S.V. Excelsior

Excelsior
Full nameSporting Voetbal Excelsior
NicknameThe Kralingers of Suriname
Founded7 June 1918 (1918-06-07)
GroundMeerzorg Stadion
Meerzorg
Capacity1,300
ChairmanSuriname
ManagerSuriname
LeagueLidbondentoernooi
2015–16Hoofdklasse, 10th
(relegated)

SV Excelsior is an amateur football club from the Commewijne District town of Meerzorg, Suriname. The club was founded in 1918 and spent most of its tenure in the top flight of Surinamese football. Recently, the club had been in a dry spell, and spent time in the second tier of Surinamese football, only recently to be promoted back into the Hoofdklasse. For the 2013/2014 season the Excelsior club finished in second place[1] behind champions Inter Moengotapoe (Moengo).

Honors

Champions: 1930–31
Runners-up: 2009–10
Winners: 2010

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  SUR Jetro Fer
— FW  SUR Wensley Christoph
— FW  SUR Giovanni Drenthe
— FW  BRA Ailton Paiva

References

  1. ↑ "Surinam 2013/14". rsssf.org. Retrieved 19 August 2026.