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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Aruba women's national football team.

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.

Aruba
AssociationArubaanse Voetbal Bond
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachMarvic Bermúdez
CaptainNathan Lo-A-Njoe
Most capsEric Abdul (32)
Top scorerRonald Gómez
Terence Groothusen (6)
Home stadiumTrinidad Stadium
FIFA codeARU

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking
Current 194 Decrease 1 (20 June 2024)[1]
Highest112 (November 2015)
Lowest205 (April 2021)
First international
Aruba 0–4 Curaçao 
(Aruba; 6 April 1924)[2]
As FIFA member
 Trinidad and Tobago 7–0 Aruba 
(Netherlands Antilles; 31 March 1989)[3]
Biggest win
Aruba 8–1 Suriname Netherlands
(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 team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

History

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Between 1924 and 1933, Aruba only played against Curaçao, although these matches are not considered official.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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)[8] and the 1953 series between Aruba, Surinam, British Guiana and professional club La Salle F.C. from Venezuela.[9] 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

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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

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11 September 2023–24 Nations League Cayman Islands   1–2   Aruba George Town, Cayman Islands
15:00 UTC−5
  • Nunez   6'
 Report
  • 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
  • Luydens   61'
  • Molina   86'
    		•  Report
    		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
    		Report
  • 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
  • Ostiana   45+5'
  • Maria   55'
  • Dania   77'
    		•  Report
    		Stadium: Trinidad Stadium
    Referee: Norberto da Silva (Curaçao)

    2024

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    22 March Friendly Dominican Republic   2–0   Aruba Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
    20:00 UTC−4 Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC
    8 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Aruba   0–2   Curaçao Oranjestad, Aruba
    21:00 UTC−4 Report
  • Severina   90+6'
    		•  Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad
    Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
    11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Saint Lucia   2–2   Aruba Wildey, Barbados
    15:00 UTC−4
  • Pearson   66'
    		•  Report (FIFA)
    Report (CONCACAF)
  • Marselia   43'
    		•  Stadium: Wildey Turf
    Attendance: 42
    Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

    2025

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    4 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Barbados   v   Aruba
    7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Aruba   v   Haiti

    Coaching history

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  •   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

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    Main article: List of Aruba international footballers

    Current squad

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    The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) matches against Curacao and Saint Lucia on 9 and 11 June 2024, respectively.[10]

    Caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2024, after the match against Saint Lucia.

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
    1GK Matthew Lentink (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 30) 15 0   VV Goes
    1GK Josthan Maduro (2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 17) 1 0   River Plate
    1GK Jahmani Eisden (2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 (age 19) 0 0   IJsselmeervogels
    2DF Nickenson Paul (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 26) 28 0   SV Dakota
    2DF Mark Jacobs (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 24) 14 0   SV Orion
    2DF Fernando Lewis (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 31) 12 0   SV Zandvoort
    2DF Diederick Luydens (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 25) 10 1   SV DSO
    2DF Darryl Baly (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26) 7 1   FC Lisse
    2DF Kymani Nedd (2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 (age 20) 7 0   Excelsior
    2DF Jonathan Richard (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 33) 6 0   ODIN '59
    2DF Ashton Charles (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 29) 3 1   SV Britannia
    2DF Sandro Staal (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 (age 30) 3 0   AFC'34
    3MF Walter Bennett (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27) 17 1   SC Feyenoord
    3MF Stiven Rua (1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 (age 34) 13 0   Britannia
    3MF Jonathan Richard (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 33) 8 0   ODIN '59
    3MF Rovien Ostiana (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22) 7 5 No club
    3MF Isaï Marselia (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 23) 3 1   Romulus F.C.
    3MF Shivay Wadhwani (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Nacional
    4FW Terence Groothusen (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 27) 18 6   Sportlust '46
    4FW Benjamin Maria (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 22) 10 3   VV DUNO
    4FW Jeremy van Uunen (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 30) 4 0   SC Feyenoord
    4FW Jayden Kruydenhof (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18) 2 0   AFC'34
    4FW Tyron Perret Gentil (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 20) 1 0   Vitesse
    4FW Conner van Kilsdonk (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) 0 0   NEC

    Recent call-ups

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    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 Darryl Bäly (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26) 6 1   OFC vs.   Cayman Islands, 11 September 2023
    FW Pieter Susebeek (1992-02-20) 20 February 1992 (age 32) 3 0   Britannia vs.   U.S. Virgin Islands, 14 October 2023
    FW Jeremy van Uunen (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 30) 1 0   Westlandia vs.   U.S. Virgin Islands, 14 October 2023

    Player records

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    As of 20 November 2023[11]
    Players in bold are still active with Aruba.

    Most appearances

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    Rank Player Caps Goals Career
    1 Eric Abdul 32 0 2011–present
    2 Theric Ruiz 28 1 2004–2016
    3 Nickenson Paul 28 0 2014–present
    4 Erik Santos de Gouveia 27 3 2011–2021
    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

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    Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
    1 Terence Groothusen 6 18 0.33 2019–present
    Ronald Gómez 6 22 0.27 2002–2021
    3 Glenroy Lake 5 6 0.83 1995-2002
    Rovien Ostiana 5 7 0.71 2023-present
    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 10 0.3 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

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    FIFA World Cup

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    FIFA World Cup Qualification
    Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
    1930to1986 Part of   Netherlands Antilles Part of   Netherlands Antilles
    1990 and 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 2 0 1 1 2 4
          2030 To be determined
      2034
    Total 0/9 22 5 2 15 28 65

    CONCACAF Gold Cup

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    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
        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

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    CONCACAF Nations League record
    League Finals
    Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Finals Results Pld W D L GF GA Squad
    2019−20 B C 6 0 0 6 5 18     2021 Ineligible
    2022–23 C B 4 1 1 2 5 5     2023
    2023–24 C B 4 4 0 0 14 4     2024
    2024–25 B C To be determined   2025
    Total — — 14 5 1 8 24 27 — Total 0 Titles — — — — — — —

    CFU Caribbean Cup

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

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    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

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    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.[12]

    As of 11 June 2024[13]

    These all-time records are exclusively class 'A' internationals matches.[14]

    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 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7
      Costa Rica 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1
      Cuba 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
      Curaçao 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3
      Curaçao 22 0 8 14 19 47 −28
      Dominica 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1
      Dominican Republic 4 0 1 3 5 10 −5
      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 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5
      Saint Lucia 4 1 1 2 10 11 −1
      Saint Martin 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3
      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
      U.S. Virgin Islands 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5
      Venezuela 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5
    Total 102 17 23 67 123 249 −126

    Türkiye(Red) 50 0 1 49

    References

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    1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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  • ^ "Aruba national team". international-football.net. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  • ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "Football: Aruba Wins Interland Series". The Local on Internet Archive. 14 February 1953. Pages 5 to 7.
  • ^ "Final Squad". Facebook. Arubaanse Voetbal Bond - AVB.
  • ^ "Aruba". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  • ^ "World Football Elo Ratings". www.eloratings.net. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  • ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Aruba". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  • ^ "Aruba national football team statistics and records: All-time record". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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