Bonaire national football team

Between 1960 when the Bonaire Football Federation was founded and 1988, a Bonaire selection played over fifty unofficial interinsular matches against Curaçao and Aruba. The first such match was a 0–2 defeat to Curaçao on 7 March 1960.[8] On 14 January 1987 and 16 January 1991, an amateur Dutch selection played matches against Bonaire on Bonaire while touring the Caribbean. The matches ended in 1–4 and 2–5 defeats, respectively.[9][10] In June 2008, a Bonaire selection was assembled for a match against NEC Nijmegen as the club held a training camp on the Island. Approximately 1500 spectators attended the match at the Municipal Stadium. The match also marked Lasse Schöne's first appearance for the club.[11]

Until 2010 people from Bonaire competed in confederated football as part of the Netherlands Antilles national football team. After the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved as a unified political entity (a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands) on 10 October 2010, the five constituent islands took on new constitutional statuses within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[12] The Netherlands Antilles national team was succeeded by the Curaçao national football team and remained thus a CFU, CONCACAF and FIFA member, while Aruba was already a FIFA and CONCACAF member after registering their own association and leaving the Netherlands Antilles team in 1986. Sint Maarten was also already an independent member of CONCACAF.[13][14][15] Before Bonaire was a member of the CFU or CONCACAF, they competed in the ABCS Tournament, a competition between the Dutch-speaking teams of the Caribbean (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, and Suriname), since its inception in 2010 and were surprise champions in 2011.[16] Bonaire assembled a squad for a match on 28 February 2010 for a friendly against Curaçao, months before the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved. The match ended in a 4–0 victory for Curaçao. Bonaire's first match after the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved was an eventual 2–4 defeat to Suriname in the 2010 ABCS Tournament on 29 October 2010,19 days after the islands gained their new status in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[17]

On 19 April 2013, Bonaire was accepted as an associate member of CONCACAF at CONCACAF's XXVIII Ordinary Congress held in Panama City, Panama,[1][2] a process that took two years.[5] The membership process was delayed when Bonaire's applications to join CONCACAF and the CFU went missing after being sent to president Jack Warner.[18] Around the same time that Bonaire was named an associate member of CONCACAF, it was named a full member of the Caribbean Football Union as the subconfederation's 31st member. Previously, Bonaire was a provisional member before submitting the final paperwork and adjusting the federation's statutes to meet CFU requirements.[1] Bonaire became a full member of CONCACAF at the confederation's next Ordinary Congress on 10 June 2014 in São Paulo, Brazil.[4]

Although Bonaire is not a member, national team player Lacey Pauletta has expressed his desire that Bonaire becomes a FIFA member in the future.[19] FIFA statutes allow only associations of internationally recognised independent countries to become members, as well as entities "which [have] not yet gained independence" provided the "association in the country on which it is dependent" authorizes membership.[20] The requirements of independence or "gaining independence" did not apply to 17 out of the 18 members of FIFA that are not fully independent states, including all 10 Caribbean members, as they entered before the rules were changed.[21] Although the KNVB supports the BFF with training courses, infrastructure, and with goal projects, no express authorization of such a move for Bonaire is reported. Any association seeking affiliation to FIFA must observe FIFA's further regulations related to the subject.[22] In a 2007 independent report on the sports facilities of the BES islands, Bonaire's facilities were described as adequate in number but "substandard" and "hardly maintained",[23] potentially providing a further hurdle to FIFA membership because of the governing body's lengthy stadium recommendations and requirements which include, "...surrounding a football field with a running track in a modern stadium should be avoided" as part of its stance against multi-purpose stadiums.[24] In 2008, FIFA and the KNVB began a Goal Project on Bonaire, creating two full-sized and one small-sized football pitch with accommodation facilities. An extension of the existing facilities was also part of the project.[25] Goal Projects are part of the Goal Programme which has enabled beneficiary member associations to implement projects designed to develop football in their countries.[26]

