| Competition: | Hoofdklasse |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Dates: | 3 September 2022 – 29 May 2023 |
| Winners: | Pinoké (1st title) |
| Relegated: | Voordaan |
| Continentalcup1: | Euro Hockey League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Bloemendaal Kampong Pinoké |
| Matches: | 114 |
| Total Goals: | 541 |
| Best Player: | Jonas de Geus |
| League Topscorer: | Jeroen Hertzberger (32 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Den Bosch 11–1 Voordaan Amsterdam 10–0 Voordaan |
| Biggest Away Win: | Voordaan 0–12 Kampong |
| Highest Scoring: | Voordaan 0–12 Kampong Den Bosch 11–1 Voordaan |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, also known as the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 50th season of the Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey, the top Dutch field hockey league. It began on 3 September 2022 and concluded on 29 May 2023 with the second match of the championship final.
Bloemendaal were the three-time defending champions.[2] They lost 5–1 on aggregate in the championship final to Pinoké who won their first national title.[3]
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 instead of the best of three home and away series as the previous seasons. The semi-finals of the play-offs would remain a best of three series.[4] 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.[5] [6]
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.
| Team | Location | Accommodation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagener Stadium | ||||
| Sportpark 't Kopje | ||||
| Sportpark Oosterplas | ||||
| Sportpark Duinzigt | ||||
| De Roggewoning | ||||
| De Klapperboom | ||||
| Sportpark Klein Zwitserland | ||||
| Sportpark Aalsterweg | ||||
| Amsterdamse Bos | ||||
| Hazelaarweg Stadion | ||||
| Sportpark Krakelingweg | ||||
| Sportpark Bos |
| Province | Number of teams | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | HDM, HGC, Klein Zwitserland and Rotterdam | ||
| 3 | Amsterdam, Bloemendaal and Pinoké | ||
| Kampong, Schaerweijde and Voordaan | |||
| 2 | Den Bosch and Oranje-Rood | ||
| Total | 12 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeroen Hertzberger | Rotterdam | 14 | 17 | 5 | 36 |
| 1 | Jip Janssen | Kampong | 0 | 32 | 2 | 34 |
| 3 |  Aki Käppeler | Klein Zwitserland | 0 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 |  Alexander Hendrickx | Pinoké | 0 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 5 |  Jeremy Hayward | Den Bosch | 1 | 15 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Boris Burkhardt | Amsterdam | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 |  Sam Lane | Oranje-Rood | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Duco Telgenkamp | Kampong | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Koen Bijen | Den Bosch | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tim Swaen | Bloemendaal | 0 | 13 | 2 |
Bloemendaal won 6–4 on aggregate.----Pinoké won 5–2 on aggregate.
Pinoké won 5–1 on aggregate.
The relegation play-offs were held on 24, 27 and 29 May 2023.[8]
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