Kopa ABC (ABC Islands) 2018-2019


Played between the champions and runners-up of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, in an attempt to revive the Kopa Antiano (championship of the Dutch Antilles) last held in 2010. Not connected to the tournament with the same name held on two occasions (1992 and 1993) on Aruba or the tournament held in 2015 and 2017 on Bonaire.

Palmares

Ed. Year  Winners            Runners-Up
 1  2018  Real Rincon    3-3 Jong Holland   [aet, 4-2 pen]
 2  2019  Nacional       3-2 Vesta          [aet]

2018

Participants:
Dakota         (champions Aruba 2017/18)
Nacional       (runners-up Aruba 2017/18)
Real Rincon    (champions Bonaire 2017/18)
Juventus       (runners-up Bonaire 2017/18)
Jong Holland   (champions Curaçao 2017/18)
Vesta          (runners-up Curaçao 2017/18)

Round 1 [Sep 15; champions host runners-up of another island]
Dakota         1-3 Vesta                          [at C.D. Guillermo Prospero Trinidad, Oranjestad (Aruba)]
  [Shermar Miquel Monticeuex 85; Jerachmeel Cleofa 45, Mirco Colina jr. 72,
   Ruchendro Kierindingo 75]
Real Rincon    4-1 Nacional                       [at Stadion Antonio Trenidat, Rincon (Bonaire)]
  [Terrence Frans 50, Rilove Janga 60, Jermaine Windster 70, Jaino Clarenda 90;
   Devis Oliveiros 2]
Jong Holland   5-0 Juventus                       [at Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad (Curaçao)]
  [Gersinio Constancia 34, 53, Charles Martina 50, Randal Winklaar 64,
   Hugo Perez 86]

NB: Dakota qualified as best losers; Juventus unsuccessfully protested their loss against
    Jong Holland, complaining about supposedly ineligible players.

Semifinals [Sep 22]
Real Rincon    4-2 Vesta                          [at Stadion Antonio Trenidat, Rincon (Bonaire)]
  [Ayrton Cicilia 24, Fabio Hierck 47, Jairo Clarenda 74, 90pen;  Reylison Otto 45,
   Ruchendro Kierindongo 51]
Jong Holland   3-2 Dakota         [aet]           [at Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad (Curaçao)]
  [Gersinio Constancia 18, 79, Ruensley Leuteria 117; Fernando de Sousa 34,
   Keano Maduro 71]

Final [Sep 29, Stadion Antonio Trenidat, Rincon (Bonaire)]
Real Rincon    3-3 Jong Holland   [aet, 4-2 pen]
  [Ayrton Cicilia 8, 40, Yurick Seinpaal 43; Ruensley Leuteria 19, Gersinio Constancia 45, 74]

Topscorers:

 6 Gersinio Constancia (Jong Holland)
 3 Ayrton Cicilia (Real Rincon)
   Jairo Clarenda (Real Rincon)
 2 Ruchendro Kierindingo (Vesta)
   Ruensley Leuteria (Jong Holland)


2019

Participants:
RCA            (champions Aruba 2018/19)
Nacional       (runners-up Aruba 2018/19)
Real Rincon    (cup winners Bonaire 2018/19)
Vespo          (cup finalists Bonaire 2018/19)
Vesta          (champions Curaçao 2018/19)
Scherpenheuvel (runners-up Curaçao 2018/19)

Round 1 [Aug 17; champions host runners-up of another island]
RCA            4-1 Scherpenheuvel [aet]           [at C.D. Guillermo Prospero Trinidad, Oranjestad (Aruba)]
  [Steven Rua Melchor 90+4, Andrew Martinez 92, Jean-Pierre Fingal 102,
   Yanuel Kelly 114; Jimberson Vapor 65]
Real Rincon    2-1 Nacional                       [at Stadion Antonio Trenidat, Rincon (Bonaire)]
  [Edshel Martha 3, Yurick Seinpaal 25; Rilove Janga 30og]
Vesta          3-0 Vespo                          [at Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad (Curaçao)]
  [Mirco Colina jr. 78, Ruchendro Kiriendongo 81, 90+pen]

NB: absurdly, Nacional qualified as "best losers" although after regulation time
    Scherpenheuvel had drawn with RCA.

Semifinals [Aug 24]
RCA            0-0 Nacional       [aet, 1-4 pen]  [at C.D. Guillermo Prospero Trinidad, Oranjestad (Aruba)]
Vesta          1-0 Real Rincon                    [at Stadion Ergilio Hato, Willemstad (Curaçao)]
  [Ethelbert Daal 72]

Final [Aug 31, C.D. Guillermo Prospero Trinidad, Oranjestad (Aruba)]
Nacional       3-2 Vesta          [aet]
  [Joshua Aguirre 4, Devis Oliveros 8, Fercand Sophia 110; Mirco Colina jr. 54, 69]

Topscorers:

 3 Mirco Colina jr. (Vesta)
 2 Ruchendro Kierindingo (Vesta)


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