The South American Football Confederation is the continental governing body of football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Paraguay, near Asunción. CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football's major international tournaments. With 10 member football associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA.
The Suriname national football team represents Suriname in international football. The team is controlled by the Surinamese Football Association, which is a member of CONCACAF.
The Guyana national football team, nicknamed the Golden Jaguars, represents Guyana in international football and is controlled by the Guyana Football Federation. It is one of three South American nations to be a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF alongside Suriname and French Guiana. Until the independence of Guyana in 1966, it competed as British Guiana. They qualified for the Caribbean Nations Cup in 1991, coming fourth, and in 2007. Guyana has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but on 23 March 2019 they qualified for the first time for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Ryan Koolwijk is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder for and current assistant coach of the Suriname national team.
Four teams from Central America and five from the Caribbean qualified to the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship to be played in Guatemala. Canada, Mexico, and United States automatically qualified.
Roland Romario Alberg is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for MVV. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team.
Netherlands Antilles women's national football team was the women's national team of the former Netherlands Antilles. They played in their first FIFA recognised match in 2006. They were not ranked by FIFA As of March 2012. The country had two youth national teams, Netherlands Antilles women's national under-17 football team and Netherlands Antilles women's national under-19 football team, who have competed in international matches. Development of the sport in the country faced challenges as football was the sixth most popular sport in the country.
Stefano Rijssel is a Surinamese footballer who currently plays for Nieuw Utrecht In the Netherlands and the Suriname national football team.
Ronny Clyde Aloema is a Surinamese politician and former football goalkeeper. He has served as a member of the National Assembly since 7 August 2020, representing Paramaribo District for the Progressive Reform Party (VHP).
Evani Silinzi Esperance is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays as a striker for SVB Eerste Divisie club Bintang Lahir.
Sheraldo Becker is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Union Berlin. He has played in both the Netherlands and Germany. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team.
Dimitrie Apai is a Surinamese footballer who plays for Transvaal, and the Suriname national football team.
Damil Serena Dankerlui Wadilie is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Greek Super League club Panserraikos. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team.
Romario Garfield Williams is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks. He is named after the legendary Brazilian footballer, Romário.
Errol 'Emau' Rudolph Emanuelson is a retired Surinamese footballer who played as a forward for SV Robinhood in the Hoofdklasse, and for the Suriname national team. He also spent a loan spell in Belgium playing for Sint-Niklaas.
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.
Gleofilo Sabrino Rudewald Hasselbaink Vlijter is a Surinamese footballer who plays for Israeli side Hapoel Ramat Gan and the Suriname national team.
Gillermo Fabrisco Faerber is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SVB Eerste Divisie club Bintang Lahir. A former international, he played in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and its qualifiers for the Suriname national team.
The Suriname national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Suriname and is overseen by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond and its represents Suriname in international Under 17 or youth football competitions.
The Guyana women's national under-20 football team is the association football women's team that represents the Guyana at the under-20 level. The team competes in the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
