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{{short description|Haitian football club}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Violette
| image = Violette AC 2.png
| upright = .8
| fullname = Violette Athletic Club
| nickname = ''Le Vieux Tigre''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/club-profile/haiti/violette-ac/15314/ |title=Welt Fussball Archiv: Violette AC |access-date=2015-05-13 |archive-date=2019-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603090204/http://www.weltfussballarchiv.com/club-profile/haiti/violette-ac/15314/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| founded = {{start date and age|1918|5|18|df=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.haiti-reference.com/loisirs/football/equipes.php |title=Haiti Reference: Le Football Haitien: Équipes et Clubs |access-date=2015-05-14 |archive-date=2017-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707131333/http://www.haiti-reference.com/loisirs/football/equipes.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/haiti2014.html |title=Haiti: Championnat National D1 2014 |access-date=2023-02-03 |archive-date=2015-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402192416/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesh/haiti2014.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| ground = [[Stade Sylvio Cator]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|18|32|9.81|N|72|20|32.79|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| capacity = 20,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/cwc-final-all-time-results-scorers |title=CWC Final: All-Time Results & Scorers |editor=Press |date=26 October 2014 |publisher=CONCACAF |access-date=1 February 2016 |archive-date=30 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830233841/https://www.concacaf.com/article/cwc-final-all-time-results-scorers |url-status=live }}</ref>
| chairman = Jean-Marie Fritz Henry<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lenational.ht/demission-imminente-president-violette/ |title=Démission imminente du président du Violette |date=3 February 2016 |editor=Press |publisher=Le National |access-date=9 April 2016 |language=fr |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317180311/http://lenational.ht/demission-imminente-president-violette/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| manager = Rony Attimy
| league = 
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'''Violette Athletic Club''' is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]].

==History==

Violette is one of the most successful clubs in the country. In 1939, Violette A.C. captured [[Double (association football)|the double]] after winning the [[Ligue Haïtienne|league]] and the [[Coupe d'Haïti]].{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} They were awarded the [[1984 CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] following the disqualification of two teams who had been planned to play a two-legged series to determine the North American participant in the final.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lubin |first=Marshall |date=10 March 1985 |title=U.S. Soccer Alive and Well, a Visitor Assures |page=30 |work=[[Newsday]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120884527/us-soccer-alive-and-well-a-visitor/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=14 March 2023 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315012607/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120884527/us-soccer-alive-and-well-a-visitor/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The club was relegated to second division after the [[2016 Ligue Haïtienne season]].<ref name="RSSSF_2016">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/haiti2016.html |title=RSSSF – Haiti 2016 |access-date=2023-02-03 |archive-date=2023-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404182522/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/haiti2016.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The club has produced many Haitian international footballers, including [[Alexandre Boucicaut]] and [[Sebastien Vorbe]].{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} Their home stadium, [[Stade Sylvio Cator]], was damaged during the [[2010 Haiti earthquake|2010 earthquake]] and later reopened for use.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maas |first=Jimmy |date=7 March 2023 |title=For Haitian team playing Austin FC in the Champions League, the bigger challenge is off the pitch |url=https://www.kut.org/sports/2023-03-07/violette-ac-austin-fc-concacaf-soccer-tournament |publisher=[[KUT]] |accessdate=14 March 2023 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315022226/https://www.kut.org/sports/2023-03-07/violette-ac-austin-fc-concacaf-soccer-tournament |url-status=live }}</ref>

Violette won the [[2020–21 Ligue Haïtienne|2021 Série d'Ouverture]] and qualified for the [[2022 Caribbean Club Championship]],<ref name="Athletic">{{cite news |last=Kloke |first=Joshua |date=13 March 2023 |title=From violence to visas, Violette AC has overcome a lot to represent Haiti in CONCACAF Champions League |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4305076/2023/03/13/violette-austin-fc-concacaf-champions-league/ |work=[[The Athletic]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 March 2023 |archive-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313205356/https://theathletic.com/4305076/2023/03/13/violette-austin-fc-concacaf-champions-league/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which they won while playing all of their home matches at [[Estadio Cibao FC]] in [[Santiago de los Caballeros]], Dominican Republic, due to the [[2018–2023 Haitian crisis|ongoing political crisis]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gordon |first=Colby |date=7 March 2023 |title=Buoyed by win, Austin FC hopes to catch on with CONCACAF Champions League, too |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/mls/2023/03/07/austin-fc-prepares-to-compete-in-concacaf-champions-league-tourney/69978195007/ |work=[[Austin American-Statesman]] |accessdate=14 March 2023 |archive-date=8 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308172527/https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/mls/2023/03/07/austin-fc-prepares-to-compete-in-concacaf-champions-league-tourney/69978195007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They qualified for the [[2023 CONCACAF Champions League]] and scheduled several friendlies to prepare for the competition, as the [[Ligue Haïtienne]] had suspended operations for the 2022 season.<ref name="Athletic"/> Violette earned an [[upset (sports)|upset]] 3–0 victory over [[Austin FC]], a [[Major League Soccer]] club from the United States, in the Round of 16's first leg in the Dominican Republic.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sigal |first=Jonathan |date=7 March 2023 |title=CCL shocker: Austin FC upset by Haiti's Violette AC in Round of 16 |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/ccl-upset-austin-fc-blitzed-by-haiti-s-violette-ac-in-round-of-16 |work=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=14 March 2023 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315053452/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/ccl-upset-austin-fc-blitzed-by-haiti-s-violette-ac-in-round-of-16 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to issues obtaining enough [[travel visa]]s for the second leg in the United States, Violette temporarily signed several players from the lower leagues of U.S. soccer to serve as bench players.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gates |first=Billy |date=13 March 2023 |title=Austin FC opponent signs 4 players for 2nd leg of CONCACAF Champions League 1st round after visa denials: report |url=https://www.kxan.com/sports-general/austin-fc/austin-fc-opponent-signs-4-players-for-2nd-leg-of-concacf-champions-league-1st-round-after-visa-denials-report/ |publisher=[[KXAN-TV|KXAN]] |accessdate=14 March 2023 |archive-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313225130/https://www.kxan.com/sports-general/austin-fc/austin-fc-opponent-signs-4-players-for-2nd-leg-of-concacf-champions-league-1st-round-after-visa-denials-report/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Avila |first=Edoardo |date=14 March 2023 |title=Violette AC hace "fichajes" de última hora, por falta de visas, y para jugar Concachampions |language=Spanish |trans-title=Violette AC makes last minute "signings", due to lack of visas, to play in CONCACAF Champions League |url=https://www.marca.com/mx/futbol/liga-campeones-concacaf/2023/03/14/64109d6c22601db3238b4573.html |work=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |accessdate=14 March 2023}}</ref> The team arrived in the United States with 14 total players—avoiding a forfeit—and lost 2–0 to retain their 3–2 aggregate lead and advance to the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sigal |first=Jonathan |date=14 March 2023 |title=Austin FC can't "right the wrong" in historic CCL upset to Haiti's Violette AC |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/austin-fc-can-t-right-the-wrong-in-historic-ccl-upset-to-haiti-s-violette-ac |work=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=14 March 2023 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315052532/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/austin-fc-can-t-right-the-wrong-in-historic-ccl-upset-to-haiti-s-violette-ac |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Honours==
*'''[[Ligue Haïtienne]]: 7'''
:: 1939, 1957, 1968, 1983, 1994/95, 1999, 2020/21-O

