Overview:
Violette Athletic Membership and Baltimore Sportif Membership settled for a 0-0 draw within the first leg of the Haitian League closing in Saint-Marc. The champion can be determined within the second leg on Feb. 14 at Parc Sportif Sainte Thérèse in Pétion-Ville.
CAP-HAÏTIEN — Violette Athletic Membership and Baltimore Sportif Membership performed to a 0-0 draw Sunday in a bodily and tightly contested first leg of the Haitian Soccer League Finals — leaving the championship large open heading into the return leg scheduled for Feb. 14.
Violette, which earned a draw away from residence at Parc Levelt in Saint-Marc, believes it now holds a slight edge.
“As we speak’s draw isn’t a nasty consequence for us,” Violette captain Fernando Ciceron instructed LPS Media+. “We’re not champions but, however we’ve achieved 50 % of the work.”
Last returns to the Haitian capital
The return leg is ready for Parc Sportif Sainte-Thérèse in Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, carrying symbolic weight for the league. The competitors was inactive from 2021 to 2023 due to gang violence within the capital. When league play resumed in 2024, Port-au-Prince golf equipment had been unable to take part, and the ultimate was held in Cap-Haïtien, the primary metropolis of the North Division.
Violette and Racing Membership Haïtien rejoined the league in 2025, marking a gradual return to normalcy regardless of Haiti’s ongoing political instability. The reinstatement of opening and shutting collection has additionally expanded alternatives for gamers to showcase their expertise.
Missed possibilities for Baltimore
Baltimore, a Saint-Marc-based membership based in 1974, is looking for its first league title in 15 years. Parc Levelt was crammed to its roughly 5,000-seat capability for the primary leg, with a number of native figures in attendance, together with former Baltimore coach and Haiti’s nationwide crew midfielder, Peter Germain– an iconic determine for the membership.
The hosts created higher possibilities within the first half and had a purpose dominated offside within the forty fourth minute. Head coach Ernso Datus began star striker Armstrong Leconte on the bench earlier than introducing him within the second half, however Baltimore couldn’t break via Violette’s protection.
“We wished to win, however a draw is a part of the sport,” Datus instructed LPS Media. “The ultimate is performed over two matches. We’ll attempt to win the second and convey the trophy residence.”
Datus acknowledged his crew struggled to maneuver the ball ahead at instances, however stays assured.
“I believe we are able to beat Violette at their residence,” he mentioned.
Ciceron disagreed.
“We’ll be at residence,” he mentioned. “We’re going to handle enterprise and grow to be champions.”
Violette final received the Haitian League in 2020, claiming its seventh title. Baltimore is chasing its fifth. The second leg can be streamed on LPS Media.
Kickoff time has but to be introduced.