Violette AC
 | |||
| Full name | Violette Athletic Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Le Vieux Tigre | ||
| Founded | 18 May 1918 | ||
| Ground | Stade Sylvio Cator | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Coordinates | 18°32′9.81″N 72°20′32.79″W | ||
| Chairman | Jean-Marie Fritz Henry | ||
| Manager | Webens Prinsimé | ||
| League | Ligue Haïtienne | ||
| 2020–21 | Série d'Ouverture: 6th Playoffs: Champions |
||
|
| |||
Violette Athletic Club is a professional football club based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
History
Violette 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. They were awarded the 1984 CONCACAF Champions' Cup following the disqualification of two teams who had been planned to play a two-legged series to determine the North American participant in the final. The club was relegated to second division after the 2016 Ligue Haïtienne season.
The club has produced many Haitian international footballers, including Alexandre Boucicaut and Sebastien Vorbe. Their home stadium, Stade Sylvio Cator, was damaged during the 2010 earthquake and later reopened for use.
Violette won the 2021 Série d'Ouverture and qualified for the 2022 Caribbean Club Championship, which they won while playing all of their home matches at Estadio Cibao FC in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, due to the ongoing political crisis. They qualified for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League and scheduled several friendlies to prepare for the competition, as the Ligue Haïtienne had suspended operations for the 2022 season. Violette earned an upset 3–0 victory over Austin FC, a Major League Soccer club from the United States, in the Round of 16's first leg in the Dominican Republic. Due to issues obtaining enough travel visas for the second leg in the United States, Violette temporarily signed several players from the lower leagues of U.S. soccer to serve as bench players. The team arrived in the United States with 14 total players—avoiding a forfeit—and lost 2–0 to retain their 3–2 aggregate lead and advance to the quarterfinals.
Honours
- 1939, 1957, 1968, 1983, 1994/95, 1999, 2020/21-O
- 1939, 1951
International competitions
- CONCACAF Champions League: 7 appearances
- 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)
- 2023 – quarterfinals - Lost against Club León 6-2 on aggregate
- CFU Club Championship: 4 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)
- 2009 – semifinal Lost against Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 - Lost Third Place Round against San Juan Jabloteh 1–2
- 2022 – Caribbean Champions
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
- As of March 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
List of coaches
- Antoine Tassy
- Philippe Vorbe
- Kênelt Thomas
- Georges Emmanuel
- Ralph Kernisan