Curaçao national football team
 | |||
| Association | FFK | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Head coach | Remko Bicentini | ||
| Captain | Cuco Martina | ||
| Most caps | Cuco Martina (25) | ||
| Top scorer | Felitciano Zschusschen (8) | ||
| Home stadium | Stadion Ergilio Hato | ||
| FIFA code | CUW | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current |
75  2 (24 November 2016) | ||
| Highest | 75 (November 2016) | ||
| Lowest | 183 (April 2013, July 2014) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 157 | ||
| Highest | 41 (March 1963) | ||
| Lowest | 188 (October 2012) | ||
| First international | |||
 Aruba 0–4 Curaçao (Aruba, 6 April 1924)  Dominican Republic 1–0 Curaçao  (Dominican Republic, 18 August 2011) | |||
| 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 | 4 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Third place, 1963 and 1969 | ||
The Curaçao national football team (Dutch: Curaçaos voetbalelftal) represents Curaçao in International association football and is controlled by the Curaçao Football Federation.
History
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 also changed its name 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 did not longer represent 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.
Competitive record
All competitive matches played from 1921–1958 were contested as the Territory of Curaçao (comprising all six islands of the Netherlands Antilles). From 1958–2010 all matches were contested as the Netherlands Antilles, successor of the Territory of Curaçao, (still comprising six islands until 1986, when Aruba seceded). All competitive fixtures after 2010 were contested by Curaçao, which solely consists of the island nation itself. Under the newly formed governing body, Curaçao has so far only competed in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, the 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification, the 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification as well as the ABCS Tournament.
CFU Caribbean Cup
| CFU Caribbean Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D[decimal 1] | L | GS | GA | |
 1989 | Fourth place | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 1990 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1991 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1993 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1994 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1995–1997 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1998 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2001 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2007–2012 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
 2017 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | Fourth place | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | |
- ↑ Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shootout.
CONCACAF Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 1963 | Third Place | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 |
 1965 | Fifth Place | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
 1967 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 1969 | Third Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 1971 | Did not enter | ||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1973 | Sixth Place | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
 1977 to 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1993 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1996 to 2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2002 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2005 | Withdrew | ||||||
2007 to  2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2017 | Qualified | ||||||
| Total | Third Place | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 62 |
FIFA World Cup
Team recordsWins
Draws
a. Tournament follows a knock-out format, and matches cannot end on a draw. Defeats
1. Matches played as the Netherlands Antilles from 16 December 1946 to 18 August 2011. Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons. 2016
Current squadThe following players were called up by Remco Bicentini as the squad for the Caribbean Cup qualification matches against Antigua and Puerto Rico .[1]
Recent call-upsThe following players have been called up to the Curaçao squad in the last 24 months.
Notes:
ManagersPast managers of the Netherlands Antilles1
Past managers of Curaçao3
1. Managers of the Netherlands Antilles from 16 December 1946 to 18 August 2011. All-time record against other nationsAs of 15 November 2014[15] Netherlands Antilles (1946–2011)
Curaçao (2011–Present)
Statistics accurate as of last match played against U.S. Virgin Islands on 4 June 2016[15] Honours
Other tournaments
1. Trophies won as the Netherlands Antilles from 16 December 1946 to 18 August 2011. See also
References
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