It had been announced that Bonaire would host the 2013 ABCS tournament.[27] However, because of financial difficulties, it was later announced that Curaçao would host the tournament between 16 and 18 November. After initially stating that they would not take part in the tournament at all, Bonaire later announced that they would compete in the tournament.[28] Bonaire went on to play their first match after joining CONCACAF in the tournament, a 0–2 loss to Suriname on 14 November 2013.[29] The tournament, in which they finished in 3rd place, also saw them record their first victory after joining, a 2–1 victory over Aruba on 16 November 2013, and score their first goal after joining, a 74th-minute strike from Ilfred Piar in the same match.[30]

On 1 June 2014, Bonaire played their first match in a CONCACAF competition, a 2–1 victory over the US Virgin Islands during the preliminary round of 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification.[31] Two days later, Bonaire held Montserrat to a scoreless draw to top their group and advance to face Martinique, Barbados, and Suriname in the second round of qualification.[32] On 10 June 2014, only a few days after their success in the Preliminary Round of 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification, Bonaire became a full member of CONCACAF.[4] After posting one win and two losses in the next round of qualifying, Bonaire was eliminated from their maiden Caribbean Cup qualifying campaign as Barbados and Martinique advanced from the group.[33] Bonaire came close to qualifying for the next round of qualifying by being the top third place team but were topped by the Dominican Republic who had a superior goal difference of +8 to −8.[34]

In March 2018 it was announced that FFB president Ludwig Balentin met with FIFA president Gianni Infantino to begin the process of gaining FIFA membership.[35] As part of the new agreement, which was supported and facilitated by the KNVB, Bonaire would be invited to future FIFA conferences.[36] Only a few days later, it was announced that Bonaire would take part in the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Nations League.[37]

In September 2019, Bonaire’s application for FIFA membership was denied. A year later, it was announced that the island’s football federation was appealing the decision in the Court of Arbitration for Sport and that the proceedings had already begun.[38] Ultimately the appeal was unsuccessful and the CIS ruled in favor of FIFA.[39]

Bonaire plays their home matches at the Municipal Stadium, currently named Digicel Kralendijk Stadium for sponsorship reasons, located in Kralendijk, Bonaire's main city. The stadium has a capacity of 3,000 spectators. In 2006, the cellular phone service provider Digicel donated USD $240,000 to the Bonaire Football Association which was, in part, used to renovate the national stadium.[42] Artificial turf was installed at the stadium, along with the Stadion Antonio Trenidat in Rincon, in 2012 with financial assistance from FIFA and the Dutch KNVB.[6][41]

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  Kralendijk Municipal Stadium, Prior to Renovations
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  Kralendijk Municipal Stadium, After Renovations (March 2014)

Bonaire's old kit provider is Dutch sportswear company Masita. Home kits are all yellow with blue piping on the jersey[43] while the away kit is all white with blue piping on the jersey. Both jerseys include the flag of Bonaire on the left breast and the coat of arms of Bonaire on the right. Bonaire's current kit provider is Dutch sportwear company: RobeySportwear [44]

Key

  Champion   Runners-up   3rd Place

**Red border color indicates the tournament was held at home.

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1963 to 2013	Not eligible
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Did Not Enter
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Did not qualify
Total	0 Titles	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	C	B	4	2	1	1	10	8		34th
2022–23	C	To be determined
Total			4	2	1	1	10	8	34th

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989 to 2012	Not eligible									Not eligible
2014	Did not Qualify									5	2	1	2	6	13
2017	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
Total	-	0/19	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	2	1	2	6	13

ABCS Tournament

ABCS Tournament
Year	Place	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2010	4th	2	0	1	1	2	7
2011	1st	2	1	1	0	5	3
2012	4th	2	0	0	2	2	17
2013	3rd	2	1	0	1	2	3
2014	Postponed
2015	4th	2	0	0	2	1	7
2018	Canceled
Total	1 title	10	2	2	6	12	27

