S.V. Excelsior

Excelsior
Full nameSporting Voetbal Excelsior
Nickname(s)The Kralingers of Suriname
Founded7 June 1918; 106 years ago (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 spend time in the second tier of Surinamese football, only recently to be promoted back into the Hoofdklasse.

Honors

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

Current squad

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

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