S.V. Jai Hanuman

Jai Hanuman
Full nameSporting Vereniging Jai Hanuman
Founded18 January 1954; 70 years ago (1954-01-18)
GroundEddy Blackman Stadion
Paramaribo
Capacity2,000
OwnerV. Hardwarsing
ManagerRicardo Peneux
LeagueEerste Klasse

Sporting Vereniging Jai Hanuman is a Surinamese football club based in Livorno. The club presently competes in the Eerste Klasse, the 2nd tier of Surinamese football. The club is a part of the Livorno Sportorganisatie (LSO), and the owner is V. Hardwarsing.[1]

Named after the Hindu God Hanuman, Jai Hanuman earned promotion into the Hoofdklasse after winning the Surinamese Eerste Klasse in 2006. They finished in 5th place in the 2006–07 Hoofdklasse season, with Brazilian striker Alex Pereira Soares finishing as the league top goal scorer with 28 goals scored.[2]

  1. ^ "SV Jai Hanuman". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Surinam 2005/06". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 January 2016.