SV Dakota

Dakota
Full nameSport Vereniging Dakota
Nickname(s)The Bees
Dakota tur dia!
(English:Dakota all the way!)
Short nameDakota
Founded15 July 1947; 77 years ago (1947-07-15)
GroundGuillermo P. Trinidad Stadium
Oranjestad, Aruba
Capacity2,500
PresidentAruba Gilmar Croes
Head CoachAruba Jonathan Lake
LeagueAruban Division di Honor
2023–242nd
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/AmiTaDAKOTAturDia/

Sport Vereniging Dakota (English:Sports Club), known as SV Dakota or simply Dakota is an Aruban football club based in Oranjestad, Dakota, which currently play in Aruba's first division.

Achievements

1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1995, 2017–18, 2021–22
  • Runners-Up: 11
1958, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2015-16, 2022-23, 2023-24
2010-11
2007, 2019
  • Finalist: 4
2011, 2016, 2017, 2019
  • Copa Juliana: 6
1960, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969
1962, 1963, 1970, 1983

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

1983 – 2nd Round (Caribbean) – Lost against Suriname SV Robinhood 5 – 1 on aggregate (stage 2 of 4)
2019 – Third Group D
2023 – Second Group D

Current squad

As of 10 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Current technical staff

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

References