The is the national team of
Surinam and is controlled by the
Surinaamse Voetbal Bond . Although the former
Dutch Colony is located in
South America , it competes in
CONCACAF , together with
Guyana . Until the independence of Surinam in
1975 , it competed as the ''Dutch Guiana national football team''. Unfortunately for the team, the best Surinam-born players chose to play for the
Netherlands ; that list includes
Edgar Davids ,
Clarence Seedorf , and
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink . Dutch-born players like
Ruud Gullit ,
Frank Rijkaard , and
Patrick Kluivert could have also chosen to play for Surinam. Recent
Heart Of Midlothian and
Leicester City striker
Marc De Vries was also born in Surinam and therefore could've played for the national side but decided against it. The latest young talent to come out of Surinam are
Paulo Vanquilo and
Costa Montavistoc who currently ply there trade at
Rapid Bucharest of Romania.
- 1991 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1993 - ''Withdrew''
- 1996 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1998 - ''Did not enter''
- 2000 - ''Did not qualify''
- 2002 - ''Did not qualify''
- 2003 - ''Withdrew during qualifying''
- 2005 - ''Did not qualify''