2024–25 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 14 September 2024 – 10 May 2025 |
Champions | Den Bosch (23 title) |
Relegated | Huizen |
Euro Hockey League | Den Bosch SCHC |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 526 (3.98 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Frédérique Matla (Den Bosch) (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Den Bosch 10–1 Huizen (4 May 2025) |
Biggest away win | Huizen 0–8 SCHC (16 March 2025) |
Highest scoring | Den Bosch 10–1 Huizen (4 May 2025) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey was the 44th season of the Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. The season began on 14 September 2024 and concluded on 29 May 2025 with the second match of the championship final.[1]
Den Bosch were the defending champions. They defended their title by defeating SCHC 4–3 in a shoot-out after the final finished 2–2 on aggregate. It was a record-extending 23rd title for Den Bosch.[2]
Teams
Twelve teams compete in the league - the top nine teams from the previous season, the winner of the 2023–24 Promotieklasse and the two winners of the 2023–24 relegation play-offs. Huizen won the 2023–24 Promotieklasse and replaced Bloemendaal.
Accommodation and locations
Team | Location | Province | Accommodation |
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Amsterdam | Amstelveen | North Holland | Wagener Stadium |
Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | North Brabant | Sportpark Oosterplas |
HDM | The Hague | South Holland | Sportpark Duinzigt |
HGC | Wassenaar | South Holland | De Roggewoning |
Huizen | Naarden | North Holland | Sportpark Bestevaer |
Hurley | Amstelveen | North Holland | Amsterdamse Bos |
Kampong | Utrecht | Utrecht | De Klapperboom |
Oranje-Rood | Eindhoven | North Brabant | Sportpark Aalsterweg |
Rotterdam | Rotterdam | South Holland | Hazelaarweg Stadion |
Pinoké | Amstelveen | North Holland | Amsterdamse Bos |
SCHC | Bilthoven | Utrecht | Sportpark Kees Broekelaan |
Tilburg | Tilburg | North Brabant | Oude Warande |
Teams by province
Province | Number of teams | Teams |
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North Holland | 4 | Amsterdam, Huizen, Hurley, and Pinoké |
South Holland | 3 | HGC, HDM, and Rotterdam |
North Brabant | 3 | Den Bosch, Oranje-Rood, and Tilburg |
Utrecht | 2 | Kampong and SCHC |
Total | 12 |
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Den Bosch (C) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 18 | +55 | 59 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League quarter-finals and the play-offs |
2 | SCHC | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 19 | +61 | 57 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League first round and the play-offs |
3 | Pinoké | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 49 | Qualification for the play-offs |
4 | Amsterdam | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 42 | |
5 | Kampong | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 38 | |
6 | Tilburg | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 27 | |
7 | Hurley | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 25 | |
8 | HGC | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 22 | |
9 | Oranje-Rood | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 21 | |
10 | HDM (O) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 52 | −33 | 14 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
11 | Rotterdam (O) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 12 | |
12 | Huizen (R) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 74 | −61 | 6 | Relegation to the Promotieklasse |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | FG | PC | PS | Goals |
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1 | Frédérique Matla | Den Bosch | 3 | 14 | 5 | 22 |
2 | Yibbi Jansen | SCHC | 0 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
3 | Agustina Gorzelany | Amsterdam | 0 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
4 | Imke Verstraeten | Pinoké | 0 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
Jip Dicke | SCHC | 11 | 4 | 0 | ||
6 | Maud van den Heuvel | SCHC | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
7 | Sosha Benninga | Kampong | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Luna Fokke | Kampong | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
9 | Fiona Morgenstern | Amsterdam | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
Bente van der Veldt | Kampong | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | Joosje Burg | Den Bosch | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Amy Costello | HGC | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
Fay van der Elst | Amsterdam | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
Pien Dicke | SCHC | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Updated to 10 May 2025. Source: KNHB[4]
Play-offs
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
Den Bosch | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
Amsterdam | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
Den Bosch (s.o.) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
SCHC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
SCHC | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
Pinoké | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Semi-finals
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Den Bosch won 6–2 on aggregate.
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SCHC won 6–1 on aggregate.
Final
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2–2 on aggregate; Den Bosch won 4–3 in the shoot-out to win their 23rd national title.
Relegation play-offs
The relegation play-offs took place on 31 May and 1 June 2025.[5]
Overview
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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HDM | 4–0 | Leonidas | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Rotterdam | 4–4 | Nijmegen | 4–1 | 0–3 |
Matches
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See also
References
- ^ "Wedstrijdschema Tulp Hoofdklasse Dames en Heren seizoen 2024-2025" (PDF). knhb.nl (in Dutch). 2024-07-29. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Hockeysters Den Bosch opnieuw landskampioen na zinderende shoot-outs tegen SCHC". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Bondsreglement vanaf 1 augustus 2023". knhb.nl (in Dutch). KNHB. 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Topscorers Tulp Hoofdklasse Heren 2024-2025". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Play-offs & kampioenschappen 2024-2025: wanneer worden ze gespeeld?". knhb.nl (in Dutch). KNHB. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.