Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey

Last updated
Hoofdklasse
Most recent season or competition:
2024–25 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey
Sport Field hockey
Founded1981;44 years ago (1981)
First season1981–82
Administrator KNHB
No. of teams12
CountryNetherlands
Confederation EHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
Den Bosch (23rd title)
(2024–25)
Most titles Den Bosch (23 titles)
Broadcaster(s) NOS
Ziggo Sport
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toPromotieklasse
Domestic cup(s)Gold Cup
International cup(s) Euro Hockey League

The Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey is the women's top division of Field hockey in the Netherlands. The league ranks first in the European league ranking table. [1] The league was established in 1981 and before the league existed the champions of the several districts played in a championship pool to determine the national champion.

Contents

Den Bosch are the current champions, having won the 2024–25 season by defeating SCHC in the championship final. [2] Den Bosch has the most titles with 23 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. 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]

Teams

Accommodation and locations

TeamLocation Province Accommodation
Amsterdam Amstelveen Flag of North Holland.svg  North Holland Wagener Stadium
Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch North Brabant-Flag.svg  North Brabant Sportpark Oosterplas
HDM The Hague Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg  South Holland Sportpark Duinzigt
HGC Wassenaar Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg  South Holland De Roggewoning
Huizen Naarden Flag of North Holland.svg  North Holland Sportpark Bestevaer
Hurley Amstelveen Flag of North Holland.svg  North Holland Amsterdamse Bos
Kampong Utrecht Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg  Utrecht De Klapperboom
Oranje-Rood Eindhoven North Brabant-Flag.svg  North Brabant Sportpark Aalsterweg
Rotterdam Rotterdam Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg  South Holland Hazelaarweg Stadion
Pinoké Amstelveen Flag of North Holland.svg  North Holland Amsterdamse Bos
SCHC Bilthoven Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg  Utrecht Sportpark Kees Broekelaan
Tilburg Tilburg North Brabant-Flag.svg  North Brabant Oude Warande

List of champions

National champions (1920–1981)

No.SeasonChampions
11920–21HOC (1)
21921–22HOC (2)
31922–23HOC (3)
41923–24HOC (4)
51924–25HOC (5)
61925–26HOC (6)
71926–27HOC (7)
81927–28HOC (8)
1928–29Not held
91929–30HOC (9)
101930–31HOC (10)
111931–32HOC (11)
121932–33HOC (12)
131933–34HOC (13)
141934–35HOC (14)
151935–36BDHC (1)
No.SeasonChampions
161936–37 Amsterdam (1)
171937–38 Amsterdam (2)
181938–39Rood-Wit (1)
1939–40Not held
1940–41Not held
1941–42Not held
1942–43Not held
1943–44Not held
1944–45Not held
191945–46Rood-Wit (2)
1946–47Not held
201947–48HHIJC (1)
211948–49 Amsterdam (3)
221949–50BDHC (2)
231950–51BDHC (3)
No.SeasonChampions
241951–52BDHC (4)
251952–53Gooische (1)
261953–54HHIJC (2)
271954–55BDHC (5)
281955–56 Oranje Zwart (1)
291956–57 EMHC (1)
301957–58BDHC (6)
311958–59BDHC (7)
321959–60Union (1)
331960–61BDHC (8)
341961–62BDHC (9)
1962–63Not held
351963–64BDHC (10)
361964–65BDHC (11)
371965–66 EMHC (2)
No.SeasonChampions
381966–67BDHC (12)
391967–68 EMHC (3)
401968–69 Oranje Zwart (2)
411969–70 Oranje Zwart (3)
421970–71 Amsterdam (4)
431971–72 Amsterdam (5)
441972–73De Kieviten (1)
451973–74 Amsterdam (6)
461974–75 Amsterdam (7)
471975–76 Amsterdam (8)
481976–77Were Di (1)
491977–78Were Di (2)
501978–79 Amsterdam (9)
511979–80 Amsterdam (10)
521980–81 Amsterdam (11)

Hoofdklasse era (1981–present)

