SVB Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie
Founded	1924; 95 years ago
First season	1924-25
Country	Suriname
Confederation	CONCACAF
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	SVB Tweede Divisie
Domestic cup(s)	Beker van Suriname; Suriname President's Cup
International cup(s)	CFU Club Championship ; CONCACAF Champions League
Current champions	SV Robinhood ; (2022)
Most championships	Robinhood (25 titles)
	Current: 2023

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.

The competition was founded in 1924, when Suriname was still a Dutch colony.

History

At the beginning of the 20th century the NGVB (Guyaneesche Dutch Football Association) was founded. The rival Suriname Football Association was founded on October 1, 1920. There had long been animosity between the two unions, but the opening of the stadium by M. de la Fuente a reconciliation was brought about between the unions. The first club formed by the SVB, and it still occupies an important place within the Surinamese top flight, was Voorwaarts. This club recently celebrated its 90th anniversary (August 1, 2009). On January 15, 1921, Transvaal was established. Before the SVB was founded, there was already another association with the same name. It was founded in 1914. With the creation of the current SVB came a newfound momentum in the development of Surinamese football. In 2016 the Hoofdklasse was formed into Topklassse. To develop a professional league in Suriname and to get the Surinamese people to support the league and national selection, the SVB signed a deal with Telecommunications Company of Suriname Telesur on 30 September 2016. In this deal Telesur's daughter company ATV has received the rights to broadcast all Surinamese matches live. ATV will also establish a program that will provide viewers with soccer news to keep them up to date with the SVB and the football in Suriname.

Members for 2020–21

Club	City	Position in 2015–16	First season in the Hoofdklasse	Seasons in the Hoofdklasse	Hoofdklasse titles ¹	Last Hoofdklasse title
Botopasi	Paramaribo	0066th	2014–15	3	0	-
SNL	Paramaribo	007Promoted	-	-	3	1998-99
Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo	0011st	1997–98	19	10	2018–19
Jong Rambaan	Lelydorp	003Promoted	2016–2017	1	0	-
Leo Victor	Paramaribo	0043th	1988–89	29	5	1992–93
Nishan 42	Meerzorg	0094th	2015–16	2	0	-
Notch	Moengo	0109th	2011–12	6	0	-
Robinhood	Paramaribo	0057th	1949–50	67	23	2011–12
PVV	Paramaribo	008Promoted	-	-	0	-
Transvaal	Paramaribo	0052nd	1923–24	94	19	1999–00
Voorwaarts	Paramaribo	003Promoted	1923–24	-	6	2001–02
Walking Boyz Company	Paramaribo	0035th	2002–03	15	3	2008–09

Past Champions

Year	Winner	City
1923	Olympia	Centrum
1923–24	Olympia	Centrum
1924–25	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1925–26	no competition
1926–27	Ajax	Paramaribo
1927–28	no competition
1928–29	Ajax	Paramaribo
1929	Ajax	Paramaribo
1930–31	Excelsior	Paramaribo
1931–32	Cicerone	Paramaribo
1932–33	Cicerone	Paramaribo
1933–34	Cicerone	Paramaribo
1934–35	Cicerone	Paramaribo
1935–36	Voorwaarts	Paramaribo
1936–37	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1937–38	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1938–39	Arsenal	Nieuw Amsterdam
1939–40	Arsenal	Nieuw Amsterdam
1940–41	Voorwaarts	Paramaribo
1942–47	no competition
1948	MVV	Brokopondo
1949	MVV	Brokopondo
1950	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1951	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1952	Voorwaarts	Paramaribo
1953	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1954	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1955	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1956	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1957–58	Voorwaarts	Paramaribo

Year	Winner	City
1958	no competition
1958–59	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1960	no competition
1961	Leo Victor	Paramaribo
1962	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1963	Leo Victor	Paramaribo
1964	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1965	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1966	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1967	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1968	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1969	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1970	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1971	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1972	no competition
1973	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1974	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1975	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1976	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1977	Voorwaarts	Paramaribo
1978	Leo Victor	Paramaribo
1979	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1980	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1981	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1982	Leo Victor	Paramaribo
1983	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1984	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1985	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1986	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1987	Robinhood	Paramaribo

