Aruba national football team

Aruba

Association	Arubaanse Voetbal Bond (AVB)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Marvic Bermúdez
Captain	Fernando Lewis
Most caps	Nickenson Paul (36)
Top scorer	Rovien Ostiana (8)
Home stadium	Trinidad Stadium
FIFA code	ARU
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	189 2 (1 April 2026)[1]
Highest	112 (November 2015)
Lowest	205 (April 2021)
First international
Aruba 0–4 Curaçao  (Aruba; 6 April 1924)[2] as modern Aruba  Trinidad and Tobago 7–0 Aruba  (Netherlands Antilles; 31 March 1989)[3]
Biggest win
Aruba 8–1 Suriname (Surinam; 6 June 1946) as modern Aruba  Aruba 7–0 British Virgin Islands  (Oranjestad, Aruba; 1 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
Aruba 0–9  Hungary (Netherlands Antilles; 12 December 1982) as modern Aruba  Trinidad and Tobago 11–0 Aruba  (Arima, Trinidad and Tobago; 23 April 1989)
CCCF Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 1955)
Best result	Fifth place (1955)

The Aruba national football team (Dutch: Arubaans voetbalelftal; Papiamento: selekshon di futbòl Aruba) represents Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean) in men's international football, which is governed by the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond (English: Aruba Football Federation) founded in 1932. It has been a member of FIFA and CONCACAF since 1988. Regionally, it is a member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.

Aruba has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has participated twice in League B and twice in League C of the CONCACAF Nations League.

Aruba's debut in international competitions was in the 1955 CCCF Championship. Their first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was in the 1998 CONCACAF qualification. The team achieved its first victory in 1938, defeating Suriname 5–0. After its separation of the Netherlands Antilles in 1986, the modern Aruba achieved its first victory in 1997, defeating Netherlands Antilles 2–1.

Between 1924 and 1933, Aruba only played against Curaçao, although these matches are not considered official.^[5] In the 1950s these matches were used to select the best players for the Netherlands Antilles team. Aruban players like Jani Brokke played for the Netherlands Antilles at the 1952 Olympic Games.^[6] Under the flag of the Curaçao Football Association (C.V.B.), they won gold with the Netherlands Antilles team at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games and participated in the 1953 CCCF Championship.^[7]

In the 1950s the A.V.B. organised friendly matches and mini tournaments on the island. Examples are the 1952 match between Aruba and football club Botafogo (3-1)^[8] and the 1953 series between Aruba, Surinam, British Guiana and professional club La Salle F.C. from Venezuela.^[9] Aruba participated in its first tournament at the 1955 CCCF Championship, where they finished in 5th place. In 1958, A.V.B. and C.V.B. merged into the Netherlands Antillean Football Union. Aruba took part in the Netherlands Antilles national team until their secession in 1986.

Following its split from the Netherlands Antilles, the Aruba Football Federation was affiliated in 1988 with CONCACAF and FIFA. Aruba entered qualifying for the 1989 Caribbean Cup, and in its first group match it suffered the worst defeat in its history, at the hands of Trinidad and Tobago, which crushed them 11–0. They played their first World Cup qualifying match against the Dominican Republic as part of the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Aruba has participated in all the qualifying tournaments for the World Cup since, without being able to get past the first qualifying round.

Aruba has also yet to qualify for the Caribbean Cup. However, they showed some progress in the preliminary round of the 2014 Caribbean Cup by getting two wins against Turks and Caicos (1–0) and British Virgin Islands (7–0), the latter being the biggest victory in its history. These results allowed them to reach 120th place in the FIFA World Ranking for the month of June 2014, their best ranking to date. Following these victories, Aruba lost 2–0 against French Guiana and were eliminated.

Aruba began their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification in the second round against Barbados, losing 2–0 at home and 1–0 away, however FIFA ruled that Barbados had fielded an ineligible player, giving Aruba a 3–0 second leg victory and advancing them to the third round. Despite that, in the next round they were defeated again, this time by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who won 3–2 on aggregate. Aruba failed to progress in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, finishing 4th in the first round. In March 2025, Aruba then travel all the way to Southeast Asia to face against Cambodia in a friendly match which is also their first Asian opponents since 2014 against Guam.

