Aruba Football Federation

The Arubaanse Voetbal Bond is the governing body of football in Aruba. Its headquarters are at Frans Figaroa sports complex (Compleho Deportivo Frans Figaroa) in the city of Noord. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional football, including the men's, and youth national teams. The AVB is also responsible for sanctioning referees and football tournaments for most football leagues in Aruba.

Aruba Football Federation
CONCACAF
Founded1932
FIFA affiliation1988
CONCACAF affiliation1986[1]
PresidentRichard Dijkhof
Websitehttp://www.avbaruba.com/

Professional Leagues

The Division di Honor is the first division football league in Aruba. It comprises 10 teams and is fed by Division Uno, and Division Dos. The AVB also runs the women's league Division Damas, and Junioren for U-20 teams.

Since 2005 the AVB has operated the Torneo Copa Betico Croes for men's teams in all three divisions.

Association staff
Name Position Source
Richard Dijkhoff President [2][3]
Lysander Besselink Vice President [4]
Mario Wereleman 2nd Vice President [5]
Reynaold Geerman General Secretary [6][7]
Ursell Arends Treasurer [8]
n/a Technical Director
Marvic Bermúdez Team Coach (Men's) [9]
Elvis Albertus Team Coach (Women's) [10]
Zahira Biekram Media/Communications Manager [11]
Egbert Lalce Futsal Coordinator [12]
Monique Ras Referee Coordinator [13]

Associations Affiliated with AVB

Adult Level
  1. Aruba national football team

Youth Level
  1. Aruba U-20 national football team
  2. Aruba U-17 national football team

References
  1. "CFU Nations Cup to be held every 4 years". Kingston Gleaner in newspaperarchive.com. 23 December 1986.
    "At the Zurich meeting, Aruba, St Vincent and the Grenadines and St Lucia were accepted as members of CONCACAF which should lead to their membership in FIFA after two years."
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  7. "ARUBA". www.concacaf.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  8. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Aruba - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  9. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Aruba - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
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  11. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Aruba - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  12. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Aruba - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  13. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Aruba - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.


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