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.

Ligue Haïtienne
Season2016
ChampionsOuverture: Racing FC
Clôture: FICA
2017 CFU Club ChampionshipRacing FC
Don Bosco FC
← 2015
2017 →

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.

ClubCityStadium
Aigle Noir ACPort-au-Prince, OuestStade Sylvio Cator
America FCLes Cayes, SudParc Mister Henry
Baltimore SCSaint-Marc, ArtiboniteParc Levelt
AS CapoiseCap-Haïtien, NordParc Saint-Victor
Cavaly ASLéogâne, OuestParc Julia Vilbon
Don Bosco FCPétion-Ville, OuestParc Sainte-Thérèse
FICACap-Haïtien, NordParc Saint-Victor
InterGrand-Goâve, OuestParc Ferrus
JuventusLes Cayes, Sud
AS MirebalaisMirebalais, CentreCentre Sportif Bayas
Ouanaminthe FCOuanaminthe, Nord-EstParc Notre Dame
Petit-Goâve FCPetit-Goâve, OuestParc Anglade
Racing Club HaïtienPort-au-Prince, OuestStade Sylvio Cator
Racing FCGonaïves, ArtiboniteParc Stenio Vincent
Réal du CapCap-Haïtien, Nord
Roulado FCLa Gonâve, OuestParc Savil Dessaint
Tempête FCSaint-Marc, ArtiboniteParc Levelt
Violette ACPort-au-Prince, OuestStade Sylvio Cator

Série d'Ouverture
Ligue Haïtienne Série d'Ouverture
Season2016
ChampionsRacing FC
(3rd title)
Matches played153
Goals scored245 (1.6 per match)
Biggest home winFICA 4-0 Violette AC
Racing Club Haïtien 4-0 Tempête FC
Biggest away winRoulado FC 0-3 Racing FC
Inter 0-3 Roulado FC
Highest scoringRacing FC 4-2 Ouanaminthe FC

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

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
3 FICA 17 8 6 3 19 9 +10 30
4 Cavaly AS 17 9 3 5 17 15 +2 30
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
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. 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. 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
Ligue Haïtienne Série de Clôture
Season2016
Matches played153
Goals scored258 (1.69 per match)
Biggest home winJuventus 7-1 Tempête FC
Biggest away winPetit-Goâve FC 0-3 Aigle Noir AC
Highest scoringJuventus 7-1 Tempête FC

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

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
3 Réal du Cap 17 7 6 4 21 13 +8 27
4 AS Capoise 17 8 3 6 11 11 0 27
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
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semifinals
Team 1 Agg. 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. 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[lower-alpha 1]
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
17 Inter 34 9 10 15 19 32 −13 37
18 Violette AC 34 4 17 13 17 28 −11 29
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. FICA declined participation in the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship, so their spot was awarded to 2015 Série d'Ouverture champion Don Dosco FC.

References
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