Suriname national football team

Suriname
Nickname(s)Natio (National)
A-Selektie (A-Selection)
AssociationSurinaamse Voetbal Bond
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachStanley Menzo
CaptainRyan Donk
Most capsMarlon Felter (48)
Top scorerStefano Rijssel (14)
Home stadiumAndré Kamperveen Stadion
FIFA codeSUR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 141 1 (31 March 2022)[1]
Highest84 (August 2008)
Lowest191 (December 2015)
First international
Surinam 0–5 British Guiana 
(Surinam; 17 August 1915)[2]
Biggest win
Surinam 9–0 French Guiana
(Surinam; 2 March 1947)
Surinam 9–0 British Guiana 
(Netherlands Antilles; 17 February 1952)
Surinam 9–0 British Guiana 
(Aruba; 9 February 1953)
Biggest defeat
Surinam 2–9 Netherlands 
(Paramaribo, Surinam; 30 July 1958)
Surinam 1–8 Aruba
(Surinam; 6 June 1946)
 Mexico 8–1 Suriname 
(Monterrey, Mexico; 15 October 1977)
 Costa Rica 7–0 Suriname 
(San José, Costa Rica; 6 September 2008)
Gold Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1977)
Best resultSixth place (1977)
Medal record
CFU Caribbean Cup
1978 Trinidad and TobagoTeam
1979 SurinameTeam
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Suriname women's national football team.

The Suriname national football team (Dutch: Surinaams voetbalelftal; Sranan Tongo: Sranankondre fubal pluga) represents Suriname in international football. The team is controlled by the Surinamese Football Association, which is a member of CONCACAF.

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.[3] Many Suriname-born players and Dutch-born players of Surinamese descent, like Gerald Vanenburg, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert, Aron Winter, Georginio Wijnaldum, Virgil van Dijk and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

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.

In 2018 Dean Gorré signed a new 2 year contract with the SVB to manage Natio once more. His first game ended in a draw against Dominica in Nations League qualifiers. Gorré became not only the head coach of the senior team, but also overseas the youth teams and also has a helping hand in the introduction of a professional league in the country. Gorré also managed to arrange trainingcamps for the national team in the Netherlands, where Natio have tested their strength against professional and amateur football clubs.

Suriname qualified for the CONCACAF Nations League B after wins against Saint Kitts and Nevis and British Virgin Islands, draw against Dominica and a loss against Jamaica. Suriname got to share a group with Nicaragua, SVG and Dominica. After a narrow away win against Dominica, Suriname got to bag a massive 6–0 win at home against Nicaragua.

In November 2019, it was announced that a so-called sports passport would allow Dutch professional footballers from the Surinamese diaspora to represent Suriname.[7] On 19 November, Suriname qualified for the 2021 Gold Cup with 2–1 CONCACAF Nations League win over Nicaragua.[8] It will be their debut in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and their first appearance in a CONCACAF tournament since 1985.

In the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Suriname played against Costa Rica, Jamaica and Guadeloupe in Group C. Suriname lost its first two matches against Jamaica and Costa Rica, but ended third in the group following a 2-1 win against Guadeloupe.

In late July, the Surinamese Football Association terminated the contract of Dean Gorré after failing to reach Natio's objectives.[9] After the termination of Gorré, SVB announced that they have hired the services of Brian Tevreden's Tevreden Group. The Tevreden Group are involved in the search for a new national coach and the recruitment and selection of Surinamese-Dutch professionals who want to play for Natio.[10]

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Main article: Suriname national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2021
4 June 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Suriname  6–0  Bermuda Paramaribo, Suriname
19:00 UTC−3
  • Becker 3', 36'
  • Hasselbaink 15', 37', 65'
  • Pinas 74'
 Report Stadium: Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
8 June 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Canada  4–0  Suriname Bridgeview, United States
20:05 UTC−5
Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)
12 July 2021 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Jamaica  2–0  Suriname Orlando, United States
18:30
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
16 July 2021 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Suriname  1–2  Costa Rica Orlando, United States
20:30 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
20 July 2021 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Suriname  2–1  Guadeloupe Houston, United States
18:00 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

2022
28 January 2022 Friendly Suriname  1–0  Barbados Paramaribo, Suriname
19:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Frank Essed Stadion
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
1 February 2022 Friendly Suriname  2–1  Guyana Paramaribo, Suriname
20:00 UTC−3
Stadium: Frank Essed Stadion
27 March 2022 Friendly Thailand  1–0  Suriname Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: BG Stadium
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)
4 June 2022 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League Suriname  v  Jamaica Paramaribo, Suriname
Stadium: Frank Essed Stadion
7 June 2022 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League Jamaica  v  Suriname Jamaica
Stadium: TBD
11 June 2022 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League Mexico  v  Suriname Torreón, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Corona

2023
23 March 2023 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League Suriname  v  Mexico Paramaribo, Suriname
Stadium: Frank Essed Stadion

