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Valencia FC (Haiti)

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Valencia FC
Full nameValencia Football Club
Nickname(s)Vert et Rouge
Founded27 June 1972; 52 years ago (1972-06-27)[1]
GroundParc Indrich de Four
Capacity2,000
ManagerJean Daniel Laurent
LeagueChampionnat National D2[2]
2015Ligue Haïtienne, 17th (relegated)

Valencia Football Club is a professional football club based in Léogâne, Haiti. The club plays in Haiti's top national league, the Ligue Haïtienne.[3]

History

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Valencia FC was founded on 27 June 1972.[4] The club won its first national championship in 2012.[5]

Following their league success in 2012, Valencia would make their first appearance in the regional championship, the CONCACAF Champions League (CCL), in 2013, finishing atop their qualification group on April 30, 2013 after a 0–0 draw with Boys' Town F.C. of Jamaica.[6] Valencia would go on to face Cruz Azul of Mexico and C.S. Herediano of Costa Rica in the group stage.

Honours

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2012

International competitions

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2013–14 – Group 1 – Lost against Mexico Cruz Azul (1–2), & Costa Rica Herediano (1–6)
2013 – Won Group 2 – Won against Puerto Rico Bayamón (1–3), won against Jamaica Portmore United (3–4), draw against Jamaica Boys' Town; qualified directly to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League
2014 – Bye to Finals, Finals cancelled, did not qualify for 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League

Crests

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Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Haiti HAI Geteau Ferdinand
GK Haiti HAI Frandy Montrévil
DF Haiti HAI Mackenzie Duverger
DF Haiti HAI Jean-Robert Jean
DF Haiti HAI Maurice Jean-Dany
DF Haiti HAI Joseph Géraldy
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Haiti HAI Louisius Nicolas
MF Haiti HAI Chaderson Charlemagne
MF Haiti HAI Joseph Roody
FW Haiti HAI André Amy
Haiti HAI Samuel Pompée

References

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  1. ^ Haiti: Championnat National D1 2014
  2. ^ Haiti: Championnat National D1 2015
  3. ^ "Parc Indrich de Four". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Federation Haitienne De Football, Club Information: Valencia". Federation Haitienne De Football. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  5. ^ Haiti – List of Champions
  6. ^ "Valencia, W Connection qualify for CCL". CONCACAF.com. April 30, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
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