Eerste Divisie (Suriname)
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Association | Surinamese Voetbal Bond |
First edition | 1924 |
Teams | 14th |
master | Inter Moengotapoe |
Record champions | SV Robinhood (24 or 25 titles, as of 2018) |
Website | http://www.svb.sr/ |
Qualification for | CFU Club Championship |
↓ Tweede Divisie
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Eerste Divisie has been the name of the previous top class and the top division in Surinamese football since the 2017/18 season. Only in the previous season was the old name Hoofdklasse changed to Topklasse. The Eerste Divisie is an amateur class. A professional league does not exist in Suriname so far (as of 2019/20).
In the 1923/24 season, the first football championship of Suriname was played in the Hoofdklasse , organized by the Surinamese Football Association (SVB) .
In the 2019/20 season, fourteen top-class teams are playing for the Surinamese football championship. The state and runner-up champions are qualified for the CFU Club Championship .
Top class clubs - season 2016/17
On November 2, 2016, the new season, increased to twelve clubs and renamed from Hoofd to Top Class, started. Only the champion of the 2015/16 season of the previous Eersteklasse , SV Voorwaarts, qualified in sport . Two clubs from the previous Hoofdklasse season, SV Excelsior and SCSV Takdier Boys withdrew their participation. The championship was held again in a two-round system. The participating twelve clubs:
- Inter Moengotapoe ( Moengo ) master
- SV Leo Victor (Paramaribo) Vice-Champion
- Walking Boyz Company (Paramaribo)
- SV Robinhood (Paramaribo)
- SV Nishan 42 ( Commewijne )
- SV Transvaal ( Paramaribo )
- SV botopasia (Paramaribo)
- SV Voorwaarts (Paramaribo)
- Politie Voetbal Vereniging (PVV, Police Association)
- SV Jong Ramban ( Lelydorp )
- SV Notch (Moengo)
- SV Nationaal Leger (SNL, military association)
The order is also the final table for the 2016/17 season. After 22 game rounds, the clubs Inter Moengotapoe and SV Leo Victor both had 49 points, which meant that a play-off was necessary to determine the national champions. This decisive game was played on June 17, 2017 in the André-Kamperveen-Stadion and won 2-1 by Inter Moengotapoe . Both teams are qualified for the Caribbean Club Championship.
Ivanildo Rozenblad from SV Robinhood was the top scorer with 20 goals.
Eerste Divisie Clubs - Season 2017/18
The new season, increased to thirteen clubs, started on October 20, 2017 under the name Eerste Divisie , which has been changed again . Two clubs from the lower division, renamed from Hoofdklasse to Tweede Divisie , have been promoted, while SV Jong Ramban withdrew its participation. The thirteen participating clubs:
- SV Robinhood ( Paramaribo ) champion
- SV Notch ( Moengo ) Vice-Champion
- SV Transvaal (Paramaribo)
- Inter Moengotapoe (Moengo)
- Walking Boyz Company (Paramaribo)
- SV Leo Victor (Paramaribo)
- Politie Voetbal Vereniging (PVV, Police Association)
- SV botopasia (Paramaribo)
- SV Voorwaarts (Paramaribo)
- West United FC ( Coronie )
- SV Papatam ( Albina )
- SV Nishan 42 ( Commewijne )
- SV Nationaal Leger (SNL, military association)
The order is also the final table for the 2017/18 season. The state and runner-up SV Robinhood and SV Notch are thus also qualified for the upcoming Caribbean Club Championship.
As in the previous season, Ivanildo Rozenblad from SV Robinhood was top scorer with 22 goals.
Eerste Divisie Clubs - Season 2018/19
The SVB's 2018/19 season for the Surinamese football championship began on November 1, 2018. The highest league has again been increased to a total of sixteen clubs and the championship is held in a two-round system. The participating sixteen clubs:
- Inter Moengotapoe ( Moengo ) master
- SV Robinhood ( Paramaribo ) vice-champion
- SV Leo Victor (Paramaribo)
- SV Transvaal (Paramaribo)
- Politie Voetbal Vereniging (PVV, Police Association)
- Walking Boyz Company (Paramaribo)
- SV Nationaal Leger (SNL, military association)
- West United FC ( Coronie )
- SV Notch (Moengo)
- SV Voorwaarts (Paramaribo)
- SV Broki (Paramaribo, Abrabroki)
- SV Nishan 42 ( Commewijne )
- SV Santos ( Nieuw-Nickerie )
- FC ACoconut ( Brokopondo )
- SV Papatam ( Albina ) relegated
- SV botopasia (Paramaribo) relegated
The order is also the final table for the 2018/19 season. The state and runner-up champions Inter Moengotapoe and SV Robinhood are thus also qualified for the upcoming Caribbean Club Championship.
The SV Papatam and SV Botopasie are in the Tweede Divisie staying.
The top scorer was Renzo Akrosie from the SNL with 33 goals.
Eerste Divisie Clubs - Season 2019/20
The original plan of the Surinamese Football Association (SVB) to start a professional league in the 2019/20 season could not be implemented. This delayed the start of the state championship, which began on December 6, 2019 with the following fourteen participating clubs:
- Inter Moengotapoe ( Moengo )
- SV Robinhood ( Paramaribo )
- SV Leo Victor (Paramaribo)
- SV Transvaal (Paramaribo)
- Politie Voetbal Vereniging (PVV, Police Association)
- SV Nationaal Leger (SNL, military association)
- West United FC ( Coronie )
- SV Notch (Moengo)
- SV Voorwaarts (Paramaribo)
- SV Broki (Paramaribo, Abrabroki)
- SV Nishan 42 ( Commewijne )
- SV Santos ( Nieuw-Nickerie )
- FC ACoconut ( Brokopondo )
- SCV Bintang Lair (Commewijne)
National champion
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See also
- National football team of Suriname
- Suriname President's Cup
- Hoofdklasse Suriname 2008–2016 Final tables for the 2008–2016 season.
- List of the highest national soccer divisions
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Natio Suriname of October 31, 2016: Start of the new top class season 2016/17 Dutch, accessed on December 19, 2016.
- ↑ IMT meest succesvolle club van afgelopen 10 jaren , StarNieuws from June 18, 2017 Dutch, accessed on June 18, 2017.
- ↑ SME Sport from October 18, 2017: Wedstrijdschema speelronde 1 SVB Eerste Divisie ( Memento of the original from October 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Dutch, accessed October 21, 2017.
- ↑ De bal rolt weer bij 1e divisie SVB , StarNieuws, December 8, 2018 Dutch, accessed on December 11, 2019.