Oranje Zwart

Oranje Zwart
Full nameMixed Hockey Club Oranje Zwart
Short nameOZ
Founded1 September 1933 (1933-09-01)
Dissolved1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)
Home groundSportpark Aalsterweg,
Eindhoven,
Netherlands
(Capacity 2,000)

Mixed Hockeyclub Oranje Zwart was a Dutch professional field hockey club located in Eindhoven, North Brabant, which was founded on 1 September 1933. With around 1,700 members – as of 3 May 2006 – it is one of the biggest clubs in the Netherlands. The 2,000 capacity Sportpark Aalsterweg is their home venue.

In 2016, the club merged with neighbouring club EMHC. The name of the new club is HC Oranje-Rood.[1]

Honours

Men

  • Hoofdklasse
    • Winners (4): 2004–05, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
    • Runners-up (4): 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2012–13
  • Euro Hockey League
  • EuroHockey Cup Winners Cup
    • Winners (2): 2002, 2004
  • Hoofdklasse indoor
    • Winners (10): 1980–81, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
  • EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy
    • Winners (2): 2004, 2006
  • EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I
    • Winners (1): 2003

Women

  • Hoofdklasse
    • Winners (3): 1955–56, 1968–69, 1969–70

Notable players from Oranje Zwart

References

  1. ^ "Release video HC Oranje-Rood" (in Dutch). M.H.C. Oranje Zwart. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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