Violette is one of the most successful clubs in the country. In 1939, Violette A.C. capturedthe double after winning theleague and theCoupe d'Haïti.[citation needed] They were awarded the1984 CONCACAF Champions' Cup following the disqualification of two teams who had been planned to play a two-legged series to determine the North American participant in the final.[6] The club was relegated to second division after the2016 Ligue Haïtienne season.[7]
Violette won the2021 Série d'Ouverture and qualified for the2022 Caribbean Club Championship,[9] which they won while playing all of their home matches atEstadio Cibao FC inSantiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, due to theongoing political crisis.[10] They qualified for the2023 CONCACAF Champions League and scheduled several friendlies to prepare for the competition, as theLigue Haïtienne had suspended operations for the 2022 season.[9] Violette earned anupset 3–0 victory overAustin FC, aMajor League Soccer club from the United States, in the Round of 16's first leg in the Dominican Republic.[11] Due to issues obtaining enoughtravel visas for the second leg in the United States, Violette temporarily signed several players from the lower leagues of U.S. soccer to serve as bench players.[12][13] The team arrived in the United States with 14 total players—avoiding a forfeit—and lost 2–0 to retain their 3–2 aggregate lead and advance to the quarterfinals.[14]
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