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| Field hockey in the Netherlands | |
| Union: | Royal Dutch Hockey Federation |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Sport: | field hockey |
| Nationalteam: | Men's national team Women's national team |
| National List: | Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey |
| Intl List: | Summer Olympics FIH Hockey World League Indoor Hockey World Cup Hockey World Cup |
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]
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]
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]
The Dutch men's and women's national teams have enjoyed major success in international field hockey tournaments.[4] [5] [6] The men's team has won 3 world championships and three times Olympic gold. The women's team has won 9 world championships[7] and 5 gold medals at the Olympics (1984, 2008, 2012, 2021, 2024).[8]