J. Eliazer Stadion

J. Eliazer Stadion
Location	Groningen, Suriname
Coordinates	5°47′42″N55°28′32″W / 5.79500°N 55.47556°W
Owner	District of Saramacca
Operator	Saramacca Sport Bond
Capacity	1,000
Surface	Grass
Opened	1946
Tenants
	Boskamp ; Real Saramacca

Last updated April 10, 2019

J. Eliazer Stadion is an association football stadium in Groningen, Suriname. It is home to SVB Eerste Klasse clubs SV Boskamp and Real Saramacca. The stadium was built in 1949 and named after its founder Jacques Jean Eliazer.^[1] The stadium seats 1,000 people^[2]

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Location

The J. Eliazer Stadium is located in Groningen, Saramacca District on the Pannekoekstraat.^[3]

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References

↑ "Eliazer, Jacques, Jean; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". Alberga, Paramaribo. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
↑ "Stadiums in Suriname". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
↑ "San Siro aan de Saramacca". GroenRoodWit.nl. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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[1] "Eliazer, Jacques, Jean; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". Alberga, Paramaribo. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

[2] "Stadiums in Suriname". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

[3] "San Siro aan de Saramacca". GroenRoodWit.nl. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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