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This article is about the Curaçao men's national team. For the women's team, see Curaçao women's national football team. For Territory of Curaçao national football team, see Curaçao national football team (1921–1958).

Curaçao
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknamePantera Negra[1] / The Blue Wave
AssociationFederashon Futbòl Kòrsou (FFK)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachDick Advocaat
CaptainLeandro Bacuna
Most capsLeandro Bacuna and Eloy Room (74)
Top scorerRangelo Janga (21)
Home stadiumErgilio Hato Stadium
FIFA codeCUW
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 82 Steady (11 June 2026)[2]
Highest68 (July 2017)
Lowest188 (December 2003)
First international
As the Territory of Curaçao:
Netherlands Aruba 0–4 Curaçao 
(Aruba, 6 April 1924)
As the Netherlands Antilles
 Netherlands Antilles 3–1 Panama 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 4 March 1948)
As the Country of Curaçao:
 Dominican Republic 1–0 Curaçao 
(San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; 18 August 2011)
Biggest win
As the Territory of Curaçao:
 Curaçao 14–0 Puerto Rico 
(Barranquilla, Colombia, 21 December 1948)
As the Netherlands Antilles
 Netherlands Antilles 15–0 Puerto Rico 
(Caracas, Venezuela; 15 January 1959)
As the Country of Curaçao:
 Curaçao 10–0 Grenada 
(Willemstad, Curaçao; 10 September 2018)
Biggest defeat
As the Territory of Curaçao:
 Netherlands 8–1 Curaçao 
(Netherlands, 23 April 1948)
As the Netherlands Antilles
 Netherlands 8–0 Netherlands Antilles 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 5 September 1962)
 Mexico 8–0 Netherlands Antilles 
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 8 December 1973)
As the Country of Curaçao:
 Argentina 7–0 Curaçao 
(Santiago del Estero, Argentina; 28 March 2023)
 Germany 7–1 Curaçao 
(Houston Stadium, United States; 13 June 2026)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2026)
Best resultTBD
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2017)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2019)
Medal record
Caribbean Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Martinique Team

The Curaçao national football team (Dutch: Curaçaos voetbalelftal; Papiamento: selekshon di futbòl Kòrsou) represents Curaçao in men's international football. The team is governed by the Federashon Futbòl Kòrsou.[4]

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.[5]

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).[6][7][8]

In November 2025, they topped their qualifying group and qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, becoming the smallest nation by both population and area to qualify for the tournament.[9] They faced Germany in their debut match in 2026 FIFA World Cup.[10][11] Curaçao became the first non-sovereign national team from the Americas to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, and the seventh overall, after England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (which are constituent countries of the United Kingdom and not independent countries), the Netherlands (a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands), and the Dutch East Indies, a Dutch colony that competed in the 1938 tournament.

History

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Further information: Territory of Curaçao national football team and Netherlands Antilles national football team

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.

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.

CONCACAF Gold Cup debut

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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 its first ever Caribbean Cup by defeating Jamaica, again with the scoreline of 2–1, which saw Curaçao qualified to its first ever CONCACAF Gold Cup. Curaçao was then drawn in Group C in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup alongside Jamaica, El Salvador and Mexico but lost all of its group stage matches.

In the next edition of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Curaçao was then drawn in Group C alongside El Salvador, Jamaica and Honduras. On 21 June 2019, Curaçao got its first win in the CONCACAF Gold Cup when Leandro Bacuna scored in a 1–0 win over Honduras. With a much needed win to qualify to the next round, Juriën Gaari scored a stoppage time goal against Jamaica in the last group stage fixtures which saw Curaçao finishing as runners-up in the group stage, thus qualifying to the knockout stage. In the quarter-finals, Curaçao then bowed out from the tournament after losing to United States.

