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Violette AC

Coordinates: 18°32′9.81″N 72°20′32.79″W / 18.5360583°N 72.3424417°W / 18.5360583; -72.3424417
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Violette AC
Full nameViolette Athletic Club
Nickname(s)Le Vieux Tigre[1]
Founded15 May 1918; 106 years ago (1918-05-15)[2][3]
GroundStade Sylvio Cator
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Capacity10,000[4]
Coordinates18°32′9.81″N 72°20′32.79″W / 18.5360583°N 72.3424417°W / 18.5360583; -72.3424417
ChairmanJean-Marie Fritz Henry[5]
LeagueLigue Haïtienne

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 2010–11 Ligue Haïtienne season.

The club has produced many talented Haitian footballers, including Alexandre Boucicaut and Sébastien Vorbe.

Achievements

1939, 1957, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1995, 1999
1939, 1951
1984

International competitions

1969 – First Round – Lost against Bermuda Somerset Trojans 6–1 on aggregate (stage 1 of 3)
1975 – First Round (Caribbean) – Withdrew against Suriname SV Transvaal (stage ? of ?)
1977 – Third Round (Caribbean) – Lost against Suriname SV Robinhood 1–0 on aggregate (stage 3 of 5)
1984 – CONCACAF Champion
1985 – Unknown results
1994 – First Round (Caribbean) – Lost against Netherlands Antilles CRKSV Jong Colombia 2–1 on aggregate (stage 2 of 7)
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 Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 - Lost Third Place Round against Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh 1–2

Crests

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   St Vil Anderson
2   Joseph Walter
3   Alexandre Boucicaut
4   Guerrier Yvener
5   Narcisse Jeff
6 Mexico MEX José Francisco Millán Camacho
7   Guerrier Ronald
8   Noel Pierre André
9   Jeune Jean Althobeli
10   Harold Antoine
11   Mentor Alfonce
12   Louidor Vladimir
13   Eve Junior
No. Pos. Nation Player
14   Bertrand Seide
15   Dossa Marc Kender
16   Claude Stivens
17   St Louis Gregory
18   Estama Jean Marcus
19   Lainé James
20   Mary Everaldo
21   Sefroy Philippe
22   Exilien Gaspard
23   Cesar Dolcé
24   Lamour Alfred
25   Jean Stevenson
26   Estama John Miky

Notable players

List of coaches

 🇭🇹Ralph Kernisan

References

  1. ^ Welt Fussball Archiv: Violette AC
  2. ^ Haiti Reference: Le Football Haitien: Équipes et Clubs
  3. ^ Haiti: Championnat National D1 2014
  4. ^ Press, ed. (26 October 2014). "CWC Final: All-Time Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ^ Press, ed. (3 February 2016). "Démission imminente du président du Violette". Le National. Retrieved 9 April 2016. Template:Fr
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