Aruba national football team

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Aruba
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationArubaanse Voetbal Bond
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachVacant[1]
CaptainEric Abdul
Most capsTheric Ruiz (28)
Top scorerRonald Gómez (6)
Home stadiumTrinidad Stadium
FIFA codeARU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 200 Steady (10 February 2022)[2]
Highest112 (November 2015)
Lowest205 (April 2021)
First international
Aruba 0–4 Curaçao
(Aruba; 6 April 1924)[3]
Biggest win
Aruba 8–1 Surinam Netherlands
(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.[5] 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.

2021[]

27 March WC 1st Round Qualifying Aruba  0–6  Suriname Bradenton, United States
20:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
30 March WC 1st Round Qualifying Bermuda  5–0  Aruba Bradenton, United States
20:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Jaime Herrera Bonilla (El Salvador)
2 June WC 1st Round Qualifying Cayman Islands  1–3  Aruba Bradenton, United States
18:00 UTC−4
Report
  • John 40', 75'
  • Groothusen 45+2'
 Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre (Mexico)
5 June WC 1st Round Qualifying Aruba  0–7  Canada Bradenton, United States
20:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: IMG Academy
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)

Coaching history[]

Players[]

Main article: List of Aruba international footballers

Current squad[]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Eric Abdul (1986-02-26) 26 February 1986 (age 35) 27 0 Aruba Dakota
18 1GK (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 28) 1 0 Aruba Deportivo Nacional
23 1GK (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Aruba La Fama
2 2DF (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 22) 8 0 Aruba Bubali
3 2DF Nickenson Paul (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 24) 17 0 Aruba Dakota
4 2DF Darryl Bäly (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 24) 2 0 Netherlands OFC Oostzaan
5 2DF Noah Harms (1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 24) 9 1 Netherlands VV Spijkenisse
12 2DF Marlon Pereira (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 34) 11 0 Netherlands SteDoCo
15 2DF Diederick Luydens (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 23) 2 0 Sweden Prespa Birlik
16 2DF Francois Croes (1990-10-11) 11 October 1990 (age 31) 24 0 Aruba Estrella
6 3MF Erik Santos de Gouveia (1990-08-30) 30 August 1990 (age 31) 27 3 Aruba Racing Club Aruba
10 3MF Walter Bennett (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 24) 7 0 Aruba Racing Club Aruba
11 3MF (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 21) 5 0 Aruba Deportivo Nacional
14 3MF Jonathan Richard (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 30) 2 0 Netherlands
17 3MF (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 22) 3 0 Aruba Caiquetio
20 3MF (1992-11-16) 16 November 1992 (age 29) 3 0 Aruba Racing Club Aruba
21 3MF Glenbert Croes (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 20) 7 1 Aruba Racing Club Aruba
22 3MF (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 22) 2 0 Aruba SV Britannia
7 4FW Javier Jiménez (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 21) 5 0 Germany Brandenburger SC Süd 05
8 4FW Joshua John (1988-10-01) 1 October 1988 (age 33) 8 4 Free agent
9 4FW Terence Groothusen (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 25) 8 2 Germany Alemannia Aachen
13 4FW Ronald Gómez (1984-10-25) 25 October 1984 (age 37) 22 6 Aruba Racing Club Aruba
19 4FW Fernando Lewis (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 29) 2 0 Netherlands Quick Boys

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
DF (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 21) 5 0 Aruba Dakota vs.  Bermuda, 30 March 2021
MF (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 21) 2 0 Aruba Dakota vs.  Bermuda, 30 March 2021
MF (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 20) 2 0 Aruba Bubali vs.  Bermuda, 30 March 2021
FW (2001-07-02) 2 July 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Aruba Deportivo Nacional vs.  Bermuda, 30 March 2021
FW (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 28) 3 0 Aruba La Fama vs.  Bermuda, 30 March 2021
FW (2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Aruba River Plate vs.  Bermuda, 30 March 2021

Player records[]

As of 2 June 2021
Players in bold are still active with Aruba.

Competitive record[]

FIFA World Cup[]

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to Mexico 1986 Part of Netherlands Antilles Part of Netherlands Antilles
Italy 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1994
France 1998 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 3 6
South Korea Japan 2002 4 1 1 2 7 11
Germany 2006 2 0 0 2 2 10
South Africa 2010 2 0 0 2 0 4
Brazil 2014 2 1 0 1 6 6
Russia 2018 4 2 0 2 5 5
Qatar 2022 4 1 0 3 3 19
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/22 20 5 1 14 26 61

CONCACAF Gold Cup[]

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1991 Did not enter
Mexico United States 1993 Withdrew
United States 1996 Did not qualify
United States 1998
United States 2000
United States 2002
Mexico United States 2003
United States 2005 Withdrew
United States 2007 Did not enter
United States 2009 Did not qualify
United States 2011 Did not enter
United States 2013 Did not qualify
Canada United States 2015
United States 2017
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019
United States 2021
Total 0/16

CONCACAF Nations League[]

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

CFU Caribbean Cup[]

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Martinique 1988 Did not enter Did not enter
Barbados 1989 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 4 27
Trinidad and Tobago 1990 2 0 1 1 3 4
Jamaica 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 0 10
Jamaica 1993 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1994
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 5 7
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 Did not enter Did not enter
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 7
Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago 1998 3 1 1 1 4 4
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Withdrew Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 4 14
Barbados 2005 Withdrew Withdrew
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 Did not enter Did not enter
Jamaica 2008 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 3
Martinique 2010 Did not enter Did not enter
Antigua and Barbuda 2012 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 5 7
Jamaica 2014 3 2 0 1 8 2
Martinique 2017 2 0 0 2 1 4
Total - - - - - - - - 29 4 4 21 37 89

ABCS Tournament[]

ABCS Tournament
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Curaçao 2010 Third Place 2 0 1 1 3 6
Suriname 2011 Runners-up 2 0 2 0 2 2
Aruba 2012 Champions 2 2 0 0 4 2
Curaçao 2013 Fourth Place 2 0 0 2 1 4
Suriname 2015 Runners-up 2 0 1 1 0 1
Curaçao 2021 Third Place 2 0 1 1 3 9
Total Champions 12 2 5 5 13 24

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.[6]

As of 6 June 2021[7]

These all-time records are exclusively class 'A' internationals matches.[8]

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[]

  1. ^ "Suriname slaat nieuwe richting in met Stanley Menzo: 'We richten ons op deze 3 pijlers'" (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Aruba - List of International Matches". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  4. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ Courtney, Barrie. "Aruba - List of International Matches". RSSSF.
  6. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings". www.eloratings.net. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  7. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Aruba". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Aruba national football team statistics and records: All-time record". 11v11.com.

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