2020–21 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey

Hoofdklasse
Season2020–21
Dates6 September 2020 – 16 May 2021
ChampionsBloemendaal (21st title)
Regular seasonBloemendaal
RelegatedAlmere
Euro Hockey LeagueBloemendaal
Kampong
EHL Ranking CupRotterdam
Matches played132
Goals scored668 (5.06 per match)
Best PlayerArthur Van Doren
Top goalscorerAlexander Hendrickx (21 goals)
Biggest home winKampong 11–0 Almere
Biggest away winAlmere 0–10 Pinoké
Highest scoringRotterdam 6–6 Amsterdam

The 2020–21 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, also known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 48th season of the Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. The season began on 6 September 2020 and was suspended for at least four weeks on 13 October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[2] The season resumed on 31 January 2021.[3] It concluded with the third match of the championship final on 16 May 2021.[4] On 23 April 2021 it was announced that the relegation play-offs would not be played because the second division's season could not be finished due to the pandemic.[5]

The defending champions Bloemendaal won their 21st title by defeating Kampong 2–0 in the final best of three series.[6]

Teams

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2020–21 Men's Hoofdklasse teams

Accommodation and locations

Team Location Province Accommodation
Almere Almere  Flevoland Sportpark Klein Brandt
Amsterdam Amstelveen  North Holland Wagener Stadium
Bloemendaal Bloemendaal  North Holland Sportpark 't Kopje
Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch  North Brabant Sportpark Oosterplas
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
Oranje-Rood Eindhoven  North Brabant Sportpark Aalsterweg
Pinoké Amstelveen  North Holland Amsterdamse Bos
Rotterdam Rotterdam  South Holland Hazelaarweg Stadion
Tilburg Tilburg  North Brabant Sportpark Oude Warande

Personnel and kits

Team Trainer-coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Almere Netherlands Arjan Jolie
Netherlands Bart van der Wolff 		Netherlands Jules Roelvink Indian Maharadja ABN AMRO
Amsterdam Spain Santi Freixa Netherlands Billy Bakker Adidas ABN AMRO
Bloemendaal Netherlands Rick Mathijssen Netherlands Glenn Schuurman Osaka ABN AMRO
Den Bosch Netherlands Jeroen Verboom South Africa Austin Smith Indian Maharadja Rabobank
HGC Netherlands Paul van Ass Netherlands Seve van Ass Indian Maharadja ABN AMRO
Hurley Netherlands Reinoud Wolff Netherlands Thom Hayward Osaka Orange
Kampong Netherlands Roelant Oltmans Netherlands Sander de Wijn Reece Rabobank
Klein Zwitserland Netherlands Omar Schlingemann Netherlands Steven van Rhede van der Kloot Dita ABN AMRO
Oranje-Rood Netherlands Robert van der Horst Belgium Thomas Briels Reece ABN AMRO
Pinoké Netherlands Jesse Mahieu Netherlands Jannis van Hattum Adidas Simpel
Rotterdam Netherlands Albert Kees Maneschijn Netherlands Jeroen Hertzberger Osaka ABN AMRO
Tilburg Netherlands Jeroen Delmee Netherlands Felix Gulinck Adidas Struplast

Number of teams by province

Province Number of teams Teams
 North Holland 4 Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Hurley and Pinoké
 North Brabant 3 Den Bosch, Oranje-Rood and Tilburg
 South Holland HGC, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam
 Utrecht 1 Kampong
 Flevoland Almere
Total 12

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bloemendaal (C) 22 19 2 1 85 34 +51 59 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
2 Kampong 22 18 2 2 78 31 +47 53[a]
3 Rotterdam 22 12 6 4 66 42 +24 42 Qualification for the EHL Ranking Cup and the play-offs
4 Den Bosch 22 13 2 7 50 34 +16 41 Qualification for the play-offs
5 Pinoké 22 12 3 7 75 41 +34 39
6 HGC 22 12 1 9 61 43 +18 37
7 Amsterdam 22 8 6 8 59 60 −1 30
8 Oranje-Rood 22 9 2 11 61 63 −2 29
9 Tilburg 22 5 3 14 42 83 −41 18
10 Hurley 22 5 0 17 32 74 −42 15
11 Klein Zwitserland 22 3 5 14 35 61 −26 14
12 Almere (R) 22 0 0 22 24 102 −78 0 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.[8]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Kampong received a three-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player in the game against Tilburg.[7]

