Aruba national football team

Aruba

Association

Arubaanse Voetbal Bond

Sub-confederation

CFU (Caribbean)

Confederation

CONCACAF
(North America)

Head coach

Most caps

Home stadium

ARU

134

6 (9 April 2015)

Highest FIFA ranking

120 (June 2014)

Lowest FIFA ranking

202 (February 2008)

Elo ranking

195

First colours

Second colours

First international

Aruba 0–4 Curaçao

(Aruba; April 6th, 1924)

Biggest win

Aruba 7–0 British Virgin Islands

(Oranjestad, Aruba; June 1st, 2014)

Biggest defeat

Trinidad and Tobago 11–0 Aruba

(Grenada; June 4th, 1989)

The Aruba National Football team (Dutch, "Arubaans voetbalelftal"; Papiamentu, "Selection Arubiano di futbòl") 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.

World Cup record

1930 to 1986 – Did not enter, was part of Netherlands Antilles
1990 to 1994 – Did not enter
1998 to 2014 – Did not qualify

Gold Cup record

1991 – Did not enter
1993 – Withdrew
1996 to 2003 – Did not qualify
2005 – Withdrew
2007 – Did not enter
2009 – Did not qualify
2011 – Did not enter
2013 - Did not qualify

Caribbean Cup record

1989 - Did not qualify
1990 - Did not enter
1991 - Did not qualify
1992 - Did not qualify
1993 - Withdrew
1994 - Did not enter
1995 - Did not qualify
1996 - Did not enter
1997 - Did not qualify
1998 - Did not qualify
1999 - Withdrew
2001 - Did not qualify
2005 - Withdrew
2007 - Did not enter
2008 - Did not qualify
2010 - Did not enter
2012 - Did not qualify
2014 - Did not qualify

List of coaches

Giovanni Franken (2013–)
Epi Albertus (2010– 2012)
Marcelo Muñoz (2004), (2008–2010)
Azing Griever (2004–2006)
Marco Rasmijn (2000)
René Notten (1995)

Recent results

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Match Type
20 May 2010	Venezuela	Loss	0-3	Friendly
29 October 2010	Curaçao	Loss	0-3	Friendly
8 July 2011	Saint Lucia	Win	4–2	WCQ
12 July 2011	Saint Lucia	Loss	2–4 (4-5 PK)	WCQ
2 December 2011	Suriname	Win	0–0 (5–4 PK)	2011 ABCS Tournament
13 July 2012	Curaçao	Win	3–2	2012 ABCS Tournament
15 July 2012	Suriname	Win	1-0	2012 ABCS Tournament
27 March 2014	Guam	Draw	2–2	Friendly
30 March 2014	Guam	Win	2–0	Friendly
30 May 2014	Turks and Caicos Islands	Win	1-0	2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
1 June 2014	British Virgin Islands	Win	7-0	2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
3 June 2014	French Guiana	Loss	0-2	2014 Caribbean Cup qualification

Aruba all-time record against all nations

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Antigua and Barbuda	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5
Barbados	3	0	0	3	3	12	-9
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1
Cuba	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3
Curaçao	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Curaçao	22	0	8	14	19	47	-28
Dominican Republic	2	0	0	2	3	6	-3
El Salvador	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
French Guiana	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1
Grenada	2	0	0	2	3	7	-4
Guam	2	1	1	0	4	2	2
Guyana	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
Haiti	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Honduras	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Jamaica	1	0	0	1	0	6	-6
Netherlands Antilles	8	1	0	7	10	23	-13
Panama	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2
Saint Lucia	2	1	0	1	6	6	0
Suriname	14	2	5	7	15	44	-29
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	0	1	0	11	-11
Venezuela	2	0	0	2	1	6	-5
Total	73	9	18	46	82	195	-113

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2014 Caribbean Cup cualification which will be taking place in Aruba itself from May 30 to June 3, 2014.

