ABCS Tournament

ABCS Tournament
Founded 2010
Number of teams 4

The ABCS Tournament is an annual football tournament between the representative teams of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and Suriname.

Louis Giskus, the President of the Suriname Football Federation said that the competition was formed "to strengthen the relationship between the Dutch speaking countries in the Caribbean".[1]

If the scores are level after 90 minutes plus injury time, the game proceeds straight to penalty kicks. No extra time is allocated.

History

Year Host Winner Runner-up Third-place Fourth-place
2010  Curacao  Suriname  Curaçao  Aruba  Bonaire
2011  Suriname  Bonaire  Aruba  Suriname  Curaçao
2012  Aruba  Aruba  Suriname  Curaçao  Bonaire
2013  Curacao  Suriname  Curaçao  Bonaire  Aruba
2014  Suriname
Postponed
2015  Suriname  Suriname  Aruba  Curaçao  Bonaire

ABCS Tournament 2010

Also known as the Pais Positivo Cup 2010.

First round

29 October 2010
Curaçao  3 - 0  Aruba
Espacia   ' (1-0)
Trenidad   ' (2-0)
Steba   ' (3-0)

29 October 2010
Suriname  4 - 2  Bonaire
Kwasie  13' (1-0), 63' (3-0)
Rijssel  39' (2-0)
Rigters  13' (4-2)
  ' (3-1) Martha
  ' (3-2, pen.) I. Piar

Third place playoff

31 October 2010
 Aruba 3 - 3
(abandoned)1
 Bonaire
Santos
Escalona   ' (2x, 1x pen.)
I. Piar
A. Piar
Christiaan

1 Players of Bonaire walked off the pitch after a disagreement over a penalty kick being given against them.

Final

31 October 2010
Curaçao  2 - 2  Suriname
Espacia   ' (1-2)
Lake   ' (2-2)
 20' (1-0, Template:Afkorting) onb.
 36' (2-0, pen.) Emanuelson
  Penalties  
  5 - 6  

ABCS Tournament 2011

First round

2 December 2011
18:00 (UTC-3)
Curaçao  1 - 3  Bonaire
Bito  10' report  25' Kunst
 72' A. Piar
 87' Calvenhoven
Dr. Ir. F. Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde

2 December 2011
20:00 (UTC-3)
Suriname  0 - 0  Aruba
report
  Penalties  
Limon
Felter
Baneti
Mando
Esperance
4 - 5 Bergen
Baten
Santos de Gouveia
Gomez
Kock
Dr. Ir. F. Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname
Referee: Javier Jauregui

Third place playoff

4 December 2011
16:00 (UTC-3)
Suriname  2 - 0  Curaçao
Banetti  46'
Limon  76'
report
Dr. Ir. F. Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname

Final

4 December 2011
18:00 (UTC-3)
Bonaire  2 - 2  Aruba
Kunst  34'
Janzen  45+?'
report  50' Bergen
 53' Gomez
  Penalties  
Bernardus
Janzen
Calvenhoven
Tomasa
4 - 3 Breinburg
Bergen
Santos de Gouveia
Kock
Gomez
Dr. Ir. F. Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde

ABCS Tournament 2012

The 2012 edition of the tournament is to be hosted in Aruba between 13 and 15 July.

First round

13 July 2012
19:10
Local time
 Aruba 3 - 2 Curaçao 
Gilkes  2'
Raven  44'
Barradas  76'
Martina  70'
Colina  72'
Complejo Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad, Oranjestad, Aruba
Referee: Antonius Pinas (Suriname )

13 July 2012
21:15
Local time
Suriname  8 - 0  Bonaire
Limon  28'
Jomena  30'
Wall  37'
Sordam  52'
Aloema  61' (pen.)
Jomena  63'
Djemesi  74'
Drenthe  88'
Complejo Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad, Oranjestad, Aruba
Referee: Rudolph Angela ( Aruba)

Third place playoff

15 July 2012
17:00
Local Time
 Bonaire 2 - 9 Curaçao 
Complejo Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad, Oranjestad, Aruba
Referee: Antonius Pinas (Suriname )

Final

15 July 2012
19:00
Local Time
 Aruba 1 - 0  Suriname
Gilkes  35'
Complejo Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad, Oranjestad, Aruba
Referee: Javier Jauregui (Curaçao )

ABCS Tournament 2013

The 2013 edition of the tournament was hosted in Curaçao between 14 and 16 November.

First round

14 November 2013
20:00
Local time
 Bonaire 0 - 2 Suriname 
report Talea  20'
Apai  61'
Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao
Referee: Javier Jauregui (Curaçao )

14 November 2013
22:00
Local time
Curaçao  2 - 0  Aruba
Isenia  14', 31'
Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao
Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Suriname)

Third place playoff

16 November 2013
20:00
Local Time
 Bonaire 2 - 1 Aruba 
I. Piar  74'
Barzey  76'
report Escalona  43'
Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao
Referee: Edsel Dimie (Curaçao)

Final

16 November 2013
22:00
Local Time
 Curaçao 1 - 3  Suriname
Report Pinas  3'
Najoe  67', 88'
Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao
Referee: Javier Jauregui (Curaçao )

ABCS Tournament 2014

It was initially announced that the he 2014 edition of the tournament would be hosted by Suriname from November 7–9. All matches were to be played at André Kamperveen Stadion. Following a strong performance by Curacao during 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification, the tournament was moved to 28–30 November since Curacao would be participating in the finals of the 2014 Caribbean Cup.[2][3] It was later announced that the tournament had been postponed until 2015 because Curacao had just finished a long Caribbean Cup process.[4]

ABCs Tournament 2015

The 2015 edition of the tournament was hosted in Suriname between 30 January and 1 February.[4]

First round

30 January 2015
19:00 (UTC) -3
 Curaçao 0 - 0 Aruba 
Report
  Penalties  
  3 - 5  
Franklin Essed Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Suriname)

30 January 2015
21:00 (UTC) -3
 Suriname 3 - 0 Bonaire 
Vallei
Pokie
Cronie
Report
Franklin Essed Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)

Third place playoff

1 February 2015
16:00 (UTC) -3
 Curaçao 4-1 Bonaire 
Winklaar
Winklaar
Martina
Martina
Report Barzey  85'
Franklin Essed Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
Referee: Ricky de Leca (Aruba)

Final

1 February 2015
18:00 (UTC) -3
 Suriname 1-0 Aruba 
Cronie  5' Report
Franklin Essed Stadium, Paramaribo, Suriname
Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)

References

  1. Menary, Steve (20 November 2012). "Players launch attack on Caribbean football leaders". Play The Game. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. "ABCS-toernooi verplaatst door succes Curaçao" (in Dutch). Natio Suriname. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. "Suriname start voorbereiding op ABCS-toernooi" (in Dutch). Natio Suriname. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Gödeken: 'Er moet gepresteerd worden'" (in Dutch). Natio Suriname. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

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