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

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 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
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

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 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
	Mario Maasie	SV Leo Victor
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
	Giovanni Waal	SV Leo Victor
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

See also

• List of SVB Hoofdklasse top scorers
• Surinamese Footballer of the Year

References

1. Allard Doesburg and Hans Schöggl (27 January 2012). "Surinam - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
2. . World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
3. World Stadiums
4. . 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.

External links

• Hoofdklasse at svb.sr (in Dutch)