Sport Vereniging Transvaal is a Surinamese association football club, which currently play in the Topklasse, the top flight of football in Suriname. They play their home games in Paramaribo at André Kamperveen Stadion to a capacity of 7,100.
André Kamperveen Stadium, formerly the National Stadion, is a multi-purpose stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname. Since its opening in 1953, the stadium has been the official home stadium of both football teams S.V. Transvaal and S.V. Robinhood and the official national stadium of the Suriname national football team. With an official capacity of 7,100, it is the largest stadium in Suriname.
The Surinamese Football Association is the governing body of football in Suriname. It organizes the Surinamese football league system, the Surinamese Cup, Suriname President's Cup, Suriname national football team, and the Suriname women's national football team. It is based in Paramaribo, and is a founding member of CONCACAF and a member of FIFA.
Sport Vereniging Robinhood is a Surinamese football club based in Paramaribo that competes in the SVB Topklasse, the highest level of football in Suriname. Founded on 6 February 1945, Robinhood is the most successful club in Surinamese football, having won a record 24 league titles, and a record of five Beker van Surinames and President's Cups apiece. The club was the first Surinamese club to make the final of a North American tournament, reaching the 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup final. Though making five CONCACAF club championship finals in their history, Robinhood has never won a continental title.
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.
Sport Vereniging Voorwaarts is an association football club from Paramaribo, Suriname, which currently play in the Surinamese Topklasse.
Rudi André Kamperveen was a Surinamese football player, sports administrator, politician and businessman.
Edwien Reinier Schal, known as Wiene Schal is a retired Surinamese footballer who started his career as a forward for SV Transvaal in the Hoofdklasse, and for the Suriname national team. A striker for the majority of his career, he was utilized more as defender towards the end of his career. He is considered one of the greatest footballers in the countries history, having captained SV Transvaal to two CONCACAF Champions Cups and five national titles, in what is considered the golden age of the club's history.
Walther Braithwaite was a former Surinamese football manager and player who played as a midfielder and left back in the Surinamese Hoofdklasse for S.V. Transvaal and S.V. Voorwaarts. He also managed the Suriname national team for the nations 1978 and 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns, finishing in eighth place in the finals in Mexico in the 1978 edition.
Armand Sahadewsing is a former Surinamese football player and manager who has played for S.V. Transvaal in the Surinamese Hoofdklasse, and for AFC DWS in the Dutch Eredivisie. He also played for the Suriname national team and later managed the team for the country's 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.
Siegfried Haltman, known as Siki, was a Surinamese football player who played for S.V. Robinhood, América Futebol Clube (PE), Baltimore Bays, AZ'67 and for the Suriname national team during the span of his career. In 1964 he won the Surinamese Footballer of the Year award, becoming the first recipient of the award since its inception.
Voetbal Vereniging Cicerone, known as Cicerone, is a Surinamese football club based in Paramaribo that played in the Hoofdklasse, the highest level of football in Suriname.
PVV is a Surinamese football club from the capital city Paramaribo, currently playing in the SVB Topklasse, the 1st tier of football in Suriname.
Clarence Seedorf Stadium is a football stadium in Oost, Suriname. The stadium holds 3,500 and is the Surinamese home of Suriprofs, as well as the home stadium of S.V. The Brothers competing in the SVB Eerste Klasse. The driving force behind the stadium is Surinamese-Dutch International footballer Clarence Seedorf whom the stadium was named after.
The NGVB Stadion is an association football stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname. It is home to SVB Eerste Divisie club PVV, the football club of the Surinamese police force. S.V. Broki is also a resident of the stadium. The stadium is owned and operated by the N.G.V.B. a member association of the SVB.
The N.G.V.B. is a member association of the Surinamese Football Association founded on 1 January 1930.
Voetbal Vereniging Fearless, known as Fearless, was a Surinamese football club based in Moengo that played in the Hoofdklasse, the highest level of football in Suriname.
The Parbo Bier Cup is a bi-annual International football(soccer) tournament, which is organized by the Stichting Internationaal Voetbal Suriname (SIVS) of which former Surinamese-Dutch International Stanley Menzo is the chairman. The beer brewery Parbo is the sponsor of the tournament after which it was named.
Jules Theodorus Lagadeau, was a Surinamese football player and manager who has played for S.V. Transvaal in the Hoofdklasse and for the Suriname national team.
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.
