# 2012–13 Aruban Division di Honor

The 2012–13 Aruban Division di Honor is the 52nd season of top flight association football in Aruba. The season began on 12 October 2012. RCA were the defending champions, having won their 13th title last season.

## Teams

Juventud TL finished in 10th place at the end of the Regular Stage of last season's competition and were relegated to the Aruban Division Uno. Taking their place were the champions of the Division Uno, Caiquetio.
River Plate and Caravel finished in 8th and 9th place after the Regular Stage last season and had to play against the 2nd and 3rd place teams from the Division Uno. River Plate and Sporting finished in the top two spots at the end of this playoff and earned their places in the competition for 2012–13, but Sporting withdrew early in the season, leaving 9 teams in the top division.

### Club information

| Club | Home city | Home ground |
| Britannia | Piedra Plat | Trinidad Stadium |
| Bubali | Noord | Compleho Deportivo Frans Figaroa |
| Caiquetio | Caiquetio | Trinidad Stadium |
| Dakota | Oranjestad | Trinidad Stadium |
| Nacional | Palm Beach | Compleho Deportivo Frans Figaroa |
| Estrella | Santa Cruz | Trinidad Stadium |
| La Fama | Savaneta | Trinidad Stadium |
| RCA | Oranjestad | Trinidad Stadium |
| River Plate | Oranjestad | Trinidad Stadium |

## Regular stage

The 9 teams in the competition play against every other team in the league twice in this stage of the competition, once at home and once away, for a total of 16 matches each. The top six teams progress to the Calle 6, where they play each other once each. The top four teams progress to the Playoff Stage.

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Britannia | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 37 | Calle 6 |
| 2 | Nacional | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 30 | Calle 6 |
| 3 | La Fama | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 29 | Calle 6 |
| 4 | RCA | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 29 | Calle 6 |
| 5 | Estrella | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 23 | Calle 6 |
| 6 | Dakota | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 20 | Calle 6 |
| 7 | River Plate | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 20 | |
| 8 | Bubali | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 9 | Relegation playoffs |
| 9 | Caiquetio | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 50 | −40 | 5 | Relegation playoffs |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BRI | BUB | CAI | DAK | DEP | EST | LFA | RCA | RPA |
| Britannia | | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| Bubali | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Caiquetio | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 0–5 | 1–7 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| Dakota | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Nacional | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Estrella | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| La Fama | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 2–4 | 2–1 |
| RCA | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | | 2–0 |
| River Plate | 1–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |

## Calle 6

The top six teams at the end of the Regular Stage enter this competition. Points from the regular stage are retained, and each team plays against the other five teams once. The top four qualify for the Playoff Stage

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Britannia | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 49 | Playoff Stage |
| 2 | La Fama | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 39 | Playoff Stage |
| 3 | Nacional | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 36 | Playoff Stage |
| 4 | RCA | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 35 | Playoff Stage |
| 5 | Estrella | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 29 | |
| 6 | Dakota | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 24 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BRI | DAK | DEP | EST | LFA | RCA |
| Britannia | | 2–1 | 1–5 | | | |
| Dakota | | | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Nacional | | | | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Estrella | 1–2 | 1–3 | | | | |
| La Fama | 0–1 | | | 2–1 | | |
| RCA | 2–4 | | | 0–1 | 0–1 | |

## Playoff stage

The top four teams at the end of the Calle 6 enter this competition (known as the AVB Subway Cup 2013 for sponsorship purposes). Each team plays against the other three twice each, once at home and once away, for a total of six matches each. The top two teams qualify for the Final Stage.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LFA | BRI | DEP | RCA |
| 1 | La Fama | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | Final Stage | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Britannia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 8 | Final Stage | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| 3 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 8 | | 1–1 | 1–5 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | RCA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |

## Final stage

Champions: La Fama

## Promotion/relegation playoff

The 8th and 9th place teams after the Regular Stage is finished enter this competition, along with the 2nd and 3rd place teams from the Division Uno. After six rounds, the top two teams will earn a place in next season's competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAI | BUB | JUV | ARS |
| 1 | Caiquetio | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | 2013–14 Aruban Division di Honor | | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Bubali | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | 2013–14 Aruban Division di Honor | 3–1 | | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Juventud TL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 2–2 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 5 | | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–1 | |