André Kamperveen Stadium

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André Kamperveen Stadium
The main stand of the stadium can be seen behind the statue
The main stand of the stadium can be seen behind the statue
Earlier names

1953-2000 Suriname Stadium

Data
place SurinameSuriname Paramaribo , Suriname
Letitia Vriesdelaan
Coordinates 5 ° 50 '14.6 "  N , 55 ° 9' 38.9"  W Coordinates: 5 ° 50 '14.6 "  N , 55 ° 9' 38.9"  W.
opening August 29, 1953
First game Suriname - Aruba
Renovations April 2007 - August 2008
costs 310,000 guilders (1953)
architect nail
capacity around 6,000 seats
Societies)

User u. a .: Surinamese national football team
SV Transvaal
SV Robinhood

Events

The André Kamperveen Stadium is the only major multi-purpose stadium in Paramaribo , Suriname .

However, it is used almost exclusively for soccer games as it only has a grass field track and a track for cycling races. The stadium, which is located behind the Secretariat of the Surinaamse Voetbal Bondes (SVB) on Letitia Vriesdelaan in Paramaribo, consists of a main and an opposite side stand.

development

The original standing room had to be closed to visitors for security reasons. As a result, the capacity was reduced from 18,000 spectators to around 6,000 seats today (December 2013). In November 2006, part of the outer wall collapsed in the curve area.

The arena, which was inaugurated as the Suriname Stadium on August 29, 1953 with the international soccer match Suriname against Aruba, was once known as the jewel of the Caribbean region; Suriname is a member of CONCACAF .

Until a few years ago, almost all of the SVB's top division teams played their championship games here. The stadium has had a floodlight system since 1955, but this no longer meets international requirements.

The name of the stadium

With the unveiling of the sculpture by André (Ampie) Kamperveen created by the sculptor Erwin de Vries on October 1, 2000, on the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the SVB, the Suriname Stadium was renamed the André Kamperveen Stadium.

Kamperveen was one of Suriname's outstanding footballers during his playing days - and one of the goalscorers at the stadium's opening game. He later worked as a journalist and founded the radio station ABC in Paramaribo in 1975. He was also the first president of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), founded in 1978 , vice-chairman of FIFA and, after the military coup in February 1980, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport. However, the military should also seal his fate, on December 8, 1982 he was one of the 15 victims who were executed in Fort Zeelandia .

Renovations

On April 2, 2007 the then chairman of the SVB, Louis Giskus, announced during a press conference that the stadium would be renovated by October 2007. This promise was made in the presence of two FIFA security inspectors. The SVB was given by the FIFA until January 2008 at the latest to make the André-Kamperveen-Stadion suitable for qualifying matches of the Fifa / Concacaf Association.

Although the renovation work on the stadium was not yet fully completed, FIFA gave its approval to host the qualifying first leg for the 2010 World Cup on June 14, 2008 against Guyana . Suriname won 1-0 in front of around 5,000 spectators.

On August 30, 2008, the partially renovated stadium was officially put back into use in the presence of President Venetiaan and representatives of FIFA, Concacaf and KNVB with the friendly match between Suriname and French Guiana (2-1).

Shortly before the start of the 2009/10 hoofd class season, the floodlights were renewed and officially put into operation on October 4th, 2009.

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