The Lidbondentoernooi is an association football tournament in Suriname

Suriname

Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...

 to decide which third tier clubs in the Randdistrictentoernooi

Randdistrictentoernooi

The Surinamese Randdistrictentoernooi is the third-tier of association football in Suriname. The league is sanctioned by the Surinamese Voetbal Board....

 are promoted to the second-tier Eerste Klasse

Surinamese Eerste Klasse

The Surinamese Eerste Klasse is second-highest division overall in the Surinamese football league system after the Hoofdklasse, where the top club is promoted to...

. The tournament features the champions and runners-up of each individual district's "Hoofdklasse" and pits them pool-play against other district champions and finalists.

The winners of each pool play in a home-away leg knockout tournament en route to the championship match. The champion earns direct qualification to the Eerste Klasse, while the finalist has to play another two-leg series against the ninth-place Eerste Klasse club.