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Looking Ahead It Has Been a Busy Summer for FFK with the WC 2018 Qualifiers Round 2 and Round 3 in June and September and the CFU U-15 Championship in August FFK Newsletter - FFK ta Informá October 2015, Volume 1, Issue 3 Looking ahead It has been a busy summer for FFK with the WC 2018 Qualifiers Round 2 and Round 3 in June and September and the CFU U-15 Championship in August. Regrettably, our Na- tional Selection lost both matches against El Salvador and did not make it to the Group Phase of the CONCACAF Qualifiers. This means the project with Patrick Kluivert is over, at least for now. FFK will continue to work with her promising national selection - next step Caribbean Cup. Our next generation of players won the CFU 2015 U-15 Championship, and we are looking forward to seeing them perform in upcoming tournaments. Our WU20 travelled to Haiti to compete in the Final Round of the Qualifiers for the CONCA- CAF WU20 Championship, which is a milestone in the (short) history of women football on Curacao. Meanwhile the election of the President and the Members of the Board of FFK took place and we are working hard to draw up our plans for the upcoming four years. FFK President Rignaal ‘Jean’ Francisca On behalf of the board of FFK, Rignaal ‘Jean’ Francisca, President Curacao U-15 winner CFU 2015 Championship In July 2015, the CFU organized its first CFU U-15 Championship in St Maarten and Anguilla. Twelve Caribbean countries contested for the title and of course Curacao was one of these countries. Over three years ago, FFK started the CSA Youth Development Program in cooperation with Fundashon Bon Intenshon. In the CSA (Curacao Soccer Academy), talented youngsters train three times a week in an after-school program dedicated to school work, social skills and of course football. The larger part of the Curacao U-15 selection has participated in this program. The CFU U-15 Championship presented an excellent opportunity to test the selection with competitors in the region. The CFU U-15 Championship started with 12 teams in four Pabien Curacao U-15 Selection! groups, followed by knock-out matches for the eight best teams, Kevin Juliana, Michel James, Danel Rosa, Richajier Oleana, Quinton knock out quarter & semi-finals and finals. The Curacao U-15 Burk, Ronathan Willems, Ayodele Kwidama, Sharrion Pietersz, Angerick ended unbeaten at the first place in group with 3 with host St Dorothea, Jared Tyrol, Roderick Bolijn, Jonathan Libania, Gershon Rifaela, Shurendric Fransinet, Nathan Barnadina, Luchently Vrutaal Maarten, St Vincent & the Grenadines and Antigua & Barbuda. Technical Director: Hans van Elden Continues on page 2 Pa ge 2 Curacao U-15 CFU Champion 2015 Curacao national Selection U-20 in Puerto Rico After the group phase our selection won their quarter final scored twice, thus forcing the Curacao team into attack mo- against Anguilla big time by scoring the first goal in the first dus again. Nathan Bernadina did what he had to do and minute, with six more following. Next stop semi-final against found the goal two times, and Ruchently Vrutaal finished the St Lucia - with 2 goals against 1 Curacao got her ticket to the job : final score 4-2, Curacao CFU U-15 Champion 2015! And final against the Dominican Republic. Nathan Bernadina won both the Topscorer Award and the The final turned into a very exciting and attractive football MVP Award. Back on Curacao the selection was properly match with both teams attacking and scoring. Curacao honored by the Federation, the Government and of course opened the score, but in the second half the Dominicans the football-loving community for their great performance. FIFA MA Elite Course 2015 for our referees On October 8, 16 referees actively involved in our local com- petitions started in a FIFA MA Elite Course 2015. The course took place in the FFK Development Center in Brievengat and on the adjacent FFK Field. In this five-day course the referees were extensively tested physically, theoretically and in actual practice on the field. This course was organized to keep our local referees up-to-date and on FIFA-level . This is a require- ment for local and international participation of referees in FIFA-matches. This summer, four Curacao referees partici- pated in the CFU Boys U-15 Championship in St Maarten - con- tinues on next page. Pa ge 3 Curacao referees deployed in CFU U-15 Championship Left to right: Alejandro Wilson, Sam Heye, Mike van de Sande, Rayen Goedgedrag Four Curacao referees were also active in St Maarten during the CFU U-15 Championship 2015, Sam Heye and Mike van de Sande as referee, and Alejandro Wilson and Rayner Goedgedrag as assistant referee. Their performance was appreciated and three of them remained deployed till the end of