NB: played Oct 7, 1979-Feb 27, 1980 The away goal rule as used in the previous two seasons was abolished; instead, if two teams obtained an equal number of points in the two matches (regardless of actual goals scored), extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if necessary. Participants: Aruba: R.C.A. (champions), Estrella (runners-up) Bonaire: Real Rincon (champions), Juventus (runners-up) Curaçao: S.U.B.T. (champions), Jong Colombia (runners-up) Round 1 First Legs [Oct 7] S.U.B.T. 4-0 Juventus R.C.A. 0-2 Jong Colombia Real Rincon 0-0 Dakota Second Legs [Oct 14] Juventus 0-1 S.U.B.T. [protest Juventus] Jong Colombia 0-1 R.C.A. [aet, 3-3 pen; shoot-out abandoned as losers were Dakota 3-1 Real Rincon certain to qualify as best losers] NB: due to the protest of Juventus, the semifinals were postponed for several months; by the time Juventus' protest was rejected, both Dakota and R.C.A. had withdrawn in protest to the "organisation", leaving only the two Curaçao teams in the tournament. Semifinals S.U.B.T. w/o Dakota Jong Colombia w/o R.C.A. Final First Leg [Feb 24, 1980] S.U.B.T. 0-1 Jong Colombia Second Leg [Feb 27, 1980] Jong Colombia 0-0 S.U.B.T.
Eerste Divisie Regular Season Final Table: 1.S.U.B.T. 14 7 4 3 19-11 18 Qualified 2.Jong Colombia 14 6 5 3 20-14 17 Qualified 3.Jong Holland 14 5 6 3 20-11 16 Qualified 4.Victory Boys 14 5 5 4 15-13 15 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Undeba 14 5 5 4 13-12 15 6.Sithoc 14 4 4 6 13-16 12 7.Scherpenheuvel 14 4 3 7 15-25 11 ---------------------------------------------- 8.Vesta 14 3 2 9 18-31 8 Relegated Championship Playoff Semifinals First Legs [Aug 8] S.U.B.T. 3-1 Victory Boys [Aug 10] Jong Colombia 1-0 Jong Holland Second Legs [Aug 12] Victory Boys 0-1 S.U.B.T. [Aug 14] Jong Holland 0-2 Jong Colombia Final First Leg [Aug 19] Jong Colombia 2-1 S.U.B.T. Second Leg [Aug 24] S.U.B.T. 2-1 Jong Colombia Playoff [Aug 29] S.U.B.T. 1-0 Jong Colombia [Vanchi Toppenberg 75] NB: both finalists qualified for Kopa Antiano. Tweede Divisie Regular Season Final Table: 1.Centro Dominguito 14 11 3 0 32-10 25 Qualified 2.Veendam 14 7 5 2 23-15 19 Qualified 3.Vasco da Gama 14 7 4 3 25- 9 18 Qualified 4.De Koning 14 6 2 6 19-20 14 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Hubentut Korsou 14 5 3 6 21-22 13 6.Centro Barber 14 4 3 7 20-22 11 7.Deportivo Amigoe 14 2 2 10 14-35 6 8.Canisius Boys 14 2 2 10 12-33 6 Promotion Playoff Semifinals First Legs [Aug 8] Centro Dominguito 2-0 De Koning [Aug 10] Veendam 0-0 Vasco da Gama Second Legs [Aug 12] De Koning 2-3 Centro Dominguito [Aug 14] Vasco da Gama 1-1 Veendam Playoff [Aug 19] Veendam 0-0 Vasco da Gama [aet, 3-2 pen] [NB: 18 penalties were taken in the shoot-out, only 5 converted] Final First Leg [Aug 24] Centro Dominguito 2-1 Veendam Second Leg [Aug 29] Veendam 0-2 Centro Dominguito NB: Centro Dominguito promoted Kopa Fedeprof 1979 Eerste Divisie Tournament NB: as newly promoted team, Centro Dominguito entered instead of relegated Vesta, who played in the Tweede Divisie tournament. Group Stage NB: played Sep 3-Nov 7 Final Table: 1.Jong Colombia 7 6 0 1 18- 7 12 Qualified 2.S.U.B.T. 7 4 2 1 26- 8 10 Qualified 3.Undeba 7 4 1 2 15- 9 9 Qualified 4.Sithoc 7 2 4 1 9- 5 8 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Victory Boys 7 3 1 3 16-14 7 6.Centro Dominguito 7 2 2 3 9-15 6 7.Jong Holland 7 2 0 5 6- 9 4 8.Scherpenheuvel 7 0 0 7 4-36 0 Semifinals [Nov 14] Jong Colombia 1-1 Sithoc [aet, 5-4 pen] [Nov 15] S.U.B.T. 0-1 Undeba Final [Nov 21] Jong Colombia 2-1 Undeba NB: Jong Colombia qualified for the Copa Gran Almirante Pedro Luis Brion 1979. Tweede Divisie Tournament Semifinals [Nov 14] Vasco da Gama 0-0 Veendam [aet, 6-5 pen] [Nov 15] Vesta 2-2 Hubentut Korsou [aet, 1-2 pen] Final [Nov 21] Hubentut Korsou 0-1 Vasco da Gama
list of champions Dutch Antilles
Sources: Amigoe di Curaçao, [Mar 08]
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