Honkbal Hoofdklasse
Current season, competition or edition: 2017 Honkbal Hoofdklasse season | |
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| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1922 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Most recent champion(s) | Neptunus (16th title) |
The Honkbal Hoofdklasse (Dutch for Major League Baseball) is the highest level of professional baseball in the Netherlands. It is an eight-team league that plays a 42-game schedule and is overseen by the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB).
Games are played principally on weekends. The season runs from April to September and is followed by the playoffs among the four best teams, which culminates in the Holland Series. Both of the playoff rounds are best-of-five. The league follows a promotion and relegation system with the Honkbal Overgangsklasse so that the composition of both levels changes from year to year. Many of the official team nicknames contain the name of the club's corporate sponsor.
The two best teams participate in the European Cup.
History
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Results
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| Rank | Team | Titles | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Neptunus | 18 | 1981 | 2017 |
| 2nd | Haarlem Nicols | 12 | 1965 | 1989 |
| 3rd | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 9 | 1923 | 1946 |
| 4th | Sparta/Feyenoord | 9 | 1963 | 1974 |
| 5th | OVVO Amsterdam | 6 | 1949 | 1955 |
| 6th | SC Haarlem | 5 | 1929 | 1941 |
| 7th | Schoten Haarlem | 5 | 1947 | 1961 |
| 8th | Kinheim | 5 | 1978 | 2012 |
| 9th | Ajax | 4 | 1924 | 1948 |
| 10th | Amsterdam Pirates | 4 | 1987 | 2011 |
| 11th | Quick Amsterdam | 3 | 1922 | 1935 |
| 12th | EHS Haarlem | 3 | 1954 | 1962 |
| 13th | Amstel Tijgers | 3 | 1979 | 1986 |
| 14th | HCAW | 2 | 1996 | 1998 |
| 15th | VVGA Amsterdam | 1 | 1933 | |
| 16th | HHC Haarlem | 1 | 1936 | |
| 17th | Seagulls Amsterdam | 1 | 1939 | |
| 18th | EDO Haarlem | 1 | 1958 | |
| 19th | ADO | 1 | 1992 | |
| 20th | Pioniers | 1 | 1997 | |
- This team competes in the 2015 Honkbal Hoofdklasse.
2013 season
The 2013 Honkbal Hoofdklasse season began on April 11, 2013. Mampaey The Hawks from Dordrecht competed in the Hoofdklasse for the first time. Sparta/Feyenoord, the relegated team from the 2012 season, was declared bankrupt by the Rotterdam court on November 22, 2012[2] and did not compete in the Overgangsklasse.
Current clubs
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2016 season[3]
| Team | City | Stadium | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSS | Haarlem | Pim Mulier Sportpark | [4] |
| Corendon Kinheim | Haarlem | Pim Mulierstadion | [5] |
| Curaçao Neptunus | Rotterdam | Neptunus Familiestadion | [6] |
| L&D Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Sportpark Ookmeer | [7] |
| De Glaskoning Twins | Oosterhout | Slotbosse toren Park | [8] |
| HCAW | Bussum | Sportvallei | [9] |
| UVV | Utrecht | Sportpark De Paperclip | [10] |
| Vaessen Pioniers | Hoofddorp | Sportpark Pioniers | [11] |
Eight teams participated in the 2016 season. De Glaskoning Twins was promoted from the Honkbal Overgangsklasse. Neptunus won the 2016 Holland Series, capturing another Hoofdklasse championship.
See also
- Honkbal Rookie League
- Baseball in the Netherlands
- Baseball awards#Netherlands
- Baseball awards#Europe
References
- ^ List of Dutch champions Template:Nl icon
- ^ http://insolventies.rechtspraak.nl/pdf.ashx?ID=rot.12.821.F.V.01
- ^ http://www.knbsb.nl/honkbal/topsport/hoofdklasse/!/2065/competitieprogramma-hoofdklasse-2015
- ^ "DSS". de Nederlandse honkbalsite. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "Corendon Kinheim". de Nederlandse honkbalsite. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Curaçao Neptunus". de Nederlandse honkbalsite. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "L&D Amsterdam". de Nederlandse honkbalsite. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ Template:Http://twinsbaseball.nl
- ^ "HCAW". de Nederlandse honkbalsite. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "UVV". de Nederlandse honkbalsite. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "Vaessen Pioniers". de Nederlandse honkbalsite. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
External links
- de Nederlandse honkbalsite (Dutch)
- KNBSB (Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation) (Dutch)
- Connor, Joe. Welcome to the Netherlands. ESPN (MLB), January 17, 2006. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- Remington, Alex. Honkbal! Netherlands Bids to Host MLB in 2014. FanGraphs. September 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- 2008 Netherlands Baseball All-Star Team and MVP (fan vote at "de Nederlandse honkbalsite"). November 10, 2008. Mister Baseball: All about Baseball & Softball in Europe
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