Suriname national football team

Suriname

Association	Surinaamse Voetbal Bond (SVB)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Dean Gorré
Home stadium	André Kamperveen Stadion
FIFA code	SUR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	153 (20 September 2018)
Highest	84 (August 2008)
Lowest	191 (December 2015)
Elo ranking
Current	145 (6 September 2018)
Highest	54 (22 July 1934)
Lowest	172 (21 February 2016)
First international
Surinam 1–2 British Guiana  (Surinam; 28 January 1921)[1]
Biggest win
Surinam 9–0 French Guiana  (Surinam; 2 March 1947)
Biggest defeat
Aruba 8–1 Surinam (Surinam; 6 June 1946) Netherlands 9–2 Surinam (Surinam; 30 July 1958) Mexico 8–1 Suriname  (Mexico; 15 October 1977)
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1977)
Best result	Sixth place, 1977

The Suriname national football team (Dutch: Surinaams voetbalelftal; Sranan Tongo: Sranankondre fubal pluga) represent Suriname in international football. It is controlled by the Surinamese Football Association.

History

Although the former Dutch colony is located in South America, it competes in CONCACAF, together with Guyana and French Guiana. Suriname was one of the founding members of CONCACAF in 1961. Suriname won the CFU Championship in 1978, were runners-up in 1979 and have achieved three fourth place finishes in the CFU Championship/Caribbean Cup. Suriname discourages dual citizenship and Surinamese-Dutch players who have picked up a Netherlands passport – which, crucially, offers legal work status in almost any European league – are barred from selection to the national team.^[2] Many Suriname-born players and Dutch-born players of Surinamese descent, like Gerald Vanenburg, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert, Ryan Babel, Aron Winter, Georginio Wijnaldum, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Jeremain Lens have turned out to play for the Dutch national team. In 1999, Humphrey Mijnals, who played for both Suriname and the Netherlands, was elected Surinamese footballer of the century.^[3] Another famous player is André Kamperveen, who captained Suriname in the 1940s and was the first Surinamese to play professionally in the Netherlands.

Suriname has participated in the qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup since 1962, but has never qualified for the finals. Suriname's strongest showing in World Cup qualification was the campaign for the 1978 finals, when the national team reached the final group stage.

Suriname also came second in CONCACAF qualifying for the 1964 Olympics, behind qualifiers Mexico and third in qualifying for the 1980 Olympics, behind qualifiers Costa Rica and United States. The US then boycotted the Moscow Olympics, and were replaced by Cuba in the football tournament, after Suriname opted to boycott the games as well.

In 2008 Suriname advanced to the group stage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying despite using only local players. With their two-leg victory over neighbours Guyana, Suriname moved on to face Haiti, Costa Rica, and El Salvador in the third round.

Inspired by the success of teams with dual nationals, especially Algeria, SVB president John Krishnadath submitted a proposal to the national assembly to allow dual citizenship for athletes with the then-goal of reaching the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals.^[4] In order to support this project, a team with professional players of Surinamese origin was assembled and played an exhibition match on 26 December 2014 at the Andre Kamperveen Stadion. The project is managed by Nordin Wooter and David Endt, who have set up a presentation and sent invitations to 100 players of Surinamese origin, receiving 85 positive answers. Dean Gorré was named to coach this special selection. FIFA supported the project and granted insurance for the players and clubs despite the match being unofficial.^[5]

As of May 2015, Gorré was the national team coach who oversaw both the official and unofficial teams. The professional team consisted of players willing to commit to Suriname if the dual-citizenship bill was approved, and played two international matches. In 2016, Roberto Gödeken became the head coach once again. In qualification for the 2017 Caribbean Cup, Suriname secured a spot in the third round, but finished second behind Jamaica in their group. However, as one of the three best second place finishers, Suriname advanced to face Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti in the 5th place play-off. Suriname won the match against Trinidad and Tobago, but lost against Haiti, and therefore once again failed to make an appearance in the Concacaf Gold Cup.

Competitive record

CFU Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D[decimal 1]	L	GS	GA
1978	Champions	3	3	0	0	8	0
1979	Runners-up	3	1	0	2	5	4
1981	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Fourth place	3	0	2	1	2	4
1988	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	6
1993	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Fourth place	5	1	1	2	5	8
1995	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Fourth place	5	1	1	2	5	9
1997	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998–1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	4	9
2005–2017	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1 Title	25	6	6	11	31	40

1. ↑ Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shootout.

