The 2024 season was the first season of the

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, introducing professional football in Suriname and the 90th season of top-flight Surinamese football overall. The season began on 23 February 2024. It is scheduled to conclude on 25 August. The league's first goal was scored by

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, in the opening match on 23 February 2024 against

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won their first title of the

, going unbeaten.

Teams

Bintang Lahir withdrew from the league and

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were relegated to the 2023–24

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. No team from the

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was promoted and the league was reduced from 14 teams to 10 teams.

Stadiums and locations

Regular season

League table

Results

Championship round

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Top scorers

References

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