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Netherlands Antilles Championship
Netherlands Antilles Championship or Kopa Antiano was the premier association football competition in the Netherlands Antilles, overseen by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie. The championship was contested by the top teams of the Curaçao League and the Bonaire League. Up to and including 1985, the top clubs from Aruba also entered in this championship. The last tournament was played in 2010 due to the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. Netherlands Antilles Championship - 2007/08 * C.S.D. Barber (CUR) * UNDEBA (CUR) *SV Juventus (BON) *Real Rincon (BON) Previous winners *1961 : RKSV SITHOC (CUR) *1962 : RKSV SITHOC (CUR) *1963-64 : ''not known'' *1965 : RCA (ARU) *1966 : CRKSV Jong Colombia (CUR) *1967 : RKSV Scherpenheuvel (CUR) *1968 : CRKSV Jong Colombia (CUR) *1969 : S.V. SUBT (CUR) *1970 : Estrella (ARU) *1971-72 : ''not known'' *1973 : CRKSV Jong Colombia (CUR) *1974 : CRKSV Jong Colombia (CUR) *1975-76 : ''not known'' *1977 : CRKSV Jong Holland (CUR) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CRKSV Jong Holland
CRKSV Jong Holland is a Curaçao football team based in Willemstad and playing in the First Division of Curaçao liga MCB. Achievements *Netherlands Antilles Championship: 1 :: 1977 *Curaçao League: 9 :: 1926, 1928, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1981, 1999 Performance in CONCACAF competitions *CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 3 appearances :: CONCACAF Champions Cup 1978 – First Round – (Caribbean Zone) – Lost to SV Transvaal 4 – 2 in the global result. :: CONCACAF Champions Cup 1979 – Second Round – (Caribbean Zone) – Lost to Defence Force 2 – 0 in the global result. :: CONCACAF Champions Cup 1985 – Third Round – (Caribbean Zone) – Lost to USL Montjoly 4 – 0 in the global result. Current squad 2021-22 2022 Caribbean Club Shield International friendly matches *7 October 1941 – CRKSV Jong Holland 2 – 1 Feyenoord *24 December 1944 – CRK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seru Di Fortuna
Seru is a town in south-eastern Ethiopia. Seru is also capital of one of the 22 districts of Arsi zone, Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2302 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Seru woreda. It is bordered by Amigna district in the north and northwest, Robe district in west and southwest, Bale Zone in the south and southeast and west Hararghe in the east. Having the total area of 2412km2 it is the largest district from the zone (11.48%). Seru district has 32 peasant association of which 2 (Seru Abas and Bele) are urban administrative units. Seru Abas town is the capital of the district, located at 297 km from Finfine and 172 km from zonal capital, Asella town. According to the information obtained from elder persons, Seru was recognized as a district 90 years a go. There were no written documents and reliable oral tells about the precise meaning of the word Seru. Based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oranjestad, Aruba
Oranjestad ( , , ; literally "Orange City") is the capital and largest city of Aruba, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is located on the southern coast near the western end of the island country. In the local language, Papiamento, Oranjestad is often referred to as "Playa". In 2010, the population of the capital was 28,294. History The town was built around Fort Zoutman shortly after it was built in 1796. Initially, the town had no official name, being known only as the town on the Bay of Horses (''Paardenbaai'' in Dutch), a place from which horses were raised and exported to neighbouring Curaçao and Jamaica. In the early 19th century, Oranjestad was like a village, because Aruba had no large plantations or international traders. The total population of the island in 1816 was estimated at 1,732 most of whom were farmers. Fort Zoutman was the main building around which 200 small houses had been erected. The town had two churches: one Catholic and one P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willemstad
Willemstad ( , ; ; en, William I of the Netherlands, William Town, italic=yes) is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was the capital of the Netherlands Antilles prior to its Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, dissolution in 2010. The historic centre of the city consists of four quarters: the Punda and Otrobanda, which are separated by the Sint Anna Bay, an inlet that leads into the large natural harbour called the Schottegat, as well as the Scharloo and Pietermaai Smal quarters, which are across from each other on the smaller Waaigat harbour. Willemstad is home to the Curaçao synagogue, the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas. The city centre, with its unique architecture and harbour entry, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History Punda was established in 1634, when the Dutch captured the island fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Cruz, Aruba
