Curaçao national football team

Curaçao

Association	FFK
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Patrick Kluivert
Captain	Cuco Martina
Top scorer	Rocky Siberie (6)
Home stadium	Stadion Ergilio Hato
FIFA code	CUW
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	152 (May 2016)
Highest	144 (June 2015)
Lowest	183 (April 2013, July 2014)
Elo ranking
Current	177
Highest	41 (March 1963)
Lowest	188 (October 2012)
First international
Aruba 0–4 Curaçao (Aruba, 6 April 1924)  Dominican Republic 1–0 Curaçao  (Dominican Republic, 18 August 2011)
Biggest win
Curaçao 14–0 Puerto Rico  (Colombia, 21 December 1948)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands 8–1 Curaçao (Netherlands, 23 April 1948)
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances	4
Best result	Third, 1963, 1969

The Curaçao national football team (Dutch: Curaçaos voetbalelftal) represents Curaçao in International association football and is controlled by the Curaçao Football Federation.

History

The first national football team to bear the name Curaçao was the Territory of Curaçao national football team, which made its debut in 1924 in an away match against neighboring Aruba, a match which the Territory of Curaçao won four to nil.

In December 1954, the territory of Curaçao became the Netherlands Antilles, and following a constitutional change the Netherlands Antilles were designated a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which included the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten. The name of the Curaçao team also changed its name to Netherlands Antilles national team, representing all six islands.

In 1986, Aruba became a country within the Kingdom in its own right, with its own Aruba national football team and subsequently Aruban players did not longer represent the Netherlands Antilles.

On 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles were dissolved, and Curaçao and Sint Maarten became countries in their own right, while Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius became part of the Netherlands proper. Although not a sovereign state, Curaçao (the largest island territory in the Netherlands Antilles) appeared on the FIFA member list in March 2011, as successor of the Netherlands Antilles.

As well as taking on the Netherlands Antilles' FIFA membership, Curaçao was recognised as the direct successor of the former (similarly to how Serbia is regarded the direct successor of Yugoslavia, and Russia for the Soviet Union), and took on its historical records and FIFA ranking.

They played their first match as the newly formed Curaçao national team on 20 August 2011 against Dominican Republic at the Estadio Panamericano, with the match ending in a 1–0 loss for Curaçao.

During the CONCACAF Qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Curaçao achieved a major feat when they defeated Cuba 1-1 with the away goals rule.

Competitive record

All competitive matches played from 1921-1958 were contested as the Territory of Curaçao (comprising all six islands of the Netherlands Antilles). From 1958-2010 all matches were contested as the Netherlands Antilles, successor of the Territory of Curaçao, (still comprising six islands until 1986, when Aruba seceded). All competitive fixtures after 2010 were contested by Curaçao, which solely consists of the island nation itself. Under the newly formed governing body, Curaçao has so far only competed in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, the 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification, the 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification as well as the ABCS Tournament.

CFU Caribbean Cup

CFU Caribbean Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D[decimal 1]	L	GS	GA
1989	Fourth place	2	0	2	0	2	2
1990	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995-1997	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	9
1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007-2012	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Group stage	3	0	0	3	5	10
2017	To be determined
Total	Fourth place	8	0	2	6	9	21

1. Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shootout.

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1963	Third Place	8	5	0	3	14	9
1965	Fifth Place	5	0	2	3	4	16
1967	Group Stage	4	0	2	2	4	6
1969	Third Place	5	2	1	2	9	12
1971	Did not enter
1973	Sixth Place	5	0	2	3	4	19
1977-1991	Did not qualify
1993	Did not enter
1996-2000	Did not qualify
2002	Did not enter
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Withdrew
2007-2015	Did not qualify
Total	Third Place	27	7	7	13	39	62

