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What organization did Surinamese Football Association join in 1929?
Surinamese Football Association The Surinamese Football Association ( ) is the governing body of football in Suriname . It organizes the Surinamese football league system , the Surinamese Cup , Suriname Presidents Cup , Suriname national football team , and the Suriname womens national football team . It is based in Paramaribo , and is a founding member of CONCACAF and a member of FIFA . Just like the neighboring countries of French Guiana and Guyana , Suriname are not members of the South American CONMEBOL confederation , but are members of CONCACAF , which covers North- , Central-America and the Caribbean instead . History . Founded on 1 October 1920 , the Surinamese Football Association was not the first official football association of Suriname , their main competitor as governing body of football in the country was the NGVB ( Dutch Guyanese Football Association ) . Prior to the foundation in 1920 there was another governing body in Suriname by the same name , which was founded 1914 . There was a lot of animosity between both associations , until president Emile de la Fuente settled their differences during the opening ceremony of the National Stadium . With the foundation of the SVB , the development of football in the country reached new heights . It was better organized in accordance to the rules of the Dutch Football Association ( NVB ) . Some of those rules in the founding years included : - A match lasts 2x25 minutes with a 5-minute break . - There was a special committee of appointed referees . - If the match is undecided after full-time , 10 extra minutes were awarded . To develop a professional league in Suriname and to get the Surinamese people to support the league and national selection , the SVB signed a deal with Telecommunications Company of Suriname Telesur on 30 September 2016 . In this deal Telesurs daughter company ATV has received the rights to broadcast all Surinamese matches live . In this deal ATV will also establish a program that will provide viewers with soccer news to keep them up to date with the SVB and the soccer in Suriname . This deal has been considered one of the best made so far by the SVB and will last 3 years . Historical data and facts . - On 28 January 1921 the first International of the Suriname national team was contested against British Guiana , Suriname lost the match 1–2 . - On 5 August 1923 the first matches were played on the Cultuurtuinlaan . - On 27 August 1923 , the Suriname national team played their second International match against British Guiana and won 2–1 . - In 1924 the first official national competition was contested . Olympia won the first national title , while SV Transvaal won the Tweede Klasse that year . - On 18 May 1929 Suriname became an official member of FIFA , the celebration was held on 7 June 1929 . - In 1934 the first official International match since joining FIFA was contested against Curaçao , with Suriname winning 3–1 . - In 1936 a Surinamese selection travelled to Brazil for the first time . - The first Surinamese football club to travel abroad was S.V . Voorwaarts , who traveled to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni , French Guiana winning the match 8–0 . - Bill Bromet was the first Surinamese referee to officiate an International match . - At the 50-year Anniversary the SVB were granted permission by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands to add the Royal predicate to the associations name . Member associations . The SVB have several member associations ( Dutch , Lidbonden ) who are involved in the organization and facilitation of the sport throughout the different municipalities and districts of the country . Hosting their own independent amateur leagues , the winners of each member association participate in the Lidbondentoernooi which leads to promotion to the SVB Eerste Klasse . The presidents of each member association also receive a vote in the presidency seat of the Surinamese Football Association ( SVB ) . Current sponsorships . - Klupp - Telesur - Suribet - Waldos - RB Enterprises - TD - IDOS - TIMT - Triple Double - Gobler External links . - Official website - Suriname at the FIFA website - Suriname at CONCACAF site