Curaçao national football team

Curaçao

Nickname(s)	La Familia Azul La Pantera Negra La Pantera Azul
Association	Federashon Futbòl Kòrsou (FFK)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Dick Advocaat
Captain	Leandro Bacuna
Most caps	Cuco Martina (67)
Top scorer	Rangelo Janga (21)
Home stadium	Ergilio Hato Stadium
FIFA code	CUW
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	86 4 (10 July 2025)[1]
Highest	68 (July 2017)
Lowest	188 (December 2003)
First international
Dominican Republic 1–0   (San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; 18 August 2011)
Biggest win
10–0 Grenada  (Willemstad, Curaçao; 10 September 2018)
Biggest defeat
Argentina 7–0   (Santiago del Estero, Argentina; 28 March 2023)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2017)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2019)
Medal record Caribbean Cup 2017 Martinique Team

The Curaçao national football team (Dutch: Curaçaos voetbalelftal; Papiamento: Selekshon di Futbòl Kòrsou) represents Curaçao in international football, and is controlled by the Federashon Futbòl Kòrsou (English: Curaçao Football Federation).^[3]

Following a constitutional change that allowed its predecessor, the Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies to become a unified constituent country consisting of several island territories as the Netherlands Antilles and its dissolution in 2010, Curaçao has played under a new constitutional status as a separate constituent country since 2011.^[4]

Both FIFA and CONCACAF recognize the Curaçao national team as the direct successor of the dependant Territory of Curaçao (1921–1958) and the Netherlands Antilles (1958–2010).^[5][6][7]

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. This happened in the stadium De Lupaso when the lights went off in the event of them selling Electricity to South Africa.

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 changed 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 team and subsequently Aruban players no longer represented 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.

After a strong qualification campaign, Curaçao defeated host Martinique in the semi-finals of the 2017 edition of the Caribbean Cup with the score of 2–1. They met defending champions and six-time winners, Jamaica. Curaçao won their first ever Caribbean Cup by defeating Jamaica, again with the scoreline of 2–1.

Kit supplier	Period
Nike	2016–2022
Kelme	2024–present

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

Position	Name
Head coach	Dick Advocaat
Assistant coach	Cor Pot Dean Gorré
Goalkeeper coach	Raymond Mulder
Fitness coach	Angelo Cijntje
Video Analist	Léon Hese
Doctor	Casper van Eijck
Press Officer	Kees Jansma
Team Manager	Wouter Jansen
Content Creator	Anouar Amrani

Caretaker manager are listed in italics.

The following 24 players were called up for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B & 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round matches in June 2025.^[13]

Caps and goals as of 25 June 2025, after the match against Honduras.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Eloy Room (captain)	(1989-02-06) 6 February 1989	62	0	No Club
	1GK	Trevor Doornbusch	(1999-07-06) 6 July 1999	6	0	VVV Venlo
	1GK	Tyrick Bodak	(2002-05-15) 15 May 2002	4	0	Telstar
	2DF	Cuco Martina	(1989-09-25) 25 September 1989	67	1	Victory Boys
	2DF	Juriën Gaari	(1993-12-23) 23 December 1993	51	1	Abha Club
	2DF	Roshon van Eijma	(1998-06-09) 9 June 1998	20	0	RKC Waalwijk
	2DF	Sherel Floranus	(1998-08-23) 23 August 1998	19	0	PEC Zwolle
	2DF	Joshua Brenet	(1994-03-20) 20 March 1994	13	1	No Club
	2DF	Ar'jany Martha	(2003-09-04) 4 September 2003	5	0	Rotherham United
	2DF	Tyrique Mercera	(2003-12-19) 19 December 2003	1	0	FC Groningen
	3MF	Leandro Bacuna	(1991-08-21) 21 August 1991	62	15	Bandırmaspor
	3MF	Juninho Bacuna	(1997-08-07) 7 August 1997	40	12	Gaziantep FK
	3MF	Godfried Roemeratoe	(1999-08-19) 19 August 1999	20	1	RKC Waalwijk
	3MF	Kevin Felida	(1999-11-11) 11 November 1999	17	1	FC Den Bosch
	3MF	Livano Comenencia	(2004-02-03) 3 February 2004	10	0	FC Zürich
	3MF	Rayvien Rosario	(2004-04-11) 11 April 2004	2	0	Excelsior
	4FW	Rangelo Janga	(1992-04-16) 16 April 1992	42	21	FC Eindhoven
	4FW	Brandley Kuwas	(1992-09-19) 19 September 1992	32	2	Volendam
	4FW	Kenji Gorré	(1994-09-29) 29 September 1994	32	4	Maccabi Haifa
	4FW	Gervane Kastaneer	(1996-06-09) 9 June 1996	22	9	Persis Solo
	4FW	Jeremy Antonisse	(2002-03-29) 29 March 2002	18	3	A.E. Kifisia
	4FW	Jearl Margaritha	(2000-04-10) 10 April 2000	15	5	Beveren
	4FW	Joshua Zimmerman	(2001-05-23) 23 May 2001	12	1	Top Oss
	4FW	Jürgen Locadia	(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993	7	1	No Club

