The Aruba national team is normally placed near the bottom of the FIFA World Rankings System.
The Arubaanse Voetbal Bond, which governs football on the island, was formed in 1932 although it did not affiliate to FIFA until 1988.
The national league competition, the Aruban Division di Honor, was established in 1960 with the most successful teams being SV Dakota with 15 titles and SV Estrella with twelve.
There are currently 62 registered clubs in Aruba with a total of 10,700 players and 126 officials involved in the game.
[2] Although the Aruba national football team made its debut as early as 1924 Aruban players officially represented the Netherlands Antilles national football team until a split was finalised in 1986.