ABCS Tournament

ABCS Tournament
ABCS-toernooi
Torneo ABCS
Founded2010
RegionCaribbean (CFU)
Number of teams4
Current champions Curaçao
(2nd title)
Most successful team(s) Suriname
(3 titles)
2022 ABCS Tournament

The ABCS Tournament is an annual football tournament between the representative teams of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and Suriname.

Louis Giskus, the President of the Suriname Football Federation said that the competition was formed "to strengthen the relationship between the Dutch speaking countries in the Caribbean".[1]

If the scores are level after 90 minutes plus injury time, the game proceeds straight to penalty kicks. No extra time is allocated.

Venues

Stadium Capacity Location Year(s)
Ergilio Hato Stadium 10,000 Willemstad, Curaçao 2010, 2013
Frank Essed Stadion 3,500 Paramaribo, Suriname 2011, 2015
Trinidad Stadium 5,500 Oranjestad, Aruba 2012
Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca 3,000 Willemstad, Curaçao 2021–2022

Tournaments

Year Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2010
(Details)
Suriname 		2–2
(6−5 p)
Curaçao
Aruba 		3–3[n 1]
Bonaire
2011
(Details)
Bonaire 		2–2
(4−3 p)
Aruba
Suriname 		2–0
Curaçao
2012
(Details)
Aruba 		1–0
Suriname
Curaçao 		9–2
Bonaire
2013
(Details)
Suriname 		3–1
Curaçao
Bonaire 		2–1
Aruba
2014 Postponed
2015
(Details)
Suriname 		1–0
Aruba
Curaçao 		4–1
Bonaire
2018 Cancelled
2021
(Details)
Curaçao 		1–0
Bonaire
Aruba 		2–2
(4−1 p)
Curaçao U-20
2022
(Details)
Curaçao 		2–2
(6−5 p)
Suriname
Aruba 		1–0
Bonaire
Notes
  1. ^ Players of Bonaire walked off the pitch after a disagreement over a penalty kick being given against them

Teams' achievements

Team Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
1  Suriname 3 (2010, 2013, 2015) 2 (2012, 2022) 1 (2011)
2  Curaçao 2 (2021, 2022) 2 (2010, 2013) 2 (2012, 2015) 1 (2011)
3  Aruba 1 (2012) 2 (2011, 2015) 3 (2010, 2021, 2022) 1 (2013)
4  Bonaire 1 (2011) 1 (2021) 1 (2013) 4 (2010, 2012, 2015, 2022)
 Curaçao U-20 1 (2021)

Medals by nations (2010–2021)

Update after 2022 ABCS Tournament (7th).

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Suriname (SUR)3216
2 Curaçao (CUR)2226
3 Aruba (ARU)1236
4 Bonaire (BOE)1113
Totals (4 entries)77721

Tournament history

ABCS Tournament 2010

Also known as the Pais Positivo Cup 2010.

First round

Curaçao 3–0 Aruba
Espacia (1–0)
Trenidad (2–0)
Steba (3–0)
Referee: Edsel Dimie (Curaçao)
Suriname 4–2 Bonaire
Kwasie 13', 63'
Rijssel 39'
Rigters (4–2)		 Martha (3–1)
I. Piar (3–2) (pen.)

Third place playoff

Aruba 3–3
(abandoned)1		 Bonaire
Santos
Escalona (pen.)		 I. Piar
A. Piar
Christiaan
Referee: Roman Bussem (Curaçao)

1 Players of Bonaire walked off the pitch after a disagreement over a penalty kick being given against them.

Final

Curaçao 2–2 Suriname
Espacia (1–2)
Lake (2–2)		 ? 20' (o.g.)
Emanuelson 36' (pen.)
Penalties
  5–6  

ABCS Tournament 2011

First round

Curaçao 1–3 Bonaire
Bito 10' report Kunst 25'
A. Piar 72'
Calvenhoven 87'
Suriname 0–0 Aruba
report
Penalties
Limon soccer ball with check mark
Felter soccer ball with check mark
Baneti soccer ball with check mark
Mando soccer ball with check mark
Esperance soccer ball with red X		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Bergen
soccer ball with check mark Baten
soccer ball with check mark Santos de Gouveia
soccer ball with check mark Gomez
soccer ball with check mark Kock
Referee: Javier Jauregui (Curaçao)

Third place playoff

Suriname 2–0 Curaçao
Banetti 46'
Limon 76'		 report

Final

Bonaire 2–2 Aruba
Kunst 34'
Janzen 45+?'		 report Bergen 50'
Gomez 53'
Penalties
Bernardus soccer ball with check mark
Janzen soccer ball with check mark
Calvenhoven soccer ball with check mark
Tomasa soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with red X Breinburg
soccer ball with check mark Bergen
soccer ball with check mark Santos de Gouveia
soccer ball with check mark Kock
soccer ball with red X Gomez

ABCS Tournament 2012

The 2012 edition of the tournament is to be hosted in Aruba between 13 and 15 July.

