# 2016 Ligue Haïtienne season

The 2016 Ligue Haïtienne season was the 53rd season of top-tier football in Haiti. It began on 21 February 2016. 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 18 teams.
In a change from last year, the number of teams in the league has been reduced from 20 to 18.

## Teams

At the end of the 2015 season, the bottom 4 teams in the aggregate table; Valencia, PNH, US Lajeune, and Racine FC; were relegated to the Haitian second level leagues. Replacing them were two clubs from the Haitian second level leagues; Réal du Cap and Juventus.
| Club | City | Stadium |
| Aigle Noir AC | Port-au-Prince, Ouest | Stade Sylvio Cator |
| 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 |
| FICA | Cap-Haïtien, Nord | Parc Saint-Victor |
| Inter | Grand-Goâve, Ouest | Parc Ferrus |
| Juventus | Les Cayes, Sud | |
| 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 |
| Réal du Cap | Cap-Haïtien, Nord | |
| Roulado FC | La Gonâve, Ouest | Parc Savil Dessaint |
| Tempête FC | Saint-Marc, Artibonite | Parc Levelt |
| Violette AC | Port-au-Prince, Ouest | Stade Sylvio Cator |

## Série d'Ouverture

The 2016 Série d'Ouverture began on 20 February 2016 and ended on 28 May 2016.

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Racing FC | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Don Bosco FC | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 35 | Playoffs |
| 3 | FICA | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 30 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Cavaly AS | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 30 | Playoffs |
| 5 | AS Mirebalais | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Ouanaminthe FC | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 26 | |
| 7 | AS Capoise | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Petit-Goâve FC | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 25 | |
| 9 | Tempête FC | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 24 | |
| 10 | Réal du Cap | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 23 | |
| 11 | Racing Club Haïtien | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 21 | |
| 12 | Baltimore SC | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 21 | |
| 13 | Juventus | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 19 | |
| 14 | America FC | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 16 | |
| 15 | Roulado FC | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 15 | |
| 16 | Aigle Noir AC | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 14 | |
| 17 | Inter | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 14 | |
| 18 | Violette AC | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 8 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AIN | AME | BAL | CAP | CAV | DBO | FICA | INT | JUV | MIR | OUA | PGO | RCH | RFC | RDC | ROU | TEM | VIO |
| Aigle Noir AC | | | | | 0–2 | 0–0 | | | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | |
| America FC | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | 2–1 |
| Baltimore SC | 0–1 | | | | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | | 2–2 | | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| AS Capoise | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | | | | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| Cavaly AS | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Don Bosco FC | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | | 2–0 | | | 1–0 | | | | | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Football Inter Club Association | 1–1 | | | | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | | 4–0 |
| Inter | 0–0 | | | | | | 0–1 | | 2–0 | | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–3 | | 1–0 |
| Juventus | 1–1 | | | | | 0–1 | 3–0 | | | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | | | 0–0 |
| AS Mirebalais | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | | | 1–0 | | | | | | 2–0 | |
| Ouanaminthe FC | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | | | | | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 |
| Petit-Goâve FC | | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | | | 1–1 | |
| Racing Club Haïtien | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | | | 1–0 | 1–2 | | | | | | 4–0 | |
| Racing FC | | | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | | 1–0 | |
| Réal du Cap | | | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | | |
| Roulado FC | 4–1 | | | | | | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | | | | 1–0 |
| Tempête FC | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | | | | 3–1 | 0–0 | | |
| Violette AC | 0–0 | | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | |

### Playoffs
#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FICA | 4–0 | Don Bosco FC | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Cavaly AS | 0–1 | Racing FC | 0–0 | 0–1 |

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FICA | 0–1 | Racing FC | 0–0 | 0–1 |
* 2016 Série d'Ouverture champions
* Racing FC 3rd title

## Série de Clôture

The 2016 Série de Clôture began on 12 August 2016 and ended on 24 December 2016.

