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The 2023 SVB Eerste Divisie was the 89th season of the SVB Eerste Divisie, the top division football competition in Suriname. The season had a delayed beginning, and began on 13 January 2023. It is scheduled to conclude on 30 July 2023. At the end of the season the new Suriname Major League was formed as the country's new top division.
The Suriname Major League (SML) is the professional football league in Suriname. The competition was launched on February 22, 2024, by the Surinamese Football Association as a successor to the SVB Eerste Divisie , formerly known as the SVB Hoofdklasse.
The sport of football in the country of Suriname is run by the Surinamese Football Association. [1] The association administers the national football team, as well as the national football league. [2] [3] [4] Since the launch of professional football on February 22, 2024, [5] ten teams are competing in the professional Suriname Major League. [6]
In 2024 the SVB introduced a new professional competition (Suriname Major League) while the Eerste Divisie will serve as the nations top amateur competition. The competition was founded in 1924, when Suriname was still a Dutch colony.
Suriname Nickname(s) Natio (National) Association Surinaamse Voetbal Bond (SVB) Confederation CONCACAF (North America) Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean) Head coach Stanley Menzo Captain Stefano Denswil Most caps Marlon Felter (48) Top scorer Gleofilo Vlijter (15) Home stadium Franklin Essed Stadion FIFA code SUR First colours Second colours FIFA ranking Current 138 (19 December 2024) Highest ...
The Surinamese Football Association (Dutch: Surinaamse Voetbal Bond [syːriˈnaːmsə ˈvudbɑl ˌbɔnt]) is the governing body of football in Suriname.It organizes the Surinamese football league system, the Surinamese Cup, Suriname President's Cup, Suriname national football team, and the Suriname women's national football team.
Olympia (of Paramaribo, founded in 1919) were the first official champions of Suriname in 1923 having won a total of 2 national titles. Ajax (of Paramaribo, founded in 1921) won 3 national titles before the club folded in the sixties. Fearless (of Moengo, founded in 1925) won the district championship on several occasions prior to dissolution.
The league was previously known as the SVB Eerste Klasse but became the Eerste Divisie for the 2016–17 season after Suriname's top division changed its name from Hoofdklasse to Topklasse, [1] only to be rebranded as the Tweede Divisie for the 2017–18 season. The competition was founded in 1923.