The 2017–18 Aruban Division di Honor is the 57th season of the Aruban Division di Honor, the top tier of football in Aruba.[1]

The regular season began on 13 October 2017 and concluded on 5 May 2018. The league champions and berths into the Caribbean Club Shield will be determined through a four-team postseason tournament, known as the Caya 4. The Caya 4 began on 18 May 2018 and concluded 3 July 2018.

Teams

There were 10 clubs that competed during the season.

Team Home city Home ground
Britannia Piedra Plat Compleho Deportivo Franklyn Bareño
Bubali Noord Bubali Stadium
Caiquetio Paradera Caiquetio Stadium
Dakota Oranjestad Trinidad Stadium
Estrella Santa Cruz Trinidad Stadium
Juventud TL Oranjestad Trinidad Stadium
La Fama Savaneta La Fama Stadium
Nacional Noord Nacional Stadium
RCA Oranjestad Trinidad Stadium
River Plate Oranjestad Trinidad Stadium

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dakota 18 13 2 3 38 17 +21 41 Qualification to the Caya 4
2 Estrella 18 12 3 3 44 20 +24 39
3 Nacional 18 12 2 4 49 24 +25 38
4 Britannia 18 9 5 4 36 25 +11 32
5 RCA 18 9 1 8 48 25 +23 28
6 Bubali 18 8 3 7 31 20 +11 27
7 River Plate 18 8 0 10 41 47 −6 24
8 La Fama 18 4 5 9 20 38 −18 17 Qualification to the Relegation playoffs
9 Caiquetio 18 3 2 13 20 38 −18 11
10 Juventud TL (R) 18 0 1 17 15 88 −73 1 Relegation to 2018–19 Aruban Division Uno
Source: RSSSF FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Playoffs

Caya 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation DPN DAK EST BRI
1 Nacional 6 3 2 1 9 8 +1 11 Championship — 1–0 2–4 0–0
2 Dakota 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10 2–2 — 2–0 2–0
3 Estrella 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 0–1 3–1 — 0–0
4 Britannia 6 0 2 4 2 10 −8 2 2–3 0–3 0–2 —
Source: RSSSF and Futbol Aruba

Championship

First Leg [Jun 27]

Nacional 0-0 Dakota

Second Leg [Jul 3]

Dakota 4-2 Nacional

Third Leg [Jul 7, if necessary]

Nacional n/p Dakota

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jamaica Kenroy Ranger Nacional 18
2 Colombia Devis Oliveros Nacional 17
3 Aruba Ronald Gómez RCA 13
Haiti Fladimy François River Plate
5 Aruba Jean-Luc Bergen RCA 11
Venezuela Sebastian Montoya Britannia
Aruba Hugo Robert Estrella
8 Aruba Ricky Hodge Dakota 10
9 Venezuela Luis Estrada Britannia 9
Aruba Kenderic Paulina River Plate

As of 18 June 2018[2]

References

  1. ^ Aruba 2017/18, RSSSF.com
  2. ^ "Aruban Honor Division - Statistics - Goals". Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2018-06-19.