| Suriname | |
| Badge: | SVB Eerste Divisie.png |
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| Nickname: | Sranan Tongo: Natio (National) Sranan Tongo: A-Selectie (A-Selection) Sranan Tongo: de Jaguars (the Jaguars) |
| Association: | Surinaamse Voetbal Bond (SVB) |
| Sub-Confederation: | CFU (Caribbean) |
| Coach: | Stanley Menzo |
| General Manager: | BrianTevreden |
| Captain: | Stefano Denswil |
| Most Caps: | Marlon Felter (48) |
| Top Scorer: | Stefano Rijssel, Gleofilo Vlijter (14) |
| Home Stadium: | Franklin Essed Stadion |
| Fifa Trigramme: | SUR |
| Fifa Max: | 84 |
| Fifa Max Date: | August 2008 |
| Fifa Min: | 191 |
| Fifa Min Date: | December 2015 |
| Elo Max: | 54 |
| Elo Max Date: | 23 July 1934 |
| Elo Min: | 172 |
| Elo Min Date: | 21 February 2016 |
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| First Game: | Suriname 0–5 (Surinam; 17 August 1915)[1] |
| Largest Win: | Suriname 9–0 French Guiana (Suriname; 2 March 1947) Suriname 9–0 (Netherlands Antilles; 17 February 1952) Suriname 9–0 (Aruba; 9 February 1953) |
| Largest Loss: | Suriname 1–8 Aruba (Suriname; 6 June 1946) 8–1 (Monterrey, Mexico; 15 October 1977) 7–0 (San José, Costa Rica; 6 September 2008) |
| Regional Name: | CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 3 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1977 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Sixth place (1977) |
The Suriname national football team (Dutch; Flemish: Surinaams voetbalelftal; Sranan Tongo: Sranan Tongo: Sranankondre fubal pluga) represents Suriname in international football. The team is controlled by the Surinamese Football Association, which is a member of CONCACAF.
Although the former Dutch colony is located in South America, it competes in CONCACAF, together with Guyana and French Guiana. Suriname was one of the founding members of CONCACAF in 1961. Suriname won the CFU Championship in 1978, were runners-up in 1979 and have achieved three fourth-place finishes in the CFU Championship/Caribbean Cup.Suriname discourages dual citizenship and Surinamese-Dutch players who have picked up a Netherlands passport – which, crucially, offers legal work status in almost any European league – are barred from selection to the national team.[2] Many Suriname-born players and Dutch-born players of Surinamese descent, like Gerald Vanenburg, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert, Michael Reiziger, Aron Winter, Georginio Wijnaldum, Virgil van Dijk and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink have turned out to play for the Dutch national team. In 1999, Humphrey Mijnals, who played for both Suriname and the Netherlands, was elected Surinamese footballer of the century.[3] Another famous player is André Kamperveen, who captained Suriname in the 1940s and was the first Surinamese to play professionally in the Netherlands.
Suriname has participated in the qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup since 1962, but has never qualified for the finals. Suriname's strongest showing in World Cup qualification was the campaign for the 1978 finals, when the national team reached the final group stage.
Suriname also came second in CONCACAF qualifying for the 1964 Olympics, behind qualifiers Mexico and third in qualifying for the 1980 Olympics, behind qualifiers Costa Rica and United States. The US then boycotted the Moscow Olympics, and were replaced by Cuba in the football tournament, after Suriname opted to boycott the games as well.
In 2008 Suriname advanced to the group stage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying despite using only local players. With their two-leg victory over neighbours Guyana, Suriname moved on to face Haiti, Costa Rica, and El Salvador in the third round.
