S.V. Transvaal

Sport Vereniging Transvaal is a Surinamese association football club, which currently play in Surinam's first division. They play their home games in Paramaribo at Andre Kamperveen Stadion.

The team is one of Surinam's most successful, having won their first league championship in 1937, and having won a total of 18. They have also won two CONCACAF Champions' Cups, winning their first in 1973, and a second in 1981. Both times the coach was Humbert Boerleider. To date, they are the only Surinamese club to win the Champions' Cup (now Champions League).

Achievements

• Surinamese League: 19

1925, 1937, 1938, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2

1973, 1981

• Beker van Suriname: 3

1996, 2002, 2008

• Suriname President's Cup: 2

1997, 2008

Performance In International Competitions

Squad 2009-10

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Notable Players

• Harvey Delano Esajas (2002-2003)
• Dennis Baino (1996-1998)
• Harold Blokland (2000-2003)
• Rinaldo Lupson (2000-2006)
• Johan Leisberger
• Hagadeau
• Theo Klein
• Wesley Bundel
• Edwin “Winie” Schal (1972)

Former Coaches

• Humbert Boerleider

External links

• http://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/futbol-nacional/229547-marte-las-pago-en-paramaribo.html (spanish) (Talks about S.V. Transvaal won the 1981 Concacaf Cup)
• http://www.concacaf.com/page/ThisWeekInDetail/0,,12813~2319337,00.html (briefly talks about Transvaal tying with cruz azul in 1971 concacaf cup)