Wikipedia - Football Inter Club Association
Football Inter Club Association; (commonly referred to as FICA) is a professional football club based in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.
The club has been a very successful club in Haitian football history, winning 7 titles in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2015 C.
History
The Football Inter Club Association (FICA) was founded on 17 October 1972 in a room at the Collège Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours on the initiative of a group of young students, all originally from Cap-Haïtien, following a national football school championship and the return of a victorious tour in the Dominican Republic.
As president was chosen Dudré Génard, as general secretary Paul Calixte and as treasurer Rev. Yvon Joseph; the technical guide was entrusted to Hervé Calixte and Charles Vertilis. The first players of FICA were Daniel Albert , Ricot St-Juste, Frantzy Mathieu, Joseph Duverglas, Serge Célestin, Jean Robert Télusma, René Monestime, Daniel Cadet, Antony Byas, Robert Noel, Frantz Telusmond, Gary César, Jocelyn Zépherin, Killick Jean-Louis, Claude Louis Charles, Michel Desravines, Guy Prosper and Wilfrid Zépherin.
On November 26 of that year, FICA played their inaugural match against Etoile Haïtienne at the Parc Saint-Victor of Cap-Haïtien and was defeated 0–1. The next day, a rematch was held with FICA defeating Etoile Haïtienne 1–0 scored by Wilfrid Zépherin.
In 1973, FICA became affiliated with the "Ligue du Nord" (League of the North), and the club took part in its first championship, where they came in second.
In 1975, FICA becomes champions of the Ligue du Nord. From 1976 to 1983, FICA becomes champions of Cap-Haïtien three times, winning the "Coupe Pharmacie du Centre" in 1976, and the "Coupe Henry Christophe" in 1979 and 1983.
National integration era
During the season 1988–1989, the national of championship integrated clubs outside of the Port-au-Prince area with the twenty best clubs of the country in a league-wide format for the first time. Clubs were divided into two groups of ten, as the preliminary phase saw four teams play the final phase: Violette, Aigle Rouge, AS Capoise and FICA.
FICA defeated ASC, as Violette defeated Aigle Rouge in the semifinals. FICA won the first leg against Violette 1–0 in Cap-Haïtien and returned to Port-au-Prince and defeated Violette 1–2 to win its first national championship.
FICA er en af de mest succesrige klubber i haitiansk fodbold og har vundet 15 nationale mesterskaber, herunder seks i træk fra 2004 til 2009. Klubben har også vundet Coupe d'Haïti fire gange og er en af kun to klubber, der har vundet syv nationale mesterskaber på stribe langs med Racing Club Haïtien.
FICA har også opnået succes i internationale turneringer og har nået semifinalen i CONCACAF Champions League to gange, i 2006 og 2007. Klubben har også deltaget i Caribbean Club Championship og har vundet turneringen to gange, i 2006 og 2009.
FICA er kendt for at udvikle unge spillere, og mange af de bedste haitianske fodboldspillere har spillet for klubben, herunder Duckens Nazon, Jeff Louis og Kervens Belfort. Klubben har også en stående hær af fans, der er kendt som "Les Fans du FICA".