CCCF Championship

CCCF Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1941 to 1957	Did not qualify
1960	4th place	4	1	1	2	4	5
1961	Did not qualify
Total	4th place	4	1	1	2	4	5

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & CONCACAF Gold Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1963–1967	Did not qualify
1971	Withdrew
1973	Did not qualify
1977	6th place	5	0	0	5	6	17
1981	Did not qualify
1985	Group Stage	4	0	1	3	2	9
1989–1991	Did not qualify
1993	Withdrew
1996	Did not qualify
1998	Did not enter
2000–2002	Did not qualify
2002	Did not enter
2003	Withdrew
2005–2017	Did not qualify
Total	6th Place	9	0	1	8	8	26

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA 1930 to 1934 Did not enter 1938 Withdrew 1950 to 1958 Did not enter 1962 to 1986 Did not qualify 1990 Did not enter 1994 to 2018 Did not qualify 2022 To be determined 2026 To be determined Total - 0/21 - - - - - - Pan American Games Pan American Games Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 1951 to 1987 Did not enter 1991 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 4 3 1995 to 2011 Did not enter Total Group Stage 3 1 1 1 4 3 Team records Wins Largest win  9–0 vs  French Guiana on 2 March 1947 Largest win at the CONCACAF Championship finals  none Largest win at the CCCF Championship finals  2–0 vs Cuba on 18 February 1960, 1960 CCCF Championship Largest win at the CFU Championship finals  4–0 vs Antigua and Barbuda on 22 October 1978, 1978 CFU Championship Largest win at the Caribbean Cup finals  3–1 vs Jamaica on 28 May 1996, 1996 Caribbean Cup Largest win at the Pan American Games  3–1 vs Canada on 6 August 1991, 1991 Pan American Games Largest win at the ABCS Tournament  8–0 vs Bonaire on 13 July 2012, ABCS Tournament 2012 Draws Highest scoring draw  3–3 vs Aruba on 29 August 1953 3–3 vs  Netherlands Antilles on 2 March 1998 3–3 vs  Cuba on 12 November 2010 Highest scoring draw at the CONCACAF Championship finals  1–1 vs Honduras on 23 March 1985, 1985 CONCACAF Championship Highest scoring draw at the CCCF Championship finals  1–1 vs Honduras on 15 February 1960, 1960 CCCF Championship Highest scoring draw at the CFU Championship finals  2–2 vs Guadeloupe on 29 June 1985, 1985 CFU Championship Highest scoring draw at the Caribbean Cup finals  1–1 vs Antigua and Barbuda on 16 June 1992, 1992 Caribbean Cup 1–1 vs Saint Kitts and Nevis on 30 May 1996, 1996 Caribbean Cup 1–1 vs Haiti on 18 May 2001, 2001 Caribbean Cup Highest scoring draw at the Pan American Games  1–1 vs Honduras on 8 August 1991, 1991 Pan American Games Highest scoring draw at the ABCS Tournament  n/a1 1. Tournament follows a knock-out format, and matches cannot end on a draw. Defeats Largest defeat 9–2 vs Netherlands on 30 July 1958 8–1 vs Aruba on 6 June 1946 8–1 vs Mexico on 15 October 1977 Including unofficial games: 8–1 vs Feyenoord on 13 June 1946[6] Largest defeat at the CONCACAF Championship finals  8–1 vs  Mexico on 15 October 1977, 1977 CONCACAF Championship Largest defeat at the CCCF Championship finals  3–1 vs Costa Rica on 17 February 1960, 1960 CCCF Championship Largest defeat at the CFU Championship finals  3–1 vs French Guiana on 21 June 1981, 1981 CFU Championship Largest defeat at the Caribbean Cup finals  4–0 vs Saint Kitts and Nevis on 20 May 2001, 2001 Caribbean Cup Largest defeat at the Pan American Games  1–0 vs United States on 4 August 1991, 1991 Pan American Games Largest defeat at the ABCS Tournament  1–0 vs Aruba on 15 July 2012, ABCS Tournament 2012 Recent results and forthcoming fixtures For all past match results of the national team, see the team's results page The following matches were played or are scheduled to be played by the national team in the current or upcoming seasons. 2016  Guadeloupe v Suriname  23 March 2016 2017 Caribbean Cup Q First Round  Guadeloupe 0–0 (a.e.t.) Suriname  Report Suriname  v  Guadeloupe 29 March 2016 2017 Caribbean Cup Q First Round Suriname  3–2  Guadeloupe Paramaribo, Suriname Rijssel 30' 36' Kisoor 42' Report Beauvue 15' Nabab 32' Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas) Saint Kitts and Nevis  v  Suriname 1 June 2016 2017 Caribbean Cup Q Second Round Saint Kitts and Nevis  1–0  Suriname Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Panayiotou 30' Stadium: Warner Park Referee: Bryan Willett (Antigua and Barbuda) Suriname  v  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 June 2016 2017 Caribbean Cup Q Second Round Suriname  2–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Paramaribo, Suriname Kisoor 85' Valies 90' Samuel 71' Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica) Suriname  v  Guyana 8 October 2016 2017 Caribbean Cup Q Third Round Suriname  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Guyana Paramaribo, Suriname