Violette Athletic Club is a professional football club based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is one of the most successful clubs in the country. In 1939, Violette A.C. captured the double after winning the

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and the

Coupe d'Haïti The Coupe d'Haïti is the premier elimination tournament of the Ligue Haïtienne. Finals Finals so far: Coupe Borno *1927 : Violette AC *1928 : Violette AC *1929 : Violette AC *1930 : Violette AC Coupe Vincent *1932 : Union des Sociétés Artibo ...

and won the

1984 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 1984 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 20th edition of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the annual international club association football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean). It determined th ...

. The club was relegated to second division after the

2016 Ligue Haïtienne season The 2016 Ligue Haïtienne season was the 53rd season of top-tier football in Haiti. It began on 21 February 2016. The league is split into two tournaments—the ''Série d'Ouverture'' and the ''Série de Clôture''—each with identical formats a ...

.RSSSF - Haiti 2016
/ref> The club has produced many talented Haitian footballers, including Alexandre Boucicaut and

Sébastien Vorbe Sebastien Vorbe (born 4 June 1976) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Violette. He is the nephew of notable Haitian player Philippe Vorbe. Club career Vorbe started his career playing for the First Division in ...

Honours

Ligue Haïtienne Ligue Haïtienne (; ''Haitian League''), is a Haitian professional league, governed by the Haitian Football Federation, for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the Haitian ...

: 7 :: 1939, 1957, 1968, 1983, 1994/95, 1999, 2020/21-O *

: 2 :: 1939, 1951 * CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1 ::

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

* CFU Club Championship: 1 :: 2022

International competitions

* CONCACAF Champions League: 7 appearances ::

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

– First Round – Lost against

Somerset Trojans Somerset Cricket Club Trojans is a Bermudian football club based in Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , precede ...

6–1 on aggregate (stage 1 of 3) ::

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

– First Round (Caribbean) – Withdrew against

SV Transvaal Sport Vereniging Transvaal is a Surinamese association football club, which currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the top flight of football in Suriname. They play their home games in Paramaribo at André Kamperveen Stadion to a capacity of 7,100 ...

(stage ? of ?) ::

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

– Third Round (Caribbean) – Lost against SV Robinhood 1–0 on aggregate (stage 3 of 5) ::

– CONCACAF Champion ::

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

– ''Unknown results'' ::

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...

– First Round (Caribbean) – Lost against CRKSV Jong Colombia 2–1 on aggregate (stage 2 of 7) :: 2023 - TBD * CFU Club Championship: 4 appearances ::

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

– First Round - Group B - 2nd place - 6 pts (stage 1 of 2) :: 2002 – Second Round - Group A - 2nd place - 4 pts (stage 2 of 2) :: 2009 – Semifinal Lost against

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2–0 - Lost Third Place Round against

San Juan Jabloteh San Juan Jabloteh Football Club is a football club located in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago that plays in the country's TT Pro League. The team plays its home games in Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Trinidad. History The club was founded ...

1–2 ::2022 - Caribbean Champions

Crests

File:Violette AC (original).svg, The original Violette AC crest (1918–??) File:Violette AC (old).png, The former Violette AC crest (???–2014). A slight modification of the original crest from light blue to blue and the words ''Honneur'' and ''Fair-Play'' added. File:Violette AC 2.png, The current Violette AC crest (2014–present)

Current squad

List of coaches

Antoine Tassy Antoine Tassy (26 March 1924 – 3 March 1991) was a Haitian football (soccer) player and manager. He was the manager of the Haiti national football team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, their only World Cup appearance to date. In 1963, he was the mana ...

Philippe Vorbe Philippe Vorbe (born September 14, 1947) is a former Haitian footballer who played as a midfielder for the Haiti national football team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany. A legendary player in Haiti, he provided Emmanuel Sanon the pass t ...

* Kênelt Thomas * Georges Emmanuel * Ralph Kernisan

References

Football clubs in Haiti Port-au-Prince Association football clubs established in 1918 CONCACAF Champions League winning clubs {{Haiti-footyclub-stub