FIFA World Cup debut

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In November 2025, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, Curaçao drew 0–0 against Jamaica, making Curaçao the smallest nation by both population and area (only five weeks after Cape Verde had broken the area record) ever to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in history.[12] On 23 February 2026, manager Dick Advocaat would resign as Curaçao's manager due to personal reasons regarding the health of his daughter.[13] Subsequently, Fred Rutten was appointed as head coach ahead of the World Cup.[14] On May 11, after his daughter's health improved, Advocaat returned to the national team. This was also due to disagreements between the national team's players and Advocaat's successor Fred Rutten as well as pressure from the national team's main sponsor, Dutch airline company Corendon.[15] With his return, Advocaat will become the oldest manager in history to coach a team during the FIFA World Cup.[16][17]

Curaçao's first goal at a World Cup was scored by Livano Comenencia during their opener against Germany, which would eventually defeat the Blue Wave 7–1. In their second match, Curaçao earned their first-ever point at a World Cup in a 0-0 draw with Ecuador; Eloy Room attained 1 short of Tim Howard's record for most saves in a World Cup match with 15, making him the first Curaçaoan player to be named Man of the Match in a World Cup contest.

Team image

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Kit sponsorship

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Kit supplier Period
United States Score 1990–2002
Netherlands Beltona 2002–2015
United States Nike 2016–2023
Spain Kelme 2024–2025
Germany Adidas 2025–present

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Curaçao national football team results (2020–present)
For all past match results of the national team, see Curaçao national football team results.

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

2025

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17 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Curaçao  0–0  El Salvador San Jose, California, United States
17:15 UTC-7 Report Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 13,042
Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)
21 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Curaçao  1–1  Canada Houston, Texas, United States
18:00 UTC-5
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 20,536
24 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Honduras  2–1  Curaçao San Jose, California, United States
19:00 UTC-7
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 10,935
5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Trinidad and Tobago  0–0  Curaçao Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
20:00 AST Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Attendance: 20,182
Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)
9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Curaçao  3–2  Bermuda Willemstad, Curaçao
20:00 AST
Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
Attendance: 9,474
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Curaçao  2–0  Jamaica Willemstad, Curaçao
19:00 AST
Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
Attendance: 9,850
14 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Curaçao  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago Willemstad, Curaçao
19:00 AST
Report
Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
13 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Bermuda  0–7  Curaçao Hamilton, Bermuda
20:00 AST Report
Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium
Attendance: 1,181
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
18 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Jamaica  0–0  Curaçao Kingston, Jamaica
20:00 AST Report Stadium: Independence Park
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

2026

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27 March 2026 FIFA Series China  2–0  Curaçao Sydney, Australia
17:00 UTC+11
Report Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 7,578
Referee: Alex King
31 March 2026 FIFA Series Australia  5–1  Curaçao Melbourne, Australia
20:10 AEDT
Report Martha 50' Stadium: AAMI Park
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)
30 May Friendly Scotland  4–1  Curaçao Glasgow, Scotland
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 44,433
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)
6 June Friendly Curaçao  4–0  Aruba Willemstad, Curaçao
19:30 AST
Report Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
Referee: José Corporán (Dominican Republic)
14 June 2026 FIFA World Cup Group E Germany  7–1  Curaçao Houston, Texas, United States
12:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: NRG Stadium
Attendance: 68,021
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
20 June 2026 FIFA World Cup Group E Ecuador  0–0  Curaçao Kansas City, Missouri, United States
19:00 CDT Report Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 68,598
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
25 June 2026 FIFA World Cup Group E Curaçao  v  Ivory Coast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
16:00 EDT Report Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Coaching staff

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Current head coach Dick Advocaat, who lead Curaçao to its first ever apperance at the FIFA World Cup
Position Name
Head coach Netherlands Dick Advocaat
Assistant coach Netherlands Cor Pot
Assistant coach Curaçao Giovanni Franken
Assistant coach Suriname Dean Gorré
Goalkeeper coach Netherlands Raymond Mulder
Performance coach Curaçao Angelo Cijntje
Video Analyst Netherlands Jim Smit
Doctor Netherlands Suzanne Huurman
Press Officer Netherlands Vincent Schildkamp
Team Manager Curaçao Wouter Jansen
Content Creator Morocco Anouar Amrani

Coaching history

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Caretaker manager are listed in italics.

Players

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Notes
  • Caps and goals do not include matches played for the former Netherlands Antilles, but solely appearances for the thereout subsequent country of Curaçao.

