# Dutch Cross Country Championships

The Dutch Cross Country Championships (Dutch: Nederlands kampioenschap veldlopen) is an annual cross country running organised by the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation that serves as the national championship for the sport in the Netherlands. It is usually held in February or March.
It was first held in 1919 for men only. A women's championship race was introduced in 1963. A men's short race was added to the programme in 1937 and a women's version was added in 1999. The latter races served as with national selection for that section at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1998 to 2006.
Guest athletes from other nations occasionally compete at the competition, but are not eligible for the national title. Several guests have gone on to place first in the race. In the men's long race Ethiopian's Getaneh Tessema and Tadesse Woldemeskle took the 1995 and 1996 titles, respectively. Ukraine's Vitaliy Shafar won in 2011 and Ethiopia's Faisa Dame Tasama in 2007 and 2013. In the women's long race, Ethiopian Zewdnesh Ayele Belachu won the 2015 title and Ana Dulce Félix of Portugal won in 2012.

## Editions
### Men

| Year | Date | Location | Long race winner | Distance | Time | Short race winner | Distance | Time |
| 1919 | 10 August | Arnhem | Jan Postma | ? | ? | – | – | – |
| 1920 | 5 September | Noordwijk | Jan Postma | 4 km | 14:50.4 | – | – | – |
| 1921 | 22 May | The Hague | Jan Postma | 3.5 km | 10:10.4 | – | – | – |
| 1922 | 15 October | The Hague | Piet de Boer | 5 km | 24:53.2 | – | – | – |
| 1923 | 2 December | The Hague | Jan Zeegers | 4 km | 12:41.8 | – | – | – |
| 1924 | 16 November | The Hague | Jan Zeegers | 10 km | 35:34.2 | – | – | – |
| 1925 | 15 November | Wassenaar | Jan Zeegers | 10 km | 35:10.1 | – | – | – |
| 1926 | 19 December | Wassenaar | Arie Klaasse | 12 km | 41:19.2 | – | – | – |
| 1927 | 18 December | Wassenaar | Jan Zeegers | 10 km | 33:21.2 | – | – | – |
| 1928 | 9 December | Wassenaar | Jan Zeegers | 10 km | 34:00.0 | – | – | – |
| 1929 | 15 December | Wassenaar | Jan Zeegers | 10 km | 33:53.6 | – | – | – |
| 1930 | 26 October | Wassenaar | Jan Zeegers | 11 km | 39:30.0 | – | – | – |
| 1931 | 29 March | Wassenaar | Jan Zeegers | 10 km | 37:24.1 | – | – | – |
| 1932 | 13 March | The Hague | Jan Zeegers | 10 km | 36:22.1 | – | – | – |
| 1933 | 12 March | The Hague | Jan Zeegers | 10 km | 33:47 | – | – | – |
| 1934 | 18 March | Amsterdam | Klaas Kok | 11 km | 37:30.8 | – | – | – |
| 1935 | 17 February | Amsterdam | Klaas Kok | 11 km | 38:08.3 | – | – | – |
| 1936 | 29 March | Amsterdam | Jan Zeegers | 11 km | 36:49 | – | – | – |
| 1937 | 21 March/26 December | Hilversum/Delft | Jan Zeegers | 10 km | 33:19.8 | Jan Zeegers | 5 km | 16:50.9 |
| 1938 | 11 December/27 November | Rotterdam/Amersfoort | Jan Zeegers | 10 km | 38:08.6 | Jan Zeegers | 5 km | 16:38.7 |
| 1939 | 2 April | Vught | Frits de Ruyter | 5 km | 15:50.8 | – | – | – |
| 1940 | Cancelled due to World War II | Cancelled due to World War II | Cancelled due to World War II | Cancelled due to World War II | Cancelled due to World War II | Cancelled due to World War II | Cancelled due to World War II | Cancelled due to World War II |
| 1941 | 16 March | Amsterdam | Joop Walther | 5 km | 15:43 | – | – | – |
| 1942 | 15 March | Hilversum | Frits de Ruyter | 5 km | 16:31.2 | – | – | – |
