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.
Sport | Field hockey |
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Founded | 1981 |
First season | 1981–82 |
Administrator | KNHB |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | Netherlands |
Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
Most recent champion(s) | Amsterdam (21st title) (2022–23) |
Most titles | Amsterdam Den Bosch (21 titles) |
TV partner(s) | NOS Ziggo Sport |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Promotieklasse |
Domestic cup(s) | Gold Cup |
International cup(s) | Euro Hockey League |
Amsterdam are the current champions, having won the 2022–23 season by defeating SCHC in the championship final.[2] Amsterdam and Den Bosch both won 21 titles.
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]
Team | Location | Province | Accommodation |
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Amsterdam | Amstelveen | North Holland | Wagener Stadium |
Bloemendaal | Bloemendaal | North Holland | Sportpark 't Kopje |
Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | North Brabant | Sportpark Oosterplas |
HDM | The Hague | South Holland | Sportpark Duinzigt |
HGC | Wassenaar | South Holland | De Roggewoning |
Hurley | Amstelveen | North Holland | Amsterdamse Bos |
Kampong | Utrecht | Utrecht | De Klapperboom |
Klein Zwitserland | The Hague | South Holland | Sportpark Klein Zwitserland |
Pinoké | Amstelveen | North Holland | Amsterdamse Bos |
Rotterdam | Rotterdam | South Holland | Hazelaarweg Stadion |
SCHC | Bilthoven | Utrecht | Sportpark Kees Broekelaan |
Tilburg | Tilburg | North Brabant | Sportpark Oude Warande |
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Season | Champions[4] | Runners-up | Top goalscorer (Club) | Goals |
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1981–82 | HGC (1) | Amsterdam | Sandra Le Poole (Amsterdam) | 31 |
1982–83 | Amsterdam (12) | HGC | Lisanne Lejeune (HGC) | 21 |
1983–84 | Amsterdam (13) | Hilversum | Helen van der Ben (Amsterdam) | 25 |
1984–85 | HGC (2) | Amsterdam | Lisanne Lejeune (HGC) | 31 |
1985–86 | HGC (3) | Hilversum | Lisanne Lejeune (HGC) | 38 |
1986–87 | Amsterdam (14) | HGC | Lisanne Lejeune (HGC) | 46 |
1987–88 | HGC (4) | Amsterdam | Lisanne Lejeune (HGC) | 34 |
1988–89 | Amsterdam (15) | HGC | Helen van der Ben (Amsterdam) | 24 |
1989–90 | HGC (5) | Amsterdam | Helen van der Ben (Amsterdam) | 22 |
1990–91 | Amsterdam (16) | HGC | Helen van der Ben (Amsterdam) | 25 |
1991–92 | Amsterdam (17) | HGC | Wietske de Ruiter (HGC) | 46 |
1992–93 | HGC (6) | Amsterdam | Wietske de Ruiter (HGC) Mieketine Wouters (Amsterdam) |
20 |
1993–94 | Kampong (1) | MOP | Frederiek Grijpma (Laren) | 20 |
1994–95 | Kampong (2) | HGC | Wietske de Ruiter (HGC) | 26 |
1995–96 | HGC (7) | Kampong | Wietske de Ruiter (HGC) | 21 |
1996–97 | HGC (8) | Amsterdam | Suzan van der Wielen (HGC) Mieketine Wouters (Amsterdam) |
20 |
1997–98 | Den Bosch (1) | Amsterdam | Suzan van der Wielen (HGC) Pietie Coetzee (Amsterdam) |
22 |
1998–99 | Den Bosch (2) | Amsterdam | Frederiek Grijpma (Amsterdam) | 22 |
1999–2000 | Den Bosch (3) | Amsterdam | Ageeth Boomgaardt (Den Bosch) | 25 |
2000–01 | Den Bosch (4) | Rotterdam | Mieketine Wouters (Laren) | 25 |
2001–02 | Den Bosch (5) | Rotterdam | Mijntje Donners (Den Bosch) | 36 |
2002–03 | Den Bosch (6) | Laren | Alyson Annan (Klein Zwitserland) | 26 |
2003–04 | Den Bosch (7) | Amsterdam | Ageeth Boomgaardt (Den Bosch) | 36 |
2004–05 | Den Bosch (8) | Amsterdam | Mijntje Donners (Den Bosch) | 33 |
2005–06 | Den Bosch (9) | Amsterdam | Mijntje Donners (Den Bosch) | 25 |
2006–07 | Den Bosch (10) | Amsterdam | Kim Lammers (Laren) | 34 |
2007–08 | Den Bosch (11) | Amsterdam | Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch) | 23 |
2008–09 | Amsterdam (18) | Den Bosch | Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch) | 44 |
2009–10 | Den Bosch (12) | Laren | Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch) | 27 |
2010–11 | Den Bosch (13) | Laren | Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch) | 43 |
2011–12 | Den Bosch (14) | Laren | Kim Lammers (Laren) | 40 |
2012–13 | Amsterdam (19) | Den Bosch | Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch) | 37 |
2013–14 | Den Bosch (15) | SCHC | Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch) | 29 |
2014–15 | Den Bosch (16) | SCHC | Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch) | 32 |
2015–16 | Den Bosch (17) | Amsterdam | Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch) | 31 |
2016–17 | Den Bosch (18) | Amsterdam | Maartje Paumen (Den Bosch) | 23 |
2017–18 | Den Bosch (19) | Amsterdam | Pien van Nes (HDM) Charlotte Vega (Amsterdam) Caia van Maasakker (SCHC) |
16 |
2018–19 | Amsterdam (20) | Den Bosch | Ginella Zerbo (SCHC) | 24 |
2019–20 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[5] | Frédérique Matla (Den Bosch) | 25 | |
2020–21 | Den Bosch (20) | Amsterdam | Frédérique Matla (Den Bosch) | 24 |
2021–22 | Den Bosch (21) | SCHC | Frédérique Matla (Den Bosch) | 35 |
2022–23 | Amsterdam (21) | SCHC | Yibbi Jansen (SCHC) | 23 |
2023–24 |
Club | Championships | Seasons won |
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Amsterdam | 21 | 1936–37, 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 |
Den Bosch | 21 | 1997–98, 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 |
HOC | 14 | 1920–21, 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 |
BDHC | 12 | 1935–36, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67 |
HGC | 8 | 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97 |
Oranje Zwart | 3 | 1955–56, 1968–69, 1969–70 |
EMHC | 1956–57, 1965–66, 1967–68 | |
Kampong | 2 | 1993–94, 1994–95 |
Were Di | 1976–77, 1977–78 | |
HHIJC | 1947–48, 1953–54 | |
Rood-Wit | 1938–39, 1945–46 | |
De Kieviten | 1 | 1972–73 |
Union | 1959–60 | |
Gooische | 1952–53 |
Province | Championships | Clubs |
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North Holland | 35 | Amsterdam (20), BDHC (12), Rood-Wit (2), Gooische (1) |
North Brabant | 29 | Den Bosch (21), Oranje Zwart (3), EMHC (3), Were Di (2) |
South Holland | 25 | HOC (14), HGC (8), HHIJC (2), De Kieviten (1) |
Utrecht | 2 | Kampong (2) |
Gelderland | 1 | Union (1) |
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]