Carribean Digicel Cup...continued here

Discussion in 'Caribbean' started by touppouyo, Jan 22, 2007.

  1. touppouyo

    touppouyo New Member

    Sep 6, 2006
    Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this story?

    Don't waste your time with that kid. He will just find a way to come up with yet another stupid blahblahblah. He is trying to entertain some kind of rivalry between Haitians and Jamaicans, one that doesn't even exist. Here is how a typical conversation with this kid goes:

    Him/her - My teams are better than yours. Your teams have never won anything

    Us - Wrong. Our senior national team has won 2 concacaf nations cup titles, finished 2nd twice in concacaf nations cup; Our clubs have won concacaf champions cup twice. What have your teams (actually from two nations) won?

    Him/her - They have won cfu titles! :eek:
     
  2. Warlord

    Warlord New Member

    Jun 8, 2005
    District of Columbia
    Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this story?


    Is Concacaf the CFU?:rolleyes: I would like to think you're intelligent enough to know the difference between what the term Concacaf means and what the CFU stands for;)

    If you don't..... I'd be happy to break it down for you.:D
     
  3. Warlord

    Warlord New Member

    Jun 8, 2005
    District of Columbia
    Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this story?

    You've won a total of 2 Concacaf champions cup titles with your last bit of success more than 2 decades ago:eek:

    Couple that with the fact that none of your teams haven't even won a CFU title in 23 years let alone NEVER win a NT Caribbean Cup tournament.:eek:

    Exactly what is your point? I don't understand. If I were you I'd be ashamed of those statistics especially the last one!;)
     
  4. touppouyo

    touppouyo New Member

    Sep 6, 2006
    Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this story?

    Don't waste your time with that kid. He will just find a way to come up with yet another stupid blahblahblah. He is trying to entertain some kind of rivalry between Haitians and Jamaicans, one that doesn't even exist. Here is how a typical conversation with this kid goes:

    Him/her - My teams are better than yours. Your teams have never won anything

    Us - Wrong. Our senior national team has won 2 concacaf nations cup titles, finished 2nd twice in concacaf nations cup; Our clubs have won concacaf champions cup twice. What have your teams (actually from two nations) won?

    Him/her - They have won cfu titles! :eek:
     
  5. Trin

    Trin Member

    Sep 6, 2005
    pa
    Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this story?

    Big game tomorrow... TnT... TnT... Time for CFU title number 9.
    And for those hating on the CFU title thats like hating on yourself.
     
  6. Warlord

    Warlord New Member

    Jun 8, 2005
    District of Columbia
    Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this story?


    Here's how a typical conversation with this dumbass goes.:D


    He/She - we won 2 Concacaf club titles like two decades ago!:eek:

    Me - But you have yet to win a Digicel title to stamp your imprint on Caribbean football. You also haven't been to the WC since Germany was divided between East and West.

    He/She - It doesn't matter.... CFU titles mean Nothing. We have the best players in Caribbean football.

    Me- If that's the case then why haven't you advanced from CFU to the Concacaf Champions cup in 23 yrs? Also why is it you always get knocked in in the preliminary round in WCQ?

    He/She - It doesn't matter....like I said b4 Caribbean titles means nothing.We have the best team in CFU

    Make of that what you will:rolleyes:
     
  7. phaphane

    phaphane New Member

    Jan 16, 2007
    Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this story?

    I'm not waisting my time with you warlord, anyway let me know when a jamaican club win the concacaf champion cup, not the carribean. And record will always be part of history. If you can say that, you just a blind fan talking you dont analyse and just talk crap. People from Haiti and trini can talk because of the fact that they have accomplish a lot not only in the carribean but also in the concacaf clubs champion cup. That's a real tournament where you get to compete agaist team of mexico: america, chivas, monterrey. costa rica: Alajuense, saprissa. And that time that you call a decade, you had players like hugo sanchez, negrite mexico. Sanon haiti, achibald trinidad competing. some of those guys where world class or top international level. before talking crap go do some research and bring me better argument with proof.
     
  8. Warlord

    Warlord New Member

    Jun 8, 2005
    District of Columbia
    Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this story?

