Aruba national football team

Aruba
Association	Arubaanse Voetbal Bond
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
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	193 (21 December 2023)
Highest	112 (November 2015)
Lowest	205 (April 2021)
First international
	Aruba 0–4 Curaçao ; (Aruba; 6 April 1924); As FIFA member; Trinidad and Tobago 7–0 Aruba ; (Netherlands Antilles; 31 March 1989)
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.

History

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.

Results and fixtures

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

2023

26 March 2022–23 Nations League	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2–0	Aruba	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
18:00 UTC−4	Freeman 45+1', 80'	Report		Stadium: Warner Park

11 September 2023–24 Nations League	Cayman Islands	1–2	Aruba	George Town, Cayman Islands
15:00 UTC−5	Nunez 6'	Report	Ostiana 2' Bäly 79'	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	Ostiana 52' Luydens 61' Molina 86'	Report	Henry 63'	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	Farrell 47'	Report	Dania 23' Ostiana 41', 52' Maria 79' (pen.)	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	Groothusen 16', 89' Ostiana 45+5' Maria 55' Dania 77'	Report	Studenhofft 49'	Stadium: Trinidad Stadium Referee: Norberto da Silva (Curaçao)

Coaching history

René Notten (1995)
Ángel Botta (1996)
Marco Rasmijn (2000)
Marcelo Muñoz (2004)
Azing Griever (2004–2006)
Marcelo Muñoz (2008–2010)
Epi Albertus (2010–2012)
Giovanni Franken (2013–2015)
Rini Coolen (2015)
Martin Koopman (2015–2020)
Marvic Bermúdez (2020)
Stanley Menzo (2021–2022)
Marvic Bermúdez (2022–)

Players

Current squad

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.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Matthew Lentink	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993	12	0	VV Goes
1GK	Josthan Maduro	(2006-08-30) 30 August 2006	1	0	River Plate

2DF	Nickenson Paul	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997	25	0	SV Dakota
2DF	Mark Jacobs	(1999-10-28) 28 October 1999	14	0	RCA
2DF	Fernando Lewis	(1993-01-31) 31 January 1993	9	0	OFC
2DF	Diederick Luydens	(1999-02-18) 18 February 1999	7	1	SV DSO
2DF	Jonathan Richard	(1991-06-21) 21 June 1991	6	0	ODIN '59
2DF	Nathan Lo-A-Njoe	(1989-03-01) 1 March 1989	4	0	RCA
2DF	Kymani Nedd	(2004-06-10) 10 June 2004	4	0	Excelsior
2DF	Marcus Portier	(1999-08-11) 11 August 1999	2	0	RCA

3MF	Walter Bennett	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997	14	0	SC Feyenoord
3MF	Glenbert Croes	(2001-06-17) 17 June 2001	12	1	Nacional
3MF	Stiven Rua	(1990-05-12) 12 May 1990	11	0	Britannia
3MF	Edward Clarissa	(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000	7	0	VV Maarssen
3MF	Rovien Ostiana	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002	4	5	Volendam
3MF	Mishawn Molina	(2005-01-16) 16 January 2005	3	1	Excelsior
3MF	Jaybrien Romano	(2004-12-13) 13 December 2004	3	0	Braintree Town

4FW	Terence Groothusen	(1996-09-16) 16 September 1996	15	6	Sportlust '46
4FW	Benjamin Maria	(2001-09-19) 19 September 2001	8	3	VV DUNO
4FW	Daniel Linscheer	(1994-01-21) 21 January 1994	7	0	RCA
4FW	Jaydon Dania	(2004-10-29) 29 October 2004	3	2	AFC '34

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
GK	Eric Abdul	(1986-02-26) 26 February 1986	32	0	RCA	vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 26 March 2023

DF	Darryl Bäly	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998	6	1	OFC	vs. Cayman Islands, 11 September 2023

MF	Gregor Breinburg	(1991-09-16) 16 September 1991	16	2	ADO Den Haag	vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 26 March 2023
MF	Josh Gross	(1993-05-13) 13 May 1993	13	2	Dakota	vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 26 March 2023
MF	Jeamirr Howell	(1992-11-16) 16 November 1992	5	0	RCA	vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 26 March 2023
MF	Jayson Halman	(1999-11-17) 17 November 1999	4	0	VVSB	vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 26 March 2023
MF	Franklin Lewis	(1999-05-28) 28 May 1999	4	0	Lisse	vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 26 March 2023

FW	Pieter Susebeek	(1992-02-20) 20 February 1992	3	0	Britannia	vs. U.S. Virgin Islands, 14 October 2023
FW	Jeremy van Uunen	(1993-10-28) 28 October 1993	1	0	Westlandia	vs. U.S. Virgin Islands, 14 October 2023
FW	Joshua John	(1988-10-01) 1 October 1988	9	4	AFC '34	vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 26 March 2023
FW	Rensel Bryson	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000	3	0	Geldrop	vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 26 March 2023

Player records

As of 20 November 2023^[10]

Players in bold are still active with Aruba.

Most appearances

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

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Terence Groothusen	6	15	0.4	2019–present
1	Ronald Gómez	6	22	0.27	2002–2021
3	Rovien Ostiana	5	4	1.25	2023–present
3	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

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of Netherlands Antilles								Part of Netherlands Antilles
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990	Did not enter								Did not enter
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 Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record										Qualification record
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	Did not enter									Did not enter
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

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2019−20	B	C	6	0	0	6	5	18		28th
2022–23	C	B	4	1	1	2	5	5		35th
Total			10	1	1	8	10	23	28th

CONCACAF Nations League history
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 Caribbean Cup

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
1988	Did not enter								Did not enter
1989	Did not qualify								4	0	0	4	4	27
1990	Did not qualify								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	Did not enter								Did not enter
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	Did not qualify								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

ABCS Tournament record
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

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

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.^[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
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

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
↑ "Aruba - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Rec.Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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↑ Courtney, Barrie. "Aruba - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
↑ "Olympic Players, Helsinki Bound". Aruba Esso News on Coleccion Aruba, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba. 6 June 1952. Group photo of the seven Aruban footballers in the Olympic team.
↑ "Adriaan Brokke". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
↑ "Oncena Arubano a derrota Botafago cu un score di 3-1". Arubaanse Courant on Internet Archive (in Papiamento). 11 August 1952.
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External links

Country profile – FIFA
Country roster – National Football Teams
Team 2008
Netherlands Antilles vs Aruba, Digicel Caribbean Championships 2008, YouTube
Grenada vs Aruba, Digicel Caribbean Championships 2008, YouTube

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[3] "Aruba national team". international-football.net. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

[4] Courtney, Barrie. "Aruba - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[5] "Olympic Players, Helsinki Bound". Aruba Esso News on Coleccion Aruba, Biblioteca Nacional Aruba. 6 June 1952. Group photo of the seven Aruban footballers in the Olympic team.

[6] "Adriaan Brokke". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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[8] "Football: Aruba Wins Interland Series". The Local on Internet Archive. 14 February 1953. Pages 5 to 7.

[9] "Final Squad". Facebook. Arubaanse Voetbal Bond - AVB.

[10] "Aruba". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[11] "World Football Elo Ratings". www.eloratings.net. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

[12] "World Football Elo Ratings: Aruba". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

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Aruba national football team
General	Aruba Football Federation Managers Players
Venues	Trinidad Stadium
Performances	CONCACAF Nations League
Other Aruban teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's U23 U20 U17

National and regional football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.