The Stade Sylvio Cator is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches, and is turfed with

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History

The stadium bears the name of Haitian Olympic medalist and footballer

Sylvio Cator Sylvio or Silvio Paul Cator (October 19, 1900 – July 21, 1952) was a Haitian athlete, most successful in the long jump. He earned a silver medal in the long jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Biography Born in Cavaillon, Haiti, Cator ...

. It was named after him in 1952. Before then the stadium was called the ''Parc Leconte''. and then the ''Stade Paul-Magloire''. It is where the

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play its home games. It has hosted the

1973 CONCACAF Championship The 1973 CONCACAF Championship, the sixth edition of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Haiti from 29 November to 18 December. All matches were played at Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince. This is the first edition to double as qualificat ...

, where the home team were crowned as champions and the

1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship The 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the first staging of the CONCACAF Women's Championship, the international women's association football tournament for North American, Central American and Caribbean nations organized by CONCACAF. The tour ...

where the final match between the

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and

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reached overcapacity of 30,000.CONCACAF's Women's Championship 1991
/ref> The stadium was partly destroyed by the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, and a tent-city sprouted within its confines.

References

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