Haiti's D1 Paryaj Lakay opens 2026-2027 season Nov. 8 with 12 clubs

The Haitian Football League (LHF) will launch the opening series of the 2026-2027 D1 Paryaj Lakay season on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, according to icihaiti.com. Twelve clubs, split into two groups of six, will contest the national championship, which features 60 matches across 10 regular-season rounds before the playoffs. The four best teams from each group, eight in total, will advance to the playoffs. The central question is whether any side can dethrone Violette AC, which won both series of the previous edition with two final victories over Baltimore SC. Day one features six matches: Racing FC vs Réal Hope FA at 3:30 p.m. at Parc Vincent in Gonaïves; FICA vs Ouanaminthe FC at 2:00 p.m. and AS Capoise vs Tempête FC at 4:00 p.m., both at Parc St-Victor in Cap-Haïtien; Racing Club Haïtien vs Cavaly AS at 2:00 p.m. and Don Bosco FC vs Violette AC at 4:00 p.m. at Parc Sainte Thérèse in Pétion-Ville; and América des Cayes vs Juventus des Cayes, the Cayes derby, at 4:00 p.m. at Land des Gabions in Cayes. The LHF's Direction des Compétitions noted kickoff times may be adjusted for security and scheduling reasons.