Association football in Curaçao
The sport of association football in Curaçao is run by the Curaçao Football Federation. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Curaçao League. The main annual football tournament is the Chippie Polar Cup,an annual friendly event held since 2004 which has involved clubs from the Netherlands, Brazil, Suriname, Aruba and Curaçao.
The Chippie Polar Cup
The tournament is organized by Project Support Curaçao NV (PSC) and the matches are held at the Ergilio Hato Stadion (SDK), in Brievengat. The first two editions were held under the name Inter Expo Cup.
Cup winners
- 2004:
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Netherlands Antilles national football team - 2005:
Walking Bout Company - 2006:
FC Groningen - 2007: FC Utrecht
- 2008: FC Groningen
- 2009: Dutch Caribbean Stars
- 2010: Ajax
- 2013: ADO Den Haag
2004 Edition
January 2004[1]
- Netherlands Antilles
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2 - 2 FC Dordrecht - Suriname 0 - 0 SC Cambuur
- Netherlands Antilles 2 - 1 SC Cambuur
- Suriname 4 - 2 FC Dordrecht
- FC Dordrecht 0 - 4 SC Cambuur
- Netherlands Antilles 2 - 0 Suriname
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Antilles |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| SC Cambuur |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Suriname |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| FC Dordrecht |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 1 |
2005 Edition
January 2005[2]
- Walking Bout Company 2 - 1 FC Dordrecht
- Netherlands Antilles 2 - 3 Jong Feyenoord
- Jong Feyenoord 0 - 0 FC Dordrecht
- Netherlands Antilles 0 - 4 Walking Bout Company
- Netherlands Antilles 1 - 2 FC Dordrecht
- Walking Bout Company 0 - 0 Jong Feyenoord
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking Bout Company |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Jong Feyenoord |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| FC Dordrecht |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Netherlands Antilles |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 0 |
2006 Edition
May 2006:[3]
- FC Groningen 2 - 1 Suriprofs
- Deportivo Barber 3 - 1 Netherlands Antilles U21
Third place match:
- Suriprofs 5 - 2 Netherlands Antilles U21
Final:
- FC Groningen 2 - 1 Deportivo Barber
2007 Edition
June 2007:[4]
- FC Utrecht 2 - 1 FC Dordrecht
- Deportivo Barber 0 - 2
Ferroviário AC
Third place match:
- Deportivo Barber 1 - 1 FC Dordrecht (Deportivo Barber wins 4 - 3 on penalties)
Final:
- FC Utrecht 1 - 0 Ferroviário AC
2008 Edition
May 2008:[5]
- Netherlands Antilles 2 - 1 Suriname
- FC Groningen 3 - 0 EC Flamengo
Third place match:
- EC Flamengo 2 - 0 Suriname
Final:
2009 Edition
Third place match:
- FCS Nacional 4 - 2
SV Britannia
Final:
- Dutch Caribbean Stars 1 - 1 RKSV Centro Dominguito (DCS wins on penalties)
2010 Edition
21–23 May.[8]
- Dutch Caribbean Stars 1 - 4 N.E.C.
- Ajax 3 - 0 Hubentut Fortuna
Third place match:
Final:
2013 Edition
29 May – 21 June.[9]
The tournament was not held in 2011 and 2012, but returned under a new sponsor in 2013 and known as the Multipost Polar Cup.[10]
Third place match:
Final:
- ADO Den Haag 2 - 2
RKSV Centro Dominguito (ADO Den Haag wins 4 - 3 on penalties)
Dutch Caribbean Stars
Dutch Caribbean Stars is an organization that participates in charity matches with players from the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.[11][12][13]
History
The foundation was founded in 2009 and the team is headed by former N.E.C. player and assistant coach of the Curaçao national football team, Remko Bicentini.[14] The proceeds will benefit (youth) sports projects in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.[15] The Dutch Caribbean Stars are intended as a counterpart to the Suri Profs from Suriname.[16] DCS won the 2009 Chippie Polar Cup defeating RKSV Centro Dominguito in penalty kicks.[17][18]
On 9 May 2010 the Dutch Caribbean Stars travelled to Dordrecht, Netherlands to play in a charity match against FC Dordrecht.[19][20][21]
League system
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| 1 | Curaçao League 10 clubs | |||||||||||
| ↓↑ 0-1 club | ||||||||||||
| 2 | First División 10 clubs | |||||||||||
External links
References
- ↑ Inter Expo Cup 2004 Curaçao, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
- ↑ Inter Expo Cup 2005 Curaçao, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
- ↑ Polar Cup 2006 Curaçao, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
- ↑ UTS Polar Cup 2007 Curaçao, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
- ↑ Chippie Polar Cup 2008 Curaçao, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
- ↑ Chippie Polar Cup mee naar Nederland, rnw.nl, 8 juni 2009
- ↑ Chippie Polar Cup 2009 Curaçao
- ↑ Ajax fans ook naar Chippie Polar Cup (Dutch), Vers Geperst, 7 April 2010
- ↑ Final Multipost Polar Cup between ADO Den Haag and Centro Dominguito (Dutch), Vers Geperst, 31 May 2013
- ↑ Internationaal voetbal op Multipost-Polar Cup (Dutch), Vers Geperst, 23 May 2013
- ↑ "Dutch Caribbean Stars helpen Antilliaanse jongeren (Dutch)". RNW. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Dutch Caribbean Stars veroveren Curaçao (Dutch)". RNW. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Voetbal als redmiddel voor de jeugd (Dutch)". AD.nl. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Ook dit jaar een voetbalkamp in de tussenvakantie (Dutch)". Curaçao Sport. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Nelisse (33) stopt met voetbal (Dutch)". De Telegraaf. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Dutch Caribbean Stars helpen Antillaanse jongeren". RNW. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "Ajax verovert Chippie Polar Cup (Dutch)". NU Sport. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Dutch Carribean Stars: voetballers met een missie (Dutch)". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Dutch Caribbean Stars komen naar Dordrecht". Voetbalprimeur.org. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Dutch Caribbean Stars spelen benefietwedstrijd tegen FC Dordrecht (Dutch)". CMS Dordrecht. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Hattrick Vleminckx tegen Dutch Caribbean Stars (Dutch)". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
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