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Association | Arubaanse Voetbal Bond | ||
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Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Elvis Albertus | ||
Home stadium | Trinidad Stadium | ||
FIFA code | ARU | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 123 3 (17 July 2014) | ||
Highest | 120 (June 2014) | ||
Lowest | 202 (February 2008) |
The Aruba National Football team (Dutch, "Arubaans voetbalelftal"; Papiamento, "Seleccion Arubano di futbol" is the official football team under 20 of Aruba and is controlled by the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond.
During the 1st round of qualification they were placed in group 4 along with Grenada, and Dominica. Aruba defeated both team with 1–0 win to qualify to the final round. During the final round they were placed in group B along with Haiti, Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis. They would beat the Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis both with 2–1 win, unfortunately lose to Haiti with 2–1 defeat. They would get second in the group and face off against Cuba which they lost 2-1. Their goalkeeper Jean Marc Antersijn, would win the Golden Glove, and they would win the Fair Play Award. This would be their first time competing in the CONCACAF Championship. They were later placed in group A along with host Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama, United States, and Guatemala.
On Aruba debut in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship the team would find it difficult to win a single game in the tournament. The team would go on to lose 4 out of the 5 games, drawing with host Jamaica in a 0–0 scoreline in their final game.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Jahmani Eisden | 19 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | Dakota |
13 | GK | Samir Erasmus | 9 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | RCA |
2 | DF | Anthony Maduro | 2 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | Estrella |
14 | DF | José Robles | 28 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
15 | DF | Nathan Solagnier | 29 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
20 | DF | Basley Merveille | 2 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
3 | MF | Ezekiel Frans | 22 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
4 | MF | Jaybrien Romano | 13 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
6 | MF | Bernard Smolders | 26 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | River Plate Aruba |
8 | MF | Milan Bouwer | 28 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
9 | MF | Mishawn Molina | 16 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Excelsior |
11 | MF | Ludgeneson de Cuba | 15 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | RCA |
12 | MF | Bryaden Koolman | 10 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Estrella |
16 | MF | Quion Poppen | 15 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Spartaan '20 |
18 | MF | Joey Franken | 11 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Portugal SV Witten |
5 | FW | Kymani Nedd | 10 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | Excelsior |
7 | FW | Terick Monsanto | 7 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | Sparta Rotterdam |
10 | FW | Jaydon Dania | 29 October 2004 | 0 | 0 | AFC '34 |
17 | FW | Javier Valerio | 18 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | VVV-Venlo |
19 | FW | Evander Nedd | 28 December 2005 | 0 | 0 | RCA |
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