Foundation SV Robinhood was founded by
Anton Blijd on 6 February 1945. The original purpose of the club was to offer poorer boys and men living in central
Paramaribo a chance to participate in a community activity. The distinct origins of the name "Robinhood" are not entirely known, but it has been reported that a man named J. Nelom proposed that the club be given the name. Nelom, who originally named the club, served as Robinhood's first chairman, although it is unknown what years he chaired the club. Founded in 1945 as a recreational team, Robinhood entered the Tweede Klasse, or the third tier of Surinamese football in 1946, which was the
Surinamese Football Association's first organized barefoot league. Originally, in spite of early success in the third flight of Surinamese football, the club was denied entry into the second tier, or
Eerste Klasse because the second division required players to wear boots. The subsequent season, Robinhood won the 1947 title over
SV Urania, and won a dozen pairs of boots, allowing them to participate in the Eerste Klasse. earned them much popularity in the Paramaribo area, and quickly developed a large fanbase, as well as the theme
Geen strijd, geen kroon, Dutch for "No Fight, No Crown". The club continued to ascend the flights of Surinamese football, eventually reaching the
Hoofdklasse, the top Surinamese football league, in 1949. Following
three consecutive runners-up in from 1950 through 1952, the club won their first Hoofdklasse title in 1953 upon beating
Transvaal, 5–0. The victory, is cited to have been the budding of a bitter rivalry between Robinhood and Transvaal, as the two would jockey one another for the title of being the supreme club of Suriname. In 1952 Robinhood became soccer champions of
Suriname. The manager was
Jules Gersie. During his tenure, Robinhood won four league titles. With players such as Humphrey Mijnals and Charley Marbach. Robinhood has the most titles after its name in Suriname. In its 57th year, the club was won their tournament 22 times, of which 15 titles were won with
Ronald "Ro" Kolf as the manager. They were the first with a clubhouse (opened on May 10, 1953 while the club was run by the late doctor Doelwijt). On February 6, 1980 (44th year of existence) Robinhood opened the most modern clubhouse (of that time) at the verlengde Gemenelandsweg. The chairman was veterinarian Robbie Lieuw A Joe. Also in this 10-year period Robinhood won the league title 9 times out of the possible 10 dominating soccer in Suriname.
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1970s and 1980s To fans and the media, the 1970s and the 1980s were widely considered the most successful years for S.V. Robinhood. Between
1975 and 1989 Robinhood won the Hoofdklasse title fourteen times in those sixteen seasons. The subsequent tournament, Robinhood made the finals upon winning the Caribbean title for a second consecutive year, defeating the
Curaçao League champions
SUBT, by a 4–1
aggregate scoreline. In the
championship, Robinhood took on Mexico's
Atlante where they lost 6–1 on aggregate.
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1990s Robinhood won two more league title in this decade in 1993–94 and 1994–95 they were also runners-up four times. With many changes in the team due to players leaving for Holland and other countries. Robinhood relied on youngsters coming through the system, Marcel Reidewald, Johan Vorstwijk and Ricardo Anches. This was a period of transition and a rocky one for the great supporters of Binhood. The season they finished Runner-up to the army team (SNL) Robert "Muis" Lawrence set a Hoofdklasse goalscoring record of thirty goals in a season, this still stands to this day.
Ludwig van Dijk era During this period, the club won its
23rd title in the
2004–
05 season under coach Ricardo Winter and finished as runners-up in three other seasons. The competitive landscape changed with the emergence of teams like Inter Moengotapoe and Walking Boyz. The squad featured players such as Gordon Kinsaini, Hesdy Jap A Joe, and Marcel Reidewald. Arnold Burleson later took over as coach for a new generation of players.
Relegation and resurgence In 2014, after almost 70 years in Suriname's elite, Robinhood dropped to the Second Division. Immediately after relegation the club finished in the top 2 of the 2014-2015 Eerste Klasse, gaining promotion back to the top flight for the
2015–16 SVB Hoofdklasse. In
2018 Robinhood were able to secure their first league title in six years qualifying them for the
Caribbean Club Shield. In the regional tournament Robinhood defeated
Club Franciscain in the final, becoming the first Surinamese club to win a Caribbean club tournament. With this win Robinhood went on to face
Real Hope for a spot in the
2019 CONCACAF League preliminary round. In extra time the score was one-all and proceeded to penalty kicks, which Robinhood won 1-3. In the CONCACAF League Robinhood faced off against
Capoise. With a scoreless draw at home in the first leg, Robinhood advanced to the round of 16 on aggregate after an
away goal by Alan da Costa in the second. The round of 16 saw Robinhood square off against
Independiente. The club suffered a 3-2 aggregate defeat by the Panamanian side ending their hopes for continental glory. Robinhood proceeded its good form by winning the
2022 and
2023 editions of the Eerste Divisie. Being crowned champions in 2022 once again qualified them for the
CONCACAF Caribbean Shield. The club went on to defeat
Metropolitan (5-0) in the semi-finals and
Golden Lion (5-1) in the final as they lifted their second Shield in the
SKNFA Technical Center. As the Shield champions Robinhood were awarded a spot in the inaugural
CONCACAF Caribbean Cup. In this tournament the team finished first in their group following wins over
Cibao,
Dunbeholden,
Atlético Pantoja and a loss against
Harbour View. In the semi-finals Robinhood suffered a 1-0 defeat against
Moca in the
Estádio Moça Bonita. In the second leg the club was able to level on aggregate by a late goal from substitute Franklin Singodikromo. The game went to penalties after 90 minutes which Robinhood won 3-2, securing them a berth back to the top club competition of the Concacaf after 30 years. In the final Robinhood faced the Jamaican side
Cavalier. The first leg was played in a full capacity
Frank Essed Stadion, Paramaribo. After a cautious first half from the two teams it looked like Cavalier had the home side on the ropes in the second, but a strike from Dimitrio Andro ensured Robinhood of a 1-0 lead. The second leg of the final saw Robinhood claim the title after Franklin Singodikromo, who again came off the bench, scored a goal and served up an assist for
Jamilhio Rigters to give Robinhood a 3-0 aggregate victory. The result caps an incredible Caribbean double for the Surinamese club and a spot in the
2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup. ==Crest and colours==