SV Dakota

Sport Vereniging Dakota (English:Sports Club), known as SV Dakota or simply Dakota is an Aruban professional football club based in Oranjestad, Dakota, which currently play in Aruban Division di Honor.

Dakota

Full name	Sport Vereniging Dakota
Nickname(s)	The Bees Dakota tur dia! (English:Dakota all the way!)
Short name	Dakota
Founded	15 July 1947; 78 years ago (1947-07-15)
Ground	Guillermo P. Trinidad Stadium Oranjestad, Aruba
Capacity	2,500
President	Gilmar Croes
Head Coach	Jonathan Lake
League	Aruban Division di Honor
2024–25	Aruban Division di Honor, 2nd
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Achievements

• Aruban Division di Honor: 17

1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2017–18, 2021–22

• Runners-Up: 12

1958, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2015-16, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25

• Aruban Division Uno: 1

2010-11

• Torneo Copa Betico Croes: 3

2007, 2019, 2025

• Finalist: 4

2011, 2016, 2017, 2019

• Copa Juliana: 6

1960, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969

• Netherlands Antilles Championship: 0
• Finalist: 4

1962, 1963, 1970, 1983

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1 appearance

1983 – 2nd Round (Caribbean) – Lost against SV Robinhood 5 – 1 on aggregate (stage 2 of 4)

• CONCACAF Caribbean Shield: 2 appearance

2019 – Third Group D

2023 – Second Group D

Current squad

As of 10 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SMA Gikay Croes 2 DF  ARU Ferdinand Robert (captain) 3 DF  ARU Nickenson Paul 4 DF  ARU George Tromp 5 MF  ARU Liomar Croes 6 MF  ARU Kenrick Paulina 8 DF  BRA Emerson Leocádio 9 FW  NED Owen v/d Wijne 10 MF  VEN Daniel Briceño (Vice-captain) 11 FW  ARU Ricky Hodge 12 DF  ARU Derwin Donata 13 MF  COL Camilo Peña

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FM  ARU Clyvenson Grandin 16 MF  ARU Theo Teixeira 17 MF  ARU Joshua Gross (Vice-captain) 18 DF  ARU Darvin Henson 19 FW  ARU Daryl Nelson 20 FW  ARU Shemar Monticeuex 21 MF  ARU Randell Gross 22 GK  ARU Gilbert Bautista 23 MF  VEN Jesús Villamizar 24 DF  ARU Junior Jean-Baptiste 25 GK  ARU Philippe Caillaux 26 FW  POR Anuar Andrade 27 FW  NED Niels Stock

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Jonathan Lake
Assistant coach	Rodney Lake
Goalkeeping coach	N/A
Fitness coach	N/A
Sports therapist	N/A

External links

• Official website
• SV Dakota on Facebook