Suriname national football team

Suriname

Association	Surinaamse Voetbal Bond (SVB)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Roberto Gödeken
Most caps	Marlon Felter (44)
Top scorer	Clifton Sandvliet (9)
Home stadium	André Kamperveen Stadion
FIFA code	SUR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	151 4 (24 November 2016)
Highest	84 (August 2008)
Lowest	191 (December 2015)
Elo ranking
Current	166 (July 2016)
Highest	70 (18 July 1971)
Lowest	171 (June 2015)
First international
Surinam 1–2 British Guiana  (Surinam; January 28, 1921)[1]
Biggest win
Surinam 9–0 French Guiana  (Surinam; March 2, 1947)
Biggest defeat
Aruba 8–1 Surinam (Surinam; June 6, 1946) Netherlands 9–2 Surinam (Surinam; July 30, 1958) Mexico 8–1 Suriname (Mexico; October 15, 1977)
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1977)
Best result	Sixth place, 1977

The Suriname national football team (Dutch, "Surinaams voetbalelftal"; Sranantongo, "Sranankondre fubal pluga") is the national team of Suriname and 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 (Digicel Caribbean Cup predecessor) in 1978, were runners-up in 1979 and achieved a third place finish in 1985. Suriname does not welcome 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, Andwélé Slory, Ryan Babel, Patrick Kluivert, Aron Winter, Romeo Castelen, Royston Drenthe, Kenneth Vermeer, Georginio Wijnaldum and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink turned out to play for Oranje. 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 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) semi-final 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 Boxing Day 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 is supporting the project and has granted insurance for the players and clubs despite this not being an official match.^[5]

As of May 2015, Dean 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 interim coach once again. In qualification for the 2017 Caribbean Cup, Suriname secured a spot in the second round for the first time since 2012. They then qualified for the third round by being the fourth-best runner up of the second round, where they will be facing neighboring rivals Guyana and Jamaica, the latter of which they have not faced in 20 years. After a 1-0 defeat to Jamaica the chance to finally make a debut in the Gold Cup was shattered, but luckily with only a 1-0 loss Suriname can still make their debut by winning the Caribbean 5th place play-off and the CFU-UNCAF play-off.

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
2005–2014	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	To be determined
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
2005–2015	Did not qualify
Total	6th Place	9	0	1	8	8	26

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1930–1934 Did not enter 1938 Withdrew 1950–1958 Did not enter 1962–1986 Did not qualify 1990 Did not enter 1994–2018 Did not qualify 2022 To be determined Total 0/20 - - - - - - - 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/a^1 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 Guyana  v  Suriname 21 February 2016 Friendly Guyana  2–0  Suriname Georgetown, Guyana Richardson  17', 72' Report Stadium: Providence Stadium Attendance: 18,000 French Guiana  v  Suriname 24 February 2016 Friendly French Guiana  2–3  Suriname Cayenne, French Guiana Toupouti  ?', ?' Fer  20' Kisoor  45' Pinas  48' Stadium: Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama Attendance: 1,000 Guadeloupe  v  Suriname 24 March 2016 2017 Caribbean Cup Q First Round Guadeloupe  0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)  Suriname Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Report Stadium: Stade René Serge Nabajoth Referee: Adzer Ariznat (Haiti)     Penalties Milon Beauvue Alphonse Laurence Babel   Rijssel Baja Talea Eind Kohinor 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: 2,500 Referee: Karl Tyrell (Jamaica) Suriname  v  Guyana 8 October 2016 2017 Caribbean Cup Q Third Round Suriname  3–2  Guyana Paramaribo, Suriname Kisoor  57' Talea  103' Rozenblad  109' Barrington  5' McKinzie-Lyle  120' Stadium: André Kamperveen Stadion Attendance: 4,000 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 Referee: Wilson Da Costa (Bahamas) Trinidad and Tobago  v  Suriname 4 January 2017 2017 Caribbean Cup Q 5th place play-off Trinidad and Tobago  v  Suriname Suriname  v  Haiti 6 January 2017 2017 Caribbean Cup Q 5th place play-off Suriname  v  Haiti Players Current squad The following players have been called up by coach Roberto Gödeken for the 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification against Jamaica to take place in November 2016. Caps and goals (official matches only) as of 9 October 2016. 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Claidel Kohinor 7 February 1992 4 0 SV Robinhood 22 GK Obrendo Huiswoud 6 December 1990 19 0 Inter Moengotapoe 15 DF Miquel Darson 27 May 1993 6 0 Inter Moengotapoe 4 DF Gilberto Eind 3 October 1984 5 0 SV Robinhood 2 DF Saverio Adenie 11 May 1996 4 0 SV Robinhood 5 DF Guno Kwasi 13 November 1985 13 0 WBC 3 DF Joël Baja 3 August 1988 15 0 Inter Moengotapoe 6 DF Albert Nibte 20 May 1993 2 0 SV Leo Victor 7 MF Mitchell Kisoor 6 November 1989 7 2 SV Robinhood 10 MF Roxey Fer 11 November 1995 7 1 SV Robinhood 8 MF Gregory Pokie 29 July 1987 16 0 Inter Moengotapoe 14 MF Serginio Eduard 4 September 1995 4 0 SV Notch 12 MF Serencio Juliaans 4 March 1997 1 0 SV Transvaal 19 MF Silvion Sedney 0 0 11 FW Dimitrie Apai 19 July 1994 7 0 W Connection 16 FW Ivanildo Rozenblad 16 May 1996 1 1 SV Robinhood 18 FW Galgyto Talea 4 February 1988 9 1 Inter Moengotapoe 9 FW Stefano Rijssel 26 March 1992 25 8 Inter Moengotapoe 13 FW Jelany Djemesi 21 July 1988 1 0 SV Robinhood Recent Call-ups The following players have been recently called up by the national squad since February 2016. 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club GK Delano Stella 25 February 1993 0 0 SV Transvaal DF Ivanildo Misidjan 8 July 1993 0 0 DF Rocky Kaise 7 April 1992 3 0 SV Botopasi DF Chagamire Boldewijn 6 September 1995 0 0 SV Voorwaarts DF Giovanni Alleyne 23 February 1990 15 0 WBC MF Bruce Diporedjo 28 July 1993 3 0 Nishan 42 MF Milton Pinas 13 September 1988 6 1 SV Notch MF Jual Pengel 24 August 1993 1 0 SV Voorwaarts MF Stefano Baneti 2 July 1989 17 1 WBC FW Jerny Faerber 15 April 1992 2 1 SV Transvaal FW Enzo Senkye 4 May 1993 1 0 SV Robinhood Professional team results Suriname  v W Connection 26 December 2014 Friendly Suriname  1–1 W Connection Paramaribo, Suriname 14:00 GMT Nieveld Britto Stadium: Andre Kamperveen Stadion Attendance: 7,000 Curaçao  v  Suriname 18 May 2015 Friendly Curaçao  3–2  Suriname Almere, Netherlands 18:00 GMT Merencia Rajcomar Wall Hasselbaink Snijders Stadium: Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion Attendance: 2,500 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–) 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  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 236 84 51 98 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. "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 (Dutch) Official website