The 2017 Ligue Haïtienne season is the 54th season of top-tier football in
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
. 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
Aigle Noir Athlétic Club (, English: ''Black Eagle'') commonly referred to as Aigle Noir, is a professional football club based in Bel Air, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
History
The club was founded on 27 June 1951 as Aigle Noir ''Athlétique'' Club. ...
,
Roulado FC
Roulado Football Club de la Gonâve is a professional football club based in Gonâve Island, Haiti. The team was promoted to the top division of football in Haiti in 2014. It plays at two stadiums. The primary stadium, Parc Savil Dessain is loc ...
,
Inter
Inter may refer to:
Association football clubs
* Inter Milan, an Italian club
* SC Internacional, a Brazilian club
* Inter Miami CF, an American club
* FC Inter Sibiu, a Romanian club
* FC Inter Turku, a Finnish club
* FK Inter Bratislava, a form ...
, 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.
Série d'Ouverture
The 2017 Série d'Ouverture began on 4 March 2017 and ended on 25 June 2017.
Regular season
Standings
Results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Série de Clôture
The 2017 Série de Clôture began on 13 September 2017 and ended on 24 December 2017.
Regular season
Standings
Results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
The second leg between
AS Mirebalais
Association Sportive Mirebalais (; commonly referred to as AS Mirebalais) is a professional football club based in Mirebalais, Haiti.
History
Association Sportive Mirebalais is a result of a merger of all clubs from Mirebalais
Mirebalais ( ht ...
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
Trophée des Champions
This match is contested between the winner of the Série d'Ouverture and the winner of the Série de Clôture.
Aggregate table
References
External links
RSSSF
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Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
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