First round

Aruba 3–2 Curaçao
Gilkes 2'
Raven 44'
Barradas 76'		 Martina 70'
Colina 72'
Referee: Antonius Pinas (Suriname)
Suriname 8–0 Bonaire
Limon 28'
Jomena 30'
Wall 37'
Sordam 52'
Aloema 61' (pen.)
Jomena 63'
Djemesi 74'
Drenthe 88'
Referee: Rudolph Angela (Aruba)

Third place playoff

Bonaire 2–9 Curaçao
Referee: Antonius Pinas (Suriname)

Final

Aruba 1–0 Suriname
Gilkes 35'
Referee: Javier Jauregui (Curacao)

ABCS Tournament 2013

The 2013 edition of the tournament was hosted in Curaçao between 14 and 16 November.

First round

Bonaire 0–2 Suriname
report Talea 20'
Apai 61'
Referee: Javier Jauregui (Curaçao)
Curaçao 2–0 Aruba
Isenia 14', 31'
Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Suriname)

Third place playoff

Bonaire 2–1 Aruba
I. Piar 74'
Barzey 76'		 report Escalona 43'
Referee: Edsel Dimie (Curaçao)

Final

Curaçao 1–3 Suriname
Report Pinas 3'
Najoe 67', 88'
Referee: Javier Jauregui (Curaçao)

ABCS Tournament 2014

It was initially announced that the 2014 edition of the tournament would be hosted by Suriname from November 7–9. All matches were to be played at André Kamperveen Stadion. Following a strong performance by Curacao during 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification, the tournament was moved to 28–30 November since Curacao would be participating in the finals of the 2014 Caribbean Cup.[2][3] It was later announced that the tournament had been postponed until 2015 because Curacao had just finished a long Caribbean Cup process.[4]

ABCS Tournament 2015

The 2015 edition of the tournament was hosted in Suriname between 30 January and 1 February.[4]

First round

Curaçao 0–0 Aruba
Report
Penalties
  3–5  
Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Suriname)
Suriname 3–0 Bonaire
Vallei
Pokie
Cronie 		Report
Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)

Third place playoff

Curaçao 4–1 Bonaire
Winklaar
Winklaar
Martina
Martina 		Report Barzey 85'
Referee: Ricky de Leca (Aruba)

Final

Suriname 1–0 Aruba
Cronie 5' Report
Referee: Juniel Adelina (Curaçao)

2018 ABCS Cup

The 2018 edition of the tournament was scheduled to be played 11–13 May 2018 at the Trinidad Stadium in Oranjestad, Aruba[5] but was cancelled after Curaçao withdrew and qualification for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League was announced.[6]

2021 ABCS Tournament

The ABCS tournament 2021 between Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and Curaçao B took place between October 1 and 3. Curaçao, whose football association got 100 years old in 2021, hosted.

First round

Curaçao 7–1 Aruba
  • Colina 17', 47'
  • Sprockel 20'
  • Na-jir Penny 56'
  • Pop 59', 65'
  • Rosa 70'
 Report
Curaçao U20 Curaçao3–4 Bonaire
  • Martina 7'
  • Winklaar 21'
  • Bibiana 63'
 Report

Third place playoff

Curaçao U20 Curaçao2–2 Aruba
  • Winklaar 50'
  • Kastaneer 66'
 Report
  • Hodge 33'
  • Salazar 45+?'
Penalties
1–4

Final

Curaçao 1–0 Bonaire
Pop 76' Report

2022 ABCS Tournament

The 2022 ABCS Tournament was hosted by Curaçao and was the 7th edition. The tournament was played from 24 to 26 November 2022. This edition featured all four countries of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and Suriname for the first time since 2015.

First round

Suriname 4–1 Bonaire
 Report
Curaçao 2–2 Aruba
 Report
  • Charles 82'
  • Van der Wijne 90'
Penalties
5–3

Third place playoff

Bonaire 0–1 Aruba
Report

Final

Suriname 2–2 Curaçao
 Report
Penalties
5–6

References

  1. ^ Menary, Steve (20 November 2012). "Players launch attack on Caribbean football leaders". Play The Game. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. ^ "ABCS-toernooi verplaatst door succes Curaçao" (in Dutch). Natio Suriname. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Suriname start voorbereiding op ABCS-toernooi" (in Dutch). Natio Suriname. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Gödeken: 'Er moet gepresteerd worden'" (in Dutch). Natio Suriname. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ^ "2018 Cup Announcement". Bonaire Football Federation. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 Cancelled". Arubaanse Voetbal Bond. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

External links

  • Wildsat.com
  • Caribbean football database
  • Non FIFA football
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