Football in Haiti
Football in Haiti | |
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Country | Haiti |
Governing body | FHF |
National team(s) | Haiti |
First played | 1912 |
National competitions | |
Club competitions | |
International competitions | |
CONCACAF Champions League (National Team)CONCACAF League Caribbean Club Championship FIFA Club World Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup (National Team) CONCACAF Nations League (National Team) FIFA World Cup (National Team) CONCACAF Women's Championship (National Team) FIFA Women's World Cup |
Football is the most popular sport in Haiti.[1][2] It is run by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national football league. Football in Haiti first developed in the state capital of Port-au-Prince, where a regional championship round was already held for the first time in 1912.
Domestic football
Among the two major rivals of the Haitian club football are the
In 1963, Racing reached the final matches against the previous champions,
The
League system
Level |
League(s)/Division(s) | |||||||||||
1 |
Championnat National D1 | |||||||||||
2 |
Championnat National D2 | |||||||||||
3 |
Championnat National D3 |
National team
In 1973, Haiti hosted the
The 1977 CONCACAF Championship also served as a qualifying tournament for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. After losing the opening match against Mexico 1–4, Haiti had the chance to qualify for another World Cup. However, because Mexico also won all of its following matches, Haiti once again took second place, before the national team went into a period of insignificance.
Previously, Haiti had already missed a great opportunity in the qualifying tournament for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, which automatically qualified the host country standing in the way of Haiti's entry. However, Haiti had a last moment to qualify but faltered to El Salvador, who instead went to the World Cup.[6]
National women's team
Haiti qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8][9]
Football stadiums in Haiti
Stadium | Location | Tenants | Capacity | Image |
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Stade Sylvio Cator | Port-au-Prince | Haiti national football team | 20,000 |
See also
References
- ISBN 9781610691642. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ Charles, Jacqueline (2013-05-31). "Port-au-Prince: Spain vs Haiti, it's more than just a soccer match - Haiti". MiamiHerald.com. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
- ISBN 9781741042924. Retrieved 15 March 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bondy, Filip (7 June 2016). "An Outlier on a Big Soccer Stage, Haiti Is Eager to Take Its Shot at Brazil". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Haiti 1, Italy 0". The New York Times. 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
- ^ a b Burnton, Simon (29 April 2014). "World Cup: 25 stunning moments ... No12: Haiti stun Dino Zoff's Italy". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "1974 FIFA World Cup Germany-Teams: Haiti". FIFA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Haiti join England's group in their first World Cup". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Haiti, Portugal qualify for Women's World Cup for 1st time". Associated Press. 22 February 2023.