SVB Eerste Divisie

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Eerste Divisie
Founded1923;101 years ago (1923)
First season1923–24
Country Suriname
Confederation CONCACAF
Number of teams13
Level on pyramid1 (1923–2024)
2 (2024–present)
Promotion to Major League
Relegation to Tweede Divisie
Domestic cup(s) Beker van Suriname
Suriname President's Cup
International cup(s) CFU Club Championship
CONCACAF Champions League
Current champions SV Robinhood
(2023)
Most championships 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.

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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
Broki Abrabroki 9th2018–19––
Flora Flora Promoted2023––
Inter Moengotapoe Moengo 2nd2017–18102018–19
Inter Wanica Kwatta 6th2017–18––
Leo Victor Paramaribo 3th2017–1851992–93
Notch Moengo 4th2017–18––
PVV Paramaribo 7th2017–18––
Robinhood Paramaribo 1st2017–18252022
Santos Nieuw Nickerie 10th2018–19––
Slee Juniors Paramaribo Promoted2023––
SNL Paramaribo 11th2017–1831998–99
Transvaal Paramaribo 8th2017–18171999–2000
Voorwaarts Paramaribo 5th2017–1862001–02

Champions

S.V.B.

Ed.SeasonChampion
1
 1923–24 Olympia
2
 1925 Transvaal
3
 1926 Ajax
–
1927no competition
4
1928 Ajax
5
1929not finished
6
1930–31 Blauw-Wit-Excelsior
7
1932 Cicerone
8
1933 Cicerone
9
1934 Cicerone
10
1935 Cicerone
11
1936–37 Voorwaarts
12
1937 Transvaal
–
1938no competition
13
1939–40 Arsenal
14
1940–41 Voorwaarts
15
1941–42not finished
–
1942–45no competition
16
1946 MVV
17
1947–50 MVV
18
1950–51 Transvaal
19
1952 Voorwaarts
20
1953 Robinhood
21
1954–55 Robinhood
22
1955S.V.B. competition abandoned after merger with N.G.V.B.
23
1955–56 Robinhood
24
1956 Robinhood
25
1957–58 Voorwaarts
26
1958no champion
27
1959 Robinhood
28
1960not finished
29
1961 Leo Victor
30
1962 Transvaal
31
1963–64 Leo Victor
32
1964 Robinhood
33
1965 Transvaal
34
1966 Transvaal
35
1967 Transvaal
36
1968 Transvaal
37
1969 Transvaal
38
1970 Transvaal

K.S.V.B.

Ed.SeasonChampion
39
1971 Robinhood
–
1972no competition
40
1973–74 Transvaal
41
1974 Transvaal
42
1975–76 Robinhood

S.V.B.

Ed.SeasonChampion
43
1976–77 Robinhood
44
1977–78 Voorwaarts
45
1978 Leo Victor
46
1979–80 Robinhood
47
1980–81 Robinhood
48
1981–82 Robinhood
49
1982–83 Leo Victor
50
1983–84 Robinhood
51
1984 Robinhood
52
1985–86 Robinhood
53
1986 Robinhood
54
1987–88 Robinhood
55
1988 Robinhood
56
1989–90 Robinhood
57
1990–91 Transvaal
58
1991–92 Transvaal
59
1992–93 Leo Victor
60
1993–94 Robinhood
61
1994–95 Robinhood
62
1995–96 Transvaal
63
1997 Transvaal
64
 1998–99 SNL
65
 1999–2000 Transvaal
–
2000–01no competition
66
2001–02 Voorwaarts
67
2002–03 Nacional
68
2003–04 Walking Boyz Company
69
2004–05 Robinhood
70
2005–06 Walking Boyz Company
71
2006–07 Inter Moengotapoe
72
 2007–08 Boskamp
73
2008–09 Walking Boyz Company
74
 2009–10 Inter Moengotapoe
75
 2010–11 Inter Moengotapoe
76
 2011–12 Robinhood
77
 2012–13 Inter Moengotapoe
78
 2013–14 Inter Moengotapoe
79
 2014–15 Inter Moengotapoe
80
 2015–16 Inter Moengotapoe
81
 2016–17 Inter Moengotapoe
82
 2017–18 Robinhood
83
 2018–19 Inter Moengotapoe
84
 2019–20 Not finished due to COVID-19
–
2020–21No competition
85
 2022 Robinhood
86
 2023 Robinhood

Source for list of champions: RSSSF [1]

