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.[1][2] 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.
Locations of the 2018 Ligue Haïtienne season 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.
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.
Source: RSSSF Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
^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.
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.
Source: RSSSF Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
^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.
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.
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.[3]