SVB Topklasse

Topklasse
Country Suriname Suriname
Confederation CONCACAF
Founded 1924; 91 years ago
First season 1924-25
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Surinamese Eerste Klasse
Domestic cup(s) Beker van Suriname
Suriname President's Cup
International cup(s) CFU Club Championship
CONCACAF Champions League
Current champions Inter Moengotapoe
(2015–16)
Most championships Robinhood
2016-17 Topklasse

The Topklasse is a football championship for clubs run by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond. The Topklasse is at the top of the system of Surinamese football championships. 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 22 games in the regular season.The league was known as the Hoofdklasse but became Topklasse for the season of 2016/2017 and upcoming seasons.

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 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, and it 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. 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.

Members for 2016–17

Club
City Position
in 2015–16
First season in the Hoofdklasse Number of seasons in the Hoofdklasse Hoofdklasse
titles 1
Last Hoofdklasse
title
BotopasiParamaribo6th2014–1530-
SNLParamariboPromoted--31998-99
Inter MoengotapoeMoengo1st1997–981982015–16
Jong RambaanLelydorpPromoted2016–201710-
Leo VictorParamaribo3th1988–892951992–93
Nishan 42Meerzorg4th2015–1620-
NotchMoengo9th2011–1260-
RobinhoodParamaribo7th1949–5067232011–12
P.V.V.ParamariboPromoted--0-
TransvaalParamaribo2nd1923–2494191999–00
VoorwaartsParamariboPromoted2016–2017112001–02
Walking Boyz CompanyParamaribo5th2002–031532008–09

Past Champions

Year Winner City
1923 OlympiaCentrum
1923–24 OlympiaCentrum
1924–25 TransvaalParamaribo
1925–26 no competition
1926–27 AjaxParamaribo
1927–28 no competition
1928–29 AjaxParamaribo
1929 AjaxParamaribo
1930–31 ExcelsiorParamaribo
1931–32 CiceroneParamaribo
1932–33 CiceroneParamaribo
1933–34 CiceroneParamaribo
1934–35 CiceroneParamaribo
1935–36 VoorwaartsParamaribo
1936–37 TransvaalParamaribo
1937–38 TransvaalParamaribo
1938–39 ArsenalNieuw Amsterdam
1939–40 ArsenalNieuw Amsterdam
1940–41 VoorwaartsParamaribo
1942–47 no competition
1948 MVVBrokopondo
1949 MVVBrokopondo
1950 TransvaalParamaribo
1951 TransvaalParamaribo
1952 VoorwaartsParamaribo
1953 RobinhoodParamaribo
1954 RobinhoodParamaribo
1955 RobinhoodParamaribo
1956 RobinhoodParamaribo

Year Winner City
1986 RobinhoodParamaribo
1987 RobinhoodParamaribo
1988 RobinhoodParamaribo
1989 RobinhoodParamaribo
1990–91 TransvaalParamaribo
1991–92 TransvaalParamaribo
1992–93 Leo VictorParamaribo
1993–94 RobinhoodParamaribo
1994–95 RobinhoodParamaribo
1995–96 TransvaalParamaribo
1997 TransvaalParamaribo
1998–99 SNLParamaribo
1999–00 TransvaalParamaribo
2000–01 no competition
2001–02 VoorwaartsParamaribo
2002–03 FCS NacionalTamanredjo
2003–04 Walking Boyz CompanyParamaribo
2004–05 RobinhoodParamaribo
2005–06 Walking Boyz CompanyParamaribo
2006–07 Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2007–08 Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2008–09 Walking Boyz CompanyParamaribo
2009–10 Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2010–11 Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2011–12 RobinhoodParamaribo
2012–13 Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2013–14 Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2014–15 Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2015–16 Inter MoengotapoeMoengo

Source for list of champions: RSSSF[1]

Number of titles

Club #
Robinhood 23
Transvaal 19
Inter Moengotapoe 8
Voorwaarts 6
Leo Victor 5
Cicerone 4
Ajax, SNL (incl. MVV) , Walking Boyz Company 3
Arsenal, Olympia 2
Excelsior, FCS Nacional 1

Stadiums

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

See also

References

  1. Allard Doesburg and Hans Schöggl (27 January 2012). "Surinam - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. "André Kamperveen Stadion". World Stadiums. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 World Stadiums
  4. . World Stadiums http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/south_america/suriname/paramaribo_flora.shtml. Retrieved 3 August 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, Moengo (Suriname)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
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