Aruba - List of Champions

The A.V.B. (Arubaanse Voetbal Bond) was founded on 29 January 1932. However, the first Aruban championship was already held in the 1930/31 season, with at stake a Shield offered by Captain R. Rodger. The Shield in question had 24 medals attached to it, and after each edition the winners' name was engraved in one of these medals. The team to have most inscriptions after 24 tournaments obtained the Shield to keep. At the end of the 24th edition in 1959, R.C.A. had won it 16 times (Aruba Juniors at least 4 times and Eagle, Hollandia and Lago each at least once; one winner is unknown, most likely Aruba Juniors or Hollandia).
Between 1960 and 1985, the Aruban champions and runners-up qualified for the Kopa Antiano, the championship of the Dutch Antilles, which was won by Aruban clubs on (only) two occasions (R.C.A. in 1965 and Estrella in 1970 - rather curiously, the third local giant, Dakota, who dominated Aruban football during the quarter century in question, never won the Kopa Antiano).
In 1986 Aruba obtained a status aparte within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and two years later the A.V.B. became F.I.F.A. members.

        Champions               Runners-up

1930/31 Lago
1932-33   not held
1934    Eagle
1935-37   not held 
1938    R.C.A.
1939    R.C.A.
1940    R.C.A.
1941    R.C.A.
1942    R.C.A.
1943    Hollandia               R.C.A.
1944-47   not known (R.C.A. won 3 out of the 4 championships)
1948    R.C.A.
1949    Aruba Juniors           R.C.A.
1950    R.C.A.
1951    R.C.A.
1952    R.C.A.
1953    Aruba Juniors
1954    R.C.A.
1955/56 Aruba Juniors
1956    R.C.A.
1957    R.C.A.
1958    Aruba Juniors           Dakota
1959    R.C.A.                  Aruba Juniors
1960    R.C.A.                  Estrella
1961    Dakota                  Estrella
1962    Dakota                  R.C.A.
1963    Dakota                  R.C.A.
1964/65 R.C.A.                  Tropical
1965/66 Dakota                  Estrella
1966/67 Dakota                  Bubali
1967/68 R.C.A.                  Estrella
1968/69 Estrella                R.C.A.        
1969    Dakota                  Estrella
1970    Dakota                  Estrella
1971/72 Dakota                  Estrella
1973    Estrella                S.C.A.
1974    Dakota                  Estrella
1975    Bubali                  S.C.A.
1976    Dakota                  Estrella
1977    Estrella                R.C.A.
1978    R.C.A.                  Estrella
1979    R.C.A.                  Dakota
1980    Dakota                  R.C.A.
1981    Dakota                  Estrella
1982    Dakota                  R.C.A.
1983    Dakota                  R.C.A.
1984    San Luis Deportivo      Dakota
1985    Estrella                Dakota
Championship after Status Aparte
1986    R.C.A.                  Bubali
1987    R.C.A.                  Estrella
1988    Estrella                Dakota
1989    Estrella
1990    Estrella                (Jong San Nicolas) 
1991    R.C.A.                  Dakota
1992    Estrella                R.C.A.
1993    Riverplate              R.C.A.
1994    R.C.A.                  Nacional
1995    Dakota                  Estrella
1996    Estrella                R.C.A.
1997    Riverplate              R.C.A.
1998    Estrella                Dakota
1999    Estrella                Nacional
2000    Nacional                Dakota
2001    Nacional                R.C.A.
2002    R.C.A.                  Nacional
2003    Nacional                Estrella
2004      no competition
2005    Britannia               R.C.A.
2006    Estrella                Britannia
2007    Nacional                R.C.A.
2008    R.C.A.                  Britannia
2009    Britannia               La Fama   
2010    Britannia               Estrella 
2011    R.C.A.                  Nacional

NB: up to and including 1985, the top clubs from Aruba also entered the 
    Kopa Antiano for the championship of the Dutch Antilles.


Number of Wins (overall) (74, 1 unknown)

28 SV R.C.A. (Solito, Oranjestad)     

15 SV Dakota (Dakota, Oranjestad)    

12 SV Estrella (Papilon, Santa Cruz) 

 4 Aruba Juniors (Oranjestad)
   SV Deportivo Nacional (Palm Beach, Noord) 

 3 SV Britannia (Piedra Plat, Paradera)

 2 SV Riverplate (Madiki, Oranjestad)

 1 SV Bubali (Bubali, Noord)
   Eagle
   Hollandia (Oranjestad)
   Lago
   SV San Luis Deportivo (Savaneta, Savaneta)

R.C.A. = Racing Club Aruba

NB: the missing champions between 1934 and 1937 were most likely
    either Aruba Juniors or Hollandia; it is certain that R.C.A.,
    Dakota and Estrella won no titles in addition to those listed
    above.


Number of Wins 1930-1959 (24, 1 unknown)

NB: for the Captain R. Rodger Shield.

16 SV R.C.A. (Solito, Oranjestad)     

 4 Aruba Juniors (Oranjestad)

 1 Eagle
   Hollandia (Oranjestad)
   Lago

NB: the missing champions between 1934 and 1937 were most likely
    either Aruba Juniors or Hollandia.

Number of Wins 1960-1985 (25)

NB: before obtaining status aparte

14 SV Dakota (Dakota, Oranjestad)    

 5 SV R.C.A. (Solito, Oranjestad)

 4 SV Estrella (Papilon, Santa Cruz)

 1 SV Bubali (Bubali, Noord)
   SV San Luis Deportivo (Savaneta, Savaneta)

Number of Wins since 1986 (25)

NB: since obtaining status aparte

 8 SV Estrella (Papilon, Santa Cruz)

 7 SV R.C.A. (Solito, Oranjestad)

 4 SV Deportivo Nacional (Palm Beach, Noord) 

 3 SV Britannia (Piedra Plat, Paradera)

 2 SV Riverplate (Madiki, Oranjestad)

 1 SV Dakota (Dakota, Oranjestad)

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Main source (for data before 1960): Amigoe di Curaçao (available through the Koninklijke Bibliotheek)

Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans and Randolf Laclé for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Karel Stokkermans (before 1960) and Randolf Laclé (randolac@hotmail.com) (since 1960)
Last updated: 29 Feb 2012

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