S.V. Transvaal
Sport Vereniging Transvaal is a Surinamese association football club, which currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the top flight of football in Suriname. They play their home games in Paramaribo at André Kamperveen Stadion to a capacity of 7,100.
| Full name | Sport Vereniging Transvaal | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Transie, Groen-Witte formatie (green-white formation) | ||
| Founded | 15 January 1921; 101 years ago | ||
| Ground | André Kamperveen Stadion Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Capacity | 7,100 | ||
| Owner | Rudisa Holding NV | ||
| Chairman | Isfahany Nagessersingh | ||
| Manager | Kenneth Jaliens | ||
| League | Eerste Divisie | ||
| 2022 | 8th | ||
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The team is one of Suriname's most successful, having won their first league championship in 1925, and having won a total of 19, good for second most in Suriname after Robinhood. Transvaal have also won the Beker van Suriname (Surinamese Cup) three times and the Suriname President's Cup twice (1997 and 2008). The biggest international successes were in 1973 and 1981, both resulting in CONCACAF Champions Cup victories. To date, they are the only Surinamese club to win the Champions' Cup (now Champions League).
SV Tranvaal were appointed by the IFFHS, as one of the top ten football clubs in CONCACAF of the 20th century standing in fifth position. The club kit manufacturer is PEAK.