Results

Home \ Away ALM AMS BLO DB HGC HUR KAM KZ OR PIN ROT TIL
Almere — 2–3 1–7 1–2 0–7 2–4 1–2 1–4 2–4 0–10 3–7 1–5
Amsterdam 4–0 — 1–3 2–4 3–2 5–1 1–4 4–2 5–1 1–3 3–3 1–1
Bloemendaal 5–2 6–3 — 3–0 3–2 9–2 4–1 3–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 8–3
Den Bosch 2–0 5–1 1–0 — 1–2 3–0 2–4 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–2 3–1
HGC 5–1 4–3 0–2 4–0 — 2–1 2–3 4–0 4–1 1–2 0–7 3–0
Hurley 2–1 1–3 0–6 0–6 0–1 — 1–4 4–2 1–5 2–6 1–3 3–2
Kampong 11–0 6–3 1–2 2–1 5–4 1–0 — 5–0 3–1 1–0 6–3 4–0
Klein Zwitserland 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 3–3 0–2 0–4 — 1–5 1–2 1–4 2–2
Oranje-Rood 3–2 2–2 2–5 3–1 2–3 4–1 1–3 4–3 — 2–3 1–4 6–3
Pinoké 6–1 0–0 2–3 2–3 3–2 5–4 2–5 4–2 4–5 — 2–2 8–1
Rotterdam 4–0 6–6 1–2 0–3 0–4 1–0 2–2 1–1 4–3 1–0 — 3–0
Tilburg 3–2 3–4 4–5 1–4 3–2 3–2 1–1 1–4 4–3 0–8 1–6 —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 2 May 2021
Rank Player Club FG PC PS Goals
1 Belgium Alexander Hendrickx Pinoké 1 18 2 21
2 Netherlands Mirco Pruyser Amsterdam 14 2 4 20
3 Netherlands Jeroen Hertzberger Rotterdam 6 8 5 19
Netherlands Tim Swaen Bloemendaal 1 18 0
5 Netherlands Bjorn Kellerman Kampong 15 0 0 15
Netherlands Thijs van Dam Rotterdam 13 2 0
Netherlands Seve van Ass HGC 2 11 2
Netherlands Jip Janssen Kampong 1 14 0
9 South Africa Austin Smith Den Bosch 1 13 0 14
10 Belgium Sébastien Dockier Pinoké 13 0 0 13
Belgium Tanguy Cosyns Amsterdam 4 9 0
Netherlands Teun Beins Oranje-Rood 2 10 1
United States Aki Kaeppeler Klein Zwitserland 0 13 0

Play-offs

The play-offs started on 5 May 2021 with the semi-finals. All rounds are played in a best of three format, with the higher seeded team playing the second and third game at home.[9]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Bloemendaal53
 
 
 
Den Bosch10
 
Bloemendaal2 (4)2 (3)
 
 
 
Kampong2 (3)2 (1)
 
Kampong31
 
 
Rotterdam00
 

Semi-finals

5 May 2021
18:30
Den Bosch 1–5 Bloemendaal
Lodewijks field hockey ball 21' Report T. Brinkman field hockey ball 32'
Fuchs field hockey ball 42'
Bovendeert field hockey ball 50'
Van der Drift field hockey ball 62'
Swaen field hockey ball 66'
Sportpark Oosterplas, 's-Hertogenbosch
8 May 2021
14:00
Bloemendaal 3–0 Den Bosch
J. Brinkman field hockey ball 31', 65'
Van der Drift field hockey ball 55' 		Report
Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal

Bloemendaal won series 2–0.

5 May 2021
20:30
Rotterdam 0–3 Kampong
Report Kemperman field hockey ball 17'
Havenga field hockey ball 25'
Gruter field hockey ball 60'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
8 May 2021
16:00
Kampong 1–0 Rotterdam
Ceulemans field hockey ball 54' Report
De Klapperboom, Utrecht

Kampong won series 2–0.

Final

13 May 2021
14:30
Kampong 2–2 Bloemendaal
Janssen field hockey ball 27'
Havenga field hockey ball 35' 		Report Fuchs field hockey ball 5'
Van Doren field hockey ball 63'
Penalties
3–4
De Klapperboom, Utrecht
15 May 2021
16:00
Bloemendaal 2–2 Kampong
T. Brinkman field hockey ball 25', 59' Report Kemperman field hockey ball 17'
Lageman field hockey ball 42'
Penalties
3–1
Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal

Bloemendaal won series 2–0 and won their 21st national title.

References

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  3. ^ "Herstart Hoofdklasse staat gepland op 31 januari 2021". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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  7. ^ "Kampong krijgt drie punten in mindering voor opstellen positieve Janssen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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