Inspired by the success of teams with dual nationals, especially Algeria, SVB president John Krishnadath submitted a proposal to the national assembly to allow dual citizenship for athletes with the then-goal of reaching the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals.[4] In order to support this project, a team with professional players of Surinamese origin was assembled and played an exhibition match on 26 December 2014 at the Andre Kamperveen Stadion. The project is managed by Nordin Wooter and David Endt, who have set up a presentation and sent invitations to 100 players of Surinamese origin, receiving 85 positive answers. Dean Gorré was named to coach this special selection. FIFA supported the project and granted insurance for the players and clubs despite the match being unofficial.[5]
As of May 2015, Gorré was the national team coach who oversaw both the official and unofficial teams. The professional team consisted of players willing to commit to Suriname if the dual-citizenship bill was approved, and played two international matches. In 2016, Roberto Gödeken became the head coach once again. In qualification for the 2017 Caribbean Cup, Suriname secured a spot in the third round, but finished second behind Jamaica in their group. However, as one of the three best second-place finishers, Suriname advanced to face Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti in the 5th place play-off. Suriname won the match against Trinidad and Tobago, but lost against Haiti, hence once again a failed attempt to make an appearance in the Concacaf Gold Cup.
In 2018 Dean Gorré signed a new 2 year contract with the SVB to manage Natio once more. His first game ended in a draw against Dominica in Nations League qualifiers. Gorré became not only the head coach of the senior team, but also oversees the youth teams and also has a helping hand in the introduction of a professional league in the country. Gorré also managed to arrange trainingcamps for the national team in the Netherlands, where Natio have tested their strength against professional and amateur football clubs.
Suriname qualified for the CONCACAF Nations League B after wins against Saint Kitts and Nevis and British Virgin Islands, draw against Dominica and a loss against Jamaica. Suriname got to share a group with Nicaragua, SVG and Dominica. After a narrow away win against Dominica, Suriname got to bag a massive 6–0 win at home against Nicaragua.
In November 2019, it was announced that a so-called sports passport would allow Dutch professional footballers from the Surinamese diaspora to represent Suriname.[6] On 19 November, Suriname qualified for the 2021 Gold Cup with 2–1 CONCACAF Nations League win over Nicaragua.[7] It will be their debut in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and their first appearance in a CONCACAF tournament since 1985.
In the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Suriname played against Costa Rica, Jamaica and Guadeloupe in Group C. Suriname lost its first two matches against Jamaica and Costa Rica, but ended third in the group following a 2-1 win against Guadeloupe.
In late July, the Surinamese Football Association terminated the contract of Dean Gorré after failing to reach Natio's objectives.[8] After the termination of Gorré, SVB announced that they have hired the services of Brian Tevreden's Tevreden Group. The Tevreden Group are involved in the search for a new national coach and the recruitment and selection of Surinamese-Dutch professionals who want to play for Natio.[9]
| Kit supplier | Period | |
|---|---|---|
 Copa | 2008–2010 | |
| 2011–2014 | ||
| Klupp | 2015–2024 | |
| 2024–present |
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
| Head Coach | Stanley Menzo | |
| Assistant Coach | Remko Bicentini | |
| Assistant Coach |  Ryan Koolwijk | |
| Assistant Coach | Roberto Gödeken |
Caretaker managers are listed in italics.† Indicates that they managed in no official matches
The following players have also been called up to the Suriname squad within the last twelve months.INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary/Standby squad
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
Players in bold are still active with Suriname.
