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Football club

Dakota Full name Sport Vereniging Dakota Nicknames The Bees Dakota tur dia! (English:Dakota all the way!) Short name Dakota Founded 15 July 1947; 78 years ago (1947-07-15)[1] Ground Guillermo P. Trinidad Stadium Oranjestad, Aruba Capacity 2,500 President Gilmar Croes Head Coach Jonathan Lake League Aruban Division di Honor 2024–25 Aruban Division di Honor, 2nd Home colours Away colours Third colours

**Sport Vereniging Dakota** (*English:Sports Club*), known as **SV Dakota** or simply **Dakota** is an [Aruban](/source/Aruba) professional [football](/source/Football_(soccer)) club based in [Oranjestad](/source/Oranjestad%2C_Aruba), [Dakota](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dakota_(Aruba)&action=edit&redlink=1), which currently play in [Aruban Division di Honor](/source/Aruban_Division_di_Honor).

## Achievements

- **[Aruban Division di Honor](/source/Aruban_Division_di_Honor): 17**

- - 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1995, [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Aruban_Division_di_Honor), [2021–22](/source/2021-22_Aruban_Division_di_Honor)

- Runners-Up: 12

- - 1958, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1998, 2000, [2015-16](/source/2015-16_Aruban_Division_di_Honor), [2022-23](/source/2022-23_Aruban_Division_di_Honor), [2023-24](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2023-24_Aruban_Division_di_Honor&action=edit&redlink=1), [2024-25](/source/2024-25_Aruban_Division_di_Honor)

- **[Aruban Division Uno](/source/Aruban_Division_Uno): 1**

- - [2010-11](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2010-11_Aruban_Division_Uno&action=edit&redlink=1)

- **[Torneo Copa Betico Croes](/source/Torneo_Copa_Betico_Croes): 4**

- - 2007, 2019, 2025, 2026

- Finalist: 4

- - 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019

- **[Copa Juliana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trofeo_Juliana_Beker&action=edit&redlink=1): 6**

- - 1960, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969

- **[Netherlands Antilles Championship](/source/Netherlands_Antilles_Championship): 0**

- Finalist: 4

- - 1962, 1963, 1970, 1983

## Performance in CONCACAF competitions

- **[CONCACAF Champions' Cup](/source/CONCACAF_Champions'_Cup): 1 appearance**

- - [1983](/source/CONCACAF_Champions'_Cup_1983) – 2nd Round (Caribbean) – Lost against [SV Robinhood](/source/SV_Robinhood) 5 – 1 on aggregate (stage 2 of 4)

- **[CONCACAF Caribbean Shield](/source/CONCACAF_Caribbean_Shield): 2 appearance**

- - [2019](/source/2019_Caribbean_Club_Shield) – Third Group D - [2023](/source/2023_CONCACAF_Caribbean_Shield) – Second Group D

## Current squad

- *As of 10 September 2024*

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. 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 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 15 FM ARU Clyvenson Grandin No. Pos. Nation Player 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

### Current technical staff

Position Staff Head coach Jonathan Lake Assistant coach Rodney Lake Goalkeeping coach N/A Fitness coach N/A Sports therapist N/A

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Dutch Antilles - List of Foundation Dates"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedantfound.html). [RSSSF](/source/RSSSF). Retrieved 11 March 2026.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.svdakota.aruba.com/)

- [SV Dakota](https://www.facebook.com/AmiTaDAKOTAturDia) on [Facebook](/source/Facebook_(identifier))

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