| 1943 | 11 March | Amersfoort | Willem Slijkhuis | 5 km | 18:04 | – | – | – |
| 1944–45 | Cancelled due to food shortages | Cancelled due to food shortages | Cancelled due to food shortages | Cancelled due to food shortages | Cancelled due to food shortages | Cancelled due to food shortages | Cancelled due to food shortages | Cancelled due to food shortages |
| 1946 | 3 November/7 April | Amsterdam/Amersfoort | Willem Slijkhuis | 10 km | 34:18.6 | Willem Slijkhuis | 5 km | 16:29.4 |
| 1947 | 20 April/7 April | Arnhem/Delft | Jaap Meijer | 10 km | 34:46.2 | Willem Slijkhuis | 5 km | 17:13.7 |
| 1948 | 29 April/29 March | Almelo/Amersfoort | Willem Slijkhuis | 10 km | 33:07.0 | Willem Slijkhuis | 5 km | 14:38.6 |
| 1949 | 24 April/20 March | Hattem/Amersfoort | Willem Slijkhuis | 10 km | 35:36.2 | Jef Lataster | 5 km | 15:20.9 |
| 1950 | 26 February | Zwolle | Jef Lataster | 10 km | 36:13.2 | Jef Lataster | 5 km * | 15:23.8 |
| 1951 | 4 March | Maastricht | Jef Lataster | 12 km | 43:06.2 | Hans Huizinga | 5 km * | 17:10.0 |
| 1952 | 2 March | Rheden | Jan Adriaansen | 13 km | 48:24.8 | Hans Harting | 5 km * | 16:36.6 |
| 1953 | 1 March | Oirschot | Jan Adriaansen | 12 km | 47:28.8 | Jan Adriaansen | 5 km * | 18:46.4 |
| 1954 | 21 February | Heerlen | Jef Lataster | 13 km | 41:16.0 | Will van Zeeland | 5 km * | 16:14.0 |
| 1955 | 6 March | Breda | Will van Zeeland | 13 km | 45:13.0 | Will van Zeeland | 5 km * | 16:19.4 |
| 1956 | 19 February | Huis ter Heide | Frans Künen | 14 km | 48:37.2 | Henk Viset | 5 km * | 16:16.2 |
| 1957 | 24 February | Arnhem | Henk Viset | 13 km | 45:11.0 | Wim Roovers | 5 km * | 15:04.1 |
| 1958 | 2 March | Breda | Hein Cujé | 14,100 m | 48:40.0 | Frans Künen | 5 km * | 15:01.3 |
| 1959 | 22 March | Nijmegen | Frans Künen | 13,500 m | 42.53.6 | Frans Künen | 5 km * | 16.33.6 |
| 1960 | 28 February | best | Frans Künen | 13,040 m | 41:08.0 | Hein Cujé | 5 km * | 15:35.7 |
| 1961 | 5 March | Dordrecht | Hein Cujé | 12 km | 35:30 | Hein Cujé | 5 km * | 16:22.8 |
| 1962 | 11 March | Helmond | Frans Künen | 12 km | 43:34 | - | - | - |
| 1963 | 3 March | Heerlen | Joep Delnoye | 10 km | 30:23 | Piet Beelen | 5 km | 15:29 |
| 1964 | 8 March | Vught | Henk Snepvangers | 10 km | 34:13 | Bert Smit | 5 km | 17:11 |
| 1965 | 7 March | Lisse | Egbert Nijstad | 10 km | 28:18 | Gijs de Bode | 5 km | 14:01 |
| 1966 | 6 March | Apeldoorn | No on den Oordt | 10 km | 30:26 | Jan Zijderlaan | 5 km | 15:18 |
| 1967 | 5 March | Lisse | Piet Beelen | 10 km | 30:22 | Piet Deelstra | 5 km | 15:43 |
| 1968 | 3 March | Helmond | Jan Zijderlaan | 10 km | 30:05 | Gijs de Bode | 5 km | 16:25 |
| 1969 | 9 March | Tegelen | Jan Zijderlaan | 10 km | 29:42 | Wim van Gerven | 5 km | 14:49 |
| 1970 | 1 March | Harderwijk | Haico Scharn | 10 km | 31:46 | Bram Wassenaar | 5 km | 15:41 |
| 1971 | 7 March | Emmeloord | Egbert Nijstad | 10.5 km | 31.43 | Pieter Vos | 5250 m | 16:17 |
| 1972 | 5 March | Dwingeloo | Jos Hermens | 10 km | 30:13 | Pieter Vos | 5 km | 15:18 |
