Hoofdklasse
Season2023–24
Dates23 September 2023 – 11 May 2024
Matches played71
Goals scored323 (4.55 per match)
Top goalscorerJip Janssen (Kampong)
Sam Lane (Oranje-Rood)
(15 goals each)
Biggest home winBloemendaal 7–1 Schaerweijde
(23 September 2023)
Biggest away winHGC 0–9 Oranje-Rood
(7 October 2023)
Highest scoringLaren 3–7 Rotterdam
(7 October 2023)

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

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

TeamLocationProvinceAccommodation
AmsterdamAmstelveen North HollandWagener Stadium
BloemendaalBloemendaal North HollandSportpark 't Kopje
Den Bosch's-Hertogenbosch North BrabantSportpark Oosterplas
HDMThe Hague South HollandSportpark Duinzigt
HGCWassenaar South HollandDe Roggewoning
KampongUtrecht UtrechtDe Klapperboom
Klein ZwitserlandThe Hague South HollandSportpark Klein Zwitserland
Oranje-RoodEindhoven North BrabantSportpark Aalsterweg
PinokéAmstelveen North HollandAmsterdamse Bos
RotterdamRotterdam South HollandHazelaarweg Stadion
SchaerweijdeZeist UtrechtSportpark Krakelingweg
LarenLaren North HollandSportpark Eemnesserweg

Number of teams by province

Province Number of teams Teams
 South Holland4HDM, HGC, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam
 North Holland4Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Pinoké and Laren
 Utrecht2Kampong, Schaerweijde
 North Brabant2Den Bosch and Oranje-Rood
Total 12

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Oranje-Rood 11 9 1 1 43 18 +25 28 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
2 Pinoké 12 8 3 1 29 15 +14 27 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Bloemendaal 12 8 2 2 37 19 +18 26
4 Kampong 11 7 1 3 35 18 +17 22
5 Rotterdam 12 7 1 4 35 24 +11 22
6 Den Bosch 12 4 3 5 31 24 +7 15
7 Klein Zwitserland 12 3 3 6 21 26 −5 12
8 HDM 12 3 3 6 22 28 −6 12
9 HGC 12 3 3 6 20 35 −15 12
10 Schaerweijde 12 3 1 8 13 41 −28 10 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Amsterdam 12 2 2 8 18 31 −13 8
12 Laren 12 2 1 9 19 44 −25 7 Relegation to the Promotieklasse
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2023. Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[5]

Results

Home \ Away AMS BLO DB HDM HGC KAM KZ OR PIN ROT SCH LAR
Amsterdam — 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–4 1–4 2–4
Bloemendaal — 2–1 1–1 3–3 7–1 5–2
Den Bosch — 4–4 4–1 2–3 5–0 4–1
HDM 1–1 2–4 1–2 — 1–1 0–2
HGC 1–3 — 0–4 0–9 2–4 4–1 3–3
Kampong 5–2 0–2 5–4 — 0–1 2–0
Klein Zwitserland 3–5 2–1 1–2 2–2 — 1–4 1–1 1–2
Oranje-Rood 4–2 3–2– 2–1 — 1–2 6–3 3–1
Pinoké 2–1 4–4 1–1 3–1 4–2 — 2–1 4–0
Rotterdam 4–2 4–2 2–1 4–0 1–2 — 0–1
Schaerweijde 1–4 0–4 3–4 0–7 3–2 1–1 —
Laren 1–2 2–4 2–1 2–7 1–5 3–7 0–1 —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  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). Hockey.nl. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Bloemendaal houdt Pinoké van stunt af en grijpt 22ste landstitel". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Teunisse, Maarten (29 May 2023). "Pinoké verrast Bloemendaal in historische mannenfinale, hockeysters Amsterdam na shoot-outs kampioen". ad.nl (in Dutch). AD. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bondsreglement vanaf 1 augustus 2022" (PDF). knhb.nl (in Dutch). KNHB. 1 August 2022.
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