Arcahaie FC, Valencia FC, and Cosmopolites SC.
| Club | City | Stadium |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Valencia FC | Léogâne, Ouest | Parc Indrich de Four |

## Série d'Ouverture

The 2018 Série d'Ouverture began on 17 February 2018 and the regular season ended on 6 May 2018. The playoffs began on 9 May 2018 and ended on 27 May 2018.

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | AS Capoise | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 34 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
| 2 | AS Mirebalais | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 27 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Tempête FC | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 24 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Don Bosco FC | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 22 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Baltimore SC | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 22 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Real Hope FA | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 21 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 7 | FICA | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 20 | |
| 8 | Cavaly AS | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 19 | |
| 9 | Ouanaminthe FC | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 19 | |
| 10 | Valencia FC | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 19 | |
| 11 | Racing Club Haïtien | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 18 | |
| 12 | Petit-Goâve FC | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 16 | |
| 13 | Arcahaie FC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 16 | |
| 14 | Racing FC | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 14 | |
| 15 | Cosmopolites SC | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 14 | |
| 16 | AS Sud-Est | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 14 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | ARC | BAL | CAP | CAV | COS | DBO | FICA | MIR | OUA | PGO | RCH | RFC | RHP | SDE | TEM | VAL |
| Arcahaie FC | | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | 0–2 | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | |
| Baltimore SC | | | | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| AS Capoise | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 4–2 | | | 0–3 | 0–0 | | | | | 2–0 | | 4–0 |
| Cavaly AS | | | | | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | |
| Cosmopolites SC | | 0–1 | | | | 1–2 | 1–2 | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | | 0–0 |
| Don Bosco FC | 1–2 | | 1–1 | | | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | | | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Football Inter Club Association | 3–0 | | 0–1 | | | | | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | |
| AS Mirebalais | | 3–0 | | | 1–1 | | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Ouanaminthe FC | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | 0–1 | | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | | | 2–1 |
| Petit-Goâve FC | | | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | | | | 0–2 | | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Racing Club Haïtien | 1–1 | | 2–2 | | | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | |
| Racing FC | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 0–3 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | | 5–0 | | | | | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Real Hope FA | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | | | 0–0 | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | | | 2–0 |
| AS Sud-Est | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | |
| Tempête FC | | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | 2–2 | | | | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 2–1 |
| Valencia FC | 2–1 | | | 0–3 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | | 0–2 | | | 1–0 | | |
* ↑ AS Mirebalais v AS Sud-Est was abandoned at halftime due to rain with the score at 2-0 and was scheduled to be resumed the next day. However, the AS Sud-Est team did not appear for the resumption. Therefore, the match was awarded 3-0 to AS Mirebalais.
* ↑ Racing FC v Don Bosco FC was abandoned in the 16th minutes. Racing FC were awarded a 3-0 win.
* ↑ Racing FC v Tempête FC was abandoned after the 90th minute due to crowd trouble with the score at 0-0. The match was awarded a 0-3 result.
* ↑ Valencia FC v Cavaly AS was abandoned in the 90+1st minute due to a pitch invasion with the score at 0-3. This score was allowed to stand as the match result.

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | 1 | AS Capoise | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Don Bosco FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Baltimore SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Baltimore SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | AS Capoise | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | AS Mirebalais | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | AS Mirebalais | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Tempête FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Tempête FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Real Hope FA | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 9 and 10 May and the second legs were played on 13 May.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Real Hope FA | 2–3 | Tempête FC | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Baltimore SC | 1–0 | Don Bosco FC | 1–0 | 0–0 |

#### Semifinals

The first legs were played on 16 and 17 May and the second legs were played on 20 May.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Baltimore SC | 0–1 | AS Capoise | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Tempête FC | 1–3 | AS Mirebalais | 1–1 | 0–2 |

#### Finals

The first leg was played on 24 May and the second leg was played on 27 May.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| AS Mirebalais | 0–1 | AS Capoise | 0–0 | 0–1 |
* 2018 Série d'Ouverture champions
* AS Capoise 3rd title

## Série de Clôture

The 2018 Série de Clôture began on 1 September 2018 and the regular season ended on 11 December 2018. The playoffs began on 6 December 2018 and ended on 27 December 2018.

