Valencia Football Club is a professional

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club based in

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. The club plays in Haiti's top national league, the

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History

Valencia FC was founded on 27 June 1972. The club won its first national championship in 2012. Following their league success in 2012, Valencia would make their first appearance in the regional championship, the

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(CCL), in 2013, finishing atop their qualification group on April 30, 2013 after a 0–0 draw with

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. Valencia would go on to face

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and C.S. Herediano of

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in the

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Honours

: 1 :: 2012

International competitions

: 1 appearance :: 2013–14 – Group 1 – Lost against

(1–2), & Herediano (1–6) *

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: 1 appearance ::

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– Won Group 2 – Won against Bayamón (1–3), won against

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(3–4), draw against Boys' Town; qualified directly to the

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– Bye to Finals, Finals cancelled, did not qualify for

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Crests

File:Valencia FC (Haiti) Logo.png, The current Valencia FC crest File:Valencia de Léogâne Logo.png, The former Valencia FC crest

Players

References

External links

Fédération Haïtienne de FootballValencia FC
at National-Football-Teams.com Football clubs in Haiti Association football clubs established in 1972 1972 establishments in Haiti Léogâne {{Haiti-footyclub-stub