Association | Arubaanse Voetbal Bond | ||
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Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Marvic Bermúdez | ||
Captain | Nathan Lo-A-Njoe | ||
Most caps | Eric Abdul (32) | ||
Top scorer | Ronald Gómez Terence Groothusen (6) | ||
Home stadium | Trinidad Stadium | ||
FIFA code | ARU | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 193 (4 April 2024) [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 Suriname (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.
The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Between 1924 and 1933, Aruba only played against Curaçao, although these matches are not considered official. [4] In the 1950s these matches were used to select the best players for the Netherlands Antilles team. Aruban players like Jani Brokke played for the Netherlands Antilles at the 1952 Olympic Games. [5] Under the flag of the Curaçao Football Association (C.V.B.), they won gold with the Netherlands Antilles team at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games and participated in the 1953 CCCF Championship. [6]
In the 1950s the A.V.B. organised friendly matches and mini tournaments on the island. Examples are the 1952 match between Aruba and football club Botafogo (3-1) [7] and the 1953 series between Aruba, Surinam, British Guiana and professional club La Salle F.C. from Venezuela. [8] Aruba participated in its first tournament at the 1955 CCCF Championship, where they finished in 5th place. In 1958, A.V.B. and C.V.B. merged into the Netherlands Antillean Football Union. Aruba took part in the Netherlands Antilles national football team 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.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
26 March 2022–23 Nations League | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2–0 | Aruba | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
18:00 UTC−4 |
| Report | Stadium: Warner Park |
11 September 2023–24 Nations League | Cayman Islands | 1–2 | Aruba | George Town, Cayman Islands |
15:00 UTC−5 |
| Report | Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) |
14 October 2023–24 Nations League | Aruba | 3–1 | U.S. Virgin Islands | Oranjestad, Aruba |
15:00 UTC−4 | Report |
| Stadium: Trinidad Stadium Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago) |
16 November 2023–24 Nations League | U.S. Virgin Islands | 1–4 | Aruba | Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands |
19:00 UTC−4 |
| Report | Stadium: Bethlehem Soccer Stadium Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda) |
20 November 2023–24 Nations League | Aruba | 5–1 | Cayman Islands | Oranjestad, Aruba |
15:00 UTC−4 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Trinidad Stadium Referee: Norberto da Silva (Curaçao) |
22 March Friendly | Dominican Republic | 2–0 | Aruba | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
20:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC |
8 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Aruba | v | Curaçao | Oranjestad, Aruba |
Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad |
11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Saint Lucia | v | Aruba | Wildey, Barbados |
Stadium: Wildey Turf |
7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Aruba | v | Haiti |
The following players were called up for the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches against United States Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands on 16 and 20 November 2023. [9]
Caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2023, after the match against Cayman Islands.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Matthew Lentink | 18 August 1993 | 12 | 0 | VV Goes | |
GK | Josthan Maduro | 30 August 2006 | 1 | 0 | River Plate | |
DF | Nickenson Paul | 24 August 1997 | 25 | 0 | SV Dakota | |
DF | Mark Jacobs | 28 October 1999 | 14 | 0 | RCA | |
DF | Fernando Lewis | 31 January 1993 | 9 | 0 | OFC | |
DF | Diederick Luydens | 18 February 1999 | 7 | 1 | SV DSO | |
DF | Jonathan Richard | 21 June 1991 | 6 | 0 | ODIN '59 | |
DF | Nathan Lo-A-Njoe | 1 March 1989 | 4 | 0 | RCA | |
DF | Kymani Nedd | 10 June 2004 | 4 | 0 | Excelsior | |
DF | Marcus Portier | 11 August 1999 | 2 | 0 | RCA | |
MF | Walter Bennett | 18 March 1997 | 14 | 0 | SC Feyenoord | |
MF | Glenbert Croes | 17 June 2001 | 12 | 1 | Nacional | |
MF | Stiven Rua | 12 May 1990 | 11 | 0 | Britannia | |
MF | Edward Clarissa | 26 March 2000 | 7 | 0 | VV Maarssen | |
MF | Rovien Ostiana | 14 February 2002 | 4 | 5 | Volendam | |
MF | Mishawn Molina | 16 January 2005 | 3 | 1 | Excelsior | |
MF | Jaybrien Romano | 13 December 2004 | 3 | 0 | Braintree Town | |
FW | Terence Groothusen | 16 September 1996 | 15 | 6 | Sportlust '46 | |
FW | Benjamin Maria | 19 September 2001 | 8 | 3 | VV DUNO | |
FW | Daniel Linscheer | 21 January 1994 | 7 | 0 | RCA | |
FW | Jaydon Dania | 29 October 2004 | 3 | 2 | AFC '34 |
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 | Eric Abdul | 26 February 1986 | 32 | 0 | RCA | vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis , 26 March 2023 |