    I have already done my research why don't we look at your team vs my two teams.

    Here:

    Haiti - 2 Concacaf Champions titles 1963, 1984:eek:
    Surinam - 2 Concacaf Champions club titles, Runners up 9 times
    Trinidad and Tobago - 1 Concacaf champions title, Runners up 1991
    Jamaica - 0 Titles, quarterfinal finish in 2005 ( Portmore United)

    Gold Cup best finish:

    Haiti - 0 Gold Cup titles, never advanced out of group stages
    Jamaica - 0 Gold Cup titles. 1998 Semifinals vs Brazil 0-1
    Trinidad & Tobago -0 Gold Cup titles, 2000 semifinals vs Canada 0-1

    Digicel Cup Titles (CFU Caribbean Cup):

    Jamaica -3 Digicel titles
    Trinidad & Tobago - 8 Digicel Titles
    Haiti - 0 titles
    Martinique- 1 Digicel Cup title

    WC appearances:

    Haiti - 1974
    Jamaica - 1998
    Trinidad & Tobago -2006

    Concacaf recent Hex appearances:

    Haiti - constantly failing at premliminary rounds of WCQ
    Jamaica - 1993, 1997, 2001,
    Trinidad -1989, 2001, 2005

    If there's anything you'd like to add, please feel free to do so.:p
     
  9. pace8

    pace8 Member

    Aug 17, 2006
    Miami and Montreal
    Club:
    Montreal Impact
    Nat'l Team:
    Haiti
    Re: Carribean Digicel Cup in September 2006! Does anybody know anything about this story?

    The point is Jamaica has never won anything major...NEVER ( unless a CFU championship is major to you..). You can't argue with that..
     
  10. chec

    chec Member

    Feb 9, 2005
    Toronto
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Trinidad and Tobago
    To all my Haitian friends. Good luck for the Final. We have both done well and will represent the CFU well in the Gold Cup.

    To my Trini brothers. Win or lose our YOUNG WARRIORS have done us proud.

    To warlord. Keep flying the Jamaica and T&T flags high. Hopefully they both will be flying in South Africa in 2010.
     
  11. phaphane

    phaphane New Member

    Jan 16, 2007
    Quite good research warlord, haiti never advance to group stages:
    Check this out:
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    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]DAY 7: Quarterfinal previews[/FONT]​

    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]25.1.02[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] - QUARTERFINAL 1[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]COSTA RICA – HAITI (15:00) [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]FRENTE-A-FRENTE[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CRC: P: 4 W: 3 D: 1 L: 0 F:A 14:1[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]HAI: P: 4 W: 0 D: 1 L: 3 F:A 1:14 [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]LAST MEETING/ULTIMO ENCUENTRO:[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]25.11.1971 (Trinidad & Tobago): [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Costa Rica - Haiti 0:0 (CONCACAF Championship) [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ALL-TIME GOLD CUP RECORD[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CRC: P: 17 W: 4 D: 6 L: 7 F:A 27:25[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]HAI: P: 4 W: 1 D: 1 L: 2 F:A 3:6 [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]GOLD CUP MEETINGS/ PARTIDOS EN COPA ORO[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Never played/No ha jugado [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SUSPENDED/CASTIGADOS:: [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CRC: none/ninguna [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]HAI: 3 Frantz GILLES (sent off/expulsion v Ecuador) [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CAUTIONS/AMONESTADOS (if second received, out next match: [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CRC:15. Harold WALLACE; 16. Steven BRYCE [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]HAI: 5. Jean-Jacques PIERRE; 10: Johnny DESCOLINES; 19. Charles ALERTE Jnr; 21. Pierre-Roland SAINT-JEAN; 31. Pierre Richard BRUNY [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]QUARTERFINAL 2[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CANADA – MARTINIQUE (17:30)[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]FRENTE-A-FRENTE[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CAN: P: 1 W: 0 D: 1 L: 0 F:A 2:2[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MQE: P: 1 W: 0 D: 1 L: 0 F:A 2:2 [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]LAST MEETING/ULTIMO ENCUENTRO:[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]15.07.1993 (Mexico DF):[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Canada – Martinique 2:2 (Gold Cup) [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ALL-TIME GOLD CUP RECORD[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CAN: P: 15 W: 6 D: 4 L: 5 F:A 22:30[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MQE: P: 5 W: 1 D: 1 L: 4 F:A 4:16 [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]GOLD CUP MEETINGS/[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]PARTIDOS EN COPA ORO:[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]15.07.1993 (Mexico DF):[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Canada – Martinique 2:2 (Gold Cup)[/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Geoff AUNGER 25’, Alex BUNBURY 43’ – Georges GERTRUDE 53’; Thierry FONDELOT 86’ [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]SUSPENDED/CASTIGADOS: [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CAN: 8. Nick DASOVIC (cautioned v Haiti; cautioned v Ecuador) [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MQE: 14. Marcel GIBON (sent off v Trinidad & Tobago) [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CAUTIONS/AMONESTADOS (if second received, out next match: [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CAN: 3. Mark ROGERS; 5. Jason deVOS; 14. Daniel IMHOF MQE: 4. Judes VATON [/FONT]