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1930-1954 Did not enter 1958-2018 Did not qualify 2022 To be determined Total 0/20 Did not qualify - - - - - - Team records Wins Largest win  15–0 vs  Puerto Rico on 7 January 1959^1 Largest win at the CONCACAF Championship finals  4–1 vs Honduras on 7 April 1963, 1963 CONCACAF Championship^1 Largest win at the CCCF Championship finals  9–1 vs Nicaragua on 15 May 1941, 1941 CCCF Championship 8–0 vs Nicaragua on 11 March 1953, 1953 CCCF Championship Largest win at the CFU Championship finals  Did not qualify Largest win at the Caribbean Cup finals  None Largest win at the Pan American Games  3–1 vs Venezuela on 22 March 1955, 1955 Pan American Games^1 Largest win at the ABCS Tournament  9–2 vs Bonaire on 15 July 2012, ABCS Tournament 2012 Draws Highest scoring draw  3–3 vs Panama on 8 May 1941 3–3 vs Honduras on 27 February 1960^1 3–3 vs Suriname on 2 March 1998^1 Highest scoring draw at the CONCACAF Championship finals  2–2 vs Mexico on 4 December 1969, 1969 CONCACAF Championship^1 2–2 vs Guatemala on 5 December 1973, 1973 CONCACAF Championship^1 2–2 vs Honduras on 12 December 1973, 1973 CONCACAF Championship^1 Highest scoring draw at the CCCF Championship finals  3–3 vs Panama on 8 May 1941, 1941 CCCF Championship 3–3 vs Honduras on 27 February 1960, 1960 CCCF Championship^1 Highest scoring draw at the CFU Championship finals  Did not qualify Highest scoring draw at the Caribbean Cup finals  1–1 vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 2 July 1989, 1989 Caribbean Cup^1 1–1 vs Grenada on 6 July 1989, 1989 Caribbean Cup^1 Highest scoring draw at the Pan American Games  None Highest scoring draw at the ABCS Tournament  n/a^a a. Tournament follows a knock-out format, and matches cannot end on a draw. Defeats Largest defeat 8–0 vs Netherlands on 5 September 1962^1 8–0 vs Mexico on 8 December 1973^1 Largest defeat at the CONCACAF Championship finals  8–0 vs  Mexico on 8 December 1973, 1973 CONCACAF Championship^1 Largest defeat at the CCCF Championship finals  6–2 vs Costa Rica on 13 May 1941, 1941 CCCF Championship Largest defeat at the CFU Championship finals  Did not qualify Largest defeat at the Caribbean Cup finals  4–0 vs Haiti on 22 July 1998, 1998 Caribbean Cup^1 Largest defeat at the Pan American Games  4–2 vs Argentina on 13 March 1955, 1955 Pan American Games^1 Largest defeat at the ABCS Tournament  3–1 vs Bonaire on 2 December 2011, ABCS Tournament 2011 3–1 vs Suriname on 16 November 2013, ABCS Tournament 2013 2–0 vs Suriname on 4 December 2011, ABCS Tournament 2011 1. Matches played as the Netherlands Antilles from 16 December 1946 to 18 August 2011. Recent results and forthcoming fixtures For all past match results of the national team, see the team's results page The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons. 2015 Curaçao  v  Aruba 30 January 2015 ABCS Tournament Curaçao  0–0 (3–5 p)  Aruba Paramaribo, Suriname 20:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Essed Stadium Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Suriname) Curaçao  v  Bonaire 1 February 2015 ABCS Tournament Curaçao  4–1  Bonaire Paramaribo, Suriname 20:00 UTC−4 Winklaar Martina Report Barzey  85' Stadium: Essed Stadium Referee: Ricky de Leca (Aruba) Curaçao  v  Montserrat 27 March 2015 2018 World Cup Q Curaçao  2–1  Montserrat Willemstad, Curaçao 20:00 UTC−4 Merencia  8' Zschusschen  39' (pen.) Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) Taylor  24' Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Referee: Óscar Dávila (Nicaragua) Montserrat  v  Curaçao 31 March 2015 2018 World Cup Q Montserrat  2–2 (3–4 agg.)  Curaçao Look Out, Montserrat 19:00 UTC−4 Willer  65' Woods-Garness  81' Report Lachman  43' Vicento  87' Stadium: Blakes Estate Stadium Curaçao  v  Suriname 20 May 2015 Friendly Curaçao  3–2  Suriname Almere, Netherlands 19:00 UTC+1 Merencia Rajcomar Wall Hasselbaink Snijders Stadium: Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion Curaçao  v  Trinidad and Tobago 5 June 2015 Friendly Curaçao  1–0  Trinidad and Tobago Willemstad, Curaçao 20:00 UTC−4 Vicento  85' Report Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadion Curaçao  v  Cuba 10 June 2015 2018 World Cup Q Curaçao  0–0  Cuba Willemstad, Curaçao 20:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Cuba  v  Curaçao 14 June 2015 2018 World Cup Q Cuba  1–1 (a) (1–1 agg.)  