• Source(s):[45][46][47]

As of 26 March 2019, includes matches after CONCACAF acceptance[17]

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Aruba	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Bahamas	2	0	1	1	2	3	–1
Barbados	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3
British Virgin Islands	3	3	0	0	10	6	+4
Curaçao	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3
Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5
Jamaica	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6
Martinique	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6
Montserrat	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Suriname	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Total	17	6	2	9	22	45	−23

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

2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League

Main article: 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C

Bonaire  v  British Virgin Islands

6 September 2019	Bonaire	4–2	British Virgin Islands	Willemstad, Curaçao
15:00	Martha  74', 83' Seinpaal  78' Trinidad  81'	Report	Forbes  32', 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Ergilio Hato

Bahamas  v  Bonaire

9 September 2019	Bahamas	2–1	Bonaire	Nassau, Bahamas
18:00	Hall  49' Hepple  78'	Report	Seinpaal  90+2'	Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium Referee: Ricangel De Leça (Aruba)

British Virgin Islands  v  Bonaire

13 October 2019	British Virgin Islands	3–4	Bonaire	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
15:00	Rowe  45+3' Forbes  65' Wiltshire  84'	Report	Cicilia  25' (pen.) R. Janga  88' Medway  90+3' (o.g.) Koffy  90+5'	Stadium: Warner Park Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Bonaire  v  Bahamas

17 November 2019	Bonaire	1–1	Bahamas	Willemstad, Curaçao
15:00	Piar  44'	Report	Delancy  36'	Stadium: Stadion Ergilio Hato Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

The following players were called up for the Concacaf Nations League qualifying match against  British Virgin Islands in March 2019[48]

Caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2019 after the game against  British Virgin Islands..

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Rishison Frans	(1990-03-28) 28 March 1990	10	0	Real Rincon
12	1GK	Jurven Clara	(1999-03-31) 31 March 1999	0	0	SV Vespo
22	1GK	Marnick Cicila	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998	0	0	SV Atlétiko Flamingo
2	2DF	Leroy Van Dongen	(1992-12-13) 13 December 1992	4	0	Real Rincon
3	2DF	Rutger Thode	(1999-10-05) 5 October 1999	0	0	SV Vespo
4	2DF	Rudolph Kastaneer	(1991-08-02) 2 August 1991	2	0	SV Estrella
5	2DF	Igmard Gijsbertha	(1985-10-26) 26 October 1985	13	0	Real Rincon
15	2DF	Romeo Thomas	(1993-12-30) 30 December 1993	0	0	SV Vitesse
16	2DF	Leomar Janga	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994	2	0	SV Atlétiko Flamingo
17	2DF	Julián Offerman	(1995-11-11) 11 November 1995	0	0	SV Atlétiko Flamingo
20	2DF	Keanu Hunt	(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997	2	0	SV Vitesse
6	3MF	Lacey Pauletta	(1988-03-29) 29 March 1988	11	1	Real Rincon
7	3MF	Robert Frans	(1991-03-21) 21 March 1991	5	0	Real Rincon
11	3MF	Derrick Lugo	(2000-01-14) 14 January 2000	2	0	SV Estrellas
13	3MF	Alsy Anthony	(2001-07-31) 31 July 2001	0	0	SV Juventus
18	3MF	Yannick Bekman	(1997-05-13) 13 May 1997	1	0	SV Atlétiko Flamingo
19	3MF	Jurven Koffy	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997	3	0	SV Atlétiko Flamingo
21	3MF	Marnix Eustachia	(2001-08-08) 8 August 2001	3	0	SV Juventus
8	4FW	Jerson Agostien	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994	3	0	Real Rincon
9	4FW	Guillermo Montero	(1997-01-12) 12 January 1997	3	0	Kozakken Boys
10	4FW	Jermaine Windster	(1994-04-29) 29 April 1994	4	3	Real Rincon

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