*'''[[Coupe d'Haïti]]: 2'''
:: 1939, 1951

*'''[[CONCACAF Champions League|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]: 1'''
:: [[1984 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1984]]

*'''[[CFU Club Championship]]: 1'''
:: [[2022 Caribbean Club Championship|2022]]

==International competitions==
*'''[[CONCACAF Champions League]]: 7 appearances'''
::[[1969 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1969]] – first round – Lost against {{Flagicon|Bermuda}} [[Somerset Trojans]] 6–1 on aggregate (stage 1 of 3)
::[[1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1975]] – first round (Caribbean) – Withdrew against {{Flagicon|Suriname}} [[SV Transvaal]] (stage ? of ?)
::[[1977 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1977]] – third round (Caribbean) – Lost against {{Flagicon|Suriname}} [[SV Robinhood]] 1–0 on aggregate (stage 3 of 5)
::[[1984 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1984]] – '''CONCACAF Champion'''
::[[1985 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1985]] – ''Unknown results''
::[[1994 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1994]] – first round (Caribbean) – Lost against {{Flagicon|Netherlands Antilles}} [[CRKSV Jong Colombia]] 2–1 on aggregate (stage 2 of 7)
:: [[2023 CONCACAF Champions League|2023]] – quarterfinals - Lost against {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Club León]] 6-2 on aggregate

*'''[[CFU Club Championship]]: 4 appearances'''
::[[2000 CFU Club Championship|2000]] – first round - Group B - 2nd place - 6 pts (stage 1 of 2)
::[[2002 CFU Club Championship|2002]] – second round - Group A - 2nd place - 4 pts (stage 2 of 2)
::[[2009 CFU Club Championship|2009]] – semifinal Lost against {{Flagicon|PUR}} [[Puerto Rico Islanders]] 2–0 - Lost Third Place Round against {{Flagicon|TRI}} [[San Juan Jabloteh F.C.|San Juan Jabloteh]] 1–2
::[[2022 Caribbean Club Championship|2022]] – '''Caribbean Champions'''

==Crests==
<gallery>
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)
</gallery>

==Current squad==
{{updated|March 2023}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=HAI|name=[[Wirley Dufresne]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=HAI|name=[[Dougan Ambroise]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=HAI|name=[[Zico Rousseau]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=HAI|name=[[Bryan Lemoine]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=HAI|name=[[Mario Delacroix]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=HAI|name=[[Manuel Febvre]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=HAI|name=[[Lennon Bourdieu]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=HAI|name=[[Ringo LeGateau]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=HAI|name=[[Adrien Jean-Sébastien]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=HAI|name=[[Brice Godeau]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=HAI|name=[[Hippolyte Ledanpandans]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=HAI|name=[[Didier Frantz]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=HAI|name=[[Léandre Chartier]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=HAI|name=[[Edson Labroussier]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=HAI|name=[[Wilson Duby]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=HAI|name=[[Edwin Gillois]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=HAI|name=[[Marco Mercier]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs end}}

==List of coaches==
*{{Flagicon|Haiti}} [[Antoine Tassy]]
*{{Flagicon|Haiti}} [[Philippe Vorbe]]
*{{Flagicon|Haiti}} Kênelt Thomas
*{{Flagicon|Haiti}} Georges Emmanuel
*{{Flagicon|Haiti}} Ralph Kernisan

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Ligue Haïtienne}}
{{CONCACAF Champions League Winners}}
{{Caribbean Club Championship winners}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Haiti]]
[[Category:Sport in Port-au-Prince]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1918]]
[[Category:CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning clubs]]