2021–22 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey

The 2021–22 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey was the 41st season of the Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. The season began on 11 September 2022 and concluded on 21 May 2022 with the third match of the championship final.

Hoofdklasse

Season	2021–22
Dates	11 September 2021 – 21 May 2022
Euro Hockey League	Den Bosch and Amsterdam
Top goalscorer	Frédérique Matla (35 goals)
Biggest home win	SCHC 6–0 Hurley
Biggest away win	HGC 0–8 Den Bosch
Highest scoring	Klein Zwitserland 2–7 Den Bosch
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Den Bosch won the title for a record 21st time.^[1]

Teams

 

 

Amsterdamse Bos

 

Bloemendaal

 

Klein Zwitserland

 

HGC

 

Kampong

 

Den Bosch

 

HDM

 

SCHC

 

Victoria

 

Oranje-Rood

 

Amsterdamse Bos teams
Amsterdam
Hurley
Pinoké

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2022–23 Women's Hoofdklasse teams

Accommodation and locations

Team	Location	Province	Accommodation
Amsterdam	Amstelveen	North Holland	Wagener Stadium
Bloemendaal	Bloemendaal	North Holland	Sportpark 't Kopje
Den Bosch	's-Hertogenbosch	North Brabant	Sportpark Oosterplas
HDM	The Hague	South Holland	Sportpark Duinzigt
HGC	Wassenaar	South Holland	De Roggewoning
Hurley	Amstelveen	North Holland	Amsterdamse Bos
Kampong	Utrecht	Utrecht	De Klapperboom
Klein Zwitserland	The Hague	South Holland	Sportpark Klein Zwitserland
Oranje-Rood	Eindhoven	North Brabant	Sportpark Aalsterweg
Pinoké	Amstelveen	North Holland	Amsterdamse Bos
SCHC	Bilthoven	Utrecht	Sportpark Kees Broekelaan
Victoria	Rotterdam	South Holland	Victoria Sportcentrum

Number of teams by province

Province	Number of teams	Teams
North Holland	4	Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Hurley and Pinoké
South Holland		HDM, HGC, Klein Zwitserland and Victoria
Utrecht	2	Kampong and SCHC
North Brabant		Den Bosch and Oranje-Rood
Total	12

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Den Bosch	22	19	2	1	80	20	+60	59	Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play–offs
2	SCHC	22	16	6	0	55	18	+37	54
3	Amsterdam	22	11	6	5	49	33	+16	39	Qualification for the play–offs
4	HDM	22	10	6	6	33	24	+9	36
5	Pinoké	22	9	4	9	43	40	+3	31
6	HGC	22	9	3	10	38	48	−10	30
7	Hurley	22	7	8	7	34	42	−8	29
8	Kampong	22	5	5	12	29	46	−17	20
9	Bloemendaal	22	5	5	12	31	53	−22	20
10	Klein Zwitserland	22	5	5	12	25	47	−22	20	Qualification for the relegation play–offs
11	Oranje-Rood	22	3	7	12	25	40	−15	16
12	Victoria	22	3	3	16	31	62	−31	12	Relegation to the Promotieklasse

Source: Hoofdklasse Hockey Netherlands
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.^[2]

Results

Home \ Away	AMS	BLO	DBO	HDM	HGC	HUR	KAM	KZL	ORR	PIN	SCH	VIC
Amsterdam	—	2–1	1–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–0	2–1	2–2	2–3	3–1
Bloemendaal	0–3	—	1–7	0–4	3–2	1–2	2–2	0–1	1–1	0–3	0–3	3–2
Den Bosch	4–2	4–0	—	1–0	3–1	4–2	3–0	1–1	4–0	3–1	0–1	4–0
HDM	0–0	2–1	1–4	—	3–0	2–1	2–1	2–2	1–0	1–3	0–1	5–2
HGC	1–1	3–1	0–8	3–2	—	1–2	3–4	2–0	1–0	3–1	2–4	3–0
Hurley	1–3	2–1	1–3	1–0	2–2	—	3–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	0–3	2–2
Kampong	1–2	2–3	1–5	1–1	1–2	2–2	—	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–2
Klein Zwitserland	0–7	2–3	2–7	1–1	2–1	1–1	0–1	—	1–2	0–3	1–2	3–2
Oranje-Rood	1–2	2–2	2–3	0–1	2–3	2–2	1–2	1–1	—	2–3	1–1	1–0
Pinoké	5–3	3–3	1–2	0–2	3–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	3–0	—	1–4	1–2
SCHC	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–0	1–1	6–0	3–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	—	3–0
Victoria	1–4	0–4	0–6	1–2	2–3	3–1	1–2	2–3	2–2	4–1	2–4	—

Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Top Goalscorers
Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Frédérique Matla	Den Bosch	35
2	Yibbi Jansen	SCHC	26
3	Demi Hilterman	Bloemendaal	17
4	Ginella Zerbo	SCHC	13
5	Gitte Michels	Hurley	11
6	Pien van Nes	HDM	10
	Kari Stam	Pinoké
8	Joosje Burg	Den Bosch	9
	Freeke Moes	Amsterdam
	Maartje Krekelaar	Den Bosch

Play–offs

The semi-finals were held on 12, 14 and 15 May 2022 and the final was held on 19, 21 and 22 May 2022.^[3]

Bracket

	Semi-finals						Final
	12–14 May 2022
	Den Bosch		2	1
							19–22 May 2022
	HDM		0	0
							Den Bosch	3	0	2
	12–15 May 2022
							SCHC	1	1	1
	SCHC	1 (3)	0	2 (3)
	Amsterdam	1 (0)	2	2 (1)

Semi-finals

12 May 2022 20:30 HDM 0–2 Den Bosch Report Van der Hoek   56' Burg   57' Sportpark Duinzigt, The Hague

14 May 2022 15:15 Den Bosch 1–0 HDM Matla   70' Report Sportpark Oosterplas, 's-Hertogenbosch

Den Bosch won the series 2–0.

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12 May 2022 18:30 Amsterdam 1–1 SCHC Plönissen   67' Report Leurink   53' Penalties Verschoor   Veen   Moes   0–3   Jansen   Fortuin   Winter   De Geus Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen

14 May 2022 13:15 SCHC 0–2 Amsterdam Report Plönissen   15' Veen   21' Sportpark Kees Broekelaan, Bilthoven

15 May 2022 13:15 SCHC 2–2 Amsterdam Jansen   20' Zerbo   63' Report Albers   2' Veen   36' Penalties Jansen   Fortuin   Winter   De Geus   3–1   Albers   Verschoor   Moes   De Baat Sportpark Kees Broekelaan, Bilthoven

SCHC won the series 2–1.

Final

19 May 2022 20:30 SCHC 1–3 Den Bosch Jansen   68' Report Welten   27' Matla   30' Burg   37' Sportpark Kees Broekelaan, Bilthoven

21 May 2022 12:45 Den Bosch 0–1 SCHC Report Jansen   55' Sportpark Oosterplas, 's-Hertogenbosch

22 May 2022 13:15 Den Bosch 2–1 SCHC Van der Plas   37' Matla   70' Report Zerbo   6' Sportpark Oosterplas, 's-Hertogenbosch

Den Bosch won the series 2–1.

References

1. "Matla sleept Den Bosch in laatste minuut naar 21ste landstitel". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Hockey Netherlands. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
2. "Bondsreglement 2021" (PDF). knhb.nl (in Dutch). KNHB. 1 August 2021.
3. "Alle tijden van de play-offs en play-outs op een rijtje". hockey.nl (in Dutch).