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  12. phaphane

    phaphane New Member

    Jan 16, 2007
    Warlord:
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ONCACAF Futsa[/FONT]

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    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Haiti stuns Ecuador with 2:0 victory[/FONT]​

    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]21.1.02[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] - Haiti posted one of the most remarkable victories in their football history, defeating an Ecuador side bound for this summer’s FIFA World Cup finals, by a 2:0 scoreline in Group D of FC Gold Cup 2002 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]A well-organized Haitian side, looking to break quick on the counter and spurred on by the passion of its many fans, took advantage of an own goal early in the game then a second just before the half to record the stunning result, rebounding from a 2:0 loss to Canada two nights earlier. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]It took just seven minutes for the Caribbean island to take the lead, thanks to an own goal from Edison Méndez. Haiti forward Golman Pierre whipped in a cross from the right flank which defender Geovanny Espinoza headed back across the face of his own goal. But in trying to clear the ball, Méndez merely turned the ball into his own goal, abandoned by goalkeeper Jose Francisco Cevallos, who had come off his line in trying to deal with the initial cross. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Then, three minutes deep into first-half stoppage time, Charles Alerte Junior rose up from a mass of Ecuador defenders to head home a corner knocked back across goal. The service found Gilbert Jean-Baptiste, whose pinpoint header found Alerte in the heart of the goalmouth. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Haiti’s pace seemed to surprise the Ecuador side, and the goal hit like a cold bucket of water. But the South Americans, invited as a guest teams, began to collect themselves and create some opportunities, but rarely troubled goalkeeper Geteau Ferdinand. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Yet after just a half-hour, defender Raúl Guerron was sent off for a clear elbow to an opponent, and the mood of the match changed – Haiti taking advantage just before the break with the vital second goal. Shortly after the start of the second half the scales were balanced when Haiti defender Frantz Gilles was sent off, but Ecuador was unable to take advantage. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For Ecuador to advance to the knockout stage, they need to defeat Canada on Tuesday by three clear goals. A 2:0 victory would leave all three countries exactly level - with a coin flip awaiting. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"26 players and nine days together as a team, today we finally saw the fruition,” said Haiti technical director Jorge Castelli. “Our first objective is to put together a team that would qualify for Germany 2006. As far as Haiti being one of the top teams in the world, let's take it one step at a time." [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"There are no surprises in football. We cannot look upon Haiti's victory as any less than what it was. They played a tremendous game, and we're not playing well. It's as simple as that – we are not playing well,” said Ecuador technical director Hernán Dario Gomez. "We have about seven or eight players that have not played for a long period of time. I think it was rather evident in certain reactions by certain players. “The conclusion we can take away from this is that we did not play well, we're not playing well and Haiti played a great match." [/FONT]
     
  13. phaphane

    phaphane New Member

    Jan 16, 2007
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Warlord you definitly need to do some correction in your gold cup statistic. When did you start to watch soccer? [/FONT]


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    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]QUARTERFINAL: Haiti coach talking of victory[/FONT]​

