2022–23 Aruban Division di Honor

Aruban Division di Honor
Season2022–23
Dates9 September 2022 - 8 July 2023
ChampionsRCA
17th title
PromotedBubali, Caiquetio
RelegatedCaravel, United
2024 CONCACAF Caribbean ShieldRCA
Matches played23
Goals scored637 (27.7 per match)
Top goalscorerAruba Ricky Hodge
(22 goals)
Biggest home win6 goals:
Britannia 6–0 Caravel
(23 Oct 2022)
Biggest away win9 goals:
United 0–9 RCA
(21 Oct 2022)
Highest scoring9 goals:
United 0–9 RCA
(21 Oct 2022)

The 2022–23 Aruban Division di Honor was the 62nd season of the Division di Honor, the top division football competition in Aruba. The season ran from 9 September 2022 until 8 July 2023. It is the first season that the new format is introduced.[1]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity 2021–22
position
Britannia Paradera Franklyn Bareño Sports Complex 3000 3rd
Caravel Santa Cruz/Angochi Caravel Stadium 800 6th
Dakota Oranjestad Guillermo P. Trinidad Stadium 5,500 1st
Estrella Santa Cruz Estrella Stadium 1,000 8th
La Fama Savaneta La Fama Stadium 1,100 4th
Nacional Palm Beach Deportivo Nacional Stadium 1,000 5th
RCA Oranjestad Guillermo P. Trinidad Stadium 5,500 2nd
River Plate Oranjestad Guillermo P. Trinidad Stadium 5,500 7th
Santa Fe Paradera Guillermo P. Trinidad Stadium 5,000 D1, 1st
United Noord Guillermo P. Trinidad Stadium 5,500 9th

Regular season

All matches take place in Guillermo P. Trinidad Stadium.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 RCA 9 6 2 1 30 10 +20 20 Qualification for the Caya 6 (Gold League)
2 Nacional 9 6 0 3 20 15 +5 18
3 Dakota 9 5 1 3 35 15 +20 16
4 Estrella 9 4 3 2 16 15 +1 15
5 Britannia 9 4 2 3 22 13 +9 14
6 River Plate 9 4 2 3 13 15 −2 14
7 La Fama 9 3 2 4 6 16 −10 11 Qualification for the Silver League
8 Santa Fe 9 2 1 6 15 19 −4 7
9 United (R) 9 2 1 6 14 31 −17 7
10 Caravel (R) 9 2 0 7 9 31 −22 6
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2023. Source: [1]
(R) Relegated

source=RSSSF

Gold League

Caya 6

All matches take place in Centro Deportivo Frans Figaroa.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Britannia (Q) 10 8 0 2 19 10 +9 24 Qualification for the Caya 4
2 RCA (Q) 10 6 2 2 25 11 +14 20
3 Dakota (Q) 10 5 1 4 21 18 +3 16
4 Nacional (Q) 10 4 2 4 19 21 −2 14
5 Estrella 10 2 2 6 19 25 −6 8
6 River Plate 10 1 1 8 18 36 −18 4
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2023. Source: [2]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Caya 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 RCA (Q) 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4 Qualification for the Grand Final
2 Dakota (Q) 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
3 Britannia 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4 Nacional 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: RSSSF
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Grand Final

8 July 2023 RCA 2–1(1:1)  (a.e.t.) Dakota Noord
20:00 Jhon Silva 65'
Albert Francis 111'
Report Daniel Briceño 90+2' Stadium: Centro Deportivo Frans Figaroa
Referee: Jade Salamatin

Silver League

All matches take place in Centro Deportivo Frans Figaroa. This is the promotion/relegation playoff played by 4 bottom teams in the Aruban Division di Honor regular season and 8 top teams in the Aruban Division Uno.

Group Stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bubali (P) 10 8 1 1 24 7 +17 25 2023-24 Division di Honor
2 Caiquetio (Q) 10 7 1 2 21 9 +12 22 Qualification for playoff
3 United (Q) 10 6 0 4 27 13 +14 18
4 CDRA 10 2 2 6 15 27 −12 8 2023-24 Division Uno
5 Brazil Juniors 10 2 2 6 10 26 −16 8
6 Caravel (R) 10 1 2 7 13 28 −15 5
Updated to match(es) played on 6 June 2023. Source: [3]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 La Fama (P) 10 9 0 1 36 8 +28 27 2023-24 Division di Honor
2 Santa Fe (Q) 10 7 1 2 30 16 +14 22 Qualification for playoff
3 Sporting (Q) 10 6 0 4 24 14 +10 18
4 RCS 10 2 3 5 19 30 −11 9 2023-24 Division Uno
5 Unistars 10 2 1 7 11 28 −17 7
6 Estudiantes 10 1 1 8 12 36 −24 4
Updated to match(es) played on 6 June 2023. Source: [4]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Final

2 June 2023 Bubali 1–2 La Fama Noord
20:00 Report Stadium: Centro Deportivo Frans Figaroa
Referee: Desiree Christiaans

Playoff

The winners will play in Division di Honor while the losers will play in Aruban Division Uno in the 2023-24 season.

4 June 2023 Caiquetio 1–0 Sporting Noord
18:00 Report Stadium: Centro Deportivo Frans Figaroa
Referee: Joscar de Kort
4 June 2023 United 1–3 Santa Fe Noord
20:00 Report Stadium: Centro Deportivo Frans Figaroa
Referee: Mario Monsalve

Statistics

Top scorers of the 2022-23 Regular Season

Rank Goalscorer Club Goals
1 Aruba Ricky Hodge Dakota 12
2
Aruba Pieter Susebeek Britannia 9
Aruba Trevor Faro Estrella 9
Aruba Daniel Linscheer RCA 9
5 Aruba Steven Rua Britannia 7
Aruba Jhon Silva RCA 7
7 Aruba Antonio Fawcett United 6
Colombia Camilo Peña Dakota 6
9 Aruba Glenbert Croes Nacional 5
Jamaica Albert Francis RCA 5

Source: AVB-Division Honor

Top scorers of the 2022-23 Gold League

Rank Goalscorer Club Goals
1 Colombia Devis Oliveros Nacional 12
Aruba Trevor Faro Estrella 12
3 Aruba Jhon Silva RCA 10
4 Venezuela Miguel Vielma Britannia 7
5 Venezuela Fernando de Sousa Dakota 6
Aruba Ricky Hodge Dakota 6
7 Aruba Steven Rua Britannia 4
Aruba Jason Carolina River Plate 4
Aruba Daniel Linscheer RCA 4
10 Aruba Pieter Susebeek Britannia 3

Source: AVB-Division Honor Gold

References

  1. ^ "New format explanation".