DF | Darryl Bäly | 19 January 1998 | 6 | 1 | OFC | vs. Cayman Islands , 11 September 2023 |
MF | Gregor Breinburg | 16 September 1991 | 16 | 2 | ADO Den Haag | vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis , 26 March 2023 |
MF | Josh Gross | 13 May 1993 | 13 | 2 | Dakota | vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis , 26 March 2023 |
MF | Jeamirr Howell | 16 November 1992 | 5 | 0 | RCA | vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis , 26 March 2023 |
MF | Jayson Halman | 17 November 1999 | 4 | 0 | VVSB | vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis , 26 March 2023 |
MF | Franklin Lewis | 28 May 1999 | 4 | 0 | Lisse | vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis , 26 March 2023 |
FW | Pieter Susebeek | 20 February 1992 | 3 | 0 | Britannia | vs. U.S. Virgin Islands , 14 October 2023 |
FW | Jeremy van Uunen | 28 October 1993 | 1 | 0 | Westlandia | vs. U.S. Virgin Islands , 14 October 2023 |
FW | Joshua John | 1 October 1988 | 9 | 4 | AFC '34 | vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis , 26 March 2023 |
FW | Rensel Bryson | 6 November 2000 | 3 | 0 | Geldrop | vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis , 26 March 2023 |
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eric Abdul | 32 | 0 | 2011–present |
2 | Theric Ruiz | 28 | 1 | 2004–2016 |
3 | Erik Santos de Gouveia | 27 | 3 | 2011–2021 |
4 | Nickenson Paul | 25 | 0 | 2014–present |
5 | Leroy Oehlers | 24 | 0 | 2013–2019 |
6 | Francois Croes | 23 | 0 | 2008–2021 |
7 | Ronald Gómez | 22 | 6 | 2002–2021 |
8 | Raymond Baten | 21 | 3 | 2011–2019 |
9 | Annuar Kock | 17 | 3 | 2011–2019 |
10 | Gregor Breinburg | 16 | 2 | 2015–present |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Terence Groothusen | 6 | 15 | 0.4 | 2019–present |
Ronald Gómez | 6 | 22 | 0.27 | 2002–2021 | |
3 | Rovien Ostiana | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 2023–present |
Glenroy Lake | 5 | 6 | 0.83 | 1995–2002 | |
5 | Wander Gross | 4 | 5 | 0.8 | 2000–2001 |
Joshua John | 4 | 9 | 0.44 | 2018–present | |
Dwaynalex Raven | 4 | 10 | 0.4 | 2012–2015 | |
Rensy Barradas | 4 | 11 | 0.36 | 2011–2015 | |
Maurice Escalona | 4 | 12 | 0.33 | 2004–2014 | |
10 | Lesley Felomina | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 2000–2001 |
Benjamin Maria | 3 | 8 | 0.38 | 2022–present | |
Jean-Luc Bergen | 3 | 10 | 0.3 | 2011–2015 | |
Annuar Kock | 3 | 17 | 0.18 | 2011–2019 | |
Raymond Baten | 3 | 21 | 0.14 | 2011–2019 | |
Erik Santos de Gouveia | 3 | 27 | 0.11 | 2011–2021 | |
FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | F | A | Pld | W | D* | L | F | A | |
1930 to 1986 | Part of Netherlands Antilles | Part of Netherlands Antilles | |||||||||||||
1990 and 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
2030 | |||||||||||||||
2034 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 0/9 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 61 |
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
Total | 0/18 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 38 | 85 |
CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||
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League | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Finals | Results | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
2019−20 | B | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 2021 | Ineligible | |||||||||
2022–23 | C | B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2023 | ||||||||||
2023–24 | C | B | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2024 | ||||||||||
2024–25 | B | C | To be determined | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Total | — | — | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 27 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
CONCACAF Nations League history | |
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First Match | Aruba 0–1 Guyana (6 September 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao) |
Biggest Win | Aruba 3–0 Saint Martin (6 June 2022; Willemstad, Curaçao) U.S. Virgin Islands 1–4 Aruba (16 November 2023; Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands) |
Biggest Defeat | Aruba 0–6 Jamaica (15 October 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao) |
Best Result | — |
Worst Result | — |
CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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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 record | |||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | 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 | Third place | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Total | 1 Title | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 26 |
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. [11]
As of 6 June 2021 [12]
These all-time records are exclusively class 'A' internationals matches. [13]
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
The Guatemala national football team represents Guatemala in men's international football and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it has been affiliated to FIFA since 1946, as a member of CONCACAF.
