Aruba national football team

Aruba
Association	Arubaanse Voetbal Bond
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Vacant[1]
Captain	Eric Abdul
Most caps	Theric Ruiz (28)
Top scorer	Ronald Gómez (6)
Home stadium	Trinidad Stadium
FIFA code	ARU
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	200 (31 March 2022)[2]
Highest	112 (November 2015)
Lowest	205 (April 2021)
First international
	Aruba 0–4 Curaçao ; (Aruba; 6 April 1924)[3]; As FIFA member; Trinidad and Tobago 7–0 Aruba ; (Netherlands Antilles; 31 March 1989)[4]
Biggest win
	Aruba 8–1 Surinam ; (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.

History

Between 1924 and 1933, Aruba only played against Curaçao, although these matches are not considered official.[5] Aruba participated in its first tournament at the 1955 CCCF Championship, where they finished in 5th place. In 1958, Aruba became part of the Netherlands Antilles 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.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2021

27 March WC 1st Round Qualifying	Aruba	0–6	Suriname	Bradenton, United States
20:00 UTC−4		Report	Hasselbaink 19', 37', 55' Croes 27' (o.g.) Jozefzoon 70' Alberg 74'	Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

30 March WC 1st Round Qualifying	Bermuda	5–0	Aruba	Bradenton, United States
20:00 UTC−4	Crichlow 36', 80' Bather 40' Leverock 57' Scott 64'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Jaime Herrera Bonilla (El Salvador)

2 June WC 1st Round Qualifying	Cayman Islands	1–3	Aruba	Bradenton, United States
18:00 UTC−4	Ebanks 30' (pen.)	Report	John 40', 75' Groothusen 45+2'	Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre (Mexico)

5 June WC 1st Round Qualifying	Aruba	0–7	Canada	Bradenton, United States
20:00 UTC−4		Report	Cavallini 17', 45+1' Hoilett 20' (pen.) Brault-Guillard 49' Davies 78' Larin 87' David 89'	Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)

2022

2 June Nations League	Saint Martin	v	Aruba	Saint Martin
				Stadium: TBD

5 June Nations League	Aruba	v	Saint Martin	Aruba
				Stadium: TBD

8 June Nations League	Aruba	v	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Aruba
				Stadium: TBD

2023

25 March Nations League	Saint Kitts and Nevis	v	Aruba	Saint Kitts and Nevis
				Stadium: TBD

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)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Cayman Islands and Canada on 2 and 5 June 2021.

Caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2021, after the match against Canada.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Eric Abdul	(1986-02-26) 26 February 1986	27	0	Dakota
18	1GK	Jose Cruz	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993	1	0	Deportivo Nacional
23	1GK	Gilbert Bautista	(1998-06-15) 15 June 1998	0	0	La Fama

2	2DF	Mark Jacobs	(1999-05-28) 28 May 1999	8	0	Bubali
3	2DF	Nickenson Paul	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997	17	0	Dakota
4	2DF	Darryl Bäly	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998	2	0	OFC Oostzaan
5	2DF	Noah Harms	(1997-05-05) 5 May 1997	9	1	VV Spijkenisse
12	2DF	Marlon Pereira	(1987-03-26) 26 March 1987	11	0	SteDoCo
15	2DF	Diederick Luydens	(1999-02-18) 18 February 1999	2	0	Prespa Birlik
16	2DF	Francois Croes	(1990-10-11) 11 October 1990	24	0	Estrella

6	3MF	Erik Santos de Gouveia	(1990-08-30) 30 August 1990	27	3	Racing Club Aruba
10	3MF	Walter Bennett	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997	7	0	Racing Club Aruba
11	3MF	Edward Clarissa	(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000	5	0	Deportivo Nacional
14	3MF	Jonathan Richard	(1991-06-21) 21 June 1991	2	0	HBOK
17	3MF	Ericson Croes	(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999	3	0	Caiquetio
20	3MF	Jeamirr Howell	(1992-11-16) 16 November 1992	3	0	Racing Club Aruba
21	3MF	Glenbert Croes	(2001-06-17) 17 June 2001	7	1	Racing Club Aruba
22	3MF	Kendrick Poulina	(1999-06-10) 10 June 1999	2	0	SV Britannia

