Stade Sylvio Cator

Stade Sylvio Cator
Former names	Parc Leconte,; Stade Paul-Magloire[1]
Location	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Coordinates	18°32′9.81″N 72°20′32.79″W
Capacity	10,500 (international matches), 20,000 (domestic matches)
Surface	Edel Grass (Artificial Turf)
Opened	1953

The Stade Sylvio Cator is a multi-purpose stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is currently used mostly for association football matches, and is turfed with artificial turf.[2]

History

The stadium bears the name of Haitian Olympic medalist and footballer Sylvio Cator. It was named after him in 1952. Before then the stadium was called the Parc Leconte.[3] and then the Stade Paul-Magloire.[1] It is where the Haiti national football team play its home games. It has hosted the 1973 CONCACAF Championship, where the home team were crowned as champions[4] and the 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship where the final match between the USA and Canada reached overcapacity of 30,000.[5][6]

The stadium was partly destroyed by the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, and a tent-city sprouted within its confines.[2]

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References

World Cup 1954 - Qualifying
Wilentz, Amy (27 January 2010). "A Visit to Soccer City: Living in Postquake Haiti". Time. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
Reid, Greg Dr., ed. (11 April 2007). "This Week In Canadian Soccer History" (PDF). McGill University. p. 8. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
VI. CONCACAF Nations Cup 1973
Press, ed. (26 October 2014). "CWC Final: All-Time Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
CONCACAF's Women's Championship 1991

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[WC1954-1] World Cup 1954 - Qualifying

[Time-2010-01-27-Soccer-2] Wilentz, Amy (27 January 2010). "A Visit to Soccer City: Living in Postquake Haiti". Time. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

[3] Reid, Greg Dr., ed. (11 April 2007). "This Week In Canadian Soccer History" (PDF). McGill University. p. 8. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[4] VI. CONCACAF Nations Cup 1973

[CWC_Final-5] Press, ed. (26 October 2014). "CWC Final: All-Time Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[6] CONCACAF's Women's Championship 1991