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The 2020–21 Ligue Haïtienne season is the 58th season of top-tier football in Haiti.It began on 5 September 2020 and ended in July 2021. The league Championnat National Haïtien Professionnel is split into two tournaments—the Série d'Ouverture and the Série de Clôture—each with identical formats and each contested by the same 18 teams.
It was created in 1937 and is headed by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football, the official governing body of football in the country.The champion and runner-up teams of the league's tournaments qualify to participate in the CONCACAF Champions League from the first round of the CFU Club Championship. 20 teams participate in this league and compete for the national title.
The FHF is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in Haiti, both professional and amateur. A member of CONCACAF since 1961, FHF is in charge of football in Haiti and all lower categories. The principal sporting field is the Sylvio Cator stadium in Port-au-Prince. It is a founding member of CONCACAF. [3]
Association Sportive Capoise (French pronunciation: [asɔsjɑsjɔ̃ spɔʁtiv kapwaz]; commonly referred to as AS Capoise or simply ASC [4]) is a professional football club based in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. [1]
The symbol of pride for many in Haiti, the athletes hope to change the narrative around the Caribbean country, long portrayed as a victim. It’s also in part about reclaiming their history from France, the former colonizer that bankrupted Haiti for more than a century. But the path to France hasn’t been easy. Haiti is at an inflection point.
As he coasted along Paris’ Seine River during the Olympic opening ceremony, one word came to Haitian swimmer Alexandre Grand’Pierre’s mind. For the seven athletes competing for Haiti ...
Haiti's home ground is Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince and the team's manager is Gabriel Calderón Pellegrino. [9] Haiti has one of the longest football traditions in the region and were the second Caribbean team to make the World Cup, after qualifying from winning the 1973 CONCACAF Championship.
The list of athletes hoping to represent Haiti at this year’s Summer Olympic Games in Paris isn’t long. It includes a gymnast who is a women’s gymnastics assistant coach, a 14-year-old ...