Haitian Football Federation

Haitian Football Federation
CONCACAF
Founded 1904
FIFA affiliation 1933
CONCACAF affiliation 1961
President Yves Jean-Bart

The Fédération Haïtienne de Football is the governing body of football in Haiti, and is in charge of the Haitian national team. FHF is a member of CONCACAF since 1961 and is in charge of football in Haiti and all lower categories. The principal sporting field is the Sylvio Cator stadium in Port au Prince.

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2010 earthquake

The federation, which had struggled financially for years, lost all but two of its more than 30 officials during the 2010 earthquake.[1] Also because of the earthquake, the national stadium's field, as well as many other stadiums, were converted to used as housing for survivors and refugees in makeshift tents.[1][2] Due to the financial and personal losses of the federation, large financial sums were donated by FIFA and globally–high-ranking individuals within the sport, as well as a $3 million fund for rebuilding infrastructure that had been created by FIFA.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Robinson, Joshua (March 3, 2010), written at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, "Haitian soccer's future uncertain", SportsIllustrated.com (Time Inc.), http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/03/03/haiti.soccer/index.html, retrieved March 3, 2010 
  2. ^ "Haití duele" (in Spanish). Periodismo de fútbol internacional. Blogspot. 18 de enero de 2010. http://arogeraldes.blogspot.com/2010/01/haiti-earthquake.html. Retrieved March 3, 2010. 

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