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Field hockey in the Netherlands
CountryNetherlands
Governing bodyRoyal Dutch Hockey Federation
National team(s)Men's national team
Women's national team
National competitions
International competitions

Field hockey in the Netherlands is a sport which has popular support in the country.[1] There are 350,000 people who play for a variety of field hockey teams.[2]

History

In 1892 was the when field hockey was first played in the Netherlands.[2] The Royal Dutch Hockey Federation the governing body for field hockey in the country.[3]

Domestic League

Hoofdklasse Hockey has a men's and women's professional field hockey leagues. The hockey season begins in two stages: from September to December and then March to June.[2]

National teams

The men's and women's national teams have enjoyed major success in international field hockey tournaments.[4][5][6] The Dutch women's national team has won gold at the Olympics (1984, 2008,[7] 2012). The women's team has won 8 world championships.[8]

World Rankings

References

  1. ^ "World hockey struggles to score with sponsors". The National.
  2. ^ a b c Choudhry, Ijaz. "Netherlands: A hockey lover's paradise". www.thenews.com.pk.
  3. ^ "Dutch hockey urges clubs to stop junior competitions below under-12 level". The Hockey Paper. 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ Bottenburg, Maarten van (14 April 2001). Global Games. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252026546 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "SYDNEY 2000: FIELD HOCKEY; Dutch Defeat South Korea In a Shootout in the Final". 1 October 2000 – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ "Tiny Netherlands produces big results in field hockey". USA TODAY.
  7. ^ Berlin, Peter (22 August 2008). "Fairytale ending for Dutch field hockey team". New York Times.
  8. ^ Stadium, Nick Ames at the Lee Valley Hockey (5 August 2018). "Netherlands win eighth hockey World Cup and end Ireland's fairytale" – via www.theguardian.com.
  9. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  10. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.


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