Participating countries were Costa Rica, Curaçao, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Panama.

Both federations remained autonomous in their own territory, and the winners of the championships on the respective islands would play against each other to determine which club would be Champion of the Netherlands Antilles.

Young people who had spent time in the Netherlands for study and had started playing football and taken a liking to the game united in CVV Republic.

At the time there were no soccer fields on Curaçao and the first match between CVV Republic and a team of marines took place in the garden of the church of Sta.

As a matter of fact, the Friars, who also ran the schools, played an important role in the early stages of soccer development as they propagated the sport and also organized volunteers to clean and prepare the first fields in Skalo and Mundo.

Visiting teams were Aruba, Suriname, Atlético Junior from Colombia and Feyenoord from the Netherlands.

The young Curaçao goalkeeper Ergilio Hato made a lasting impression with his great athletic abilities and amazing jumping power.

Ergilio Hato became a legend in South America and the Caribbean and is remembered by his nickname "El pantera negra".