HC Klein Zwitserland

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Klein Zwitserland
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Full nameHockey Club Klein Zwitserland
Nickname(s)De Steenbokken (The Capricorns)
Short nameKZ
League Men's Hoofdklasse
Women's Hoofdklasse
Founded20 September 1908;116 years ago (1908-09-20)
Home ground Sportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague
Website Club website
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Hockey Club Klein Zwitserland, commonly known as Klein Zwitserland, is a Dutch professional field hockey club based in The Hague, South Holland.

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The women and men's first teams compete in the hoofdklasse, the highest league of Dutch field hockey.

Founded on 20 September 1908, the club was incredibly successful during the 1970s, winning 8 national titles in a row. The first men's team played continuously on the highest level of Dutch hockey from 1974 until 2007. After promoting twice in a row they have been back in the hoofdklasse since 2018.

Honours

Men

Hoofdklasse

Gold Cup

EuroHockey Club Champions Cup:

Hoofdklasse Indoor

Players

Current squad

Men's squad

As of 13 September 2024 [2]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
1GKFlag of the Netherlands.svg NED Koene Schaper(Captain)
6MFFlag of the Netherlands.svg NED Lucas Middendorp
7FWFlag of the Netherlands.svg NED Nick van Trigt
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Daan Smits
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Lars Daniels
10FWFlag of the Netherlands.svg NED Willem van Campen
11Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Jonas Ellerman
12MFFlag of the Netherlands.svg NED Ties Klinkhamer
13DFFlag of South Africa.svg RSA Chad Futcher
14DFFlag of the United States.svg USA Aki Käppeler
15DFFlag of the Netherlands.svg NED Douwe Steens
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18FWFlag of Argentina.svg ARG Lucas Toscani
19DFFlag of the Netherlands.svg NED Pepijn Jones
20FWFlag of the Netherlands.svg NED Maurik Smits
21Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Elout Kielman
22FWFlag of Germany.svg GER Marco Miltkau (Captain)
23FWFlag of Argentina.svg ARG Nicolás Keenan
24DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg AUS Matthew Swann
25GKFlag of the Netherlands.svg NED Lars Zijderveld
27FWFlag of Spain.svg ESP Albert Béltran
28Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE Štěpán Klaban
35MFFlag of Germany.svg GER Adrian Lehmann-Richter

Women's squad

Head coach: Razwan Mehmood Ahmed

As of 2022 [3]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
2DFFlag of New Zealand.svg NZL Kaitlin Cotter
3MFFlag of Japan.svg JPN Moeka Tsubouchi
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Sabine van Silfhout
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Maud de Kok
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Sietske Brüning
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Meike Tjaberinga
8FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg AUS Lexie Pickering
9MFFlag of South Africa.svg RSA Kristen Paton
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Philine Vinkesteijn
11DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg AUS Kaitlin Nobbs
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Bibi Donraadt
13Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Bernice van Aken
15MFFlag of the United States.svg USA Fusine Govaert
16Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Nanne Eijkman
18FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg AUS Alice Arnott
19Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Pepita Rademakers
20Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Kirsen Ender
21Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Fleur Hofman
25FWFlag of Japan.svg JPN Kaho Tanaka
33Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Anne-Louise Nijdam

Notable players

Men's internationals

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of England.svg  England/Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Women's internationals

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of England.svg  England/Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

References

  1. ↑ Goossens, Chloë (28 April 2022). "KZ kroont zich tot bekerkampioen na heerlijke Haagse buren-clash". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Spelerslijsten Hoofdklasse seizoen 2024-2025" (PDF) (in Dutch). 23 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Klein Zwitserland Dames 1 – spelers en staf 2022/2023" (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2023.

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