The Surinamese Football Association ( nl, Surinaamse Voetbal Bond ) is the governing body of football in
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 nor ...
. It organizes the Surinamese football league system, the
Surinamese Cup
The SVB Cup (Dutch: Beker van Suriname) is a competition organized by the Surinamese Football Association (Dutch: ''Surinaamse Voetbal Bond (SVB)'') since 1992. It was based on the size of the KNVB Cup. The tournament consists of all teams from ...
,
Suriname President's Cup
The Suriname President's Cup is an association football super cup competition organized by the Surinamese Football Association. The match puts the winners of the SVB Eerste Divisie and the SVB Cup against each other.
History
The tournament beg ...
,
Suriname national football team, and the
Suriname women's national football team
The Suriname women's national football team is the national women's football team of Suriname and is overseen by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond.
Player's strike
Hours before their final qualifying game versus Antigua & Barbuda, during the 2022 CON ...
. It is based in
Paramaribo
Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's po ...
, and is a founding member of
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; types ...
and a member of
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
.
Just neighboring
French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label= French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas ...
and
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
, Suriname are not members of the South American
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Surina ...
confederation, but instead of CONCACAF, which covers North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
History
Founded on 1 October 1920, the Surinamese Football Association was not the first official football association of Suriname, their main competitor as governing body of football in the country was the
NGVB (Dutch Guyanese Football Association). Prior to the foundation in 1920 there was another governing body in Suriname by the same name, which was founded 1914. There was a lot of animosity between both associations, until president Emile de la Fuente settled their differences during the opening ceremony of the
National Stadium
Many countries have a national sport stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadiu ...
.
With the foundation of the SVB, the development of football in the country reached new heights. It was better organized in accordance to the rules of the Dutch Football Association (NVB).
Some of those rules in the founding years included:
* A match lasts 2x25 minutes with a 5-minute break.
* There was a special committee of appointed referees.
* If the match is undecided after full-time, 10 extra minutes were awarded.
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. In this deal ATV will also establish a program that will provide viewers with soccer news to keep them up to date with the SVB and the soccer in Suriname. This deal has been considered one of the best made so far by the SVB and will last 3 years.
Historical data and facts
* On 28 January 1921 the first International of the
Suriname national team was contested against
British Guiana
British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies, which resides on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana.
The first European to encounter Guiana was ...
, Suriname lost the match 1–2.
* On 5 August 1923 the first matches were played on the
Cultuurtuinlaan.
* On 27 August 1923, the Suriname national team played their second International match against British Guiana and won 2–1.
* In 1924 the first official national competition was contested.
Olympia won the first national title, while
SV Transvaal
Sport Vereniging Transvaal is a Surinamese association football club, which currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the top flight of football in Suriname. They play their home games in Paramaribo at André Kamperveen Stadion to a capacity of 7,100 ...
won the Tweede Klasse that year.
* On 18 May 1929 Suriname became an official member of
FIFA
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, the celebration was held on 7 June 1929.
* In 1934 the first official International match since joining FIFA was contested against
Curaçao
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, with Suriname winning 3–1.
* In 1936 a Surinamese selection travelled to Brazil for the first time.
* The first Surinamese football club to travel abroad was
S.V. Voorwaarts, who traveled to
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (; gcr, Senloran di Maronni) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the three sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the sea ...
,
French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label= French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas ...
winning the match 8–0.
*
Bill Bromet
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Common meanings
* Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States)
* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
* Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer
* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
Pla ...
was the first Surinamese referee to officiate an International match.
* At the 50-year Anniversary the SVB were granted permission by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands to add the 'Royal' predicate to the associations name.
Staff
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Member associations
The SVB have several member associations (''Dutch, Lidbonden'') who are involved in the organization and facilitation of the sport throughout the different municipalities and districts of the country. Hosting their own independent amateur leagues, the winners of each member association participate in the
Lidbondentoernooi which leads to promotion to the
SVB Eerste Klasse
The SVB Tweede Divisie is second-highest division overall in the Surinamese football league system after the Topklasse, where the top club is promoted to each season. The weakest club is relegated to the Lidbondentoernooi. The league was previo ...
. The presidents of each member association also receive a vote in the presidency seat of the Surinamese Football Association (SVB).
Current sponsorships
* Klupp
*
Telesur
* Suribet
* Waldo's
* RB Enterprises
* TD
* IDOS
* TIMT
* Triple Double
* Gobler
References
External links
*
Official websiteat the FIFA website
Surinameat CONCACAF site
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CONCACAF member associations, Suriname
Football in Suriname
Association football governing bodies in South America
Sports organizations established in 1920
1920 establishments in Suriname
Football Association
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