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Nino Fancito	(2004-09-30) 30 September 2004	0	0	FC Eindhoven	v.  Saint Lucia, 18 November 2024
DF	Jurich Carolina	(1998-07-15) 15 July 1998	15	1	Borac Banja Luka	v.  Saint Lucia, 18 November 2024
DF	Shanon Carmelia	(1989-03-20) 20 March 1989	38	2	Hercules	v.  Saint Lucia, 18 November 2024
DF	Cherrion Valerius	(2005-09-22) 22 September 2005	0	0	NAC Breda	v.  Saint Martin, 9 September 2024 INJ
MF	Nicky Souren	(1999-12-18) 18 December 1999	1	0	Cambuur	v.  Kazakhstan, 20 March 2025
MF	Jaron Vicario	(1999-08-16) 16 August 1999	1	0	Triestina	v.  Saint Martin, 9 September 2024
FW	Xander Severina	(2001-04-12) 12 April 2001	5	1	Maccabi Haifa	v.  Saint Lucia, 18 November 2024
RET Player retired from the national team. SUS Player is serving suspension. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. Notes: Caps do not include matches played for the former Netherlands Antilles, but solely appearances for the thereout subsequent country of Curaçao.

As of 25 June 2025^[14]

Players in bold are still active with Curaçao.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Cuco Martina	67	1	2011–present
2	Leandro Bacuna	62	15	2016–present
	Eloy Room	62	0	2015–present
4	Gevaro Nepomuceno	52	8	2014–2023
5	Juriën Gaari	51	1	2016–present
6	Rangelo Janga	42	21	2016–present
7	Juninho Bacuna	40	12	2019-present
8	Elson Hooi	38	10	2015–present
	Shanon Carmelia	38	2	2011–present
10	Darryl Lachman	35	1	2015–2024

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Rangelo Janga	21	42	0.5	2016–present
2	Leandro Bacuna	15	62	0.24	2016–present
3	Juninho Bacuna	12	40	0.3	2019–present
4	Elson Hooi	10	38	0.26	2015–present
5	Felitciano Zschusschen	9	14	0.64	2015–2017
	Gervane Kastaneer	9	22	0.41	2018–present
7	Gino van Kessel	8	26	0.31	2015–present
	Gevaro Nepomuceno	8	52	0.15	2014–2023
9	Rocky Siberie	6	6	1	2011
	Jurensley Martina	6	8	0.75	2012–2022

All competitive matches played from 1921 to 1958 were contested as the Territory of Curaçao (comprising all six islands of the Netherlands Antilles). From 1958 to 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 have so far only competed in 2014, 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification, the 2014 and 2017 Caribbean Cup, the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and the ABCS Tournament.

FIFA World Cup										Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
as Territory of Curaçao										as Territory of Curaçao
1930	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1934	Did not enter									Did not enter
1938
1950
1954
1958	Did not qualify									3	1	0	2	4	7
as  Netherlands Antilles										as  Netherlands Antilles
1962	Did not qualify									6	2	2	2	4	14
1966										4	1	2	1	2	3
1970										4	1	0	3	3	9
1974										5	0	2	3	4	19
1978										2	0	0	2	1	9
1982										4	0	3	1	1	2
1986										2	0	1	1	0	4
1990										4	2	0	2	4	7
1994										2	0	1	1	1	4
1998										2	0	1	1	1	2
2002										2	0	1	1	1	6
2006										4	1	0	3	4	8
2010										4	2	1	1	3	1
as										as
2014	Did not qualify									6	2	1	3	15	15
2018										6	1	3	2	5	6
2022										6	3	2	1	16	3
2026	To be determined									4	4	0	0	15	2
2030										To be determined
2034
Total	-	0/21	-	-	-	-	-	-		70	20	20	30	80	121

