Etoile Haïtienne (, English: ''Haitian Star'') is a professional

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club based in

Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The me ...

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. After the 2003 season, the club was relegated to Division 3.RSSSF - Haiti 2003
/ref> The last ''known'' time the club played in Division 1 was in 1970.

History

Etoile Haïtienne appeared in its first championship in 1942 against longer established Racing Club Haïtien, another club in

. Down 3–0 at halftime and less than ten minutes after Racing's last goal,

Joe Gaetjens Joseph Edouard Gaetjens ( ; , 1924 – , 1964 resumed was a Haitian soccer player who played as a center forward. Born in Haiti, he represented its national team before and after playing for the United States team in the 1950 FIFA Wor ...

rebounded and scored to break the shutout. At the 53rd minute, Fritz Joseph scores. Seven minutes remaining, Frérot Rouzier scores the tying goal equalizing the match at 3–3. At the final minutes of regulation, a defiant Gaetjens kept on the attack, breaking the tie at 3–4, which ended up being the game-winner.RSSSF – Haiti 1942/43
/ref> To this day, Racing Club Haïtien refuses to play matches on the " Jeudi Saint" (''Holy Thursday''); the day of ''washing of the feet.''

Honours

Ligue Haïtienne Ligue Haïtienne (; ''Haitian League''), is a Haitian professional league, governed by the Haitian Football Federation, for association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between ...

: 3 :: 1942, 1944, 1961

International competitions

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: 1 appearance ::

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– First Round – Lost against SITHOC, 3–8 on aggregate (3–2, 0–6)

References

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