Violette AC secures top of Group A table
The Haitian club closes out a perfect and historic Group Stage run.
SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS – The 2026 Concacaf Caribbean Cup continued on Tuesday with Violette AC earning a 1-nil victory over Club Sando FC in Group A at Estadio Cibao in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
The lone goal of the match came from an own goal by Club Sando goalkeeper Téshorne Ragoo in the 84’.
With this result, Violette AC recorded its third clean sheet of the Group Stage in Group A, becoming the first Haitian team in Caribbean Cup history to win their group.
They also became just the second team in tournament history to win all four Group Stage matches, joining last year’s champion Mount Pleasant FA.
Violette AC will play the runner-up of Group B in the Semifinals.
Despite the loss, Club Sando FC had already booked their spot in the knockout round and will now face the winner of Group B in the Semifinals.
Post-match report
Violette AC became the first Haitian team in history to top their Concacaf Caribbean Cup group, and only the second overall to win all their matches in this round of the competition after Jamaica's Mount Pleasant in 2025.
Despite attempting more shots than their opponents (14-8), Violette AC had fewer touches in the opposition box (10-19) and accumulated a lower Expected Goals value (0.55 xG to 0.62 xG) than Club Sando in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup.
Violette AC became the first team to benefit from an own goal in the last two editions of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup, thanks to Teshorne Ragoo's own goal.
Violette AC's Elyvens Déjean (16) and Miche-Naider Chéry (14) have combined for more shots in the 2026 Concacaf Caribbean Cup than any other duo in the competition. Today, Déjean led his team with four attempts.
Violette AC's Jerry Anis made 10 clearances against Club Sando, the most by any Violette AC player in a single Concacaf Caribbean Cup match, one more than the rest of his team combined (nine).