SeasonChampions [4] Runners-upTop goalscorer (Club)Goals
1981–82 HGC (1) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sandra Le Poole (Amsterdam)31
1982–83 Amsterdam (12) HGC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lisanne Lejeune (HGC)21
1983–84 Amsterdam (13)Hilversum Flag of the Netherlands.svg Helen van der Ben (Amsterdam)25
1984–85 HGC (2) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lisanne Lejeune (HGC)31
1985–86 HGC (3)Hilversum Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lisanne Lejeune (HGC)38
1986–87 Amsterdam (14) HGC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lisanne Lejeune (HGC)46
1987–88 HGC (4) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lisanne Lejeune (HGC)34
1988–89 Amsterdam (15) HGC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Helen van der Ben (Amsterdam)24
1989–90 HGC (5) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Helen van der Ben (Amsterdam)22
1990–91 Amsterdam (16) HGC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Helen van der Ben (Amsterdam)25
1991–92 Amsterdam (17) HGC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wietske de Ruiter (HGC)46
1992–93 HGC (6) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wietske de Ruiter (HGC)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mieketine Wouters (Amsterdam)
20
1993–94 Kampong (1)MOP Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frederiek Grijpma (Laren)20
1994–95 Kampong (2) HGC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wietske de Ruiter (HGC)26
1995–96 HGC (7) Kampong Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wietske de Ruiter (HGC)21
1996–97 HGC (8) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Suzan van der Wielen (HGC)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mieketine Wouters (Amsterdam)
20
1997–98 Den Bosch (1) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Suzan van der Wielen (HGC)
Flag of South Africa.svg Pietie Coetzee (Amsterdam)
22
1998–99 Den Bosch (2) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frederiek Grijpma (Amsterdam)22
1999–2000 Den Bosch (3) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ageeth Boomgaardt (Den Bosch)25
2000–01 Den Bosch (4) Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mieketine Wouters (Laren)25
2001–02 Den Bosch (5) Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mijntje Donners (Den Bosch)36
2002–03 Den Bosch (6) Laren Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alyson Annan (Klein Zwitserland)26
2003–04 Den Bosch (7) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ageeth Boomgaardt (Den Bosch)36
2004–05 Den Bosch (8) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mijntje Donners (Den Bosch)33
2005–06 Den Bosch (9) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mijntje Donners (Den Bosch)25
2006–07 Den Bosch (10) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kim Lammers (Laren)34
2007–08 Den Bosch (11) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch)23
2008–09 Amsterdam (18) Den Bosch Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch)44
2009–10 Den Bosch (12) Laren Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch)27
2010–11 Den Bosch (13) Laren Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch)43
2011–12 Den Bosch (14) Laren Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kim Lammers (Laren)40
2012–13 Amsterdam (19) Den Bosch Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch)37
2013–14 Den Bosch (15) SCHC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch)29
2014–15 Den Bosch (16) SCHC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch)32
2015–16 Den Bosch (17) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch)31
2016–17 Den Bosch (18) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch)23
2017–18 Den Bosch (19) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pien van Nes (HDM)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Charlotte Vega (Amsterdam)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caia van Maasakker (SCHC)
16
2018–19 Amsterdam (20) Den Bosch Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ginella Zerbo (SCHC)24
2019–20Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. [5] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frédérique Matla (Den Bosch)25
2020–21 Den Bosch (20) Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frédérique Matla (Den Bosch)24
2021–22 Den Bosch (21) SCHC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frédérique Matla (Den Bosch)35
2022–23 Amsterdam (21) SCHC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yibbi Jansen (SCHC)23
2023–24 Den Bosch (22) SCHC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frédérique Matla (Den Bosch)27
2024–25 Den Bosch (23) SCHC Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frédérique Matla (Den Bosch)22

Champions

By club

ClubChampionshipsSeasons won
Den Bosch 231997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023-24, 2024-25
Amsterdam 211936–37, 1937–38, 1948–49, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2022–23
HOC141920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35
BDHC121935–36, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67
HGC 81981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97
Oranje Zwart 31955–56, 1968–69, 1969–70
EMHC 1956–57, 1965–66, 1967–68
Kampong 21993–94, 1994–95
Were Di1976–77, 1977–78
HHIJC1947–48, 1953–54
Rood-Wit1938–39, 1945–46
De Kieviten11972–73
Union1959–60
Gooische1952–53

By province

Province ChampionshipsClubs
Flag of North Holland.svg  North Holland 36 Amsterdam (21), BDHC (12), Rood-Wit (2), Gooische (1)
North Brabant-Flag.svg  North Brabant 31 Den Bosch (23), Oranje Zwart (3), EMHC (3), Were Di (2)
Flag of Zuid-Holland.svg  South Holland 25HOC (14), HGC (8), HHIJC (2), De Kieviten (1)
Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg  Utrecht 2 Kampong (2)
Flag of Gelderland.svg  Gelderland 1Union (1)

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

  1. "EHL Women's Rankings Table Revealed as Surbiton First Side to Qualify". ehlhockey.tv. Euro Hockey League. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. "Match winner Matla about wasting time: 'Didn't mean it arrogantly'". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Promotie-/degradatieregeling Bondscompetitie 2018-2019" (PDF). www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. "Field hockey - Women's Dutch National Championship - Prize list". www.the-sports.org. TheSports.org. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "Hockeybond schrapt alle competities, geen promotie of degradatie". nos.nl (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. Scholte, Jolien (11 November 2015). "Ziggo Sport zendt wedstrijden Hoofdklasse live uit op zondagen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2019.