The 2022–23 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, also known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons, was the 50th season of the Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. It began on 3 September 2022 and concluded on 29 May 2023 with the second match of the championship final.
Bloemendaal were the three-time defending champions. They lost 5–1 on aggregate in the championship final to Pinoké who won their first national title.
Changes from 2021–22 Starting from this season all the matches in the Hoofdklasse were played in four quarters of 15 minutes in accordance with the international rules of hockey; previously, the quarters were 17.5 minutes. Originally, the championship final would be played over one match at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen instead of the best of three home and away series as the previous seasons. The semi-finals of the play-offs would remain a best of three series. After consultation with the Hoofdklasse clubs, it was decided to play both the semi-final and final rounds in two games: one home and one away.
Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league - the top nine teams from the previous season, the winner of the 2021–22 Promotieklasse and the two winners of the 2021–22 relegation play-offs. Schaerweijde won the 2021–22 Promotieklasse and replaced Hurley, while HDM and Voordaan were promoted after beating SCHC and Tilburg in 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 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 Voordaan Groenekan Sportpark Bos
Number of teams by province ProvinceNumber of teamsTeams4HDM, HGC, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam3Amsterdam, Bloemendaal and PinokéKampong, Schaerweijde and Voordaan2Den Bosch and Oranje-RoodTotal12
Regular season Standings
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jeroen HertzbergerRotterdam14175361 Jip JanssenKampong0322343 Aki KäppelerKlein Zwitserland0231244 Alexander HendrickxPinoké0211225 Jeremy HaywardDen Bosch1153196 Boris BurkhardtAmsterdam7100177 Sam LaneOranje-Rood781168 Duco TelgenkampKampong141015 Koen BijenDen Bosch1310 Tim SwaenBloemendaal0132
Play-offs Bracket
Semi-finals
Bloemendaal won 6–4 on aggregate.
Pinoké won 5–2 on aggregate.
Final
Pinoké won 5–1 on aggregate.
Relegation play-offs The relegation play-offs were held on 24, 27 and 29 May 2023. Overview
References