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Sport | Field hockey |
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Founded | 1973 |
First season | 1973–74 |
Administrator | KNHB |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | Netherlands |
Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
Most recent champion(s) | Pinoké (1st title) (2022–23) |
Most titles | Bloemendaal (22 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Viaplay NOS |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Promotieklasse |
Domestic cup(s) | Gold Cup |
International cup(s) | Euro Hockey League |
The Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, currently known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the men's top division of field hockey in the Netherlands. The league ranks first in the European league ranking table.[2] The league was established in 1973, and before the league existed the champions of the several district played in a championship pool to determine the national champion.
Kampong are the current champions, having won the 2023–24 season by defeating Rotterdam in the championship final. Bloemendaal has the most titles with 22 followed by Amsterdam with 21.
Format
The season starts in August or September of each year and is interrupted by the indoor hockey season from November to February. From March the outdoor season will be continued. The league is played by twelve teams who play each other twice and who compete for four spots in the championship play-offs. The number one and four and the number two and three play each other in the semi-final and the winners qualify for the final where the winner will be crowned champion. Each semi-final and the final consist of two-leg matches, with the winner determined by the highest aggregate score over both home and away games. The last placed team is relegated to the second division, the Promotieklasse.[3] The eleventh-placed team plays in a relegation play-off against the runners-up of the Promotieklasse and the tenth-placed team plays a relegation play-off against the third-placed from the Promotieklasse.[3] The winners of these matches will play the next season in the Hoofdklasse.[3]
Clubs
Accommodation and locations
Team | Location | Province | Accommodation |
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Amsterdam | Amstelveen | ![]() |
Wagener Stadium |
Bloemendaal | Bloemendaal | ![]() |
Sportpark 't Kopje |
Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | ![]() |
Sportpark Oosterplas |
HDM | The Hague | ![]() |
Sportpark Duinzigt |
HGC | Wassenaar | ![]() |
De Roggewoning |
Kampong | Utrecht | ![]() |
De Klapperboom |
Klein Zwitserland | The Hague | ![]() |
Sportpark Klein Zwitserland |
Laren | Laren | ![]() |
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Oranje-Rood | Eindhoven | ![]() |
Sportpark Aalsterweg |
Pinoké | Amstelveen | ![]() |
Amsterdamse Bos |
Rotterdam | Rotterdam | ![]() |
Hazelaarweg Stadion |
Schaerweijde | Zeist | ![]() |
Sportpark Krakelingweg |
List of champions
National champions (1897–1973)
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Hoofdklasse era (1973–present)
Champions
By club
Club | Championships | Runners-up | Seasons won |
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Bloemendaal | 22 | 13 | 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22 |
Amsterdam | 21 | 15 | 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1974–75, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2011–12 |
Kampong | 9 | 9 | 1967–68, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1984–85, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2023-24 |
Venlo | 8 | 10 | 1938–39, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1966–67 |
HDM | 5 | 1923–24, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1991–92 | |
Klein Zwitserland | 2 | 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 | |
TOGO | 7 | 2 | 1912–13, 1913–14, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1953–54, 1956–57 |
Oranje Zwart | 4 | 4 | 2004–05, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 |
HHIJC | 4 | 1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52 | |
Haarlemsche HBC | 3 | 3 | 1899–1900, 1902–03, 1904–05 |
Laren | 1 | 1955–56, 1960–61, 1968–69 | |
De Musschen | 1 | 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12 | |
HGC | 2 | 10 | 1989–90, 1995–96 |
HHV | 3 | 1906–07, 1908–09 | |
Den Bosch | 2 | 1997–98, 2000–01 | |
HMHC | 2 | 1903–04, 1905–06 | |
Haagsche HBC | 1 | 1898–99, 1900–01 | |
Tilburg | 0 | 1959–60, 1969–70 | |
HTCC | 1 | 5 | 1970–71 |
Rotterdam | 3 | 2012–13 | |
Hilversum | 1 | 1943–44 | |
Pinoké | 1 | 2022–23 | |
SCHC | 0 | 1958–59 | |
DSHC | 0 | 1957–58 | |
BMHC | 0 | 1937–38 | |
ODIS | 0 | 1907–08 | |
Deventer | 0 | 7 | |
PW | 5 | ||
Breda | 3 | ||
HOC | 2 | ||
DKS | 1 | ||
EMHC | 1 | ||
Gooi | 1 | ||
Hattem | 1 |
By province
Province | Championships | Runners-up | Winning clubs |
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54 | 37 | Bloemendaal (22), Amsterdam (21), Haarlemsche HBC (3), Laren (3), De Musschen (3), Hilversum (1), Pinoké (1), BMHC (1) |
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38 | 34 | HDM (8), Klein Zwitserland (8), TOGO (7), HHIJC (4), HGC (2), HHV (2), HMHC (2), Haagsche HBC (2), Rotterdam (1), DSHC (1), ODIS (1) |
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10 | 9 | Kampong (9), SCHC (1) |
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9 | 15 | Oranje Zwart (4), Den Bosch (2), Tilburg (2), HTCC (1) |
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8 | 10 | Venlo (8) |
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Media coverage
Since 2015, almost every Sunday, one match from either the men's or the women's league is broadcast live by either Ziggo Sport or the NOS.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Tulp hoofdsponsor en naamgever Hoofdklasse Heren". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "ENGLAND'S MEN THE BIG WINNERS IN EHL RANKING TABLE". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Promotie-/degradatieregeling Bondscompetitie 2018-2019" (PDF). www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Field hockey - Men's Dutch National Championship - Prize list". www.the-sports.org. TheSports.org. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Hockeybond schrapt alle competities, geen promotie of degradatie". nos.nl (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Scholte, Jolien (11 November 2015). "Ziggo Sport zendt wedstrijden Hoofdklasse live uit op zondagen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2019.