Stade Sylvio Cator

Stade Sylvio Cator

View of the stadium during the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Tents for refugees can be seen on the pitch.
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 10,500[2][3][4] (official capacity, crowds can be higher because of lack of safety rules)
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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[5] 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[7] and the 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship where the final match between the USA and Canada reached maximum capacity of 30,000.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 World Cup 1954 - Qualifying
  2. ↑ http://www.mondedufoot.fr/stades/stade-sylvio-cator-port-au-prince/5/
  3. ↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/north-america/haiti/stade-sylvio-cator/
  4. ↑ http://www.loophaiti.com/content/le-probl%C3%A8me-des-faux-billets-lors-du-match-d%E2%80%99ha%C3%AFti
  5. 1 2 Wilentz, Amy (27 January 2010). "A Visit to Soccer City: Living in Postquake Haiti". Time. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  6. ↑ Reid, Greg Dr., ed. (11 April 2007). "This Week In Canadian Soccer History" (PDF). McGill University. p. 8. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  7. ↑ VI. CONCACAF Nations Cup 1973
  8. ↑ Press, ed. (26 October 2014). "CWC Final: All-Time Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  9. ↑ CONCACAF's Women's Championship 1991


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