    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]25.1.02[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] - Haiti technical director Jorge Castelli is not cowed at all by the task facing his side in Saturday’s quarterfinal match in FC Gold Cup 2002. Facing Costa Rica, the winner of the final hexagonal in FC qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Castelli is confident in his team’s chances. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“We respect them and admire what they have done,” he said. However, “We will win, like we did against Canada and Ecuador.” [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Castelli also pointed out what the match means in the grand scheme of things to his team. “It is an important stimulus in a process that began more than sixty days ago that looks ahead to the 2006 World Cup in Germany. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“Having beaten Ecuador, to advance to the second round, is all unscripted for Haiti but it is a good thing because our people will believe in us and support more,” Castelli said. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Costa Rica technical director Alexandre Guimaraes meanwhile says he does not know all that much about his opponent. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“Their coach defined them as the most skillful and technically-sound team in the Caribbean. It could be interesting game because of what we are looking for, to match up with a team each game that throws a different style of play at us,” Guimaraes said. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“As for Haiti, I only know what (assistant) Eduardo Mendez has told me, I didn’t see much of them because while they played, I was in a press conference. He told me that in their first game they were very fast, but as is logical, it caused them to be sloppy. Against Ecuador, they made some changes and had the majority of the control of the match.” [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Manchester City FC-based forward Paulo Cesar Wanchope, added to the Costa Rica roster this week after an injury to Rolando Fonseca, says he has arrived in the USA in a serious frame. [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“I am here hoping to do things well, because if the opposite were true, I would have stayed home,” he said. “Costa Rica needs to win the Gold Cup. In the sessions we will be having before the game, we need to analyze certain weak spots in our game.” [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The following are the probable starting lineups for both teams: [/FONT]
    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Costa Rica: Erick Lonnis - Harold Wallace, Reynaldo Parks, Carlos Castro - Luis Marin, Gilberto Martinez, Walter Centero, Wilmer Lopez, Mauricio Solis - Ronald Gomez, Paulo Cesar Wanchope. Haiti: Geteau Ferdinand - Pierre Richard Bruny, Roosevelt Desir, Gilbert Jean-Baptiste, Sala Pierre - Pierre-Roland Saint-John, Wilfrid Montilas, Pierre Jean-Jacques, Ernst Atis - Golman Pierre, Charles Alerte Jnr. [/FONT]
     
  14. phaphane

    phaphane New Member

    Jan 16, 2007
    Warlord:
    Haiti
    1969-70 Vice concacaf champion
    1971 Vice concacaf champion
    1973 championship winner concacaf
    1974 participate in world cup germany

    Group 2
    All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
    November 17, 1968, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 4 - 0 Trinidad & Tobago
    November 20, 1968, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Trinidad & Tobago 0 - 0 Guatemala
    November 23, 1968, Port au Prince, Haiti - Trinidad & Tobago 0 - 4 Haiti
    November 25, 1968, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 2 - 4 Trinidad & Tobago
    December 8, 1968, Port au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 2 - 0 Guatemala
    February 23, 1969, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 1 - 1 Haiti
    RankTeamPtsPldWDLGFGA1 Haiti54211952 Guatemala44121533 Trinidad & Tobago34112410
    Haiti advanced to the Semifinal Round.
    At that time we did advance in the final round, same thing for the 1974 world cup, And if you make some research you'll see that we have always bee present. Our bad soccer years where in the 90's , and now we're getting back in track.
     
  15. phaphane

    phaphane New Member

    Jan 16, 2007
    Hey warlord learn:
    Tell me about Haiti
    Country: Haiti
    Confederation: CONCACAF
    Colors: Blue and red
    Head Coach: Fernando Clavijo
    FIFA World Ranking: 94
    FIFA member: 1933
    Website: none

    Haiti vs. United States
    March 13, 2004 - HDNet, PPV
    8:00 PM ET - Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla.
    2004 record: 2-0-2 (defeated Turks and Caicos 7-0 on aggregate to reach first round of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying)
    All-time vs. U.S.: 6-5-3

