SVB Eerste Divisie explained

Eerste Divisie
Country:Suriname
Confed:CONCACAF
First:1914–15
Teams:11
Promotion:Major League
Relegation:Lidbondentoernooi
Levels:1 (1914–2024)
2 (2024–)
Domest Cup:Beker van Suriname
Suriname President's Cup
Confed Cup:CFU Club Championship
CONCACAF Champions League
Champions:SV Robinhood
Season:2023
Most Successful Club:Robinhood (26 titles)
Current:2024

The SVB Eerste Divisie is the second highest football championship for clubs run by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond. The league currently comprises twelve teams and operates a system of promotion and relegation. Seasons run from November to June of the next year, with teams playing 30 games in the regular season. The league was known as the Hoofdklasse but became Topklasse beginning with the 2016–17 season, and then from the 2017–18 season forward, the Eerste Divisie. In 2024 the SVB introduced a new professional competition (Suriname Major League) while the Eerste Divisie will serve as the nations top amateur competition.

The competition was founded in 1924, when Suriname was still a Dutch colony.

History

At the beginning of the 20th century the NGVB (Guyaneesche Dutch Football Association) was founded. The rival Suriname Football Association was founded on October 1, 1920. There had long been animosity between the two unions, but the opening of the stadium by M. de la Fuente a reconciliation was brought about between the unions. The first club formed by the SVB, which still occupies an important place within the Surinamese top flight, was Voorwaarts. This club recently celebrated its 90th anniversary (August 1, 2009). On January 15, 1921, Transvaal was established. Before the SVB was founded, there was already another association with the same name. It was founded in 1914. With the creation of the current SVB came a newfound momentum in the development of Surinamese football. In 2016 the Hoofdklasse was formed into Topklassse. To develop a professional league in Suriname and to get the Surinamese people to support the league and national selection, the SVB signed a deal with Telecommunications Company of Suriname Telesur on 30 September 2016. In this deal Telesur's daughter company ATV has received the rights to broadcast all Surinamese matches live. ATV will also establish a program that will provide viewers with soccer news to keep them up to date with the SVB and the football in Suriname.

Members for 2023

Club
CityPosition
in 2022		First season in
the Eerste Divisie		Top division
titles 1		Last
title
BrokiAbrabroki9th2018–19––
FloraFloraPromoted2023––
Inter MoengotapoeMoengo2nd1993–94102018–19
Inter WanicaKwatta6th2014–15––
Leo VictorParamaribo3th1957–5851992–93
NotchMoengo4th2011–12––
PVVParamaribo7th2016–17––
RobinhoodParamaribo1st1947–50252022
SantosNieuw Nickerie10th2018–19––
Slee JuniorsParamariboPromoted2023––
SNLParamaribo11th192631998–99
TransvaalParamaribo8th1924–25171999–2000
VoorwaartsParamaribo5th1923–2462001–02

Champions

S.V.B.

width=pxEd.width=90pxSeasonwidth=190pxChampionRunner-up
1923–24OlympiaBlauw-Wit
1925TransvaalExcelsior
1926MVV
1927 no competition
1928
not finished
Blauw-Wit-ExcelsiorAjax
1932Voorwaarts
1933Voorwaarts
1934Voorwaarts
1935Go Ahead
1936–37Cicerone
1937TransvaalVoorwaarts
1938 no competition
1939–40Arsenal
1940–41Transvaal
1941–42 not finished
1942–45 no competition
1946
1947–50Robinhood
1950–51Robinhood
1952Robinhood
1953MVV
1954–55Voorwaarts
1955 S.V.B. competition abandoned after merger with N.G.V.B.
1955–56Voorwaarts
1956
1957–58Robinhood
1958 no champion
1959Sonny Boys
1960 not finished
1961Transvaal
1962Leo Victor
1963–64Robinhood
1964Transvaal
1965TransvaalRobinhood
1966Leo Victor
1967MVV
1968Robinhood
1969MVV
1970Robinhood

K.S.V.B.

width=pxEd.width=90pxSeasonwidth=190pxChampionRunner-up
1971Transvaal
1972 no competition
1973–74TransvaalRobinhood
1974TransvaalRobinhood
1975–76RobinhoodVoorwaarts

S.V.B.