Year	Winner	City
1988	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1989	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1990–91	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1991–92	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1992–93	Leo Victor	Paramaribo
1993–94	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1994–95	Robinhood	Paramaribo
1995–96	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1997	Transvaal	Paramaribo
1998–99	SNL	Paramaribo
1999–00	Transvaal	Paramaribo
2000–01	no competition
2001–02	Voorwaarts	Paramaribo
2002–03	FCS Nacional	Tamanredjo
2003–04	Walking Boyz Company	Paramaribo
2004–05	Robinhood	Paramaribo
2005–06	Walking Boyz Company	Paramaribo
2006–07	Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo
2007–08	Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo
2008–09	Walking Boyz Company	Paramaribo
2009–10	Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo
2010–11	Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo
2011–12	Robinhood	Paramaribo
2012–13	Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo
2013–14	Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo
2014–15	Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo
2015–16	Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo
2016–17	Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo
2017–18	Robinhood	Paramaribo
2018–19	Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo
2019–20	No champion due to COVID-19
2020–21	No competition
2022	Robinhood	Paramaribo

Source for list of champions: RSSSF^[1]

Number of titles

Club	#
Robinhood	25
Transvaal	19
Inter Moengotapoe	10
Voorwaarts	6
Leo Victor	5
Cicerone	4
Ajax, SNL (incl. MVV) , Walking Boyz Company	3
Arsenal, Olympia	2
Excelsior, FCS Nacional	1

Stadiums

The following is a current list of stadiums in the SVB Topklasse;

Stadium	Image	Club(s)	Location	Capacity	Ref.
André Kamperveen Stadion		Robinhood Transvaal WBC	Paramaribo	7,000	^[2]
Eddy Blackman Stadion	Image	Kamal Dewaker Takdier Boys	Livorno	2,000	^[3]
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion		Leo Victor	Paramaribo	3,500	Stadion^[4]
Ronnie Brunswijkstadion	Image	Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo	3,000	^[5]
Voorwaartsveld		Voorwaarts	Paramaribo	1,500	^[3]
J. Eliazer Stadion		Boskamp	Groningen	1,000	^[3]
Nacionello Stadion		Nacional Deva Boys	Houttuin	1,500

Top scorers

Season	Goalscorer	Club	Goals
2001-02	Clifton Sandvliet	SNL	27
2002-03	Gordon Kinsaini	SV Robinhood	18
2002-03	Mario Maasie	SV Leo Victor	18
2004-05	Cleven Wanabo	Royal '95	24
2005-06	Clifton Sandvliet	WBC	27
2006-07	Alex Soares	Jai Hanuman	28
2007-08	Ifenildo Vlijter	SV Robinhood	17
2008-09	Anthony Abraham	SV Leo Victor	22
2009-10	Amaktie Maasie		12
2010-11	Amaktie Massie		19
2011-12	Ulrich Reding		20
2011-12	Giovanni Waal	SV Leo Victor	20
2012-13	Galgyto Talea	SV Notch	18
2013-14	Gregory Rigters	WBC	16
2014-15	Gregory Rigters	WBC	20
2015-16	Romeo Kastiel	Inter Moengotapoe	18
2016-17	Ivanildo Rozenblad	SV Robinhood	21
2017-18	Ivanildo Rozenblad	SV Robinhood	22
2018-19	Renzo Akrosie	SNL	33
2022	Garvey Kwelling	PVV	11

References

^ Allard Doesburg and Hans Schöggl (27 January 2012). "Surinam - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
^ "André Kamperveen Stadion". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c World Stadiums
^ "Paramaribo Flora". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
^ "Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, Moengo (Suriname)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

External links

Hoofdklasse at svb.sr

[1] Allard Doesburg and Hans Schöggl (27 January 2012). "Surinam - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

[kamperveen_stadion-2] "André Kamperveen Stadion". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

[world_stadiums-3] World Stadiums

[4] "Paramaribo Flora". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

[brunswijkstadion-5] "Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, Moengo (Suriname)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

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v t e SVB Eerste Divisie
2020–21 clubs	ACoconut Bintang Lair Broki Inter Moengotapoe Inter Wanica Leo Victor Notch Happy Boys PVV Robinhood Santos SNL Transvaal Voorwaarts Walking Boyz Company West United
Stadiums	Andre Kamperveen Stadion Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion LSB Stadion Meerzorg Stadion Moengo Stadion Mgr. Aloysius Zichem Sportcentrum Ronnie Brunswijkstadion Voorwaartsveld
Former clubs	Ajax Amar Deep Arsenal Bomastar Boskamp Botopasi Cicerone Coronie Boys Cosmos Excelsior Fearless Fortuna 1975 Jai Hanuman Jai-Hind Jong Rambaan Kamal Dewaker MYOB Nacional Deva Boys NAKS Olympia Papatam Prakash Randjiet Boys Real Saramacca Royal '95 Super Red Eagles Takdier Boys The Brothers Tuna Young Rhythm
Competition	Champions Players (foreign) Managers
Associated competitions	Tweede Divisie Derde Divisie CFU Club Championship CONCACAF Champions League
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~ 2021–22

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