2012–13 Aruban Division di Honor

Division di Honor
Season2012–13
Matches played87
Goals scored286 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorerJamaica Albert Francis
Biggest home winLa Fama 5-0 Caiquetio
Biggest away winNacional 7-1 Caiquetio
Highest scoringNacional 6-3 Bubali
Longest winning runBritannia 6 games
Longest unbeaten runLa Fama 11 games
Longest losing runCaiquetio 11 games

The 2012–13 Aruban Division di Honor is the 52nd season of top flight association football in Aruba. The season began on 12 October 2012. RCA were the defending champions, having won their 13th title last season.

Teams

Juventud TL finished in 10th place at the end of the Regular Stage of last season's competition and were relegated to the Aruban Division Uno. Taking their place were the champions of the Division Uno, Caiquetio.

River Plate and Caravel finished in 8th and 9th place after the Regular Stage last season and had to play against the 2nd and 3rd place teams from the Division Uno. River Plate and Sporting finished in the top two spots at the end of this playoff and earned their places in the competition for 2012–13, but Sporting withdrew early in the season, leaving 9 teams in the top division.

Club information

Club Home city Home ground
Britannia Piedra Plat Trinidad Stadium
Bubali Noord Compleho Deportivo Frans Figaroa
Caiquetio Caiquetio Trinidad Stadium
Dakota Oranjestad Trinidad Stadium
Nacional Palm Beach Compleho Deportivo Frans Figaroa
Estrella Santa Cruz Trinidad Stadium
La Fama Savaneta Trinidad Stadium
RCA Oranjestad Trinidad Stadium
River Plate Oranjestad Trinidad Stadium

Regular stage

The 9 teams in the competition play against every other team in the league twice in this stage of the competition, once at home and once away, for a total of 16 matches each. The top six teams progress to the Calle 6, where they play each other once each. The top four teams progress to the Playoff Stage.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Britannia 16 11 4 1 33 11 +22 37 Calle 6
2 Nacional 16 9 3 4 36 23 +13 30
3 La Fama 16 8 5 3 34 23 +11 29
4 RCA 16 8 5 3 29 18 +11 29
5 Estrella 16 7 2 7 25 23 +2 23
6 Dakota 16 6 2 8 28 25 +3 20
7 River Plate 16 6 2 8 27 32 −5 20
8 Bubali 16 2 3 11 17 34 −17 9 Relegation playoffs
9 Caiquetio 16 1 2 13 10 50 −40 5
Updated to match(es) played on 6 June 2013. Source: AVB
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away BRI BUB CAI DAK DEP EST LFA RCA RPA
Britannia 4–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 4–1
Bubali 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–6 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2
Caiquetio 1–2 1–1 0–5 1–7 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–2
Dakota 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–4 3–3 2–1 3–1
Nacional 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 4–1 2–4 2–2 2–0
Estrella 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 3–2
La Fama 1–1 2–2 5–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 2–4 2–1
RCA 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–0
River Plate 1–4 3–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–3 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 2014. Source: AVB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Calle 6

The top six teams at the end of the Regular Stage enter this competition. Points from the regular stage are retained, and each team plays against the other five teams once. The top four qualify for the Playoff Stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Britannia 21 15 4 2 43 20 +23 49 Playoff Stage
2 La Fama 21 11 6 4 41 28 +13 39
3 Nacional 21 11 3 7 47 31 +16 36
4 RCA 21 10 5 6 36 26 +10 35
5 Estrella 21 9 2 10 31 31 0 29
6 Dakota 21 7 3 11 34 34 0 24
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2013. Source: AVB
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away BRI DAK DEP EST LFA RCA
Britannia 2–1 1–5
Dakota 0–2 1–1 1–3
Nacional 1–2 2–3 1–2
Estrella 1–2 1–3
La Fama 0–1 2–1
RCA 2–4 0–1 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2013. Source: AVB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoff stage

The top four teams at the end of the Calle 6 enter this competition (known as the AVB Subway Cup 2013 for sponsorship purposes). Each team plays against the other three twice each, once at home and once away, for a total of six matches each. The top two teams qualify for the Final Stage.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LFA BRI DEP RCA
1 La Fama 6 2 3 1 7 7 0 9 Final Stage 1–1 3–1 1–1
2 Britannia 6 2 2 2 11 8 +3 8 0–1 2–2 1–3
3 Nacional 6 2 2 2 10 14 −4 8 1–1 1–5 2–1
4 RCA 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7 3–0 0–2 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 June 2013. Source: AVB
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Final stage

La Fama1–2Britannia
Britannia1–3La Fama
La Fama1–1Britannia
Britannia0–2La Fama

Champions: La Fama

Promotion/relegation playoff

The 8th and 9th place teams after the Regular Stage is finished enter this competition, along with the 2nd and 3rd place teams from the Division Uno. After six rounds, the top two teams will earn a place in next season's competition.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CAI BUB JUV ARS
1 Caiquetio 6 4 1 1 14 7 +7 13 2013–14 Aruban Division di Honor 1–0 5–1 1–1
2 Bubali 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 10 3–1 2–3 1–0
3 Juventud TL 6 1 2 3 8 14 −6 5 1–3 0–0 2–2
4 Arsenal 6 1 2 3 6 13 −7 5 1–3 0–5 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2013. Source: AVB
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References