Aruba national football team

Aruba
Association	Arubaanse Voetbal Bond
Confederation	CONCACAF ; (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Marvic Bermúdez[1]
Captain	Raymond Baten
Most caps	Theric Ruiz (24)
Top scorer	Ronald Gómez (6)
Home stadium	Trinidad Stadium
FIFA code	ARU
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	200 (10 December 2020)[2]
Highest	112 (November 2015)
Lowest	202 (February–April 2008)
First international
	Aruba 0–4 Curaçao ; (Aruba; 6 April 1924)[3]
Biggest win
	Aruba 8–1 Suriname ; (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.

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1986	Did not enter, was part of Netherlands Antilles
1990	Did not enter
1994	Did not enter
1998	Did not qualify
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022	To be determined
2026	To be determined
Total		0/21	0	0	0	0	0	0

Gold Cup record

CONCACAF Gold Cup
Year	Round	Position	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1993	Withdrew
1996	Did not qualify
1998	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Did not qualify
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Withdrew
2007	Did not enter
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Did not enter
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Did not qualify
Total	0 Titles	0/15	0	0	0	0	0	0

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	B	C	6	0	0	6	5	18		28th
2022–23	C	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	—

Caribbean Cup record

Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
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
2017	Did not qualify
Total	0 Titles	0/19	0	0	0	0	0	0

List of coaches

Marvic Bermúdez (2020–present)
Martin Koopman (2015–2020)
Rini Coolen (2015)
Giovanni Franken (2013–2015)
Epi Albertus (2010–2012)
Marcelo Muñoz (2004), (2008–2010)
Azing Griever (2004–2006)
Marco Rasmijn (2000)
Ángel Botta (1996)
René Notten (1995)

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	v	Suriname	Oranjestad, Aruba
				Stadium: Trinidad Stadium

30 March WC 1st Round Qualifying	Bermuda	v	Aruba	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
				Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium

2 June WC 1st Round Qualifying	Cayman Islands	v	Aruba	Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
				Stadium: Truman Bodden Sports Complex

5 June WC 1st Round Qualifying	Aruba	v	Canada	Oranjestad, Aruba
				Stadium: Trinidad Stadium

Aruba all-time record against all nations

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.[4]

As of 18 November 2019[5]

These all-time records are exclusively class 'A' internationals matches.[6]

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	0	3	1	+2
British Virgin Islands	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7
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	11	1	2	8	6	34	−28
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	90	12	21	62	102	228	−126

Current squad

The following players were called up for the CONCACAF Nations League matches against Antigua and Barbuda on 18 November 2019.

Caps and goals correct of 19 November 2019.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Eric Abdul	(1986-02-26) 26 February 1986	23	0	Dakota
18	1GK	Joshua Faro	(2001-03-30) 30 March 2001	0	0	Unknown

3	2DF	Marlon Pereira	(1987-03-26) 26 March 1987	9	0	SteDoCo
4	2DF	Nickenson Paul	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997	14	0	Dakota
5	2DF	Noah Harms	(1997-05-05) 5 May 1997	7	1	VV Spijkenisse
13	2DF	Jean-Pierre Heyden	(2000-02-25) 25 February 2000	3	0	Dakota
15	2DF	Mark Jacobs	(1999-05-28) 28 May 1999	5	0	Bubali

2	3MF	Glenbert Croes	(2001-06-17) 17 June 2001	6	1	Racing Club Aruba
6	3MF	Erik Santos de Gouveia	(1990-08-30) 30 August 1990	23	3	Racing Club Aruba
10	3MF	Gregor Breinburg	(1991-09-15) 15 September 1991	13	1	De Graafschap
16	3MF	Annuar Kock	(1991-12-03) 3 December 1991	17	3	Estrella
17	3MF	Edward Clarissa	(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000	3	0	Deportivo Nacional
20	3MF	Andrew Martínez	(2000-06-06) 6 June 2000	0	0	Racing Club Aruba

7	4FW	Joshua John	(1988-10-01) 1 October 1988	6	2	VVV-Venlo
9	4FW	Terence Groothusen	(1996-09-16) 16 September 1996	6	1	Kozakken Boys
11	4FW	Josh Gross	(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993	7	1	Asarums IF
14	4FW	Javier Jiménez	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000	1	0	FC Brandenburg 03
19	4FW	Owen van der Wijne	(1996-05-04) 4 May 1996	1	0	Britannia

References

FIFA.com. "Member Association - Aruba - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
"Aruba - List of International Matches". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
"World Football Elo Ratings". www.eloratings.net. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
"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] FIFA.com. "Member Association - Aruba - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

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

[4] "World Football Elo Ratings". www.eloratings.net. Retrieved 2018-11-09.

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

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

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.