    History:
    The history of Haitian soccer is for better or worse linked with the completely unstable political situation there for the past 175 years. Founded by Columbus in 1492, the island of Hispaniola was split in two when Spain ceded the western third of Hispaniola to France in 1697. The colony flourished as one of the richest places in the Western Hemisphere because of sugar and fruit exports, but a slave revolt in 1791 helped to separate Haiti from France. In 1804, island forces defeated an army sent by Napoleon, but that did nothing to solve the leadership problem. Even when Haiti officially separated itself from the Dominican Republic in 1844, the country was plunged into years of anarchy. By 1915, U.S. forces occupied the country to restore order and they left in 1934.
    One year earlier, Haiti was recognized by FIFA for the first time, and a domestic soccer competition began in 1937 with Racing Club winning the title. Twenty years later, Haiti made their first foray into international soccer by winning the CCCF (Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol) in 1957. Still, political instability under the Duvallier administration forced the league to not play from 1963-67 or from 1972-82. Despite that, Haiti hosted qualifying in 1973 for the 1974 World Cup. Haiti finished on top of the group and became the first French-speaking Caribbean country to reach the World Cup. In the first game of the tournament, Haiti held Italy to a scoreless draw. Early in the second half, Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff botched a save on a shot from Emmanuel ``Manno'' Sanon that put Haiti into the lead for six minutes. Those six minutes are considered the greatest moment in Haitian soccer history despite the team not winning a game in their only World Cup appearance so far.
    While the domestic league was suspended, Haiti finished second in qualifying for the 1978 World Cup, but they finished last in their qualifying group in 1982 and 1986. They reached the Gold Cup in 2000 for the first time bowing out to the United States and Peru. They emerged as a Caribbean power in 2001 by reaching the finals of the Copa Caribe including upsetting Jamaica. In 2002, they beat Ecuador in the Gold Cup and needed extra time before losing to Costa Rica in the quarterfinals. They failed to qualify for the 2003 Gold Cup when they lost to St. Lucia in qualifying.
    While Haiti has had limited success in their history, they are one of two CONCACAF countries (Mexico) to have a winning record all-time against the United States.
    National Team today:
    Haiti qualified for its first ever appearance in the finals of the 2000 Gold Cup having finished second in the playoffs, which included a win over Cuba. In that tournament, striker Johnny Descollines made a name for himself scoring three goals. Recently, Haiti has put forward valiant efforts, finishing third in the 1998 Copa Caribe, and co-third place finishers in 1999 with Jamaica. In the 1999 Copa Caribe, Haiti played to a tough 4-3 loss, against Brazil's U23 national team. Currently, they are through to the second round of World Cup Qualifying where they will face Jamaica in a two-leg series in June. They are generally considered the fourth best team in the Caribbean, occasionally eclipsing Cuba for third behind Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica.
    League
    As we mentioned, the Haitian league has existed for nearly 70 years, but it has gone through long periods of dormancy. In recent years, the league has split into a winter and summer league. From January to May, they play the Championnat d'Ouverture (opening) while the Fermeture (closing) runs from August to December. There are 16 teams in the league with most based in the large cities of Port-au-Prince, Cap-Haïtien and Gonaives. Haitian teams (Racing Club-1963, Violette-1984) have won the CONCACAF Champions Cup twice, albeit after Chivas withdrew from the tournament twice.
    Q&A
    How is the current situation in Haiti affecting the team?
    While Haiti is still competing in World Cup Qualifying, their soccer association and professional league has shut down due to the current political turmoil. Head coach Fernando Clavijo, a member of the 1994 U.S. World Cup team, set up the team in Miami where there is large ex-patriot Haitian population. Still, one of the players on the team had his house burned down during the troubles. The team has not been paid in months, and they are being funded in large part by Clavijo and local agencies in Miami. Many of the players live in houses in Miami where there are 7-8 players to a house. Most of their home games are now played in Miami or Fort Lauderdale where they draw decent crowds.
    What happened to Joe Gaetjens?
    You cannot mention soccer history between the U.S. and Haiti without the tragic story of Gaetjens. Born of a Belgian father and a Haitian mother he started playing soccer at the age of 14 for the well known Haitian club L Etoile Haitiene and played for them against the National Soccer League all-star team of New York when they toured Haiti in 1941. In the late 1940s he moved to the U.S. on a Haitian government scholarship to attend Columbia University. His scoring ability attracted the attention of the selectors for the U.S. national team and he became a member of the 1950 World Cup team. In Brazil, Gaetjens scored the famous goal that beat England 1-0 in Belo Horizonte.
    Following the World Cup he moved to France, where he stayed for three years, and played for second division Troyes before returning to Haiti where he became a spokesman for Colgate and Palmolive and owned his own dry cleaning stores. He continued to play soccer and played for Haiti against Mexico in a World Cup qualifying game in Port-au-Prince on December 27, 1953. On July 8, 1964 he was arrested by the Tontons Macoutes, the notorious Haitian secret police of dictator Papa Doc Duvallier, and was never seen again. Recent evidence seems to suggest that he was shot to death on or about July 10, 1964 in Port-au-Prince.
    Have any Haitians played in MLS?
    Yes, Patrick Tardieu played in 1996 for New England and Sebastian Vorbe played for Los Angeles in 2000.

