| Competition: | Hoofdklasse |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Dates: | 6 September 2020 – 16 May 2021 |
| Winners: | Bloemendaal (21st title) |
| Shieldtitle: | Regular season |
| Shield: | Bloemendaal |
| Relegated: | Almere |
| Continentalcup1: | Euro Hockey League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Bloemendaal Kampong |
| Continentalcup2: | EHL Ranking Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Rotterdam |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 668 |
| Best Player: | Arthur Van Doren |
| League Topscorer: | Alexander Hendrickx (21 goals) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Almere 0–10 Pinoké |
| Highest Scoring: | Rotterdam 6–6 Amsterdam |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, also known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 48th season of the Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. The season began on 6 September 2020 and was suspended for at least four weeks on 13 October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[2] The season resumed on 31 January 2021.[3] It concluded with the third match of the championship final on 16 May 2021.[4] On 23 April 2021 it was announced that the relegation play-offs would not be played because the second division's season could not be finished due to the pandemic.[5]
The defending champions Bloemendaal won their 21st title by defeating Kampong 2–0 in the final best of three series.[6]
| Team | Location | Accommodation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportpark Klein Brandt | ||||
| Wagener Stadium | ||||
| Sportpark 't Kopje | ||||
| Sportpark Oosterplas | ||||
| De Roggewoning | ||||
| Amsterdamse Bos | ||||
| De Klapperboom | ||||
| Sportpark Klein Zwitserland | ||||
| Sportpark Aalsterweg | ||||
| Amsterdamse Bos | ||||
| Hazelaarweg Stadion | ||||
| Sportpark Oude Warande |
| Team | Trainer-coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almere | Arjan Jolie Bart van der Wolff | Jules Roelvink | Indian Maharadja | ABN AMRO | |
| Amsterdam |  Santi Freixa | Billy Bakker | Adidas | ABN AMRO | |
| Bloemendaal | Rick Mathijssen | 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 | Orange | |
| Kampong | Roelant Oltmans | Sander de Wijn | Reece | Rabobank | |
| Klein Zwitserland | Omar Schlingemann | Steven van Rhede van der Kloot | Dita | ABN AMRO | |
| 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 | Felix Gulinck | Adidas | Struplast |
| Province | Number of teams | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amsterdam, Bloemendaal, Hurley and Pinoké | ||
| 3 | Den Bosch, Oranje-Rood and Tilburg | ||
| HGC, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam | |||
| 1 | Kampong | ||
| Almere | |||
| Total | 12 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Hendrickx | Pinoké | 1 | 18 | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | Mirco Pruyser | Amsterdam | 14 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | Jeroen Hertzberger | Rotterdam | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| Tim Swaen | Bloemendaal | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Bjorn Kellerman | Kampong | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Thijs van Dam | Rotterdam | 13 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Seve van Ass | HGC | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Jip Janssen | Kampong | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Austin Smith | Den Bosch | 1 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Sébastien Dockier | Pinoké | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Tanguy Cosyns | Amsterdam | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Teun Beins | Oranje-Rood | 2 | 10 | 1 | ||
 Aki Kaeppeler | Klein Zwitserland | 0 | 13 | 0 |
The play-offs started on 5 May 2021 with the semi-finals. All rounds are played in a best of three format, with the higher seeded team playing the second and third game at home.[7]
Bloemendaal won series 2–0.----Kampong won series 2–0.
Bloemendaal won series 2–0 and won their 21st national title.