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. The competition changed to a professional league format in 2024 also changing its name to Suriname Major League

Eerste Divisie

Founded	1923; 95 years ago
First season	1923-24
Folded	2024 (turned to Suriname Major League)
Country	Suriname
Confederation	CONCACAF
Number of teams	13
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
Last champions	SV Robinhood (2023)
Most championships	Robinhood (26 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 2023

Club	City	Position in 2022	First season in the Eerste Divisie	Top division titles ^1	Last title
Broki	Abrabroki	9th	2018–19	–	–
Flora	Flora	Promoted	2023	–	–
Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo	2nd	2017–18	10	2018–19
Inter Wanica	Kwatta	6th	2017–18	–	–
Leo Victor	Paramaribo	3th	2017–18	5	1992–93
Notch	Moengo	4th	2017–18	–	–
PVV	Paramaribo	7th	2017–18	–	–
Robinhood	Paramaribo	1st	2017–18	25	2022
Santos	Nieuw Nickerie	10th	2018–19	–	–
Slee Juniors	Paramaribo	Promoted	2023	–	–
SNL	Paramaribo	11th	2017–18	3	1998–99
Transvaal	Paramaribo	8th	2017–18	17	1999–2000
Voorwaarts	Paramaribo	5th	2017–18	6	2001–02

Champions

S.V.B.

Ed.	Season	Champion
1	1923–24	Olympia
2	1925	Transvaal
3	1926	Ajax
–	1927	no competition
4	1928	Ajax
5	1929	not finished
6	1930–31	Blauw-Wit-Excelsior
7	1932	Cicerone
8	1933	Cicerone
9	1934	Cicerone
10	1935	Cicerone
11	1936–37	Voorwaarts
12	1937	Transvaal
–	1938	no competition
13	1939–40	Arsenal
14	1940–41	Voorwaarts
15	1941–42	not finished
–	1942–45	no competition
16	1946	MVV
17	1947–50	MVV
18	1950–51	Transvaal
19	1952	Voorwaarts
20	1953	Robinhood
21	1954–55	Robinhood
22	1955	S.V.B. competition abandoned after merger with N.G.V.B.
23	1955–56	Robinhood
24	1956	Robinhood
25	1957–58	Voorwaarts
26	1958	no champion
27	1959	Robinhood
28	1960	not finished
29	1961	Leo Victor
30	1962	Transvaal
31	1963–64	Leo Victor
32	1964	Robinhood
33	1965	Transvaal
34	1966	Transvaal
35	1967	Transvaal
36	1968	Transvaal
37	1969	Transvaal
38	1970	Transvaal

K.S.V.B.

Ed.	Season	Champion
39	1971	Robinhood
–	1972	no competition
40	1973–74	Transvaal
41	1974	Transvaal
42	1975–76	Robinhood

S.V.B.

Ed.	Season	Champion
43	1976–77	Robinhood
44	1977–78	Voorwaarts
45	1978	Leo Victor
46	1979–80	Robinhood
47	1980–81	Robinhood
48	1981–82	Robinhood
49	1982–83	Leo Victor
50	1983–84	Robinhood
51	1984	Robinhood
52	1985–86	Robinhood
53	1986	Robinhood
54	1987–88	Robinhood
55	1988	Robinhood
56	1989–90	Robinhood
57	1990–91	Transvaal
58	1991–92	Transvaal
59	1992–93	Leo Victor
60	1993–94	Robinhood
61	1994–95	Robinhood
62	1995–96	Transvaal
63	1997	Transvaal
64	1998–99	SNL
65	1999–2000	Transvaal
–	2000–01	no competition
66	2001–02	Voorwaarts
67	2002–03	Nacional
68	2003–04	Walking Boyz Company
69	2004–05	Robinhood
70	2005–06	Walking Boyz Company
71	2006–07	Inter Moengotapoe
72	2007–08	Inter Moengotapoe
73	2008–09	Walking Boyz Company
74	2009–10	Inter Moengotapoe
75	2010–11	Inter Moengotapoe
76	2011–12	Robinhood
77	2012–13	Inter Moengotapoe
78	2013–14	Inter Moengotapoe
79	2014–15	Inter Moengotapoe
80	2015–16	Inter Moengotapoe
81	2016–17	Inter Moengotapoe
82	2017–18	Robinhood
83	2018–19	Inter Moengotapoe
84	2019–20	Not finished due to COVID-19
–	2020–21	No competition
85	2022	Robinhood
86	2023	Robinhood

Source for list of champions: RSSSF^[1]

Titles by club

Club	City	Titles	Winning years
Robinhood	Paramaribo	26	1953, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1971, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984, 1985–86, 1986, 1987–88, 1988, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2004–05, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2022, 2023
Transvaal	Paramaribo	17	1925, 1937, 1950–51, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973–74, 1974, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997, 1999–2000
Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo	10	2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
Voorwaarts	Paramaribo	6	1936–37, 1940–41, 1952, 1957–58, 1977–78, 2001–02
Leo Victor	Paramaribo	5	1961, 1963–64, 1978, 1982–83, 1992–93
Cicerone	Paramaribo	4	1932, 1933, 1934, 1935
SNL (incl. MVV)	Paramaribo	3	1946, 1947–50, 1998–99
Walking Boyz Company	Paramaribo	3	2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09
Ajax	Paramaribo	2	1926, 1928
Olympia	Paramaribo	1	1923–24
Blauw-Wit-Excelsior	Paramaribo	1	1930–31
Arsenal	Paramaribo	1	1939–40
Nacional	Paramaribo	1	2002–03

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 goalscorers

Main article: List of SVB Eerste Divisie top scorers

Season	Goalscorer	Club	Goals
2001-02	Clifton Sandvliet	SNL	27
2002-03	Gordon Kinsaini	SV Robinhood	18
	Amaktie Maasie	SV Leo Victor
2004-05	Cleven Wanabo	Royal '95	24
2005-06	Clifton Sandvliet	WBC	27
2006-07	Alex Pereira Soares	Jai Hanuman	28
2007-08	Ifenildo Vlijter	SV Robinhood	17
2008-09	Anthony Abraham	SV Leo Victor	22
2009-10	Amaktie Maasie	Inter Moengotapoe	12
2010-11	Amaktie Massie	Inter Moengotapoe	19
2011-12	Ulrich Reding	SV Boskamp	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	Finidi Misiedjan	Notch	20
	Garvey Kwelling	PVV
2023	Shaquille Cairo	SV Robinhood	29

Most time topscorers

• 4 times
  • Delano Rigters (1984, 1987, 1988 and 1989)

Most goals scored by a player in a single season

• 33 goals
  • Renzo Akrosie (2018-19)

Most goals scored by a player in a single game

• 6 goals
  • Taffarel Doekoe (Leo Victor) 10–3 against Inter Wanica, (2023)

Multiple hat-tricks

Rank	Country	Player	Hat-tricks
1		Finidi Misiedjan	4
2		Shaquille Cairo	3
3		Taffarel Doekoe	2
		Rievaldo Doorson
		Garvey Kwelling
		Ra I Penas
		Jetro Rees
8		Shelton Akooi	1
		Romeo Kastiel
		Otniel Koulen
		Mechino Libretto
		Gillian Maatrijk
		Savgensa Miseidjan
		Rötger Neiden
		Quilliano Stebenburg
		Lalanie Tooy

Most hat-tricks in a single season

• 19 hat-tricks (2022)

Most hat-tricks by a player in a single season

• 4 hat-tricks
  • Finidi Misiedjan (2022)

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 16 June 2023.
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)