Haiti national football team: Difference between revisions

Haiti
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Les Grenadiers ; Le Rouge et Bleu ; La Sélection Nationale
Association	Fédération Haïtienne de Football
Confederation	CONCACAF
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Israel Blake Cantero
Captain	Judelin Aveska
Top scorer	Golman Pierre
Home stadium	Stade Sylvio Cator
FIFA code	HAI
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	77 3
Highest	62 (July 2012)
Lowest	155 (April 1996)
First international
	Haiti 1–2 Jamaica ; (Haiti; March 22, 1925)
Biggest win
	Haiti 12–1 U.S. Virgin Islands ; (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; April 10, 2001) ; Haiti 11–0 U.S. Virgin Islands ; (Kingston, Jamaica; November 24, 2004)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 8–0 Haiti ; (Mexico City, Mexico; July 19, 1953) ; Brazil 9–1 Haiti ; (Chicago, USA; August 30, 1959) ; Costa Rica 8–0 Haiti ; (San José, Costa Rica; March 19, 1961)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1974)
Best result	Round 1
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1965)
Best result	Champions, 1973

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The Haiti national football team (Template:Lang-ht, Template:Lang-fr) represents Haiti in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football, the governing body for football in Haiti. Haiti's home ground is Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince and their head coach is Edson Tavares. They have made one appearance at the FIFA World Cup, in 1974, but were beaten convincingly in the opening qualifying stages by three of the pre-tournament favorites; Italy, Poland, and Argentina. Their most recent achievement was in 2007, when the national team won the 2007 Caribbean Nations Cup.

History

Haiti has one of the longest football traditions in the Caribbean and was an early participant in World Cup qualifying. Throughout the 60s, and 70s, Haiti's footballing status in the region remained very strong, being considered the third strongest team in CONCACAF after Mexico and arguably Costa Rica. The strength of the national selection ultimately culminated in Haiti's first ever World Cup appearance in 1974, in which they surprised the world in their opening goal against a considerably stronger Italian team. The island nation has produced many talented star players over the years.

The Golden Age

The period from the mid-1960s to mid 1970s could be considered a golden age for Haitian football. With Antoine Tessy as coach for much of this period, Haiti would emerge as one of the strongest teams in the CONCACAF zone, being pooled with other regionally strong football nations such as Mexico and Costa Rica. By 1965, players like Henri Francillon, Philippe Vorbe and Guy St-Vil were already playing in the team and would be stalwarts of the side in the coming years.

The team developed sufficiently to reach the final round of qualifying for 1970, where they faced El Salvador. After losing the first leg at home, Haiti pulled off a 3–0 win away but the rules of the day dictated a play-off on neutral ground which El Salvador won to secure a place in the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

In the 1974 qualifiers, Haiti once again reached the final round in a qualifying tournament completely played at home. Haitian military rule of the time would make sure Haiti qualified at all costs. This time, with all odds on their favor, they would top the group and qualify for the 1974 World Cup. In West Germany, they would be drawn in an extremely tough group with Italy, Argentina and Poland. However, they surprised the football world in their debut game when star forward Emmanuel Sanon scored to give Haiti a lead over Italy, at the same time ending Dino Zoff's still standing record run of 1142 minutes without conceding a goal in international matches. They eventually lost 1–3, and would lose to Poland (0–7) and Argentina (1–4).

Haiti would reach the final rounds of 1978 and 1982 qualifiers, but failed to make the cut. The years since have seen Haiti's footballing status decline markedly. In recent years, the political situation in the country has led to numerous defections from members of the soccer team. The team has rebuilt somewhat through the Haitian diaspora in Miami, Florida, and some Haitian home games have been played in Miami in recent years. Last time Haiti played in Miami was on August 28, 2007 against Club Atlético Boca Juniors. Haiti as of recently has been rising once again as a footballing power in CONCACAF.

In the 2010 Haiti earthquake at least 30 people with ties to Haitian football perished, including players, coaches, referees and administrative and medical representatives. Twenty others with ties to Haitian football were feared to be buried in the ruins. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] In November 2011 Haiti were knocked out of qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by Antigua and Barbuda under the leadership of Brazilian coach Edson Tavares. In 2012 Tavares was replace by Cuban coach Israel Blake Cantero. Cantero is to lead the national team through the 2012 Caribbean Championship.

Fixtures and results

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition
September 2012	Haiti	Puerto Rico	Caribbean Cup
September 2012	Haiti	Saint Martin	Caribbean Cup
September 2012	Haiti	Bermuda	Caribbean Cup

Key

F = Friendly
WCQ = World Cup Qualifiers
PSO = Penalty shootout
a.e.t. = After extra time
Haiti's scores listed first.

Current squad

Camp of 20 for 2012 Caribbean Championship qualifiers.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Johnny Placide	(1989-01-21) January 21, 1989 (age 35)	Le Havre AC
1GK	Guerry Romondt		Tempete Football Club
1GK	Frandy Montrevil

2DF	Reginal Goreux	(1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 (age 37)	Standard Liege
2DF	Kevin Lafrance	(1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 34)	Příbram
2DF	Jean-Jacques Pierre	(1981-01-23) January 23, 1981 (age 43)	SM Caen
2DF	Judelin Aveska	(1987-10-21) October 21, 1987 (age 37)	Independiente Rivadavia
2DF	Jean Garry Rubin		America des Cayes
2DF	Olrich Saurel		Don Bosco

3MF	Jean Alexandre	(1986-08-24) August 24, 1986 (age 38)	San Jose Earthquakes
3MF	Jeff Louis	(1992-08-08) August 8, 1992 (age 32)	AS Nancy
3MF	Peterson Joseph	(1990-04-24) April 24, 1990 (age 34)	Sporting Kansas City
3MF	Alain Vubert		Baltimore Sportif Club
3MF	Jean Constant Monuma		Racing Club Haitien
3MF	Peter Germain		Baltimore Sportif Club
3MF	Geraldy Joseph