width=pxEd.width=90pxSeasonwidth=190pxChampion
1976–77
1977–78Voorwaarts
1978Leo Victor
1979–80Robinhood
1980–81Robinhood
1981–82
1982–83Leo Victor
1983–84Robinhood
1984Robinhood
1985–86Robinhood
1986Robinhood
1987–88Robinhood
1988Robinhood
1989–90Robinhood
1990–91
1991–92Transvaal
1992–93Leo Victor
1993–94Robinhood
1994–95Robinhood
1995–96Transvaal
1997Transvaal
1998–99SNL
1999–00Transvaal
2000–01 no competition
2001–02Voorwaarts
2002–03Nacional
2003–04Walking Boyz Company
2004–05
2005–06Walking Boyz Company
2006–07Inter Moengotapoe
Boskamp
2008–09Walking Boyz Company
Inter Moengotapoe
Inter Moengotapoe
Robinhood
Inter Moengotapoe
Inter Moengotapoe
Inter Moengotapoe
Inter Moengotapoe
Not finished due to COVID-19
2020–21 No competition
Robinhood

Source for list of champions: RSSSF[1]

Titles by club

ClubCityTitlesWinning years
RobinhoodParamaribo261953, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1971, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984, 1985–86, 1986, 1987–88, 1988, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2022, 2023
TransvaalParamaribo171925, 1937, 1950–51, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973–74, 1974, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997, 1999–2000
Inter MoengotapoeMoengo102006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
VoorwaartsParamaribo61936–37, 1940–41, 1952, 1957–58, 1977–78, 2001–02
Leo VictorParamaribo51961, 1963–64, 1978, 1982–83, 1992–93
CiceroneParamaribo41932, 1933, 1934, 1935
SNL (incl. MVV)Paramaribo31946, 1947–50, 1998–99
Walking Boyz CompanyParamaribo2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09
Paramaribo21926, 1928
Paramaribo11923–24
Blauw-Wit-ExcelsiorParamaribo1930–31
ArsenalParamaribo1939–40
NacionalParamaribo2002–03

Stadiums

See main article: List of football stadiums in Suriname. The following is a current list of stadiums in the SVB Topklasse;

StadiumImageClub(s)LocationCapacityRef.
André Kamperveen Stadion 7,000 [2]
Eddy Blackman Stadion Image 2,000 [3]
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion Leo Victor
3,500 Stadion[4]
Ronnie Brunswijkstadion Image 3,000 [5]
Voorwaartsveld 1,500
J. Eliazer Stadion 1,000
Nacionello Stadion 1,500

Top goalscorers

See main article: List of SVB Eerste Divisie top scorers.

SeasonGoalscorerClubGoals
2001-02 Clifton SandvlietSNL27
2002-03 Gordon KinsainiSV Robinhood18
Amaktie MaasieSV Leo Victor
2004-05 Cleven WanaboRoyal '9524
2005-06 Clifton SandvlietWBC27
2006-07 Alex Pereira SoaresJai Hanuman28
2007-08 Ifenildo VlijterSV Robinhood17
2008-09 Anthony AbrahamSV Leo Victor22
2009-10 Amaktie MaasieInter Moengotapoe12
2010-11 Amaktie MassieInter Moengotapoe19
2011-12 Ulrich RedingSV Boskamp20
Giovanni WaalSV Leo Victor
2012-13 Galgyto TaleaSV Notch18
2013-14 Gregory RigtersWBC16
2014-15 Gregory RigtersWBC20
2015-16 Romeo KastielInter Moengotapoe18
2016-17 Ivanildo RozenbladSV Robinhood21
2017-18 Ivanildo RozenbladSV Robinhood22
2018-19 Renzo AkrosieSNL33
2022 Finidi MisiedjanNotch20
Garvey Kwelling PVV
2023 Shaquille Cairo SV Robinhood29
Most time topscorers:
Most goals scored by a player in a single season:
Most goals scored by a player in a single game:

Multiple hat-tricks

RankCountry Player Hat-tricks
1Finidi Misiedjan 4
2Shaquille Cairo3
3Taffarel Doekoe2
Rievaldo Doorson
Garvey Kwelling
Ra I Penas
Jetro Rees
8Shelton Akooi1
Romeo Kastiel
Otniel Koulen
Mechino Libretto
Gillian Maatrijk
Savgensa Miseidjan
Rötger Neiden
Quilliano Stebenburg
Lalanie Tooy
Most hat-tricks in a single season:
Most hat-tricks by a player in a single season:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Surinam - List of Champions. 16 June 2023. Allard Doesburg and Hans Schöggl. RSSSF. 27 January 2012.
  2. Web site: André Kamperveen Stadion. World Stadiums. 3 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111016184459/http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/south_america/suriname/paramaribo_kamperveen.shtml. 16 October 2011.
  3. World Stadiums
  4. Web site: Paramaribo Flora. World Stadiums. 3 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111016184453/http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/south_america/suriname/paramaribo_flora.shtml. 16 October 2011.
  5. Web site: Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, Moengo (Suriname). WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 3 August 2011.

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