RC Haïtien

RC Haïtien
Full name Racing Club Haïtien
Nickname(s) Le Vieux Lion[1]
Founded 23 March 1923 (1923-03-23)[2][3]
Ground Stade Sylvio Cator
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Ground Capacity 10,500
League Ligue Haïtienne
2013 3rd
Website Club home page

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.[4]

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.[5]

Achievements

1938, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1969, 2000, 2002 C, 2009 C
1941, 1944
1963

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

2001 - Second Round - Group A - 2nd place - 2 pts
1963 - CONCACAF Champion
1967 - First Round (Caribbean) - Group Stage - 5th placed - 2 pts (stage 1 of 3)
1970 - unknown results
1975 - unknown results
1978 - First Round (Caribbean) - Lost against Guyana Pele FC 4 - 2 on aggregate (stage 1 of 4)
1981 - Second Round (Caribbean) - Lost against Martinique US Marinoise 4 - 3 on aggregate (stage 2 of 7)

Logos

Notable Players

References

  1. ↑ WFA: Racing Club Haïtien
  2. ↑ Haiti Reference: Le Football Haitien: Équipes et Clubs
  3. ↑ Haiti: Championnat National D1 2014
  4. ↑ "Soccer: The Ultimate Guide". DK Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 9780756663186. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Soccer: The Ultimate Guide". DK Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 9780756663186. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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