Racing Club Haïtien is a professional football club based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is one of the most successful clubs in the country's history.[6]
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| Full name | Racing Club Haïtien | |
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| Nickname(s) | Le Vieux Lion[1] | |
| Founded | 23 March 1923[2][3] | |
| Ground | Stade Sylvio Cator | |
| Capacity | 15,000[4] | |
| Coordinates | 18°32′9.81″N 72°20′32.79″W / 18.5360583°N 72.3424417°W | |
| League | Ligue Haïtienne[5] | |
| 2016 | Ligue Haïtienne, 14th | |
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History edit
The club has won the most league championships in Haitian club history, 11, winning in 1937-38, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1953-4, 1958, 1962, 1969, 2000, 2002 Clôture and 2009 Clôture. In 1941, it captured the double after winning the league and the Coupe d'Haïti.
They are also one of only two Haitian clubs to have ever won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, along with Violette AC, winning in 1963.[7]
Honours edit
- Ligue Haïtienne (14): 1938, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 2000, 2002 C, 2009 C
- Coupe d'Haïti (2): 1941, 1944
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1): 1963
- Tournoi Haiti-Jamaique-Etats-Unis (1): 1968 [8]
International appearances edit
- 1963 – CONCACAF Champion
- 1967 – first round (Caribbean) – group stage – 5th placed – 2 pts (stage 1 of 3)
- 1970 – final round (Caribbean) – lost against
Transvaal (stage 3 of 3); unknown results - 1975 – Unknown results; withdrew or disqualified
- 1978 – first round (Caribbean) – lost against
Pele FC 4 – 2 on aggregate (stage 1 of 4)
- CFU Club Championship: 1 appearance
- 2001 – second round – Group A – 2nd place – 2 pts
References edit
- ^ "Welt Fussball Archiv: Racing Club Haïtien". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ "Haiti Reference: Le Football Haitien: Équipes et Clubs". Archived from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ^ "Haiti – List of Foundation Dates". Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ Press, ed. (26 October 2014). "CWC Final: All-Time Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Haiti: Championnat National D1 2016". Archived from the original on 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ Soccer: The Ultimate Guide. DK Publishing. 19 April 2010. p. 163. ISBN 9780756663186. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Soccer: The Ultimate Guide. DK Publishing. 19 April 2010. p. 163. ISBN 9780756663186. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "RSSSF- Detroit Cougars (USA) Caribbean tour 1968". Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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