    If you want Warlord , I can also educate you in Jamaican soccer:D
     
  16. jonny63

    jonny63 Member+

    Feb 17, 2005
    Norway
    Monday, January 22 2007, Port of Spain Trinidad: The largest Caribbean football tournament to ever take place will draw to a close on Tuesday, January 23, with Trinidad & Tobago battling it out against Haiti for the Digicel Caribbean Cup.

    A spectacular closing ceremony featuring performances by Soca Artiste Destra Garcia, carnival dancers, competitions for supporters and fireworks are all planned to officially close the Digicel Caribbean Cup 2006/2007. The first match for the third place play off between Cuba and Guadeloupe kicks off at 5pm followed by the Final between Trinidad & Tobago and Haiti at 7pm. Both matches are taking place in the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
    This year’s Digicel Caribbean Cup had the highest number of teams participating, the biggest number of games, the largest prize fund on offer, more teams than ever before qualifying for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, not to mention the record crowd attendances that have come out and supported, chanted, cheered and kicked every action in this tournament since September - and tomorrow night won’t be any different. Hundreds of T&T supporters are expected at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Trinidad to support their Soca Warriors in their quest to win the Digicel Caribbean Cup.

    After 67 games, 24 teams, 235 goals, 3 qualifying rounds, 7 preliminary qualifying groups, 2 group stages in the finals, tens of thousands of giveaways at games, Motorola handset competitions, Digicel credit for fans and the ever glamorous Digi-girls, the Digicel Caribbean Cup comes down to it’s final two games.

    As well as the closing ceremony taking place after the final match, there will be the usual Digicel giveaways for everyone as they arrive at the stadium, the half-time Kick for Cash and Motorola Man of the Match where a Motorola Pebl is up for grabs, as well as credit for the runners up and the fan with the quickest texting fingers can win Digicel credit.

    The football games will be played with the following kick off times

    Third placed play off game

    17.00 Cuba vs Guadeloupe

    Digicel Caribbean Cup Final

    19.15 Trinidad and Tobago vs Haiti

    The presentation of prizes will occur after each game and will be as follows

    1. First place

    a. The Digicel Caribbean Cup

    b. Commemorative medals for squad

    c. Prize money to the sum of USD$ 120,000

    2. Second place

    a. Commemorative medals for squad

    b. Prize money to the sum of USD$ 70,000

    3. Third place

    a. Commemorative medals for squad

    b. Prize money to the sum of USD$ 50,000

    4. Fourth place

    a. Commemorative medals for squad

    b. Prize money to the sum of USD$ 30,000

    5. Match Officials

    a. The Match officials will receive a top of the range Motorola handset phone each

    6. The Motorola Man of the Match

    a. will receive a state of the art Motorola K1 gsm with a portable stereo BT headset to accompany

    The night’s, and indeed the entire competition’s finale, will be rounded off in true Trinidadian carnival style when hugely popular Trinidadian native Destra will perform in a carnival –esque fashion with fireworks, dancers and an array of color directly proceeding the victorious captain’s winning moment of raising the Digicel Caribbean Cup high in the air.

