Haiti national football team

Haiti
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Grenadiers[1]
(The Grenadiers)
Le Rouge et Bleu[2]
(The Red and Blue)
Les Bicolores[3]
(The Bicolor)
La Sélection Nationale[4] (The National Selection)
AssociationFédération Haïtienne de Football (FHF)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachSébastien Migné
CaptainJohny Placide
Most capsPierre Richard Bruny (95)
Top scorerDuckens Nazon (39)
Home stadiumStade Sylvio Cator
FIFA codeHAI
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 86 Steady (24 October 2024)[5]
Highest38[6] (January 2013)
Lowest155 (April 1996)
First international
 Haiti 1–2 Jamaica 
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti;[7] 22 March 1925)
Biggest win
 Haiti 13–0 Sint Maarten 
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 10 September 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 8–0 Haiti 
(Mexico City, Mexico; 19 July 1953)
 Brazil Olympic Team 9–1 Haiti 
(Chicago, United States; 2 September 1959)
 Costa Rica 8–0 Haiti 
(San José, Costa Rica; 19 March 1961)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1974)
Best resultGroup stage (1974)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1965)
Best resultChampions (1973)
Copa América
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultGroup stage (2016)

The Haiti national football team (French: Équipe d'Haïti de football, Haitian Creole: Ekip foutbòl Ayiti) represents Haiti in international football. Haiti is administered by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football (FHF), the governing body for football in Haiti. They have been a member of FIFA since 1934, a member of CONCACAF since 1961 and a member of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) since 1978. 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. It was their only appearance in 1974, where they were beaten in the opening group stage by its other three teams, who were all pre-tournament favorites; Italy, Poland, and Argentina.

In 2016, Haiti qualified for the 100th anniversary of the Copa América, by defeating Trinidad and Tobago.

  1. ^ Wiebe, Andrew (10 July 2015). "Gold Cup: First-ever matchup with Haiti would be "surreal" for Jozy Altidore". MLS Soccer. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Haiti's National Soccer Team Edges Trinity Men in Exhibition". Trinity (TX). Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ Minahan, James B. (23 December 2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems. Abc-Clio. p. 711. ISBN 9780313344978. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. ^ "9112.- Sélection Nationale de Foot-ball". Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  6. ^ Press, ed. (17 January 2013). "Ecuador, Haiti climb to highest-ever slots". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  7. ^ Courtney, Barrie, ed. (5 November 2014). "Caribbean Tour Matches 1925-1969". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Foot- Sélection: Officiel, Jean Jacques Pierre nouveau sélectionneur national". haititempo.com. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.