Violette AC

Violette AC

Full name	Violette Athletic Club
Nickname(s)	Le Vieux Tigre[1]
Founded	15 May 1918 (1918-05-15)[2][3]
Ground	Stade Sylvio Cator Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Ground Capacity	10,500
League	Ligue Haïtienne
Home colours Away colours

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 CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1984. The club was relegated to second division after the 2010–11 Ligue Haïtienne season.

The club has produced many talented Haitian footballers, including Alexandre Boucicaut and Sébastien Vorbe.

Achievements

• Ligue Haïtienne: 6

1939, 1957, 1968, 1983, 1995, 1999

• Coupe d'Haïti: 2

1939, 1951

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1

1984

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

• CFU Club Championship: 2 appearances

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)

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup (6 appearances)

1969 – First Round – Lost against Somerset Cricket 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 Winner

1985 – unknown results

1994 – First Round (Caribbean) – Lost against CRKSV Jong Colombia 2–1 on aggregate (stage 2 of 7)

Logos

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  The original Violette AC logo (1918–??)

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  The former Violette AC logo (???–2014). A slight modification of the original logo from light blue to blue and the words Honneur and Fair-Play added.

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  The current Violette AC logo (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. Position Player 1 GK St Vil Anderson 2 Joseph Walter 3 Alexandre Boucicaut 4 Guerrier Yvener 5 Narcisse Jeff 6 José Francisco Millán Camacho 7 Guerrier Ronald 8 Noel Pierre André 9 Jeune Jean Althobeli 10 Harold Antoine 11 Mentor Alfonce 12 Louidor Vladimir 13 Eve Junior

No. Position Player 14 Bertrand Seide 15 Dossa Marc Kender 16 Claude Stivens 17 St Louis Gregory 18 Estama Jean Marcus 19 Lainé James 20 Mary Everaldo 21 Sefroy Philippe 22 Exilien Gaspard 23 Cesar Dolcé 24 Lamour Alfred 25 Jean Stevenson 26 Estama John Miky

Famous players

• James Bolte (1982–98)
• Alexandre Boucicaut (2000–04), (2007–)
• Jean-Roland Dartiguenave
• Johnny Descolines (2000–01), (2007–)
• Jean-Joseph Mathelier
• Wilfrid Montilas (1996–99)
• Wilner Piquant
• Webens Princime
• Guy Francois
• Guy Saint-Vil
• Pierre Sala (2001–)
• Patrick Tardieu (2000–01)
• Philippe Vorbe
• Sébastien Vorbe (1995–96), (1999–00), (2001–)

List of coaches

• Philippe Vorbe
• Kênelt Thomas
• Georges Emmanuel

References

CONCACAF Champions Cup and CONCACAF Champions League winners CONCACAF Champions Cup 1962: Guadalajara 1963: Haïtien 1967: Alianza 1968 Toluca 1969: Cruz Azul 1970: Cruz Azul 1971: Cruz Azul 1972: Olimpia 1973: Transvaal 1974: Municipal 1975: Atlético Español 1976: Águila 1977: América 1978: Leones Negros, Comunicaciones, Defence Force 1979: FAS 1980: UNAM 1981: Transvaal 1982: UNAM 1983: Atlante 1984: Violette 1985: Defence Force 1986: Alajuelense 1987: América 1988: Olimpia 1989: UNAM 1990: América 1991: Puebla 1992: América 1993: Saprissa 1994: Cartaginés 1995: Saprissa 1996: Cruz Azul 1997: Cruz Azul 1998: D.C. United 1999: Necaxa 2000: Los Angeles Galaxy 2002: Pachuca 2003: Toluca 2004: Alajuelense 2005: Saprissa 2006: América 2007: Pachuca 2008: Pachuca CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09: Atlante 2009–10: Pachuca 2010–11: Monterrey 2011–12: Monterrey 2012–13: Monterrey 2013–14: Cruz Azul 2014–15: América