S.V. Leo Victor

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SV Leo Victor
SV Leo Victor.svg
Full nameSport Vereniging Leo Victor
Founded9 January 1934;90 years ago (1934-01-09) [1]
Ground Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname
Capacity3,500
Manager Rogillio Kolf
League Suriname Major League
2023 Eerste Divisie, 5th of 14

Sport Vereniging Leo Victor, known as SV Leo Victor, is a Surinamese football club which plays in the level of Surinamese football. They play their home games in Paramaribo at the Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion. [2]

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Since the launch of professional football on February 22, 2024, [3] S.V. Leo Victor is competing in the professional Suriname Major League. [4]

History

Founded on 9 January 1934 as a Roman Catholic sports club, S.V. Leo Victor were founded by the working community of the Leo Victor cigar factory in Paramaribo, Suriname. In 1964, Leo Victor became the first association football club of Suriname to qualify for an International CONCACAF club tournament, qualifying for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Leo Victor made four appearances in the tournament. The first series was against Maple Club F.C. from Trinidad and Tobago, with Leo Victor winning 5–4 on aggregate score, and the second series against Aigle Noir AC from Haiti, which Leo Victor won 3–2 on aggregate score, before the tournament was canceled for reasons unknown. [5] The 1963 team was made up of the following players Henk Schotsborg, Ewald van Bosse, Edmund Wong Swie Sang, André Fernandes, Arnold Sanches, Etiré Strok (captain), Rudi de Randamie, Edmund Griffith, Rudolf Marcet, Emile Esajas, Cyrill Mossel and the substitutes were Henry Enig for Strok and Rudie Schutte for De Randamie. [6]

SV Leo Victor have won the national championship five times, in 1961, 1963–64, 1978, 1982–83 and the 1992–93 season. The 1978 selection consisted of the following players: Ro Bottse (captain), goalkeeper Saliek, Ramon Burgzorg, Kenneth Borgia, Frank Borgia, Oliviera, Ronny Borgia, Valdink, Gerrit Waal, Willmans and Frits Purperhart (player/coach).

On 24 January 1986, Leo Victor reached their deepest point, by losing 2–0 to Santos FC they were relegated to the SVB Eerste Klasse, becoming the first SVB Hoofdklasse club to relegate and play at the Flora Stadion. The following season saw the club winning the Eerste Klasse title and promoting back to the top flight, winning the youth league championship in the same year. [7]

Current squad

As of the 2022 season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Jalen Meerzorg
2 DF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Zhirvano Darson
3 MF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Keanu Uiterloo
4 DF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Purcy de Baas
5 DF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Bjorn Graves
6 MF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Lorenzo Nelom
7 FW Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Enashu Amzink
8 FW Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Dion Rellum
9 FW Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Orsen Vrede
10 MF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Jeame Naana
11 FW Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Jetro Rees
12 FW Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Eldridge Gordon
13 GK Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Kevin Pandooi
14 DF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Albert Nibte
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Denzel Etnel
17 MF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Rutgers Neiden
20 DF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Ernesto Kartomenawi
21 MF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Jamal Pocornie
22 GK Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Julien Doelwijt
26 FW Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Adolphe Davidson
27 DF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Geronimo Joseph
29 FW Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Romano Holtuin
33 GK Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Dwayne Meerzorg
42 DF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Rendel Sibelo
95 DF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Ganley Tjan A Way
97 MF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Jordan Menes
99 DF Flag of Suriname.svg  SUR Diego Held

Achievements

1961, 1963–64, 1978, 1982–83, 1992–93
2003, 2014
2003, 2014

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

1979 [10]  – Second Round (Caribbean) – Lost to Jong Colombia (Netherlands Antilles) 3–2 on agg (stage 3 of 7)
1983 [11]  – First Round (Caribbean) – Lost to SV Dakota (Netherlands Antilles) 5–4 on agg (stage 1 of 4)
1988 [12]  – First Round (Caribbean) – Lost to ASL Sport Guyanais (French Guiana) 3–2 on agg (stage 1 of ?)
1993 [13]  – First Round (Caribbean) – Lost to ASL Sport Guyanais (French Guiana) 3–1 on agg (stage 1 of 5)
1994 [14]  – Second Round (Caribbean) – Lost to Jong Colombia (Netherlands Antilles) 5–4 on pens (1–1 on agg) (stage 3 of 7)
2007 [15]  – Quarter-finals  – Lost to Puerto Rico Islanders (Puerto Rico) 7–1 (stage 2 of 4)

List of coaches

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