Stade Sylvio Cator Explained

Stade Sylvio Cator
Former Names:Parc Leconte,
Stade Paul-Magloire[1]
Location:Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Opened:1953
Owner:Fédération Haïtienne de Football
Surface:Edel Grass (Artificial Turf)
Capacity:10,500 (international matches), 20,000 (domestic matches)
Tenants:Haiti national football team

The Stade Sylvio Cator is a multi-purpose stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is currently used mostly for association football matches, and is turfed with artificial turf.[2]

History

The stadium bears the name of Haitian Olympic medalist and footballer Sylvio Cator. It was named after him in 1952. Before then the stadium was called the Parc Leconte.[3] and then the Stade Paul-Magloire.[1] It is where the Haiti national football team play its home games. It has hosted the 1973 CONCACAF Championship, where the home team were crowned as champions[4] and the 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship where the final match between the U.S. and Canada reached overcapacity of 30,000.[5] [6]

The stadium was partly destroyed by the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, and a tent-city sprouted within its confines.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54q-det.html World Cup 1954 - Qualifying
  2. Amy . Wilentz . A Visit to Soccer City: Living in Postquake Haiti . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604071132/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1953379_1953494_1956970,00.html?xid=rss-topstories . dead . June 4, 2011 . . 27 January 2010 . 27 January 2010.
  3. Web site: This Week In Canadian Soccer History . Reid, Greg Dr. . 8 . 11 April 2007 . McGill University . 1 February 2016.
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/conca73.html VI. CONCACAF Nations Cup 1973
  5. Web site: CWC Final: All-Time Results & Scorers . Press . 26 October 2014 . CONCACAF . 1 February 2016.
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cam-women91.html CONCACAF's Women's Championship 1991