Kisoor  57' Talea  103' Rozenblad  109' Barrington  5' McKinzie-Lyle  120' Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dwight Royal (Jamaica) Jamaica  v  Suriname 13 November 2016 2017 Caribbean Cup Q Third Round Jamaica  1–0  Suriname Kingston, Jamaica Stadium: Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex Attendance: 800 Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas) 2017 Trinidad and Tobago  v  Suriname 4 January 2017 2017 Caribbean Cup Q 5th place play-off Trinidad and Tobago  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Suriname Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Charles  82' Report Kwasie  76' Rozenblad  108' Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium Referee: Kimbel Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis) Suriname  v  Haiti 6 January 2017 2017 Caribbean Cup Q 5th place play-off Suriname  2–4  Haiti Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Apai  87' Eduards  90+1' Report Hérold  25' Jean-Baptiste  42' Désiré  48' Faerber  80' (o.g.) Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium Referee: Michel Rodríguez (Cuba) 2018 Dominica  v  Suriname 6 September 2018 (2018-09-06) 2019–20 Nations League Qualifiers Dominica  0–0  Suriname Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 16:00 Report Stadium: Stade René Serge Nabajoth Referee: Tristley Bassue (Saint Kitts and Nevis) Suriname  v  British Virgin Islands 13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 2019–20 Nations League Qualifiers Suriname  5–0  British Virgin Islands Paramaribo, Suriname 19:30 Rijseel  23', 76' Elshot  43' Fer  66' Comvalius  82' Report Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala) Jamaica  v  Suriname 17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 2019–20 Nations League Qualifiers Jamaica  v  Suriname Montego Bay, Jamaica 20:00 Report Stadium: Montego Bay Sports Complex 2019 Suriname  v  Saint Kitts and Nevis 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 2019–20 Nations League Qualifiers Suriname  v  Saint Kitts and Nevis Suriname Players Current squad The following players have been called up by coach Dean Gorré for 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying. Caps and goals (official matches only) as of 9 September 2018. No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Claidel Kohinor (captain) (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 8 0 SV Robinhood 22 1GK Cherwin Doorson (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 0 0 SV Transvaal 4 2DF Miquel Darson (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 6 0 Inter Moengotapoe 12 2DF Anduelo Amoeferie (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 3 0 Inter Moengotapoe 13 2DF Pressen Waterberg (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 5 0 Inter Moengotapoe 3 2DF Purcy de Baas (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 1 0 SV Leo Victor 2 2DF Ivanildo Misidjan (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 1 0 SV Leo Victor 7 3MF Ivenzo Comvalius (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 1 0 SV Transvaal 8 3MF Serencio Juliaans (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 5 0 SV Transvaal 6 3MF Sersinho Eduards (1995-09-04) 4 September 1995 8 1 Inter Moengotapoe 5 3MF Ervin Tjon-A-Loi (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 1 0 SV Transvaal 20 3MF Bruce Diporedjo (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 5 0 WBC 14 3MF Roxey Fer (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 11 1 SV Robinhood 15 3MF Renzo Akrosie (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 0 0 Sportvereniging Nationaal Leger 17 3MF Giovanni Asoman (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 1 0 SV Voorwaarts 10 4FW Dimitrie Apai (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 10 1 W Connection 9 4FW Ivanildo Rozenblad (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 4 2 SV Robinhood 11 4FW Donnegy Fer (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 1 0 Portmore United 18 4FW Shorano Mawie (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 1 0 SV Voorwaarts 19 4FW Alvaro Verwey (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 1 1 SV Voorwaarts 16 4FW Cerezo Haabo (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 1 0 SV Robinhood Recent Call-ups The following players have been recently called up by the national squad since February 2016. No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Delano Stella (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 0 0 SV Transvaal 1GK Obrendo Huiswoud (1990-12-06) 6 December 1990 19 0 Inter Moengotapoe 1GK Sersinio Profijt (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 0 0 SV Leo Victor 2DF Rocky Kaise (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 3 0 SV Botopasi 2DF Chagamire Boldewijn (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 0 0 SV Voorwaarts 2DF Giovanni Alleyne (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 15 0 WBC 2DF Joël Baja (1988-08-03) 3 August 1988 15 0 Inter Moengotapoe 2DF Gilberto Eind (1984-10-03) 3 October 1984 10 0 SV Robinhood 2DF Saverio Adenie (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 5 0 SV Robinhood 2DF Andwello Baja (1991-11-04) 4 November 1991 0 0 SV Robinhood 2DF Guno Kwasie (1985-11-13) 13 November 1985 15 1 WBC 2DF Gillermo Faerber (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 5 0 SV Nishan 42 2DF Albert Nibte (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 2 0 SV Leo Victor 3MF Milton Pinas (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 6 1 SV Notch 3MF Jual Pengel (1993-08-24) 24 August 1993 1 0 SV Voorwaarts 3MF Stefano Baneti (1989-07-02) 2 July 1989 17 1 WBC 3MF Mitchell Kisoor (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 8 2 SV Robinhood 3MF Gregory Pokie (1987-07-29) 29 July 1987 16 0 Inter Moengotapoe 3MF Silvion Sedney (1988-03-27) 27 March 1988 1 0 SV Leo Victor 3MF Conswello Gregor (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 0 0 SV Leo Victor 3MF Gillian Maatrijk 2 0 WBC 4FW Enzo Senkye (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 1 0 SV Robinhood 4FW Stefano Rijssel (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 26 8 SV Robinhood 4FW Galgyto Talea (1988-02-04) 4 February 1988 11 1 Inter Moengotapoe 4FW Jelany Djemesi (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 1 0 SV Robinhood 4FW Jerny Faerber (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 2 1 SV Nishan 42 4FW Romano Holtuin (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 0 0 SV Leo Victor List of Coaches S. Mobach (1936) Morris Wijngaarde (1946) Wim de Bois (1948) André Kamperveen (1958–1962) Humbert Boerleider (1973) Ollie Camps (1976) Walther Braithwaite (1976–1977) Rob Groener (1978–1979) Armand Sahadewsing (1980–1982) Walther Braithwaite (1985–1986) Paul Bhagwandas (1989–1993) Frits Purperhart (1996–1997) Ronald Kolf (2000–2001) Edgardo Baldi (2003–2004) Andy Atmodimedjo (2004) interim Wensley Bundel (2005) interim Leo Koswal (2006) no official matches played Kenneth Jaliens (2006–2008) Wensley Bundel (2008–2010) Kees Zwamborn (2010) no official matches played Ricardo Winter (2010–2011) interim Kenneth Jaliens (2011–2012) interim Ricardo Winter (2012) interim Roberto Gödeken (2013–2014) interim Dean Gorré (2015) Roberto Gödeken (2016–2017) Eugene Verwey (2018) Dean Gorré (2018–) All-time record against other nations As of June 11, 2016 Team Pld W D L  Guyana 33 20 6 7  Trinidad and Tobago 25 7 6 12  Dominican Republic 2 0 1 1  Netherlands Antilles 19 8 6 5  Martinique 16 3 6 7  Aruba 13 7 4 2  Cuba 13 1 2 10  Curaçao 11 2 1 8  French Guiana 13 7 3 3  Guadeloupe 10 5 0 5  Haiti 9 3 4 2  Costa Rica 7 0 0 7  El Salvador 7 1 0 6  Grenada 5 2 2 1  Guatemala 5 0 2 3  Antigua and Barbuda 5 3 1 1  Barbados 5 0 3 2  Honduras 3 0 2 1  Panama 3 2 0 1  Jamaica 4 2 0 2  India 2 2 0 0  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 1 2  Saint Lucia 2 1 0 1  Nicaragua 2 0 0 2  Bermuda 1 0 0 1  Brazil 1 0 0 1  Canada 1 0 0 1  China PR 1 0 0 1  Denmark 1 1 0 0  East Germany 1 0 0 1  United States 1 1 0 0  Netherlands 1 0 0 1  Cayman Islands 1 1 0 0  Mexico 1 0 0 1  Montserrat 3 3 0 0  Colombia 1 0 1 0  Puerto Rico 1 0 1 0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 2 1 1  Dominica 1 1 0 0 Total 237 84 51 99 Honours This is a list of honours for the senior Surinamese national team CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup: 6th place: 1977 CCCF Championship: 4th place: 1960 CFU Championship / Caribbean Cup: Winners: 1978 Runners-up: 1979 4th place: 1994, 1996 Other Tournaments ABCS Tournament Winners: 2010, 2013, 2015 Runners-up: 2012 Third place: 2011 Betty Brown Challenge Cup Winners: 1943 Coupe Duvalier Runners-up: 1966 Parbo Bier Cup Runners-up: 2004 See also Surinam Airways Flight 764 References ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/guyana-intres.html ↑ Boehm, Charles (29 January 2014). "Stefano Rijssel, Seattle Sounders and the strange case of Surinamese soccer". Soccerwire. Retrieved 26 August 2016. ↑ "Het debuut van Humphrey Mijnals". Olympisch Stadion. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. ↑ "Suriprofs geïnformeerd over WK 2018-project". ↑ "FIFA bereidt om Suriprofs te verzekeren". ↑ Stutgard, Ricky (1990). De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893–1988) (in Dutch). Paramaribo: Alberga. p. 210. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suriname national association football team. (in Dutch) Official website