The Dutch Cup, better known in Dutch as the "Beker" or "Bekercompetitie", is the national ice hockey cup in the Netherlands. It was held from 1938 to 1939, and 1971-present. The Dutch Cup is usually an autumn competition that precedes or runs simultaneously with the regular season of the BeNe League, the Dutch and Belgian semi-professional ice hockey league.
The format of the Dutch Cup competition is determined before each season and can vary depending on the number of teams competing. In 2011, the format consisted of: a 16-game preliminary round-robin, followed by a three-game playoff round-robin among the top four teams in the preliminary round a one-game final game among the top two teams from the playoff round.
In 2012-2013, the Cup competition was a knock-out competition of home-and-home series among the six Dutch teams of the Eredivisie and eight teams of the Eerste Divisie, the Netherlands' top amateur league. Since 2015, the Dutch Cup has been for the Dutch teams of the Beneliga, while the Belgian teams participate in their own Belgian Cup.
For most of its existence, the Dutch Cup has been a separate competition from the Dutch National Championship, which was determined in a playoff at the end of the season of the Eredivisie, the old Dutch hockey league. When the Eredivisie was merged with the Belgian hockey league to become the BeNe League in 2015-16, the Dutch Cup was retained as a separate tournament to decide the best Dutch team, while the BeNe League playoffs determine the BeNe League champions.
Champions 1938 : HHIJC Den Haag 1939 : AIJHC Amsterdam 1970 : Tilburg Trappers 2nd division 1971 : Tilburg Trappers 2nd division 1972 : Tilburg Trappers 1973 : Tilburg Trappers 1974 : Tilburg Trappers 1975 : Tilburg Trappers 1976 : Tilburg Trappers 1977 : Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen 1978 : Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen 1979 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen 1980 : De Bisschop Amsterdam 1981 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen 1982 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen 1983 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen 1984 : Feenstra Flyers Heerenveen 1985 : Deko Builders Amsterdam 1986 : Eindhoven Kemphanen 1987 : IJHC Rotterdam Panda's 1988 : BP Flyers Heerenveen 1989 : Spitman Nijmegen 1990 : Gunco Panda's Rotterdam 1991 : Gunco Panda's Rotterdam 1992 : Agpo Trappers Tilburg 1993 : Meetpoint Eaters Geleen 1994 : Couwenberg Trappers Tilburg 1995 : Couwenberg Trappers Tilburg 1996 : Fulda Tigers Nijmegen 1997 : CVT Keukens Trappers Tilburg 1998 : Pelgrim Flyers Heerenveen 1999 : Agio Huys Tijgers Nijmegen 2000 : Boretti Tigers Amsterdam 2001 : Diamant Trappers Tilburg 2002 : Formido Heerenveen Flyers 2003 : Boretti Tigers Amsterdam 2004 : Amsterdam Bulldogs 2005 : Amsterdam Bulldogs 2006 : Destil Trappers Tilburg 2007 : Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam 2008 : Destil Trappers Tilburg 2009 : Romijnders DAR Devils Nijmegen 2010 : Ruijters Eaters Geleen 2011 : Destil Trappers Tilburg 2012 : HYS The Hague 2013 : Destil Trappers Tilburg 2014 : Destil Trappers Tilburg 2015 : Destil Trappers Tilburg 2016 : UNIS Flyers Heerenveen 2017 : UNIS Flyers Heerenveen 2018 : HIJS Hockij Den Haag
References
External links Nederlandse IJshockey Bond TYSC Trappers History