| 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) |
2025 → | |
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]
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]
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| 1 | Transvaal | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Inter Moengotapoe | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Transvaal | 0 | |||||||||
| Robinhood | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Voorwaarts | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Robinhood | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Inter Moengotapoe | 0–2 | Transvaal |
|---|---|---|
Hecbert  55'Tooy 89'Rellum  |
| Robinhood | 2–0 | Voorwaarts |
|---|---|---|
| Andro 78' Tuur 86' |
| Voorwaarts | 0–2 | Robinhood |
|---|---|---|
| Zijler 43' Rosebel 67' |
| 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 |
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