Current squad

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The following 26 players were called up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and for the pre-tournament friendly matches against Scotland and Aruba on 30 May and 6 June 2026, respectively.[23]
Caps and goals as of 20 June 2026, after the match against Ecuador.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Eloy Room (1989-02-06) 6 February 1989 (age 37) 74 0 United States Soccer Federation Miami FC
25 1GK Tyrick Bodak (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 24) 4 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Telstar
26 1GK Trevor Doornbusch (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 (age 26) 8 0 Royal Dutch Football Association VVV-Venlo
2 2DF Shurandy Sambo (2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 (age 24) 8 0 Royal Dutch Football Association Sparta Rotterdam
3 2DF Juriën Gaari (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 32) 61 1 Saudi Arabian Football Federation Abha
4 2DF Roshon van Eijma (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 28) 29 1 Royal Dutch Football Association RKC Waalwijk
5 2DF Sherel Floranus (1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 27) 30 0 Royal Dutch Football Association PEC Zwolle
18 2DF Armando Obispo (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 27) 8 0 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV
20 2DF Joshua Brenet (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 32) 19 2 Turkish Football Federation Kayserispor
23 2DF Riechedly Bazoer (1996-10-12) 12 October 1996 (age 29) 6 0 Turkish Football Federation Konyaspor
24 2DF Deveron Fonville (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 23) 4 0 Royal Dutch Football Association NEC
6 3MF Godfried Roemeratoe (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 26) 29 1 Royal Dutch Football Association RKC Waalwijk
7 3MF Juninho Bacuna (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 28) 52 14 Royal Dutch Football Association Volendam
8 3MF Livano Comenencia (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 22) 22 3 Swiss Football Association Zürich
10 3MF Leandro Bacuna (captain) (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 34) 74 16 Turkish Football Federation Iğdır
13 3MF Tyrese Noslin (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 23) 7 1 Royal Dutch Football Association Telstar
15 3MF Ar'jany Martha (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 22) 9 2 The Football Association Rotherham United
22 3MF Kevin Felida (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 26) 19 1 Royal Dutch Football Association Den Bosch
9 4FW Jürgen Locadia (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 32) 15 1 United States Soccer Federation Miami FC
11 4FW Jeremy Antonisse (2002-03-29) 29 March 2002 (age 24) 28 4 Hellenic Football Federation Kifisia
12 4FW Sontje Hansen (2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 (age 24) 7 1 The Football Association Middlesbrough
14 4FW Kenji Gorré (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 31) 39 6 Israel Football Association Maccabi Haifa
16 4FW Jearl Margaritha (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 26) 24 5 Royal Belgian Football Association Beveren
17 4FW Brandley Kuwas (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 33) 35 2 Royal Dutch Football Association Volendam
19 4FW Gervane Kastaneer (1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 (age 30) 31 9 Football Association of Malaysia Terengganu
21 4FW Tahith Chong (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 26) 8 3 The Football Association Sheffield United

Recent call-ups

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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 Leandro Merencia (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 20) 0 0 Netherlands Twente v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 14 October 2025
DF Jayden Candelaria (2004-03-02) 2 March 2004 (age 22) 0 0 Netherlands NAC Breda v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 14 October 2025
DF Jurich Carolina (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 27) 15 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka v.  Bermuda, 10 September 2025
DF Tommy St. Jago (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 26) 0 0 Belgium Mechelen v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 5 September 2025
DF Cuco Martina (1989-09-25) 25 September 1989 (age 36) 67 1 Curaçao Victory Boys v.  Honduras, 25 June 2025
DF Tyrique Mercera (2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 (age 22) 1 0 Netherlands Groningen v.  Honduras, 25 June 2025
MF Rayvien Rosario (2004-04-11) 11 April 2004 (age 22) 2 0 Moldova Zimbru Chisinau v.  Honduras, 25 June 2025
FW Jordi Paulina (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 21) 2 2 Germany Fortuna Dusseldorf v.  Jamaica, 18 November 2025
FW Joshua Zimmerman (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 25) 13 1 Scotland Livingston v.  Bermuda, 10 September 2025
FW Xander Severina (2001-04-12) 12 April 2001 (age 25) 5 1 Portugal Casa Pia v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 5 September 2025
FW Rangelo Janga (1992-04-16) 16 April 1992 (age 34) 43 21 Netherlands Eindhoven v.  Honduras, 25 June 2025

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.

