Aruban Division di Honor or Campeonato AVB Aruba Bank is the top level association football league in Aruba. It is overseen by the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond and was created in 1960. Up to and including 1985, the top clubs from Aruba also entered the Kopa Antiano for the championship of the Netherlands Antilles, RCA and Estrella were the only Aruban teams to win that championship in 1965 and 1970.
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| Founded | 1960 |
|---|---|
| First season | 1960 |
| Country |  Aruba Football Federation |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Division Uno |
| International cup(s) | CFU Club Shield |
| Current champions | Britannia (5th title) (2023–24) |
| Most championships | |
| Website | futbolaruba.com/division-honor |
| Current: 2024-25 | |
The winner of the league plays in the CFU Club Shield. The 10th-placed team is relegated to the Division Uno, while the 8th and the 9th-placed teams play a 4-team round-robin with the 2nd and the 3rd of the second level to decide the relegation from or the promotion to the Division di Honor.
The championship is usually played between September and June.
Campeonato AVB – Member clubs 2017–18
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Locations of the 2017–18 Division di Honor teams
Previous winners
edit| Ed. | Season | Champion |
|---|---|---|
1 |
1960 | RCA |
2 |
1961 | Dakota |
3 |
1962 | Dakota |
4 |
1963 | Dakota |
5 |
1964 | RCA |
6 |
1965 | Dakota |
7 |
1966 | Dakota |
8 |
1967 | RCA |
9 |
1968 | Estrella |
10 |
1969 | Dakota |
11 |
1970 | Dakota |
12 |
1971 | Dakota |
– |
1972 | No championship |
13 |
1973 | Estrella |
14 |
1974 | Dakota |
15 |
1975 | Bubali |
16 |
1976 | Dakota |
17 |
1977 | Estrella |
18 |
1978 | RCA |
19 |
1979 | RCA |
20 |
1980 | Dakota |
21 |
1981 | Dakota |
22 |
1982 | Dakota |
23 |
1983 | Dakota |
24 |
1984 | San Luis |
25 |
1985 | Estrella |
26 |
1986 | RCA |
27 |
1987 | RCA |
28 |
1988 | Estrella |
29 |
1989 | Estrella |
30 |
1990 | Estrella |
31 |
1991 | RCA |
32 |
1992 | Estrella |
33 |
1993 | River Plate |
34 |
1994 | RCA |
35 |
1995 | Dakota |
36 |
1996 | Estrella |
37 |
1997 | River Plate |
38 |
1998 | Estrella |
39 |
1999 | Estrella |
40 |
2000 | Nacional |
41 |
2001 | Nacional |
42 |
2002 | RCA |
43 |
2003–04 | Nacional |
44 |
2004–05 | Britannia |
45 |
2005–06 | Estrella |
46 |
2006–07 | Nacional |
47 |
2007–08 | RCA |
48 |
2008–09 | Britannia |
49 |
2009–10 | Britannia |
50 |
2010–11 | RCA |
51 |
2011–12 | RCA |
52 |
2012–13 | La Fama |
53 |
2013–14 | Britannia |
54 |
2014–15 | RCA |
55 |
2015–16 | RCA |
56 |
2016–17 | Nacional |
57 |
2017–18 | Dakota |
58 |
2018–19 | RCA |
59 |
2019–20 | Season abandoned due to COVID-19 |
60 |
2020–21 | Nacional |
61 |
2021–22 | Dakota |
62 |
2022–23 | RCA |
63 |
2023–24 | Britannia |
64 |
2024–25 | TBD |
Performance by club
edit| Club | Titles | Seasons won |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota | 17 | 1961, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2017–18, 2021–22 |
| RCA | 17 | 1960, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2022–23 |
| Estrella | 12 | 1968–69, 1973, 1977, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2005–06 |
| Nacional | 6 | 2000, 2001, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2016–17, 2020–21 |
| Britannia | 5 | 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2023–24 |
| River Plate | 2 | 1993, 1997 |
| La Fama | 1 | 2012–13 |
| Bubali | 1 | 1975 |
| San Luis | 1 | 1984 |
Top goalscorers
edit| Year | Topscorer(s) | Club(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jonathan Lake |
RCA | 43 |
| 2003–04 |  Benjamin Kee |
RCA | 7 |
| 2005–06 | Ronald Gómez |
RCA | 9 |
| 2012–13 |  Albert Roy Francis |
Nacional | 16 |
| 2013–14 | Ediz Yorulmazoglu |
La Fama | 13 |
| 2016–17 |  Devis Oliveros |
Nacional | 17 |
| 2017–18 | Kenroy Ranger |
Nacional | 18 |
| 2018–19 | Ronald Gómez |
RCA | 8 |
| 2021–22 | Devis Oliveros |
Nacional | 27 |
| 2022–23 | Ricky Hodge |
Dakota | 22 |
| 2023-24 | Luis M. Torres |
Estrella | 16 |
- Most goals scored by a player in a single game
- 8 goals
- Maurice Escalona (RCA) 0-13 against Caravel, 29 February 2008.
Multiple hat-tricks
edit| Rank | Country | Player | Hat-tricks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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John Silva | 4 |
| 2 |
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Maurice Escalona | 3 |
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Ricky Hodge | ||
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Devis Oliveros | ||
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Kenroy Ranger | ||
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Richard Sousa | ||
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Pieter Susebeek | ||
| 8 |
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Reangelo Boekhoudt | 2 |
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Jonathan Lake | ||
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Albert Lopez | ||
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Sebastian Montoya | ||
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Luis M Torres | ||
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Norwin Werleman | ||
| 14 |
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Chando de Lange | 1 |
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Trevor Faro | ||
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Sonny Hooi | ||
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Gregory Lake | ||
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Daniel Linscheer | ||
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Denrick Lopez | ||
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Kenrick Lopez | ||
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John Lugay | ||
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Evander Nedd | ||
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Jonathan Oduber | ||
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Camilo Peña | ||
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Juan S Ponce | ||
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Hermanus Ridderbos | ||
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Jermaine Roberts | ||
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Junior Rasmijn | ||
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Sylvester Schwengle | ||
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Lionel Tromp | ||
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Marlon Angeles |
References
editExternal links
edit- Aruba – List of Champions, RSSSF.com
- Official website
- Division di Honor Archived 2022-09-21 at the Wayback Machine