The ABCS Tournament is an annual
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
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".
If the scores are level after 90 minutes plus injury time, the game proceeds straight to penalty kicks. No extra time is allocated.
Venues
Tournaments
;Notes
Teams' achievements
Medals by nations (2010–2021)
Update after
2022 ABCS Tournament (7th).
Tournament history
ABCS Tournament 2010
Also known as the ''Pais Positivo Cup 2010''.
First round
Third place playoff
1 Players of
Bonaire
Bonaire (; , ; pap, Boneiru, , almost pronounced ) is a Dutch island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west ( leeward) coast of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC i ...
walked off the pitch after a disagreement over a penalty kick being given against them.
Final
ABCS Tournament 2011
First round
Third place playoff
Final
ABCS Tournament 2012
The 2012 edition of the tournament is to be hosted in Aruba between 13 and 15 July.
First round
Third place playoff
Final
ABCS Tournament 2013
The 2013 edition of the tournament was hosted in Curaçao between 14 and 16 November.
First round
Third place playoff
Final
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
André Kamperveen Stadium, formerly the National Stadion, is a multi-purpose stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname. Since its opening in 1953, the stadium has been the official home stadium of both football teams S.V. Transvaal and S.V. Robinhood and th ...
. Following a strong performance by
Curacao during
2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
The 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification began in May 2014 and ended in October 2014. The qualification competition determined which national teams could play in the 2014 Caribbean Cup which in turn determined which teams participated in the 2015 CON ...
, the tournament was moved to 28–30 November since Curacao would be participating in the finals of the
2014 Caribbean Cup.
It was later announced that the tournament had been postponed until 2015 because Curacao had just finished a long Caribbean Cup process.
ABCS Tournament 2015
The 2015 edition of the tournament was hosted in Suriname between 30 January and 1 February.
First round
Third place playoff
Final
2018 ABCS Cup
The 2018 edition of the tournament was scheduled to be played 11–13 May 2018 at the
Trinidad Stadium
Guillermo Prospero Trinidad Stadium (officially known as ''Compleho Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad'') is a multi-purpose stadium in Oranjestad, Aruba. It is Aruba's National Stadium, named after Guillermo Trinidad, a politician from the ...
in
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 ...
but was cancelled after
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 ...
withdrew and
qualification
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* Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...
for the
2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League
The 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League was the inaugural season of the CONCACAF Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF. The Nations League qua ...
was announced.
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
Third place playoff
Final
2022 ABCS Tournament
The 2022 ABCS Tournament is set to be hosted by Curaçao and will be the 7th edition.
The tournament is scheduled for 24–26 November 2022. This edition will feature all four countries of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao and Suriname since 2015.
First round
Third place playoff
Final
References
External links
Wildsat.com Caribbean football database
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