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Governing body of football in Aruba
Aruba Football Federation
CONCACAF
Founded29 January 1932; 94 years ago (1932-01-29)
HeadquartersNoord, Aruba[1]
FIFA affiliation1988[2]
CONCACAF affiliation1986[3]
CFU affiliation1986[4]
PresidentEgbert Laclé[5]
Websitewww.avbaruba.com

The Aruba Football Federation (Dutch: Arubaanse Voetbal Bond) is the governing body of football in Aruba. Its headquarters are at the Angel Botta technical centre in the city of Noord.[1] It is a member of FIFA and CONCACAF, and is responsible for governing amateur and professional football, including the men's, women's, and youth national teams.[6] The AVB is also responsible for sanctioning referees and football tournaments for most football leagues in Aruba.[7]: 23 

History

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The first football competition in Aruba was organized in 1921. In 1930, a national team was organized, and played their first international match against Curaçao. The AVB was formed late in 1930 and became an official organization in 1932.[6]

From the 1950s to the 1980s, Aruban football existed under the umbrella of the Netherlands Antillean Football Union (NAVU). In 1986, Aruba changed from a member of the Netherlands Antilles to its own constituent country of the Netherlands. With this change in political status, the AVB was granted membership to CONCACAF in 1986 and to FIFA in 1988.[1][6][8]: 689  It has also been a member of the Caribbean Football Union since 1986.[4]

Professional leagues and tournaments

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The Division di Honor is the first division men's football league in Aruba and is overseen by the AVB. It comprises 10 teams and participates in promotion and relegation with Aruban Division Uno, the second division league. The bottom four teams in the Division di Honor and the top eight teams in Division Uno compete to play in the Division di Honor the next season, with four spots available.[9] The AVB also runs the women's football league, and U-20 teams.[citation needed]

Since 2005, the AVB has operated the Betico Croes Tournament Cup for men's teams.[10]

National teams

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The AVB organizes the Aruba men's national football team and Aruba women's national football team.

Association staff

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Current as of 6 May 2026[update], according to the FIFA website for the AVB.[2]

Name Position
Aruba Egbert Lacle President
Aruba Dyane Wiersma Vice President
Aruba Francois Croes Technical Director
Aruba Marvic Bermúdez Team Coach (Men's)
Netherlands Arjan van der Laan Team Coach (Women's)
Aruba Monique Ras Referee Coordinator

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Member Association Profile: Aruba". Concacaf. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Member Association – Aruba". FIFA. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "CFU Nations Cup to be held every 4 years". Kingston Gleaner in newspaperarchive.com. 23 December 1986.
    "At the Zurich meeting, Aruba, St Vincent and the Grenadines and St Lucia were accepted as members of CONCACAF which should lead to their membership in FIFA after two years."
  4. 1 2 "Aruba". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "President's Message". Arubaanse Voetbal Bond. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "History". Arubaanse Voetbal Bond. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Statutes of the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond" (PDF). Arubaanse Voetbal Bond. May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Düerkop, Sascha; Ganohariti, Ramesh (2 October 2021). "Sovereignty in sports: non-sovereign territories in international football". International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 13 (4): 679–697. doi:10.1080/19406940.2021.1947347. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  9. ↑ AVB (15 September 2022). "AVB LEAGUE EXPLAINED 2022 2023". YouTube. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Laclé, Randolf; Stokkermans, Karel (16 February 2026). "Aruba - List of Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
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