NB: played Dec 10, 1977-Feb 25, 1978
The tournament was organised on a knock-out basis for the first time ever.
In an apparently confused understanding of rules in UEFA club competitions,
the away goal rule was introduced in a peculiar fashion:
in case two clubs obtain an equal number of points over both legs (i.e. if
both matches are drawn or both teams win one match), all (nominal) away
goals are counted twice, leading to Estrella being forced to play extra time
in their semifinal against R.C.A. in spite of having outscored them over 180
minutes in the same stadium, and inevitably losing out.
Participants:
Aruba: Estrella (champions), R.C.A. (runners-up)
Bonaire: Juventus (champions), Real Rincon (runners-up)
Curaçao: S.U.B.T. (champions), Jong Holland (runners-up)
NB: this was the first edition in which Bonaire were granted 2 entrants.
Round 1
First Legs [Dec 10]
S.U.B.T. 2-1 R.C.A.
Juventus 1-5 Jong Holland
Estrella 0-1 Real Rincon
Second Legs [Dec 15]
Jong Holland 3-0 Juventus
R.C.A. 1-0 S.U.B.T. [aggregate score 3-2]
Real Rincon 1-1 Estrella
NB: S.U.B.T. protested against their aggregate loss, as the away goal rule
was introduced after the first legs only, but their protest was rejected;
Estrella protested against an ineligible player of Real Rincon, and were
successful; thus Real Rincon joined Juventus and S.U.B.T. in the losers
round while R.C.A., Jong Holland and Estrella progressed to the semifinals.
Losers Round
[Jan ?]
Juventus 0-3 S.U.B.T.
[Jan 22]
Real Rincon 2-0 Juventus
[Jan 25]
S.U.B.T. 3-1 Real Rincon
Table (Mar 13):
1.S.U.B.T. 2 2 0 0 6- 1 4 Qualified
2.Real Rincon 2 1 0 1 3- 3 2
3.Juventus 2 0 0 2 0- 5 0
Semifinals
First Legs
[Feb 1]
Jong Holland 3-0 S.U.B.T.
[Feb 11]
R.C.A. 1-0 Estrella
Second Legs
[Feb 8]
S.U.B.T. 2-2 Jong Holland
[Feb 15]
Estrella 3-2 R.C.A. [aet; aggregate score 3-5; the match had finished
3-1 after 90 minutes giving an aggregate score of
3-3 thanks to R.C.A. away goal counting double,
although both legs were played in the same stadium!]
Final
First Leg [Feb 18]
Jong Holland 1-0 R.C.A.
Second Leg [Feb 25]
R.C.A. 2-2 Jong Holland
Eerste Divisie Regular Season Final Table: 1.Jong Holland 21 11 5 5 38-17 27 Qualified 2.S.U.B.T. 21 12 3 6 37-22 27 Qualified 3.Jong Colombia 21 10 5 6 26-15 25 Qualified 4.Victory Boys 21 9 5 7 31-36 23 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Sithoc 21 8 6 7 25-24 22 6.Scherpenheuvel 21 6 6 9 30-44 18 7.Centro Dominguito 21 6 5 10 31-39 17 ---------------------------------------------- 8.Undeba 21 2 5 14 18-39 9 Relegated Championship Playoff Semifinals First Legs [Aug 24] Jong Holland 0-0 Victory Boys [Aug 26] S.U.B.T. 1-0 Jong Colombia Second legs [Aug 28] Victory Boys 0-1 Jong Holland [Aug 31] Jong Colombia 1-0 S.U.B.T. Playoff [Sep 4] S.U.B.T. 2-0 Jong Colombia Final First Leg [Sep 9] S.U.B.T. 3-2 Jong Holland Second Leg [Sep 16] Jong Holland 0-0 S.U.B.T. NB: both finalists qualified for Kopa Antiano. Tweede Divisie Promotion Playoff Semifinals First Legs [Aug 24] Canisius Boys 0-1 Vesta [Aug 26] Wacker 0-0 Centro Barber Second legs [Aug 28] Vesta 4-2 Canisius Boys [Aug 31] Centro Barber 0-0 Wacker Playoff [Sep 4] Centro Barber 1-0 Wacker Final First Leg [Sep 9] Centro Barber 2-1 Vesta Second Leg [Sep 16] Vesta 5-1 Centro Barber Third [Sep 23] Vesta 1-1 Centro Barber [Vesta on pen] NB: Vesta promoted
Regular Stage
Table (Oct 7):
1.Real Rincon 8 6 2 0 14
2.Juventus 7 4 0 3 8
3.Estrellas 7 3 1 3 7
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4.S.U.N.T. 7 1 2 4 4
5.Vespo 7 1 1 5 3
[Oct 8,9]
Estrellas 3-1 Vespo
[Oct 15,16]
S.U.N.T. 0-5 Juventus
Final Table (Oct 17):
1.Real Rincon 8 6 2 0 14 Championship Playoff
2.Juventus 8 5 0 3 10 Championship Playoff
3.Estrellas 8 4 1 3 9 Championship Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4.S.U.N.T. 8 1 2 5 4
5.Vespo 8 1 1 6 3
Championship Playoff
[date?]
Real Rincon 1-1 Estrellas
[Oct 23]
Estrellas 1-1 Juventus
[Oct 30]
Juventus 1-1 Real Rincon
Final Table:
1.Real Rincon 2 0 2 0 2- 2 2
Juventus 2 0 2 0 2- 2 2
Estrellas 2 0 2 0 2- 2 2
Championship Playoff Replay
[Nov 6]
Estrellas 2-2 Real Rincon
[Nov 13]
Juventus 2-2 Estrellas
[Nov 20?]
Real Rincon drw Juventus
Final Table:
1.Real Rincon 2 0 2 0 2
Juventus 2 0 2 0 2
Estrellas 2 0 2 0 4- 4 2
Championship Playoff Second Replay
NB: in case of draws, extra time was to be played, to be followed by a penalty shoot-out
if neither team gained an advantage
[Dec 2]
Real Rincon 2-1 Estrellas
[Dec 3]
Real Rincon 0-2 Juventus
[Dec 4]
Juventus 1-0 Estrellas
Final Table:
1.Juventus 2 2 0 0 3- 0 4 Champions
2.Real Rincon 2 1 0 1 2- 3 2
3.Estrellas 2 0 0 2 0- 3 0
NB: both champions and runners-up qualified for Kopa Antiano
list of champions Dutch Antilles
Sources: Amigoe di Curaçao, [Mar 08]
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