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Barbados  v  Aruba

4 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Barbados	1–1	Aruba	Wildey, Barbados
17:00 UTC−4	Leacock 7' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)	Luydens 15'	Stadium: BFA Technical Centre Referee: Andrew Samuel (Trinidad and Tobago)

Aruba  v  Haiti

7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Aruba	0–5	Haiti	Oranjestad, Aruba
17:00 UTC−4		Report	Jean Jacques 29' Pierrot 35' Providence 61' Nazon 67' Prunier 86'	Stadium: Trinidad Stadium Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Antigua and Barbuda  v  Aruba

12 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Antigua and Barbuda	0–0	Aruba	North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
19:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium

Barbados  v  Aruba

15 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Barbados	0–3	Aruba	North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Poulina 4' Romano 59' Fermina 76'	Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Referee: Evens Julmis (Bahamas)

Aruba  v  Macau

26 March 2026 FIFA Series	Aruba	4–1	Macau	Kigali, Rwanda
13:30 UTC+2	Fermina 5' Romano 13', 16' van Kilsdonk 66'	Report	Leong Ka Hang 88'	Stadium: Kigali Pelé Stadium Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Aruba  v  Liechtenstein

29 March 2026 FIFA Series	Aruba	4–1	Liechtenstein	Kigali, Rwanda
18:00 UTC+2	Romano 18' Robertha 25' Ostiana  48'  61' Breinburg 69' Hofer 90+4' (o.g.)	Report	Zünd 52'	Stadium: Kigali Pelé Stadium Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Curaçao  v  Aruba

6 June Friendly	Curaçao	v	Aruba	Willemstad, Curaçao
19:30 AST				Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA Series (men's matches) matches against Macau and a second opponent (to be determined between Liechtenstein or Tanzania) on 26 and 29 March 2026, respectively.^[10]

Caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2025, after the match against Barbados.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Matthew Lentink	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993	21	0	Goes
18	1GK	Jahmani Eisden	(2005-07-09) 9 July 2005	0	0	Den Bosch
20	1GK	Josthan Maduro	(2006-08-30) 30 August 2006	1	0	Capelle
	2DF	Nickenson Paul	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997	35	0	Dakota
	2DF	Rovien Ostiana	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002	15	8	TOGB
	2DF	Diederick Luydens	(1999-02-18) 18 February 1999	12	2	Dakota
	2DF	Bradley Martis	(1998-07-13) 13 July 1998	2	0	IJsselmeervogels
	2DF	Kymani Nedd	(2004-06-10) 10 June 2004	14	0	Excelsior
	2DF	Gladwin Curiel	(2002-03-24) 24 March 2002	0	0	Free agent
	2DF	Rainey Breinburg	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005	0	0	Excelsior U21
	2DF	Darryl Bäly	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998	9	1	Lisse
	3MF	Jaybrien Romano	(2004-12-13) 13 December 2004	5	0	Halsteren
	3MF	Dimaggio Senchi	(1995-05-03) 3 May 1995	5	0	AFC '34
	3MF	Walter Bennett	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997	25	2	SC Feyenoord
	3MF	Conner van Kilsdonk	(2006-09-24) 24 September 2006	2	0	NEC
	3MF	Quinlan Poulina	(2003-02-20) 20 February 2003	2	1	Lisse
	3MF	Gianni Vandepitte	(2000-07-03) 3 July 2000	0	0	Kloetinge
	4FW	Javier Jiménez	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000	15	2	Schwarz-Weiß Rehden
	4FW	Jayden Kruydenhof	(2006-12-18) 18 December 2006	8	1	Cambuur
	4FW	Carlito Fermina	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000	0	0	Kozakken Boys
	4FW	Arenchelo Leito	(2002-11-12) 12 November 2002	0	0	RKAV Volendam
	4FW	Mishawn Molina	(2005-01-16) 16 January 2005	0	0	Willem II U21
	4FW	Gello Robertha	(2004-09-06) 6 September 2004	0	0	IJsselmeervogels

