# 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 22 May 2022 with the third match of the championship final. Den Bosch won the title for a record 21st time.

## 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 | 4 | HDM, HGC, Klein Zwitserland and Victoria |
| Utrecht | 2 | Kampong and SCHC |
| 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 | 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 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play–offs |
| 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 | Qualification for the play–offs |
| 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 | Qualification for the relegation play–offs |
| 12 | Victoria | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 62 | −31 | 12 | Relegation to the Promotieklasse |

### 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 | — |

### 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 |
| 6 | Kari Stam | Pinoké | 10 |
| 8 | Joosje Burg | Den Bosch | 9 |
| 8 | Freeke Moes | Amsterdam | 9 |
| 8 | Maartje Krekelaar | Den Bosch | 9 |

## 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.

### Bracket

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