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
as  Netherlands Antilles											as  Netherlands Antilles
1963	Third place	3rd	8	5	0	3	14	9	Squad		2	2	0	0	4	1
1965	Fifth place	5th	5	0	2	3	4	16	Squad		Qualified automatically
1967	Did not qualify										4	0	2	2	4	6
1969	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2	9	12	Squad		Qualified automatically
1971	Did not enter										Did not enter
1973	Sixth place	6th	5	0	2	3	4	19	Squad		Qualified automatically
1977	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	1	9
1981											4	0	3	1	1	2
1985											2	0	1	1	0	4
1989											4	2	0	2	4	7
1991											2	0	0	2	0	5
1993	Did not enter										Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify										5	3	1	1	11	11
1998											1	0	0	1	1	2
2000											6	2	1	3	8	13
2002	Did not enter										Did not enter
2003	Did not qualify										4	1	1	2	3	6
2005	Withdrew										Withdrew
2007	Did not qualify										3	0	1	2	1	7
2009											5	1	1	3	5	11
as											as
2011	Did not qualify										3	0	1	2	5	7
2013											3	0	0	3	2	11
2015											9	2	3	4	11	15
2017	Group stage	11th	3	0	0	3	0	6	Squad		6	5	0	1	18	4
2019	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	2	3	Squad		4	3	0	1	22	2
2021	Withdrew										4	1	2	1	3	3
2023	Did not qualify										5	1	1	3	3	9
2025	Group stage	10th	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad		6	4	1	1	15	3
Total	Third place	7/28	33	8	8	17	35	68	—		84	27	19	34	122	138

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Gold Cup history
First Match	0–2 Jamaica  (9 July 2017; San Diego, California, United States)
Biggest Win	Honduras 0–1   (21 June 2019; Houston, Texas, United States)
Biggest Defeat	0–2 Jamaica  (9 July 2017; San Diego, California, United States)  El Salvador 2–0   (13 July 2017; Denver, Colorado, United States)   0–2 Mexico  (17 July 2017; San Antonio, Texas, United States)
Best Result	Quarter-finals (2019)
Worst Result	Group stage (2017, 2025)

CONCACAF Nations League record
League record											Finals record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R		Finals	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	A	D	4	1	2	1	3	3			2021	Did not qualify
2022–23	A	C	4	1	0	3	2	8			2023
2023–24	A	A	4	1	0	3	6	7			2024
2024–25	B	B	6	4	1	1	15	3			2025
Total	—	—	18	7	3	8	26	21	—		Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CONCACAF Nations League history
First Match	1–0 Haiti  (7 September 2019; Willemstad, Curaçao)
Biggest Win	Saint Martin 0–5   (15 November 2024; Willemstad, Curaçao)
Biggest Defeat	Canada 4–0   (9 June 2022; Vancouver, Canada)
Best Result	—
Worst Result	—

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
as  Netherlands Antilles										as  Netherlands Antilles
1978	Did not qualify									4	1	1	2	1	5
1979	Did not enter									Did not enter
1981
1983	Did not qualify									Result Unknown
1985	Did not enter									Did not enter
1988
1989	Group stage	2	0	2	0	2	2	-		4	3	0	1	21	4
1990	Did not qualify									2	0	2	0	2	2
1991										2	0	0	2	0	5
1992										3	1	1	1	3	3
1993	Did not enter									Did not enter
1994
1995	Did not qualify									5	3	1	1	11	11
1996										1	0	0	1	0	1
1997										1	0	0	1	1	2
1998	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	9	-		3	2	1	0	6	4
1999	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	2	4
2001	Did not enter									Did not enter
2005
2007	Did not qualify									3	0	1	2	1	7
2008										5	1	1	3	5	11
2010										3	0	1	2	5	7
as										as
2014	Group stage	3	0	0	3	5	10	Squad		6	2	3	1	6	5
2017	Champions	2	2	0	0	4	2	Squad		6	4	1	1	21	6
Total	Champions	10	2	2	6	13	23	-		50	17	14	19	85	77

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

ABCS Tournament
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2010	Runners-up	2	1	1	0	5	2
2011	Fourth place	2	0	0	2	1	5
2012	Third place	2	1	0	1	11	5
2013	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	3	3
2015	Third place	2	1	1	0	4	1
2021	Champions	2	2	0	0	8	1
2022	Champions	2	0	2	0	4	4
Total	Champions	14	6	4	4	36	21

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

As of 25 June 2025^[15][16]

The following matches were played as Curaçao (from 18 August 2011 until present)