the tournament. The FFK Refereeing department is again organizing a course for youth referees, thus guaranteeing a constant influx of new people to assist in leading the matches of the Liga Lito and the youth competition. As you see, it might be the first step of your international career! Feel free to ask at the FFK office for the next course. Referee campaign against violence The FFK Refereeing Department and its referees started a campaign against violence against referees. The referees experience both verbal and physical aggressive actions during and around matches. With this campaign they want to alert the public and also to empha- size the complexity and importance of the tasks of the referee. One can disagree with the decisions but acts of violence create a nega- tive atmosphere around matches and will result in less public and less income and eventually less football. At the kick-off the referees wore a shirt with the logo of the campaign during the matches. The referees will con- tinue to raise conscious- ness, remind the public of this issue and de- mand positive attitude. Referees campaign against violence on and around the field Pa ge 4 Centro Dominguito wins final 1st Division Liga MCB 2015 After coming out on top in the ‘Buelta di Kuater’ (Round of Four in Papiamento), Centro Dominguito, and CSD Barber again faced each other in the Grand Final. Last year, Centro Barber won the championship and in 2013 Centro Dominguito won the Final. Understandably, both teams were highly motivated to return home with the Cup. The Grand Final turned into a very exiting match with Centro Dominguito leading 2-1 at halftime. In the 88 minute, at a 3-2 advantage for Centro Dominguito after an own goal from Barber, Centro Barber missed a penalty and Centro Dominguito struck back immediately final score 4-2. Congratulations to our 2015 Champion Centro Dominguito! For an extensive picture report, check our facebook page. Highlights can be seen on the MIV-TV Channel on youtube.com. And check out our website at ffk.cw for more details and statistics! Vesta Champion 2015 Liga MCB Second Division Having been on top of the list of the Second Division during the whole season, Vesta deservedly won the Championship by winning their Final against Inter Willemstad 1-0. Con- gratulations to Vesta! The Third Division league also completed its three rounds. Re- grettably with three teams only because team 4 was not ready Third Division completed on time. Atomic, Buena Vista and Haitian Union Klub worked through the competition and Atomic became the evincive 30/8/2015 WH WG WE WP Pt GF GK Saldo champion with five wins and one draft. Since the team of Carib- 1 Atomic 6 5 1 0 16 30 5 25 bean University dropped out of the Second division, Atomic 2 Haitian Union Klup 6 2 2 2 8 11 14 -3 3 Buena Vista 6 0 1 5 1 8 30 -22 will automatically be promoted to the Second Division for the next season. Lots of success for Atomic in next season’s Liga 18 7 4 7 25 49 49 0 MCB Second Division! Pa ge 5 Vesta to First Division Liga MCB, Sithoc to Second Division Last season, Vesta had to deal with degradation to the Second Division. The Vesta management however was determined to make a rapid return to the highest level of Curacao football and put together the players to realize that vision. And after a flawless season and winning the championship of the Second Division, Vesta got to play Sithoc, the team that ended on the last position in this season’s First Division, over two matches to decide which of the two teams will play in the First Divi- sion. Vesta won the first match 2-0, and held on to that ad- vantage in the second match 1-1. Congratulations Vesta, and Sithoc, good luck in the Second Division! FIFA Futsal Tournament for Schools Youth Development is one of the spearheads of FFK’s Long Term De- velopment Plan. To promote youth development, several grassroots activities and youth competitions are organized regularly. This season, a FIFA Futsal competition for schools has been set up. The 10 partici- pating school teams played in a round-robin tournament on the Niels Liberia futsal field in the Odulio Willems Stadium. All teams proved eager and ambitious and thus had a lot of fun-filled afternoons to- gether. SGO ended with the most points and received the 2015 Futsal School Competition Cup. The following school participated in the tour- nament: AGO Montaña, AGO Comanchestraat, SGO Juan Pablo Duarte, Ancila Domini, Albert Schweitzer College, Albert Schweitzer HAVO, International School, SGO I & II and Joseph Civilis VSBO. To be continued! Pa ge 6 WC 2018 Qualifiers: project Kluivert ends in El Salvador The Third Round of the CONCACAF WC 2018 Qualifiers took place in the FIFA window of July 31-September 8, 2015.
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