SVB Topklasse


The Topklasse is the highest 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 Hoofdklasse name is now used by the former Eerste Klasse, the second division of Suriname.
The competition was founded in 1924, when Suriname was still a Dutch colony.

History

At the beginning of the 20th century the NGVB 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. 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. ATV will also establish a program that will provide viewers with soccer news to keep them up to date with the SVB and the football in Suriname.

Members for 2016–17

Past Champions


YearWinnerCity
1923OlympiaCentrum
1923–24OlympiaCentrum
1924–25TransvaalParamaribo
1925–26no competition-
1926–27AjaxParamaribo
1927–28no competition-
1928–29AjaxParamaribo
1929AjaxParamaribo
1930–31ExcelsiorParamaribo
1931–32CiceroneParamaribo
1932–33CiceroneParamaribo
1933–34CiceroneParamaribo
1934–35CiceroneParamaribo
1935–36VoorwaartsParamaribo
1936–37TransvaalParamaribo
1937–38TransvaalParamaribo
1938–39ArsenalNieuw Amsterdam
1939–40ArsenalNieuw Amsterdam
1940–41VoorwaartsParamaribo
1942–47no competition-
1948MVVBrokopondo
1949MVVBrokopondo
1950TransvaalParamaribo
1951TransvaalParamaribo
1952VoorwaartsParamaribo
1953RobinhoodParamaribo
1954RobinhoodParamaribo
1955RobinhoodParamaribo
1956RobinhoodParamaribo
1957–58VoorwaartsParamaribo


YearWinnerCity
1958no competition-
1958–59RobinhoodParamaribo
1960no competition-
1961Leo VictorParamaribo
1962TransvaalParamaribo
1963Leo VictorParamaribo
1964RobinhoodParamaribo
1965TransvaalParamaribo
1966TransvaalParamaribo
1967TransvaalParamaribo
1968TransvaalParamaribo
1969TransvaalParamaribo
1970TransvaalParamaribo
1971RobinhoodParamaribo
1972no competition-
1973TransvaalParamaribo
1974TransvaalParamaribo
1975RobinhoodParamaribo
1976RobinhoodParamaribo
1977VoorwaartsParamaribo
1978Leo VictorParamaribo
1979RobinhoodParamaribo
1980RobinhoodParamaribo
1981RobinhoodParamaribo
1982Leo VictorParamaribo
1983RobinhoodParamaribo
1984RobinhoodParamaribo
1985RobinhoodParamaribo
1986RobinhoodParamaribo
1987RobinhoodParamaribo


YearWinnerCity
1988RobinhoodParamaribo
1989RobinhoodParamaribo
1990–91TransvaalParamaribo
1991–92TransvaalParamaribo
1992–93Leo VictorParamaribo
1993–94RobinhoodParamaribo
1994–95RobinhoodParamaribo
1995–96TransvaalParamaribo
1997TransvaalParamaribo
1998–99SNLParamaribo
1999–00TransvaalParamaribo
2000–01no competition-
2001–02VoorwaartsParamaribo
2002–03FCS NacionalTamanredjo
2003–04Walking Boyz CompanyParamaribo
2004–05RobinhoodParamaribo
2005–06Walking Boyz CompanyParamaribo
2006–07Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2007–08Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2008–09Walking Boyz CompanyParamaribo
2009–10Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2010–11Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2011–12RobinhoodParamaribo
2012–13Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2013–14Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2014–15Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2015–16Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2016–17Inter MoengotapoeMoengo
2017–18RobinhoodParamaribo
2018-19Inter MoengotapoeMoengo

Source for list of champions: RSSSF

Number of titles

Stadiums

The following is a current list of stadiums in the SVB Topklasse;
StadiumImageClubLocationCapacityRef.
André Kamperveen StadionRobinhood
Transvaal
WBC		Paramaribo7,000
Eddy Blackman StadionKamal Dewaker
Takdier Boys		Livorno2,000
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed StadionLeo Victor
Paramaribo3,500Stadion
Ronnie BrunswijkstadionInter MoengotapoeMoengo3,000
VoorwaartsveldVoorwaartsParamaribo1,500
J. Eliazer StadionBoskampGroningen1,000
Nacionello StadionNacional Deva BoysHouttuin1,500