Football in Curaçao
Encyclopedia
The sport
of football
in the country of Curaçao
is run by the Curaçao Football Federation
. The association administers the national football team
, as well as the Curaçao League
.
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
of football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in the country of Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
is run by the Curaçao Football Federation
Curaçao Football Federation
Curaçao Football Federation is the football association of Curaçao. Its the legal successor of the Netherlands Antillean Football Union, which ended with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010....
. The association administers the national football team
Curaçao national football team
The Curaçao national football team is the official football team for Curaçao, under the control of the Curaçao Football Federation.-History:Although not a sovereign state, Curaçao appeared on the FIFA member list in March 2011, as successor of the Netherlands Antilles, which had been dissolved ...
, as well as the Curaçao League
Curaçao League
The Curaçao League or Sekshon Pagá is the top association football league in Curaçao, constituent country of the Netherlands. Up to 2010 the top two teams in this competition get to compete in the Netherlands Antilles Championship...
.