| width=30px | Rank | Player | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlon Felter | 48 | 6 | 2004–2011 | |||
| 2 | Stefano Rijssel | 36 | 14 | 2010–2019 | |||
| 3 | Clifton Sandvliet | 33 | 12 | 2000–2008 | |||
| 4 | Dimitrie Apai | 30 | 5 | 2013–present | |||
| Sergino Eduard | 30 | 1 | 2013–present | ||||
| 6 | Germaine van Dijk | 29 | 1 | 2006–2011 | |||
| 7 | Ronny Aloema | 28 | 4 | 2008–2012 | |||
| 8 | Obrendo Huiswoud | 27 | 0 | 2010–2016 | |||
| Naldo Kwasie | 27 | 2 | 2010–2014 | ||||
| 10 | Miquel Darson | 26 | 0 | 2013–present | |||
| Ferdinand Jap A Joe | 26 | 1 | 2000–2009 | ||||
| Emilio Limon | 26 | 3 | 2008–2012 | ||||
| Giovanni Waal | 26 | 4 | 2010–2015 | ||||
| width=30px | Rank | Player | width=50px | Goals | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gleofilo Vlijter | 14 | 20 | 2015–present | |||||
| Stefano Rijssel | 14 | 36 | 2010–2019 | ||||||
| 3 | Clifton Sandvliet | 12 | 33 | 2000–2008 | |||||
| 4 | Nigel Hasselbaink | 8 | 9 | 2019–2021 | |||||
| Benny Kejansi | 8 | 13 | 1996–2002 | ||||||
| Ivenzo Comvalius | 8 | 19 | 2018–present | ||||||
| Wensley Christoph | 8 | 25 | 2004–2010 | ||||||
| 8 | Marlon Felter | 6 | 48 | 2004–2011 | |||||
| 9 | Giovanni Drenthe | 5 | 17 | 2009–2012 | |||||
| Gordon Kinsaini | 5 | 17 | 2001–2009 | ||||||
| Dimitrie Apai | 5 | 30 | 2013–present | ||||||
| FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||||||||
| as / [12] | as / | ||||||||||||||
| 1930 and 1934 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
 1938 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
| 1950 to 1958 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
 1962 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||
 1970 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||
| as | as | ||||||||||||||
 1978 | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | ||||||||
 1982 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
 1990 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
 1994 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
 2002 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 2006 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||
 2010 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | |||||||||
 2014 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
 2022 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |||||||||
 2026 | To be determined | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
  2030 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
 2034 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 71 | 24 | 14 | 33 | 114 | 116 | |||||||||
See main article: Suriname at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Squad | ||||||||||||||
 1963 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 1965 | |||||||||||||||||
 1967 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | |||||||||||||||||
 1971 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
 1973 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | Sixth place | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | Squad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1981 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | Group stage | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Squad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
 2019 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | ||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Total | Sixth place | 3/27 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 31 | — | 77 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 122 | 102 | ||
| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history | ||
|---|---|---|
| First match | 3–2 (8 October 1977; Monterrey, Mexico) | |
| Biggest win | 2–1 (20 July 2021; Houston, United States) | |
| Biggest defeat | 8–1 (15 October 1977; Monterrey, Mexico) | |
| Best result | 6th place in 1977 | |
| Worst result | Group stage in 1985, 2021 | |
| CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Division | Group | Finals | Result | |||||||||||||||
| 2019–20 | B | D | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2021 | Ineligible | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | A | A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | A | B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| 2024–25 | A | A | To be determined | 2025 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 17 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| CONCACAF Nations League history | ||
|---|---|---|
| First match | 1–2 (5 September 2019; Roseau, Dominica) | |
| Biggest win | 6–0 (8 September 2019; Paramaribo, Suriname) | |
| Biggest defeat | 3–0 (11 June 2022; Torreón, Mexico) | |
| Best result | — | |
| Worst result | — | |
| CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup | Qualification | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1978 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1979 | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Qualified as host | ||||||
 1981 | Did not qualify | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |||||||
 1983 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
 1985 | Fourth place | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
 1988 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||
| 1991 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1992 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 1994 | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
 1995 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 1996 | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
  1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2001 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 2007 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |||||||
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 25 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 47 | 26 | 17 | 95 | 103 | |
| CCCF Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1941 to 1957 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1960 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1961 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| Pan American Games | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| 1951 to 1987 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1991 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1995 to 2019 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| ABCS Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| 2010 | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Third place | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2013 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2015 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | Champions | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 9 | |
As of 8 June 2024
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 262 | 96 | 57 | 109 |
1. Tournament follows a knock-out format, and matches cannot end on a draw.
Including unofficial games: 8–1 vs Feyenoord on 13 June 1946[13]
This is a list of honours for the senior Surinamese national team