2023–24 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey

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Hoofdklasse
Season2023–24
Dates23 September 2023 – 11 May 2024
ChampionsKampong (9th title)
RelegatedHGC
Laren
Schaerweijde
Euro Hockey LeagueBloemendaal
Kampong
Rotterdam
Matches played132
Goals scored591 (4.48 per match)
Top goalscorerJip Janssen (Kampong)
(24 goals)
Biggest home winRotterdam 12–0 HGC
Biggest away winHGC 0–9 Oranje-Rood
Highest scoringRotterdam 12–0 HGC

The 2023–24 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, also known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 51st season of the Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. It began on 23 September 2023 and concluded on 11 May 2024 with the second match of the championship final.[2]

Pinoké were the defending champions, they won their first national title by defeating Bloemendaal 5–1 on aggregate in the 2022–23 championship final.[3] Pinoké were not able to defend their title after they failed to qualify for the championship play-offs.[4] The final was played between Kampong and Rotterdam, Kampong won their ninth Dutch national by defeating Rotterdam 4–3 on aggregate.[5]

Teams[edit]

Twelve teams competed in the league - the top nine teams from the previous season, the winner of the 2022–23 Promotieklasse and the two winners of the 2022–23 relegation play-offs. Laren won the 2022–23 Promotieklasse and replaced Voordaan.

Accommodation and locations[edit]

Team Location Province Accommodation
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
Kampong Utrecht  Utrecht De Klapperboom
Klein Zwitserland The Hague  South Holland Sportpark Klein Zwitserland
Oranje-Rood Eindhoven  North Brabant Sportpark Aalsterweg
Pinoké Amstelveen  North Holland Amsterdamse Bos
Rotterdam Rotterdam  South Holland Hazelaarweg Stadion
Schaerweijde Zeist  Utrecht Sportpark Krakelingweg
Laren Laren  North Holland Sportpark Eemnesserweg

Personnel[edit]

Team Trainer-coach Captain
Amsterdam Netherlands Taco van den Honert Netherlands Boris Burkhardt
Bloemendaal Netherlands Rick Mathijssen Netherlands Thierry Brinkman
Den Bosch Netherlands Nanco Jansonius Netherlands Jasper Tukkers
HDM Netherlands Eric van Driel Netherlands Cédric de Gier
Netherlands Sander Groenheijde
HGC Netherlands Floris van der Linden
Netherlands David van Ass
Netherlands Seve van Ass
Kampong Netherlands Tim Oudenaller Netherlands Lars Balk
Netherlands Jonas de Geus
Klein Zwitserland Netherlands Omar Schlingemann Germany Marco Miltkau
Netherlands David Huussen
Laren Argentina Lucas Rey Netherlands Pieter Paul Houting
Oranje-Rood Belgium Jeroen Baart Netherlands Joep de Mol
Pinoké Netherlands Jesse Mahieu Netherlands Jannis van Hattum
Rotterdam Germany Robin Rösch Netherlands Jeroen Hertzberger
Schaerweijde Netherlands Albert-Kees Manenschijn Netherlands Jan de Wijkerslooth

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing trainer-coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming trainer-coach Date of appointment
Amsterdam Netherlands Alexander Cox[6] End of contract 29 May 2023 Pre-season Netherlands Taco van den Honert[7] 30 May 2023
Laren Netherlands Nanco Jansonius[8] Signed by Den Bosch Argentina Lucas Rey[9]
Den Bosch Netherlands Marc Lammers Assigned a new role Netherlands Nanco Jansonius[8]
HGC Netherlands Bram Lomans[10] Sacked 22 March 2024 9th Netherlands Floris van der Linden
Netherlands David van Ass
22 March 2024

Number of teams by province[edit]

Province Number of teams Teams
 South Holland 4 HDM, HGC, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam
 North Holland 4 Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Pinoké and Laren
 Utrecht 2 Kampong, Schaerweijde
 North Brabant 2 Den Bosch and Oranje-Rood
Total 12

