Football in Suriname

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| union = Surinamese Football Association

| country = Suriname

| sport = association football

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| nationalteam = Men's national team

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| first = 1862

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| national_list = Suriname Major League
Topklasse
Hoofdklasse
Lidbondentoernooi
Vrouwenvoetbal Competitie

| club_list = Surinamese Cup

| intl_list = 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)

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The sport of football in the country of Suriname is run by the Surinamese Football Association.{{Cite web|url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/article/suriname-celebrates-100-years-of-football-history/|title=Suriname celebrates 100 years of football history|date=February 18, 2021|website=Concacaf}} The association administers the national football team, as well as the national football league.{{cite web|last=Billingham |first=Neil |url=http://sabotagetimes.com/reportage/how-holland-became-the-brazil-of-european-football/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318190500/http://www.sabotagetimes.com/reportage/how-holland-became-the-brazil-of-european-football/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 18, 2013 |title=How Holland became the Brazil of European football |publisher=Sabotage Times |date=2010-07-05 |access-date=2014-04-12}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1034-May-2012/8604-the-influence-of-suriname-on-hollands-great-teams|title=When Saturday Comes - The influence of Suriname on Holland's great teams|author=WSC Daily|access-date=26 October 2014|archive-date=26 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026142149/http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1034-May-2012/8604-the-influence-of-suriname-on-hollands-great-teams|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vqronline.org/essay/kicking-ball-holland|title=Kicking the Ball to Holland|access-date=26 October 2014}}

Since the launch of professional football on February 22, 2024,Dagblad Suriname, [https://www.dbsuriname.com/2024/03/11/sml-programma-week-4-standenlijst-van-de-svb/ SML Programma Week 4 & Standenlijst van de SVB], 11 March 2024 {{in lang|nl}} ten teams are competing in the professional Suriname Major League.De Ware Tijd, [https://dwtonline.com/profvoetbal-een-gok/ Profvoetbal een gok], 26 February 2024 {{in lang|nl}}

National team

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The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the nearest the national team got to qualifying a major world tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aipsmedia.com/aips/pages/articles/2021/29370.html|title=Historical moment for Surinamese football|website=www.aipsmedia.com}} The national team has lost potential players to the Netherlands.{{Cite web|url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/10/16/how-surinamese-migrants-revolutionised-dutch-football/|title=How Surinamese migrants revolutionised Dutch football|first=Charlie|last=Carmichael|date=October 15, 2018}}

References

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