S.V. Walking Boyz Company

Walking Boyz Company

Full name	Sport Vereniging Walking Boyz Company
Nickname(s)	WBC, WBC Paramaribo, Walking Boyz Company
Founded	16 January 1997
Dissolved	2019
Ground	Franklin Essed Stadion Paramaribo
Capacity	3,500
President	Glenn Ramautar
League	Topklasse
2017–18	5th
Home colours Away colours
Current season

S.V. Walking Boyz Company also SV WBC or WBC, is a Surinamese association football club based in Paramaribo. They have won the Surinamese Hoofdklasse title three times.^[1] The club play at the Essed Stadion with a capacity of 3,500 spectators, which is also the National Stadium and is shared with several clubs.

History

Walking Boyz Company were founded on 16 January 1997 in Paramaribo. Seven years later the team won its first national championship, winning the first Championship-Super Cup double in Suriname in 2004. WBC went on to win two more national titles in 2006 and 2009, winning the Super Cup (Suriname President's Cup) as well on both occasions.

Due to their results, the club were able to participate in the CFU Club Championship, the International Caribbean club competition which leads to qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League. Their best result was a second round finish of the tournament on two occasions. Losing to Joe Public from Trinidad and Tobago in 2010, and to the Puerto Rico Islanders in the 2011 edition.

Roster

First team squad

as of 30 March 2011^[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SUR Dewkumar Somai 2 DF  SUR Ferdinand Jap-A-Joe 3 MF  SUR Clifton Sandvliet 4 DF  SUR Renando Lupson 5 DF  SUR Clifton Tijn Liep Shie 6 DF  SUR Johannes Asaimi 7 FW  NED Fabian van Dijk 8 MF  SUR Vangelino Sastrodimedjo 9 MF  PER Piero Gonzales 10 FW  SUR Gregory Rigters 11 FW  SUR Bebeto Odang 12 DF  TRI Marlon Filter 14 MF  TRI Mitchel Lynch

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  SUR Vernon Etnel 18 GK  GRN Robert Perre 20 FW  SUR Gino Brandon 20 FW  SUR Iwan Ave 21 FW  BRA Alex 22 GK  SUR Andrew Zebeda 23 MF  NED Milton Koenders 91 GK  NED Aron Kogel 24 FW  CUW Regillo Kemper 25 FW  SUR Garry Sordjo 26 FW  SUR Elias Afonsoewa 30 GK  SUR Jerrell Robert 33 MF  SUR Romano Sordam

List of coaches

• Andy Atmodimedjo (2003–05)
• Roy Vanenburg (2007–10)
• Jimmy Hoepel (2010–12)

Results

International competitions

• 2010 CFU Club Championship

First Round v. Defense Force – 2:1

First Round v. Alpha United – 1:1

First Round v. Centre Bath Estate – 3:0

Second Round v. Joe Public – 0:5

Second Round v. System 3 – 2:0

• 2011 CFU Club Championship

First Stage v. Northern United All Stars – 3:1, 3:0

Second Stage v. Puerto Rico Islanders – 1:1, 0:7

Honours

National

• Hoofdklasse: 3

2004, 2006, 2009

• Beker van Suriname: 1

2009

• Suriname President's Cup: 3

2004, 2006, 2009

Other

• Paramaribo Cup: 3

2007, 2008, 2009

References