CRKSV Jong Colombia is a football club in Curaçao, playing in the country's first division Curaçao League. Located In Boka Sami Municipality Sint Michiel It was founded on 23 July 1951.[1] Its name and its crest is a reference to Colombia, located 1045.8 km from the island.
Overview
The side topped the league in 1998, 2000 and 2001 as well as finishing second in the 2005–06 season behind CSD Barber. The club is based in the town of Boca Sami. They have an old rivalry with CRKSV Jong Holland based in the capital of Curaçao; Willemstad. They play in Maroon and Yellow. Former players include; Rocky Siberie who currently plays in Italy for fourth division side ASD Pro Settimo & Eureka and Netherlands Antilles national football team, Nuelson Wau who also plays for the national team but plies his trade in the Netherlands for Willem II of the first division. The club also produced one of the countries most prolific goalscorers in powerhouse Brutil Hosé who played for Sarawak FA in Malaysia.
Old Generation 1979
The CRKSV Jong Colombia has participated 10 times in CONCACAF Champions League (1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1992 and 1994), reaching the final of the latter in 1967 and 1979. According to the majority opinion of the Antilles, the golden generation of CRKSV Jong Colombia was the 1979 as the team then gave a good show of football in every game his style of play was a game of great speed and agility touch .
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