2025–26 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey

This article is about men's event. For women's event, see 2025–26 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey.
Hoofdklasse
Season2025–26
Dates13 September 2024 – 11 May 2025
Matches96
Goals493 (5.14 per match)
Top goalscorerStruan Walker (Oranje-Rood)
18 goals
Biggest home winRotterdam 9–0 Hurley
(5 October 2025)
Amsterdam 9–0 Laren
(5 October 2025)
Den Bosch 9–0 Schaerweijde
(26 October 2025)
Biggest away winHurley 1–8 Pinoké
(8 March 2026)
Highest scoringAmsterdam 8–6 Den Bosch
(21 September 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 22 March 2026.

The 2025–26 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, also known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons,[1] 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.[2]

Amsterdam are the defending champions, having won the 2024–25 championship final by defeating Kampong.[3]

Teams

2025–26 Men's Hoofdklasse 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 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
Hurley Amstelveen North Holland Amsterdamse Bos
Kampong Utrecht Utrecht De Klapperboom
Klein Zwitserland The Hague South Holland Sportpark Klein Zwitserland
Laren Laren North Holland Sportpark Eemnesserweg
Oranje-Rood Eindhoven North Brabant Sportpark Aalsterweg
Pinoké Amstelveen North Holland Amsterdamse Bos
Rotterdam Rotterdam South Holland Hazelaarweg Stadion
Schaerweijde Zeist Utrecht Sportpark Krakelingsweg

Number of teams by province

Province Number of teams Teams
North Holland 5 Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Hurley, Laren, and Pinoké
South Holland 3 HDM, Klein Zwitserland, and Rotterdam
Utrecht 2 Kampong and Schaerweijde
North Brabant 2 Den Bosch and Oranje-Rood
Total 12

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Oranje-Rood 16 11 5 0 54 25 +29 38 Qualification Euro Hockey League first round and play-offs
2 Rotterdam 16 11 2 3 67 28 +39 35 Qualification play-offs
3 Pinoké 16 9 5 2 61 31 +30 32
4 Amsterdam 16 9 4 3 51 32 +19 31
5 Den Bosch 16 9 3 4 59 32 +27 30
6 Bloemendaal 16 9 3 4 47 28 +19 30
7 Kampong 16 6 3 7 40 38 +2 21
8 Klein Zwitserland 16 5 6 5 33 31 +2 21
9 HDM 16 4 2 10 25 53 −28 14
10 Schaerweijde 16 2 4 10 21 57 −36 10 Qualification relegation play-offs
11 Laren 16 1 2 13 23 69 −46 5
12 Hurley 16 0 1 15 12 69 −57 1 Relegation to Promotieklasse
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result.[4]

Results

Home \ Away AMS BLO DB HDM HUR KAM KZ LAR OR PIN ROT SCH
Amsterdam — 8–6 5–1 2–0 9–0 3–3 1–0 0–3
Bloemendaal 5–3 — 5–0 1–0 5–4 3–4 3–3 1–2 4–0
Den Bosch 1–2 1–1 — 4–1 2–2 4–2 1–2 6–3 9–0
HDM 1–2 0–2 0–4 — 2–2 3–2 2–7 2–3 1–1
Hurley 0–3 0–5 1–3 0–4 — 1–2 3–3 1–8 0–6 2–3
Kampong 2–2 3–5 6–1 2–1 — 1–3 7–0 2–4 0–3 3–2
Klein Zwitserland 4–3 0–2 2–4 4–1 0–0 — 1–1 7–1
Laren 1–3 3–2 0–6 2–3 0–2 2–2 — 0–3 1–3
Oranje-Rood 4–4 2–1 5–2 6–1 1–0 5–2 — 2–2 0–0
Pinoké 3–3 4–0 5–0 3–3 2–1 8–3 — 2–2 4–1
Rotterdam 4–2 3–4 7–2 9–0 7–2 6–2 4–5 — 5–1
Schaerweijde 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–4 1–1 1–5 1–6 2–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club FG PC PS Goals
1 Struan Walker Oranje-Rood 11 7 0 18
2 Boris Burkhardt Amsterdam 7 8 2 17
Joep Troost Pinoké 4 12 1 17
4 Timo Boers Den Bosch 0 12 3 15
5 Pepijn van der Heijden Rotterdam 0 11 3 14
6 Miles Bukkens Pinoké 6 6 0 12
7 Teun Beins Bloemendaal 0 11 0 11
Duco Telgenkamp Kampong 11 0 0 11
9 Thierry Brinkman Den Bosch 9 1 0 10
Henrik Mertgens Oranje-Rood 8 6 2 10
Florent van Aubel Pinoké 9 1 0 10
Guus Jansen Rotterdam 10 0 0 10

Updated to 15 maart 2026. Source: KNHB[5]

Play–offs

Bracket

 
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Semi-finals

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Final

May 2026
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See also

References

  1. ^ "Tulp hoofdsponsor en naamgever Hoofdklasse Heren". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Speeldata Tulp Hoofdklasse seizoen 2025-2026 bekend". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 6 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Amsterdam na 13 jaar terug op hockeytroon na bloedstollende finale tegen Kampong". nos.nl (in Dutch). 29 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Bondsreglement vanaf 1 augustus 2023" (PDF). knhb.nl (in Dutch). KNHB. 1 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Topscorers Tulp Hoofdklasse Heren 2025-2026". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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