Racing FC (Haiti)

Racing FC

Full name	Racing Football Club
Founded	7 April 1962; 62 years ago (1962-04-07)[1][2]
Ground	Parc Stenio Vincent
Chairman	Hervé Maxime
Manager	Gauthier Jules
League	Ligue Haïtienne[3]
2016	Ligue Haïtienne, 2nd
Home colours

Racing Football Club, usually known as Racing Gonaïves, is a professional football club based in Gonaïves, Haiti.^[4]

History

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

• Ligue Haïtienne: 3

1996, 2008 F, 2016 O

International competitions

• 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

1. Haiti Reference: Le Football Haitien: Équipes et Clubs
2. Haiti: Championnat National D1 2014
3. Haiti: Championnat National D1 2016
4. Haiti 2010/11 – RSSSF
5. Néré, Enock, ed. (31 May 2016). "Un Racing sur le toit du football haïtien" (in French). Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 1 April 2017.