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Arsenal
Full nameSport Vereniging Arsenal
Nickname(s)Gunners
Founded13 June 1937; 87 years ago (1937-06-13)
GroundMr. Bronsplein,
Paramaribo, Suriname
LeagueDomburg Sportbond League
2015/163rd

Sport Vereniging Arsenal (English: Sports Union Arsenal) commonly abbreviated as S.V. Arsenal, is a Surinamese football club based in Nieuw Amsterdam that played in the Surinamese Hoofdklasse, the highest level of football in Suriname.[1] They play their home games on the Mr. Bronsplein in Paramaribo.[2] Named after the English football club Arsenal, the club was founded on 13 June 1937, as a split-off from Cicerone and won the National championship twice, in the 1938–39 and the 1939–40 season.[3]

The club currently compete in the Domburg Sportbond (DSB) league, one of the amateur district leagues in Suriname.[4]

Honours

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Champions (2):1938–39, 1939–40

References

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  1. ^ "De Vraagbaak. Almanak voor Suriname 1928". dbnl.org. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Surinam – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Surinam – List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Arsenal opent competitie met overwinning". Dagblad Suriname. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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