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Aruba

Association	Arubaanse Voetbal Bond
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Marvic Bermúdez
Captain	Eric Abdul
Most caps	Eric Abdul (30)
Top scorer	Ronald Gómez (6)
Home stadium	Trinidad Stadium
FIFA code	ARU
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	201 1 (6 October 2022)[1]
Highest	112 (November 2015)
Lowest	205 (April 2021)
First international
Aruba 0–4 Curaçao  (Aruba; 6 April 1924)[2] As FIFA member  Trinidad and Tobago 7–0 Aruba  (Netherlands Antilles; 31 March 1989)[3]
Biggest win
Aruba 8–1 Surinam (Surinam; 6 June 1946)  Aruba 7–0 British Virgin Islands  (Oranjestad, Aruba; 1 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
Trinidad and Tobago 11–0 Aruba  (Arima, Trinidad and Tobago; 23 April 1989)

The Aruba national football team (Dutch: Arubaans voetbalelftal; Papiamento: Seleccion Arubano di futbol) is the national team of Aruba, it was founded in 1932 and is affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), CONCACAF and FIFA (since 1988) and is controlled by the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond.

History

Between 1924 and 1933, Aruba only played against Curaçao, although these matches are not considered official.[4] Aruba participated in its first tournament at the 1955 CCCF Championship, where they finished in 5th place. In 1958, Aruba became part of the Netherlands Antilles until their secession in 1986.

Following its split from the Netherlands Antilles, the Aruba Football Federation was affiliated in 1988 with CONCACAF and FIFA. Aruba entered qualifying for the 1989 Caribbean Cup, and in its first group match it suffered the worst defeat in its history, at the hands of Trinidad and Tobago, which crushed them 11–0. They played their first World Cup qualifying match against the Dominican Republic as part of the 1998 World Cup qualifying. Aruba has participated in all the qualifying tournaments for the World Cup since, without being able to get past the first qualifying round.

Aruba has also yet to qualify for the Caribbean Cup. However, they showed some progress in the preliminary round of the 2014 Caribbean Cup by getting two wins against Turks and Caicos (1–0) and British Virgin Islands (7–0), the latter being the biggest victory in its history. These results allowed them to reach 120th place in the FIFA World Ranking for the month of June 2014, their best ranking to date. Following these victories, Aruba lost 2–0 against French Guiana and were eliminated.

Aruba began their 2018 World Cup qualification in the second round against Barbados, losing 2–0 at home and 1–0 away, however FIFA ruled that Barbados had fielded an ineligible player, giving Aruba a 3–0 second leg victory and advancing them to the third round. Despite that, in the next round they were defeated again, this time by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who won 3–2 on aggregate. Aruba failed to progress in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, finishing 4th in the first round.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2022

2023

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Saint Martin and Saint Kitts and Nevis on 3, 6 and 9 June 2022.[5]

Caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2022, after the match against Saint Martin.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Eric Abdul	(1986-02-26) 26 February 1986 (age 36)	30	0	RCA
18	1GK	Jose Cruz	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 28)	1	0	La Fama
23	1GK	Matthew Lentink	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 29)	5	0	GOES
2	2DF	Nickenson Paul	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 25)	20	0	AO Poros
3	2DF	Fernando Lewis	(1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 29)	4	0	OFC
4	2DF	Darryl Bäly	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 24)	3	0	OFC
5	2DF	Diederick Luydens	(1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 23)	3	0	SC Feyenoord
12	2DF	Ericson Croes	(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 23)	4	0	AFC Eskilstuna
13	2DF	Noah Harms	(1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 25)	10	1	Zwaluwen
16	2DF	Mark Jacobs	(1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 23)	10	0	RCA
20	2DF	Alexon Simmons	(2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 20)	1	0	RCA
6	3MF	Walter Bennett	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 25)	8	0	SC Feyenoord
8	3MF	Gregor Breinburg	(1991-09-16) 16 September 1991 (age 31)	14	1	ADO Den Haag
11	3MF	Franklin Lewis	(1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 23)	2	0	Lisse
15	3MF	Josh Gross	(1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 29)	10	1	Dakota
17	3MF	Jeamirr Howell	(1992-11-16) 16 November 1992 (age 30)	5	0	RCA
19	3MF	Jonathan Ruiz	(1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 27)	7	0	Britannia
7	4FW	Jayson Halman	(1999-11-17) 17 November 1999 (age 23)	2	0	VVSB
9	4FW	Terence Groothusen	(1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 26)	10	4	Sliema Wanderers
10	4FW	Benjamin Maria	(2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 21)	2	1	SV Straelen
14	4FW	Ricky Hodge	(1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 26)	5	1	Dakota
21	4FW	Rensel Bryson	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 22)	1	0	Geldrop
22	4FW	Javier Jiménez	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 22)	7	0	SC Staaken 1919

