# 2022–23 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey

The 2022–23 Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey was the 42nd season of the Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. The season began on 3 September 2022 and concluded on 29 May 2023 with the third match of the championship final.
Amsterdam won the championship for the 21st title, after defeating SCHC with 2–3 in penalties. Both Amsterdam and Den Bosch now have 21 titles.

## 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 | Eindhoven | South Holland | Sportpark Aalsterweg |
| HC Rotterdam | The Hague | South Holland | Sportpark Klein Zwitserland |
| 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 | 4 | HDM, HGC, Klein Zwitserland, and HC Rotterdam |
| North Brabant | 2 | Den Bosch and 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 | SCHC | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 16 | +59 | 60 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play–offs |
| 2 | Den Bosch | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 19 | +40 | 54 | Qualification for the play–offs |
| 3 | Amsterdam | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 17 | +56 | 53 | Qualification for the Euro Hockey League and the play–offs |
| 4 | Hurley | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | Qualification for the play–offs |
| 5 | Pinoké | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 29 | |
| 6 | Tilburg | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 27 | |
| 7 | HGC | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 26 | |
| 8 | Kampong | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 25 | |
| 9 | HDM | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 23 | |
| 10 | Bloemendaal | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 18 | Qualification for the relegation play–offs |
| 11 | Rotterdam | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 15 | Qualification for the relegation play–offs |
| 12 | Klein Zwitserland | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 66 | −47 | 7 | Relegation to the Promotieklasse |

### Results

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

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | FG | PC | PS | Goals |
| 1 | Yibbi Jansen | SCHC | 2 | 19 | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | Michelle Fillet | Amsterdam | 12 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | Frédérique Matla | Den Bosch | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Lola Riera | HGC | 0 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | Gitte Michels | Hurley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Felice Albers | Amsterdam | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Annebregt Rietveld | Rotterdam | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Pien Dicke | SCHC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Freeke Moes | Amsterdam | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Demi Hilterman | Bloemendaal | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Ginella Zerbo | SCHC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Joosje Brug | Den Bosch | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Bente van der Veldt | Kampong | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Maartje Krekelaar | Den Bosch | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Luna Fokke | Kamping | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Maria Steensma | Pinoké | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Trijntje Beljaars | SCHC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |

## Play–offs
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 18–20 May 2023 | 18–20 May 2023 | 18–20 May 2023 | 18–20 May 2023 |
| SCHC | SCHC | 1 | 3 |
| SCHC | SCHC | 1 | 3 | 27–29 May 2023 | 27–29 May 2023 | 27–29 May 2023 | 27–29 May 2023 |
| Hurley | Hurley | 0 | 1 | 27–29 May 2023 | 27–29 May 2023 | 27–29 May 2023 | 27–29 May 2023 |
| Hurley | Hurley | 0 | 1 | SCHC | SCHC | 2 | 2 (1) |
| 18–20 May 2023 | 18–20 May 2023 | 18–20 May 2023 | 18–20 May 2023 | | | | SCHC | SCHC | 2 | 2 (1) |
| 18–20 May 2023 | 18–20 May 2023 | 18–20 May 2023 | 18–20 May 2023 | Amsterdam | Amsterdam | 2 | 2 (4) |
| Den Bosch | Den Bosch | 1 | 0 | Amsterdam | Amsterdam | 2 | 2 (4) |
| Amsterdam | Amsterdam | 1 | 1 | | | | |

### Semi-finals

* 18 May 2023 14:00
| Hurley | 0–1 | SCHC |
| | Report | Jansen 1' |
* THC Hurley, Amstelveen
* 20 May 2023 16:00
| SCHC | 3–1 | Hurley |
| Winter 22' Jansen 51', 54' | Report | Loomans 46' |
* Sportpark Kees Broekelaan, Bilthoven
* 18 May 2023 12:00
| Amsterdam | 1–1 | Den Bosch |
| Veen 35' | Report | Koolen 56' |
* Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
* 20 May 2023 14:00
| Den Bosch | 0–1 | Amsterdam |
| | Report | Plönissen 5' |
* Sportpark Oosterplas, 's-Hertogenbosch

### Final

* 27 May 2023 14:00
| Amsterdam | 2–2 | SCHC |
| Morgenstern 10', 40' | Report | Winter 18' Jansen 57' |
* Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam
* 29 May 2023 12:45
| SCHC | 2–2 | Amsterdam |
| Leurink 1' Dicke 55' | Report | Van der Elst 11' Van Gils 42' |
| Penalties |||
| Jansen Fortuin Winter | 1–4 | Albers Moes Veen Verschoor |
* Sportpark Kees Broekelaan, Bilthoven