SVB Derde Divisie

Country	Suriname
Confederation	CONCACAF
Number of teams	40 (8 Groups of 5)
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Eerste Divisie
Domestic cup(s)	Surinamese Cup
Current: 2020–21 SVB Derde Divisie

The SVB Derde Divisie (English: Member Associations Tournament) is an annual football tournament organized by the Surinamese Football Association (SVB) since 2006. It is also known as the SURIBET Lidbondentoernooi due to sponsorship.^[1] The tournament is contested by the winners and runners-up of the districts leagues from the 20 regional member associations of the SVB. The winner and runner-up of the tournament can then qualify for the SVB Eerste Klasse, the 2nd tier of football in Suriname.^[2] In 2017, the competition was rebranded as the SVB Derde Divisie.

History

Until 2006 there were two tournaments, the "Randdistrictentoernooi" (1973-2005) for the ten member associations in and around the capital city Paramaribo, where the champion and runner-up each member association participated, and the "Inter-districtentoernooi" (1979-2005) which served as the inter district tournament for the other member associations of the SVB.^[3] In 2006 the two tournaments were fused together to create a more equal playing field. The winners and runners-up of the new tournament are then considered for promotion to the Eerste Klasse and on a few occasions have even been promoted directly to the Hoofdklasse, the top flight of football in Suriname.^[4]

Lidbondentoernooi

Randdistrictentoernooi

Inter-districtentoernooi

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