7	4FW	Javier Jiménez	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000	5	0	Brandenburger SC Süd 05
8	4FW	Joshua John	(1988-10-01) 1 October 1988	8	4	Free agent
9	4FW	Terence Groothusen	(1996-09-16) 16 September 1996	8	2	Alemannia Aachen
13	4FW	Ronald Gómez	(1984-10-25) 25 October 1984	22	6	Racing Club Aruba
19	4FW	Fernando Lewis	(1993-01-31) 31 January 1993	2	0	Quick Boys

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
DF	Jean-Pierre Heyden	(2000-02-25) 25 February 2000	5	0	Dakota	vs. Bermuda, 30 March 2021

MF	Shermar Monticeuex	(2000-08-07) 7 August 2000	2	0	Dakota	vs. Bermuda, 30 March 2021
MF	Ethan Tromp	(2002-01-17) 17 January 2002	2	0	Bubali	vs. Bermuda, 30 March 2021

FW	Joshua Aguire	(2001-07-02) 2 July 2001	1	0	Deportivo Nacional	vs. Bermuda, 30 March 2021
FW	Daniel Linscheer	(1994-01-21) 21 January 1994	3	0	La Fama	vs. Bermuda, 30 March 2021
FW	Shaquille Stamper	(2000-12-26) 26 December 2000	1	0	River Plate	vs. Bermuda, 30 March 2021

Player records

As of 2 June 2021

Players in bold are still active with Aruba.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Theric Ruiz	28	1	2004–2016
2	Eric Abdul	26	0	2011–present
2	Erik Santos de Gouveia	26	3	2011–present
4	Leroy Oehlers	24	0	2013–present
5	Francois Croes	23	0	2008–present
6	Raymond Baten	21	3	2011–present
6	Ronald Gómez	21	6	2002–present
8	Annuar Kock	17	3	2011–present
9	Nickenson Paul	16	0	2014–present
10	Ronny Nouwen	15	0	2004–2015

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Ronald Gómez	6	21	0.29	2002–present
2	Glenroy Lake	5	6	0.83	1995–2002
3	Wander Gross	4	5	0.8	2000–2001
	Joshua John	4	7	0.57	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
8	Lesley Felomina	3	4	0.75	2000–2001
	Jean-Luc Bergen	3	10	0.3	2011–2015
	Annuar Kock	3	17	0.18	2011–present
	Raymond Baten	3	21	0.14	2011–present
	Erik Santos de Gouveia	3	26	0.12	2011–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1986	Part of Netherlands Antilles								Part of Netherlands Antilles
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
Total		0/22							20	5	1	14	26	61

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993	Withdrew
1996	Did not qualify
1998
2000
2002
2003
2005	Withdrew
2007	Did not enter
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Did not enter
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2021
Total		0/16

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	To be determined
Total			6	0	0	6	5	18	28th

CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	Aruba 0–1 Guyana (6 September 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao)
Biggest Win	—
Biggest Defeat	Aruba 0–6 Jamaica (15 October 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao)
Best Result	—
Worst Result	—

CFU Caribbean Cup

Year	Round	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
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	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
Total	Champions	12	2	5	5	13	24

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.[6]

As of 6 June 2021[7]

These all-time records are exclusively class 'A' internationals matches.[8]

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

"Suriname slaat nieuwe richting in met Stanley Menzo: 'We richten ons op deze 3 pijlers'" (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
"Aruba - List of International Matches". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
"Aruba national team". international-football.net. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
Courtney, Barrie. "Aruba - List of International Matches". RSSSF.
"World Football Elo Ratings". www.eloratings.net. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
"World Football Elo Ratings: Aruba". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
"Aruba national football team statistics and records: All-time record". 11v11.com.

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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[1] "Suriname slaat nieuwe richting in met Stanley Menzo: 'We richten ons op deze 3 pijlers'" (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[3] "Aruba - List of International Matches". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 November 2010.

[4] "Aruba national team". international-football.net. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

[5] Courtney, Barrie. "Aruba - List of International Matches". RSSSF.

[6] "World Football Elo Ratings". www.eloratings.net. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

[7] "World Football Elo Ratings: Aruba". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

[8] "Aruba national football team statistics and records: All-time record". 11v11.com.

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 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.