Sporting Vereniging Jai Hanuman is a Surinamese football club based in
Livorno. The club presently competes in 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 2nd tier of
Surinamese football. The club is a part of the Livorno Sportorganisatie (LSO), and the owner is V. Hardwarsing.
Named after the
Hindu God
Hanuman
Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine '' vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and ...
, Jai Hanuman earned promotion into the Hoofdklasse after winning the
Surinamese 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 ...
in 2006. They finished in 5th place in the 2006–07 Hoofdklasse season, with Brazilian striker
Alex Pereira Soares
Alex Pereira Soares (born February 1, 1982) known as Alex, is a Brazilian footballer who last played as a forward for Walking Boyz Company in the SVB Hoofdklasse. He finished the 2006–07 season as the league's top scorer while playing for SV J ...
finishing as the league top goal scorer with 28 goals scored.
Honours
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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 previ ...
: 1
:: 2006
References
Football clubs in Suriname
Football clubs in Livorno, Suriname
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