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, 1983, 1994/95, 1999, 2020/21-O
1939, 1951
1984

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

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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