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The SVB Eerste Divisie is the second highest football championship for clubs run by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond. 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. In 2024 the SVB introduced a new professional competition (Suriname Major League) while the Eerste Divisie will serve as the nations top amateur competition.

Eerste Divisie
Founded1914; 110 years ago
First season1914–15
CountrySuriname
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid1 (1914–2024)
2 (2024–)
Promotion toMajor League
Relegation toLidbondentoernooi
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: 2024

The competition was founded in 1924, when Suriname was still a Dutch colony.

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.

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 1993–94 10 2018–19
Inter Wanica Kwatta 6th 2014–15 – –
Leo Victor Paramaribo 3th 1957–58 5 1992–93
Notch Moengo 4th 2011–12 – –
PVV Paramaribo 7th 2016–17 – –
Robinhood Paramaribo 1st 1947–50 25 2022
Santos Nieuw Nickerie 10th 2018–19 – –
Slee Juniors Paramaribo Promoted 2023 – –
SNL Paramaribo 11th 1926 3 1998–99
Transvaal Paramaribo 8th 1924–25 17 1999–2000
Voorwaarts Paramaribo 5th 1923–24 6 2001–02
Ed. Season Champion Runner-up

1

 1923–24 Olympia Blauw-Wit

2

 1925 Transvaal Excelsior

3

 1926 Ajax MVV

–

 1927 no competition

4

 1928 Ajax

5

 1929 not finished

6

 1930–31 Blauw-Wit-Excelsior Ajax

7

 1932 Cicerone Voorwaarts

8

 1933 Cicerone Voorwaarts

9

 1934 Cicerone Voorwaarts

10

 1935 Cicerone Go Ahead

11

 1936–37 Voorwaarts Cicerone

12

 1937 Transvaal Voorwaarts

–

 1938 no competition

13

 1939–40 Arsenal

14

 1940–41 Voorwaarts Transvaal

15

 1941–42 not finished

–

 1942–45 no competition

16

 1946 MVV

17

 1947–50 MVV Robinhood

18

 1950–51 Transvaal Robinhood

19

 1952 Voorwaarts Robinhood

20

 1953 Robinhood MVV

21

 1954–55 Robinhood Voorwaarts

22

 1955 S.V.B. competition abandoned after merger with N.G.V.B.

23

 1955–56 Robinhood Voorwaarts

24

 1956 Robinhood

25

 1957–58 Voorwaarts Robinhood

26

 1958 no champion

27

 1959 Robinhood Sonny Boys

28

 1960 not finished

29

 1961 Leo Victor Transvaal

30

 1962 Transvaal Leo Victor

31

 1963–64 Leo Victor Robinhood

32

 1964 Robinhood Transvaal

33

 1965 Transvaal Robinhood

34

 1966 Transvaal Leo Victor

35

 1967 Transvaal MVV

36

 1968 Transvaal Robinhood

37

 1969 Transvaal MVV

38

 1970 Transvaal Robinhood
Ed. Season Champion Runner-up

39

 1971 Robinhood Transvaal

–

 1972 no competition

40

 1973–74 Transvaal Robinhood

41

 1974 Transvaal Robinhood

42

 1975–76 Robinhood Voorwaarts
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

 1999–00 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 Boskamp

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

87

 2024

Source for list of champions: RSSSF[1]

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 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09
Ajax Paramaribo 2 1926, 1928
Olympia Paramaribo 1 1923–24
Blauw-Wit-Excelsior Paramaribo 1930–31
Arsenal Paramaribo 1939–40
Nacional Paramaribo 2002–03

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
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
Most goals scored by a player in a single season
Most goals scored by a player in a single game
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)
  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. ^ a b c 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.