The 2022–23 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, also known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons, was the 50th season of the

Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey The Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, currently known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons, is the men's top division of field hockey in the Netherlands. The league ranks first in the European league ranking table. The league was establish ...

, the top Dutch

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

league. It began on 3 September 2022 and concluded on 29 May 2023 with the second match of the championship final.

Bloemendaal Bloemendaal () is a municipality and town in the Western Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. Bloemendaal is, together with Wassenaar, the wealthiest place in the Netherlands. It is located just west of Haa ...

were the three-time defending champions. They lost 5–1 on aggregate in the championship final to Pinoké who won their first national title.

Changes from 2021–22

Starting from this season all the matches in the Hoofdklasse were played in four quarters of 15 minutes in accordance with the international rules of hockey; previously, the quarters were 17.5 minutes. Originally, the championship final would be played over one match at the Wagener Stadium in

Amstelveen Amstelveen () is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands, with a population of 95,996 as of 202 ...

instead of the

best of three Coney Hatch is a Canadian hard rock band who released three albums in the 1980s and released their album ''Four'' in 2013 and a live double album on vinyl, ''Postcard From Germany'' in 2023. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the band consisted ...

home and away series as the previous seasons. The semi-finals of the play-offs would remain a best of three series. After consultation with the Hoofdklasse clubs, it was decided to play both the semi-final and final rounds in two games: one home and one away.

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the league - the top nine teams from the previous season, the winner of the 2021–22 Promotieklasse and the two winners of the 2021–22 relegation play-offs. Schaerweijde won the 2021–22 Promotieklasse and replaced Hurley, while HDM and Voordaan were promoted after beating SCHC and Tilburg in the relegation play-offs.

Accommodation and locations

Number of teams by province

Regular season

Standings

Results

Top goalscorers

Play-offs

Bracket

Semi-finals

''Bloemendaal won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Pinoké won 5–2 on aggregate.''

Final

''Pinoké won 5–1 on aggregate.''

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs were held on 24, 27 and 29 May 2023.

Overview

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey

Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie (; "Fourth Division"), formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league was divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunda ...

Hoofdklasse Hockey Men Hoofdklasse Hockey Men