Football in Curaçao
The sport of association football in Curaçao is run by the Curaçao Football Federation. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Curaçao League. The main annual football tournament is the Chippie Polar Cup, an annual friendly event held since 2004 which has involved clubs from the Netherlands, Brazil, Suriname, Aruba and Curaçao.
The Chippie Polar Cup
The tournament is organized by Project Support Curaçao NV (PSC) and the matches are held at the Ergilio Hato Stadion (SDK), in Brievengat. The first two editions were held under the name Inter Expo Cup.
Cup winners
- 2004: Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles national football team
- 2005: Suriname Walking Bout Company
- 2006: Netherlands FC Groningen
- 2007: Netherlands FC Utrecht
- 2008: Netherlands FC Groningen
- 2009: Netherlands Antilles Dutch Caribbean Stars
- 2010: Netherlands Ajax
- 2013: Netherlands ADO Den Haag
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2004 Edition
January 2004[1]
- Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 2 - 2 Netherlands FC Dordrecht
- Suriname Suriname 0 - 0 Netherlands SC Cambuur
- Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 2 - 1 Netherlands SC Cambuur
- Suriname Suriname 4 - 2 Netherlands FC Dordrecht
- FC Dordrecht Netherlands 0 - 4 Netherlands SC Cambuur
- Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 2 - 0 Suriname Suriname
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Netherlands SC Cambuur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Suriname Suriname | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Netherlands FC Dordrecht | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | –6 | 1 |
2005 Edition
January 2005[2]
- Walking Bout Company Suriname 2 - 1 Netherlands FC Dordrecht
- Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 2 - 3 Netherlands Jong Feyenoord
- Jong Feyenoord Netherlands 0 - 0 Netherlands FC Dordrecht
- Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 0 - 4 Suriname Walking Bout Company
- Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 1 - 2 Netherlands FC Dordrecht
- Walking Bout Company Suriname 0 - 0 Netherlands Jong Feyenoord
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname Walking Bout Company | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Netherlands Jong Feyenoord | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Netherlands FC Dordrecht | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 0 |
2006 Edition
May 2006:[3]
- FC Groningen Netherlands 2 - 1 Suriname Suriprofs
- Deportivo Barber Netherlands Antilles 3 - 1 Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles U21
Third place match:
Final:
2007 Edition
June 2007:[4]
- FC Utrecht Netherlands 2 - 1 Netherlands FC Dordrecht
- Deportivo Barber Netherlands Antilles 0 - 2 Brazil Ferroviário AC
Third place match:
- Deportivo Barber Netherlands Antilles 1 - 1 Netherlands FC Dordrecht (Deportivo Barber wins 4 - 3 on penalties)
Final:
2008 Edition
May 2008:[5]
- Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 2 - 1 Suriname Suriname
- FC Groningen Netherlands 3 - 0 Brazil EC Flamengo
Third place match:
- EC Flamengo Brazil 2 - 0 Suriname Suriname
Final:
2009 Edition
- RKSV Centro Dominguito Netherlands Antilles 5 - 0 Aruba SV Britannia
- Dutch Caribbean Stars Netherlands Antilles 4 - 0 Suriname FCS Nacional
Third place match:
Final:
- Dutch Caribbean Stars Netherlands Antilles 1 - 1 Netherlands Antilles RKSV Centro Dominguito (DCS wins on penalties)
2010 Edition
21–23 May.[8]
- Dutch Caribbean Stars Netherlands Antilles 1 - 4 Netherlands N.E.C.
- Ajax Netherlands 3 - 0 Netherlands Antilles Hubentut Fortuna
Third place match:
Final:
- N.E.C. Netherlands 0 - 0 Netherlands Ajax (Ajax wins 3 - 4 on penalties)
2013 Edition
29 May – 21 June.[9]
The tournament was not held in 2011 and 2012, but returned under a new sponsor in 2013 and known as the Multipost Polar Cup.[10]
- ADO Den Haag Netherlands 2 - 0 Netherlands FC Dordrecht
- Inter Moengotapoe Suriname 1 - 2 Curaçao RKSV Centro Dominguito
Third place match:
Final:
- ADO Den Haag Netherlands 2 - 2 Curaçao RKSV Centro Dominguito (ADO Den Haag wins 4 - 3 on penalties)
Dutch Caribbean Stars
Dutch Caribbean Stars is an organization that participates in charity matches with players from the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.[11][12][13]
History
The foundation was founded in 2009 and the team is headed by former N.E.C. player and assistant coach of the Curaçao national football team, Remko Bicentini.[14] The proceeds will benefit (youth) sports projects in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.[15] The Dutch Caribbean Stars are intended as a counterpart to the Suri Profs from Suriname.[16] DCS won the 2009 Chippie Polar Cup defeating RKSV Centro Dominguito in penalty kicks.[17][18] On 9 May 2010 the Dutch Caribbean Stars travelled to Dordrecht, Netherlands to play in a charity match against FC Dordrecht.[19][20][21]
League system
| Level | League(s)/Division(s) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curaçao League 10 clubs | |||||||||||
| ↓↑ 0-1 club | ||||||||||||
| 2 | First División 10 clubs | |||||||||||
Stadiums in Curaçao
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ergilio Hato Stadium | Curaçao | 10,000 | 
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External links
See also
References
- ↑ Inter Expo Cup 2004 Curaçao Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
- ↑ Inter Expo Cup 2005 Curaçao Archived November 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
- ↑ Polar Cup 2006 Curaçao Archived November 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
- ↑ UTS Polar Cup 2007 Curaçao Archived November 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
- ↑ Chippie Polar Cup 2008 Curaçao Archived November 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
- ↑ Chippie Polar Cup mee naar Nederland, rnw.nl, 8 juni 2009
- ↑ Chippie Polar Cup 2009 Curaçao Archived November 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Ajax fans ook naar Chippie Polar Cup (Dutch) Archived 2013-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, Vers Geperst, 7 April 2010
- ↑ Final Multipost Polar Cup between ADO Den Haag and Centro Dominguito (Dutch) Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Vers Geperst, 31 May 2013
- ↑ Internationaal voetbal op Multipost-Polar Cup (Dutch) Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Vers Geperst, 23 May 2013
- ↑ "Dutch Caribbean Stars helpen Antilliaanse jongeren (Dutch)". RNW. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Dutch Caribbean Stars veroveren Curaçao (Dutch)". RNW. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Voetbal als redmiddel voor de jeugd (Dutch)". AD.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Ook dit jaar een voetbalkamp in de tussenvakantie (Dutch)". Curaçao Sport. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Nelisse (33) stopt met voetbal (Dutch)". De Telegraaf. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Dutch Caribbean Stars helpen Antillaanse jongeren". RNW. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "Ajax verovert Chippie Polar Cup (Dutch)". NU Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Dutch Caribbean Stars: voetballers met een missie (Dutch)". De Gelderlander. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Dutch Caribbean Stars komen naar Dordrecht". Voetbalprimeur.org. 9 May 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ↑ "Dutch Caribbean Stars spelen benefietwedstrijd tegen FC Dordrecht (Dutch)". CMS Dordrecht. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
- ↑ "Hattrick Vleminckx tegen Dutch Caribbean Stars (Dutch)". De Gelderlander. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
