The Netherlands Antilles national football team (Dutch, "Nederlands-Antilliaans voetbalelftal"; Papiamentu, "Selekshon Antiano di futbòl") was the national team of the former Netherlands Antilles from 1958 to 2010. It was controlled by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie. The NAVU consisted of Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba split in 1986 and has its own team. The Netherlands Antilles team never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. The country managed to come third in the CONCACAF championships of 1963 and 1969; during the 1963 tournament they were unofficial football world champions for four days after beating Mexico and before losing to Costa Rica. History Under the name Curaçao, the team played its first international game in 1934 (against Suriname, which was then still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as well) and continued to use the name Curaçao until the qualifications for the World Championships of 1958, although the name of the area had changed from "Territory of Curaçao" to "Netherlands Antilles" in 1948. Dissolution of country The Netherlands Antilles was dissolved as a unified political entity on 10 October 2010, and the five constituent islands took on new constitutional statuses within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, forming 2 new countries (Curaçao and Sint Maarten) and 3 new special municipalities of the Netherlands (namely Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius). At the time of the dissolution, the team was about to compete in the qualification tournament for the 2010 Caribbean Championship, and finally competed under an obsolete country name. Sint Maarten national football team, as well as Bonaire national football team are already members of CONCACAF, but are not members of FIFA. The Curaçao national football team took the place of the Netherlands Antilles as a FIFA member. Successor teams Coaching history Caretaker manager are listed in italics. Pedro Celestino Dacunha (1957–65) Wilhelm Canword (1973) Jan Zwartkruis (1978–81) Rob Groener (1983–85) Wilhelm Canword (1988) Jan Zwartkruis (1992–94) Etienne Siliee (1996) Henry Caldera (2000–02) Pim Verbeek (2003–05) Etienne Siliee (2005–07) Leen Looyen (2007–09) Remko Bicentini (2009–10) Henry Caldera (2010) Competitive record *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup CCCF Championship CFU Caribbean Cup Olympic Games –1980: Amateur squads 1984–1988: Professional squads 1992–present : Under-23 squads Pan American Games 1951–1983: Amateur squads Central American and Caribbean Games 1930–1946: Full senior squads 1950–1986: Amateur squads All-time record against other nations Updated 31 May 2012 Honours This is a