Eerste Divisie
Founded1923; 95 years ago
First season1923-24
CountrySuriname
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams13
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
(2023)
Most championshipsRobinhood (26 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, 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
BrokiAbrabroki9th2018–19––
FloraFloraPromoted2023––
Inter MoengotapoeMoengo2nd2017–18102018–19
Inter WanicaKwatta6th2017–18––
Leo VictorParamaribo3th2017–1851992–93
NotchMoengo4th2017–18––
PVVParamaribo7th2017–18––
RobinhoodParamaribo1st2017–18252022
SantosNieuw Nickerie10th2018–19––
Slee JuniorsParamariboPromoted2023––
SNLParamaribo11th2017–1831998–99
TransvaalParamaribo8th2017–18171999–2000
VoorwaartsParamaribo5th2017–1862001–02

Champions

S.V.B.

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

K.S.V.B.

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

S.V.B.

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

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

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 goalscorers

Season Goalscorer Club Goals
2001-02 Suriname Clifton Sandvliet SNL 27
2002-03 Suriname Gordon Kinsaini SV Robinhood 18
Suriname Amaktie Maasie SV Leo Victor
2004-05 Suriname Cleven Wanabo Royal '95 24
2005-06 Suriname Clifton Sandvliet WBC 27
2006-07 Brazil Alex Pereira 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 Inter Moengotapoe 12
2010-11 Suriname Amaktie Massie Inter Moengotapoe 19
2011-12 Suriname Ulrich Reding SV Boskamp 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 Finidi Misiedjan Notch 20
Suriname Garvey Kwelling PVV
2023 Suriname Shaquille Cairo SV Robinhood 29
Most time topscorers
Most goals scored by a player in a single season
Most goals scored by a player in a single game

Multiple hat-tricks

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

References

  1. ↑ Allard Doesburg and Hans Schöggl (27 January 2012). "Surinam - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "André Kamperveen Stadion". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 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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