Football in Suriname

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Football in Suriname
Country	Suriname
Governing body	Surinamese Football Association
National team(s)	Men's national team
First played	1862
National competitions
Suriname Major League Topklasse Hoofdklasse Lidbondentoernooi Vrouwenvoetbal Competitie
Club competitions
Surinamese Cup
International competitions
CONCACAF Champions League CONCACAF League Caribbean Club Shield FIFA Club World Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup (National Team) CONCACAF Nations League (National Team) FIFA World Cup (National Team) CONCACAF Women's Championship (National Team) FIFA Women's World Cup (National Team)

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]

National team

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The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the nearest the national team got to qualifying a major world tournament.^[7] The national team has lost potential players to the Netherlands.^[8]

References

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^ "Suriname celebrates 100 years of football history". Concacaf. February 18, 2021.
^ Billingham, Neil (2010-07-05). "How Holland became the Brazil of European football". Sabotage Times. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
^ WSC Daily. "When Saturday Comes - The influence of Suriname on Holland's great teams". Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
^ "Kicking the Ball to Holland". Retrieved 26 October 2014.
^ Dagblad Suriname, SML Programma Week 4 & Standenlijst van de SVB, 11 March 2024 (in Dutch)
^ De Ware Tijd, Profvoetbal een gok, 26 February 2024 (in Dutch)
^ "Historical moment for Surinamese football". www.aipsmedia.com.
^ Carmichael, Charlie (October 15, 2018). "How Surinamese migrants revolutionised Dutch football".

Football in Suriname

Surinaamse Voetbal Bond

National teams

Men	National team Olympic team (U-23) U-20 U-17
Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie Derde Divisie

Domestic cups

Men	Beker van Suriname President's Cup

Awards

Lists

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Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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