SV Britannia

Sport Vereniging Britannia is an Aruban football club, which currently plays in Aruba's first division. They are based in Piedra Plat.

History
SV Britannia was founded in 1958, when an official football team was organised for the local youngsters in Piedra Plat and vicinity. The colors of SV Britannia was chosen in the first board meeting: yellow and red. They played their first game in 1960, when beating Vitesse Cashero 3–1. The first board members were; Daniel "Vale" Croes, Henry "Henriche" Croes, Ripoldo Croes, Roland "Rolly" Bareño, Alfredo "Fechi" Bareño, Serapio "Jati" Weller, Joanquin Werleman, Hipolito "Poli" Pereira and Marcolino "Cholin" Erasmus.

SV Britannia promoted to the highest division (Division di Honor) in 2001. They clinched the league title so far in 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13 and subsequently took part in the 2006, 2007 and 2009 CFU Club Championship in an attempt to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

International games

 * Oct 25, 2001 – SV Britannia vs Curaçao B Selection 3–3
 * June 28, 2002 – SV Britannia vs 🇨🇴 Atlético Nacional 2–4
 * July 16, 2003 – SV Britannia vs 🇻🇪 Carabobo 2–5
 * Sept 27, 2005 – SV Britannia vs 🇸🇷 Robinhood 1–2
 * Sept 29, 2005 – SV Britannia vs 🇸🇷 Robinhood 0–2
 * April 21, 2006 – SV Britannia vs CSD Barber (Curaçao) 2–4
 * Dec 10, 2006 – SV Britannia vs New Vibes (St. Thomas) 1–1
 * Dec 12, 2006 – SV Britannia vs 🇹🇹 San Juan Jabloteh 0–8
 * Dec 14, 2006 – SV Britannia vs 🇦🇬 SAP 1–7
 * May 2, 2007 – SV Britannia vs 🇻🇪 Carabobo 1–2
 * March 22, 2009 – SV Britannia vs 🇭🇹 Cavaly 0–5
 * March 29, 2009 – SV Britannia vs 🇭🇹 Cavaly 0–1
 * June 5, 2009 – SV Britannia vs Centro Dominquito 0–5
 * June 7, 2009 – SV Britannia vs 🇸🇷 FCS Nacional 2–4
 * May 20, 2010 – SV Britannia vs 🇻🇪 Venezuela Selection 2–4
 * June 18, 2010 – SV Britannia vs 🇺🇸 Real Madrid Miami Soccer 2–2
 * Aug 4, 2016 – SV Britannia vs 🇨🇴 Deportivo Pereira 1–1
 * May 20, 2019 – SV Britannia vs 🇨🇴 Deportivo Pereira 1–3 U-20
 * July 22, 2021 – SV Britannia vs 🇩🇴 Punta Cana FC 2–2

Staff members

 * D.T.: 🇻🇪 Renier Paraez
 * D.T.Ass: 🇦🇼 Gregory Tromp
 * D.T. Ass : 🇻🇪 Lerjan Caceres
 * D.T. Ass / U-20 Trainer : 🇦🇼 Carl Geerman & SeanMark Jansen
 * Fisio: 🇨🇴 Gustavo Rojas
 * Team manager : 🇦🇼 Lisa Montero
 * Administration : 🇦🇼 Lisette Werleman
 * President : 🇦🇼 Cedric Werleman

Achievements

 * Aruban Division di Honor: 4
 * 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14


 * Torneo Copa Betico Croes: 7
 * 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17


 * 2007–08 : SV Britannia 3–2 SV Deportivo Nacional
 * 2008–09 : SV Britannia 1–1 SV Estrella (4–3 pk)
 * 2009–10 : SV Britannia 2–0 SV La Fama
 * 2010–11 : SV Britannia 4–1 SV Bubali
 * 2012–13 : SV Britannia 1–0 SV Racing Club Aruba
 * 2014–15 : SV Britannia 5–0 SV Bubali
 * 2015–16 : SV Racing Club Aruba 3–1 SV Britannia
 * 2016–17 : SV Britannia 2–1 SV Dakota

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

 * CFU Club Championship: 2 appearances
 * Best: 2006 Group-Stage – 1 pt

Notable former players

 * Kendrick Dania
 * Eldrick Celaire
 * Jonathan Lake
 * Elvin Poppen
 * Lesley Felomina
 * Erwin Croes
 * Rodney Lake
 * Mark Mackay
 * Theric Ruiz
 * Juan Valdez
 * Robbie Croes