Player records

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As of 20 June 2026[24]
Players in bold are still active with Curaçao.

Most appearances

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Leandro Bacuna and Eloy Room are the Curaçao's joint-most capped players with 74 appearances each.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Leandro Bacuna 74 16 2016–present
Eloy Room 74 0 2015–present
3 Cuco Martina 67 1 2011–present
4 Juriën Gaari 61 1 2016–present
5 Juninho Bacuna 52 14 2019-present
Gevaro Nepomuceno 52 8 2014–2023
7 Rangelo Janga 43 21 2016–present
8 Kenji Gorré 39 6 2019-present
9 Shanon Carmelia 38 2 2011–present
Elson Hooi 38 10 2015–present

Top goalscorers

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Rangelo Janga is Curaçao's top scorer with 21 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Rangelo Janga 21 43 0.49 2016–present
2 Leandro Bacuna 16 74 0.22 2016–present
3 Juninho Bacuna 14 52 0.27 2019–present
4 Elson Hooi 10 38 0.26 2015–present
5 Felitciano Zschusschen 9 14 0.64 2015–2017
Gervane Kastaneer 9 31 0.29 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
Kenji Gorré 6 39 0.15 2019–present

Competitive record

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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

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Main article: Curaçao at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
as Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies Territory of Curaçao as Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies Territory of Curaçao
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Italy 1934 Did not enter Did not enter
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 4 7
as  Netherlands Antilles as  Netherlands Antilles
Chile 1962 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 4 14
England 1966 4 1 2 1 2 3
Mexico 1970 4 1 0 3 3 9
Germany 1974 5 0 2 3 4 19
Argentina 1978 2 0 0 2 1 9
Spain 1982 4 0 3 1 1 2
Mexico 1986 2 0 1 1 0 4
Italy 1990 4 2 0 2 4 7
United States 1994 2 0 1 1 1 4
France 1998 2 0 1 1 1 2
South Korea Japan 2002 2 0 1 1 1 6
Germany 2006 4 1 0 3 4 8
South Africa 2010 4 2 1 1 3 1
as  Curaçao as  Curaçao
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 15 15
Russia 2018 6 1 3 2 5 6
Qatar 2022 6 3 2 1 16 3
Canada Mexico United States 2026 in progress TBD 2 0 1 1 1 7 10 7 3 0 28 5
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total:1/21 TBD 2 0 1 1 1 7 76 23 23 30 97 124
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CONCACAF Gold Cup

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Main article: Curaçao at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
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
El Salvador 1963 Third place 3rd 8 5 0 3 14 9 Squad 2 2 0 0 4 1
Guatemala 1965 Fifth place 5th 5 0 2 3 4 16 Squad Qualified automatically
Honduras 1967 Did not qualify 4 0 2 2 4 6
Costa Rica 1969 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 9 12 Squad Qualified automatically
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Did not enter Did not enter
Haiti 1973 Sixth place 6th 5 0 2 3 4 19 Squad Qualified automatically
Mexico 1977 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 9
Honduras 1981 4 0 3 1 1 2
1985 2 0 1 1 0 4
1989 4 2 0 2 4 7
United States 1991 2 0 0 2 0 5
United States Mexico 1993 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1996 Did not qualify 5 3 1 1 11 11
United States 1998 1 0 0 1 1 2
United States 2000 6 2 1 3 8 13
United States 2002 Did not enter Did not enter
United States Mexico 2003 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 3 6
United States 2005 Withdrew Withdrew
United States 2007 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 1 7
United States 2009 5 1 1 3 5 11
as  Curaçao as  Curaçao
United States 2011 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 5 7
United States 2013 3 0 0 3 2 11
United States Canada 2015 9 2 3 4 11 15
United States 2017 Group stage 11th 3 0 3 0 6 Squad 6 5 0 1 18 4
United States Costa Rica Jamaica 2019 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 2 3 Squad 4 3 0 1 22 2
United States 2021 Withdrew 4 1 2 1 3 3
United States Canada 2023 Did not qualify 5 1 1 3 3 9
United States Canada 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.