4FW	Jean-Eudes Maurice	(1986-06-21) June 21, 1986 (age 38)	Paris Saint-Germain
4FW	James Jean-Francois	(1993-08-15) August 15, 1993 (age 31)	Le Mans FC
4FW	Peguero Jean Philippe	(1981-09-21) September 21, 1981 (age 43)	Don Bosco
4FW	Fritznel Louis		Baltimore Sportif Club

Absent

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Steward Ceus	(1985-10-08) October 8, 1985 (age 39)	Colorado Rapids
1GK	Dominique Jean-Zephirin	(1982-06-03) June 3, 1982 (age 42)	Staines Town
1GK	James Elan		{{country data HAI]]\|Fbaicon/core\|variant=\|altvar=football}} Baltimore Sportif Club
1GK	Yves-Marie Clervin	(1985-11-02) November 2, 1985 (age 39)	AS Capoise

2DF	Mechack Jerome	(1990-04-21) April 21, 1990 (age 34)	Orlando City SC
2DF	Fabien Vorbe	(1990-01-04) January 4, 1990 (age 35)	FC Edmonton
2DF	Romain Genevois	(1987-10-28) October 28, 1987 (age 37)	OGC Nice
2DF	Frantz Bertin	(1983-05-30) May 30, 1983 (age 41)
2DF	Jean-Francois Lescinel	(1986-10-02) October 2, 1986 (age 38)	Sheffield United
2DF	Kim Jaggy	(1982-11-14) November 14, 1982 (age 42)	FC Wil
2DF	Donald Guerrier		America des Cayes

3MF	Jean Sony	(1986-01-23) January 23, 1986 (age 38)	Petrolul Ploieşti
3MF	Max Hilaire	(1985-12-06) December 6, 1985 (age 39)	Aviron Bayonnais
3MF	James Marcelin	(1986-06-13) June 13, 1986 (age 38)	FC Dallas
3MF	Pascal Millien	(1986-05-03) May 3, 1986 (age 38)	Sligo Rovers
3MF	Listner Pierre-Louis	(1989-01-31) January 31, 1989 (age 35)	Vannes OC
3MF	Herold Junior Charles		Tempete Football Club
3MF	Joseph Nicodeme Beauge		Victory SC
3MF	Cassendy Saveur		America Des Cayes

4FW	Gary Ambroise	(1985-07-17) July 17, 1985 (age 39)	AFC Tubize
4FW	Sony Norde	(1989-07-27) July 27, 1989 (age 35)	Independiente Rivadavia
4FW	Alexandre Boucicaut	(1981-11-15) November 15, 1981 (age 43)	Violette A.C.
4FW	Kervens Belfort	(1992-05-16) May 16, 1992 (age 32)	Le Mans FC
3MF	Wedson Anselme		AIgle Noir AC

Current staff

Men's Coach: Israel Blake Cantero
Men's Asst. Coach: Pierre Roland Saint-Jean
Fitness: Gregorio B. Modesto Gomez
Fitness: Ernst Jean-Baptiste
Medic: Jean-Mary Fritz Henry

Managers

Edouard Baker (1934)
Paul Baron (1953)
Dan Georgiadis (1959–1960)
Antoine Tassy (1965–1975)
Sepp Piontek (1976–1978)
Ernst "Nono" Baptiste (1991–1994)
Calixte Herve
Bernard Souilliez
Jean-Michel Vaval
Ernst "Nono" Baptiste (1999)
Emmanuel Sanon (1999–2000)
Jorge Castelli (2001–2002)
Andres Cruciani (2002–2003)
Fernando Clavijo (2003–2005)
Luis Armelio García (2006–2007)
Wagneau Eloi (2008)
Jairo Rios Rendon (2009–2010)
Edson Tavares (2010–2011)
Israel Blake Cantero (2012–present)

World Cup record

CONCACAF Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1963	Did not qualify
1965	Sixth Place	5	0	1	4	3	13
1967	Fifth Place	5	1	0	4	5	9
1969	Disqualified
1971	Second Place	5	2	3	0	9	1
1973	Champions	5	4	0	1	8	3
1977	Second Place	5	3	1	1	6	6
1981	Sixth Place	5	0	2	3	2	9
1985	Round 1	4	0	0	4	0	9
1989	Did not enter
Total	1 Title	34	10	7	17	33	50

Gold Cup record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1993 to 1996	Did not enter
1998	Withdrew
2000	Round 1	2	0	1	1	1	4
2002	Quarter-Finals	3	1	0	2	3	4
2003 to 2005	Did not qualify
2007	Round 1	3	0	2	1	2	4
2009	Quarter-Finals	4	1	1	2	4	7
2011	Did not qualify
Total	4/11	12	2	4	6	10	19

References

^ Williams, Sean A. "Haitian Football Federation says 30 dead". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
^ Knoblauch, Austin (19 January 2010). "At least 30 Haitian soccer federation members died in last week's earthquake". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
^ International football journalism (19 January 2010). "Pain in the Haitian Football". Retrieved 19 January 2010.

External links

Fédération Haïtienne de Football

Preceded by 2005: Jamaica	Caribbean Cup 2007 (First title)	Succeeded by 2008: Jamaica

[jo119-1] Williams, Sean A. "Haitian Football Federation says 30 dead". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

[lat119-2] Knoblauch, Austin (19 January 2010). "At least 30 Haitian soccer federation members died in last week's earthquake". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

[3] International football journalism (19 January 2010). "Pain in the Haitian Football". Retrieved 19 January 2010.

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