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Arcahaie FC | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 35 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Tempête FC | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 24 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Don Bosco FC | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 24 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 4 | FICA | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 23 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Real Hope FA | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 23 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Baltimore SC | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | Qualification to the Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Cosmopolites SC | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 22 | |
| 8 | Ouanaminthe FC | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 21 | |
| 9 | AS Mirebalais | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Racing Club Haïtien | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 20 | |
| 11 | Cavaly AS | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 20 | |
| 12 | Racing FC | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 19 | |
| 13 | AS Capoise | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 18 | |
| 14 | AS Sud-Est | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 18 | |
| 15 | Valencia FC | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 13 | |
| 16 | Petit-Goâve FC | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 9 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | ARC | BAL | CAP | CAV | COS | DBO | FICA | MIR | OUA | PGO | RCH | RFC | RHP | SDE | TEM | VAL |
| Arcahaie FC | | | 1–0 | | | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 |
| Baltimore SC | 1–0 | | 0–1 | | 4–2 | | | 1–0 | | | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | |
| AS Capoise | | | | | | 1–2 | 3–1 | | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | |
| Cavaly AS | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | | | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | | | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Cosmopolites SC | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Don Bosco FC | | 2–0 | | 4–3 | 1–0 | | | | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | 2–1 |
| Football Inter Club Association | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | | 2–0 | | | | 5–0 | | 2–1 |
| AS Mirebalais | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | | | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | 1–2 | | | 0–0 |
| Ouanaminthe FC | | 0–0 | 2–1 | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | | | | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Petit-Goâve FC | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | 0–1 | | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | | |
| Racing Club Haïtien | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 5–0 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | | | | 2–1 | | 1–1 |
| Racing FC | 0–1 | | | 0–1 | | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | | |
| Real Hope FA | | | | 2–2 | 6–1 | | 0–0 | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| AS Sud-Est | | | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | | 1–0 | | 3–0 | | | | | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Tempête FC | 0–1 | 2–1 | | | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | | |
| Valencia FC | | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | | | | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | |
* ↑ The match between AS Capoise and Tempete FC was abandoned at half time with the shoreline at 0-0 due to violence against the referee. The match was awarded to Tempete FC 0-3.
* ↑ The original match between Racing FC and Racing Club Haïtien was abandoned at halftime due to a lack of security personnel. This match was replayed on 1 November with a final result of 1-0.
* ↑ The match between Tempête FC and Don Bosco FC was abandoned after 15 minutes due to heavy rain. The match was replayed on 31 October with a final result of 0-0.
* ↑ The match between Valencia FC and Baltimore SC was abandoned at halftime due to crowd trouble.The match was replayed on 8 November 2018 with a final result of 0-1.
* ↑ The match between Valencia FC and Petit-Goâve FC was abandoned in the 72nd minute with the scoreline at 0-1 due to crowd trouble. The match was awarded to Petit-Goâve FC 0-3.
* ↑ The match between Valencia FC and Racing FC was not played initially due to Racing FC's claim that their players had been attacked. The match was rescheduled for 11 December in Port-au-Prince, but Valencia did not appear for the match. This match was awarded to Racing FC 0-3.

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | 1 | Arcahaie FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | FICA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Real Hope FA | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Real Hope FA | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Arcahaie FC | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Don Bosco FC | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) |
| | | | | | 2 | Tempête FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Don Bosco FC | 1 | 1 (3) | 2 | 3 | Don Bosco FC | 0 | 1 | 1 (a) | | | | | |
| 6 | Baltimore SC | 1 | 1 (2) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 6 December 2018 and the second legs were played on 9 December 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Real Hope FA | 3–1 | FICA | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Baltimore SC | 1–1 2–3 (p) | Don Bosco FC | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |

#### Semifinals

The first legs were played on 13 December 2018 and the second legs were played on 16 December 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Real Hope FA | 0–3 | Arcahaie FC | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Don Bosco FC | 1–1 (a) | Tempête FC | 0–0 | 1–1 |

#### Finals

The first leg was played on 20 December 2018 and the second leg was played on 23 December 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Don Bosco FC | 0–0 5–5 (p) | Arcahaie FC | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
The second match between Arcahaie FC and Don Bosco FC was called off due to darkness with the penalty shootout even at 5-5. Due to this, a playoff match was played on 27 December 2018 to determine a season champion.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Arcahaie FC | 1–2 | Don Bosco FC |
* 2018 Série de Clôture Champions
* Don Bosco FC 5th title

## Trophée des Champions

This match is contested between the winner of the Série d'Ouverture and the winner of the Série de Clôture. This match was played on 30 December 2018.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| AS Capoise | 1–0 | Don Bosco FC |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | AS Capoise | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 52 | Qualification for 2019 CFU Club Championship |
| 2 | Arcahaie FC | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 51 | |
| 3 | AS Mirebalais | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 48 | |
| 4 | Tempête FC | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 48 | |
| 5 | Don Bosco FC | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 46 | Qualification for 2019 CFU Club Championship |
| 6 | Real Hope FA | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 44 | |
| 7 | Baltimore SC | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 44 | |
| 8 | FICA | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 43 | |
| 9 | Ouanaminthe FC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 40 | |
| 10 | Cavaly AS | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 39 | |
| 11 | Racing Club Haïtien | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 38 | |
| 12 | Cosmopolites SC | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 36 | |
| 13 | Racing FC | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 33 | |
| 14 | AS Sud-Est | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 32 | Relegation to 2018 Championnat National D2 |
| 15 | Valencia FC | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 32 | Relegation to 2018 Championnat National D2 |
| 16 | Petit-Goâve FC | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 25 | Relegation to 2018 Championnat National D2 |