Sport Vereniging Prakash is a Surinamese football club based in
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 ...
. The club presently competes in the 1e Klasse of the Nickerie Voetbal Bond and the
Lidbondentoernooi. They have previously played in the
Hoofdklasse
The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general.
Background
The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of ...
and the
Eerste Klasse
The Eerste Klasse ( en, First Class) started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the 6th tier. The league is divided into eleven divisions, six for Saturday clubs and five for Sunday clubs. These divisions correspond to the s ...
, having made one appearance in the
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The CONCACAF Champions League, known officially as the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF. The tournament is contested by clubs from North Ameri ...
, where they lost in the Second round to
SV Transvaal
Sport Vereniging Transvaal is a Surinamese association football club, which currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the top flight of football in Suriname. They play their home games in Paramaribo at André Kamperveen Stadion to a capacity of 7,100 ...
.
HIstory
Prakash were founded by Balkaran ‘Balie’ Mangroe in
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 ...
where they play their home games at the
Nickerie Voetbal Stadion
Asraf Peerkhan Stadion, formerly the Nickerie Voetbal Stadion, is a football stadium in Nieuw Nickerie, Nickerie, Suriname. The stadium has a capacity of 3,400 visitors. It is the home stadium of (NVB), the football union for the Nickerie Distr ...
to a capacity of 3,400. The team have played in the
Hoofdklasse
The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general.
Background
The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of ...
and the
Eerste Klasse
The Eerste Klasse ( en, First Class) started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the 6th tier. The league is divided into eleven divisions, six for Saturday clubs and five for Sunday clubs. These divisions correspond to the s ...
, the 1st and 2nd tier of football in Suriname, having also qualified for the
1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 32nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's clu ...
. In their first Continental berth. The team faced
US Sinnamary
Union Sportive de Sinnamary is a French Guianese football club playing at the top level. It is based in Sinnamary. Their home stadium is Stade Omnisports.
Achievements
* French Guiana Championnat National: 3
:: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97 ...
from
French Guiana
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in the first round of the Caribbean region drawing a goalless draw in the first match facing local giants
SV Transvaal
Sport Vereniging Transvaal is a Surinamese association football club, which currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the top flight of football in Suriname. They play their home games in Paramaribo at André Kamperveen Stadion to a capacity of 7,100 ...
in the second round. Prakash were able to draw 0–0 in Nieuw Nickerie, losing the return match 1–0 in
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 ...
. Since the 2008 season Prakash have been competing in the NVB district league.
Performance in CONCACAF competitions
*
1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
The 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 32nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's clu ...
::First round v.
US Sinnamary
Union Sportive de Sinnamary is a French Guianese football club playing at the top level. It is based in Sinnamary. Their home stadium is Stade Omnisports.
Achievements
* French Guiana Championnat National: 3
:: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97 ...
– 0:0, -:-
1
::Second round v.
Transvaal Transvaal is a historical geographic term associated with land north of (''i.e.'', beyond) the Vaal River in South Africa. A number of states and administrative divisions have carried the name Transvaal.
* South African Republic (1856–1902; af, ...
– 0:0, 0:1
1. ''US Sinnamary Withdrew after the 1st round.''
References
Football clubs in Suriname
Football clubs in Nieuw Nickerie
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