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ABCS Tournament

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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ABCS Tournament 2010

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Also known as the Pais Positivo Cup 2010.

First round

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

Third place playoff

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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

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

ABCS Tournament 2011

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First round

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Curaçao  1–3  Bonaire
Bito   10' report Kunst   25'
A. Piar   72'
Calvenhoven   87'
Suriname  0–0  Aruba
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Penalties
Limon  
Felter  
Baneti  
Mando  
Esperance  		 4–5   Bergen
  Baten
  Santos de Gouveia
  Gomez
  Kock

Third place playoff

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

Final

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Bonaire  2–2  Aruba
Kunst   34'
Janzen   45+?'		 report Bergen   50'
Gomez   53'
Penalties
Bernardus  
Janzen  
Calvenhoven  
Tomasa  		 4–3   Breinburg
  Bergen
  Santos de Gouveia
  Kock
  Gomez

ABCS Tournament 2012

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

First round

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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

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

Final

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

ABCS Tournament 2013

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

First round

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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

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

Final

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

ABCS Tournament 2014

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It was initially announced that the 2014 edition of the tournament would be hosted by Suriname from 7–9 November. 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

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

First round

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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

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

Final

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

2018 ABCS Cup

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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

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The ABCS tournament 2021 between Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and Curaçao U20 took place between 1 and 3 October. Curaçao, whose football association got 100 years old in 2021, hosted.

First round

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Curaçao  7–1  Aruba
 Report
Curaçao U20  3–4  Bonaire
 Report

Third place playoff

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Curaçao U20  2–2  Aruba
 Report
Penalties
1–4

Final

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Curaçao  1–0  Bonaire
Pop   76' Report

2022 ABCS Tournament

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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

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Suriname  4–1  Bonaire
 Report
Curaçao  2–2  Aruba
 Report
Penalties
5–3

Third place playoff

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Bonaire  0–1  Aruba
Report

Final

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Suriname  2–2  Curaçao
 Report
Penalties
5–6

References

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  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.
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