Sport Vereniging Arsenal ( en, Sports Union Arsenal) commonly abbreviated as SV Arsenal, is a

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club based in Nieuw Amsterdam that played in the Surinamese Hoofdklasse, the highest level of football in Suriname. They play their home games on the

Mr. Bronsplein Established in 1948, Mr. Bronsplein is a large sports complex located on the Gemenelandsweg, in Paramaribo, Suriname. History Before World War II the field was already used for association football matches, and was known in the Sranan Tongo, Srana ...

in Paramaribo. Named after the English football club

Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

, the club was founded on 6 February 1921, and won the National championship twice, in the 1938–39 and the 1939–40 season. The club currently compete in the Domburg Sportbond (DSB) league, one of the amateur district leagues in Suriname.

Honours

Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of ...

::Champions (2):1938–39, 1939–40

References

External links

De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893–1988)
by Ricky W. Stutgard

1921 establishments in Suriname {{Suriname-footyclub-stub