Stade Sylvio Cator

Stade Sylvio Cator
Former names Parc Leconte,
Stade Paul-Magloire[1]
Location Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Coordinates 18°32′9.81″N 72°20′32.79″W / 18.5360583°N 72.3424417°W / 18.5360583; -72.3424417Coordinates: 18°32′9.81″N 72°20′32.79″W / 18.5360583°N 72.3424417°W / 18.5360583; -72.3424417
Capacity 10,000[2]
Surface Edel Grass (Artificial Turf)

The Stade Sylvio Cator is a multi-purpose stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is currently used mostly for association football matches, and is turfed with artificial turf.[3]

History

The stadium bears the name of Haitian Olympic medalist and footballer Sylvio Cator. It was named after him in 1952. Before then the stadium was called the Parc Leconte.[4] and then the Stade Paul-Magloire.[1] It was partly destroyed by the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, and a tent-city sprouted within its confines.[3] It is also where the Haiti national football team play its home games. It has hosted the 1973 CONCACAF Championship, where the home team were crowned as champions[5] and the 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship where the final match between the USA and Canada reached maximum capacity of 30,000.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 World Cup 1954 - Qualifying
  2. ↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/north-america/haiti/stade-sylvio-cator/
  3. 1 2 Wilentz, Amy (27 January 2010). "A Visit to Soccer City: Living in Postquake Haiti". Time. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  4. ↑ Reid, Greg Dr., ed. (11 April 2007). "This Week In Canadian Soccer History" (PDF). McGill University. p. 8. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ↑ VI. CONCACAF Nations Cup 1973
  6. ↑ Press, ed. (26 October 2014). "CWC Final: All-Time Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  7. ↑ CONCACAF's Women's Championship 1991


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