CONCACAF Nations League

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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 Same position United States 2021 Did not qualify
2022–23 A C 4 1 0 3 2 8 Same position United States 2023
2023–24 A A 4 1 3 6 7 Decrease United States 2024
2024–25 B B 6 4 1 1 15 3 Increase United States 2025
Total — — 18 7 3 8 26 21 — Total 0 Titles — — — — — — —
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CFU Caribbean Cup

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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
Trinidad and Tobago 1978 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 1 5
Suriname 1979 Did not enter Did not enter
Puerto Rico 1981
French Guiana 1983 Did not qualify Result Unknown
Barbados 1985 Did not enter Did not enter
Martinique 1988
Barbados 1989 Group stage 2 0 2 0 2 2 - 4 3 0 1 21 4
Trinidad and Tobago 1990 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 2 2
Jamaica 1991 2 0 0 2 0 5
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 3 1 1 1 3 3
Jamaica 1993 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1994
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995 Did not qualify 5 3 1 1 11 11
Trinidad and Tobago 1996 1 0 0 1 0 1
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997 1 0 0 1 1 2
Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago 1998 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 9 - 3 2 1 0 6 4
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 4
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not enter Did not enter
Barbados 2005
Trinidad and Tobago 2007 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 1 7
Jamaica 2008 5 1 1 3 5 11
Martinique 2010 3 0 1 2 5 7
as  Curaçao as  Curaçao
Jamaica 2014 Group stage 3 0 0 3 5 10 Squad 6 2 3 1 6 5
Martinique 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

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ABCS Tournament
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Curaçao 2010 Runners-up 2 1 1 0 5 2
Suriname 2011 Fourth place 2 0 0 2 1 5
Aruba 2012 Third place 2 1 0 1 11 5
Curaçao 2013 Runners-up 2 1 0 1 3 3
Suriname 2015 Third place 2 1 1 0 4 1
Curaçao 2021 Champions 2 2 0 0 8 1
Curaçao 2022 2 0 2 4 4
Total Champions 14 6 4 4 36 21
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

All-time record against other nations

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As of 20 June 2026[25][26]

Curaçao (2011–present)

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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 6 4 1 1
 Australia 1 0 0 1
 Bahrain 1 0 0 1
 Barbados 2 1 0 1
 Bermuda 2 2 0 0
 Bolivia 2 1 1 0
 Bonaire 3 2 1 0
 British Virgin Islands 1 1 0 0
 Canada 4 0 1 3
 China 1 0 0 1
 Costa Rica 2 0 1 1
 Cuba 4 1 2 1
 Dominican Republic 3 1 0 2
 Ecuador 1 0 1 0
 El Salvador 8 0 4 4
 French Guiana 2 0 1 1
 Germany 1 0 0 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 4 2 2 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
 Scotland 1 0 0 1
 Suriname 6 2 1 3
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 2 1
 U.S. Virgin Islands 4 4 0 0
 Vietnam 1 0 1 0
 United States 1 0 0 1
Total 113 43 27 43

Team records

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Wins

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Largest win
  • 10–0 vs  Grenada on 10 September 2018
Largest win at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
Largest win at the CONCACAF Championship finals
Largest win at the Caribbean Cup finals
Largest win at the ABCS Tournament

Draws

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Highest scoring draw
Highest scoring draw at the FIFA World Cup
Highest scoring draw at the ABCS Tournament
Highest scoring draw at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

Defeats

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Largest defeat
  • 7–0 vs Argentina on 28 March 2023, Friendly
Largest defeat at the FIFA World Cup
7–1 vs Germany on 15 June 2026, 2026 FIFA World Cup
Largest defeat at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
0–2 vs  Jamaica on 9 July 2017, 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Largest defeat at the Caribbean Cup finals
Largest defeat at the ABCS Tournament

Honours

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Continental

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Regional

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Friendly

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Summary

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

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
CONCACAF Championship 0 0 2 2
CCCF Championship3 0 3 1 4
Total 0 3 3 6
Notes
  1. Honours won as  Curaçao.
  2. Honours won as  Netherlands Antilles.
  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.

See also

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References

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  23. ^ "This is... The Blue Wave. Our squad that will represent Curaçao for the first time at the @fifaworldcup this summer!". Curaçao Football Federation. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026 – via Instagram.
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