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Matthew Lentink	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993	1	VV GOES
22	1GK	Eric Abdull	(1986-12-01) 1 December 1986	2	Estrella

2	2DF	Jefferson Vegas	(1995-01-30) 30 January 1995	1	Nacional
3	2DF	Reinhard Breinburg	(1984-05-02) 2 May 1984	5	Quick Boys
4	2DF	Theric Ruiz	(1984-09-18) 18 September 1984	8	Britannia
5	2DF	Leroy Oehlers	(1992-12-12) 12 December 1992	2	SV Huizen
15	2DF	Francois Croes	(1990-10-11) 11 October 1990	4	Estrella
17	2DF	Raymond Tromp	(1986-06-11) 11 June 1986	4	Dakota
	2DF	Jaython Odor	(1994-12-16) 16 December 1994	1	AFC Quick 1890
	2DF	Nickelson Paul	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997	2	Dakota
	2DF	Joel Geerman	(1997-07-12) 12 July 1997	1	Dakota

6	3MF	Johnatan Ruiz	(1995-06-01) 1 June 1995	3	Britannia
8	3MF	Ronnie Nouwen	(1982-07-21) 21 July 1982	5	SC Feyenoord
10	3MF	Erik Santos de Gouveia	(1990-08-30) 30 August 1990	2	RCA
16	3MF	Ezra Bosnie	(1988-08-15) 15 August 1988	1	Britannia

7	4FW	Jelano Cruden	(1988-07-07) 7 July 1988	5	Riverplate
9	4FW	Emile Linkers	(1990-09-25) 25 September 1990	1	PSGC Ciamis
11	4FW	Marlon Andrea	(1986-01-04) 4 January 1986	5	Britannia
12	4FW	Rensy Barradas	(1990-10-21) 21 October 1990	4	RVVH
13	4FW	Dwayn Raven	(1989-07-17) 17 July 1989	3	Estrella
14	4FW	Annuar Kock	(1991-12-03) 3 December 1991	5	Estrella
19	4FW	John Lugay	(1988-02-11) 11 February 1988	3	Britannia

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jeffrey Werleman	(1983-09-30) 30 September 1983	25	0	Dakota	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011

DF	Roman Aparicio	(1980-03-12) 12 March 1980	4	0	Britannia	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011
DF	Raymond Tromp	(1986-06-11) 11 June 1986	4	0	Britannia	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011
DF	Juan Valdez	(1983-11-24) 24 November 1983	4	0	Britannia	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011

MF	Giovanni Thode	(1976-12-23) 23 December 1976	3	0	Britannia	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011
MF	Erik Santos de Gouveia	(1990-08-30) 30 August 1990	2	0	Racing Club Aruba	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011
MF	Harmannus Ridderbos	(1977-01-15) 15 January 1977	4	0	Jong Aruba	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011
MF	Sylvester Schwengle	(1988-07-20) 20 July 1988	7	0	La Fama	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011
MF	Annuar Kock	(1991-12-03) 3 December 1991	1	0	Estrella	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011

FW	Maurice Escalona	(1980-01-27) 27 January 1980	6	3	Racing Club Aruba	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011
FW	Lionel Tromp	(1984-04-19) 19 April 1984	4	0	La Fama	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011
FW	Junel Sanchez	(1985-02-18) 18 February 1985	1	0	Britannia	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011
FW	Carlos Quandt	(1989-07-25) 25 July 1989	3	0	SV Riverplate	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011
FW	Jelano Cruden	(1988-07-07) 7 July 1988	5	0	SV Riverplate	premilinary v. Saint Lucia, July 12, 2011

External links

Official site – Arubaanse Voetbalbond
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

Football in Aruba

Aruba Football Federation

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Aruban Division di Honor Aruban Division Uno

Domestic cups

Men	Torneo Copa Betico Croes

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

International association football

FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup U-20 World Cup U-17 World Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year FIFA Ballon d'Or Geography Teams Debuts Competitions Federations Codes

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also International women's football

National association 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 country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.