Titles by club

ClubCityTitlesWinning years
Robinhood Paramaribo 261953, 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
Transvaal Paramaribo 171925, 1937, 1950–51, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973–74, 1974, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997, 1999–2000
Inter Moengotapoe Moengo 102006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
Voorwaarts Paramaribo 61936–37, 1940–41, 1952, 1957–58, 1977–78, 2001–02
Leo Victor Paramaribo 51961, 1963–64, 1978, 1982–83, 1992–93
Cicerone Paramaribo 41932, 1933, 1934, 1935
SNL (incl. MVV) Paramaribo 31946, 1947–50, 1998–99
Walking Boyz Company Paramaribo 32003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09
Ajax Paramaribo 21926, 1928
Olympia Paramaribo 11923–24
Blauw-Wit-Excelsior Paramaribo 11930–31
Arsenal Paramaribo 11939–40
Nacional Paramaribo 12002–03

Stadiums

The following is a current list of stadiums in the SVB Topklasse;

StadiumImageClub(s)LocationCapacityRef.
André Kamperveen Stadion KamperveenStadion.jpg Robinhood
Transvaal
WBC 		Paramaribo 7,000 [2]
Eddy Blackman Stadion Image Kamal Dewaker
Takdier Boys 		Livorno 2,000 [3]
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion Leo Victor
Paramaribo 3,500Stadion [4]
Ronnie Brunswijkstadion Image Inter Moengotapoe Moengo 3,000 [5]
Voorwaartsveld Voorwaarts Paramaribo 1,500 [3]
J. Eliazer Stadion Boskamp Groningen 1,000 [3]
Nacionello Stadion Nacional Deva Boys Houttuin 1,500

Top goalscorers

SeasonGoalscorerClubGoals
2001-02 Flag of Suriname.svg Clifton Sandvliet SNL 27
2002-03 Flag of Suriname.svg Gordon Kinsaini SV Robinhood 18
Flag of Suriname.svg Amaktie Maasie SV Leo Victor
2004-05 Flag of Suriname.svg Cleven Wanabo Royal '95 24
2005-06 Flag of Suriname.svg Clifton Sandvliet WBC 27
2006-07 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Pereira Soares Jai Hanuman 28
2007-08 Flag of Suriname.svg Ifenildo Vlijter SV Robinhood 17
2008-09 Flag of Suriname.svg Anthony Abraham SV Leo Victor 22
2009-10 Flag of Suriname.svg Amaktie Maasie Inter Moengotapoe 12
2010-11 Flag of Suriname.svg Amaktie Massie Inter Moengotapoe 19
2011-12 Flag of Suriname.svg Ulrich Reding SV Boskamp 20
Flag of Suriname.svg Giovanni Waal SV Leo Victor
2012-13 Flag of Suriname.svg Galgyto Talea SV Notch 18
2013-14 Flag of Suriname.svg Gregory Rigters WBC 16
2014-15 Flag of Suriname.svg Gregory Rigters WBC 20
2015-16 Flag of Suriname.svg Romeo Kastiel Inter Moengotapoe 18
2016-17 Flag of Suriname.svg Ivanildo Rozenblad SV Robinhood 21
2017-18 Flag of Suriname.svg Ivanildo Rozenblad SV Robinhood 22
2018-19 Flag of Suriname.svg Renzo Akrosie SNL 33
2022 Flag of Suriname.svg Finidi Misiedjan Notch 20
Flag of Suriname.svg Garvey Kwelling PVV
2023 Flag of Suriname.svg Shaquille Cairo SV Robinhood 29
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

RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks
1 Flag of Suriname.svg Finidi Misiedjan4
2 Flag of Suriname.svg Shaquille Cairo3
3 Flag of Suriname.svg Taffarel Doekoe2
Flag of Suriname.svg Rievaldo Doorson
Flag of Suriname.svg Garvey Kwelling
Flag of Suriname.svg Ra I Penas
Flag of Suriname.svg Jetro Rees
8 Flag of Suriname.svg Shelton Akooi1
Flag of Suriname.svg Romeo Kastiel
Flag of Suriname.svg Otniel Koulen
Flag of Suriname.svg Mechino Libretto
Flag of Suriname.svg Gillian Maatrijk
Flag of Suriname.svg Savgensa Miseidjan
Flag of Suriname.svg Rötger Neiden
Flag of Suriname.svg Quilliano Stebenburg
Flag of Suriname.svg Lalanie Tooy
Most hat-tricks in a single season
Most hat-tricks by a player in a single season

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References

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  2. ↑ "André Kamperveen Stadion". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
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  5. ↑ "Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, Moengo (Suriname)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
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