2018–19 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey

The 2018–19 Hoofdklasse was the 46th season of the Hoofdklasse, the Netherlands' highest field hockey league. It began on 26 August 2019 and it will conclude with the third match of the championship final on 26 May 2019.[1]

Hoofdklasse
Season2018–19
Dates26 August 2018 – 26 May 2019
ChampionsBloemendaal (20th title)
PremiersBloemendaal
RelegatedSCHC
Euro Hockey LeagueBloemendaal
Kampong
HGC
Matches played132
Goals scored576 (4.36 per match)
Top goalscorerJeroen Hertzberger (23 goals)
Biggest home winKampong 6–0 Tilburg
Biggest away winAmsterdam 2–8 HGC
Highest scoringHGC 8–3 Almere
2017–18

Kampong were the defending champions, having won the 2017–18 season by defeating Amsterdam in the championship final.[2] Bloemendaal won their 20th title by defeating Kampong 2–1 over three matches in the championship final.[3]

Teams

A total of 12 teams took part in the league: The best nine teams from the 2017–18 season, the two promotion/relegation play-off winners (Pinoké and Almere) and the 2017–18 Overgangsklasse winners (Klein Zwitserland), who replaced HDM.

TeamLocationProvinceAccommodation
AlmereAlmere FlevolandSportpark Klein Brandt
AmsterdamAmstelveen North HollandWagener Stadium
BloemendaalBloemendaal North HollandSportpark 't Kopje
Den Bosch's-Hertogenbosch North BrabantSportpark Oosterplas
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
SCHCBilthoven UtrechtSportpark Kees Broekelaan
TilburgTilburg North BrabantSportpark Oude Warande

Number of teams by province

Province Number of teams Teams
 North Brabant3Den Bosch, Oranje-Rood and Tilburg
 North HollandAmsterdam, Bloemendaal and Pinoké
 South HollandHGC, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam
 Utrecht2Kampong and SCHC
 Flevoland1Almere
Total 12

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bloemendaal (C) 22 16 3 3 62 24 +38 51 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
2 Kampong 22 16 3 3 62 30 +32 51
3 HGC 22 12 4 6 78 51 +27 40
4 Amsterdam 22 12 4 6 58 40 +18 40 Qualification for the play-offs
5 Oranje-Rood 22 11 5 6 53 46 +7 38
6 Den Bosch 22 10 7 5 47 33 +14 37
7 Rotterdam 22 10 5 7 59 51 +8 35
8 Pinoké 22 4 9 9 36 46 10 21
9 Almere 22 5 3 14 34 62 28 18
10 Tilburg (O) 22 2 8 12 26 63 37 14 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Klein Zwitserland (O) 22 3 4 15 26 55 29 13
12 SCHC (R) 22 2 3 17 35 75 40 9 Relegation to the Promotieklasse
Source: TheSports.org
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Results

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

Play-offs

All rounds are played in a best of three format, with the higher seeded team playing the second and third game at home.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Bloemendaal21 (4)
 
 
 
Amsterdam01 (2)
 
Bloemendaal212
 
 
 
Kampong120
 
Kampong53
 
 
HGC22
 
EHL Play-off
 
 
 
 
 
HGC25 (3)2 (7)
 
 
Amsterdam35 (2)2 (6)

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played from 15 to 19 May 2019.[4]

(1) Bloemendaal vs (4) Amsterdam

15 May 2019
20:30
Amsterdam 0–2 Bloemendaal
J. Brinkman  62'
Swaen  69'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
18 May 2019
16:00
Bloemendaal 1–1 Amsterdam
Fuchs  59' Buissant  34'
Penalties
4–2
Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal

Bloemendaal won series 2–0.

(2) Kampong vs. (3) HGC

15 May 2019
20:30
HGC 2–5 Kampong
Plennevaux  22'
Van Tongeren  53'
Meulenbroek  17', 42', 46', 56'
Kellerman  36'
De Roggewoning, Wassenaar
18 May 2019
16:00
Kampong 3–2 HGC
De Vilder  42'
Janssen  48'
Kellerman  65'
Jackson  41', 44'
De Klapperboom, Utrecht

Kampong won series 2–0.

EHL Play-off

Because the regular season champions, Bloemendaal, also qualified for the final, an extra series was needed to determine the third Dutch qualifier for the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League.

22 May 2019
20:30
Amsterdam 3–2 HGC
Verga  16'
Pruyser  23'
Reid-Ross  28'
Jackson  17'
Cosyns  62'
Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen
25 May 2019
16:00
HGC 5–5 Amsterdam
Jackson  10'
Schoenaker  26'
Van Ass  33'
Cosyns  63'
Van der Linden  69'
Reid-Ross  17', 31', 44'
Burkhardt  21'
Leijs  64'
Penalties
3–2
De Roggewoning, Wassenaar
26 May 2019
16:00
HGC 2–2 Amsterdam
Van Ass  48'
Cosyns  55'
Reid-Ross  32'
Pruyser  41'
Penalties
7–6
De Roggewoning, Wassenaar

HGC won series 2–1.

Final

22 May 2019
20:30
Kampong 1–2 Bloemendaal
Meulenbroek  67' Croon  6'
T. Brinkman  69'
De Klapperboom, Utrecht
25 May 2019
16:00
Bloemendaal 1–2 Kampong
Van der Drift  2' Phijffer  26'
Janssen  52'
Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal
26 May 2019
16:00
Bloemendaal 2–0 Kampong
Croon  29'
Fuchs  44'
Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal

Bloemendaal won series 2–1.

Relegation play-offs

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
hdm 0–2 Klein Zwitserland 1–2 0–2
Cartouche 1–2 Tilburg 1–2 3–3 (3–2 s.o.) 1–2

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 12 May 2019[5]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jeroen HertzbergerRotterdam23
2 Ashley JacksonHGC17
Justin Reid-RossAmsterdam
4 Alex HendrickxPinoké15
5 Mirco PruyserAmsterdam14
Mink van der WeerdenOranje-Rood
7 Nicolás Della TorreDen Bosch13
8 Bjorn KellermanKampong12
Tim SwaenBloemendaal
Jelle GalemaDen Bosch

References

  1. "Speeldagenkalender Bondscompetitie 2018-2019" (PDF). www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. Huiskamp, Frank (20 May 2018). "Hockeyers van Kampong verslaan Amsterdam: opnieuw kampioen". www.nrc.nl (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. "Oranjefeest in Bloemendaal: hockeyers na negen jaar weer kampioen". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. "Programma eerste ronde play-offs Hoofdklasse Heren". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. "Topscorers HK, PK, OVK: Topscorerstitel voor Zerbo en Hertzberger". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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