Santa Cruz is a Region and Town in central Aruba, dominated by the Arikok National Park. The town is connected by Highway 7 from west to east and Highway 4 from north to south. The district has an area of 41.04 square kilometers and 12,870 inhabitants according to the 2010 census. Santa Cruz is divided into several neighborhoods, including, but not limited to, Boton, Bringamosa, Cas Ariba, Jamanota, Jan Flemming, Macuarima, San Fuego, Shete, Siribana, Urataka, Warawara, and Catashi. Macuarima Macuarima is a town in the Santa Cruz region. The town has been named after Macuarima, an Amerindian chief who lived on Aruba. In 1499, the Spanish invaded the island, and Macuarima was killed trying to defend his homeland. Nowadays, Macuarima is best known as a play by Ernesto Rosenstand. Notable people * Betico Croes (1938–1986), teacher and politician. * Liza Helder (1989), model and Miss Aruba 2012. * Annuar Kock (1991), footballer. * Calvin Maduro Calvin Gregory Maduro (born Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banda Abou
Banda may refer to: People *Banda (surname) *Banda Prakash (born 1954), Indian politician *Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao (1907–1968), Indian actor *Banda Karthika Reddy (born 1977), Indian politician * Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), Sikh warrior Places Argentina * Banda Department, a part of Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina Canada *Banda, Ontario, a settlement in Ontario Ghana * Banda Ahenkro, a town in Banda District * Banda District, Ghana, a district in the Bono Region * Banda (Ghana parliament constituency), a constituency in the Bono Region India *Banda, East Godavari district, a village in Andhra Pradesh, India *Banda, Maharashtra, a small town in Maharashtra * Banda, Uttar Pradesh, a city and district headquarters of Banda District, Uttar Pradesh *Banda District, India, a district in Uttar Pradesh *Banda (Lok Sabha constituency), Uttar Pradesh *Banda (Assembly constituency), a constituency of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly * Banda (Vidhan Sabh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahuma
Oranjestad ( , , ; literally " Orange City") is the capital and largest city of Aruba, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is located on the southern coast near the western end of the island country. In the local language, Papiamento, Oranjestad is often referred to as "Playa". In 2010, the population of the capital was 28,294. History The town was built around Fort Zoutman shortly after it was built in 1796. Initially, the town had no official name, being known only as the town on the Bay of Horses (''Paardenbaai'' in Dutch), a place from which horses were raised and exported to neighbouring Curaçao and Jamaica. In the early 19th century, Oranjestad was like a village, because Aruba had no large plantations or international traders. The total population of the island in 1816 was estimated at 1,732 most of whom were farmers. Fort Zoutman was the main building around which 200 small houses had been erected. The town had two churches: one Catholic and one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boca Samí
Sint Michiel (also Boca Samí) is a former fishing village in Willemstad lying at the south end of Bullenbaai bay on the west coast of Curaçao. It is located to the northwest of the island's city centre. Overview The St. Michiel Bay is locally known as "Boca Samí" and is situated between the much smaller Blue Bay and Vaersenbaai. It is named after Saint Michael. Vaersen Bay used to be the Curaçao Police recreational facility. It is now the beach club Kokomo Beach Curacao. The bay was once defended by two WIC forts. The ruins of the main fort are still visible. These forts provided protection from French pirates and the British Navy though they were occupied by both in the 18th and early 19th Century. The settlement started in 1701, and used to be a quiet fishing village. During World War II, about 400 American troops were stationed at Sint Michiel. Tourism has resulted in the construction of hotels and holiday resorts in the neighbourhood. Sint Michael is the largest neig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curaçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast. It is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Together with Aruba and Bonaire, it forms the ABC islands. Collectively, Curaçao, Aruba, and other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean. Curaçao was formerly part of the Curaçao and Dependencies colony from 1815 to 1954 and later the Netherlands Antilles from 1954 to 2010, as Island Territory of Curaçao ( nl, Eilandgebied Curaçao, links=no, pap, Teritorio Insular di Kòrsou, links=no), and is now formally called the Country of Curaçao. It includes the main island of Curaçao and the much smaller, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao"). Curaçao has a population of 158,665 (January 2019 est.), with an area of ; its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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