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]
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 August 2018 – 26 May 2019 |
| Champions | Bloemendaal (20th title) |
| Premiers | Bloemendaal |
| Relegated | SCHC |
| Euro Hockey League | Bloemendaal Kampong HGC |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 576 (4.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jeroen Hertzberger (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Kampong 6–0 Tilburg |
| Biggest away win | Amsterdam 2–8 HGC |
| Highest scoring | HGC 8–3 Almere |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
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 edit
Pinoké
Almere
Tilburg
2018–19 Men's Hoofdklasse 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.
| Team | Location | Province | Accommodation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almere | Almere |  Flevoland |
Sportpark Klein Brandt |
| Amsterdam | Amstelveen |  North Holland |
Wagener Stadium |
| Bloemendaal | Bloemendaal | North Holland |
Sportpark 't Kopje |
| Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch |  North Brabant |
Sportpark Oosterplas |
| HGC | Wassenaar |  South Holland |
De Roggewoning |
| Kampong | Utrecht |  Utrecht |
De Klapperboom |
| Klein Zwitserland | The Hague | South Holland |
Sportpark Klein Zwitserland |
| 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 |
| Tilburg | Tilburg | North Brabant |
Sportpark Oude Warande |
Number of teams by province edit
| Province | Number of teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| North Brabant |
3 | Den Bosch, Oranje-Rood and Tilburg |
| North Holland |
Amsterdam, Bloemendaal and Pinoké | |
| South Holland |
HGC, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam | |
| Utrecht |
2 | Kampong and SCHC |
| Flevoland |
1 | Almere |
| Total | 12 |
Regular season edit
League table edit
| 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 |
Results edit
Play-offs edit
All rounds are played in a best of three format, with the higher seeded team playing the second and third game at home.
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| Bloemendaal | 2 | 1 (4) | ||||||||
| Amsterdam | 0 | 1 (2) | ||||||||
| Bloemendaal | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Kampong | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Kampong | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| HGC | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| EHL play-off | ||||||||||
| HGC | 2 | 5 (3) | 2 (7) | |||||||
| Amsterdam | 3 | 5 (2) | 2 (6) | |||||||
Semi-finals edit
The semi-finals were played from 15 to 19 May 2019.[4]
(1) Bloemendaal vs (4) Amsterdam edit
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Bloemendaal won series 2–0.
(2) Kampong vs. (3) HGC edit
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Kampong won series 2–0.
EHL play-off edit
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.
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HGC won series 2–1.
Final edit
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Bloemendaal won series 2–1.
Relegation play-offs edit
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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| HDM | 0–2 | Klein Zwitserland | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Cartouche | 1–2 | Tilburg | 1–2 | 3–3 (3–2 s.o.) | 1–2 |
Statistics edit
Top goalscorers edit
- As of 12 May 2019[5]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jeroen Hertzberger |
Rotterdam | 23 |
| 2 |  Ashley Jackson |
HGC | 17 |
 Justin Reid-Ross |
Amsterdam | ||
| 4 |  Alex Hendrickx |
Pinoké | 15 |
| 5 | Mirco Pruyser |
Amsterdam | 14 |
| Mink van der Weerden |
Oranje-Rood | ||
| 7 |  Nicolás Della Torre |
Den Bosch | 13 |
| 8 | Bjorn Kellerman |
Kampong | 12 |
| Tim Swaen |
Bloemendaal | ||
| Jelle Galema |
Den Bosch |
References edit
- ^ "Speeldagenkalender Bondscompetitie 2018-2019" (PDF). www.knhb.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Hockey Association. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Huiskamp, Frank (20 May 2018). "Hockeyers van Kampong verslaan Amsterdam: opnieuw kampioen". www.nrc.nl (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Oranjefeest in Bloemendaal: hockeyers na negen jaar weer kampioen". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Programma eerste ronde play-offs Hoofdklasse Heren". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Topscorers HK, PK, OVK: Topscorerstitel voor Zerbo en Hertzberger". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 May 2019.