Netherlands Antilles national football team
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This article is about the Netherlands Antilles men's national football team (1958–2010). For the national team prior to 1958, see Territory of Curaçao national football team. For the Curaçao national team established in 2011, see Curaçao national football team. For the women's team, see Netherlands Antilles women's national football team.
The Netherlands Antilles national football team (Dutch: Nederlands-Antilliaans voetbalelftal; Papiamento: Selekshon Antiano di futbòl) was the national team of the former Netherlands Antilles from 1958 to 2010. It was controlled by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie. The NAVU consisted of Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba split in 1986 and has its own team.
Quick Facts 1958–2010, Nickname(s) ...
1958–2010 | |||
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Nickname(s) | De Antilopen | ||
Association | Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Home stadium | Stadion Ergilio Hato | ||
FIFA code | ANT | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Highest | 118 (July 1995) | ||
Lowest | 188 (December 2003) | ||
First international | |||
Netherlands Antilles 3–1 Panama (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 4 March 1948) | |||
Last international | |||
Netherlands Antilles 2–2 Suriname (Willemstad, Curaçao; 31 October 2010) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Netherlands Antilles 15–0 Puerto Rico (Caracas, Venezuela; 15 January 1959) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Netherlands 8–0 Netherlands Antilles (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 5 September 1962) Mexico 8–0 Netherlands Antilles (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 8 December 1973) | |||
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1963) | ||
Best result | Third place, 1963, 1969 |
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The Netherlands Antilles team never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. The country managed to come third in the CONCACAF championships of 1963 and 1969; during the 1963 tournament they were unofficial football world champions for four days after beating Mexico and before losing to Costa Rica.[1]