Team	Pld	W	D	L
Antigua and Barbuda	4	1	0	3
Argentina	1	0	0	1
Aruba	5	3	1	1
Bahrain	1	0	0	1
Barbados	2	1	0	1
Bolivia	2	1	1	0
Bonaire	3	2	1	0
British Virgin Islands	1	1	0	0
Canada	4	0	1	3
Costa Rica	2	0	1	1
Cuba	4	1	2	1
Dominican Republic	3	1	0	2
El Salvador	8	0	4	4
French Guiana	2	0	1	1
Grenada	4	3	1	0
Guadeloupe	2	2	0	0
Guatemala	1	0	1	0
Guyana	2	1	0	1
Haiti	5	2	2	1
Honduras	3	1	0	2
India	1	1	0	0
Indonesia	2	0	0	2
Jamaica	3	1	1	1
Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1
Martinique	2	1	1	0
Mexico	1	0	0	1
Montserrat	2	1	1	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	1
Nicaragua	1	0	1	0
Panama	2	0	1	1
Puerto Rico	2	1	1	0
Qatar	1	1	0	0
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1	0	0	1
Saint Lucia	5	3	0	2
Saint Martin	2	2	0	0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3	1	0	2
Suriname	6	2	1	3
Trinidad and Tobago	2	1	0	1
U.S. Virgin Islands	4	4	0	0
Vietnam	1	1	0	0
United States	1	0	0	1
Total	102	40	22	40

Largest win

• 10–0 vs  Grenada on 10 September 2018

Largest win at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

• 1-0 vs Honduras on 21 June 2019, 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Largest win at the CONCACAF Championship finals

• 4–1 vs Honduras on 7 April 1963, 1963 CONCACAF Championship

Largest win at the Caribbean Cup finals

• 2–1 vs Martinique on 22 June 2017, 2017 Caribbean Cup
• 2–1 vs Jamaica on 25 June 2017, 2017 Caribbean Cup

Largest win at the ABCS Tournament

• 9–2 vs Bonaire on 15 July 2012, ABCS Tournament 2012

Highest scoring draw

• 2–2 vs Suriname on 25 September 2011, Friendly
• 2–2 vs Haiti on 11 October 2011, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
• 2–2 vs Puerto Rico on 3 September 2014, 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification

Highest scoring draw at the ABCS Tournament

• 2–2 vs Suriname on 31 October 2010, 2010 ABCS Tournament
• 2–2 vs Aruba on 24 November 2022, 2022 ABCS Tournament
• 2–2 vs Suriname on 26 November 2022, 2022 ABCS Tournament

Highest scoring draw at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

• 1–1 vs  Jamaica on 25 June 2019, 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
• 1–1 vs  Canada on 22 June 2025, 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Largest defeat

• 7–0 vs Argentina on 28 March 2023, Friendly

Largest defeat at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

0–2 vs  Jamaica on 9 July 2017, 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup

• 0–2 vs on 13 July 2017, 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
• 0–2 vs on 17 July 2017, 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Largest defeat at the Caribbean Cup finals

• 4–1 vs on 15 November 2014, 2014 Caribbean Cup

Largest defeat at the ABCS Tournament

• 3–1 vs Bonaire on 2 December 2011, ABCS Tournament 2011
• 3–1 vs Suriname on 16 November 2013, ABCS Tournament 2013
• 2–0 vs Suriname on 4 December 2011, ABCS Tournament 2011

• CONCACAF Championship
  • Third place (2): 1963², 1969²

• CCCF Championship³
  • Runners-up (3): 1955¹, 1957¹, 1960²
  • Third place (1): 1941¹
• Caribbean Cup
  • Champions (1): 2017
• Central American and Caribbean Games
  • Bronze medal (1): 1946¹

• ABCS Tournament (2): 2021, 2022
• Four-Nations Tournament (1): 1944¹
• Phillip Seaga Cup (1): 1963²
• Inter Expo Cup/Polar Cup (1): 2004²
• Parbo Bier Cup (1): 2004²
• King's Cup (1): 2019

Only official honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

Senior Competition				Total
CONCACAF Championship	0	0	2	2
CCCF Championship3	0	3	1	4
Total	0	3	3	6

Notes

1. Honours won as Territory of Curaçao, from 1921 to 1958.
2. Honours won as Netherlands Antilles, from 1958 to 2010.
3. Official regional competition organized by CCCF. It was a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF, affiliated with FIFA as the former governing body of football in Central America and Caribbean, from 1938 to 1961.

• Territory of Curaçao national football team (1921–1958)
• Netherlands Antilles national football team (1958–2010)

• Official website
• Curaçao United – fan site
• Curaçao on FIFA.com (archived 12 March 2011)