The Netherlands Antilles, also known as the Dutch Antilles, was a constituent Caribbean country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of the islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten in the Lesser Antilles, and Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire in the Leeward Antilles. The country came into being in 1954 as the autonomous successor of the Dutch colony of Curaçao and Dependencies, and it was dissolved in 2010, when like Aruba in 1986, Sint Maarten and Curaçao gained status of constituent countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Bonaire gained status of special municipality of Netherlands as the Caribbean Netherlands. The neighboring Dutch colony of Surinam in continental South America, did not become part of the Netherlands Antilles but became a separate autonomous country in 1954. All the territories that belonged to the Netherlands Antilles remain part of the kingdom today, although the legal status of each differs. As a group they are still commonly called the Dutch Caribbean, regardless of their legal status. People from this former territory continue to be called Antilleans in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands Antilles national football team was the national team of the former Netherlands Antilles from 1958 to 2010. It was controlled by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie. The NAVU consisted of Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba split in 1986 and has its own team.
The Aruba national football team is the national team of Aruba. It was founded in 1932 and is affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), CONCACAF and FIFA and is controlled by the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond.
Stadion Ergilio Hato is a multi-purpose stadium in Willemstad, Curaçao. It is also known as Sentro Deportivo Korsou (SDK) and is the island's largest stadium, with a capacity of 15,000 spectators. It is named after Ergilio Hato, a legendary football player from the island.
The Kingdom Games was a multi-sport event, held every two years between the youth of the countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. At the final edition in 2009, these countries were the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The 2010 dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles led to the cancellation of the 2011 and 2013 editions of the Games, and ultimately the Games were discontinued in 2014.
Benjamin Shurendy Martha is a former professional footballer who plays as a forward. At international level, he has played for the Netherlands Antilles and Curaçao national teams.
SV Vesta is a football team located in Willemstad, Curacao, playing in the First Division of Curaçao League. The country of Curacao was part of the Netherlands Antilles within the Dutch Kingdom until the split back in 2010.
The Curaçao national baseball team represents the nation of Curaçao in international competition. It is distinct from the Netherlands national baseball team, though Curaçaoan players are eligible to represent the Netherlands in competitions like the World Baseball Classic. Curaçao has participated independently in minor tournaments such as the Caribbean Baseball Cup and Haarlem Baseball Week
The Curaçao national football team represents Curaçao in international football, and is controlled by the Curaçao Football Federation.
Curaçao Football Federation is the governing body of association football in Curaçao. It is the legal successor of the Netherlands Antillean Football Union, which ended with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. International matches are represented by the Curaçao national football team. The NAVU was renamed to FFK on 9 February 2011 after FIFA had encouraged changing the name and update statutes, like dealing with Bonaire, who belonged then to the Netherlands.
The sport of association football in the island of Bonaire is run by the Bonaire Football Federation. The association administers the men's national team, the women's national team, as well as the Bonaire League.
The sport of association football in Curaçao is run by the Curaçao Football Federation. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Curaçao League. The main annual football tournament is the Chippie Polar Cup, an annual friendly event held since 2004 which has involved clubs from the Netherlands, Brazil, Suriname, Aruba and Curaçao.
The Curaçao women's national football team is overseen by the Curaçao Football Federation. Formally representing Netherlands Antilles, the team changed jurisdiction in 2010 when Curaçao gained autonomy from the Netherlands.
The Territory of Curaçao national football team was the official football team for the Territory of Curaçao, under the control of the Curaçaose Voetbal Bond (CVB).
Netherlands Antilles women's national football team was the women's national team of the former Netherlands Antilles. They played in their first FIFA recognised match in 2006. They were not ranked by FIFA As of March 2012. The country had two youth national teams, Netherlands Antilles women's national under-17 football team and Netherlands Antilles women's national under-19 football team, who have competed in international matches. Development of the sport in the country faced challenges as football was the sixth most popular sport in the country.
The Bonaire national football team is the national football team of the Caribbean island of Bonaire, a public body of the Netherlands. It is under the control of the Bonaire Football Federation. It became a member of the CFU and an associate member of CONCACAF on 19 April 2013. after which it became a full CONCACAF member on 10 June 2014 The team can participate in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Caribbean Cup because of their membership in the confederation and sub-confederation. However, Bonaire is not a member of FIFA and therefore can not compete in the FIFA World Cup or other FIFA events.
Henry Caldera is a Curaçao professional football manager. In 2000 and in October 2010 he coached Netherlands Antilles national football team. Since 2012 until 2013 he trained the Curaçao national under-17 football team. He is also led the Curaçao national under-20 football team from July to October 2012. Currently he working as a manager of the Curaçao national under-20 football team
Mirco Dwight Tadeo Colina is a Curaçaoan footballer who plays forward for CSD Barber in the Sekshon Pagá and for the Curaçao national team.
Rooms Katholieke Sport Vereniging Scherpenheuvel is a Curaçao professional football club located in Scherpenheuvel, and playing in the Sekshon Pagá since the 2015 season. The club has previously played at the topflight of the Netherlands Antilles, having won the Curaçao League First Division twice, in both the 1964–65 and 1968–69 seasons, and the Netherlands Antilles Championship once in 1967. Participating in the 1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. They were eliminated by SV Transvaal from Suriname 4–2 on aggregate.
Ashar Bernardus is a Curaçaoan football midfielder who currently plays for Centro Dominguito in the Curacao League.
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