2023 SVB Eerste Divisie

The 2023 SVB Eerste Divisie was the 89th season of the SVB Eerste Divisie, the top division football competition in Suriname. The season had a delayed beginning, and began on 13 January 2023. It is scheduled to conclude on 30 July 2023. At the end of the season the new Suriname Major League was formed as the country's new top division.

SVB Eerste Divisie

Season	2023
Dates	13 January – 30 July 2023
Champions	Robinhood
Relegated	Bintang Lahir Santos
Caribbean Cup	Robinhood Inter Moengotapoe
Matches played	156
Goals scored	600 (3.85 per match)
Top goalscorer	Shaquille Cairo (29 goals)
← 2022 2024 Suriname Major League 2024 Eerste Divisie →

Robinhood won the league championship, successfully defending their title. It was Robinhood's first consecutive league championship since 1995, and their 26th overall Surinamese league title.^[1]

Teams

Flora and Slee Juniors were promoted to the Eerste Divisie from the SVB Tweede Divisie. No Eerste Divisie clubs were relegated from the 2022 season, although during the 2023 campaign, Bintang Lahir withdrew from the league.

Stadiums and locations

Paramaribo

Bintang

Wanica

Santos

Moengo

Location of teams of the 2022–23 SVB Eerste Divisie.

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity	2022 position
Bintang Lahir	Groningen	Eliazer Stadion	1,000	12th
Broki	Paramaribo	Zichem Sportcentrum	3,000	9th
Flora	Paramaribo	Frank Essed Stadion	3,500	TD 1st
Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo	Ronnie Brunswijkstadion	5,000	2nd
Inter Wanica	Meerzorg	Meerzorg Stadion	1,300	6th
Leo Victor	Paramaribo	Frank Essed Stadion	3,500	3rd
Notch	Moengo	Ronnie Brunswijkstadion	5,000	4th
PVV	Paramaribo	Zichem Sportcentrum	3,000	7th
Robinhood	Paramaribo	Frank Essed Stadion	3,500	1st
Santos	Nieuw Nickerie	Asraf Peerkhan Stadion	3,400	10th
Slee Juniors	Paramaribo	Kamperveen Stadion	6,000	TD 2nd
SNL	Paramaribo	Frank Essed Stadion	3,500	11th
Transvaal	Paramaribo	Frank Essed Stadion	3,500	8th
Voorwaarts	Tammenga	Voorwaartsveld	1,500	5th

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	President	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main shirt sponsor (chest)
Bintang Lahir
Broki
Flora
Inter Moengotapoe	Ronnie Brunswijk	Josef Joekoe	Giovanni Waal	Jako[2]	None
Inter Wanica
Leo Victor		Rogillio Kolf	Albert Nibte	Jako[3]	None
Notch				Macron[4]	None
PVV
Robinhood				Givova[5]	Suribet[5]
Santos				Nike[6]	Sanhai[6]
Slee Juniors
SNL	Chan Santhokhi	Rigoberto Samuel	Rivaldo Benjamin	Joma[7]	Suriname National Army[7]
Transvaal	Rudisa Holdings	Kenneth Jaliens	Serencio Juliaans	Givova[8]	Rudisa[8]
Voorwaarts				Nike[9]	Integra Marine Services[9]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Robinhood (C)	24	20	2	2	94	20	+74	62	Qualification for the Major League
2	Inter Moengotapoe	24	15	2	7	66	32	+34	47
3	PVV	24	13	4	7	42	25	+17	43
4	Notch	24	12	7	5	44	33	+11	43
5	Leo Victor	24	12	5	7	65	43	+22	41
6	Transvaal	24	12	5	7	53	37	+16	41
7	Voorwaarts	24	10	6	8	31	29	+2	36
8	Broki	24	9	3	12	38	52	−14	30
9	SNL[a] (R)	24	7	5	12	35	51	−16	26	Relegation to the Eerste Divisie
10	Flora	24	6	6	12	36	57	−21	24	Qualification for the Major League
11	Slee Juniors[a] (R)	24	6	5	13	46	51	−5	23	Relegation to the Eerste Divisie
12	Inter Wanica	24	5	3	16	30	66	−36	18	Qualification for the Major League
13	Santos (R)	24	1	3	20	20	104	−84	6	Relegation to the Eerste Divisie
14	Bintang Lahir[b] (R)	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	Withdrew and relegated; all results annulled

Updated to match(es) played on 16 July 2024. Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Slee Juniors and SNL were administratively relegated to the 2024 Eerste Divisie due to the new formation of the Suriname Major League.
2. Bintang Lahir withdrew from the league before the start of the season.