2024–25 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey

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]

Hoofdklasse
Season2024–25
Dates14 September 2024 – 11 May 2025
Matches played71
Goals scored355 (5 per match)
Top goalscorerBoris Burkhardt (Amsterdam)
(17 goals)
Biggest home winKampong 8–0 Nijmegen
(9 November 2024)
Biggest away winNijmegen 0–8 Bloemendaal
(24 November 2024)
Highest scoringRotterdam 8–3 Hurley
(29 September 2024)
All statistics correct as of 24 November 2024.

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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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

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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

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

Managerial changes

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

Number of teams by province

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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

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bloemendaal 11 10 1 0 49 11 +38 31 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
2 Den Bosch 12 8 3 1 37 18 +19 27 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Amsterdam 12 8 2 2 44 25 +19 26
4 Kampong 12 6 3 3 37 20 +17 21
5 Oranje-Rood 12 5 4 3 33 31 +2 19
6 Rotterdam 11 4 6 1 35 23 +12 18
7 Pinoké 12 4 2 6 29 23 +6 14
8 Klein Zwitserland 12 3 4 5 17 26 −9 13
9 HDM 12 2 3 7 26 43 −17 9
10 Hurley 12 2 1 9 15 53 −38 7 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 SCHC 12 1 3 8 18 34 −16 6
12 Nijmegen 12 1 2 9 15 48 −33 5 Relegation to the Promotieklasse
Updated to match(es) played on 24 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

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Home \ Away AMS BLO DB HDM HUR KAM KZ NIJ OR PIN ROT SCH
Amsterdam 2–1 6–3 2–2 4–1 7–1 3–3
Bloemendaal 4–1 7–0 4–0 3–0
Den Bosch 2–2 5–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 4–1
HDM 1–6 0–5 2–2 3–1 2–2
Hurley 1–4 0–5 0–4 0–7 2–0
Kampong 2–4 1–3 4–1 8–0 3–3
Klein Zwitserland 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–4 3–0
Nijmegen 0–8 0–4 4–1 2–4 1–3 1–5 2–2
Oranje-Rood 3–2 2–7 2–3 6–4 5–1 3–2 4–4
Pinoké 1–3 2–3 2–4 5–3 1–2 2–2 1–1
Rotterdam 3–4 1–1 8–3 1–0 4–1
SCHC 3–4 1–5 3–1 2–3 1–2 3–3 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club FG PC PS Goals
1   Boris Burkhardt Amsterdam 8 7 2 17
2   Miles Bukkens Pinoké 7 5 3 15
3   Marc Miralles Bloemendaal 1 11 2 14
4   Jip Janssen Kampong 0 10 3 13
5   Timo Boers Den Bosch 0 10 2 12
6   Chris Taberima HDM 0 7 4 11
7   Jeroen Hertzberger Rotterdam 3 4 3 10
8   Nathan Ephraums Bloemendaal 8 0 0 8
  Thibeau Stockbroekx Oranje-Rood 8 0 0
10   Dayaan Cassiem Amsterdam 4 3 0 7
  Olivier Hortensius Rotterdam 6 1 0

Updated to 17 November 2024. Source: KNHB[16]


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tulp hoofdsponsor en naamgever Hoofdklasse Heren". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ Wester, Eelko (31 January 2023). "KNHB past opzet play-offs Hoofdklasse aan: geen centrale finale". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ "HK (H): winnende start voor Kampong, Den Bosch en Bloemendaal". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Coach Rick Mathijssen verlaat Bloemendaal en gaat aan de slag bij hockeyers Amsterdam". nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Hockeycoach Van den Heuvel keert na Spelen weer terug naar Bloemendaal". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Erik van Driel stopt na dit seizoen bij HDM H1" (in Dutch). 7 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Richard Smith volgt Erik van Driel op bij HDM heren 1". hdmonline.nl (in Dutch). Haagsche Delftsche Mixed. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b Bruijnzeels, Pim (21 December 2023). "Omar Schlingemann volgend seizoen hoofdcoach HC Oranje-Rood". ed.nl (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Nieuwe hoofdcoach Robert Justus HC Klein Zwitserland Heren 1" (in Dutch). 8 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Oranje-Rood en coach Jeroen Baart na dit seizoen uit elkaar".
  11. ^ "Wegen HC Rotterdam en Robin Rösch scheiden aan het einde van dit seizoen". 7 February 2024.
  12. ^ "HC Rotterdam stelt Erik van Driel aan als hoofdcoach van Heren 1" (in Dutch). 16 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Bas Bogaard vertrekt na seizoen bij "Nijmegen"". nmhc.nl (in Dutch). NMHC Nijmegen. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  14. ^ Daamen, Guus (18 April 2024). "Hockeyclub NMHC Nijmegen haalt met Eindhovenaar Rob Haantjes oude bekende terug voor vacante trainerspost mannen". ed.nl (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Bondsreglement vanaf 1 augustus 2023" (PDF). knhb.nl (in Dutch). KNHB. 1 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Topscorers Tulp Hoofdklasse Heren 2024-2025". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 October 2024.