Haiti women's national under-17 football team

The Haiti women's national under-17 football team represents Haiti in international football for women at this age level and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football (FHF).[3][4][5][6][7]

Haiti
Nickname(s)Les Grenadières
Le Rouge et Bleu
Les Bicolores
La Sélection Nationale
AssociationFédération Haïtienne de Football
(FHF)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Home stadiumStade Sylvio Cator
FIFA codeHAI
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
 Haiti 22–0 U.S. Virgin Islands 
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; July 19, 2017)[1][2]

History

The team faced a number of challenges. The 2010 earthquake was a major one, with the management wondering if the team would be able to compete internationally, as a result of a range of issues including many players dealing with bereavement and the death of their parents. There was also fear by the national federation that any offers to train overseas would lead to players leaving the squad to live in the host country.[8]

Competitions

The team won 19–0 against French Guiana in a 2013 qualifying match for the FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup.[9] In the lead up to that competition, the team played a warmup match against a team of Haitian referees in honor of International Women's Day.[10] They played a friendly against the Haitian women's national under-15 team in 2014, winning 2 – 1.[11]

The team participated in the 2017 USA Cup in July. Their participation was facilitated by a grant from the United States government. The team was using the competition as an opportunity to train ahead of the start of regional World Cup qualification scheduled to get underway in October 2017.[12][13] They came away from the competition victorious, winning seven games in a row. Their final game was against a side from St. Paul, Minnesota with Bethina, Sheelove, Tabita, Nancy, and Madelina each contributing goals in their 6–2 win.[14][13]

Roster
Player Active Position ref
Mathurin Ruthny 2017 Defender [15]
Jean Baptiste Dieunica 2017 Midfielder [15]
Louis Abaina 2017 Forward [15]
Melchie Dumonay 2017 Forward [15]

See also

References
  1. Di Maggio, Roberto, ed. (22 September 2013). "CONCACAF Under 17 Women's Championship 2013". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. Press, ed. (23 September 2013). "CFU U-17 Women: Haiti downs USVI to book place in semis". CONCACAF. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. CFU Football – Updates on day 2 of CFU 2015 Women’s U-17 Qualifiers
  4. Press, ed. (29 September 2013). "Trinidad, Haiti to meet in CFU U-17 Women's final Sunday". CONCACAF. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. Press, ed. (27 September 2013). "CFU U-17 Women: Trinidad, Haiti qualify for CONCACAF". CONCACAF. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. Press, ed. (20 September 2013). "Puerto Rico, Haiti women start brightly at CFU U-17 finals". CONCACAF. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  7. FIFA – Blatter plans Haitian development task force
  8. "Endeuillé, le championnat de soccer haïtien est suspendu | Séisme en Haïti". La Presse (in French). 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  9. HPN, Journaliste. "Haïti-Foot : La sélection U-17 féminine gagne 19 à 0". www.hpnhaiti.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  10. HPN, Journaliste. "Haïti-Foot-8 Mars: Un match de foot pour la journée mondiale de la femme". www.hpnhaiti.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  11. "SPORT.-La séléction Féminine haïtienne des moins de 15 ans, s'est inclinée (1–2) face à la séléction féminine haïtienne des moins de 17 ans en amical le samedi 13 septembre écoulé au parc Ste Thérèse de Pétion-ville". Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  12. Versière, Esther (19 July 2017). "Soccer: Les U-17 féminines participent à la USA CUP". Radio Television Caraibes (in Haitian Creole). Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  13. "La Fédération Haitienne de Football (FHF) a brillé à Minnesota en remportant la catégorie U-17". Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  14. Sébastien, Félix (26 July 2017). "Football-féminin/séléction nationale U17/Une 7ème victoire pour La séléction haïtienne des moins de 17 ans". Info Sport Haiti (in French). Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  15. "Haïti – Football féminin U-20 : Première phase des éliminatoires de la Coupe du Monde (FIFA)". HaitiLibre.com : Toutes les nouvelles d’Haiti 7/7 (in French). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
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