    Prizes, glamour, color, carnival and of course football will ensure a spectacle not to be missed on Tuesday next January 23 in the Hasely Crawford stadium in Port of Spain Trinidad.

    http://www.digicelfootball.com/en/news.php?id=174
     
  17. FlashEP

    FlashEP New Member

    Aug 9, 2004
    Waltham, MA
    I didn't know this year's Digicel Caribbean Cup was that serious. I can't wait for tonight's match. Good luck to Cuba, Guadeloupe, Haiti, and Trinidad & Tobago this summer.
     
  18. touppouyo

    touppouyo New Member

    Sep 6, 2006
    It's not that Haiti hasn't won any cfu title. It's more like you're blind and deaf when it comes to Haiti's accomplishments in cfu. Who is currently the reigning cfu u-17 champs?

    How does a caribbean team get to the higher stages of any concacaf level tournaments if not after getting rid of cfu rivals?

    Saying that TnT winning 8 cfu titles is a major feat is just ignoring that for most of those tournaments TnT was the host. Today France has only won the WC once. What do you think would have happened if the French were allowed to host almost every WC? The same goes for TnT. The wariors are already a great team by cfu standard that can win cfu tournaments in other countries, having them host almost all cfu tournaments should not surprise anybody that they have won more cfu titles than anyone else, specially when the teams that could rival them often forfeited their participations in those tournaments.
     
  19. chec

    chec Member

    Feb 9, 2005
    Toronto
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Trinidad and Tobago
    T&T has won 5 CFU titles at Home and three on the road.
    Saying that we won cups because Haiti was not there is ignorant.
    Haiti has played in many of those tournaments.
    We have meet and eliminated Haiti many times in WC qualifires since the 90's.
    Trying to put down other teams accomplishments to feel good about your team is just sad bro real sad.
     
  20. Warlord

    Warlord New Member

    Jun 8, 2005
    District of Columbia
    I doubt you could ever educate me on Jamaican football.;) All you have done is proven my point that the two powerhouses in Caribbean football have been more successful than you in the last two decades

    Hey explain something to me. Why is it you never get out of the preliminary rounds in World Cup Qualifying?:eek:

    I mean for godsakes you lost to Bermuda:eek:

    Also, if you don't rate the digicel cup CFU tournament, why have you sent a strong squad with 4 overseas based players. That shows how unimportant the tournament really is to you people!
     
  21. Warlord

    Warlord New Member

    Jun 8, 2005
    District of Columbia

    You ****
    I said senior NT team titles in CFU;) Which part of that do you not understand? ***

    And tell me who forfeited. That is a copout and you know it. You keep talking about Haiti's accomplishments but you have done squat in football in 23 years:p and please stop using the proverbial " we forfeited" excuse.

    I mean you sent a strong squad to the digicel cup yet you claim it's unimportant to you haitians...nice try!
     
  22. Warlord

    Warlord New Member

    Jun 8, 2005
    District of Columbia
    That's exactly my point. They always have an excuse for their failures as a nation. I also know that Haiti, Cuba, Martinique and other nations played in almost all of those tournaments and lost everytime.
     
  23. Warlord

    Warlord New Member

    Jun 8, 2005
    District of Columbia

    Remember that last game when Trinidad scored 4 solid goals and they were all disallowed against you when they should've stand.:rolleyes:

    That loss enabled you to go to W Germany when Trinidad was supposed to be there.

    Now honestly why do you think FIFA then banned those match officials after an investigation was done.;)
     
  24. chec

    chec Member

    Feb 9, 2005
    Toronto
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Trinidad and Tobago

    Man you showing records from the 60's and 70's to prove that your team is good.:eek:

    So in 68 and 69 you beat T&T . T&T was only four years old as a country back then.

    And don't even talk about 74. The biggest robbery WC to date.
    After sending home the Mighty Mexican team 4 nil. T&T scored 5 goals agaist Haiti in port au prince and lost the game 2:1 :confused:

    Hats off to you my friend, Your team is the Best ever CFU team.
     
  25. FlashEP

    FlashEP New Member

    Aug 9, 2004
    Waltham, MA
    I know for a fact you're not gonna start talking about countries here........i know for a fact
     

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