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, with each team playing 30 games in the regular season. The league was previously known as the Hoofdklasse but was rebranded as the Topklasse for the 2016–17 season, before being renamed the Eerste Divisie starting in the 2017–18 season. In 2024, the SVB introduced a new professional competition, the Suriname Major League, with the Eerste Divisie now serving as the nation's top amateur competition.

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 1 October 1920. There was animosity between the two unions, but with 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. On 15 January 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 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 football in Suriname.

Members for 2023

ClubCityPosition in 2022First season in the Eerste DivisieTop division titles 1Last title
BrokiAbrabroki9th2018–19––
FloraFloraPromoted2023––
Inter MoengotapoeMoengo2nd1993–94102018–19
Inter WanicaKwatta6th2014–15––
Leo VictorParamaribo3rd1957–5851992–93
NotchMoengo4th2011–12––
PVVParamaribo7th2016–17––
RobinhoodParamaribo1st1947–50252022
SantosNieuw Nickerie10th2018–19––
Slee JuniorsParamariboPromoted2023––
SNLParamaribo11th192631998–99
TransvaalParamaribo8th1924–25171999–2000
VoorwaartsParamaribo5th1923–2462001–02

Champions

S.V.B.

Ed.SeasonChampionRunner-up
11923–24OlympiaBlauw-Wit
21925TransvaalExcelsior
31926AjaxMVV
–1927no competition
41928Ajax
51929not finished
61930–31Blauw-Wit-ExcelsiorAjax
71932CiceroneVoorwaarts
81933CiceroneVoorwaarts
91934CiceroneVoorwaarts
101935CiceroneGo Ahead
111936–37VoorwaartsCicerone
121937TransvaalVoorwaarts
–1938no competition
131939–40Arsenal
141940–41VoorwaartsTransvaal
151941–42not finished
–1942–45no competition
161946MVV
171947–50MVVRobinhood
181950–51TransvaalRobinhood
191952VoorwaartsRobinhood
201953RobinhoodMVV
211954–55RobinhoodVoorwaarts
221955S.V.B. competition abandoned after merger with N.G.V.B.
231955–56RobinhoodVoorwaarts
241956Robinhood
251957–58VoorwaartsRobinhood
261958no champion
271959RobinhoodSonny Boys
281960not finished
291961Leo VictorTransvaal
301962TransvaalLeo Victor
311963–64Leo VictorRobinhood
321964RobinhoodTransvaal
331965TransvaalRobinhood
341966TransvaalLeo Victor
351967TransvaalMVV
361968TransvaalRobinhood
371969TransvaalMVV
381970TransvaalRobinhood

K.S.V.B.

Ed.SeasonChampionRunner-up
391971RobinhoodTransvaal
–1972no competition
401973–74TransvaalRobinhood
411974TransvaalRobinhood
421975–76RobinhoodVoorwaarts

S.V.B.

Ed.SeasonChampion
431976–77Robinhood
441977–78Voorwaarts
451978Leo Victor
461979–80Robinhood
471980–81Robinhood
481981–82Robinhood
491982–83Leo Victor
501983–84Robinhood
511984Robinhood
521985–86Robinhood
531986Robinhood
541987–88Robinhood
551988Robinhood
561989–90Robinhood
571990–91Transvaal
581991–92Transvaal
591992–93Leo Victor
601993–94Robinhood
611994–95Robinhood
621995–96Transvaal
631997Transvaal
641998–99SNL
651999–00Transvaal
–2000–01no competition
662001–02Voorwaarts
672002–03Nacional
682003–04Walking Boyz Company
692004–05Robinhood
702005–06Walking Boyz Company
712006–07Inter Moengotapoe
722007–08Boskamp
732008–09Walking Boyz Company
742009–10Inter Moengotapoe
752010–11Inter Moengotapoe
762011–12Robinhood
772012–13Inter Moengotapoe
782013–14Inter Moengotapoe
792014–15Inter Moengotapoe
802015–16Inter Moengotapoe
812016–17Inter Moengotapoe
822017–18Robinhood
832018–19Inter Moengotapoe
842019–20Not finished due to COVID-19 pandemic
–2020–21No competition
852022Robinhood
862023Robinhood
872024Robinhood