The Barbados national football team, nicknamed Bajan Tridents, is the national football team of Barbados, and is controlled by the Barbados Football Association. It has never qualified for a major international tournament. It came close to qualifying for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup as it hosted the Caribbean Cup finals that acted as Gold Cup qualifiers, but finished fourth of the four teams. In 2001, it surprised many by making the semi-final round of the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers. In the first game of this round, they pulled off a shock 2–1 win over Costa Rica, but lost their five remaining games. In 2004, Barbados gained a shock 1–1 draw at home to Northern Ireland.
The Suriname national football team represents Suriname in international football. The team is controlled by the Surinamese Football Association, which is a member of CONCACAF.
The Nicaragua national football team represents Nicaragua in men's international football and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation. Nicaragua achieved their first qualification into a major international competition in 2009, as they qualified for the 2009 Gold Cup as the last entrant from Central America, after a 2–0 victory against Guatemala in the fifth place match in the 2009 Nations Cup. However, the team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.
The Grenada national football team represents Grenada in international football, and is controlled by the Grenada Football Association, a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. The team is nicknamed The Spice Boys, a reference to the country being nicknamed the "Island of Spice" or the "Spice Isle".
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 Saint Lucia national football team represents Saint Lucia in men's international football and is administered by the Saint Lucia Football Association, the governing body for football in Saint Lucia. They have been a member of FIFA since 1988 and a member of CONCACAF since 1986. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The Bahamas national football team is controlled by the Bahamas Football Association; it was founded in 1967 and joined FIFA in 1968. Bahamas has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup. They have been a part of CONCACAF since 1967.
The Cayman Islands national football team is the national team of the Cayman Islands, and is controlled by the Cayman Islands Football Association. It is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF. Cayman Islands' home ground is Truman Bodden Stadium in George Town, and their head coach is Cláudio Garcia. Garcia replaced Ben Pugh, who was appointed in 2018, when the Cayman Islands national team had failed to win a single game in over nine years, sinking to 206 in the FIFA World Rankings. Under Pugh, they advanced 13 places in the rankings, winning four out of their six matches during the 2019–20 Nations League season.
The U.S. Virgin Islands national soccer team, nicknamed The Dashing Eagle, is the national soccer team of the U.S. Virgin Islands and is controlled by the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation.
The Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol, also known by its initialism CCCF, was the governing body of association football in Central America and the Caribbean from 1938 to 1961.
The 2010 CFU Club Championship was the 12th edition of the CFU Club Championship, the annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). The top three teams in the tournament qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League.
The Curaçao national football team represents Curaçao in international football, and is controlled by the Curaçao Football Federation.
Association football is the national sport of Aruba. Aruban football has been influenced and helped greatly by the national Royal Dutch Football Association over the years. The Aruba national team is normally placed near the bottom of the FIFA World Rankings System.
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).
Anguilla women's national football team is the national team of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, and is controlled by the Anguilla Football Association. It is affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. As of November 2015, it remains unranked on the FIFA Women's World Rankings.
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.
Adriaan Walter Brokke, commonly known as Jani Brokke was an Aruban athlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympic Games. He represented Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles in teams of football, basketball, baseball and tennis.