Aruba national football team

Aruba
Association	Arubaanse Voetbal Bond
Confederation	CONCACAF ; (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Raymond Baten
Most caps	Theric Ruiz (24)
Top scorer	Ronald Gómez (5)
Home stadium	Trinidad Stadium
FIFA code	ARU
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	200 (11 June 2020)[1]
Highest	112 (November 2015)
Lowest	202 (February–April 2008)
Elo ranking
Current	203 5 (2 April 2020)[2]
Highest	50 (1924)
Lowest	203 (April 2020)
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

1991 – Did not enter
1993 – Withdrew
1996 to 2003 – Did not qualify
2005 – Withdrew
2007 – Did not enter
2009 – Did not qualify
2011 – Did not enter
2013 to 2021 – Did not qualify

Caribbean Cup record

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

List of coaches

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.

2019

6 September Nations League B	Aruba	0–1	Guyana	Willemstad, Curaçao
19:00		Report	Holder 22'	Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Referee: Jaime Herrera (El Salvador)

9 September Nations League B	Antigua and Barbuda	2–1	Aruba	North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
15:00	Bishop 8' Harriette 69'	Report	Groothusen 45+5'	Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)

12 October Nations League B	Jamaica	2–0	Aruba	Kingston, Jamaica
18:00	Williams 13' Nicholson 89'	Report		Stadium: Independence Park Referee: Jorge Pérez (Mexico)

15 October Nations League B	Aruba	0–6	Jamaica	Willemstad, Curaçao
19:00		Report	Willis 7' Foster 17', 53' Walker 19' Nicholson 34' Flemmings 47'	Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

15 November Nations League B	Guyana	4–2	Aruba	Leonora, Guyana
20:00	Briggs 7' Harriott 44' Bobb 53', 73'	Report	Croes 2' Breinburg 22'	Stadium: Synthetic Track and Field Facility Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)

18 November Nations League B	Aruba	2–3	Antigua and Barbuda	Willemstad, Curaçao
18:00	John 20' Harms 76'	Report	Benjamin 36' Harms 82' (o.g.) Bowry 84'	Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Referee: Jorge Pérez (Mexico)

Aruba all-time record against all nations

Note: teams that are in italics indicates that the team got collapsed, a historical team, 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 Guadeloupe on October 17, 2018

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Matthew Lentink	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993	Zeelandia Middelburg
1GK	Lionel Kaarsbaan	(1987-11-06) 6 November 1987	Dakota

2DF	Leroy Oehlers	(1992-12-12) 12 December 1992	Nijkerk
2DF	Nickenson Paul	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997	Dakota
2DF	Jefferson Vegas	(1995-01-30) 30 January 1995	Sarto
3MF	Gino Mulder	(1987-10-09) 9 October 1987	Craeyenhout
2DF	Jean-Pierre Heyden	(2000-02-25) 25 February 2000	Deportivo Nacional
2DF	Marlon Pereira	(1987-03-26) 26 March 1987	SteDoCo

3MF	Walter Bennett	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997	SV Racing Club Aruba
3MF	Erik Santos de Gouveia	(1990-08-30) 30 August 1990	Racing Club Aruba
3MF	Raymond Baten	(1989-01-26) 26 January 1989	Quick Boys
3MF	Jeamirr Howell	(1992-11-16) 16 November 1992	Racing Club Aruba
3MF	Annuar Kock	(1991-12-03) 3 December 1991	Estrella
3MF	Gregor Breinburg	(1991-09-15) 15 September 1991	Sparta Rotterdam

4FW	Joshua John	(1988-10-01) 1 October 1988	Kaisar
4FW	Erixon Danso	(1989-07-22) 22 July 1989	Egersunds IK
4FW	Josh Gross	(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993	ASWH
4FW	Ronald Gómez	(1984-10-25) 25 October 1984	Racing Club Aruba
4FW	Jean Pierre Fingal	(1993-05-16) 16 May 1993	Racing Club Aruba

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 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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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 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.