Source for list of champions: RSSSF

Titles by club

ClubCityTitlesWinning years
RobinhoodParamaribo271953, 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, 2024
TransvaalParamaribo171925, 1937, 1950–51, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973–74, 1974, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997, 1999–2000
Inter MoengotapoeMoengo102006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
VoorwaartsParamaribo61936–37, 1940–41, 1952, 1957–58, 1977–78, 2001–02
Leo VictorParamaribo51961, 1963–64, 1978, 1982–83, 1992–93
CiceroneParamaribo41932, 1933, 1934, 1935
SNL (incl. MVV)Paramaribo31946, 1947–50, 1998–99
Walking Boyz CompanyParamaribo2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09
AjaxParamaribo21926, 1928
OlympiaParamaribo11923–24
Blauw-Wit-ExcelsiorParamaribo1930–31
ArsenalParamaribo1939–40
NacionalParamaribo2002–03

Stadiums

The following is a current list of stadiums in the SVB Topklasse;

StadiumImageClub(s)LocationCapacityRef.
André Kamperveen StadionRobinhood Transvaal WBCParamaribo7,000
Eddy Blackman StadionKamal Dewaker Takdier BoysLivorno2,000
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed StadionLeo VictorParamaribo3,500Stadion
Ronnie BrunswijkstadionInter MoengotapoeMoengo3,000
VoorwaartsveldVoorwaartsParamaribo1,500
J. Eliazer StadionBoskampGroningen1,000
Nacionello StadionNacional Deva BoysHouttuin1,500

Top goalscorers

SeasonGoalscorerClubGoals
2001–02Suriname Clifton SandvlietSNL27
2002–03Suriname Gordon KinsainiSV Robinhood18
Suriname Amaktie MaasieSV Leo Victor
2004–05Suriname Cleven WanaboRoyal '9524
2005–06Suriname Clifton SandvlietWBC27
2006–07Brazil Alex Pereira SoaresJai Hanuman28
2007–08Suriname Ifenildo VlijterSV Robinhood17
2008–09Suriname Anthony AbrahamSV Leo Victor22
2009–10Suriname Amaktie MaasieInter Moengotapoe12
2010–11Suriname Amaktie MassieInter Moengotapoe19
2011–12Suriname Ulrich RedingSV Boskamp20
Suriname Giovanni WaalSV Leo Victor
2012–13Suriname Galgyto TaleaSV Notch18
2013–14Suriname Gregory RigtersWBC16
2014–15Suriname Gregory RigtersWBC20
2015–16Suriname Romeo KastielInter Moengotapoe18
2016–17Suriname Ivanildo RozenbladSV Robinhood21
2017–18Suriname Ivanildo RozenbladSV Robinhood22
2018–19Suriname Renzo AkrosieSNL33
2022Suriname Finidi MisiedjanNotch20
Suriname Garvey KwellingPVV
2023Suriname Shaquille CairoSV Robinhood29

Most time top scorers

Most goals scored by a player in a single season

Most goals scored by a player in a single game

Multiple hat-tricks

RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks
1SurinameFinidi Misiedjan4
2SurinameShaquille Cairo3
3SurinameTaffarel Doekoe2
SurinameRievaldo Doorson
SurinameGarvey Kwelling
SurinameRa I Penas
SurinameJetro Rees
8SurinameShelton Akooi1
SurinameRomeo Kastiel
SurinameOtniel Koulen
SurinameMechino Libretto
SurinameGillian Maatrijk
SurinameSavgensa Miseidjan
SurinameRötger Neiden
SurinameQuilliano Stebenburg
SurinameLalanie 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

External links

  • at svb.sr (in Dutch)