The 2024–25 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, also known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd season of the Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. It began on 14 September 2024 and will conclude in May 2025 with the second match of the championship final.
Kampong were the defending champions, winning their ninth national title by defeating Rotterdam 3–4 on aggregate in the 2023–24 championship final. They did not defend their title as they lost the final to Amsterdam 6–5 in a shoot-out after the final finished 5–5 on aggregate. Amsterdam won their 22nd title (first since 2011–12) equalling Bloemendaal's record.
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. Nijmegen won the 2023–24 Promotieklasse and replaced Schaerweijde. Hurley and SCHC won the relegation play-offs and replaced HGC and Laren.
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 Hurley Amstelveen Amsterdamse Bos Kampong Utrecht De Klapperboom Klein Zwitserland The Hague Sportpark Klein Zwitserland Nijmegen Nijmegen Radboud Sportcentrum Oranje-Rood Eindhoven Sportpark Aalsterweg Pinoké Amstelveen Amsterdamse Bos Rotterdam Rotterdam Hazelaarweg Stadion SCHC Bilthoven Sportpark Kees Broekelaan
Personnel Team Trainer-coach Captain Amsterdam Rick Mathijssen Boris Burkhardt Floris Middendorp Bloemendaal Michel van den Heuvel Jorrit Croon Floris Wortelboer Den Bosch Nanco Jansonius Jasper Tukkers HDM Pieter Pieterse Cédric de Gier Sander Groenheijde Hurley Enzo Torossi Lex Tump Kampong Tim Oudenaller Lars Balk Jonas de Geus Klein Zwitserland Carlos Castaño Marco Miltkau Koene Schaper Nijmegen Rob Haantjes Luc de Rooij Oranje-Rood Omar Schlingemann Joep de Mol Pinoké Jesse Mahieu Jannis van Hattum Rotterdam Erik van Driel Thijs van Dam SCHC Jeroen Groenheijde Floris Steenman
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing trainer-coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming trainer-coachDate of appointmentBloemendaal Rick MathijssenSigned by Amsterdam11 May 2024Pre-season Michel van den Heuvel12 May 2024Amsterdam Taco van den HonertEnd of contract Rick MathijssenHDM Erik van DrielMutual consent Richard SmithKlein Zwitserland Omar SchlingemannSigned by Oranje-Rood Robert JustusOranje-Rood Jeroen BaartEnd of contract Omar SchlingemannRotterdam Robin RöschMutual consent Erik van Driel Nijmegen Bas Bogaard Mutual consent Rob Haantjes HDM Richard Smith Mutual consent 14 March 2025 9th Pieter Pieterse 14 March 2025 Klein Zwitserland Robert Justus Mutual consent 10 May 2025 8th Carlos Castaño 10 May 2025
Number of teams by province ProvinceNumber of teamsTeams4Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Hurley and Pinoké3HDM, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam2Kampong and SCHC2Den Bosch and Oranje-Rood1NijmegenTotal12
Regular season Standings
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Timo BoersDen Bosch0235282 Boris BurkhardtAmsterdam1311327 Miles BukkensPinoké111154 Jeroen HertzbergerRotterdam11104255 Jip JanssenKampong0213246 Marc MirallesBloemendaal1135197 Nathan EphraumsBloemendaal170017 Chris TaberimaHDM01259 Thibeau StockbroekxOranje-Rood160016 Joep TroostPinoké682 Updated to 11 May 2025. Source: KNHB
Play–offs Bracket
Semi-finals
Kampong won 8–3 on aggregate.
Amsterdam won 6–5 on aggregate.
Final
5–5 on aggregate; Amsterdam won 6–5 in the shoot-out to win their 22nd national title.
Relegation play-offs The relegation play-offs took place on 31 May and 1 June 2025.
Overview
Matches
Schaerweijde won 3–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the Hoofdklasse, while SCHC were relegated to the Promotieklasse.
5–5 on aggregate, Hurley won 3–2 in the shoot-out, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues.
See also 2024–25 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey
References