Coaching staff

As of 3 January 2022

Head Coach Stanley Menzo
Assistant Coach Roberto Gödeken

Coaching history
Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

† Indicates that they managed in no official matches

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called for a friendly against Thailand on 27 March 2022.[11]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2022 after the match against Thailand.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Warner Hahn (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 10 0 IFK Göteborg
23 1GK Ishan Kort (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 1 0 Jong Sparta Rotterdam
13 1GK Joey Roggeveen (1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 0 0 Jong Ajax
22 2DF Anduelo Amoeferie (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 16 0 Inter Moengotapoe
15 2DF Ryan Donk (Captain) (1986-03-30) 30 March 1986 9 2 Kasımpaşa
4 2DF Dion Malone (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 9 0 NAC Breda
18 2DF Kelvin Leerdam (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 8 0 LA Galaxy
2 2DF Damil Dankerlui (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 7 0 Groningen
5 2DF Ridgeciano Haps (1993-06-12) 12 June 1993 6 0 Venezia
12 2DF Myenty Abena (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 5 0 Slovan Bratislava
16 2DF Calvin Mac-Intosch (1989-08-09) 9 August 1989 1 0 Cambuur
19 3MF Sergino Eduard (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 27 1 Inter Moengotapoe
6 3MF Ryan Koolwijk (1985-08-08) 8 August 1985 7 0 PEC Zwolle
21 3MF Diego Biseswar (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 7 0 PAOK
8 3MF Roland Alberg (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 3 1 MVV
10 3MF Tjaronn Chery (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 4 0 Maccabi Haifa
17 3MF Roscello Vlijter (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 4 0 Telstar
20 4FW Gleofilo Vlijter (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 13 13 Beitar Jerusalem
7 4FW Florian Jozefzoon (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 8 1 Quevilly-Rouen
9 4FW Jeredy Hilterman (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 1 0 NAC Breda
11 4FW Leandro Kappel (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 1 0 Altay
14 4FW Yanic Wildschut (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 1 0 CSKA Sofia

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Suriname squad within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Obrendo Huiswoud (1990-12-06) 6 December 1990 27 0 Inter Moengotapoe v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
GK Claidel Kohinor (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 21 0 Robinhood v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
DF Albert Nibte (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 16 0 Leo Victor v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
DF Ivanildo Misidjan (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 11 0 Broki v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
DF Ervin Tjon-A-Loi (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 9 0 Inter Moengotapoe v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
DF Zerguinho Deira (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 3 0 Transvaal v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
DF Quirel Masse (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 1 0 Inter Wanica v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
DF Gorgio Bhoi (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 0 0 Voorwaarts v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
DF Sean Klaiber (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 3 0 Ajax v.  Guadeloupe, 20 July 2021
DF Ramon Leeuwin (1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 3 0 Almere City v.  Guadeloupe, 20 July 2021
DF Shaquille Pinas (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 4 2 Ludogorets v.  Canada, 8 June 2021
MF Miquel Darson (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 24 0 Inter Moengotapoe v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
MF Byorn Zandvliet 1 0 Robinhood v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
MF Djavan Anderson (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 0 0 PEC Zwolle
MF Donovan Rellum (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 1 0 Transvaal v.  Barbados, 28 January 2022
MF Mitchell Donald (1988-12-10) 10 December 1988 2 0 Unattached v.  Guadeloupe, 20 July 2021
FW Jamilhio Rigters (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 2 3 Robinhood v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
FW Dimitrie Apai (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 27 4 Transvaal v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
FW Gilberto Cronie (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 7 0 Leo Victor v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
MF Jerrel Wijks (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 3 0 Inter Moengotapoe v.  Guyana, 1 February 2022
FW Ivenzo Comvalius (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 18 8 Unattached v.  Guadeloupe, 20 July 2021
FW Nigel Hasselbaink (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 9 8 Unattached v.  Guadeloupe 20 July 2021
FW Alvaro Verwey (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 3 1 Voorwaarts v.  Guadeloupe, 20 July 2021
FW Sheraldo Becker (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 5 2 Union Berlin v.  Guadeloupe, 20 July 2021
FW Mitchell te Vrede (1991-09-07) 7 September 1991 2 0 Abha v.  Canada, 8 June 2021
FW Rievaldo Doorson (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 1 0 Inter Moengotapoe

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary/Standby squad
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records
As of 1 February 2022
Players in bold are still active with Suriname.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did not enter Declined participation
1934
1938 Withdrew Withdrew
1950 Did not enter Declined participation
1954
1958
1962 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 2
1966 4 1 0 3 8 9
1970 4 2 0 2 10 9
1974 4 2 1 1 11 4
1978 10 2 2 6 15 24
1982 4 2 1 1 5 3
1986 6 1 2 3 4 10
1990 Withdrew Withdrew
1994 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 4 4
1998 2 0 0 2 0 2
2002 4 1 1 2 1 2
2006 4 2 1 1 12 6
2010 9 3 2 4 14 21
2014 6 2 1 3 5 11
2018 2 0 0 2 1 4
2022 4 3 0 1 15 4
2026 To be determined To be determined
Total0/2269221433106115

CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1963 Did not enter Did not enter
1965
1967
1969
1971 Withdrew Withdrew
1973Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 11 4
1977Sixth place6th5005617Squad 2 1 0 1 3 2
1981Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 3
1985Group stage9th401329Squad 2 1 1 0 2 1
1989 Did not enter Did not enter
1991 Did not qualify 2 1 1 0 2 1
1993 Withdrew Withdrew
1996Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 3 6
1998 Did not enter Did not enter
2000 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
2002 6 2 2 2 14 12
2003 Withdrew Withdrew
2005 Did not qualify 3 0 2 1 3 4
2007 6 2 1 3 4 10
2009 5 2 1 2 6 6
2011 6 3 1 2 13 9
2013 6 3 1 2 14 11
2015 3 0 2 1 3 4
2017 8 3 1 4 12 12
2019 4 2 1 1 8 2
2021Group stage10th310235 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5
TotalSixth place6th1211101131—7229202312093

CONCACAF Nations League
CONCACAF Nations League record
Year Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
2019−20 B D 6 4 1 1 16 5 16th
2022–23 A A To be determined
Total 6 4 1 1 16 5 16th

CFU Caribbean Cup
CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup Qualification
Year Round Pld W D[decimal 1] L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1978Champions330080 440091
1979Runners-up310254 Qualified as host
1981Did not qualify 72231213
1983 201101
1985Fourth place302124 430131
1988Did not qualify 211021
1989Did not enter Did not enter
1990Did not qualify 311174
1991 211021
1992Group stage301226 3300122
1993Did not enter Did not enter
1994Fourth place511258 220040
1995Did not qualify 311136
1996Fourth place511259 421165
1997Did not enter Did not enter
1998Did not qualify 303088
1999 202011
2001Group stage301249 3210103
2005Did not qualify 302134
2007 6213410
2008Did not enter Did not enter
2010Did not qualify 6312139
2012 63121411
2014 302134
2017 83141212
Total1 Title2566113140 5347261795103
  1. Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shootout.

CCCF Championship
CCCF Championship
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
1941 to 1957Did not enter
1960Fourth place411245
1961Did not enter
Total4th place411245

Pan American Games
Pan American Games
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1951 to 1987Did not enter
1991Group stage311143
1995 to 2019Did not enter
TotalGroup stage311143

ABCS Tournament
ABCS Tournament
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
2010Champions211064
2011Third Place211020
2012Runners-up210181
2013Champions220051
2015Champions220040
2021Did not enter
TotalChampions10721256

All-time record against other nations

As of 1 February 2022

Team Pld W D L
 Curaçao[lower-alpha 1] 30 10 7 13
 Trinidad and Tobago 26 8 6 12
 Guyana 21 13 3 5
 Martinique 16 3 6 7
 Aruba 14 8 4 2
 Cuba 13 1 2 10
 French Guiana 13 7 3 3
 Guadeloupe 11 6 0 5
 Haiti 10 3 4 3
 Costa Rica 8 0 0 8
 Jamaica 7 2 0 5
 El Salvador 7 1 0 6
 Grenada 5 2 2 1
 Guatemala 5 0 2 3
 Antigua and Barbuda 5 3 1 1
 Barbados 6 1 3 2
 Honduras 3 0 2 1
 Panama 3 2 0 1
 India 2 2 0 0
 Dominican Republic 2 0 1 1
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 1 1 2
 Saint Lucia 2 1 0 1
 Nicaragua 6 4 0 2
 British Virgin Islands 1 1 0 0
 Bermuda 2 1 0 1
 Brazil 1 0 0 1
 Canada 2 0 0 2
 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 2 2 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 6 2 2 2
 Dominica 4 3 1 0
Total 248 92 52 104
  1. Includes matches against  Netherlands Antilles.

Team records

Wins
Largest win
Largest win at the CONCACAF Championship finals
none
Largest win at the CCCF Championship finals
Largest win at the CFU Championship finals
Largest win at the Caribbean Cup finals
Largest win at the Pan American Games
Largest win at the CONCACAF Nations League
Largest win at the ABCS Tournament

Draws
Highest scoring draw
Highest scoring draw at the CONCACAF Championship finals
Highest scoring draw at the CCCF Championship finals
Highest scoring draw at the CFU Championship finals
Highest scoring draw at the Caribbean Cup finals
Highest scoring draw at the 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
Including unofficial games: 8–1 vs Feyenoord on 13 June 1946[12]
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
Largest defeat at the CFU Championship finals
Largest defeat at the Caribbean Cup finals
Largest defeat at the Pan American Games
Largest defeat at the ABCS Tournament

Honours
This is a list of honours for the senior Surinamese national team

Other tournaments

See also

References
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