After several working sessions between the standardization committee of the Haitian Football Federation (FHF) and representatives of the First National Division clubs, https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41486-haiti-news-zapping.html the Special D1 Championship will begin next weekend after an interruption since June 2021,

The FHF secretariat, via the competition organizing committee, put the final touches this week with the clubs concerned, before the start of the championship.

Called "Special D1 Championship", the competition will bring together practically all the national first division clubs, with the exception of L'Acahaie FC, Don Bosco de Pétion-ville and L'Association Sportive de Mirebalais.

The organization of the D1 Special championship has a dual objective, in addition to the resumption of football activities which have come to a halt in the country over the last three years due to the security climate, this championship will also allow the return of clubs Haitians in the Champions League of the Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

The competition will be organized in a particular format where the clubs will be divided into three regional groups as follows:

North / Center Group :

ASC, FICA, REAL HOPE ACADEMY, OUANAMINTHE FC, RACING FC

West / South Group :

VIOLETTE AC, HAITIAN RACING CLUB, CAVALY SC, AMERICA FC, JUVENTUS

Artibonite Group :

STORM FC, BALTIMORE SC, TRIUMPH, COSMOPOLITES, USR.

At the end of the first round, the first two of the three groups will advance to the final phase where they will be divided into two other groups of three. At the end of this second round, the first of these groups will directly win their tickets for the next edition of the CONCACAF Champions League. Then, the two runners-up in groups will compete in a play-off to determine Haiti's third representative in the most prestigious CONCACAF competition at club level.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41486-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-41376-icihaiti-fhf-two-important-meetings-carrying-hope-for-local-football.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-41319-haiti-news-zapping.html

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