Curaçao national football team
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The Curaçao national football team (Dutch: Curaçaos voetbalelftal; Papiamento: Selekshon di Futbòl Kòrsou) represents Curaçao in international football, and is controlled by the Curaçao Football Federation (Federashon Futbòl Kòrsou; FFK).[2]
Nickname(s) | La Familia Azul La Pantera Negra La Pantera Azul | ||
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Association | Federashon Futbòl Kòrsou | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Dick Advocaat | ||
Captain | Cuco Martina | ||
Most caps | Cuco Martina (65) | ||
Top scorer | Rangelo Janga (21) | ||
Home stadium | Stadion Ergilio Hato | ||
FIFA code | CUW | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 86 1 (18 July 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 68 (July 2017) | ||
Lowest | 188 (December 2003) | ||
First international | |||
Aruba 0–4 Curaçao (Aruba, 6 April 1924) as modern Curaçao Dominican Republic 1–0 Curaçao (San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; 18 August 2011) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Netherlands Antilles 15–0 Puerto Rico (Caracas, Venezuela; 15 January 1959) as modern Curaçao Curaçao 10–0 Grenada (Willemstad, Curaçao; 10 September 2018) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Netherlands 8–0 Netherlands Antilles (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 5 September 1962) Mexico 8–0 Netherlands Antilles (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 8 December 1973) as modern Curaçao Argentina 7–0 Curaçao (Santiago del Estero, Argentina; 28 March 2023) | |||
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1963) | ||
Best result | Third place (1963, 1969) | ||
Medal record |
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.[3]
Both FIFA and CONCACAF recognize the Curaçao national team to be the direct and sole successor of the dependant Curaçao (1921–1958) and the Netherlands Antilles national football teams.[4][5][6]