The 2025–26 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, also known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons, is the 53rd season of the Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. The season began on 13 September 2025 and will conclude in May 2026 with the second match of the championship final.
In the championship's playoff final, the defending champions Amsterdam were defeated by Rotterdam with a score of 5–4 on aggregate.
Teams
Twelve teams compete in the league - the top nine teams from the previous season, the winner of the 2024–25 Promotieklasse and the two winners of the 2024–25 relegation play-offs. Laren won the 2024–25 Promotieklasse and replaced Nijmegen. Hurley and Schaerweijde won the relegation play-offs.
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 Laren Laren Sportpark Eemnesserweg Oranje-Rood Eindhoven Sportpark Aalsterweg Pinoké Amstelveen Amsterdamse Bos Rotterdam Rotterdam Hazelaarweg Stadion Schaerweijde Zeist Sportpark Krakelingsweg
Number of teams by province ProvinceNumber of teamsTeams5Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Hurley, Laren, and Pinoké3HDM, Klein Zwitserland, and Rotterdam2Kampong and Schaerweijde2Den Bosch and Oranje-RoodTotal12
Regular season Standings
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Timo BoersDen Bosch0256312 Struan WalkerOranje-Rood15110263 Joep TroostPinoké6161234 Boris BurkhardtAmsterdam8113225 Pepijn van der HeijdenRotterdam0153186 Miles BukkensPinoké781167 Teun BeinsBloemendaal015015 Duco TelgenkampKampong1500159 Mustapha CassiemAmsterdam94013 Koen BijenDen Bosch121013 Thierry BrinkmanDen Bosch121013 Florent Van AubelPinoké112013 Timme van der HeijdenRotterdam121013 Updated to 9 May 2026. Source: KNHB
Play-offs Bracket
Semi-finals
Amsterdam won 6–3 on aggregate.
Rotterdam won 6–4 on aggregate.
Final
Rotterdam won 5–4 on aggregate to win their second title.
Relegation play-offs
Overview
Matches
HDM won 5–2 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues.
Tilburg won 5–4 on aggregate and were promoted to the Hoofdklasse, while Laren were relegated to the Promotieklasse.
See also 2025–26 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey
References