Racing CH explained

Clubname:Racing Haïtien
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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

International appearances

1963CONCACAF 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

1975Unknown 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

  1. 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 .
  2. 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 .
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. 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 .
  6. 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 .
  7. 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 .
  8. 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 .