Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie
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The Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie (NAVU) was the governing body of football in the former Netherlands Antilles
that consisted of the islands of Curaçao
, Bonaire and (until 1986) Aruba
.
In 2010, after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles its legal successor became the Curaçao Football Federation
. Bonaire though is currently no CONCACAF or FIFA member.
The NAVU controlled the Netherlands Antilles national football team
which played games from 23 July 1934, a 3 - 1 win as Curaçao against Dutch Guiana
, to its last game on 31 October 2010, a 2 - 2 draw against Suriname.
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
that consisted of the islands of Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
, Bonaire and (until 1986) Aruba
Aruba
Aruba is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km east of Guajira Peninsula...
.
In 2010, after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles its legal successor became the Curaçao Football Federation
Curaçao Football Federation
Curaçao Football Federation is the football association of Curaçao. Its the legal successor of the Netherlands Antillean Football Union, which ended with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010....
. Bonaire though is currently no CONCACAF or FIFA member.
The NAVU controlled the Netherlands Antilles national football team
Netherlands Antilles national football team
The Netherlands Antilles national football team was the national team of the former Netherlands Antilles and was controlled by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie. The NAVU consisted of Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba split in 1986 and has its own team....
which played games from 23 July 1934, a 3 - 1 win as Curaçao against Dutch Guiana
Suriname national football team
The Suriname national football team is the national team of Suriname and is controlled by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond.Although the former Dutch colony is located in South America, it competes in CONCACAF, together with Guyana and French Guiana...
, to its last game on 31 October 2010, a 2 - 2 draw against Suriname.
External links
- Netherlands Antilles at the FIFA website.
- Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie site