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| Clubname: | Racing Haïtien |
| Upright: | .8 |
| Fullname: | Racing Club Haïtien |
| Nickname: | Le Vieux Lion[1] |
| Founded: | [2] [3] |
| Ground: | Stade Sylvio Cator |
| Capacity: | 15,000[4] |
| Chairman: | Sylvain Olivier |
| Manager: | Étienne Clément |
| League: | Ligue Haïtienne[5] |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Position: | Ligue Haïtienne, 14th |
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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.[6]
History
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.[7]
Honours
- Ligue Haïtienne (14): 1938, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 2000, 2002 C, 2009 C
- Coupe d'Haïti (2): 1941, 1944
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1): 1963
- Tournoi Haiti-Jamaique-Etats-Unis (1): 1968 [8]
International appearances
1963 – CONCACAF Champion
1967 – first round (Caribbean) – group stage – 5th placed – 2 pts (stage 1 of 3)
1970 – final round (Caribbean) – lost against Transvaal (stage 3 of 3); unknown results
1975 – Unknown results; withdrew or disqualified
1978 – first round (Caribbean) – lost against Pele FC 4 – 2 on aggregate (stage 1 of 4)
1 appearance
2001 – second round – Group A – 2nd place – 2 pts
Notes and References
- Web site: Welt Fussball Archiv: Racing Club Haïtien . 2015-05-13 . 2015-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084119/http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/club-profile/haiti/racing-club-ha%C3%AFtien/15308/ . dead .
- Web site: Haiti Reference: Le Football Haitien: Équipes et Clubs . 2015-05-14 . 2017-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707131333/http://www.haiti-reference.com/loisirs/football/equipes.php . live .
- Web site: Haiti – List of Foundation Dates . 2023-02-03 . 2022-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221203160813/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/haitifound.html . live .
- Web site: CWC Final: All-Time Results & Scorers . Press . 26 October 2014 . CONCACAF . 1 February 2016 . 30 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200830233841/https://www.concacaf.com/article/cwc-final-all-time-results-scorers . live .
- Web site: Haiti: Championnat National D1 2016 . 2023-02-03 . 2023-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230404182522/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/haiti2016.html . live .
- Book: Soccer: The Ultimate Guide . 19 April 2010 . 163 . DK Publishing . 9780756663186 . 2 February 2015 . 27 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227145550/https://books.google.com/books?id=BOwQ82EArigC&q=RC+Ha%C3%AFtien&pg=PA163 . live .
- Book: Soccer: The Ultimate Guide . 19 April 2010 . 163 . DK Publishing . 9780756663186 . 2 February 2015 . 27 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227145550/https://books.google.com/books?id=BOwQ82EArigC&q=RC+Ha%C3%AFtien&pg=PA163 . live .
- Web site: RSSSF- Detroit Cougars (USA) Caribbean tour 1968 . 2023-02-03 . 2022-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127150633/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/detcougars-car68.html . live .
