# 2019–20 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey

The 2019–20 Hoofdklasse was the 47th season of the Hoofdklasse, the Netherlands's highest field hockey league. It started on 14 September 2019 and it was scheduled to conclude with the third match of the championship final on 24 May 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league was halted on 12 March 2020. The league was declared void on 21 April 2020.
Bloemendaal were the defending champions, having won the 2018–19 season by defeating Kampong in the championship final.
The KNHB decided there will be no relegation and promotion and there won't be a champion. The assignment of the places for the 2021 Euro Hockey League depended on the proceeding of the 2019–20 Euro Hockey League. Bloemendaal was the only team who was qualified regardless.

## Teams

A total of 12 teams took part in the league: The best nine teams from the 2018–19 season, the two promotion/relegation play-off winners (Klein Zwitserland and Tilburg) and the 2018–19 Promotieklasse winners (Hurley), who replaced SCHC.

### Accommodation and locations

| Team | Location | Province | Accommodation |
| Almere | Almere | Flevoland | Sportpark Klein Brandt |
| Amsterdam | Amstelveen | North Holland | Wagener Stadium |
| Bloemendaal | Bloemendaal | North Holland | Sportpark 't Kopje |
| Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | North Brabant | Sportpark Oosterplas |
| 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 |
| Rotterdam | Rotterdam | South Holland | Hazelaarweg Stadion |
| Tilburg | Tilburg | North Brabant | Sportpark Oude Warande |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Trainer-coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Almere | Pasha Gademan | Robin Herweijer | Indian Maharadja | ABN AMRO |
| Amsterdam | Santi Freixa | Billy Bakker | Adidas | ABN AMRO |
| Bloemendaal | Michel van den Heuvel | Glenn Schuurman | Osaka | ABN AMRO |
| Den Bosch | Jeroen Verboom | Austin Smith | Indian Maharadja | Rabobank |
| HGC | Paul van Ass | Seve van Ass | Indian Maharadja | ABN AMRO |
| Hurley | Reinoud Wolff | Thom Hayward | Osaka | Rabobank |
| Kampong | Alexander Cox | Sander de Wijn | Reece | Rabobank |
| Klein Zwitserland | Carlos Castaño | Steven van Rhede van der Kloot | TK | Tikkie |
| Oranje-Rood | Robert van der Horst | Thomas Briels | Reece | ABN AMRO |
| Pinoké | Jesse Mahieu | Jannis van Hattum | Adidas | Simpel |
| Rotterdam | Albert Kees Maneschijn | Jeroen Hertzberger | Osaka | ABN AMRO |
| Tilburg | Jeroen Delmee | Jip Krens | Adidas | Rabobank |

### Number of teams by province

| Province | Number of teams | Teams |
| North Holland | 4 | Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Hurley and Pinoké |
| North Brabant | 3 | Den Bosch, Oranje-Rood and Tilburg |
| South Holland | 3 | HGC, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam |
| Utrecht | 1 | Kampong |
| Flevoland | 1 | Almere |
| Total | 12 | |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bloemendaal | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 41 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League |
| 2 | Den Bosch | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 34 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League Cup |
| 3 | HGC | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 32 | |
| 4 | Kampong | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 27 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League Cup |
| 5 | Rotterdam | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 27 | |
| 6 | Oranje-Rood | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 23 | |
| 7 | Amsterdam | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 23 | |
| 8 | Pinoké | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 21 | |
| 9 | Tilburg | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 13 | |
| 10 | Klein Zwitserland | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 10 | |
| 11 | Hurley | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 4 | |
| 12 | Almere | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 60 | −40 | 2 | |
* ↑ Kampong qualified for the Euro Hockey League Cup after the cancellation of the 2019–20 season's Final 8.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALM | AMS | BLO | DBO | HGC | HUR | KAM | KZ | OR | PIN | ROT | TIL |
| Almere | — | 1–3 | | 1–2 | | 3–5 | 3–4 | | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 |
| Amsterdam | 7–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–3 | 7–3 | | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 7–1 | |
| Bloemendaal | 4–0 | | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | | | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Den Bosch | 5–0 | | | — | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| HGC | 5–1 | | 2–3 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | | 3–0 | |
| Hurley | | 3–4 | 1–5 | | 1–4 | — | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | | 2–4 |
| Kampong | | 4–3 | 2–2 | | | 4–2 | — | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | | 2–1 |
| Klein Zwitserland | 1–1 | | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 2–5 | — | | 1–5 | 1–4 | 2–1 |
| Oranje-Rood | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–5 | | | 4–1 | — | 1–2 | | 3–2 |
| Pinoké | 6–1 | 1–1 | 4–5 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | | | — | | 2–1 |
| Rotterdam | | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–2 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 5–1 |
| Tilburg | | 1–0 | 0–5 | | 0–6 | 3–2 | | 2–3 | 3–4 | | 3–2 | — |

### Top goalscorers

    As of 8 March 2020
| Rank | Player | Club | FG | PC | PS | Goals |
| 1 | Tim Swaen | Bloemendaal | 0 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Jip Janssen | Kampong | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Maico Casella | HGC | 12 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Tanguy Cosyns | Amsterdam | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Alexander Hendrickx | Pinoké | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Jeroen Hertzberger | Rotterdam | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Roel Bovendeert | Bloemendaal | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Mink van der Weerden | Oranje-Rood | 0 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Mirco Pruyser | Amsterdam | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Boet Phijffer | Kampong | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Sébastien Dockier | Den Bosch | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Seve van Ass | HGC | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |