2020–21 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey

The 2020–21 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, also known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 48th season of the Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. The season began on 6 September 2020 and was suspended for at least four weeks on 13 October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[2] The season resumed on 31 January 2021.[3] It concluded with the third match of the championship final on 16 May 2021.[4] On 23 April 2021 it was announced that the relegation play-offs would not be played because the second division's season could not be finished due to the pandemic.[5]

Hoofdklasse
Season2020–21
Dates6 September 2020 – 16 May 2021
ChampionsBloemendaal (21st title)
Regular seasonBloemendaal
RelegatedAlmere
Euro Hockey LeagueBloemendaal
Kampong
EHL Ranking CupRotterdam
Matches played132
Goals scored668 (5.06 per match)
Best PlayerArthur Van Doren
Top goalscorerAlexander Hendrickx (21 goals)
Biggest home winKampong 11–0 Almere
Biggest away winAlmere 0–10 Pinoké
Highest scoringRotterdam 6–6 Amsterdam

The defending champions Bloemendaal won their 21st title by defeating Kampong 2–0 in the final best of three series.[6]

Teams
2020–21 Men's Hoofdklasse teams

Accommodation and locations
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
HurleyAmstelveen North HollandAmsterdamse Bos
KampongUtrecht UtrechtDe Klapperboom
Klein ZwitserlandThe Hague South HollandSportpark Klein Zwitserland
Oranje-RoodEindhoven North BrabantSportpark Aalsterweg
PinokéAmstelveen North HollandAmsterdamse Bos
RotterdamRotterdam South HollandHazelaarweg Stadion
TilburgTilburg North BrabantSportpark Oude Warande

Personnel and kits
Team Trainer-coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Almere Netherlands Arjan Jolie
Netherlands Bart van der Wolff		 Netherlands Jules Roelvink Indian Maharadja ABN AMRO
Amsterdam Spain Santi Freixa Netherlands Billy Bakker Adidas ABN AMRO
Bloemendaal Netherlands Rick Mathijssen Netherlands Glenn Schuurman Osaka ABN AMRO
Den Bosch Netherlands Jeroen Verboom South Africa Austin Smith Indian Maharadja Rabobank
HGC Netherlands Paul van Ass Netherlands Seve van Ass Indian Maharadja ABN AMRO
Hurley Netherlands Reinoud Wolff Netherlands Thom Hayward Osaka Orange
Kampong Netherlands Roelant Oltmans Netherlands Sander de Wijn Reece Rabobank
Klein Zwitserland Netherlands Omar Schlingemann Netherlands Steven van Rhede van der Kloot Dita ABN AMRO
Oranje-Rood Netherlands Robert van der Horst Belgium Thomas Briels Reece ABN AMRO
Pinoké Netherlands Jesse Mahieu Netherlands Jannis van Hattum Adidas Simpel
Rotterdam Netherlands Albert Kees Maneschijn Netherlands Jeroen Hertzberger Osaka ABN AMRO
Tilburg Netherlands Jeroen Delmee Netherlands Felix Gulinck Adidas Struplast

Number of teams by province
Province Number of teams Teams
 North Holland4Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Hurley and Pinoké
 North Brabant3Den Bosch, Oranje-Rood and Tilburg
 South HollandHGC, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam
 Utrecht1Kampong
 FlevolandAlmere
Total 12

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bloemendaal (C) 22 19 2 1 85 34 +51 59 Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play-offs
2 Kampong 22 18 2 2 78 31 +47 53[lower-alpha 1]
3 Rotterdam 22 12 6 4 66 42 +24 42 Qualification for the EHL Ranking Cup and the play-offs
4 Den Bosch 22 13 2 7 50 34 +16 41 Qualification for the play-offs
5 Pinoké 22 12 3 7 75 41 +34 39
6 HGC 22 12 1 9 61 43 +18 37
7 Amsterdam 22 8 6 8 59 60 −1 30
8 Oranje-Rood 22 9 2 11 61 63 −2 29
9 Tilburg 22 5 3 14 42 83 −41 18
10 Hurley 22 5 0 17 32 74 −42 15
11 Klein Zwitserland 22 3 5 14 35 61 −26 14
12 Almere (R) 22 0 0 22 24 102 −78 0 Relegation to the Promotieklasse
Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[8]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Kampong received a three-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player in the game against Tilburg.[7]

Results
Home \ Away ALM AMS BLO DB HGC HUR KAM KZ OR PIN ROT TIL
Almere — 2–3 1–7 1–2 0–7 2–4 1–2 1–4 2–4 0–10 3–7 1–5
Amsterdam 4–0 — 1–3 2–4 3–2 5–1 1–4 4–2 5–1 1–3 3–3 1–1
Bloemendaal 5–2 6–3 — 3–0 3–2 9–2 4–1 3–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 8–3
Den Bosch 2–0 5–1 1–0 — 1–2 3–0 2–4 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–2 3–1
HGC 5–1 4–3 0–2 4–0 — 2–1 2–3 4–0 4–1 1–2 0–7 3–0
Hurley 2–1 1–3 0–6 0–6 0–1 — 1–4 4–2 1–5 2–6 1–3 3–2
Kampong 11–0 6–3 1–2 2–1 5–4 1–0 — 5–0 3–1 1–0 6–3 4–0
Klein Zwitserland 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 3–3 0–2 0–4 — 1–5 1–2 1–4 2–2
Oranje-Rood 3–2 2–2 2–5 3–1 2–3 4–1 1–3 4–3 — 2–3 1–4 6–3
Pinoké 6–1 0–0 2–3 2–3 3–2 5–4 2–5 4–2 4–5 — 2–2 8–1
Rotterdam 4–0 6–6 1–2 0–3 0–4 1–0 2–2 1–1 4–3 1–0 — 3–0
Tilburg 3–2 3–4 4–5 1–4 3–2 3–2 1–1 1–4 4–3 0–8 1–6 —
Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
As of 2 May 2021
Rank Player Club FG PC PS Goals
1 Belgium Alexander Hendrickx Pinoké 118221
2 Netherlands Mirco Pruyser Amsterdam 142420
3 Netherlands Jeroen Hertzberger Rotterdam 68519
Netherlands Tim Swaen Bloemendaal 1180
5 Netherlands Bjorn Kellerman Kampong 150015
Netherlands Thijs van Dam Rotterdam 1320
Netherlands Seve van Ass HGC 2112
Netherlands Jip Janssen Kampong 1140
9 South Africa Austin Smith Den Bosch 113014
10 Belgium Sébastien Dockier Pinoké 130013
Belgium Tanguy Cosyns Amsterdam 490
Netherlands Teun Beins Oranje-Rood 2101
United States Aki Kaeppeler Klein Zwitserland 0130

Play-offs

The play-offs started on 5 May 2021 with the semi-finals. All rounds are played in a best of three format, with the higher seeded team playing the second and third game at home.[9]

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Bloemendaal53
 
 
 
Den Bosch10
 
Bloemendaal2 (4)2 (3)
 
 
 
Kampong2 (3)2 (1)
 
Kampong31
 
 
Rotterdam00
 

Semi-finals
5 May 2021
18:30
Den Bosch 1–5 Bloemendaal
Lodewijks field hockey ball 21' Report T. Brinkman field hockey ball 32'
Fuchs field hockey ball 42'
Bovendeert field hockey ball 50'
Van der Drift field hockey ball 62'
Swaen field hockey ball 66'
Sportpark Oosterplas, 's-Hertogenbosch
8 May 2021
14:00
Bloemendaal 3–0 Den Bosch
J. Brinkman field hockey ball 31', 65'
Van der Drift field hockey ball 55'		 Report
Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal

Bloemendaal won series 2–0.

5 May 2021
20:30
Rotterdam 0–3 Kampong
Report Kemperman field hockey ball 17'
Havenga field hockey ball 25'
Gruter field hockey ball 60'
Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam
8 May 2021
16:00
Kampong 1–0 Rotterdam
Ceulemans field hockey ball 54' Report
De Klapperboom, Utrecht

Kampong won series 2–0.

Final
13 May 2021
14:30
Kampong 2–2 Bloemendaal
Janssen field hockey ball 27'
Havenga field hockey ball 35'		 Report Fuchs field hockey ball 5'
Van Doren field hockey ball 63'
Penalties
3–4
De Klapperboom, Utrecht
15 May 2021
16:00
Bloemendaal 2–2 Kampong
T. Brinkman field hockey ball 25', 59' Report Kemperman field hockey ball 17'
Lageman field hockey ball 42'
Penalties
3–1
Sportpark 't Kopje, Bloemendaal

Bloemendaal won series 2–0 and won their 21st national title.

References
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  2. "La Hoofdklasse à l'arrêt pour 4 semaines" (in French). 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. "Herstart Hoofdklasse staat gepland op 31 januari 2021". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. "Speeldagenkalenders Hoofdklasse, Promotieklasse, Overgangsklasse en 1e Klasse 2020-2021 bekend". knhb.nl (in Dutch). KNHB. 10 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. "KNHB besluit competities te beëindigen". knhb.nl (in Dutch). 23 April 2021. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  6. "Hockeyers Bloemendaal kampioen na opmerkelijke rode kaart Kampong". nos.nl (in Dutch). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. "Kampong krijgt drie punten in mindering voor opstellen positieve Janssen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 13 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. "Bondsreglement 2020" (PDF). knhb.nl (in Dutch). KNHB. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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