HGC (field hockey)

H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie, also known as HGC, is a Dutch professional field hockey club located in Wassenaar, South Holland on the border of The Hague. The club was founded on 22 September 1906.[1]

HGC
Full nameHOC Gazellen Combinatie
Nickname(s)De Gazellen (The Gazelles)
Founded22 September 1906 (1906-09-22)
Home groundDe Roggewoning, Wassenaar
LeagueMen's Hoofdklasse
Women's Hoofdklasse
2021–22Men: 4th
Women: 6th
WebsiteClub website
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The first teams (men and women) competed for many years on the highest level of the Dutch field hockey league, in the "Hoofdklasse". In 1995/'96 both the men's and the women's first team won the national championship. The men's 1st XI also competed in the Euro Hockey League.

HGC has produced a number of internationals for the Dutch national teams as well as attracting a number of internationals from other countries.

Honours

Men

Hoofdklasse

  • Winners (2): 1989–90, 1995–96
  • Runners-up (10): 1970–71, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2006–07, 2009–10

Euro Hockey League

European Cup

  • Winners (1): 1997

Cup Winners' Cup

  • Winners (2): 1992, 1993
  • Runners-up (1): 1994

Hoofdklasse Indoor

  • Winners (4): 1985–86, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1997–98

Women

Hoofdklasse

  • Winners (8): 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97
  • Runners-up (6): 1982–83, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95

KNHB Cup

  • Winners (1): 1996

European Cup

  • Winners (7): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994
  • Runners-up (1): 1997

Cup Winners' Cup

  • Winners (1): 1993

Hoofdklasse Indoor

  • Winners (6): 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2002–03, 2003–04

Players

Men's squad

Head coach: Paul van Ass

As of 10 September 2021[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 DF  NED Floris van der Linden
4 DF  ENG Ollie Willars
6 DF  NED Vincent Langenhuijsen
7 FW  SCO Alan Forsyth
8 MF  NED Floris van der Kroon
9 MF  NED Seve van Ass (Captain)
10 MF  NED Steijn van Heijningen
11 FW  NED Willem van Campen
12 MF  NED Pelle Vos
13 FW  ENG Zachary Wallace
14 DF  ESP Marc Serrahima
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  CAN Gordon Johnston
17 MF  ESP Marc Boltó
18  NED Jan van 't Land
19 FW  JPN Kenta Tanaka
20 MF  NED Karst Timmer
21 GK  NED Floris Tijn Schuijt
22 GK  NED Sam van der Ven
23 MF  NED Lucas Veen
24 DF  NED Floris Benschop
25 DF  NED Bram Lomans

Women's squad

Head coach: Robbert-Jan de Vos

As of 10 September 2021[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Anke van Goudoever
2 GK  NED Ingeborg Dijkstra
3 MF  NED Faye Muijderman
4  NED Anne Eijsbouts
5 FW  ARG Stefania Antoniazzi
6  NED Lisa Lejeune
7  NED Féline Engelkes
8 MF  NED Isis van Loon
9 FW  ARG Milagros Fernández Ladra
10  NED Lisa Harteveld (Captain)
11 FW  NED Sophie Schlatmann
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  RSA Dirkie Chamberlain
13  NED Zoe Hessels
14  NED Julie Sytsema
15  NED Amy van den Bosch
16  NED Karlijn Scheepens
18 DF  ENG Giselle Ansley
20  NED Fleur Gort
21 FW  NED Valérie van Aalst
22 DF  NED Loes Stijntjes
24 MF  NED Eva de Goede
29 MF  GER Cécile Pieper

Men's internationals
 Netherlands
 England/ Great Britain
 Spain
 Argentina
 Canada
 Ireland
 New Zealand
 Belgium
 Japan

Women's internationals
 Netherlands
 Ireland

References
  1. "HGC official website site". Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  2. "Spelerslijsten Hoofdklasse Dames en Tulp Hoofdklasse Heren 2021-2022" (PDF). knhb.nl (in Dutch). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.


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