SV Dakota

Football club

Dakota

Full name

Sport Vereniging Dakota

Nickname(s)

The Bees
Dakota tur dia!
(English:Dakota all the way!)

Short name

Dakota

Founded

15 July 1947; 76 years ago (1947-07-15)

Ground

Guillermo P. Trinidad Stadium
Oranjestad, Aruba

Capacity

5,500

President

Gilmar Croes

Head Coach

Jonathan Lake

League

Aruban Division di Honor

2022–23

2nd

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Sport Vereniging Dakota (English:Sports Club), known as SV Dakota or simply Dakota is an Aruban football club based in Oranjestad, Dakota, which currently play in Aruba's first division.

Achievements

Aruban Division di Honor: 17

1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2017–18, 2021–22

Runners-Up: 10

1958, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2015-16, 2022-23

Aruban Division Uno: 1

2010-11

Torneo Copa Betico Croes: 2

2007, 2019

Finalist: 4

2011, 2016, 2017, 2019

Copa Juliana: 6

1960, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969

Netherlands Antilles Championship: 0
Finalist: 4

1962, 1963, 1970, 1983

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1 appearance

1983 – 2nd Round (Caribbean) – Lost against

SV Robinhood 5 – 1 on aggregate (stage 2 of 4)

CONCACAF Caribbean Shield: 2 appearance

2019 – Third Group D

2023 – Second Group D

Current squad

As of 10 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SMA	Gikay Croes
2	DF	ARU	Ferdinand Robert (captain)
3	DF	ARU	Nickenson Paul
4	DF	ARU	George Tromp
5	MF	ARU	Liomar Croes
6	MF	ARU	Kenrick Paulina
7	FW	VEN	Fernando De Sousa
8	DF	BRA	Emerson Leocádio
9	FW	NED	Owen v/d Wijne
10	MF	VEN	Daniel Briceño (Vice-captain)
11	FW	ARU	Ricky Hodge
12	DF	ARU	Derwin Donata
13	MF	COL	Camilo Peña


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	COL	Sebastian Montoya (Vice-captain)
15	FM	ARU	Clyvenson Grandin
16	MF	ARU	Theo Teixeira
17	MF	ARU	Joshua Gross (Vice-captain)
18	DF	ARU	Darvin Henson
19	FW	ARU	Daryl Nelson
20	FW	ARU	Shemar Monticeuex
21	MF	ARU	Randell Gross
22	GK	ARU	Gilbert Bautista
23	MF	VEN	Jesús Villamizar
24	DF	ARU	Junior Jean-Baptiste
25	GK	ARU	Philippe Caillaux
26	FW	POR	Anuar Andrade
27	FW	NED	Niels Stock