The following players have been recently called up by the national squad.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Jillroy Ruiz	(1996-10-18) 18 October 1996	2	0	RVVH	v.  Barbados, 15 November 2025
DF	Shivay Wadhwani	(2005-07-03) 3 July 2005	5	0	Zeeburgia	v.  Barbados, 15 November 2025
DF	Edhyon Hersilia	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006	2	0	Britannia	v.  Haiti, 7 June 2025
DF	Jonathan Richard	(1991-06-21) 21 June 1991	8	0	ADO '20	v.  Haiti, 7 June 2025
DF	Fernando Lewis	(1993-01-31) 31 January 1993	12	0	Zandvoort	v.  Cambodia, 25 March 2025
DF	Mark Jacobs	(1999-10-28) 28 October 1999	16	0	Free agent	v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
DF	Edward Clarissa	(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000	12	0	VV DUNO	v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
DF	Tyrese Gijsbertha	(2003-12-22) 22 December 2003	5	0	FC Twente	v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
DF	Ashton Charles	(1995-03-22) 22 March 1995	4	1	SV Britannia	vs.  Haiti, 14 October 2024
DF	Nathan Lo-A-Njoe	(1989-03-01) 1 March 1989	5	0	Racing Club	vs.  Puerto Rico, 9 September 2024
DF	Sandro Staal	(1994-02-12) 12 February 1994	5	0	Unattached	vs.  Puerto Rico, 9 September 2024
DF	Jeanpierre van der Linden	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998	1	0	TAC '90	vs.  Puerto Rico, 9 September 2024
MF	Justin Figaroa	(2005-03-22) 22 March 2005	1	0	Grand View Vikings	v.  Barbados, 15 November 2025
MF	Ezekiel Frans	(2003-11-22) 22 November 2003	0	0	San Roque de Lepe	v.  Barbados, 15 November 2025
MF	Ethan Tromp	(2002-01-17) 17 January 2002	5	0	SV Britannia	v.  Barbados, 15 November 2025
MF	Isaï Marselia	(2001-06-17) 17 June 2001	10	1	Sporting Khalsa	v.  Haiti, 7 June 2025
MF	Steven Rua	(1990-05-12) 12 May 1990	18	0	Britannia	v.  Haiti, 7 June 2025
MF	Joshua Gross	(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993	13	2	Zwaluwen	v.  Cambodia, 25 March 2025
MF	Nathan Solagnier	(2004-08-29) 29 August 2004	0	0	HV & CV Quick	v.  Cambodia, 25 March 2025
FW	Terence Groothusen	(1996-09-16) 16 September 1996	22	6	ADO '20	v.  Barbados, 15 November 2025
FW	Jahrdell Constancia	(2000-08-16) 16 August 2000	0	0	Goes	v.  Barbados, 15 November 2025
FW	Alljereau Mercera	(2002-05-03) 3 May 2002	1	0	Katwijk	v.  Haiti, 7 June 2025
FW	Nathan La Cruz	(2006-05-09) 9 May 2006	0	0	VVV-Venlo	v.  Haiti, 7 June 2025
FW	Benjamin Maria	(2001-09-19) 19 September 2001	11	3	VV DUNO	v.  Haiti, 7 June 2025
FW	Rensel Bryson	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000	3	0	Best Vooruit	v.  Cambodia, 25 March 2025
FW	Tyron Perret Gentil	(2004-04-10) 10 April 2004	6	1	Almere City	v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
FW	Terick Monsanto	(2004-02-07) 7 February 2004	1	0	SV Dakota	v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
FW	Jesus Penate	(1998-03-11) 11 March 1998	1	0	VV Nieuwenhoorn	v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
FW	Reangelo Boekhoudt	(2006-04-07) 7 April 2006	1	0	River Plate	vs.  Haiti, 14 October 2024
FW	Jeremy van Uunen	(1993-10-28) 28 October 1993	4	0	VV Zwaluwen	vs.  Puerto Rico, 9 September 2024

As of 15 November 2025^[11]

Players in bold are still active with Aruba.

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1986	Part of Netherlands Antilles										Part of Netherlands Antilles
1990 and 1994	Did not participate										Did not participate
1998	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	3	6
2002											4	1	1	2	7	11
2006											2	0	0	2	2	10
2010											2	0	0	2	0	4
2014											2	1	0	1	6	6
2018											4	2	0	2	5	5
2022											4	1	0	3	3	19
2026											4	0	2	2	3	10
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	—	0/8	—								24	5	3	16	29	71

CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963 to 1985	Part of Netherlands Antilles										Part of Netherlands Antilles
1989 and 1991	Did not participate										Did not participate
1993	Withdrew										Withdrew
1996	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	5	7
1998											2	1	0	1	2	7
2000											3	1	1	1	4	4
2002											3	0	0	3	4	14
2003											2	0	0	2	0	8
2005	Withdrew										Withdrew
2007	Did not participate										Did not participate
2009	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	1	3
2011	Did not participate										Did not participate
2013	Did not qualify										3	0	1	2	5	7
2015											3	2	0	1	8	2
2017											2	0	0	2	1	4
2019											4	1	1	2	5	6
2021											6	0	0	6	5	18
2023											4	1	1	2	5	5
2025											6	0	0	6	5	17
Total	—	0/13	—								40	6	5	29	43	102

