Football team
Nacional
Club · Aruba · Division di Honor
«The Palm Beach Boys»
Aruba's professional league has long leaned on migrant labour, and players from Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Jamaica and beyond have filled its shirt over the decades. That district was Palm Beach, now folded into Noord, and the nickname stuck long after the boundaries changed — supporters still call the team The Palm Beach Boys , with the hardcore end known as the Bechi Boys. The club took shape there in 1970.
The Copa ABC followed in 2019, and Nacional took it in 2024.
Antonio Giel's name sits apart from the rest of the honours list: a goalkeeper who also played midfield, he made 230 appearances for the club.
Nacional plays its home games at the Guillermo P. Trinidad Stadium in Oranjestad, a ground that holds 2,500.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 13 Jun | Division di Honor |
Caiquetio
H
|
2:1 | W |
| 1 Jun | Division di Honor |
Caravel
A
|
3:1 | W |
| 28 May | Division di Honor |
Atl. Deportivo
A
|
2:0 | W |
| 17 May | Division di Honor |
San Nicolaas
H
|
4:2 | W |
| 12 May | Division di Honor |
Estudiantes de La Plata
H
|
10:1 | W |
| 3 May | Division di Honor |
Real Koyari
H
|
7:0 | W |
Standing
Division di Honor| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
 RCA
|
9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20:12 | 15 |
| 6 |
 Bubali
|
9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 27:19 | 13 |
| 7 |
 Nacional
|
9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18:13 | 12 |
| 8 |
 River Plate
|
9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17:29 | 8 |
| 9 |
 Estrella
|
9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19:37 | 4 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 112| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 112 | 58 | 54 |
| Scored | 281 | 154 | 127 |
| Conceded | 187 | 109 | 78 |
| Scored per game | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Conceded per game | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Difference | +94 | +45 | +49 |
Fixtures of Nacional
-
13 Jun
Caiquetio
H
2:1
W
-
1 Jun
Caravel
A
3:1
W
-
28 May
Atl. Deportivo
A
2:0
W
-
17 May
San Nicolaas
H
4:2
W
-
12 May
Estudiantes de La Plata
H
10:1
W
-
3 May
Real Koyari
H
7:0
W
-
28 Apr
Caravel
H
8:1
W
-
19 Apr
Atl. Deportivo
H
2:1
W
Honours of Nacional
- Aruban Division di Honor 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2017, 2021 6
- Copa ABC 2019 1
- Copa Betico Croes 2024 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Exequiel Mereles Central Español 27/28
- Agustín Vera Albion FC 26/27
- M. Cabrera Nacional U19 26/27
- Mauro Coronel Nacional U19 26/27
- Min-kyu Song FC Seoul 26/27
- Axel Mendes CA Cerro 26/27
Departures
- Santiago Silva Huachipato 27/28
- Tiziano Correa Cerro Largo 27/28
- Jota Machico 26/27
- André Sousa União Santarém 26/27
- Lucas João Petro Luanda 26/27
- João Aurélio Retired 26/27