Haiti U-20s win 2005 Copa de las Antillas

panoramix · #1 (**permalink**) 07-13-05, 10:32 AM

By: Concacaf.com

Haiti?s Under-20 team won the 2005 Copa de las Antillas after defeating the host Dominican Republic 1:0 at the Parque del Este in Santo Domingo on 10 July, while Puerto Rico finished third at the quadrangular tournament with a 3:2 victory over Dominican Republic?s Under-17 team.

The fifth edition of the annual tournament began on 8 July with Dominican Republic defeating Puerto Rico 3:1 at the Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte in Santo Domingo, while Haiti topped Dominican Republic U-17 team 4:0.

The next day (9 July), the Haitians posted a 3:0 win over the boricuas at the Parque del Este, while the domincanos defeated their U-17 squad 4:1.

The Copa de las Antillas title returns to Haiti for the first time since 2002, when the Under-23 squad won the event in Port-au-Prince.

The Dominican Republic?s U-20 team won the first tournament in 2001 in Santo Domingo, while Villa Clara of Cuba and Cuba?s U-20 squad claimed the titles of 2003 and 2004, in Zuleta and Santo Domingo, respectively.

2005 COPA DE LAS ANTILLAS

Under-20 08.07.2005: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ? PUERTO RICO 3:1

08.07.2005: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte

HAITI ? U-17 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 4:0

09.07.2005: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Parque del Este

PUERTO RICO ? HAITI 0:3

09.07.2005: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Parque del Este

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ? U-17 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 4:1

10.07.2005: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Parque del Este

U-17 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ? PUERTO RICO 2:3

10.07.2005: Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Parque del Este

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ? HAITI 0:1

COPA DE LAS ANTILLAS HISTORY

Year ? Winner ? Venue

2001 ? Dominican Republic U-20 ? Dominican Republic

2002 ? Haiti U-23 ? Haiti

2003 ? Villa Clara (CUB) ? Cuba

2004 ? Cuba U-20 ? Dominican Republic

2005 ? Haiti U-20 ? Dominican Republic

Photos by Ana Rosa Arias, fedefutbolpr.com

Imagine #1 - Haiti wins 2005 Copa de las Antillas

Imagine #2 - Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic

Gilly86 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-14-05, 01:47 AM

Keep hope alive. Hopefully next year Haiti can do even better.

panoramix · #3 (**permalink**) 07-19-05, 11:12 AM

I beleive we have the talent, our administration needs to improve. Haiti loves football, even in adverse conditions they manage to hold their tournements. A vision executed with proper management tools could do wonders in the level of play in Haiti.

Madan Azibé · #4 (**permalink**) 07-19-05, 02:49 PM

Congrats to the team! Bon Boullll !!!