Violette AC
Violette Athletic Club is a professional football club based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is one of the most successful clubs in the country. In 1939, Violette A.C. captured the double after winning the league and the Coupe d'Haïti and won the 1984 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The club was relegated to second division after the 2016 Ligue Haïtienne season.[6]
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| Full name | Violette Athletic Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Le Vieux Tigre[1] | ||
| Founded | 18 May 1918[2][3] | ||
| Ground | Stade Sylvio Cator | ||
| Capacity | 15,000[4] | ||
| Coordinates | 18°32′9.81″N 72°20′32.79″W | ||
| Chairman | Jean-Marie Fritz Henry[5] | ||
| League | Championnat National D2[6] | ||
| 2022 | Ligue Haïtienne, 18th | ||
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The club has produced many talented Haitian footballers, including Alexandre Boucicaut and Sébastien Vorbe.
Honours
- 1939, 1957, 1968, 1983, 1994/95, 1999, 2020/21-O
- 1939, 1951
- 2022
International competitions
- CONCACAF Champions League: 7 appearances
- 1969 – First Round – Lost against
Somerset Trojans 6–1 on aggregate (stage 1 of 3) - 1975 – First Round (Caribbean) – Withdrew against
SV Transvaal (stage ? of ?) - 1977 – Third Round (Caribbean) – Lost against SV Robinhood 1–0 on aggregate (stage 3 of 5)
- 1984 – CONCACAF Champion
- 1985 – Unknown results
- 1994 – First Round (Caribbean) – Lost against
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- 1969 – First Round – Lost against
- CFU Club Championship: 4 appearances
- 2000 – First Round - Group B - 2nd place - 6 pts (stage 1 of 2)
- 2002 – Second Round - Group A - 2nd place - 4 pts (stage 2 of 2)
- 2009 – Semifinal Lost against
Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 - Lost Third Place Round against 
San Juan Jabloteh 1–2 - 2022 - Caribbean Champions
Crests
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The former Violette AC crest (???–2014). A slight modification of the original crest from light blue to blue and the words Honneur and Fair-Play added.- The current Violette AC crest (2014–present)
Current squad
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| 30 |
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| 77 |
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29 | $165Th. | ||||
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List of coaches
Antoine Tassy- Philippe Vorbe
- Kênelt Thomas
- Georges Emmanuel
- Ralph Kernisan
References
- Welt Fussball Archiv: Violette AC
- Haiti Reference: Le Football Haitien: Équipes et Clubs
- Haiti: Championnat National D1 2014
- Press, ed. (26 October 2014). "CWC Final: All-Time Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- Press, ed. (3 February 2016). "Démission imminente du président du Violette" (in French). Le National. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- RSSSF - Haiti 2016
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