Curaçao Havana, Cuba 20:00 UTC−4 Márquez  5' Sánchez  45' Report Merencia  16' Richard  35' Stadium: Estadio Pedro Marrero Curaçao  v  El Salvador 4 September 2015 2018 World Cup Q Curaçao  0–1  El Salvador Willemstad, Curaçao 18:00 (UTC-4) Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF) Larín  12' Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica) El Salvador  v  Curaçao 8 September 2015 2018 World Cup Q El Salvador  1–0 (2–0 agg.)  Curaçao San Salvador, El Salvador Barrios  9' Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica) 2016 Barbados  v  Curaçao 24 March 2016 Caribbean Cup Q Barbados  1–0  Curaçao Cave Hill, Barbados Harewood Report Stadium: Usain Bolt Sports Complex Curaçao  v  Dominican Republic 26 March 2016 Caribbean Cup Q Curaçao  2–1  Dominican Republic Willemstad, Curaçao v.Kessel Zschusschen Report Rodríguez Stadium: Stadion Ergilio Hato Guyana  v  Curaçao 1 June 2016 Caribbean Cup Q Guyana  –  Curaçao Providence, Guyana Stadium: Providence Stadium Curaçao  v  U.S. Virgin Islands 4 June 2016 Caribbean Cup Q Curaçao  –  U.S. Virgin Islands Willemstad, Curaçao Stadium: Stadion Ergilio Hato Current squad The following players were called up by Patrick Kluivert as the squad for the Caribbean Cup qualification matches against Barbados and Dominican Republic .[1] Caps and goals as of 26 March 2016 after the match against Dominican Republic. 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club GK Rowendy Sumter 19 May 1988 8 0 Atlétiko Flamingo GK Eloy Room 6 February 1989 7 0 Vitesse GK Jarzinho Pieter 11 November 1987 11 0 Centro Dominguito DF Gillian Justiana 5 March 1991 8 0 Helmond Sport DF Cuco Martina 25 September 1989 23 0 Southampton DF Doriano Kortstam 7 July 1994 1 0 Jong Roda DF Darryl Lachman 11 November 1989 8 1 Cambuur DF Dustley Mulder 27 October 1985 8 0 NAC Breda DF Shanon Carmelia 20 March 1989 13 2 JVC Cuijk DF Bryan Bakboord 13 November 1996 0 0 Victory Boys MF Papito Merencia 4 March 1994 17 5 RVVH MF Leandro Bacuna 21 August 1991 2 0 Aston Villa MF Luidjino Hoyer 5 February 1988 14 0 Magreb'90 MF Kemy Agustien 20 August 1986 7 0 Hamilton Academical MF Michaël Maria 31 January 1995 3 0 VfL Bochum MF Gevaro Nepomuceno 10 November 1992 11 1 Maritimo MF Jarchinio Antonia 27 December 1990 1 0 FC Groningen MF Everon Pisas 13 October 1994 0 0 ACS Poli Timișoara FW Rangelo Janga 16 April 1992 1 0 FC Dordrecht FW Gino van Kessel 9 March 1993 6 1 Trenčín FW Felitciano Zschusschen 24 January 1992 5 2 Oss FW Norvianel Naar 12 June 1986 0 0 Jong Colombia Recent call-ups The following players have been called up to the Curaçao squad in the last 12 months. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Zeus de la Paz 11 March 1995 2 0 Nuneaton Town v.  El Salvador, 8 September 2015 DF Jason Wall 10 December 1991 9 0 KFC Lille v.  Barbados, March 24, 2016^INJ DF Quentin Jakoba 19 December 1987 0 0 Kozakken Boys v.  Barbados, March 24, 2016^PRE DF Shelton Martis 29 November 1982 11 1 SteDoCo v.  El Salvador, 8 September 2015 DF Derwin Martina 19 July 1994 3 0 Unattached v.  Suriname, May 20, 2015 DF Soranley Tomsjansen 21 May 1984 3 0 Centro Barber v.  Montserrat, 31 March 2015 MF Jeremy de Nooijer 26 June 1992 5 0 Levski Sofia v.  Barbados, March 24, 2016^INJ MF Gianluca Maria 26 June 1992 4 0 Hapoel Ashkelon v.  Barbados, March 24, 2016^INJ MF Elson Hooi 1 October 1991 2 0 FC Volendam v.  El Salvador, 8 September2015 MF Roly Bonevacia 8 October 1991 1 0 Wellington Phoenix v.  El Salvador, September 4, 2015^WTD MF Jonathan Richard 21 June 1991 2 0 AFC v.  Cuba, June 14, 2015 MF Ayrton Statie 22 July 1994 1 0 FC Eindhoven v.  Suriname, May 20, 2015 FW Charlton Vicento 19 January 1991 6 2 Helmond Sport v.  El Salvador, 8 September 2015 FW Quenten Martinus 7 March 1991 5 1 Yokohama F Marinos v.  