Recent call-ups

The following players have been recently called up by the national squad.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Gilbert Bautista	(1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 24)	0	0	La Fama
MF	Kenderick Poulina	(1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 23)	2	0	Dakota	vs.  Curaçao, 1 Oct 2021

Player records

As of 6 June 2022[6]

Players in bold are still active with Aruba.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1986	Part of  Netherlands Antilles									Part of  Netherlands Antilles
1990	Did not enter									Did not enter
1994
1998	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	3	6
2002										4	1	1	2	7	11
2006										2	0	0	2	2	10
2010										2	0	0	2	0	4
2014										2	1	0	1	6	6
2018										4	2	0	2	5	5
2022										4	1	0	3	3	19
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total		0/22								20	5	1	14	26	61

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Part of  Netherlands Antilles										Part of  Netherlands Antilles
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977
1981
1985
1989	Did not enter										Did not enter
1991
1993	Withdrew										Withdrew
1996	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	5	7
1998											2	1	0	1	2	7
2000											3	1	1	1	4	4
2002											3	0	0	3	4	14
2003											2	0	0	2	0	8
2005	Withdrew										Withdrew
2007	Did not enter										Did not enter
2009	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	1	3
2011	Did not enter										Did not enter
2013	Did not qualify										3	0	1	2	5	7
2015											3	2	0	1	8	2
2017											2	0	0	2	1	4
2019											4	1	1	2	5	6
2021											6	0	0	6	5	18
Total		0/26									30	5	4	21	33	80

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2019−20	B	C	6	0	0	6	5	18		28th
2022–23	C	B	To be determined
Total			6	0	0	6	5	18	28th

CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	Aruba 0–1 Guyana  (6 September 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao)
Biggest Win	—
Biggest Defeat	Aruba 0–6 Jamaica  (15 October 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao)
Best Result	—
Worst Result	—

CFU Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1988	Did not enter									Did not enter
1989	Did not qualify									4	0	0	4	4	27
1990										2	0	1	1	3	4
1991	Did not enter									Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	0	10
1993	Did not enter									Did not enter
1994
1995	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	5	7
1996	Did not enter									Did not enter
1997	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	7
1998										3	1	1	1	4	4
1999	Withdrew									Withdrew
2001	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	4	14
2005	Withdrew									Withdrew
2007	Did not enter									Did not enter
2008	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	1	3
2010	Did not enter									Did not enter
2012	Did not qualify									3	0	1	2	5	7
2014										3	2	0	1	8	2
2017										2	0	0	2	1	4
Total	—	—	–	–	–	–	–	–		29	4	4	21	37	89

ABCS Tournament

ABCS Tournament record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2010	Third place	2	0	1	1	3	6
2011	Runners-up	2	0	2	0	2	2
2012	Champions	2	2	0	0	4	2
2013	Fourth place	2	0	0	2	1	4
2015	Runners-up	2	0	1	1	0	1
2021	Third place	2	0	1	1	3	9
2022	To be determined
Total	Champions	12	2	5	5	13	24

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Head-to-head record

Note: teams that are in italics indicates that the team is a historical team of a polity not existing anymore, or a team which is not a FIFA member.[7]

As of 6 June 2021[8]

These all-time records are exclusively class 'A' internationals matches.[9]

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Antigua and Barbuda	5	0	0	5	4	11	−7
Barbados	6	1	0	5	7	16	−9
Bermuda	1	1	0	1	3	6	–3
British Virgin Islands	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	7	–7
Cayman Islands	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Costa Rica	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1
Cuba	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3
Curaçao	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1
Curaçao	22	0	8	14	19	47	−28
Dominica	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Dominican Republic	3	0	1	2	5	8	−3
El Salvador	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
French Guiana	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3
Grenada	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4
Guadeloupe	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Guam	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
Guatemala	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Guyana	4	0	0	4	2	12	−10
Haiti	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Honduras	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Jamaica	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14
Montserrat	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Netherlands Antilles	8	1	1	6	9	20	−11
Panama	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Saint Lucia	3	1	0	2	8	9	−1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1
Suriname	13	1	2	10	6	46	−40
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	0	1	0	11	−11
Turks and Caicos Islands	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Venezuela	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5
Total	91	12	21	63	102	234	−132

References

External links

• Country profile – FIFA
• Country roster – National Football Teams
• Team 2008
• Netherlands Antilles vs Aruba, Digicel Caribbean Championships 2008, YouTube
• Grenada vs Aruba, Digicel Caribbean Championships 2008, YouTube

На других языках

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