The sport of association football in Curaçao is run by the Curaçao Football Federation. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Curaçao League. The main annual football tournament is the Chippie Polar Cup, an annual friendly event held since 2004 which has involved clubs from the Netherlands, Brazil, Suriname, Aruba and Curaçao.
The Chippie Polar Cup The tournament is organized by Project Support Curaçao NV (PSC) and the matches are held at the Ergilio Hato Stadion (SDK), in Brievengat. The first two editions were held under the name Inter Expo Cup.
Cup winners
2004: Netherlands Antilles national football team 2005: Walking Bout Company 2006: FC Groningen 2007: FC Utrecht 2008: FC Groningen 2009: Dutch Caribbean Stars 2010: Ajax 2013: ADO Den Haag
2004 Edition January 2004Inter Expo Cup 2004 Curaçao , RSSSF, 13 January 2011 Netherlands Antilles 2 - 2 FC Dordrecht Suriname 0 - 0 SC Cambuur Netherlands Antilles 2 - 1 SC Cambuur Suriname 4 - 2 FC Dordrecht FC Dordrecht 0 - 4 SC Cambuur Netherlands Antilles 2 - 0 Suriname
Team Netherlands Antilles321063+37 SC Cambuur311152+34 Suriname31114404 FC Dordrecht3012410–61
2005 Edition January 2005Inter Expo Cup 2005 Curaçao , RSSSF, 13 January 2011 Walking Bout Company 2 - 1 FC Dordrecht Netherlands Antilles 2 - 3 Jong Feyenoord Jong Feyenoord 0 - 0 FC Dordrecht Netherlands Antilles 0 - 4 Walking Bout Company Netherlands Antilles 1 - 2 FC Dordrecht Walking Bout Company 0 - 0 Jong Feyenoord
Team Walking Bout Company321061+57 Jong Feyenoord312032+15 FC Dordrecht31113304 Netherlands Antilles300339–60
2006 Edition May 2006:Polar Cup 2006 Curaçao , RSSSF, 13 January 2011 FC Groningen 2 - 1 Suriprofs Deportivo Barber 3 - 1 Netherlands Antilles U21 Third place match: Suriprofs 5 - 2 Netherlands Antilles U21 Final: FC Groningen 2 - 1 Deportivo Barber
2007 Edition June 2007:UTS Polar Cup 2007 Curaçao , RSSSF, 13 January 2011 FC Utrecht 2 - 1 FC Dordrecht Deportivo Barber 0 - 2 Ferroviário AC Third place match: Deportivo Barber 1 - 1 FC Dordrecht (Deportivo Barber wins 4 - 3 on penalties) Final: FC Utrecht 1 - 0 Ferroviário AC
2008 Edition May 2008:Chippie Polar Cup 2008 Curaçao , RSSSF, 13 January 2011 Netherlands Antilles 2 - 1 Suriname FC Groningen 3 - 0 EC Flamengo Third place match: EC Flamengo 2 - 0 Suriname Final: Netherlands Antilles 2 - 4 FC Groningen
2009 Edition May 2009:Chippie Polar Cup mee naar Nederland, rnw.nl, 8 juni 2009Chippie Polar Cup 2009 Curaçao RKSV Centro Dominguito 5 - 0 SV Britannia Dutch Caribbean Stars 4 - 0 FCS Nacional Third place match: FCS Nacional 4 - 2 SV Britannia Final: Dutch Caribbean Stars 1 - 1 RKSV Centro Dominguito (DCS wins on penalties)
2010 Edition 21–23 May.Ajax fans ook naar Chippie Polar Cup (Dutch) , Vers Geperst, 7 April 2010 Dutch Caribbean Stars 1 - 4 N.E.C. Ajax 3 - 0 Hubentut Fortuna Third place match: Hubentut Fortuna 2 - 0 Dutch Caribbean Stars Final: N.E.C. 0 - 0 Ajax (Ajax wins 3 - 4 on penalties)
2013 Edition 29 May – 21 June.Final Multipost Polar Cup between ADO Den Haag and Centro Dominguito (Dutch) , Vers Geperst, 31 May 2013 The tournament was not held in 2011 and 2012, but returned under a new sponsor in 2013 and known as the Multipost Polar Cup.Internationaal voetbal op Multipost-Polar Cup (Dutch) , Vers Geperst, 23 May 2013
ADO Den Haag 2 - 0 FC Dordrecht Inter Moengotapoe 1 - 2 RKSV Centro Dominguito Third place match: FC Dordrecht 2 - 1 Inter Moengotapoe Final: ADO Den Haag 2 - 2 RKSV Centro Dominguito (ADO Den Haag wins 4 - 3 on penalties)
Dutch Caribbean Stars Dutch Caribbean Stars is an organization that participates in charity matches with players from the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
History The foundation was founded in 2009 and the team is headed by former N.E.C. player and assistant coach of the Curaçao national football team, Remko Bicentini. The proceeds will benefit (youth) sports projects in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Dutch Caribbean Stars are intended as a counterpart to the Suri Profs from Suriname. DCS won the 2009 Chippie Polar Cup defeating RKSV Centro Dominguito in penalty kicks.
On 9 May 2010 the Dutch Caribbean Stars travelled to Dordrecht, Netherlands to play in a charity match against FC Dordrecht.
League system
LevelLeague(s)/Division(s)1Curaçao League10 clubs ↓↑ 0-1 club2First División10 clubs
Stadiums in Curaçao
StadiumCountryCapacityImage Ergilio Hato Stadium Curaçao 10,000
See also Soccer in Saba Lists of stadiums
References
External links Official website of the Chippie Polar tournament