Curaçao

Shirt badge/Association crest

Association FFK

Confederation CONCACAF

Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)

Head coach Remko Bicentini

Captain Cuco Martina

Most caps Cuco Martina (38)

Top scorer Felitciano Zschusschen (9)

Home stadium Stadion Ergilio Hato

FIFA code CUW

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current 79 Increase 2 (25 October 2018)[1]

Highest 68 (July 2017)

Lowest 183 (April 2013, July 2014)

Elo ranking

Current 124 Increase 19 (20 November 2018)[2]

Highest 43 (5 March 1948)

Lowest 188 (25 October 2012)

First international

Aruba 0–4 Curaçao

(Aruba, 6 April 1924)

Biggest win

Curaçao 14–0 Puerto Rico

(Colombia, 21 December 1948)

Biggest defeat
Netherlands 8–1 Curaçao

(Netherlands, 23 April 1948)

CONCACAF Championship

& Gold Cup

Appearances 5 (first in 1963)

Best result Third place, 1963 and 1969

The Curaçao national football team (Dutch: Curaçaos voetbalelftal; Papiamentu, Selekshon di Futbòl
Kòrsou) represents Curaçao in International association football and is controlled by the Curaçao
Football Federation.[3]

Contents

1 History

2 Competitive record

2.1 CFU Caribbean Cup

2.2 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2.3 FIFA World Cup

3 Team records

3.1 Wins

3.2 Draws

3.3 Defeats

4 Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

4.1 2017

4.2 2018

4.3 2019

5 Current squad

5.1 Recent call-ups

6 Managers

7 All-time record against other nations

7.1 Netherlands Antilles (1946–2011)

7.2 Curaçao (2011–Present)

8 Honours
8.1 Other tournaments

9 See also

10 References

11 External links

History

Further information: Territory of Curaçao national football team

The first national football team to bear the name Curaçao was the Territory of Curaçao national
football team, which made its debut in 1924 in an away match against neighboring Aruba, a match
which the Territory of Curaçao won four to nil.

In December 1954, the territory of Curaçao became the Netherlands Antilles, and following a
constitutional change the Netherlands Antilles were designated a country within the Kingdom of the
Netherlands, which included the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten. The
name of the Curaçao team changed to Netherlands Antilles national team, representing all six
islands.

In 1986, Aruba became a country within the Kingdom in its own right, with its own Aruba national
football team and subsequently Aruban players no longer represented the Netherlands Antilles.

On 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles were dissolved, and Curaçao and Sint Maarten became
countries in their own right, while Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius became part of the Netherlands
proper. Although not a sovereign state, Curaçao (the largest island territory in the Netherlands
Antilles) appeared on the FIFA member list in March 2011, as successor of the Netherlands Antilles.

As well as taking on the Netherlands Antilles' FIFA membership, Curaçao was recognised as the direct
successor of the former (similarly to how Serbia is regarded the direct successor of Yugoslavia, and
Russia for the Soviet Union), and took on its historical records and FIFA ranking.

They played their first match as the newly formed Curaçao national team on 20 August 2011 against
Dominican Republic at the Estadio Panamericano, with the match ending in a 1–0 loss for Curaçao.

During the CONCACAF Qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Curaçao achieved a major feat
when they defeated Cuba 1–1 with the away goals rule.

After a strong qualification campaign, Curaçao defeated host Martinique in the semi finals of the
2017 edition of the Caribbean Cup with the score of 2–1. They met defending champions and six time
winners, Jamaica. Curaçao won their first ever Caribbean Cup by defeating Jamaica, again with the
scoreline of 2–1.