PSV Nickerie

PSV

Full name	Politie Sportvereniging Nickerie
Founded	26 October 2000
Ground	Nickerie Voetbal Stadion Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname
Capacity	3,400
League	Lidbondentoernooi
Home colours

PSV Nickerie (Politie Sportvereniging, English: Police Sports club) is a Surinamese football club from Nieuw Nickerie, currently playing in the district league of the Nickerie Voetbal Bond.^[1] The team play their home games at the Nickerie Voetbal Stadion to a capacity of 3,400 people.^[2]

History

Founded on 26 October 2000, PSV Nickerie are not the first football club of a Surinamese police force to participate in the higher levels of football in Suriname. In 1924 S.P.S.V. (Surinaamse Politie Sport Vereniging) was founded in the capital city Paramaribo, and served as the football club of the local police. The club name was then changed to P.V.V. (Politie Voetbal Vereniging) on 6 February 1945.^[3] The police force in Nieuw Nickerie registered their sports club in 2000 and were able to clinch the Lidbondentoernooi only 6 years later, thus promoting to the SVB Eerste Klasse, the 2nd tier of football in Suriname. The football kits of the club are manufactured by Italian sportswear company Lotto.^[4]

Honours

• Lidbondentoernooi: 1^[5]

2006

References

1. "PSV pakt eerste punten in voetbalcompetitie Nickerie". Suriname Nieuws. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
2. "PSV sluit zich aan bij kopgroep". Nickerie Nieuws. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
3. "Surinam – List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
4. "PSV in finaleronde". Nickerie.net. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
5. van Haren, Hans; Mayhead, Peter (9 October 2014). "Surinam – List of District Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 22 February 2016.