2018–19 Aruban Division di Honor

Aruban Division di Honor
Season2018–19
ChampionsRCA
RelegatedRiver Plate
Caribbean Club ShieldRCA
Nacional
Matches played45
Goals scored159 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorerAruba Ronald Gómez (9)
Biggest home winRCA 6–1 Caiquetio
(30 November 2018)
Biggest away winLa Fama 0–5 Dakota
(1 December 2018)
Highest scoring8 goals:
Bubali 3–5 Nacional
(15 December 2018)

The 2018–19 Aruban Division di Honor is the 58th season of the Aruban Division di Honor, the top division football competition in Aruba. The season began on 19 October 2018.[1]

RCA won the league championship, beating Nacional in the final. It was RCA's 17th Aruban domestic league championship, and their first since 2016.[2]

Changes from 2017–18

Juventud TL were relegated to the Division Uno, while Brazil Juniors were promoted from the Division Uno.

Teams

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Locations of the 2017–18 Division di Honor teams

There were 10 clubs that competed during the season.

Team Home city Home ground
Brazil Juniors Brasil Brazil Juniors Stadium
Britannia Piedra Plat Compleho Deportivo Franklyn Bareño
Bubali Noord Bubali Stadium
Caiquetio Paradera Caiquetio Stadium
Dakota Oranjestad Trinidad Stadium
Estrella Santa Cruz Trinidad Stadium
La Fama Savaneta La Fama Stadium
Nacional Palm Beach/Noord Nacional Stadium
RCA Oranjestad Trinidad Stadium
River Plate Oranjestad Trinidad Stadium

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dakota (A) 18 14 1 3 51 16 +35 43 Advance to Caya 4
2 Nacional (A) 18 13 1 4 40 24 +16 40
3 RCA (C) 18 12 2 4 44 19 +25 38
4 Estrella (A) 18 8 6 4 34 30 +4 30
5 Britannia 18 8 1 9 41 37 +4 25
6 Bubali 18 8 1 9 39 37 +2 25
7 Brazil Juniors 18 5 2 11 24 33 −9 17
8 La Fama (O) 18 4 4 10 19 39 −20 16 Relegation playoffs
9 Caiquetio (O) 18 3 5 10 21 49 −28 14
10 River Plate (R) 18 1 5 12 23 52 −29 8 Relegated to Division Uno
Source: Soccerway
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Caya 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 RCA (C) 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 13 Advance to Championship final
2 Nacional (A) 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
3 Dakota 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
4 Estrella 6 0 0 6 3 18 −15 0
Source: Soccerway
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions

Championship final

First leg

RCA1–3Nacional

Second leg

Nacional0–1RCA

Third leg

RCA1–0Nacional
  • Gómez 63'
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ricangel de Leca

RCA won championship qualified for Caribbean Club Shield.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Aruba Ronald Gómez RCA 8
2 Aruba Ciaran Arends La Fama 7
Colombia Devis Oliveros Nacional 7
Aruba Daniel Linscheer Britannia 7
5 Aruba Maurice Escalona Bubali 6
Jamaica Albert Francis Dakota 6
Aruba Jefferson Lopez Caiquetio 6
8 Aruba Owen van der Wijne Brazil Juniors 5
Venezuela Luis Estrada Britannia 5
Aruba Javier Jiménez Nacional 5


Source.[3]

References

  1. ^ Aruba 2018/19, rsssf.org
  2. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Laclé, Randolf (2 October 2014). "Aruba – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Tabla di Goleador - Division Honor". futbolaruba.com. 3 February 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.