The Netherlands Antilles national football team (; ) was the national team of the former Netherlands Antilles from 1958 to 2010. It was controlled by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie. The NAVU consisted of Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba split in 1986 and has its own team.
The Netherlands Antilles team never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. The country managed to come third in the CONCACAF championships of 1963 and 1969; during the 1963 tournament they were unofficial football world champions for four days after beating Mexico and before losing to Costa Rica.
History Under the name Curaçao, the team played its first international game in 1934 (against Suriname, which was then still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as well) and continued to use the name Curaçao until the qualifications for the World Championships of 1958, although the name of the area had changed from "Territory of Curaçao" to "Netherlands Antilles" in 1948.
Dissolution of country The Netherlands Antilles was dissolved as a unified political entity on 10 October 2010, and the five constituent islands took on new constitutional statuses within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, forming two new countries (Curaçao and Sint Maarten) and three new special municipalities of the Netherlands (namely Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius).
At the time of the dissolution, the team was about to compete in the qualification tournament for the 2010 Caribbean Championship, and finally competed under an obsolete country name. Sint Maarten national football team, as well as Bonaire national football team are already members of CONCACAF, but are not members of FIFA. The Curaçao national football team took the place of the Netherlands Antilles as a FIFA member.
Successor teams
NationFIFA ActiveInternational tournament(s)Round 2017 CONCACAF Gold CupGroup stage2019 CONCACAF Gold CupQuarter-final2021 CONCACAF Gold CupWithdrew2026 FIFA World CupGroup Stage n/an/a
Coaching history Caretaker manager are listed in italics.
Pedro Celestino Dacunha (1957–65) Wilhelm Canword (1973) Jan Zwartkruis (1978–81) Rob Groener (1983–85) Wilhelm Canword (1988) Jan Zwartkruis (1992–94) Etienne Siliee (1996) Henry Caldera (2000–02) Pim Verbeek (2003–05) Etienne Siliee (2005–07) Leen Looyen (2007–09) Remko Bicentini (2009–10) Henry Caldera (2010)
Competitive record *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup recordqualification recordYearResultPldWD*LGFGAPldWD*LGFGA as Territory of Curaçao as Territory of Curaçao 1930did not enter did not enter 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958did not qualify310247 as Netherlands Antilles as Netherlands Antilles 1962did not qualify6222414 1966412123 1970410339 1974CONCACAF Championship 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994201114 1998201112 2002201116 2006410348 2010421131Total – – – – – – – 3188152354
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record Qualification recordYearResultPldWD*LGFGAPldWD*LGFGA 1963Third place6303108220041 1965Fifth place5023416Qualified automatically 1967did not qualify402246 1969Third place5212912Qualified automatically 1971WithdrewWithdrew 1973Sixth place5023419Qualified automatically 1977did not qualify200219 1981403112 1985201104 1989420247 1991Caribbean Cup 1993did not enter 1996did not qualify 1998 2000 2002did not enter 2003did not qualify411236 2005did not enterCaribbean Cup 2007did not qualify 2009 2011 TotalThird Place21551127552257101735
CCCF Championship CCCF Championship recordYearResultGPWD*LGFGA as Territory of Curaçao 1941Third place41211612 1943did not enter 1946 1948Fourth place82241416 1951did not enter 1953Fourth place6222179 1955Runners-up6402117 1957Runners-up421174 as Netherlands Antilles 1960Runners-up422097 1961First round311145TotalRunners-up351410117860
CFU Caribbean Cup CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record Qualification recordYearResultPldWD*LGFGAPldWD*LGFGA 1978did not qualify411215 1979did not enterdid not enter 1981 1983did not qualifyResult Unknown 1985did not enterdid not enter 1988 1989Group stage2020224301214 1990did not qualify202022 1991200205 1992311133 1993did not enterdid not enter 1994 1995did not qualify53111111 1996100101 1997100112 1998Group stage300329321064 1999did not qualify201124 2001did not enterdid not enter 2005 2007did not qualify301217 20085113511 2010301257TotalGroup stage5023411381110175866
Olympic Games –1980: Amateur squads 1984–1988: Professional squads 1992–present : Under-23 squads Olympic Games recordQualification recordYearResultPldWD*LGFGAPldWD*LGFGA as Territory of Curaçao as Territory of Curaçao 1928did not enter Declined participation 1936 1948 1952First round100112 — 1956did not enter Declined participation as Netherlands Antilles as Netherlands Antilles 1960did not qualify201136 1964did not enterDeclined participation 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 19881992 to presentUnder-23 TournamentUnder-23 TournamentTotalFirst round100112201136
Pan American Games 1951–1983: Amateur squads Pan American Games recordYearResultPldWD*LGFGA as Territory of Curaçao 1951did not enter 1955Bronze Medal62041113 as Netherlands AntillesSince 1959did not enterTotalBronze Medal62041113
Central American and Caribbean Games 1930–1946: Full senior squads 1950–1986: Amateur squads Central American and Caribbean Games record YearResultPldWD*LGFGA as Territory of Curaçao 1930did not enter 1935 1938 1946Bronze Medal63212510 1950Gold Medal6411206 1954did not enter as Netherlands Antilles 1959Silver Medal4211215 1962Gold Medal5500165 1966Silver Medal5401114 1970Silver Medal****** 1974Unknown 1978Group stage5005316 1982Group stage311126 1986Group stage201113 Since 1990Under-23 TournamentTotalGold Medal36196119955
All-time record against other nations Updated 31 May 2012
TeamPldWDL181413171610 16547161411153111122371043710244961295229252760174126312 6114440041304022211020112011101010101001100110011001Total191525089
Honours Continental CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup: Third place (2): 1963, 1969
Regional CFU Caribbean Cup: Fourth place (1): 1989
Friendly Phillip Seaga Cup : Winners (1): 1963 Inter Expo Cup / Chippie Polar Cup: Winners (1): 2004 Runners-up (2): 2006, 2008 Fourth place (1): 2005 Parbo Bier Cup: Winners (1): 2004
Competition TotalWorld Cup0 0 0 0CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup0 0 2 2Confederations Cup0 0 0 0Olympic Games0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 2 2
See also Bonaire national football team Curaçao national football team (1921–1958) – the team before the change of country name to Netherlands Antilles Curaçao national football team – the successor to the team Sint Maarten national football team Netherlands national football team
References
External links Netherlands Antilles at FIFA.com (archived)
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