2024–25 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey

This article is about men's event. For women's event, see 2024–25 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey.
Hoofdklasse
Season2024–25
Dates14 September 2024 – 11 May 2025
Matches played41
Goals scored214 (5.22 per match)
Top goalscorerBoris Burkhardt (Amsterdam)
(10 goals)
Biggest home winAmsterdam 7–1 Oranje-Rood
(14 September 2024)
Biggest away winHDM 0–5 Kampong
(19 September 2024)
Hurley 0–5 HDM
(22 September 2024)
HDM 2–7 Bloemendaal
(28 September 2024)
HDM 1–6 Amsterdam
(13 October 2024)
Highest scoringRotterdam 8–3 Hurley
(29 September 2024)
All statistics correct as of 20 October 2024.

The 2024–25 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, also known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 52nd season of the Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. It began on 14 September 2024 and will conclude in May 2025 with the second match of the championship final.[2]

Kampong are the defending champions, winning their ninth national title by defeating Rotterdam 3–4 on aggregate in the 2023–24 championship final.[3]

Teams

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2024–25 Men's Hoofdklasse teams

Twelve teams compete in the league - the top nine teams from the previous season, the winner of the 2023–24 Promotieklasse and the two winners of the 2023–24 relegation play-offs. Nijmegen won the 2023–24 Promotieklasse and replaced Schaerweijde. Hurley and SCHC won the relegation play-offs and replaced HGC and Laren.

Accommodation and locations

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
Hurley Amstelveen  North Holland Amsterdamse Bos
Kampong Utrecht  Utrecht De Klapperboom
Klein Zwitserland The Hague  South Holland Sportpark Klein Zwitserland
Nijmegen Nijmegen  Gelderland Radboud Sportcentrum
Oranje-Rood Eindhoven  North Brabant Sportpark Aalsterweg
Pinoké Amstelveen  North Holland Amsterdamse Bos
Rotterdam Rotterdam  South Holland Hazelaarweg Stadion
SCHC Bilthoven  Utrecht Sportpark Kees Broekelaan

Personnel

Team Trainer-coach Captain
Amsterdam Netherlands Rick Mathijssen Netherlands Boris Burkhardt
Netherlands Floris Middendorp
Bloemendaal Netherlands Michel van den Heuvel Netherlands Jorrit Croon
Netherlands Floris Wortelboer
Den Bosch Netherlands Nanco Jansonius Netherlands Jasper Tukkers
HDM England Richard Smith Netherlands Cédric de Gier
Netherlands Sander Groenheijde
Hurley Argentina Enzo Torossi Netherlands Lex Tump
Kampong Netherlands Tim Oudenaller Netherlands Lars Balk
Netherlands Jonas de Geus
Klein Zwitserland Netherlands Robert Justus Germany Marco Miltkau
Netherlands Koene Schaper
Nijmegen Netherlands Rob Haantjes Netherlands Luc de Rooij
Oranje-Rood Netherlands Omar Schlingemann Netherlands Joep de Mol
Pinoké Netherlands Jesse Mahieu Netherlands Jannis van Hattum
Rotterdam Netherlands Erik van Driel Netherlands Thijs van Dam
SCHC Netherlands Jeroen Groenheijde Netherlands Floris Steenman

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing trainer-coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming trainer-coach Date of appointment
Bloemendaal Netherlands Rick Mathijssen[4] Signed by Amsterdam 11 May 2024 Pre-season Netherlands Michel van den Heuvel[5] 12 May 2024
Amsterdam Netherlands Taco van den Honert[4] End of contract Netherlands Rick Mathijssen[4]
HDM Netherlands Erik van Driel[6] Mutual consent England Richard Smith[7]
Klein Zwitserland Netherlands Omar Schlingemann[8] Signed by Oranje-Rood Netherlands Robert Justus[9]
Oranje-Rood Belgium Jeroen Baart[10] End of contract Netherlands Omar Schlingemann[8]
Rotterdam Germany Robin Rösch[11] Mutual consent Netherlands Erik van Driel[12]
Nijmegen Netherlands Bas Bogaard[13] Mutual consent Netherlands Rob Haantjes[14]

Number of teams by province

Province Number of teams Teams
 North Holland 4 Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Hurley and Pinoké
 South Holland 3 HDM, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam
 Utrecht 2 Kampong and SCHC
 North Brabant 2 Den Bosch and Oranje-Rood
 Gelderland 1 Nijmegen
Total 12

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Amsterdam 9 7 2 0 39 17 +22 23 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
2 Den Bosch 9 7 2 0 30 12 +18 23 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Bloemendaal 8 7 1 0 34 8 +26 22
4 Kampong 9 4 2 3 25 17 +8 14
5 Oranje-Rood 9 3 3 3 22 23 −1 12
6 Pinoké 9 3 2 4 18 16 +2 11
7 Klein Zwitserland 9 3 2 4 13 18 −5 11
8 Rotterdam 8 2 5 1 25 20 +5 11
9 HDM 9 2 1 6 18 33 −15 7
10 SCHC 9 1 3 5 14 25 −11 6 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Hurley 9 1 1 7 11 40 −29 4
12 Nijmegen 9 0 2 7 11 31 −20 2 Relegation to the Promotieklasse
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[15]

Results

Home \ Away AMS BLO DB HDM HUR KAM KZ NIJ OR PIN ROT SCH
Amsterdam — 6–3 2–2 4–1 7–1 3–3
Bloemendaal — 7–0 4–0 3–0
Den Bosch 2–2 — 5–2 2–2 2–1 4–1
HDM 1–6 — 0–5 3–1
Hurley 1–4 0–5 — 0–4 2–0
Kampong 2–4 1–3 — 4–1 3–3
Klein Zwitserland 0–3 1–1 — 1–0 1–2 3–0
Nijmegen 0–4 2–4 — 1–3 1–5 2–2
Oranje-Rood 2–7 2–3 5–1 3–2 — 4–4
Pinoké 1–3 5–3 1–2 2–2 — 1–1
Rotterdam 3–4 1–1 8–3 1–0 —
SCHC 3–4 1–5 3–1 3–3 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club FG PC PS Goals
1 Netherlands Boris Burkhardt Amsterdam 8 6 2 16
2 Netherlands Jip Janssen Kampong 0 8 3 11
Spain Marc Miralles Bloemendaal 0 9 2 11
4 Netherlands Timo Boers Den Bosch 0 8 2 10
5 Netherlands Miles Bukkens Pinoké 3 4 2 9
Netherlands Chris Taberima HDM 0 6 3 9
7 Netherlands Jeroen Hertzberger Rotterdam 2 4 2 8

Updated to 3 November 2024. Source: KNHB[16]


See also

References

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