Surinamese Football Association

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Surinamese Football Association
CONCACAF
Founded1 October 1920; 103 years ago (1920-10-01)
HeadquartersParamaribo, Suriname
FIFA affiliation1929
CONCACAF affiliation18 September 1961
(Original Member)[1]
PresidentJohn Krishnadath
Websitehttps://svb.sr/

The Surinamese Football Association (

Surinamese Cup, Suriname President's Cup, Suriname national football team, and the Suriname women's national football team. It is based in Paramaribo, and is a founding member of CONCACAF and a member of FIFA
.

Just like neighboring

French Guiana and Guyana, Suriname are not members of the South American CONMEBOL
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.

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

Head office in Paramaribo.
  • On 28 January 1921 the first International of the Suriname national team was contested against British Guiana, 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
    won the Tweede Klasse that year.
  • On 18 May 1929 Suriname became an official member of FIFA, the celebration was held on 7 June 1929.
  • In 1934 the first official International match since joining FIFA was contested against
    Curaçao
    , 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, French Guiana
    winning the match 8–0.
  • Bill Bromet 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.[2]

Staff

As of 2017

Name Position Source
Suriname John Krishnadath President [3][4]
Suriname Dayasankar Mathoera Vice President [3]
Suriname Johan Rozenblad General Secretary [3][4]
Suriname Bidjaikoemar Mankoe Treasurer [3]
Suriname Biswajeet Kali Technical Director [3]
Netherlands Stanley Menzo Team Coach (Men's) [3]
Suriname Ray Fränkel Team Coach (Women's) [3]
Suriname Harold Felter Media/Communications Manager [3]
Suriname Bidjaikoemar Mankoe Futsal Coordinator [3]
Suriname Robert Leonard Obergh Referee Coordinator [3]

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

SVB Eerste Klasse. The presidents of each member association also receive a vote in the presidency seat of the Surinamese Football Association (SVB).[5]

# Association City District Founded
1 Albina Sport Bond (ASB) Albina Marowijne -
2 Brokopondo Sport Bond (BSB) Brokopondo Brokopondo -
3 Commewijne Sport Bond (CSB) Nieuw Amsterdam Commewijne -
4 Moengo Sport Bond (MSB)
Moengo
Marowijne -
5 Nickerie Voetbal Bond (NVB) Nieuw Nickerie Nickerie -
6 Para Sport Bond (PSB) Onverwacht Para -
7 Saramacca Sport Bond (SSB) Groningen Saramacca -
8 Wageningen Sport Bond (WSB) Wageningen Nickerie -
9 Sporten Vormingscentrum Blauwgrond (SVCB) Blauwgrond Paramaribo -
10 Kwatta Sport Bond (KSB) Kwatta Wanica -
11 Domburg Sport Bond (DSB) Domburg Wanica -
12 Meerzorg Sport Bond (MSB) Meerzorg Commewijne -
13 Nieuwe Generatie Voetbal Bond (NGVB) Paramaribo Paramaribo 1930
14 Wanica Sport Organisatie (WSO) Lelydorp Wanica -
15 Sport Organisatie Leidingen Omgeving (SOLO) Paramaribo Paramaribo -
16 Livorno Sport Organisatie (LSO) Livorno Paramaribo -
17 Lelydorp Sport Bond (LSB) Lelydorp Wanica 1950
18 Coronie Sport Bond (CSB) Totness Coronie -

Current sponsorships

  • Klupp
  • Telesur
  • Suribet
  • Waldo's
  • RB Enterprises
  • TD
  • IDOS
  • TIMT
  • Triple Double
  • Gobler

References

  1. ^ "Ramón Coll, electo Presidente de la Confederación de Futbol de América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe". 23 September 1961.
  2. ^ Limburgsch Dagblad, 8 oktober 1970
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j FIFA.com
  4. ^ a b "SURINAME". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  5. ^ "Krisnadath wint SVB-verkiezingen" (in Dutch). NoSprang. 2016-02-02.

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