Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey

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.

Hoofdklasse
SportField hockey
Founded1981 (1981)
Inaugural season1981–82
AdministratorKNHB
No. of teams12
CountryNetherlands
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		Amsterdam (21st title)
(2022–23)
Most titlesAmsterdam
Den Bosch (21 titles)
TV partner(s)NOS
Ziggo Sport
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toPromotieklasse
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.

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]

Clubs
2022–23 Women's Hoofdklasse teams

Accommodation and locations
TeamLocationProvinceAccommodation
AmsterdamAmstelveen North HollandWagener Stadium
BloemendaalBloemendaal North HollandSportpark 't Kopje
Den Bosch's-Hertogenbosch North BrabantSportpark Oosterplas
HDMThe Hague South HollandSportpark Duinzigt
HGCWassenaar South HollandDe Roggewoning
HurleyAmstelveen North HollandAmsterdamse Bos
KampongUtrecht UtrechtDe Klapperboom
Klein ZwitserlandThe Hague South HollandSportpark Klein Zwitserland
PinokéAmstelveen North HollandAmsterdamse Bos
RotterdamRotterdam South HollandHazelaarweg Stadion
SCHCBilthoven UtrechtSportpark Kees Broekelaan
TilburgTilburg North BrabantSportpark Oude Warande

List of champions

National champions (1920–1981)
No. Season Champions
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. Season Champions
161936–37Amsterdam (1)
171937–38Amsterdam (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)
211948–49Amsterdam (3)
221949–50BDHC (2)
231950–51BDHC (3)
No. Season Champions
241951–52BDHC (4)
251952–53Gooische (1)
261953–54HHIJC (2)
271954–55BDHC (5)
281955–56Oranje Zwart (1)
291956–57EMHC (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)
371965–66EMHC (2)
No. Season Champions
381966–67BDHC (12)
391967–68EMHC (3)
401968–69Oranje Zwart (2)
411969–70Oranje Zwart (3)
421970–71Amsterdam (4)
431971–72Amsterdam (5)
441972–73De Kieviten (1)
451973–74Amsterdam (6)
461974–75Amsterdam (7)
471975–76Amsterdam (8)
481976–77Were Di (1)
491977–78Were Di (2)
501978–79Amsterdam (9)
511979–80Amsterdam (10)
521980–81Amsterdam (11)

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

Champions

By club
Club Championships Seasons won
Amsterdam211936–37, 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 Bosch211997–98, 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
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
HGC81981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97
Oranje Zwart31955–56, 1968–69, 1969–70
EMHC1956–57, 1965–66, 1967–68
Kampong21993–94, 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 Championships Clubs
 North Holland35Amsterdam (20), BDHC (12), Rood-Wit (2), Gooische (1)
 North Brabant29Den Bosch (21), Oranje Zwart (3), EMHC (3), Were Di (2)
 South Holland25HOC (14), HGC (8), HHIJC (2), De Kieviten (1)
 Utrecht2Kampong (2)
 Gelderland1Union (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. "Hockeysters Amsterdam rekenen na shoot-outs af met SCHC en veroveren landstitel". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  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.
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