CONCACAF Nations League record
League phase												Final phase
Season	Div.	Group	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R		Finals	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019−20	B	C	16th	6	0	0	6	5	18			2021	Ineligible
2022–23	C	B	6th	4	1	1	2	5	5			2023
2023–24	C	B	2nd	4	4	0	0	14	4			2024
2024–25	B	C	16th	6	0	0	6	5	17			2025
2026–27	C	To be determined										2027
Total				20	5	1	14	29	44	—		Total	—

CONCACAF Nations League history
First match	Guyana 1–0 Aruba  (6 September 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao)
Biggest Win	Aruba  3–0  Saint Martin (6 June 2022; Willemstad, Curaçao) Aruba  4–1  U.S. Virgin Islands (16 November 2023; Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands)
Biggest Defeat	Jamaica 6–0 Aruba  (15 October 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao)
Best Result	2nd – League C (2023–24)
Worst Result	Relegation League C (2019–20, 2024–25)

CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978 to 1985	Part of Netherlands Antilles									Part of Netherlands Antilles
1988	Did not participate									Did not participate
1989	Did not qualify									4	0	1	3	1	19
1990										2	0	1	1	3	4
1991	Did not participate								Did not participate
1992	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	0	10
1993 and 1994	Did not participate								Did not participate
1995	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	5	7
1996	Did not participate								Did not participate
1997	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	2	7
1998									3	1	1	1	4	4
1999	Withdrew								Withdrew
2001	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	4	14
2005	Withdrew									Withdrew
2007	Did not participate								Did not participate
2008	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	1	3
2010	Did not participate								Did not participate
2012	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	5	7
2014									3	2	0	1	8	2
2017									2	0	0	2	1	4
Total	—	0/11	—							29	4	5	20	34	83

CCCF Championship record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1955	Round-robin	5th	6	2	1	3	9	9	Squad
Total	Fifth place	1/1	6	2	1	3	9	9	—

ABCS Tournament record
Year	Round	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2010	Third place	3rd	2	0	1	1	3	6
2011	Runners-up	2nd	2	0	2	0	2	2
2012	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	4	2
2013	Fourth place	4th	2	0	0	2	1	4
2015	Runners-up	2nd	2	0	1	1	0	1
2021	Third place	3rd	2	0	1	1	3	9
2022	Third place	3rd	2	1	1	0	3	2
Total	1 Title	7/7	14	3	6	5	16	26

Note: teams that are in italics indicates that the team is a historical team of a polity not existing anymore, or a team which is not a FIFA member.^[12]

As of 29 March 2026^[13]

These all-time records are exclusively class 'A' internationals matches.^[14]

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Antigua and Barbuda	6	0	1	5	4	11	−7	CONCACAF
Barbados	8	2	1	5	11	17	−6	CONCACAF
Bermuda	2	1	0	1	3	6	–3	CONCACAF
British Virgin Islands	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	CONCACAF
Cambodia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	AFC
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	7	–7	CONCACAF
Cayman Islands	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	CONCACAF
Costa Rica	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	CONCACAF
Cuba	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	CONCACAF
Curaçao	28	1	9	16	22	53	−31	CONCACAF
Dominica	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	CONCACAF
Dominican Republic	4	0	1	3	5	10	−5	CONCACAF
El Salvador	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	CONCACAF
French Guiana	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	CONCACAF
Grenada	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	CONCACAF
Guadeloupe	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	CONCACAF
Guam	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	AFC
Guatemala	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	CONCACAF
Guyana	4	0	0	4	2	12	−10	CONCACAF
Haiti	4	0	1	3	5	14	–9	CONCACAF
Honduras	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	CONCACAF
Jamaica	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	CONCACAF
Liechtenstein	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	UEFA
Macau	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	AFC
Montserrat	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	CONCACAF
Netherlands Antilles	8	1	1	6	9	20	−11	CONCACAF
Panama	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	CONCACAF
Puerto Rico	4	1	1	2	7	10	–3	CONCACAF
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	CONCACAF
Saint Lucia	4	1	1	2	10	11	−1	CONCACAF
Saint Martin	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	CONCACAF
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	CONCACAF
Sint Maarten	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	CONCACAF
Suriname	13	1	2	10	6	46	−40	CONCACAF
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	0	1	0	11	−11	CONCACAF
Turks and Caicos Islands	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	CONCACAF
U.S. Virgin Islands	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	CONCACAF
Venezuela	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	CONMEBOL
Total	114	20	25	74	139	274	−134	FIFA

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• Netherlands Antilles vs Aruba, Digicel Caribbean Championships 2008, YouTube
• Grenada vs Aruba, Digicel Caribbean Championships 2008, YouTube