2023–24 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey

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Hoofdklasse
Season2023–24
Dates23 September 2023 – 11 May 2024
Matches played114
Goals scored493 (4.32 per match)
Top goalscorerJip Janssen (Kampong)
(20 goals)
Biggest home winBloemendaal 9–2 HDM
(23 March 2024)
Biggest away winHGC 0–9 Oranje-Rood
(7 October 2023)
Highest scoringBloemendaal 9–2 HDM
(23 March 2024)
All statistics correct as of 21 April 2024.

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

Bloemendaal were the three-time defending champions.[3] They lost 5–1 on aggregate in the championship final to Pinoké who won their first national title and are the defending champions for this season.[4]

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[5] End of contract 29 May 2023 Pre-season Netherlands Taco van den Honert[6] 30 May 2023
Laren Netherlands Nanco Jansonius[7] Signed by Den Bosch Argentina Lucas Rey[8]
Den Bosch Netherlands Marc Lammers Assigned a new role Netherlands Nanco Jansonius[7]
HGC Netherlands Bram Lomans[9] 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 19 15 2 2 71 30 +41 47 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
2 Oranje-Rood 19 14 2 3 60 30 +30 44 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Kampong 19 13 2 4 50 25 +25 41
4 Pinoké 19 12 4 3 41 22 +19 40
5 Rotterdam 19 12 1 6 53 36 +17 37
6 Den Bosch 19 7 3 9 50 46 +4 24
7 Klein Zwitserland 19 6 4 9 33 38 −5 22
8 Amsterdam 19 5 2 12 29 45 −16 17
9 HDM 19 4 5 10 33 50 −17 17
10 HGC 19 3 5 11 28 56 −28 14 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Schaerweijde 19 3 3 13 20 60 −40 12
12 Laren 19 2 3 14 25 55 −30 9 Relegation to the Promotieklasse
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[10]

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AMS BLO DB HDM HGC KAM KZ LAR OR PIN ROT SCH
Amsterdam 0–1 1–1 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 5–2 3–3 4–2 7–1
Den Bosch 2–3 3–1 4–4 4–1 2–3 4–1 2–3 3–7 5–0
HDM 1–1 2–4 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–4 2–1
HGC 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 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
Laren 1–2 1–2 2–4 2–1 2–7 1–2 1–5 0–1 3–7 0–1
Oranje-Rood 4–2 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 4–2 4–0 1–3 2–1 4–0
Rotterdam 4–2 4–2 2–1 4–0 1–2 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 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player[11] Club FG PC PS Goals
1 Netherlands Jip Janssen Kampong 1 18 1 20
2 Netherlands Boris Burkhardt Amsterdam 7 10 1 18
3 Netherlands Jeroen Hertzberger Rotterdam 9 6 2 17
4 New Zealand Sam Lane Oranje-Rood 7 8 0 15
Netherlands Timo Boers Den Bosch 1 13 1
6 Netherlands Thierry Brinkman Bloemendaal 13 1 0 14
7 Netherlands Joep Troost Pinoké 6 7 0 13
8 Belgium Thibeau Stockbroekx Oranje-Rood 10 0 0 10
United States Aki Käppeler Klein Zwitserland 0 5 5
Spain Marc Miralles Bloemendaal 4 3 3
Netherlands Koen Bijen Den Bosch 8 2 0
12 England Zachary Wallace Bloemendaal 7 2 0 9
Belgium Alexander Hendrickx Pinoké 0 7 2
14 Netherlands Gijs van Merriënboer Oranje-Rood 2 6 0 8
Netherlands Duco Telgenkamp Kampong 7 1 0
Netherlands Teun Beins Bloemendaal 0 8 0
Netherlands Max Kreft Den Bosch 7 1 0
Netherlands Tjep Hoedemakers Rotterdam 6 2 0
Netherlands Jamie van Aart Oranje-Rood 8 0 0

See Also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Wester, Eelko (31 January 2023). "KNHB past opzet play-offs Hoofdklasse aan: geen centrale finale". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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  9. ^ "HGC neemt per direct afscheid van mannencoach Lomans". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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