Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 13 January – 30 July 2023 |
Champions | Robinhood |
Relegated | Bintang Lahir Santos |
Caribbean Cup | Robinhood Inter Moengotapoe |
Matches played | 156 |
Goals scored | 600 (3.85 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Shaquille Cairo (29 goals) |
← 2022 |
The 2023 SVB Eerste Divisie is the 89th season of the SVB Eerste Divisie, the top division football competition in Suriname. The season had a delayed beginning, and began on 13 January 2023. It is scheduled to conclude on 30 July 2023.
Robinhood won the league championship, successfully defending their title. It was Robinhood's first consecutive league championship since 1995, and their 26th overall Surinamese league title. [1]
Flora and Slee Juniors were promoted to the Eerste Divisie from the SVB Tweede Divisie. No Eerste Divisie clubs were relegated from the 2022 season, although during the 2022–23 campaign, Bintang Lahir withdrew from the league.
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | 2022 position |
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Bintang Lahir | Groningen | Eliazer Stadion | 1,000 | 12th |
Broki | Paramaribo | Zichem Sportcentrum | 3,000 | 9th |
Flora | Paramaribo | Frank Essed Stadion | 3,500 | TD 1st |
Inter Moengotapoe | Moengo | Ronnie Brunswijkstadion | 5,000 | 2nd |
Inter Wanica | Meerzorg | Meerzorg Stadion | 1,300 | 6th |
Leo Victor | Paramaribo | Frank Essed Stadion | 3,500 | 3rd |
Notch | Moengo | Ronnie Brunswijkstadion | 5,000 | 4th |
PVV | Paramaribo | Zichem Sportcentrum | 3,000 | 7th |
Robinhood | Paramaribo | Frank Essed Stadion | 3,500 | 1st |
Santos | Nieuw Nickerie | Asraf Peerkhan Stadion | 3,400 | 10th |
Slee Juniors | Paramaribo | Kamperveen Stadion | 6,000 | TD 2nd |
SNL | Paramaribo | Frank Essed Stadion | 3,500 | 11th |
Transvaal | Paramaribo | Frank Essed Stadion | 3,500 | 8th |
Voorwaarts | Tammenga | Voorwaartsveld | 1,500 | 5th |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor (chest) |
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Bintang Lahir | |||||
Broki | |||||
Flora | |||||
Inter Moengotapoe | Ronnie Brunswijk | Josef Joekoe | Giovanni Waal | Jako [2] | None |
Inter Wanica | |||||
Leo Victor | Rogillio Kolf | Albert Nibte | Jako [3] | None | |
Notch | Macron [4] | None | |||
PVV | |||||
Robinhood | Givova [5] | Suribet [5] | |||
Santos | Nike [6] | Sanhai [6] | |||
Slee Juniors | |||||
SNL | Chan Santhokhi | Rigoberto Samuel | Rivaldo Benjamin | Joma [7] | Suriname National Army [7] |
Transvaal | Rudisa Holdings | Kenneth Jaliens | Serencio Juliaans | Givova [8] | Rudisa [8] |
Voorwaarts | Nike [9] | Integra Marine Services [9] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Robinhood (C) | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 19 | +61 | 53 | Qualification for Suriname Major League |
2 | Inter Moengotapoe | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 23 | +34 | 41 | |
3 | Transvaal | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 39 | |
4 | Notch | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 36 | |
5 | Leo Victor | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 34 | |
6 | PVV | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 33 | |
7 | Voorwaarts | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 29 | |
8 | Broki | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 23 | |
9 | Flora | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 22 | |
10 | SNL [lower-alpha 1] (R) | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 22 | Relegation to the 2023–24 SVB Tweede Divisie |
11 | Slee Juniors [lower-alpha 1] (R) | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 18 | |
12 | Inter Wanica | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 15 | Qualification for Suriname Major League |
13 | Santos (R) | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 89 | −73 | 6 | Relegation to the 2023–24 SVB Tweede Divisie |
14 | Bintang Lahir [lower-alpha 2] (R) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | Withdrew and relegated; all results annulled |
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