PSV Nickerie (''Politie Sportvereniging'', en, Police Sports club) is a

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se football club from

Nieuw Nickerie Nieuw Nickerie. Retrieved 17 November 2009. is the third largest city in Suriname with a population estimated at . It is the capital city of the Nickerie district, and the terminus of the East-West Link. Nieuw Nickerie lies on the mouth of the ...

, currently playing in the district league of the

Nickerie Voetbal Bond Nickerie may refer to one of the following locations in Suriname: * Nickerie District * Nickerie River * Nieuw Nickerie, the capital of Nickerie District {{geodis ...

. The team play their home games at the Nickerie Voetbal Stadion to a capacity of 3,400 people.

History

Founded on 26 October 2000, PSV Nickerie are not the first football club of a Surinamese

police force The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...

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 Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's ...

, and served as the football club of the local police. The club name was then changed to

P.V.V. PVV (''Politie Voetbal Vrienden'', en, Police Football Friends) is a Surinamese football club from the capital city Paramaribo, currently playing in the SVB Eerste Divisie, the first tier of football in Suriname. History Founded on 1 Septembe ...

(Politie Voetbal Vereniging) on 6 February 1945. The police force in

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 SVB Tweede Divisie is second-highest division overall in the Surinamese football league system after the Topklasse, where the top club is promoted to each season. The weakest club is relegated to the Lidbondentoernooi. The league was previo ...

, the 2nd tier of football in Suriname. The football kits of the club are manufactured by Italian sportswear company Lotto.

Honours

* Lidbondentoernooi: 1 ::2006

References

{{SVB Eerste Klasse PSV Nickerie Football clubs in Nieuw Nickerie 2000 establishments in Suriname Police association football clubs