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bloemendaal 22 17 3 2 78 34 +44 54 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
2 Oranje-Rood 22 16 3 3 66 34 +32 51 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Kampong (C) 22 15 2 5 63 32 +31 47 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
4 Rotterdam 22 15 1 6 71 39 +32 46
5 Pinoké 22 12 4 6 48 35 +13 40
6 Den Bosch 22 8 4 10 59 54 +5 28
7 Klein Zwitserland 22 7 4 11 35 42 −7 25
8 Amsterdam 22 6 4 12 40 53 −13 22
9 HDM 22 5 6 11 43 59 −16 21
10 HGC (R) 22 3 7 12 34 74 −40 16 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Laren (R) 22 3 3 16 30 67 −37 12
12 Schaerweijde (R) 22 3 3 16 24 68 −44 12 Relegation to the Promotieklasse
Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[11]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AMS BLO DB HDM HGC KAM KZ LAR OR PIN ROT SCH
Amsterdam 0–1 1–1 5–2 0–1 0–1 1–4 2–1 2–3 1–4 2–4 5–0
Bloemendaal 7–1 2–1 9–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 5–2 3–3 3–2 4–2 7–1
Den Bosch 3–3 2–3 3–1 4–4 4–1 2–3 4–1 2–3 5–2 3–7 5–0
HDM 1–1 2–4 1–2 3–3 2–2 1–1 5–1 1–2 0–2 2–4 2–1
HGC 3–3 2–6 2–4 1–3 0–4 2–3 3–3 0–9 1–1 2–4 4–1
Kampong 5–2 0–2 3–1 5–4 3–0 0–1 6–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–1
Klein Zwitserland 0–1 3–5 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–4 1–2 1–1 2–1
Laren 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–4 2–1 2–7 1–2 1–5 0–1 3–7 0–1
Oranje-Rood 4–2 2–2 3–2 2–1 3–0 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–2 6–3 3–1
Pinoké 2–0 2–1 4–4 1–1 3–1 3–5 4–2 4–0 1–3 2–1 4–0
Rotterdam 4–2 4–2 2–1 4–0 12–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1
Schaerweijde 1–4 0–4 3–4 3–4 1–1 0–7 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–5
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player[12] Club FG PC PS Goals
1 Netherlands Jip Janssen Kampong 1 20 3 24
2 Netherlands Jeroen Hertzberger Rotterdam 11 8 3 22
3 Netherlands Boris Burkhardt Amsterdam 8 12 1 21
4 Netherlands Timo Boers Den Bosch 1 15 2 18
5 New Zealand Sam Lane Oranje-Rood 7 8 0 15
6 Netherlands Thierry Brinkman Bloemendaal 13 1 0 14
Netherlands Joep Troost Pinoké 7 7 0
8 Netherlands Koen Bijen Den Bosch 11 2 0 13
9 Netherlands Duco Telgenkamp Kampong 11 1 0 12
Spain Marc Miralles Bloemendaal 4 5 3
Belgium Alexander Hendrickx Pinoké 0 10 2

Play–offs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Bloemendaal213
 
 
 
Rotterdam13 4
 
Rotterdam123
 
 
 
Kampong22 4
 
Oranje-Rood022
 
 
Kampong14 5
 

Semi-finals[edit]

18 May 2024
18:00
Rotterdam 1–2 Bloemendaal
T. van der Heijden field hockey ball 14' Hiebendaal field hockey ball 6'
Van der Veen field hockey ball 41'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
20 May 2024
14:00
Bloemendaal 1–3 Rotterdam
Schut field hockey ball 7' field hockey ball 3' Hortensius
field hockey ball 21' Lucieer
field hockey ball 60' Hoedemakers
Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal

Rotterdam won 4–3 on aggregate.


18 May 2024
14:00
Kampong 1–0 Oranje-Rood
Marree field hockey ball 5'
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
20 May 2024
18:00
Oranje-Rood 2–4 Kampong
Stockbroekx field hockey ball 11'
Bams field hockey ball 55'
Van Bijnen field hockey ball 4'
Janssen field hockey ball 25'44'
Telgenkamp field hockey ball 54'
Sportpark Aalsterweg, Eindhoven

Kampong won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final[edit]

25 May 2024
16:00
Rotterdam 1–2 Kampong
Hertzberger field hockey ball 34' Report Lageman field hockey ball 7'
Janssen field hockey ball 56'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
26 May 2024
16:00
Kampong 2–2 Rotterdam
Janssen field hockey ball 5'59' Report Hertzberger field hockey ball 10'
Van Dam field hockey ball 22'
De Klapperboom, Utrecht

Kampong won 4–3 on aggregate to win their ninth national title.

Relegation play-offs[edit]

The relegation play-offs took place on 1 and 2 June 2024.[13]

Overview[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hurley 5–5 (4–2 s.o.) HGC 4–3 1–2
SCHC 9–8 Laren 4–4 5–4

Matches[edit]

1 June 2024
16:00
HGC 3–4 Hurley
Van Ass field hockey ball 46'56'
Figge field hockey ball 51'
Report Huisman field hockey ball
Voskuil field hockey ball 20'
Aerts field hockey ball 22'45'
Roggewoning, Wassenaar
2 June 2024
16:00
Hurley 1–2 HGC
Huisman field hockey ball 55' Report Figge field hockey ball 2'
Van Ass field hockey ball 10'
Penalties
4–2
Amsterdamse Bos, Amstelveen

5–5 on aggregate, Hurley won 4–2 after a shoot-out and were promoted to the Hoofdklasse, while HGC were relegated to the Promotieklasse.


1 June 2024
16:00
Laren 4–4 SCHC
Selles field hockey ball 1'56'
Bain field hockey ball 11'
Schramel field hockey ball 56'
Report Jaspers field hockey ball 29'
Sweering field hockey ball 34'41'
Terwel field hockey ball 49'
Sportpark Eemnesserweg, Laren
2 June 2024
16:00
SCHC 5–4 Laren
Terwel field hockey ball 7'35'
Hafkamp field hockey ball 24'
Empey field hockey ball 32'
Sweering field hockey ball 60'
Report Bain field hockey ball 8'
Krüger field hockey ball 50'
Schramel field hockey ball 55'
Zarate field hockey ball 58'
Sportpark Kees Boekelaan, Bilthoven

SCHC won 9–8 on aggregate and were promoted to the Hoofdklasse, while Laren were relegated to the Promotieklasse.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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