S.V. Arsenal

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Full nameSport Vereniging Arsenal
Founded6 February 1921;103 years ago (1921-02-06)
Ground Mr. Bronsplein,
Paramaribo, Suriname
LeagueDomburg Sportbond League

Sport Vereniging Arsenal (English: Sports Union Arsenal) commonly abbreviated as SV Arsenal, is a Surinamese football club based in Nieuw Amsterdam that played in the Surinamese Hoofdklasse, the highest level of football in Suriname. [1] They play their home games on the Mr. Bronsplein in Paramaribo. [2] Named after the English football club Arsenal, the club was founded on 6 February 1921, and won the National championship twice, in the 1938–39 and the 1939–40 season. [3]

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The club currently compete in the Domburg Sportbond (DSB) league, one of the amateur district leagues in Suriname. [4]

Honours

Champions (2):1938–39, 1939–40

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References

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