Royal Dutch Hockey Association
Sport | Hockey |
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Abbreviation | KNHB |
Affiliation | International Hockey Federation (FIH) |
Regional affiliation | Europe (EHF) |
Official website | |
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The Royal Dutch Hockey Association (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, KNHB) is the official governing body of Field hockey in the Netherlands. It governs both the indoor and outdoor field hockey leagues, as well as the Netherlands national field hockey team and the Netherlands women's national field hockey team.
Originally, the association was also responsible for bandy in the Netherlands, but that sport is now governed by Bandy Bond Nederland.
Origin
At its foundation in 1898 as the Nederlandsche Hockey & Bandy Bond (NHBB) in the
Netherlands at international tournaments
Before 1928, there was a heavy debate on the
First World Cup
Although the first (men's) Hockey World Cup was held in Barcelona in 1971, there were plans to organise a World Cup as early as 1938. Then, the FIH planned to host a World Cup in Amsterdam, as a substitute for the Olympic hockey tournament, which was cancelled because there was not enough accommodation in Helsinki, where the 1940 Olympics were to be held. The tournament would take place from 2 to 13 May, in the Olympic stadium in Amsterdam and the associations of, amongst others, British India (consecutive winner of the three previous Olympic tournaments), Afghanistan, Japan, Argentina, New Zealand and many European countries had declared to participate. The women's tournament would last from 8 to 12 May and four countries participated: The Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and Australia. A few months after the outbreak of World War II in January, the tournament was called off.
National teams tournament records
Tournament | No. of participations | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place |
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Summer Olympics | 17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
World Cup | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
World League | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Champions Trophy | 33 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Eurohockey Nations Championship | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Rabobank Trophy | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Tournament | No. of participations | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place |
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Summer Olympics | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - |
World Cup | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - |
World League | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
Champions Trophy | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | - |
Eurohockey Nations Championship | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Organisation
The KNHB headquarters are in Nieuwegein and have approximately 58 staff.[3]
Organisation of competitions
The Dutch field hockey competitions are governed by the KNHB, the highest tier is called the Hoofdklasse. The association organises the following divisions, from highest level to lowest: Hoofdklasse, Overgangsklasse, Eerste Klasse, Tweede Klasse, Derde Klasse and Vierde Klasse.[4] There are six districts:[5]
- District Noord-Nederland (Northern Netherlands)
- Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe
- District Oost-Nederland (Eastern Netherlands)
- Overijssel, gelderland
- District Zuid-Nederland (Southern Netherlands)
- Limburg, North Brabant, Zeeland
- District Noord-Holland
- North Holland minus the Gooi region
- District Midden-Nederland (Middle Netherlands)
- Flevoland, Utrecht, the Gooi region
- District Zuid-Holland
- South Holland
Level | Division | |||
1 | Men's and Women's Hoofdklasse | |||
2 | Promotieklasse | |||
3 | Overgangsklasse A | Overgangsklasse B | ||
4 | Eerste Klasse A | Eerste Klasse B | Eerste Klasse C | Eerste Klasse D |
5 | Tweede Klasse A | Tweede Klasse B | Tweede Klasse C | Tweede Klasse D |
6 | Derde Klasse A | Derde Klasse B | Derde Klasse C | Derde Klasse D |
7 | Vierde Klasse |
References
- ^ "KNHB 100 jaar", Stichting De Sportwereld, Retrieved 6 June 2016
- ^ "Hockeybond trekt zich terug voor olympische spelen". www.sportgeschiedenis.nl. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "contact en route". knhb.nl. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Bondscompetitie". knhb.nl. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Districten". knhb.nl. Retrieved 9 June 2016.