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 Sportpark Klein Brandt Amsterdam Amstelveen Wagener Stadium Bloemendaal Bloemendaal Sportpark 't Kopje Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Sportpark Oosterplas HGC Wassenaar De Roggewoning Hurley Amstelveen Amsterdamse Bos Kampong Utrecht De Klapperboom Klein Zwitserland The Hague Sportpark Klein Zwitserland Oranje-Rood Eindhoven Sportpark Aalsterweg Pinoké Amstelveen Amsterdamse Bos Rotterdam Rotterdam Hazelaarweg Stadion Tilburg Tilburg 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 ProvinceNumber of teamsTeams4Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Hurley and Pinoké3Den Bosch, Oranje-Rood and TilburgHGC, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam1KampongAlmereTotal12
Regular season League table
Results
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Tim SwaenBloemendaal0162182 Jip JanssenKampong0170173 Maico CasellaHGC124016 Tanguy CosynsAmsterdam3130 Alexander HendrickxPinoké01336 Jeroen HertzbergerRotterdam852158 Roel BovendeertBloemendaal121013 Mink van der WeerdenOranje-Rood01219 Mirco PruyserAmsterdam8221210 Boet PhijfferKampong8109 Sébastien DockierDen Bosch810 Seve van AssHGC342
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