The Haitian Football Federation (FHF) (french: Fédération Haïtienne de Football, ht, Federasyon Foutbòl Ayisyen) is the governing body for

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Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

. The FHF is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in Haiti, both professional and amateur. A member of CONCACAF since 1961, FHF is in charge of football in Haiti and all lower categories. The principal sporting field is the

Sylvio Cator stadium 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. History The stadium bears the name of Haitian Olympic medalist and footba ...

Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( , ; ht, Pòtoprens ) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,311 in 2015 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is define ...

. It is a founding member of the CONCACAF.

Federal Council

Staff

* Men's Coach: Jean-Jacques Pierre * Men's Assistant Coach:

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* Women's Coach: Laurent Molter * Women's Director: Shek Borkowski * Women's Assistant Coach: Christian Castro * U20 Coach: Manuel Rodriguez Navarro * U17 Coach: Chery Pierre * U17 Coach: Gabriel Michel * U15 Coach: Julio Cesar Alvarez Perez * Fitness: Gregorio B. Modesto Gomez * Academy: Gregorio B. Modesto Gomez

2010 earthquake

The federation, which had struggled financially for years, lost all but two of its more than 30 officials during the

2010 earthquake Earthquakes in 2010 resulted in nearly 165,000 fatalities. Most of these were due to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which caused an estimated 160,000 deaths, making it the 11th deadliest earthquake in recorded history. Other deadly quakes occurred i ...

. Also because of the earthquake, the national stadium's field, as well as many other stadiums, were converted to be used as housing for survivors and refugees in makeshift tents. Due to the financial and personal losses of the federation, large financial sums were donated by FIFA and globally–high-ranking individuals within the sport, as well as a $3 million fund for rebuilding infrastructure that had been created by FIFA.

Camp Nous

Camp Nous is the Haitian Football Federation operated training centre and academy for

an football players in Croix-des-Bouquets. It was inaugurated in May 2012.

References

External links

Haiti
at the FIFA website
Haiti
at CONCACAF website
Fédération Haïtienne de Football

Association football governing bodies in the Caribbean

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