# 2023–24 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey

The 2023–24 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey was the 43rd season of the Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. The season began on 23 September 2023 and concluded on 26 May 2024 with the second match of the championship final.

## 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 |
| Oranje-Rood | Eindhoven | North Brabant | Sportpark Aalsterweg |
| Rotterdam | Rotterdam | South Holland | Hazelaarweg Stadion |
| Pinoké | Amstelveen | North Holland | Amsterdamse Bos |
| SCHC | Bilthoven | Utrecht | Sportpark Kees Broekelaan |
| Tilburg | Tilburg | North Brabant | Oude Warande |

### Number of teams by province

| Province | Number of teams | Teams |
| North Holland | 4 | Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Hurley and Pinoké |
| South Holland | 3 | HDM, HGC, and HC Rotterdam |
| North Brabant | 3 | Den Bosch, Oranje-Rood, Tilburg |
| Utrecht | 2 | Kampong and SCHC |
| Total | 12 | |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Den Bosch | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 19 | +57 | 56 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play–offs |
| 2 | Amsterdam | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 52 | Qualification for the play–offs |
| 3 | SCHC | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 28 | +41 | 52 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play–offs |
| 4 | Kampong | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 40 | Qualification for the play–offs |
| 5 | Pinoké | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Hurley | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 29 | |
| 7 | HDM | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 24 | |
| 8 | HGC | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 21 | |
| 9 | Oranje-Rood | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 21 | |
| 10 | Rotterdam | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 33 | 72 | −39 | 19 | Qualification for the relegation play–offs |
| 11 | Tilburg | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 15 | Qualification for the relegation play–offs |
| 12 | Bloemendaal (R) | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 64 | −37 | 9 | Relegation to the Promotieklasse |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AMS | BLO | DBO | HDM | HGC | HUR | KAM | ORR | PIN | ROT | SCH | TIL |
| Amsterdam | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 9–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Bloemendaal | 2–4 | — | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 1–3 |
| Den Bosch | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 8–0 |
| HDM | 2–7 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| HGC | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 2–1 |
| Hurley | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Kampong | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Oranje-Rood | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 1–1 |
| Pinoké | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 5–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Rotterdam | 1–8 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | — | 1–4 | 4–1 |
| SCHC | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | — | 3–1 |
| Tilburg | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | FG | PC | PS | Goals |
| 1 | Frédérique Matla | Den Bosch | 8 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 2 | Yibbi Jansen | SCHC | 1 | 19 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Michelle Fillet | Amsterdam | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Fay van der Elst | Amsterdam | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Jip Dicke | HDM | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Joosje Burg | Den Bosch | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Pien Dicke | SCHC | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Maartje Krekelaar | Den Bosch | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Trijntje Beljaars | SCHC | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Fiona Morgenstern | Amsterdam | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Gitte Michels | Hurley | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | Sosha Benninga | Kampong | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Luna Fokke | Kampong | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Maxime Kerstholt | Pinoké | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Mikki Roberts | Tilburg | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | Ginella Zerbo | SCHC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |

## Play–offs
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Den Bosch | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Kampong | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Kampong | 0 | 0 | 0 | Den Bosch | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | SCHC | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 1 | 1 | SCHC | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| SCHC | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |

### Semi-finals

* 18 May 2024 11:45
| Kampong | 0–3 | Den Bosch |
| | | Matla 30', 44' Burg 33' |
* Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht
* 20 May 2024 12:00
| Den Bosch | 7–0 | Kampong |
| Burg 10', 34', 43' Matla 11' Krekelaar 26' Van der Veerdonk 31' Reijnen 34' | | |
* Sportpark Oosterplas, 's-Hertogenbosch
Den Bosch won 10–0 on aggregate.
* 18 May 2024 16:00
| SCHC | 0–0 | Amsterdam |
* Sportpark Kees Broekelaan, Bilthoven
* 20 May 2024 16:00
| Amsterdam | 1–2 | SCHC |
| Van Gils 54' | | Jansen 8' Van den Heuvel 50' |
* Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam

### Final

* 25 May 2024 13:15
| SCHC | 0–1 | Den Bosch |
| | | Burg 57' |
* Sportpark Kees Broekelaan, Bilthoven
* 26 May 2024 13:15
| Den Bosch | 3–2 | SCHC |
| Matla 8', 44', 59' | | Van Laarhoven 9' Jansen 50' |
* Sportpark Oosterplas, 's-Hertogenbosch

## See Also

* 2023–24 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey