Suriname national football team

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Suriname
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) A-Selektie
Association Surinaamse Voetbal Bond
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Flag of Suriname Wensley Bundel
Most caps Clifton Sandvliet (68)
Top scorer Clifton Sandvliet (79)
Home stadium André Kamperveen Stadion
FIFA code SUR
FIFA ranking 111
Highest FIFA ranking 84 (August 2008)
Lowest FIFA ranking 168 (April 2001)
Elo ranking 135
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Home colours
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First international
Flag of the Netherlands Curaçao 1 - 3 Dutch Guiana Flag of the Netherlands
(Curaçao; July 23, 1934)
Biggest win
Flag of Suriname Suriname 8 - 1 Aruba Flag of Aruba
(Paramaribo, Suriname; March 27, 2004)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Mexico Mexico 8 - 1 Suriname Flag of Suriname
(Monterrey, Mexico; October 15, 1977)

The Suriname national football team is the national team of Suriname and is controlled by the Surinaamse Voetbal Bond.

Although the former Dutch colony (named Dutch Guiana, until 1975) is located in South America, it competes in CONCACAF, together with Guyana and French Guiana. Suriname won the CFU Championship (Digicel Caribbean Cup predecessor) in 1978, were runners-up in 1979 and reached fourth place in 1994 and 1996. Until the independence of Suriname in 1975, it competed as the Dutch Guiana national football team. Unlike in the Netherlands Antilles, another former Dutch colony, it is ruled that players who move abroad to play in the Netherlands are not eligible to play for Suriname.[1] Many Suriname-born players and Dutch-born players of Surinamese descent, like Royston Drenthe, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Andwélé Slory, Aron Winter, Romeo Castelen, and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink turned out to play for Oranje.

In 2008 Suriname got off to their best start and will now enter the group stage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying despite using only local players. With their two-leg victory over neighbours Guyana, Suriname will face Haiti, Costa Rica, and El Salvador in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) semi-finale round. Suriname has also qualified to the second round of the Caribbean Nations Cup 2008. The Surinaamse Voetbal Bond has signed an equipment sponsorship with the Dutch company COPA to last for four years.[2]

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[edit] History

Suriname has participated in the qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup since 1938, but has never qualified for the finals. The Surinamese team, consisting of internationals Surinamese and Dutch players of Surinamese origin, placed second in the most recent PARBO Beer Cup behind [[French Guyana national football team |French Guiana].

At present (June 2009), the Surinamese football team is ranked 123rd in the world according to the officially recognised FIFA World Rankings, between United Arab Emirates and Haiti. The highest position achieved by the team is the 84th place (achieved in August 2008). 2 Edson Braafheid withdrew from the squad because of international obligations in the Netherlands.

[edit] Depletion of national team

Over time, Suriname has produced a lot of excellent footballers, who would choose to play for Netherlands, the former motherland, instead of Suriname. Some of the more famous include Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Aron Winter, Romeo Castelen, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Royston Drenthe. Also Surinamese who were born in the Netherlands such as Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit and Patrick Kluivert could play for Suriname, but they chose not to do so.

Although these players have chosen to play for the Oranje, some of them may turn out to play for Suriname during the international football tournament PARBO Beer Cup. This tournament is not organised by a recognised football confederation, and is therefore not officially recognised by the continental federations of FIFA. For example, Edgar Davids, Jeremain Lens and Milano Koenders have participated in this tournament in past years, even though they are not officially members of the national team.

[edit] World Cup record

[edit] CONCACAF Championship record

[edit] Gold Cup record

[edit] CFU Championship/Shell Caribbean Cup/Digicel Cup record

  • 1977 - winners
  • 1979 - runners up
  • 1981 - Withdrew
  • 1983 - Did not enter
  • 1985 - Did not qualify
  • 1989 - Did not enter
  • 1991 - first round
  • 1992 - final round group stage
  • 1993 - Withdrew
  • 1994 - fourth place
  • 1995 - first round
  • 1996 - fourth place
  • 1997 - Did not enter
  • 1998 - first round
  • 1999 - first round
  • 2001 - second round
  • 2005 - first round
  • 2007 - second round

[edit] Pan American Games record

[edit] 2008 Matches

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Surinamese scorers Attendance
2008-03-26 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Lee Stadium,Tunapuna Flag of Montserrat Montserrat 7-1 WCQ Christoph (2), Wondel, Valies, Huur, Schuurman (2) 100
2008-05-21 Flag of Curaçao Stadion Ergilio Hato,Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles Flag of the Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 1-2 friendly match Sordam
2008-06-14 Flag of Suriname André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Flag of Guyana Guyana 1-0 WCQ Sandvliet 3000
2008-06-22 Flag of Guyana Providence Stadium, Georgetown Flag of Guyana Guyana 2-1 WCQ Van Dijk, Sandvliet 11000
2008-08-09 Flag of Guyana Providence Stadium, Georgetown Flag of Dominica Dominica 3-1 Caribbean Nations Cup 2008 Felter, Sandvliet, Jap A Joe 175
2008-08-10 Flag of Guyana Providence Stadium, Georgetown Flag of Guyana Guyana 1-1 Caribbean Nations Cup 2008 Sastromedjo 10000
2008-08-20 Flag of Haiti Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince Flag of Haiti Haiti 2-2 WCQ Christoph (2) 7800
2008-08-30 Flag of Suriname André Kamperveen Stadion,Paramaribo, Suriname Flag of France French Guiana 2-1 friendly match Christoph, Pinas
2008-09-06 Flag of Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose, Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 0-7 WCQ 11000
2008-09-10 Flag of Suriname André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 0-2 WCQ 3400
2008-10-11 Flag of Suriname André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 1-4 WCQ Sandvliet 3000
2008-10-15 Flag of El Salvador Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 0-3 WCQ 20000
2008-10-23 Flag of Cuba Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Flag of Barbados Barbados 2-3 Caribbean Nations Cup 2008 Sandvliet, Aroepa
2008-10-25 Flag of Cuba Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Flag of the Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles 2-1 Caribbean Nations Cup 2008 Wanabo (2)
2008-10-27 Flag of Cuba Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana Flag of Cuba Cuba 0-6 Caribbean Nations Cup 2008
2008-11-19 Flag of Suriname André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Flag of Haiti Haiti 1-1 WCQ Christoph
2009-06-03 Flag of Suriname André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Flag of France French Guyana 0-2 Parbo Beer Cup 2009
2009-06-05 Flag of Suriname André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Flag of Guyana Guyana 5-1 Parbo Beer Cup 2009 Jeremain Lens (2),Giovanni Drenthe,Romano Sordam,Quincy Madramosto
2009-06-08 Flag of Suriname André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 1-0 Parbo Beer Cup 2009 Gregory Pokie

[edit] Current squad

The Surinamese team in 2009 plays under the leadership of coach Wensley Bundle. The Suriname technical staff consists of Bundle, Aron Winter, Winston Bogarde, Dean Gorre and Arnold Burleson. For the 2009 PARBO Beer Cup, 24 players were selected. The final squad was as follows:


Po. Name Club Nation Caps 1 Goals
G Rodney Ubbergen Telstar Flag of the Netherlands 1 0
G André Zebeda SV Robinhood Flag of Suriname 0 0
D Marlon Felter Walking Boyz Company Flag of Suriname 1 0
D Rinaldo Lupson Walking Boyz Company Flag of Suriname 1 0
D Gregory Pokie Walking Boyz Company Flag of Suriname 0 0
D Naldo Kwasie SV Transvaal Flag of Suriname 0 0
D Steve Olfers Aalborg BK Flag of Denmark 0 0
D Milano Koenders N.E.C. Flag of the Netherlands 1 0
D Kelvin Maynard FC Volendam Flag of the Netherlands 0 0
D Hesdy Suart Helmond Sport Flag of the Netherlands 1 0
D Edson Braafheid 2 FC Twente Flag of the Netherlands 0 0
D Sigourney Bandjar SBV Excelsior Flag of the Netherlands 1 0
M Germain van Dijck SV Robinhood Flag of Suriname 1 0
M Emilio Limón SV Robinhood Flag of Suriname 1 0
M Ives Vlijter Inter Moengotapoe Flag of Suriname 1 0
M Romano Sordam SV Transvaal Flag of Suriname 0 0
M Edgar Davids Clubloos Flag of the Netherlands 3 0
M Anduele Pryor SBV Vitesse Flag of the Netherlands 0 0
A Giovanni Drenthe SV Voorwaarts Flag of Suriname 2 1
A Gregory Rigters SV Voorwaarts Flag of Suriname 0 0
A Claudio Pinas Inter Moengoetapoe Flag of Suriname 1 0
A Touvarno Pinas Telstar Flag of the Netherlands 0 0
A Leroy George FC Utrecht Flag of the Netherlands 1 0
A Jeremain Lens AZ Alkmaar Flag of the Netherlands 3 2

1The statistics on the number of matches are not complete due to a lack of resources.
2Edson Braafheid withdrew from the squad because of international obligations in the Netherlands.

[edit] List of Coaches

[edit] All-time record against other nations

As of October 28, 2008


Team Pld W D L
 Guyana 29 18 6 5
 Trinidad and Tobago 24 7 6 11
 Netherlands Antilles 19 8 6 5
 Martinique 14 3 4 7
 Aruba 13 7 4 2
 Cuba 12 1 2 9
 Curaçao 11 2 1 8
 French Guiana 13 7 3 3
 Guadeloupe 8 4 0 4
 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 4 0 2 2
 Honduras 3 0 2 1
 Panama 3 2 0 1
 Jamaica 4 2 0 2
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 0 1 1
 Saint Lucia 2 1 0 1
 Bermuda 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 2 2 0 0
 Puerto Rico 1 0 1 0
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 0 1 1
 Dominica 1 1 0 0
Total 212 77 48 88

[edit] Honours

Clubs

1973, 1981


[edit] See also


[edit] References

  1. ^ Suriname's little secret - FIFA.com
  2. ^ SVB signs with COPA - the beat brazil 59-0copafotball.com


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