The 2023–24 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, also known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons, was the 51st season of the Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. It began on 23 September 2023 and concluded on 11 May 2024 with the second match of the championship final.
Pinoké were the defending champions, they won their first national title by defeating Bloemendaal 5–1 on aggregate in the 2022–23 championship final. Pinoké were not able to defend their title after they failed to qualify for the championship play-offs. The final was played between Kampong and Rotterdam, Kampong won their ninth Dutch national by defeating Rotterdam 4–3 on aggregate.
Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league - the top nine teams from the previous season, the winner of the 2022–23 Promotieklasse and the two winners of the 2022–23 relegation play-offs. Laren won the 2022–23 Promotieklasse and replaced Voordaan.
Accommodation and locations Team Location Province Accommodation Amsterdam Amstelveen Wagener Stadium Bloemendaal Bloemendaal Sportpark 't Kopje Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Sportpark Oosterplas HDM The Hague Sportpark Duinzigt HGC Wassenaar De Roggewoning Kampong Utrecht De Klapperboom Klein Zwitserland The Hague Sportpark Klein Zwitserland Oranje-Rood Eindhoven Sportpark Aalsterweg Pinoké Amstelveen Amsterdamse Bos Rotterdam Rotterdam Hazelaarweg Stadion Schaerweijde Zeist Sportpark Krakelingweg Laren Laren Sportpark Eemnesserweg
Personnel Team Trainer-coach Captain Amsterdam Taco van den Honert Boris Burkhardt Bloemendaal Rick Mathijssen Thierry Brinkman Den Bosch Nanco Jansonius Jasper Tukkers HDM Eric van Driel Cédric de Gier Sander Groenheijde HGC Floris van der Linden David van Ass Seve van Ass Kampong Tim Oudenaller Lars Balk Jonas de Geus Klein Zwitserland Omar Schlingemann Marco Miltkau David Huussen Laren Lucas Rey Pieter Paul Houting Oranje-Rood Jeroen Baart Joep de Mol Pinoké Jesse Mahieu Jannis van Hattum Rotterdam Robin Rösch Jeroen Hertzberger Schaerweijde Albert-Kees Manenschijn Jan de Wijkerslooth
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing trainer-coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming trainer-coachDate of appointmentAmsterdam Alexander CoxEnd of contract29 May 2023Pre-season Taco van den Honert30 May 2023Laren Nanco JansoniusSigned by Den Bosch Lucas ReyDen Bosch Marc LammersAssigned a new role Nanco JansoniusHGC Bram LomansSacked22 March 20249th Floris van der Linden David van Ass22 March 2024
Number of teams by province ProvinceNumber of teamsTeams4HDM, HGC, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam4Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Pinoké and Laren2Kampong, Schaerweijde2Den Bosch and Oranje-RoodTotal12
Regular season Standings
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jip JanssenKampong1203242 Jeroen HertzbergerRotterdam1183223 Boris BurkhardtAmsterdam8121214 Timo BoersDen Bosch1152185 Sam LaneOranje-Rood780156 Thierry BrinkmanBloemendaal131014 Joep TroostPinoké7708 Koen BijenDen Bosch1120139 Duco TelgenkampKampong111012 Marc MirallesBloemendaal453 Alexander HendrickxPinoké0102
Play–offs Bracket
Semi-finals
Rotterdam won 4–3 on aggregate.
Kampong won 5–2 on aggregate.
Final
Kampong won 4–3 on aggregate to win their ninth national title.
Relegation play-offs The relegation play-offs took place on 1 and 2 June 2024. Overview
Matches
5–5 on aggregate, Hurley won 4–2 after a shoot-out and were promoted to the Hoofdklasse, while HGC were relegated to the Promotieklasse.
SCHC won 9–8 on aggregate and were promoted to the Hoofdklasse, while Laren were relegated to the Promotieklasse.
See also 2023–24 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey
References