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 national football team
• 2005: Walking Bout Company
• 2006: FC Groningen
• 2007: FC Utrecht
• 2008: FC Groningen
• 2009: Dutch Caribbean Stars
• 2010: Ajax
• 2013: ADO Den Haag

2004 Edition

January 2004^[1]

• Netherlands Antilles 2 - 2 FC Dordrecht
• Suriname 0 - 0 SC Cambuur
• Netherlands Antilles 2 - 1 SC Cambuur
• Suriname 4 - 2 FC Dordrecht
• FC Dordrecht 0 - 4 SC Cambuur
• Netherlands Antilles 2 - 0 Suriname

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands Antilles	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
SC Cambuur	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	4
Suriname	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
FC Dordrecht	3	0	1	2	4	10	–6	1

2005 Edition

January 2005^[2]

• Walking Bout Company 2 - 1 FC Dordrecht
• Netherlands Antilles 2 - 3 Jong Feyenoord
• Jong Feyenoord 0 - 0 FC Dordrecht
• Netherlands Antilles 0 - 4 Walking Bout Company
• Netherlands Antilles 1 - 2 FC Dordrecht
• Walking Bout Company 0 - 0 Jong Feyenoord

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Walking Bout Company	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7
Jong Feyenoord	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
FC Dordrecht	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Netherlands Antilles	3	0	0	3	3	9	–6	0

2006 Edition

May 2006:^[3]

• FC Groningen 2 - 1 Suriprofs
• Deportivo Barber 3 - 1 Netherlands Antilles U21

Third place match:

• Suriprofs 5 - 2 Netherlands Antilles U21

Final:

• FC Groningen 2 - 1 Deportivo Barber

2007 Edition

June 2007:^[4]

• FC Utrecht 2 - 1 FC Dordrecht
• Deportivo Barber 0 - 2 Ferroviário AC

Third place match:

• Deportivo Barber 1 - 1 FC Dordrecht (Deportivo Barber wins 4 - 3 on penalties)

Final:

• FC Utrecht 1 - 0 Ferroviário AC

2008 Edition

May 2008:^[5]

• Netherlands Antilles 2 - 1 Suriname
• FC Groningen 3 - 0 EC Flamengo

Third place match:

• EC Flamengo 2 - 0 Suriname

Final:

• Netherlands Antilles 2 - 4 FC Groningen

2009 Edition

May 2009:^[6][7]

• RKSV Centro Dominguito 5 - 0 SV Britannia
• Dutch Caribbean Stars 4 - 0 FCS Nacional

Third place match:

• FCS Nacional 4 - 2 SV Britannia

Final:

• Dutch Caribbean Stars 1 - 1 RKSV Centro Dominguito (DCS wins on penalties)

2010 Edition

21–23 May.^[8]

• Dutch Caribbean Stars 1 - 4 N.E.C.
• Ajax 3 - 0 Hubentut Fortuna

Third place match:

• Hubentut Fortuna 2 - 0 Dutch Caribbean Stars

Final:

• N.E.C. 0 - 0 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 2 - 0 FC Dordrecht
• Inter Moengotapoe 1 - 2 RKSV Centro Dominguito

Third place match:

• FC Dordrecht 2 - 1 Inter Moengotapoe

Final:

• ADO Den Haag 2 - 2 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

External links

• Official website of the Chippie Polar tournament

See also

• Soccer in Saba
• Lists of stadiums

References

1. Inter Expo Cup 2004 Curaçao Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
2. Inter Expo Cup 2005 Curaçao Archived November 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
3. Polar Cup 2006 Curaçao Archived November 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
4. UTS Polar Cup 2007 Curaçao Archived November 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
5. Chippie Polar Cup 2008 Curaçao Archived November 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 13 January 2011
6. Chippie Polar Cup mee naar Nederland, rnw.nl, 8 juni 2009
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9. 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
10. Internationaal voetbal op Multipost-Polar Cup (Dutch) Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Vers Geperst, 23 May 2013
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