SVB Eerste Divisie

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.

Eerste Divisie
Founded1924; 95 years ago
First season1924-25
CountrySuriname
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSVB Tweede Divisie
Domestic cup(s)Beker van Suriname
Suriname President's Cup
International cup(s)CFU Club Championship
CONCACAF Champions League
Current championsSV Robinhood
(2022)
Most championshipsRobinhood (25 titles)
Current: 2023

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, which 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
BotopasiParamaribo0066th2014–1530-
SNLParamaribo007Promoted--31998-99
Inter MoengotapoeMoengo0011st1997–9819102018–19
Jong RambaanLelydorp003Promoted2016–201710-
Leo VictorParamaribo0043th1988–892951992–93
Nishan 42Meerzorg0094th2015–1620-
NotchMoengo0109th2011–1260-
RobinhoodParamaribo0057th1949–5067232011–12
PVVParamaribo008Promoted--0-
TransvaalParamaribo0052nd1923–2494191999–00
VoorwaartsParamaribo003Promoted1923–24-62001–02
Walking Boyz CompanyParamaribo0035th2002–031532008–09

Past Champions

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
Main article: List of football stadiums in Suriname

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

Stadium Image Club(s) Location Capacity Ref.
André Kamperveen StadionRobinhood
Transvaal
WBC		Paramaribo7,000[2]
Eddy Blackman StadionImageKamal Dewaker
Takdier Boys		Livorno2,000[3]
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed StadionLeo Victor
Paramaribo3,500Stadion[4]
Ronnie BrunswijkstadionImageInter MoengotapoeMoengo3,000[5]
VoorwaartsveldVoorwaartsParamaribo1,500[3]
J. Eliazer StadionBoskampGroningen1,000[3]
Nacionello StadionNacional Deva BoysHouttuin1,500

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

See also

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