Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey
Province Championships Clubs
North Holland 53 Amsterdam ( 21 ) , Bloemendaal ( 20 ) , Haarlemsche HBC ( 4 ) , Laren ( 3 ) , De Musschen ( 3 ) , Hilversum ( 1 ) , BMHC ( 1 )
South Holland 38 HDM ( 8 ) , Klein Zwitserland ( 8 ) , TOGO ( 7 ) , HHIJC ( 4 ) , HGC ( 2 ) , HHV ( 2 ) , HMHC ( 2 ) , Haagsche HBC ( 2 ) , Rotterdam ( 1 ) , DSHC ( 1 ) , ODIS ( 1 )
North Brabant 9 Oranje Zwart ( 4 ) , Den Bosch ( 2 ) , Tilburg ( 2 ) , HTCC ( 1 )
Utrecht 9 Kampong ( 8 ) , SCHC ( 1 )
Limburg 8 Venlo ( 8 )
Champions -- By province
The Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey is the men's top division of field hockey in the Netherlands. The league ranks third in the European league ranking table. The league was estiblished in 1973 and before the league existed the champions of the several district played in a championship pool to determine the national champion. Bloemendaal are the current champions, having won the 2018-19 season by defeating the defending champions Kampong in the championship final. Amsterdam has the most titles with 21 followed by Bloemendaal with 20.