El Salvador, 8 September 2015 FW Dino Cornet 24 January 1989 2 0 Unattached v.  El Salvador, 8 September 2015 FW Rihairo Meulens 3 June 1988 6 3 Raufoss v.  El Salvador, 8 September 2015 FW Kenneth Kunst 1 November 1986 6 0 Centro Barber v.  El Salvador, 8 September 2015 FW Guyon Fernandez 18 April 1986 0 0 Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk v.  El Salvador, September 4, 2015^WTD FW Prince Rajcomar 25 April 1985 6 4 ACS Poli Timișoara v.  Cuba, June 14, 2015 FW Romero Regales 7 November 1986 1 0 OH Leuven v.  Montserrat, 31 March 2015 ^WTD Player withdrew from the squad. ^INJ Player missed out due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad Notes: Caps do not include matches played for the former Netherlands Antilles, but solely appearances for the thereout subsequent country of Curaçao. Vinni Clark Past managers Past managers of the Netherlands Antilles^1 Pedro Celestino Dacunha (1957–65) Wilhelm Canword (1973) Jan Zwartkruis^2 (1978–81) Rob Groener (1983–85) Wilhelm Canword (1988)[2] Jan Zwartkruis (1992–94)[3] Etienne Siliee (1996)[4] Henry Caldera (2000–02)[5] Pim Verbeek (2003–05)[6] Etienne Siliee (2005–07)[7] Leen Looyen (2007–09)[8] Remko Bicentini (2009–10)[9] Henry Caldera (2010, interim)[10] Past managers of Curaçao^3 Manuel Bilches (2011–12)[11] Ludwig Alberto (2012–14)[11] Igemar Pieternella (2014, interim)[11] Etienne Siliee (2014–15)[12] Patrick Kluivert (2015–)[13] 1. Managers of the Netherlands Antilles from 16 December 1946 to 18 August 2011. 2. Jan Zwartkruis served as manager of the Netherlands as well as the Netherlands Antilles concurrently from 1978 to 1981. 3. Managers of Curaçao, from 18 August 2011. Direct successor, inheriting the former nation's FIFA membership and competitive record. All-time record against other nations As of 15 November 2014[14] Netherlands Antilles (1946–2011) The following matches were played as the Netherlands Antilles (from 16 December 1946 until 18 August 2011) Team Pld W D L  Haiti 18 1 4 13  Trinidad and Tobago 17 1 6 10  Suriname 16 5 4 7  El Salvador 16 1 4 11  Costa Rica 15 3 1 11  Mexico 12 2 3 7  Jamaica 10 4 3 7  Honduras 10 2 4 4  Cuba 9 6 1 2  Antigua and Barbuda 9 5 2 2  Guatemala 9 2 5 2  Nicaragua 7 6 0 1  Panama 7 4 1 2  Venezuela 6 3 1 2  Guyana 6 1 1 4  Puerto Rico 4 4 0 0  Grenada 4 1 3 0  United States 4 0 2 2  Aruba 2 1 1 0  Dominican Republic 2 0 1 1  Saint Lucia 1 0 1 0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 0 1 0  Argentina 1 0 0 1  Barbados 1 0 0 1  Bermuda 1 0 0 1  Cayman Islands 1 0 0 1 Total 189 52 49 88 Curaçao (2011–Present) The following matches were played as Curaçao (from 18 August 2011 until present) Team Pld W D L  Suriname 4 1 1 3  Bonaire 3 2 0 1  Aruba 3 1 0 2  Dominican Republic 3 1 0 2  Cuba 3 0 2 1  U.S. Virgin Islands 2 2 0 0  Montserrat 2 1 1 0  Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 0 1  French Guiana 2 0 1 1  Haiti 2 0 1 1  Antigua and Barbuda 2 0 0 2  El Salvador 2 0 0 2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 0 0 2  Grenada 1 1 0 0  Guadeloupe 1 1 0 0  Martinique 1 0 1 0  Puerto Rico 1 0 1 0  Barbados 1 0 0 1  Guyana 1 0 0 1  Saint Lucia 1 0 0 1 Total 37 6 7 19 Statistics accurate as of last match played against Dominican Republic on 26 March 2016[14] Honours Competition Total World Cup 0 0 0 0 CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 0 0 2 2 Confederations Cup 0 0 0 0 Olympic Games 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 2 2 This is a list of honours for the senior Curaçao national team CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup: Third place (2): 1963^1, 1969^1 CFU Caribbean Cup: Fourth place (1): 1989^1 Other tournaments Central American and Caribbean Games: Winners (2): 1950^1, 1962^1 ABCS Tournament: Runners-up (2): 2010, 2013 Third place (2): 2012, 2015 Fourth place (1): 2011 Phillip Seaga Cup : Winners (1): 1963^1 Inter Expo Cup / Polar Cup: Winners (1): 2004^1 Runners-up (2): 2006^1, 2008^1 Fourth place (1): 2005^1 Parbo Bier Cup: Winners (1): 2004^1 1. 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