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This article is about the Curaçao national team established in 2011. For the (Territory of) Curaçao national football team (prior to 1958), see Territory of Curaçao national football team. For the Netherlands Antilles national football team (1958–2010), see Netherlands Antilles national football team.

Curaçao
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFFK
ConfederationCONCACAF
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachRemko Bicentini
CaptainCuco Martina
Most capsCuco Martina (25)
Top scorerFelitciano Zschusschen (8)
Home stadiumStadion Ergilio Hato
FIFA codeCUW
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current75 Increase 2 (24 November 2016)
Highest75 (November 2016)
Lowest183 (April 2013, July 2014)
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
Appearances4 (first in 1963)
Best resultThird 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

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 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[1] L GS GA
Barbados 1989 Fourth place 2 0 2 0 2 2
Trinidad and Tobago 1990 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Jamaica 1991 Did not enter - - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Jamaica 1993 Withdrew - - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 Did not enter - - - - - -
1995–1997 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica 1998 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 9
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not enter - - - - - -
Barbados 2005 Withdrew - - - - - -
2007–2012 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Jamaica 2014 Group stage 3 0 0 3 5 10
United States 2017 Qualified
Total Fourth place 8 0 2 6 9 21
  1. ^ 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
El Salvador 1963 Third Place 8 5 0 3 14 9
Guatemala 1965 Fifth Place 5 0 2 3 4 16
Honduras 1967 Did not qualify
Costa Rica 1969 Third Place 5 2 1 2 9 12
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Did not enter
Haiti 1973 Sixth Place 5 0 2 3 4 19
Mexico 1977 to United States 1991 Did not qualify
United StatesMexico 1993 Did not enter
United States 1996 to United States 2000 Did not qualify
United States 2002 Did not enter
United StatesMexico 2003 Did not qualify
United States 2005 Withdrew
United States 2007 to United States Canada 2015 Did not qualify
United States 2017 Qualified
Total Third Place 27 7 7 13 39 62

FIFA World Cup

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