| 1973 | 8 February | Rhenen | Egbert Nijstad | 10.5 km | 31:42 | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 3 March | Nijmegen | Egbert Nijstad | 9.9 km | 31:57 | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 9 March | Reusel | Jos Hermens | 12.3 km | 40:25 | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 15 February | Amersfoort | Jos Hermens | 12.45 km | 38:58 | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 6 March | Westerhoven | Jos Hermens | 12 km | 39:20 | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 5 March | Stiphout | Jos Hermens | 12.5 km | 37:53 | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 4 March | Beek | Klaas Lok | 11.5 km | 37:04 | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 24 February | Hulst | Klaas Lok | 11.67 km | 35:.49 | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 8 March | Wassenaar | Klaas Lok | 12 km | 40:07 | - | - | - |
| 1982 | 28 February | Norg | Klaas Lok | 12 km | 35:39 | - | - | - |
| 1983 | 27 February | Eibergen | Cor Lambregts | 11,620 m | 36:25 | - | - | - |
| 1984 | 26 February | Bergen op Zoom | Klaas Lok | 12 km | 36:27 | - | - | - |
| 1985 | 3 March | Landgraaf | Klaas Lok | 12.2 km | 37:30 | - | - | - |
| 1986 | 2 March | Amsterdam | Tonnie Dirks | 12.1 km | 36:31 | - | - | - |
| 1987 | 1 March | Zeeland | Tonnie Dirks | 12,405 m | 38:21 | - | - | - |
| 1988 | 28 February | Landgraaf | Tonnie Dirks | 12 km | 37:49 | - | - | - |
| 1989 | 26 February | Landgraaf | Marti ten Kate | 12.2 km | 37:28 | - | - | - |
| 1990 | 25 February | Deurne | Tonnie Dirks | 12.4 km | 38:26 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 3 March | Deurne | Tonnie Dirks | 12.4 km | 38:22 | - | - | - |
| 1992 | 1 March | Utrecht | Tonnie Dirks | 12,450 m | 37:38 | - | - | - |
| 1993 | 7 March | Harderwijk | Henk Gommer | 11.7 km | 36:08 | - | - | - |
| 1994 | 6 March | Wieringerwerf | Tonnie Dirks | 12,300 m | 38:25 | - | - | - |
| 1995 | 5 March | Wassenaar | Marcel Versteeg | 11,190 m | 35:01 | Rik Bisschop | 5240 m | 16:56 |
| 1996 | 3 March | Tilburg | Greg van Hest | 12 km | 36:18 | Remco Kortenoeven | 5 km | 15:18 |
| 1997 | 2 March | Apeldoorn | Kamiel Maase | 12,300 m | 37:04 | Wouter Timmer | 5200 m | 16:12 |
| 1998 | 1 March | Asten | Kamiel Maase | 12 km | 36:15 | Sander Schutgens | 5 km | 15:20 |
| 1999 | 7 March | Heerde | Greg van Hest | 12,022 m | 38:59 | Marko Koers | 4022 m | 12:47 |
| 2000 | 5 March | Heythuysen | Marco Gielen | 12.7 km | 39:45 | Sander Schutgens | 4.1 km | 12:12 |
| 2001 | 4 March | Kerkrade | Kamiel Maase | 13,342 m | 44:59 | Gert-Jan Liefers | 4768 m | 15:20 |
| 2002 | 24 February | Amersfoort | Kamiel Maase | 12 km | 39:33 | Eric van der Linden | 5 km | 16:39 |
| 2003 | 2 March | Harderwijk | Kamiel Maase | 12 km | 35:39 | Gert-Jan Liefers | 4 km | 11:35 |
| 2004 | 29 February | Holten | Kamiel Maase | 12 km | 36:44 | Gert-Jan Liefers | 5 km | 14:58 |
| 2005 | 27 February | Roggel en Neer | Kamiel Maase | 11,850 m | 36:42 | Simon Vroemen | 4900 m | 14:59 |
| 2006 | 5 March | Norg | Kamiel Maase | 12.1 km | 36:57 | Dennis Licht | 4300 m | 12:40 |
| 2007 | 24–25 February | Wageningen | Michel Butter | 10.3 km | 33:09 | Tom Wiggers | 2.5 km | 7:36 |
| 2008 | 1–2 March | Gilze en Rijen | Michel Butter | 10.2 km | 31:17 | Gert-Jan Liefers | 3300 m | 10:29 |
| 2009 | 28 February–1 March | Gilze en Rijen | Abdi Nageeye | 10.2 km | 32:02 | Guus Janssen | 3300 m | 10:10 |
| 2010 | 6–7 March | Hellendoorn–Nijverdal | Khalid Choukoud | 12 km | 39:58 | Guus Janssen | 2685 m | 8:29 |
| 2011 | 19–20 February | Hellendoorn–Nijverdal | Khalid Choukoud | 12.055 m | 39:04 | Dennis Licht | 2685 m | 8:21 |
| 2011 | 26–27 November | Tilburg | Khalid Choukoud | 10 km | 30:42 | Tijs Groen | 2500 m | 7:04 |
