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]

Violette
Full nameViolette Athletic Club
Nickname(s)Le Vieux Tigre[1]
Founded15 May 1918 (1918-05-15)[2][3]
GroundStade Sylvio Cator
Capacity15,000[4]
Coordinates18°32′9.81″N 72°20′32.79″W
ChairmanJean-Marie Fritz Henry[5]
LeagueChampionnat National D2[6]
2016Ligue Haïtienne, 18th

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

Honours
1939, 1957, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1995, 1999
1939, 1951
1984 Magic Celestin

International competitions
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 CRKSV Jong Colombia 2–1 on aggregate (stage 2 of 7)
  • CFU Club Championship: 3 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

Crests
  • The original Violette AC crest (1918–??)
  • 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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  HAI Delva, Judlet
—   Joseph, Walter
—   Boucicaut, Alexandre
—   Guerrier, Yvener
—   Narcisse, Jeff
—   Millan Camacho, José Francisco
—   Guerrier, Ronald
—   Noel, Pierre André
—   Jeune, Jean Althobeli
—   Antoine, Harold
—   Mentor, Alfonce
—   Louidor, Vladimir
—   Eve, Junior
No. Pos. Nation Player
—   Bertrand, Seide
—   Dossa, Marc Kender
—   Claude, Stivens
—   St Louis, Gregory
—   Estama, Jean Marcus
—   Lainé, James
—   Mary, Everaldo
—   Sefroy, Philippe
—   Exilien, Gaspard
—   Dolcé, Cesar
—   Lamour, Alfred
—   Jean, Stevenson
—   Estama, John Miky

List of coaches
  • Antoine Tassy
  • Philippe Vorbe
  • Kênelt Thomas
  • Georges Emmanuel
  • 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" (in French). Le National. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  6. RSSSF - Haiti 2016
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