Sport Vereniging Transvaal is a Surinamese association football club, which plays in the top of football in Suriname. They play their home games in Paramaribo at André Kamperveen Stadion to a capacity of 7,100.
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while previously it was known as Jupiler League for the same reason.
The Dutch football league system consists of two fully professional leagues and eight levels of amateur football leagues. The three highest amateur leagues, the Tweede, Derde and Vierde Divisie play in nationwide leagues and the five levels below are regional leagues.
Tweede Divisie is the highest amateur football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966, the league consisted of two divisions, Tweede Divisie A and Tweede Divisie B. The league was disbanded in 1971. Six clubs were promoted to the Eerste Divisie, while the other eleven teams became amateur clubs.
The SVB Eerste Divisie is the highest football championship for clubs run by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond. The Topklasse is at the top of the system of Surinamese football championships. 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. The competition changed to a professional league format in 2024 also changing its name to Suriname Major League
The SVB Tweede Divisie is second-highest division overall in the Surinamese football league system after the SVB Eerste Divisie, where the top club is promoted to each season. The weakest club is relegated to the Lidbondentoernooi. The league was previously known as the SVB Eerste Klasse but became the Eerste Divisie for the 2016–17 season after Suriname's top division changed its name from Hoofdklasse to Topklasse, only to be rebranded as the Tweede Divisie for the 2017–18 season.
Sportvereniging Nationaal Leger, known as SNL, is the Surinamese football club of the national military, which currently plays in the SVB Topklasse. They play their home games in Paramaribo at the Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion.
The SVB Derde Divisie is an annual football tournament organized by the Surinamese Football Association (SVB) since 2006. It is also known as the SURIBET Lidbondentoernooi due to sponsorship. The tournament is contested by the winners and runners-up of the districts leagues from the 20 regional member associations of the SVB. The winner and runner-up of the tournament can then qualify for the SVB Eerste Klasse, the 2nd tier of football in Suriname. In 2017, the competition was rebranded as the SVB Derde Divisie.
The Derde Divisie, formerly known as Topklasse, is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league is placed between the Tweede Divisie and the Vierde Divisie, the third and fifth tiers of Dutch football, respectively. The introduction of the then Topklasse resulted from discussions between the Royal Dutch Football Association, the Coöperatie Eerste Divisie and the Centraal Overleg Hoofdklassers.
Sportvereniging Tielse Eendracht Combinatie, more commonly known as SV TEC or simply TEC, is a football club based in Tiel, Gelderland. Formed on 1 June 1924, it plays in the Derde Divisie, the fourth tier of the Dutch football league system, and has spent most of its history in the lower amateur tiers. Its home ground is Sportpark De Lok.
The 2016–17 Telesur Topklasse is the 84th season of top tier Suriname football league and 1st season of the Topklasse, the highest football league competition of Suriname. The season began in November 2016, and ended in June 2017. Telesur became official broadcaster and sponsor of the Topklasse before the start of this season.
The 2017–18 Telesur Eerste Divisie is the 85th season of top tier Suriname football league and 1st season branded as the Eerste Divisie, the highest football league competition of Suriname. The season began on 20 October 2017 and ended on 24 June 2018.
The 2018–19 SVB Eerste Divisie is the 86th season of the SVB Eerste Divisie, the top division football competition in Suriname. The season began on 1 November 2018 and concluded on 4 August 2019.
The 2019–20 SVB Eerste Divisie was the 87th season of the SVB Eerste Divisie, the top division football competition in Suriname. The season began on 6 December 2019 and prematurely ended on 13 March 2020 due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, ultimately for the season to be abandon and null by the Surinamese Football Association. At the time of abandonment, Inter Moengotapoe led the league in points, and qualified for the 2021 Caribbean Club Shield.
SportverenigingBroki is a football club located in the Abrabroki neighbourhood of Paramaribo, Suriname. It competes in the SVB Eerste Divisie, the highest division of Surinamese football. The club's home ground is the Mgr. Aloysius Zichem Sportcentrum.
S.C.V. Bintang Lahir is a football club located in Groningen, Suriname. Their home games are played at the André Kamperveen Stadion in Paramaribo, and the division they play in is the SVB Eerste Divisie, the highest tier in Surinamese football.
The 2022 SVB Eerste Divisie is the 88th season of the SVB Eerste Divisie, the top division football competition in Suriname. The season began on 25 February 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.
Flora FC is a Surinamese association football club in the city resort of Flora in the capital Paramaribo. The club is based in the Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion in Flora.
The 2024 season is the first season of the Suriname Major League, introducing professional football in Suriname. The season began on 24 February 2024 and the main season is scheduled to conclude on 15 April 2024.