| 2012 | 24–25 November | Tilburg | Khalid Choukoud | 10 km | 30:33 | Tijs Groen | 2500 m | 7:02 |
| 2013 | 23–24 November | Tilburg | Khalid Choukoud | 10 km | 30:11 | Thijmen Kupers | 2500 m | 6:56 |
| 2015 | 17–18 January | Kerkrade | Khalid Choukoud | 10.5 km | 33:12 | Nils Pennekamp | 2600 m | 8:05 |
| 2016 | 12–13 March | Oldenzaal | Tom Wiggers | 11.6 km | 36:02 | Wouter Ploeger | 2500 m | 6:38 |
| 2017 | 4–5 March | Amsterdam | Jesper van der Wielen | 10.8 km | 33:59 | Nils Pennekamp | 2700 m | 8:37 |
| 2018 | 10–11 March | Amsterdam | Edwin de Vries | 12 km | 43:27 | Richard Douma | 2500 m | 8:38 |
| 2019 | 24–25 February | Kraggenburg | Frank Futselaar | 12 km | 33:31 | Nick Marsman | 2500 m | 8:02 |
* Note: The short course race was held separately in several years: 1950 on 2 April in Amersfoort, 1951 on 15 April in Groningen, 1952 on 14 April in Arnhem, 1953 on 6 April in Wassenaar, 1954 on 28 March in IJmuiden, 1955 on 3 April in Helmond, 1956 on 8 April in Groningen, 1957 on 7 April in Vught, 1958 on 2 November in Oisterwijk, 1959 on 8 November in Dordrecht, 1960 on 16 October in Tuindorp Oostzaan, 1961 on 1 October in Gouda.

### Women

| Year | Date | Location | Long race winner | Distance | Time | Short race winner | Distance | Time |
| 1932 | 2 December | The Hague | Dini de Gelder | 3000 m | 12:08.4 | - | - | - |
| 1963 | 3 March | Heerlen | Riet Slegers | 1500 m | 4:44 | - | - | - |
| 1964 | 8 March | Vught | Gerda Kraan | 1500 m | 5:28 | - | - | - |
| 1965 | 7 March | Lisse | Gerda Kraan | 1500 m | 4:48 | - | - | - |
| 1966 | 6 March | Apeldoorn | Ilja Keizer | 1500 m | 5:02 | - | - | - |
| 1967 | 5 March | Lisse | Anneloes Bosman | 1500 m | 6:21 | - | - | - |
| 1968 | 3 March | Helmond | Mia Gommers | 2000 m | 7:20 | - | - | - |
| 1969 | 9 March | Tegelen | Mia Gommers | 2000 m | 5:42 | - | - | - |
| 1970 | 1 March | Harderwijk | Anneke de Lange | 3000 m | 9:49 | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 7 March | Emmeloord | Berny Boxem-Lenferink | 2600 m | 10:05 | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 5 March | Dwingeloo | Berny Boxem-Lenferink | 2500 m | 8:23 | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 8 February | Rhenen | Anneke de Lange | 3695 m | 14:25 | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 3 March | Nijmegen | Anneke de Lange | 3300 m | 12:06 | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 9 March | Reusel | Claire Spauwen | 3800 m | 14:36 | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 15 February | Amersfoort | Joke van der Stelt | 4210 m | 15:03 | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 6 March | Westerhoven | Annie van Stiphout | 4.3 km | 16:13 | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 5 March | Stiphout | Annie van Stiphout | 4500 m | 15:39 | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 4 March | Beek | Annie van Stiphout | 3990 m | 14:18 | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 24 February | Hulst | Carla Beurskens | 4460 m | 15:23 | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 8 March | Wassenaar | Carla Beurskens | 4500 m | 16:17 | - | - | - |
| 1982 | 28 February | Norg | Carla Beurskens | 4500 m | 14:30 | - | - | - |
| 1983 | 27 February | Eibergen | Wilma Rusman | 4660 m | 16:54 | - | - | - |
