Racing FC (Haiti)
Full name | Racing Football Club | |
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Founded | 7 April 1962[1][2] | |
Ground | Parc Stenio Vincent | |
Chairman | Hervé Maxime | |
Manager | Gauthier Jules | |
League | Ligue Haïtienne[3] | |
2016 | Ligue Haïtienne, 2nd | |
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Racing Football Club, usually known as Racing Gonaïves, is a professional football club based in Gonaïves, Haiti.[4]
History
[edit]Racing des Gonaïves was founded on 7 April 1962, by a Catholic priest named Louis Simon. He named it after Racing Haïtien whom he was a fan of and donned the same yellow and blue colours.[5]
Honours
[edit]- 1996, 2008 F, 2016 O
International competitions
[edit]- CONCACAF Champions League: 4 appearances
- 1985 – first round (Caribbean) – lost against Golden Star (football club) 1 – 0 on aggregate (stage 1 of ?)
- 1991 – second round (Caribbean) – lost against US Marinoise 4 – 3 on aggregate (stage 2 of 7)
- 1993 – first round (Caribbean) – lost against Aiglon du Lamentin 4 – 0 on aggregate (stage 1 of 5)
- 1994 – first round (Caribbean) – withdrew against FC AK Regina (stage 2 of 7)
- CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance
- 1991 – Fourth place
- CFU Club Championship: 1 appearance
- 2010 – second round – Group E – 2nd place – 0 pts (stage 2 of 3) – lost against Puerto Rico Islanders – 0–2, 3–0; 5–0 on aggregate
References
[edit]- ^ Haiti Reference: Le Football Haitien: Équipes et Clubs
- ^ Haiti: Championnat National D1 2014
- ^ Haiti: Championnat National D1 2016
- ^ Haiti 2010/11 – RSSSF
- ^ Néré, Enock, ed. (31 May 2016). "Un Racing sur le toit du football haïtien" (in French). Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 1 April 2017.