2024 Suriname Major League

The 2024 season was the first season of the Suriname Major League, introducing professional football in Suriname. The season began on 23 February 2024. It is scheduled to conclude on 25 August.^[1][2]

Suriname Major League

Season	2024
Dates	23 February 2024 – 25 August 2024
Champions	Robinhood 1st SML title 27th Surinamese title
Relegated	Leo Victor
CFU Club Shield	Robinhood
Matches played	85
Goals scored	286 (3.36 per match)
Biggest home win	Robinhood 7–1 Inter Wanica (15 June 2024) Transvaal 6–0 Inter Wanica (23 June 2024)
Biggest away win	Broki 0–6 PVV (30 March 2024) Broki 0–6 Transvaal (20 May 2024)
← 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 2025 →

The league's first goal was scored by Jamilhio Rigters of S.V. Robinhood, in the opening match on 23 February 2024 against S.V. Transvaal.^[3]

S.V. Robinhood won their first title of the Suriname Major League, going unbeaten.^[4]

Teams

Bintang Lahir withdrew from the league and Santos were relegated to the 2023–24 SVB Tweede Divisie. No team from the Tweede Divisie was promoted and the league was reduced from 14 teams to 10 teams.

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity	2023 position
Broki	Paramaribo	Zichem Sportcentrum	3,000	8th
Flora	Paramaribo	Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion	3,500	9th
Inter Moengotapoe	Moengo	Ronnie Brunswijkstadion	5,000	2nd
Inter Wanica	Meerzorg	Meerzorg Stadion	1,300	12th
Leo Victor	Paramaribo	Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion	3,500	5th
Notch	Moengo	Ronnie Brunswijkstadion	5,000	4th
PVV	Paramaribo	Zichem Sportcentrum	3,000	6th
Robinhood	Paramaribo	Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion	3,500	1st
Transvaal	Paramaribo	Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion	3,500	3rd
Voorwaarts	Paramaribo	Voorwaartsveld	1,500	7th

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Robinhood (C)	18	11	7	0	50	17	+33	40	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Transvaal[lower-alpha 1]	18	12	4	2	45	10	+35	37
3	Voorwaarts	18	10	6	2	23	9	+14	36
4	Inter Moengotapoe	18	10	4	4	44	25	+19	34
5	Notch	18	9	7	2	34	15	+19	34
6	PVV	18	8	2	8	28	25	+3	26
7	Flora	18	5	1	12	20	45	−25	16
8	Broki	18	3	1	14	23	54	−31	10
9	Inter Wanica	18	2	3	13	19	52	−33	9
10	Leo Victor (R)	18	2	1	15	13	47	−34	7	Relegation to the 2024–25 SVB Eerste Divisie

Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Transvaal was deducted 3 points.

Results

Home \ Away	BRK	FLO	IMT	LEO	NCH	PVV	RBH	TRV	VOR	WAN
Broki	—	0–2	1–4	3–4	0–0	0–6	0–5	0–6	1–2	3–1
Flora	4–3	—	0–5	1–0	0–2	2–1	1–4	0–3	1–1	3–0
Inter Moengotapoe	3–1	5–0	—	3–2	2–1	3–1	2–2	0–3	0–1	2–2
Leo Victor	4–3	0–1	2–3	—	0–4	0–3	1–5	0–1	0–3	0–2
Notch	1–0	2–0	1–2	0–0	—	0–0	1–1	2–2	1–0	5–0
PVV	6–0	4–2	1–3	3–0	0–0	—	0–4	1–2	0–1	4–1
Robinhood	5–0	4–1	2–2	5–1	1–1	4–0	—	1–1	1–1	4–1
Transvaal	3–0	5–0	3–0	1–0	2–2	2–1	2–2	—	1–0	3–0
Voorwaarts	2–1	5–0	0–0	3–0	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–1	—	1–1
Inter Wanica	1–3	0–3	2–2	2–0	0–5	1–4	1–4	0–3	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: https://sml.sr/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

Bracket

	Semifinals						Finals
	1	Transvaal	1	2
	4	Inter Moengotapoe	0	0
							Transvaal		0
							Robinhood		2
	3	Voorwaarts	0	0
	2	Robinhood	2	2

Semi-finals

Transvaal	1–0	Inter Moengotapoe
Grendel 19'

11 August 2024

19:00

Frank Essed Stadion, Paramaribo

Inter Moengotapoe	0–2	Transvaal
		Hecbert 55' Tooy 89' Rellum

19 August 2024

21:00

Frank Essed Stadion, Paramaribo

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Robinhood	2–0	Voorwaarts
Andro 78' Tuur 86'

12 August 2024

19:00

Frank Essed Stadion, Paramaribo

Voorwaarts	0–2	Robinhood
		Zijler 43' Rosebel 67'

18 August 2024

18:00

Frank Essed Stadion, Paramaribo

Final

Transvaal	0–2	Robinhood
Dap		Rigters 30' Zijler 85'

24 August 2024

19:00

Frank Essed Stadion, Paramaribo

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 23 July 2024^[5]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Romeo Kastiel	Inter Moengotapoe	22
2	Dimitrie Apai	Transvaal	17
3	Finidi Misidjan	Notch	12
4	Lalanie Tooy	Transvaal	10
5	Jamilhio Rigters	Robinhood	9
	Quilliano Stedenburg	Robinhood
	Shquille Petrusi	Flora
6	Garvey Kwelling	PVV	8

References

1. "Surinam 2023/24". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
2. "Suriname Major League speelronde 1: bekijk hier alle uitslagen | QN Sport+ Television N.V." (in Dutch). 26 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
3. "Robinhood en Transvaal pakken eerste punt in Suriname Major League". De Ware Tijd. 23 February 2024.
4. SVB (2024-08-25). "Robinhood kampioen Suriname Major League". Surinaamse Voetbal Bond (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
5. "Your topscorers-list". SML.