| 1984 | 26 February | Bergen op Zoom | Carla Beurskens | 4560 m | 15:43 | - | - | - |
| 1985 | 3 March | Landgraaf | Carla Beurskens | 4700 m | 16:16 | - | - | - |
| 1986 | 2 March | Amsterdam | Carla Beurskens | 4500 m | 15:08 | - | - | - |
| 1987 | 1 March | Zeeland | Wilma van Onna | 4500 m | 16:08 | - | - | - |
| 1988 | 28 February | Landgraaf | Christine Toonstra | 4900 m | 18:30 | - | - | - |
| 1989 | 26 February | Landgraaf | Marian Freriks | 4900 m | 18:09 | - | - | - |
| 1990 | 25 February | Deurne | Marian Freriks | 4900 m | 16:58 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 3 March | Deurne | Marian Freriks | 4900 m | 16:58 | - | - | - |
| 1992 | 1 March | Utrecht | Carlien Harms | 4650 m | 16:19 | - | - | - |
| 1993 | 7 March | Harderwijk | Irma Heeren | 5.9 km | 20:34 | - | - | - |
| 1994 | 6 March | Wieringerwerf | Grete Koens | 6150 m | 21:48 | - | - | - |
| 1995 | 5 March | Wassenaar | Helle Vullings | 6065 m | 21:59 | - | - | - |
| 1996 | 3 March | Tilburg | Mieke Aanen | 6 km | 20:50 | - | - | - |
| 1997 | 2 March | Apeldoorn | Grete Koens | 6225 m | 21:27 | - | - | - |
| 1998 | 1 March | Asten | Grete Koens | 6 km | 20:18 | - | - | - |
| 1999 | 7 March | Heerde | Nadezhda Wijenberg | 5822 m | 21:30 | Anjolie Wisse | 4022 m | 15:38 |
| 2000 | 5 March | Heythuysen | Wilma van Onna | 7.4 km | 25:28 | Grete Koens | 4.1 km | 14:13 |
| 2001 | 4 March | Kerkrade | Irma Heeren | 7474 m | 26:44 | Yvonne van der Kolk | 4768 m | 18:48 |
| 2002 | 24 February | Amersfoort | Irma Heeren | 7.5 km | 29:39 | Suzanne Wiertsema | 3.5 km | 14:31 |
| 2003 | 2 March | Harderwijk | Irma Heeren | 7500 m | 26:24 | Anjolie Wisse | 4000 m | 13:33 |
| 2004 | 29 February | Holten | Anita Looper | 6000 m | 20:52 | Adriënne Herzog | 3000 m | 10:30 |
| 2005 | 27 February | Roggel en Neer | Adriënne Herzog | 6100 m | 21:09 | Lesley van Miert | 2700 m | 9:37 |
| 2006 | 5 March | Norg | Adriënne Herzog | 8150 m | 27:55 | Lesley van Miert | 3250 m | 10:23 |
| 2007 | 24–25 February | Wageningen | Adriënne Herzog | 6.7 km | 24:41 | Lesley van Miert | 2.5 km | 8:39 |
| 2008 | 1–2 March | Gilze en Rijen | Adriënne Herzog | 6300 m | 23:59 | Anne van Es-van den Hurk | 2100 m | 7:37 |
| 2009 | 28 February–1 March | Gilze en Rijen | Miranda Boonstra | 6300 m | 23:03 | Anne van Es-van den Hurk | 2100 m | 7:26 |
| 2010 | 6–7 March | Hellendoorn–Nijverdal | Miranda Boonstra | 7990 m | 29:29 | Yvonne Hak | 2685 m | 9:42 |
| 2011 | 19–20 February | Hellendoorn–Nijverdal | Miranda Boonstra | 7990 m | 29:21 | Lesley van Miert | 2685 m | 9:36 |
| 2011 | 26–27 November | Tilburg | Adriënne Herzog | 8000 m | 27:29 | Anne van Es-van den Hurk | 2500 m | 7:57 |
| 2012 | 24–25 November | Tilburg | Adriënne Herzog | 8000 m | 27:45 | Lesley van Miert | 2500 m | 8:01 |
| 2013 | 23–24 November | Tilburg | Sifan Hassan | 8000 m | 27:09 | Evelien Ruijters | 2500 m | 8:08 |
| 2015 | 17–18 January | Kerkrade | Ruth van der Meijden | 7400 m | 26:34 | Manon Kruiver | 2600 m | 9:20 |
| 2016 | 12–13 March | Oldenzaal | Ruth van der Meijden | 7800 m | 27:29 | Manon Kruiver | 2500 m | 7:31 |
| 2017 | 4–5 March | Amsterdam | Andrea Deelstra | 7200 m | 25:34 | Bo Ummels | ? m | 9:55 |
| 2018 | 10–11 March | Amsterdam | Andrea Deelstra | 9000 m | 36:07 | Dagmar Smid | 2500 m | 10:12 |
| 2019 | 24–25 February | Kraggenburg | Jasmijn Lau | 9000 m | 29:48 | Elisa de Jong | 2500 m | 9:22 |