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FICA | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 29 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Ouanaminthe FC | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 29 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Réal du Cap | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 27 | Playoffs |
| 4 | AS Capoise | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 27 | Playoffs |
| 5 | America FC | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 25 | |
| 6 | Inter | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Aigle Noir AC | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 23 | |
| 8 | Violette AC | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 21 | |
| 9 | Baltimore SC | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 | |
| 10 | Racing FC | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 21 | |
| 11 | Petit-Goâve FC | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 21 | |
| 12 | AS Mirebalais | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | Juventus | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 20 | |
| 14 | Don Bosco FC | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 20 | |
| 15 | Roulado FC | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 20 | |
| 16 | Cavaly AS | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 19 | |
| 17 | Racing Club Haïtien | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 18 | |
| 18 | Tempête FC | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 16 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | AIN | AME | BAL | CAP | CAV | DBO | FICA | INT | JUV | MIR | OUA | PGO | RCH | RFC | RDC | ROU | TEM | VIO |
| Aigle Noir AC | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | | | | | | 1–0 | | 0–0 |
| America FC | | | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | |
| Baltimore SC | | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | 1–0 | | 0–1 | |
| AS Capoise | | | | | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | |
| Cavaly AS | 1–1 | | | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | | | 2–0 |
| Don Bosco FC | 1–2 | | | | | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | 0–0 |
| Football Inter Club Association | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | | | 4–0 | 4–2 | | 0–0 | | | | | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Inter | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | | | 3–1 | 3–0 | | | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | |
| Juventus | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | | | | 2–3 | 1–0 | 7–1 | |
| AS Mirebalais | 1–1 | | | | | | 0–1 | | 2–0 | | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 |
| Ouanaminthe FC | 1–1 | | | | 2–1 | 2–0 | | | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | | 4–1 | |
| Petit-Goâve FC | 0–3 | | 1–0 | | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | | | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 |
| Racing Club Haïtien | 1–0 | | | | | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | | | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | | 1–1 |
| Racing FC | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | | | | | 1–0 | | 0–0 |
| Réal du Cap | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 4–0 | | 0–0 | | | | 1–1 | | | 4–1 | | | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Roulado FC | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | | | 1–1 | | | | 1–1 | | 3–0 | |
| Tempête FC | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | | | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | | 1–1 |
| Violette AC | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | | | | | 3–0 | | |

### Playoffs
#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| AS Capoise | 0–1 | FICA | 0–0 | 0–1 (aet) |
| Réal du Cap | 6–2 | Ouanaminthe FC | 3–1 | 3–1 |

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Réal du Cap | 0–2 | FICA | 0–0 | 0–2 |
* 2016 Série de Clôture Champions
* FICA 8th 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 |
| Racing FC | 1–0 | FICA |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FICA | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 59 | |
| 2 | Racing FC | 34 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 57 | Qualification for 2017 Caribbean Club Championship |
| 3 | Don Bosco FC | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 55 | Qualification for 2017 Caribbean Club Championship |
| 4 | Ouanaminthe FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 55 | |
| 5 | AS Capoise | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 52 | |
| 6 | Réal du Cap | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 50 | |
| 7 | Cavaly AS | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 49 | |
| 8 | AS Mirebalais | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 47 | |
| 9 | Petit-Goâve FC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 46 | |
| 10 | Baltimore SC | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 42 | |
| 11 | America FC | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 41 | |
| 12 | Tempête FC | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 40 | |
| 13 | Juventus | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 39 | |
| 14 | Racing Club Haïtien | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 39 | |
| 15 | Aigle Noir AC | 34 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 37 | Relegation to 2017 Championnat National D2 |
| 16 | Roulado FC | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 37 | Relegation to 2017 Championnat National D2 |
| 17 | Inter | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 37 | Relegation to 2017 Championnat National D2 |
| 18 | Violette AC | 34 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 29 | Relegation to 2017 Championnat National D2 |
* ↑ FICA declined participation in the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship, so their spot was awarded to 2015 Série d'Ouverture champion Don Dosco FC.